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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    Criterions, Caballeros, Caballeros, Alumni
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    Caballeros
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    1994 Macy's All-Star Corps.
  • Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
    1986

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  1. For all who have been conversing about DCI's East announcer. I have to step up and join in and have my 2 cents to say also as I am on the DCI East Committee and I have know Barry for a very long time. First his name is Barry Seltzer and he has been announcing for the Buccaneers, USBands and DCI East for countless years . The are always 3 sides of a story and if you all known what is the problems you would all be directing your comments to the Allentown School District Board. J Birney Crum over the years has had there maintenance budget cut just like most places have. The care takers for the stadium are maintenance workers from the Allentown Schools who are employed to work at their individual schools. They are not employed or work at the stadium. This employment is overtime for them. As a committee member they go out of their way to accommodate DCI East and try to `rectify any problems. They even help out running the pit gates on and off the field. Now the problem with the announcer. If you must know the truth here was the problem in two equations. First on Monday July 31st the right side speakers shorted out and blew up caused by a short in the wiring. One of the maintenance workers was trying to rewiring the speakers and with the speakers being blown they would not work. These are for any announcements and they need to be large and loud and not just any speaker will do and they are not just on hand in any warehouse and they need to be approve by the Allentown School Board. Remember these guys main jobs are in the school buildings and not the stadium. Now if you like to direct your complaints it should be to the Allentown School District School Board and not on a single person! Now about Barry, I talked to Barry after the DCA's Reading Buccaneers show in Landisville, PA which he announced. Barry is one of many who had "Covid" and lived! Covid effected many people different. I had it even after the many vaccinations but only had it 2 days. Barry had the vaccinations also and it has effected him leaving him with some slow thoughts process on how to pronounce word let alone names. Which we all have from sometime in our lives had trouble saying. I see Barry many of times before he is to make a announcement go over the strip! This man has been around just as long or even longer as a lot of us old timers remember West Hobby announcing at those remarkable years of yesterday on those old Fleetwood's. Soo sit down like I am and write not call but write to the Allentown School Board. PS: One of the maintenance workers had just died a few months before and he was one of the key members of the stadium staff workers and as of this writing his job has not been filled.
  2. This year DCI East Allentown will be taking on a more festival atmosphere with a new and improved corps market place location. In order to shop, the market place has been moved to outside of Gate 1. This was made necessary due to recent construction by the Allentown School District it was necessary to relocate the corps market place outside of Gate 1. This new spot helps the corps souvenirs trucks to be able to be able to unload and reload must easier. This new spot will also allow the fans of DCI East a much easier and freer walk around without the feeling of being in sauna on a hot steaming August day in Allentown. This year the corps market place will be a short walk down Linden Street just past the dirt parking lot. It will have a lot of shrubbery around it, but will be well lighted with several light towers located around the lot. I would suggest if you have any plans on going to the market location you do it before you enter the stadium or after the show. If you plan on going during the show you will need to get a wrist band for reentry to the stadium and that will be only good for Gate 1. A long line with the short walk back and forth you might miss a corps or two performances. Another thing the DCI East Committee cannot guarantee this year like in the past is if you are looking for those Pennsylvania funnel cakes you may have to look elsewhere in Allentown. I’m not sure but the fairgrounds might have something as the fairgrounds market will be open during Friday and Saturday. The market hours are Friday 8am to 7pm and Saturday 8am to 6pm). The stadium concession stands in the stadium are not run by the committee or the stadium authority but run by individuals who may not open their stands that weekend. The committee has six food trucks that will be stationed down on Linden Street by Gate 1 and the Corps Market Place. There also will be food trucks on the upper part of the bowl of the stadium. Just a little reminder that most of the diners and food restaurants are still closing down between 9PM and 10PM around the Lehigh Valley Region. Drive through fast food are in the area are open with a range of 10pm – 1am. I would strongly suggest that you plan ahead of time (checking closing hours) accordingly if you intend to be going out after the show.
  3. Moe is still with us! I was just with him 3 weeks ago and I talk to him every week Moe's phone is 203-874-1003
  4. Remember Wes Hoby for doing the announcing for many years at Bridgeport Shows.
  5. Thanks, Now I know what happen to the parade. We were all set up at Picket's Buffet waitting for the parade to get to us. The family and I hooked up the old wagon last Wednesday night and set out on Thursday for Gettysburg. Spent the Friday-Wednesday camping on the old battlefield (NYS Vol. 56 Regiment 124th Orange Blossoms).Was on the fiels for the Blue and Gray Picket's Charge. What a great and wonderful time. Had lunch, and dinner with my Great Grand PA at Devils Den and just north of PA monument. Spent a lot of time with the press core. Have many hours of recordings from the battles,musical,(Brass Bands-Drum Corps)down time, even to meeting the Governor at the opening of the Seminary Ridge Museum. Hooking up the little wagon tonight to head south again. This time to Lewisburg.
