Jim On The Move
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SUPER! I marched that year 1971 in St. Rita's Brassmen. I played double tenors
. It was my second year in St.Rita's. We were lambasted with over 6 points in penalties on some American flag miscue. Thanks to Joe Tucker the judge at that time 
. We were one of the top eastern contenders back then. We would had made finals without the penalties. We came back the next day at the Danny Thomas Invitational and place in the top five. Go figure. Those shots are GREAT!! The shot in the end zone was after our riot scene from our Woodstock riot production. It was a super year. Jim On The Move
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I met Mr. Perrilloux as a young Pada Wan at the age of 14. I played like my life depended on passing the audition that Friday night for St. Rita's Brassmen's drum line back in 1970. Mr. Perrilloux looked at me sternly and said,
"Son. If you hope to make this drum you must be here on time at 8:00.We need to strengthen that left hand of your."
All I could mutter was a weak, "Yes sir
.""Speak up son I can't hear you, he had bellowed.
"YES SIR" I shouted back.
Mr.Perrilloux gave that look of uncertainty
. All I could do but muster up a weak smile 
. LOLHe even paid me a compliment that night because I had learned a new part before some of the veteran tenor players. However, I muffed the part on the next go round and Mr. Perrilloux gave me that "What the hell are you playing son?"
look. LOL. I learned a lot about quality of sound and musicality from Mr. Perrilloux. My finest year in my drumming career was playing marching tympani in 1972 under his great musical tympani parts. I carried the 23' tympani. We were dubbed "THe Beast" section. Our tympani line was doing crossovers to each other'drum.No other tympani lines was doing that back then. 1972 is my favorite year as a percussionist. I went from tenor to double tenors to tympani to tri-toms while under the guidance of Mr. Perrilloux.
I will always remember the life lessons Mr. Perrilloux taught us all at St. Rita's Brassmen. I hope I too can live a wonderful prosperous meanful life like he is still doing. And I hope to be able to continue to give back some of my drumming knowledge to the young people I work with today.Playing at his 90th birthday will be the highlight of 2011 for me. Thank you Mr. Eric Perrilloux.
HB
St. Rita's Brassmen 1970-74
Currently with Brassmen alumni Corps
God bless him for sure!!
What a wonderful person and mentor he's been to SO many over the years!!
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Wow! I realized that last pic I posted tirned out WAY better than I'd thought. You have Phil Gentile, Larry Kerchner, and Frank Neill up there in the background, and their smiles say everything they need to say about the event.
So far, I've only covered the first half of the Festival.
How do you top what ended the first half?
Easy Answer- the Cabs Alumni. They were short a few horns- so what? THey filled up the auditorium and still punched everyone in the jaw. And, they didn't over-play to do that, either. POW!
Q: Was Jimmy Russo stoked to be up there?
A: Yep. You Bet.
Hey Big W
Barry Swain and I were buddies and both marched in St. Rita's Brassmen back in the day. Glad you enjoyed our performance.
Check out Fleetwood 1969 World Open and 1971 US Open if you never heard us in our youthful days of jr drum corps 
.HB
Brassmen Alumni Corps
Percussion section
Put this cat in the Wiki under "Arse-kicking soprano bugle soloist", please.
And I've already called out their Mello soloist in my Bucknell Review, you know how I feel, and I still feel that way:
The more I listen to their "Man of LaMancha" opener, the more I like it, by the way. I've always loved the tune for semi-obvious reasons, but Larry's arrangement's as classic and as fun as a ride on the Thunderbolt at Kennywood Park. I'll jump in line and listen again when I have the chance.
I'm uncertain if it was the Brassmen or Blessed Sac that went on next, please forgive me. It was the first time I'd seen either. The closest I've gotten to it was in the early 90's when I had the pleasure of listening to a gentleman at DCA I and E in the early 90's who did a nice job on Soprano with " 'Till There Was You."
It was great to see the traditional-style guard doing its thing, and they were solid. (MaryAnn, was that you in the guard, hon!?) They performed a period repertoire that incuded a solid arrangement of "National Emblem" and also an arrangement of "House of the Rising Sun" that I particularly enjoyed.
Now- the real discovery of the night were the Brassmen. I mainly knew about them through doing some judging with Barry Swain, an extremely elegant and classy guy, God Bless him. So we have an unknown quantity that I'm rather curious about....
Frank Neill goes through the intro, the curtain opens, and hmmmm... yeah, 13 horns and about 10ish percussion and a 4 person visual ensemble. I'm thinking, okay... this could be interesting, let's see what they're gonna do, and let's see what these cats have in their pockets.... the Drum Major counts off, and....
POWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
HOLY *@&( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHOA!
