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Tom, A Good lineup indeed !! Us NJ BSGK folks are looking forward to having St Kev's down in our neck of the woods. With the great Buzzy B in the house, it is indeed a special occasion !! And, of course, having ours/yours own Sir Ed Hayward doing double duty - saving the best lip for ???? I have never been there but my understanding from Brian B, the Secaucus man in the know, the place is a great venue, and with a GREAT lineup of corps talent, it makes for a outstanding evening of DC. Folks, you don't want to miss this event. Bring chewing gum :-) Darth BTW> Besides being the normal PR guy for SKY, I figure I'll practice a little here and do it for SAC as well !!

Oh yeah, except for me because now I got to do triple duty

2010 Cavalcade of Music It's gonna be a HOOT

Roads around Garfield are cleared. Scouting reports say highways are SUPER ! The parking lot is plowed and there's also parking at the NJ Transit commuter lot across the street. The food is bought. ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO for tomorrow's Regional BHoF I&E ! All we need is YOU - BE THERE

Folks, As of now, all systems are GO !! From John Grass: ". . . the lot should be plowed out. The major highways should be clear and the sun is trying to come out and the temp. for tomorrow looks promising. Unless it gets WORSE than it is, we are a GO. We still have a whole day to go so. . . " Stay tuned for later updates. Darth

WHAT SNOW ???

This event is percolating

You Bet Fran !!

Here's the day's events as of now. 12 NOON: Brass Clinic with Alan Chez 1:00 PM – Opening Ceremony and National Anthem performed by Ritchee Price. Time Contestant Name Affiliation Entry 1:10 Karen Cox Sky Alumni Rifle Individual 1:15 Dennis O’Neal Standish Guard Bass Drum 1:20 Adam Kaplan Snare Individual 1:25 John Donovan Snare Individual 1:30 Fred Wasserman Sky Alumni Snare Individual 1:35 Adam Kaplan Drum Set Individual 1:40 John Donovan Drum Set Individual 1:45 Paramus Catholic Percussion Ensemble 1:50 NY Ancients Percussion Ensemble 1:55 Jack McGuiness Alumni Keyboard Individual 2:00 INTERMISSION 2:10 Fontana, Murray Sky Alumni Percussion Ensemble 2:15 Selden Cadets Alumni Exhibition 2:30 Greg Cinzio Sky Alumni Mellophone Individual 2:35 Anthony (Speedy) West Sky Alumni Soprano Individual 2:40 Bob Urspruch Sky Alumni Baritone Individual 2:45 McGuiness, Dorritie , Grass Mixed Ensemble 2:50 Romeo’s Brass Ensemble 3:00 S.J. Vagabonds Brass Ensemble 3:05 Rich Wardlow Brooklyn United Soprano Individual 3:10 Kenton Clarke Sky Soprano Individual 3:15 INTERMISSION 3:30 Ritchee Price Tribute 3:35 S.J. Vagabonds Mini Corps 3:45 Melrose Blackhawks Mini Corps 3:55 Holy Name Cadets Alumni Exhibition 4:05 Sunrisers Alumni Exhibition 4:15 Skyliners Alumni Exhibition 4:30 INTERMISSION 4:45 Dave (Booch) Negri & Ritchee Price Wonderful World Three Men with the Blues BHOF – Basin Street BHOF - Auld Lang Syne 5:30 Closing Ceremony

Yo Lizard, it's back on track and the shindig is one week from today - Feb 27, Garfield VFW !! Rumor has it that besides Al Chez and our own Here's Johnny "Grass", that Ritchie Price, Frank Dorritie, and a few other big wigs will be in da house !! Al Chez clinic starts at noon and goes until 1pm, so get there early. This will be followed by a host of individual, duets, trios, ensembles and the like. The day wraps up around 5pm-ish with SKY Alumni mini/maxi corps performance. This, you won't want to miss this as we preview some of our 2010 material - yeah baby Free drinks to follow, maybe if you're lucky This event is approaching fast folks - Get your entries In - Here's the Article/Info !! New York Skyliners Alumni Announce The 2010 N.J. BHoF Regional I&E Show Written by Charles Vayda, Public Relations, New York Skyliners Alumni Sunday, 10 January 2010 The N.Y. Skyliners Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to host one of the two Regional I&E shows of the 2010 Bugler’s Hall of Fame 4th North American Championships. This will include events for both Brass and Percussion, Individual and Ensemble, Mixed Ensemble, and Mini-corps. The first Regional show will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Benda-Roehrich VFW Post located at 340 Outwater Lane in Garfield NJ, starting at noon. There will also be a second Regional show held in Boston, MA on Saturday March 20, 2010, sponsored by Saint Kevin’s Emerald Knights. This will be leading up to the eventual North American Championships show which will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport, CT. The complete package of Rules / Instructions / Application for all shows participants can be found at / downloaded from: http://www.buglershalloffame.org/iande.asp The ad form for the Skyliners Regional show program can be found on our website at the bottom of the Bugler’s Hall of Fame page: http://www.skyalumni.org/BHOF.html or directly by going to the URL: http://www.skyalumni.org/BHoF_I_E_ad_form.pdf The Skyliners are especially pleased and very excited to announce a guest appearance by AL CHEZ - Trumpet/Flugelhorn. Al is currently a member of the CBS Orchestra under Paul Shaffer, performing on the “Late Show with David Letterman”. He is a former soloist with the Woodbridge-Edison Saints Drum & Bugle Corps and then later, the Garfield Cadets. He will be offering a horn clinic for all those in attendance at the Garfield Feb 27 venue. Any current or perspective brass players and high school / college band members will definitely want to attend this event, to hear some master words of wisdom and pick the brains of one of the best local talents to make it big in the NYC area. All brass players are invited to bring their horn(s), bring their family and friends, perform a little exhibition, jam a while, and get in on all the Fun!! Additional information or any questions can be directed to bhof2@optonline.net or Anthony R. Convertito 2490 Black Rock Tpke Suite 295 Fairfield, CT 06825

