laurasop
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As I have been reminiscing about the US Open, questions or memories of the Appleknockers and Tri-Town Cadets arose. There were so many corps in the state back then. I have one memory of the NYS American Legion Championships in Syracuse. I remember staying at the (I believe) youth hostel and finally falling asleep when a drum corps cranks up a rehearsal out the windows. I don't think they knew we were staying there and one of our drum instructors went out to ask them to stop. They continued and we didn't get much sleep. To top it off, we had a few members who got sick the next day and had to go to the hospital so we pulled out of the contest.
I also want to comment on a few corps that stand out other than the one's that I discussed in another thread. The Black Knights were a favorite of mine back in the day. This Oswego corps was a corps that could have gone places but somewhere along the line didn't rise higher than they were in the mid 70's.
The Gauchos were also another corps that rose only so far and then disbanded. How sad this is! It seemed that after 1976, NY corps began to dwindle, and rather quickly. By 1985 there were just a handful of corps left.
Avant Garde certainly had the best shot, after Squires, to take a shot at Top 12 but just couldn't do it.
Lest us not forget the Kingston Indians, Troy Volunteers, Lockport Blazers, Verona Eagles, 76ers, and also a corps that is not mentioned to much...the Mello-Dears.
It just amazes me that you know of the Troy Volunteers. Everytime I mention that I marched in that corps, people look at me like I have 3 heads because no one has ever heard of them. I also remember the gauchos.
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Well, J.C., thanks. I aim to please. The hardest part was to cut it off before it got way too long!
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Is this the Troy Volunteers?
No....it's definitely not the Troy Volunteers.
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There was a good reason DCI didn't go back for the second season in Miami after having finals at the Orange Bowl in '83.
Corps director attacked, horns damaged by thugs......
Yeah....DCI 83 in Miami was just darn scary!!!! We had cops standing around us at all times when we were warming up.
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Orlando. You pass so many liquor stores and porn shops on the way to the stadium its unbelievable.
Yeah the the Citrus Bowl is in the worst part of Orlando. You don't dare go walking around in that neighborhood alone. <**>
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Ok....I didn't march Santa Clara and I almost needed a hanky. Crying at work....not a good idea!!!
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We were in the middle of tour and I was completely exhausted. We were standing at retreat at parade rest and I fell asleep standing up. I started falling backwards and one of the soprano players behind me caught me. Needless to say I was completely embarrassed and was picked on forever. Something else I have learned is to not lock your knees while standing at parade rest in a retreat block.
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In 1977 we were living in Gloversville, NY right next to Johntown, NY. There was a Senior show in Johnstown and my sister wanted to go see it and bugged our parents until they decided to take us. The show included, The Caballeros, The Buccaneers, The Westshoremen and the Skyliners. I can't remember if there were any other corps there but those are the ones I remember. We were in awe of it all and in 1978, joined the little B class corps in town called the Johnstown Patriots. My parents were involved all througout my junior corps years with my dad eventually driving the tractor trailer for Suncoast Sound. Thank goodness my sister was so persistent. :)
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Ummmm.....interesting choice of background music?
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Ok..a few of my choices...( if I've not mentioned them already )...
They may not necessarily the cleanest...but definately the ones the get my juices flowing....
1979 North Star ( Children of Sanchez/Bellavia )
1978 Blue Stars ( Malaga )
1982 Crossmen ( Artistry in Rhythm - sp?)
1982 Phantom ( Spartacus )
1983 Suncoast Sound ( I forget the name of the piece )
1987 Devils ( Fanfar for the New )
1989 Devils ( again I forget the name )
1991 Devils ( Adventures in Time )
1988 Crossmen ( Cherokee-- one of my favorite all time shows ..just for the energy )
1987 Florida Wave ( Cocoanut Champagne ?? )
1987 Scouts
1988 Scouts
1981 Scouts ( I wish our staff had had to keep that same ending in 93..sigh.... )
1987 Star
1989 Star
oh well...just a few ( more )
Suncoast Sounds's opener in 1983 was Time Out.