Those 13 people on horns totaled everyone in the audience. Every one of those people play like fire-breathing beasts, they don't over-play, but they're getting absoloutely 100 percent out of their horns in the way you want them to draw out that 100 percent. Their percussion is extremely tasty and interacts wonderfully with the brass ensemble.
Most of their show was comprised of rock-hard arrangements from the TV show "Mission:Impossible" that were extremely well-structured.
Their soloists- well, their Drum Major does a splendid snare interlude, and this guy on Bari...
Let's just say I need to practice my Bari a lot more. I still consider myself a student of the activity and of brass playing, and I learned a few things that, maybe if I work harder at, I can add to my bag of tricks. All due respect to this cat!
I know they're out there for the sheer love and fun of it- but as I told one of them after the contest- they could easily go to the Mini-Corps competition in DCA doing exactly what they did on that stage and they certainly wouldn't embarass themselves at all. My educated guess is they'd do quite well, even if they just went up there for the heck of it.
I just hope I can see the Brassmen again in the future, and that perhaps some more indoor shows will have them in as guests. Seriously- It's worth going to a show like this just to see these guys.
Finishing the show was, of course, the Reilly Raiders, doing their old-school Celtic-flavored Show.
Q: Ray Eyler was on stage with his THIRD corps. Did he still have some nitro left for his dragster?
A: Oh yeah, he did, baby.....
What's fun about Reilly is the fact they're very relaxed about performing and unafraid to light it up with their music. THey jump right in and attack their charts, and it's always good to listen to a corps that's not apologizing for the notes coming out of the bells.
They finished up with a sing-along of their signature tune, which was a lot of fun.
Luckily Dickie Adams, who's in Reilly and was in the old Westshoremen and Chocolatiers, gave me good directions to the party afterwards at the K of C where Reilly operates from- they know how to party, and I got to hang with Tony and his wife for awhile, and meet some great guys from Reilly and the Rebs.
I do have to say the Cheesesteaks rocked, the prices were reasonable, and it was just GOOD to get to a good corps party with corps people again.
Now-- after all of the good stuff I've said, and it WAS good, I don't want anyone thinking I'm some kinda shill and will only talk about good things. The parking was a bit dicey, so if you go to the Shamrock Festival, get there early, make sure you know where the K of C is so you can have fun at the party afterwards, and the one thing I might poke at a bit was that it was a fast 5 hours, but, it did take awhile (understandably) to get corps situated behind the curtain and the seats properly arranged and the drum sets, etc. for those groups who sat, and it did run from 5 to 10 PM, which is a long time for some folks! Frank Neill did a wonderful job as the Emcee in that tough situation, and the seats were really comfy, which also was a big help.
Overall, though, do I recommend going next year to the readers?
Absolutely! Be prepared to get there early, be prepared to spend a good amount of time enjoying a lot of varied and fine drum corps, and enjoy the ambiance of the event. I'm certain 2011 will be just as fun and exciting!
Well, I'm back to Vacation Planet now-- I'll head back into orbit on Saturday, whee I'll make a day of it and zoom up the NE extension to Scranton for the DCA show there and see what's up with the cast of DCA characters and find out just how much they've improved since Bucknell, and see who might have some momentum heading into Finals....
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It is sad to say that Drum and Bugle Corps in it's purest definition is only existent in Alumni Corps and only a miniscule fraction of Competitive Corps. The evolution of "Modern Drum Corps" is just a woodwind away from becoming a Marching Band. There was a reason that Drum and Bugle Corps never needed amps or anything like that on the field and marching bands did. And that right there is a major difference between the two. There are only a small handful of Corps in existence that still have hold on to the traditions that existed in Drum and Bugle Corps for generations through these times and it will be a very sad day when they are forced onto the bandwagon (pun intended) or sidelined for good. There needs to be a final line that separates the two once and for all. If you can't decide it now after the changes that have been made to the activity, good bye Drum and Bugle Corps and Hello Non-School/Non-Military Sponsored Competitive Marching Band. All of course is said in MY OWN OPINION. I'm done.... Good luck Drum and Bugle Corps...
*Strong supporter of the DE-evolution of "Modern 'Drum Corps'" and re-emergence of DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS".
The BUGLE was designed to be played and project for the outdoors. When they switched over to Bb trumpets that was the nail in the coffin. Amps and whatever is allowed now is the dirt being shoveled on traditonal drum corps. DCI gave up the traditonal military link to drum corps a long time a go. That is what seperated us from the bands, and our sound in the key of G. Progress can still be made as long as the true nature of our once beloved activity is held in check. I'm really surpirsed that some corps even have a uniform that resembleS a military cadet style look.
"WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE/ LONG TIME PASSING
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Hands down, Madison Scouts!!!!