  6. The tickets I have are for Friday night, section H row 26 seats 3 & 4 - let me know if you would like them.
  7. I have two tickets for Friday night - low not sure of the section but should be pretty close to what you are looking for. I can let you know the exact location tomorrow, as a friend has the tickets. I live in the Allentown area - so I can meet you at the stadium with the tickets.
  8. I would be very interested in these ticket if still avable Thanks mrcymbals@aol.com
  9. It could be a number of reasons. Right now the Feds are investigating the Reading School Board, and school system, on irregularities on spending. Also the school system has a little problem of missing over 40 lap tops. Then the large fire, that was set by using a car next to the building, that had all the supplies for the up coming school year in it.
  10. I would like to thank the entire membership of the Buccaneers, for yesterdays outstanding gathering. As a member of the Caballeros Alumni, and who lives in Slatington, you are A CLASS ACT. My family and I enjoyed the few moments that we were there. There we more specttors at this event than I though there would be. I belive there were more at this event, than there were at Bayonne, the night before. The Buccaneers, have set their sails, and on the hunt, for another DCA Championship.
  11. Rest in peace Don was a very kind person, and will be mist at Eckertsville.(Allentown-DCA's) He and the whole crew of the Ambassadors were always welcome to come over and have a few cold beers, and talk drum corps. The Mayor of Eckertsville Larry Eckert
  12. Thanks, again Fran, for the kind words. Again I know how much, frushration, there is Barbara, when you are unable to do the simpleness thing, that you use to be able to do, before, and you have to depend on someone to do it for you, and again there seems like there is no place to turn. I justy read something yesterday, and I wish I had seen it before. Something that Derek Jeter, said a few years ago, when he was only 21. and in the minors, "It's easy to work hard" he says. "I was taught, "Don't shortchange yourself. Keep working to get betterer" Good words to remember Again, to the both of you, have a safe and happy holidays, and we will see you at Harrisburgh. Larry
  13. Sue, Miss Elizabeth, and I wish all the happyness and joy to the both of you. We are looking at see the both of you at Harrisburgh, in April. Barbara, Keep the faith, and always remember the sun shine, and the warm summer days, are only around the corner. I can remember a few years ago, that I was not able to walk, and was not able to do the things that I took forgranted. The things that keep me going was a strong will wife, and Drum Corps. I wanted to get back out on the field asp. It took a few years to do. So this past Nov. I tryed, I was able to do the parade and indoor show up in Plymouth, with the Alumni So, you can say I AM BACK Larry PS. Barbara, you got one great guy there!!!!!!!!!
  14. Yes the Caballeros used the Field House, and the stadium, that was when the corps had Bob Devlin, and Jack Pratt, as instructors of the drum line. The both of them were in the Hell Cats. ( Also the Hell Cats are the Army's Drum and Bugle Corps.) And Yes the Conn. Alumni did march, but that was in Highland Falls, as the Post did not want any thing to do with the Orange County Firemens Parade, even tho The President of the OCVFA (Orange County Vol. Firemens Assoc.) was a working member of the Dept. Of Housing, on West Point, and he was going out on retirement in April of thast year. I was a member, and delagate member to that Parade, So I was on the stand watching. Also if I remember The Alumni did win that parade, over Mother Conbrini of NYC. As I also was the President of the Tri-State Parade Judges Assoc, and we did judge that parade. So if any one needs a parade judges to do any parades, drop me a line. Larry
  15. Just a little side bar on looking at the trying on doing any kind of show a WP. Since 9-11 the post has been a closed post. You can get on, but be ready. I know on a first line bases as I spent the last 27 years, on post working as the Sr. roofer forman. This past April I retired. On Oct. 7 th of 2001 I married my wife at Trophy Point, and many of my brothers from the Caballeros Alumni we there. If you do try to go to WP you will need to have a good ID, with you, and a driving lic. that is good as the guards that are on the gates run them and all most no time they can tell if you have any wants, or warinets, and they will call the Highland Falls Police, right away. And to stay at the hotel, well beening on the inside, I would go someplace else to spend the night. Larry I am not trying to keep people away from WP, by all meens go and enjoy the Post, I sure did for all those years.
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