This event is approaching fast folks - Get your entries In - Here's the Article/Info !! New York Skyliners Alumni Announce The 2010 N.J. BHoF Regional I&E Show Written by Charles Vayda, Public Relations, New York Skyliners Alumni Sunday, 10 January 2010 The N.Y. Skyliners Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to host one of the two Regional I&E shows of the 2010 Bugler’s Hall of Fame 4th North American Championships. This will include events for both Brass and Percussion, Individual and Ensemble, Mixed Ensemble, and Mini-corps. The first Regional show will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Benda-Roehrich VFW Post located at 340 Outwater Lane in Garfield NJ, starting at noon. There will also be a second Regional show held in Boston, MA on Saturday March 20, 2010, sponsored by Saint Kevin’s Emerald Knights. This will be leading up to the eventual North American Championships show which will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport, CT. The complete package of Rules / Instructions / Application for all shows participants can be found at / downloaded from: http://www.buglershalloffame.org/iande.asp The ad form for the Skyliners Regional show program can be found on our website at the bottom of the Bugler’s Hall of Fame page: http://www.skyalumni.org/BHOF.html or directly by going to the URL: http://www.skyalumni.org/BHoF_I_E_ad_form.pdf The Skyliners are especially pleased and very excited to announce a guest appearance by AL CHEZ - Trumpet/Flugelhorn. Al is currently a member of the CBS Orchestra under Paul Shaffer, performing on the “Late Show with David Letterman”. He is a former soloist with the Woodbridge-Edison Saints Drum & Bugle Corps and then later, the Garfield Cadets. He will be offering a horn clinic for all those in attendance at the Garfield Feb 27 venue. Any current or perspective brass players and high school / college band members will definitely want to attend this event, to hear some master words of wisdom and pick the brains of one of the best local talents to make it big in the NYC area. All brass players are invited to bring their horn(s), bring their family and friends, perform a little exhibition, jam a while, and get in on all the Fun!! Additional information or any questions can be directed to bhof2@optonline.net or Anthony R. Convertito 2490 Black Rock Tpke Suite 295 Fairfield, CT 06825

I think you are right - along with Don Interdonato. But I also think he eventually played snare, But I could be wrong also !!

Some of the others are: Jim and Mary Kilcomins - founders of the Melrose Black Hawks, Mary is the DM. Her husband Jim passed away just last year but great folks !! Steve Raclowski - the 50 yr old Caballero and good friend/school mate of our own Bill Moore (also in NJDCHoF). Whenever there's a sop trio, he ans his white hair are in it (I should talk) :-) Anthony Sepe - SAC snare back in the day and the founding director of BSGK Alumni corps Who's left? Darth

Hey, in case no one has noticed, NJDCHoF published their 2010 Inductees. Congratulations go to: Chuck Bishop Dr. Charles Bruen Dominick DeSenzo Msgr. Joseph Granato Jim and Mary Kilcomins Raymond Priester Steve Raclowski Anthony Sepe Louis Storck Douglas Tenis

YEAH BABY !! Now you're talking. Krupke is a blast

Could be more people at the bar clinic. We may need 2 bar maids that day

Stay Tuned !!!

UT OH !! The pressure is now on the PR guy I guess What's the drum solo? Come on Wes, how about "Late in the Evening" or "Root Beer Rag"? Well, just a thought

Soon is this Sunday. We'd love to have you.

What a crock !!

You can even bring your "ex" to rehearsal. We'll put them to good use

I think there's a few openings still left in the horn line if I'm not mistaken !! So drummers, bring your horn playing buddies with you

AWESOME. Yeah Baby, this is gonna be fun. We want a bunch of those big "S" flags

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Yeah Baby, I'll bring the Cheese !!