Yep! Madison Scouts. It's sad, because we used to get more bang for our drum corps bucks. Up until the late 90's. More corps had entertaining recognizable music that you could follow. Bb's came in and the nose dive began. I remember when Star did that Bella/Bartok show. Now everybody does those poofy modern dance moves
. Sorry that's not marching. 
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I remember when you graduated from jr corps to senior corps. You had matured into a better player and could now hang with the big boys. First, let's kill that stereotype about drunk old men and not turning out a quality senior corps product. You actually believe that these kids don't drink on the sly when their own tour
?? LOL I digress, DCA should open its door to those corps who want to cut their costs trying to keep up with Three Six Mafia G7. Hopefully the new influx will allow these corps to get back to entertaining the crowd and not the judges. Up until the 90's, senior corps still had a solid mature age group in their ranks. Once this running on the field started, some of the older members didn't want to be bothered trying to act like a jr corps. The seniors started to recruit younger members so they could do these Cadets Zingali drill moves. The seniors should had stayed in their element. IMHO. -
I marched with Barry Swain in the Carter Cadets in 1969 when he was the ###'t drum major. Then later St. Rita's Brassmen in 1970-71 when he played cymbals. Back then it was Barry, George ( Bugler Hall of Famer) "Sidemouth" Richardson and myself hanging out in Beford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, NY. We hung out at the movies, Coney Island, house parties, and of course drum corps shows. Back then you could do other things as a teenager and still do drum corps. Barry never forgot his drum corps roots as he made his way up the judging ladder. He often gave us the scoop about when on at judges meeting he had to attend. A great sense of humor he had with these crazy imitation of other corps songs and their marching style
. Barry and I concocted songs during our rookie year about some marching members in the Brassmen, which often led to a beat down by the veterans. LOL. But what a blast we had! Barry was a M&M man. He loved the Troopers. I got to see him at a CMCC Warrior reunion when he was still in good health. I will remember him that way always. I will miss him dearly.
HB
Carter Cadets 1969
St. Rita's Brassmen 1970-74
NY Skyliners 1981-84,86-94, 97-2001
Brassmen Alumni Corps Presently
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In this issue of Off The Record, Frank shifts his focus from the horn line to the drum line. He features some of the great percussion innovators in the history of the activity: the Reilly Raiders, Blessed Sacrament, Boston Crusaders, Cavaliers, St. Rita's Brassmen, and Santa Clara Vanguard.
Enjoy!
Click Here to listen
content/podcast/OTR4.mp3(Note: this is a 42+ minute program (!!!!), so it may take some time to load. Your patience is appreciated.)
Includes selections from these Fleetwood albums:
Listen to other episodes of Off the Record (http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/content/blogcategory/57/65/)
... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...3&Itemid=65
I want to tell Frank: On behalf of all ex Brassmen members and the alumni corps, Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU !!!
for giving St. Rita's Brassmen's great drum line their props 
. Excellent commentary. I marched in the drum line from 1970-74. Eric Perriloux was an innovator. John Oddo-Mark Holub-Frank Nash were the masters of quality of sound in that snare line.HB (Brassmen Alumni Corps)
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We need to hit the local New York newspapers, put up posters, Community Access Cable Channel, DCW, and send something out to all the NY schools that have a band program. There are a lot of people in NYC who haven't seen a drum corps show in a long time.
HB
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I concur. #### skippy!! Tick them- tick them-tick them! Screw opinion judging. Givum a 100 why don't you. Let me put a judge on your ### 24/7 through your whole show and see what your score will be then. Get some runners from track and field so they can chase people around and judge them without getting tired. So what's left to do after this absurd score??? They're going to give someone a 100 soon. Hopefully it'll be I-Robot.
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99? Didn't we count like that when we played Hide Go Seek? 80-85-90-95-Givum a 100 WTF!!!
GTFOOHERE!! Robots can even get 99.Glad I didn't pay my dollars for this. GO HURCS!!!!
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Heard you blastin some
high notes while we (The Brassmen) were changin back into our civies in the parking lot. -
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Hey Fran I was at the Dream that year. The Contra line was marching at an angle towards the front yard line. I think they had 4. I remember Sol Anthony being one of them. What a sound!!!
HB
Carter Cadets
St. Rita's Brassmen
NY Skyliners
Brassmen Alumni Corps
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NO!