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It all depends on the weather for me. If it is cool and nice weather, I will eat almost anything and be able to keep rehearsing hard. If it is deathly hot out which it does get here in Hotlanta, I prefer to stick to lighter fare like fruit and veggies. Things like melon or watermelon are great on a hot day because they are water-based. We also have a good mexican restaurant nearby that serves really good mexican chicken soup and that seems to work well in hot or cold weather. Peanutbutter crackers always seem to keep my energy up without making me feel ill in hot weather. :)
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Based on reading Hop's blog, the quote sounds like his style of writing.
Someon e-mail this guy at the Orlando Sentinel a DCI clip and educate him. Geez <**>
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KAC BABY!
RM - play loud
ampssuck
CorpsVets have a full "fleet" of G bugles.
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Hmm, I remember seeing a book in the mid-80s about drum corps that featured a young man in his first year in the Troy Volunteers. B)
Every corps I have marched in with the exception of CorpsVets and Alliance has folded. Sad to say!!! :(
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Fox Valley Raiders
Two from New York I bet no one remembers.....Johnstown, NY Patriots and the Troy, Ny Volunteers. I marched in both of them.
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no acronym but i do have an Excel checklist i print out and check off as i throw my stuff in a bag so i don't forget anything. does that count?
I absolutely make a list because if I don't, I am going to forget something. Between work and trying to pack, my mind is a tornado of thoughts.
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Everyone associated with drum corps in any way needs to have this shirt. Found it at this address http://www.cafepress.com/like_bus_fumes
Ok....I have to get one of those t-shirts. :) In between my junior corps years and my all-age years, I would almost cry when I smelled bus fumes.
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1983 Suncoast Sound. Yes I am bias.
Best hornline I have ever played with. Talk about overtones in a horn arc. My second choice would be 1983 and 1984 Garfield Cadets. IMHO, there hasn't been a hornline to compare to those two years of Garfield Cadets. -
Were they a parade corps? I don't remember ever competing against them.
The Johnstown, NY Patriots were mostly a parade corps but we were also a competing B class corps.
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Excuse my memory but..... would that be the DERRY Patriots from Derry, New York ?
It's been so long !! :sshh:
No....that would be the Johnstown, NY Patriots.
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Two small corps that no one has ever heard of? If you mean the Volunteers and the Patriots, I have heard of them. I marched against them with the Gauchos in the early 80's. Keith is right, we had some great times back then.
Yeah...those are the two small corps that no one has ever heard of. I guess I will have to change my signature. :)
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I forgot I had this thread on here LOL! Yes it was more than NY that the activity dwindled. But boy those were some good times!!!
I am glad to see that someone remembers the Troy, NY Volunteers (class A). I marched with them for 2 years. Before that, I got my start in the Johnstown, NY Patriots. A little B-class corps that did mostly parades. I had some great horn instructors such as Bob Relea (sp?) and Mike Whalen. I am thankful for my time in the smaller New York corps because it got me started in the activity that I still love and participate in today. I kind of think I have come full circle because my parents got us started in corps after seeing a Senior show in 1978 and we joined the Patriots right after that. Here I am today marching in the CorpsVets competing against some of those corps that I saw for the first time so long ago. B)
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Thanks Patrick (and rj), for opening your spacious abode and renaming it "SLEEPIN' BAG CITY"...... my NECK has almost returned to its normal position upon my shoulders....hopefully by this weekend it will stand erect again!!! MY NECK ]..(gutter minds)
Although the chair "was" somewhat comfortable! :sshh:
Says the King of the Gutter Minds. hehe
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1983 & 1985 Suncoast Sound!!!!!!
NY State in the 1970's
in Historical Junior Corps Discussions
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Brian,
I would love to see this book. Any idea of where I can get it?