dc oldtimer

My wife was a guard member that year and she still talks about how they felt not just that moment on the field, but the entire year in respect to the whole show. She also talks about when they performed on the memorial wall when they toured through DC. That years horn book is one of the many reasons why Robert Smith is being inducted into the HOF this year.

This.

Interesting. I haven't seen any shows this year yet thus why I read reviews like no tomorrow. But it is interesting that most of the reviews see something completely opposite then you. Others have said that the Cavaliers theme is not clear and it's not cohesive. Thanks for the review. Shows everyone that everyone’s perspective is different.

No score announcements throughout the year unitl DCI. That should cause some interesting conversations both on DCP and in the stands through the season.

Well, last year was the first time in a decade I liked their show. It seemed last year they reverted back to drum corps rather then theater on the field. Maybe it was because it was a anniversary year. Haven't seem them yet this year but could we have two years in a row where I like them?? We'll see.

As someone who has yet to see a show, I am just going off of the photo's seen here on DCP. But I am struck by the shear number of horns. It seems the 70 - 80 man horn lines jsut add so much.... mass to the field. Honestly though..... in this regard, it is starting to truely start looking like marching band. Ever see a 400 member band on the field at half time? we are getting there.

That's the one! Only green, of course. :)

Cavaliers - Cigarettes. Yep. Here is a part of the History of the Cavaliers section on our site: http://www.cavaliers.org/years/history/1950/03.html

Who cares. I am just in it for the entertainment and social aspect . I haven't cared since drum corps became band.

The only reason why I disagree with the Spirit choice; I agree, they were pretty loud.... for one maybe two times during the show. And I agree, the first impact was probably the loudest ever. But, for multiple loudness moments (i.e "show" per the OP's post), nothing touches Muchachos 74 and/or Madison 75.

Since most of the people on this site weren't even born yet, you just will never understand. You have never really experienced a face peeling since you never saw Muchachos of 74 and Madison of 75. Musical..... no. Loud. No question. I have seen and heard pretty much every corps since then because I have been to every DCI except Whitewater and Miami. Some say Kingsmen were the loudest but I never saw them so I cannot judge.

Hey, is that the Ford plant in the background? IllianaLancerContra, did you march with (sorry about he spelling) Terri Serdell?

Didn't they have a cadet corps call the Wausau Pages. I always assumed this was a play on words, as in pages in a story book but not sure.

Ahhh.... the Illinois State Fair. My tie into drum corps came from here. In '72 (I was 11) my parents took me and my brother down to Springfield for vacation. We then went on to St. Louis for a Cubs/Cards series. As we were walking around the fair grounds we noticed a bunch of kids in uniforms being taken out of the track stadium on stretchers. It was 100 degrees at 1:00 in the afternoon. Uniforms back then were made of 100% wool and kids were dropping like flys. We went inside to see what was going on and saw our first drum corps perform. In between corps we saw a neighbor from Chicago walking up the stairs. He said hi and said he was on the staff of some corps named The Cavaliers. I just started playing the trumpet in the school band and as soon as he heard this he made the hard sell to my parents. By the winter of '72/'73 I was practicing with the Cavalier Cadets and the rest, they say, is history.

Here is the solution: Don't go to college like me. Problem solved KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't want any angry parents after me.

My Parents - They allowed me to join this stupid activity :) Cliff Colnut - He let us have access to his musical staff at Northwesten University in 1976. I learned more about music in those 4 or 5 private lessons then I did all through out grade school and high school music classes. Jim Elvord - Taught me how to take music and make it more fun then it already is. Took my talents to a higher level then I ever could think I could do.

... and helping start DCI.

Ya know, I just want to say again, what a GREAT F'n tread this is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Teal Sound gave us a glimpse of what the future holds for drum corps. i.e. guitars. Yet another step toward BOA and woodwinds.

OK, I know this is a shot in the dark but this has been bothering me for months now. Recently I pulled out an old VHS tape of a Sesame Street movie from 1985 called Follow that Bird. (Hey, when your kid has cabin fever and she needs entertainment, you pull out all stops) Near the end of the movie there is a parade in some small town. In the parade is most certainly a drum corps since all the intruments were two valve bugles, no woodwinds. It was confirmed when I saw contra's not tuba's bringing up the rear. The uniforms were pink silk tops, with black shako's and black pants. (Maybe Star in the EARLY stages?) See the second trailer on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089994/ at about 32 seconds. It shows just a flash of them. Of course, they could be wearing what was required for the movie and have nothing to do with their real uniforms. I have searched the credits and the IMDb website but nothing. Any old timer like me out there have any idea?

We didn't have a 1978. Didn't happen.

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Amen.

Hey, here's an idea, add a showing of all the various Alumni shows over the years. Starting with 27th!! .... of course this is just a little self serving as I wouldn't mind seeing CAC888 on a big screen :)

Hasn't been officially announce yet. STILL trying to secure music rights. But here are some hints: http://www.cavaliers.org/cgi-bin/news.pl?c...tory&id=910