That era is over. It wouldn't fly today, because it would be be old hat. Differerent generation of kids did the funny drum corps. The Bridgemen pulled it off, because it was a NJ/NYC type vibe. Most of the kids came from the same region. When Bridgemen and VK did it was unique. Leave it alone. Let BOZO STAY DEAD! -
Here's some more: Manny (The Man) Salort
St. Lucy's "Conquistador-The Joker by the Sunrisers-Jim Centerino Boston Crusaders "Conquest"-Jim Centerino "Rocky" The Matadors- The guy who played solo in Garfield Cadets 1960 "Besame Mucho" on a G bugle with just a slide and piston valve . Check that out! La Salle Cadets "Johnny One-Note" 1967 HB
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Jimmy Maldonado St. Rita's Brassmen "A FIST FULL OF DOLLARS" 70-72 & present alumni corps
George (Sidemouth) Richardson: PERIOD/ SKYLINERS DCA 79 "SOMETHING'S COMING" and everything else he played. My personal favorite DCA 83 his solo in "RAINMAKER
CMCC WARRIORS: CHARLES JERRY 1970 "SUMMERTIME" WORLD OPEN performance
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May God comfort Chris and Donna during this time of grief. I consider myself a lucky man to have been blessed with knowing both Charlie, Jackie and the Haas family. They were both loving, caring, and dedicated people in preserving the wonderful history of the drum and bugle corps experience through video. May they both meet in heaven.
HB
Carter Cadets
St. Rita's Brassmen
New York Skyliners
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Puupet! I found your twin. LOL
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OK ! Clarification. The first photo of Barry Swain (ex DCI chief judge) and Nunzio was taken in 1972 in the upstairs gym of St. Rita's youth center. They were working with our feeder corps. The other shot with Puppet was taken in 1973 on Long Island.
HB(stritasbrassmen's website founder.
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I was not there, but from what a former Brassmen member has told me, I believe Carmen Cluna was dissatisfied with the limited back sideline space. They had not been in the stadium beforehand and were not aware of the space restrictions. This would have seriously affected their opening drill formation and field entry. Rather than try to adjust to the space limitations, and perform a show that called for adjustments and the potential problems caused by such last-minute changes, he opted to withdraw the corps from the contest.
Other former Brassmen are invited to either confirm or clarify if I am mistaken.
Yes! There was a chain linked fence that they would not remove. They wanted us to adjust our show while we were performing. We were had kept going off the front side lines and obtaining severe penalties. So we left. Our show was based on how DCI was allowing corps to set up there opning sets that year 1n 1973.
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The www.stritasbrassmen.org website is giving an invitation to EVERY DRUM CORPS ALUMNI ALONG WITH THEIR WEBSITE ACROSS THE COUNTRY to become an advocate to have Moe Knox inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
We are requesting that EVERY DRUM CORPS WEBSITE PLACE ON THEIR "OPENING PAGE" ( WHERE SOMEWHERE ON THEIR SITE WHERE IT CAN NOT BE MISSED ) , the request for your WEBSITE VIEWERS to print out the application form , completed it and mail it into WDCHOF.
If you email Citibrass@yahoo.com for the Moe's Drum Corps Bio, it will be emailed to you. ( Or you can copy and paste it from the Moe Knox page on the Brassmen Website ) The actual petition for Moe's induction into WDCHOF can be downloaded from their site.
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Or you can simply reference the SRB Moe Knox Page of... http://www.stritasbrassmen.org/float2.htm ( on this page you will have be able to view his DC Bio and select a petition form that has been partially completed or one that is completely blank !
This Page hyperlink (address) can be placed on your website page.
Thanking you in advanced for your favorable response !
WOULD YOU ALSO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD ?
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St. Rita's Brassmen is the corps
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Someone seems upset.
People aren't always going to agree with a show.
Apparently people felt that the Cadets' show was the one that didn't set right with them.
I myself, am a fan of the Cadets, but absolutely HATE the narration.
If I find myself feeling like I'm listening to an Audio Book, then you have taken narration too far.
People will boo all the time when they don't like something ^0^ . Fans have the right to boo or cheer. It's all part of the game. Deal with it! It happens in all arenas of entertainment <**> . Drum corps is no different. Obvious people are dissatisfied with what's happening today. Let's not get full of ourselves: This is a drum and trumpet show. Not the opera. I remember when the crowd booed Cavies in Philly 1975. Ask an ex:Muchacho. People are living in a fantasy world if you think people are not going to boo, because it's a drum corps show. These are young adults. Not little kids. If they (The Cadets ) can handle the negative reaction. They'll never be prepeared for the harshness of the real world. If you can't stand the heat. Get out the kitchen. Major sports figures and sports teams get booed. Drum corps no exception. Move on!
some old corps photos
in Historical Junior Corps Discussions
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SUPER! I marched that year 1971 in St. Rita's Brassmen. I played double tenors . It was my second year in St.Rita's. We were lambasted with over 6 points in penalties on some American flag miscue. Thanks to Joe Tucker the judge at that time . We were one of the top eastern contenders back then. We would had made finals without the penalties. We came back the next day at the Danny Thomas Invitational and place in the top five. Go figure. Those shots are GREAT!! The shot in the end zone was after our riot scene from our Woodstock riot production. It was a super year.
Jim On The Move