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ya cant get talent from a pill or an injection, all you might get would be guys with very short tempers... wait we already have that if you used juice it would allow for harder practicing so you'd have to practice even harder to get any better result, sound familiar? most super fast drummers are rather on the thin side, a triple tongue on 'roids? dont wanna think about it all this baseball witch hunt is such distracting hypocrisy I think the visual effect of massive Contra players..oops tuba, whatev, that would be kinda remarkable if new rule changes allowed them to tag team wrestle then that might draw a new audience to the activity oh yeeah! what's he doing with that horn? oh those things are dangerous, look out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LHwuFajlvs

public radio classical music, favorite composer is Vaughan Williams original recorded versions of classic drum corps tunes INDUSTRIAL, DRUMS & BASS, NEW BREAKS V.A.S.T. Uberzone Hybrid BT XPQ-21 Covenant Underworld Refused Das Ich Melotron And One Plump DJs and so forth Traditonal Celtic like: Danu Altan Boys of the Lough Capercaillie Corrs De Danann and all the stuff DJ clients ask me for from 1940s-2008

we will be there, our repertoire will be much different than other years, details forthcoming

SPONSORSHIP fellas. We do scholarships too, this wasnt. I was proud to be the guy who took photos of Posie's last parade. That was serendipitous.

truth is I intended to do it before long before I walked in the door (sh!), its not the first time, its a fun thing to do, thru the season you can make a player feel valued. Im sure theres lots of unseen help going on out there.

maybe we should have a polish & buff party and reshoot the photos W

Reilly Raider's program coordinator Walt Biehn (that's me) visited the Connecticut Hurricanes hornline rehearsal on Sunday January 6th to pick up some leftover G bugles from the corps. It was a great time watching the rehearsal and talking with the CT crew as pictured below. Chatting with Frank D. and John was a pleasure. After negotiating a deal we had some funds left over and we chose to apply that to the corps dues of trumpet player John Monaco in sponsorship. Thanks to Bernie, Tom, Jim & others for the hospitality. pictured: Frank Dorritie, Tom Gabianelli, John Curran, Walt Biehn, Bernie Malesky John Monaco, Walt Biehn Best wishes for 2008. Walk proud.

did somebody say CELTIC FESTIVAL!? Green Corps Rule! Go T-Birds. You-ins still play G horns?

I saw Frank D. and a couple of PCP ladies at Hurcs last Sunday. Have a good practice Sunday 13th, we'll be doing the same in Philly. Walt

not at the same site eh? that makes it tricky but will see what we can do to help out with some drums & horns Walt

Are you going to post about January 20th? I will be bringing up some drums and horns from Reilly to help out. See you there.

I chickened out due to weather forecasts, will be up later, pity that.

ha, no thank you! very cool, you can hear Pepe yelling at the end of the '81 clip I will be up in CT this Sunday to buy some old G bugles from the Hurcs for Reilly to use.

REILLY RAIDERS 2008 St. Patrick's Day Excursion 2005 Dublin, Ireland 2006 Savannah, Georgia 2008 Las Vegas March 14 - 19 The Reilly Raiders drum & bugle corps is appearing in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Las Vegas on March 15, 2008. We invite everyone to join us for the trip. We are also accepting qualified guests to march with us! music, instruments & uniforms can be provided. Repertoire: Great Day for the Irish, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, Wearing of the Green (other possibilities: Minstrel Boy, Kerry Dancers, Danny Boy) final decision will be made soon. All travel arrangements by Lin Mar Travel Package Includes: *Round Trip Non Stop Air Fare from PHL to Las Vegas via USAirways *Airport Transfers, Parade Transfers *5 Nights at South Point Casino Hotel & Spa *Breakfast Daily Cost Per Person: *Double Room.......$799.00 per person *Triple Room.........$739.00 per person *Quad Room.........$710.00 per person Flight Information: Outbound: Flight #1 March 14, 2008 Departs PHL @ 7:40 AM and Arrives Las Vegas @ 10:11 AM Flight #2 March 14, 2008 Departs PHL @ 5:40 PM and Arrives Las Vegas @ 8:05 PM Return: Flight #1 March 19, 2008 Departs LAS @11:30 AM and Arrives PHL @7:13 PM Flight #2 March 19, 2008 Departs LAS @ 4:00 PM and Arrives PHL @11:46 PM Excursions to Lake Meade and Grand Canyon are available at extra cost. For more information contact Jim McDevitt via email at RRJMCD@comcast.net OR Printout the form below and mail to: James McDevitt 935 Hillside Drive Southampton, PA 18966 Reservation: Submit with $300.00 per person deposit (Cash/Check payable to Reilly Raiders) Name (as on Drivers License): Address: Email: Phone: Flight Preference: Flight #1 ___ Flight #2___ Room Preference: Double Room___ Triple Room ___ Quad Room ___ Non-Smoking Room: YES___ NO___

oh wait 1982 Reading Bucs Ballet in Brass completely sung to the F word as loud as possible. no, no I remember now, it was the whole show sung that way ok "The 12 Days of Westshore" a song about Sky sung to Ny Ny, a song about Cabs, cant remember the melody the ad lib song sung about corps members to the adjusted words from "there once was a man from Nantucket" ay ay yi yi ... *insert another impromptu lyric the f.u. contests between the front of the bus and the back of the bus after a quick lead in of the Washington Post March (I think it was) including choreography of standing up and pointing

best songs cant be posted, especially Sr corps songs but we're here because we're here actually made video thanks to (and apologies to) Laura Cho CT Hurcs CG

are there any left?

are there any left?

homophobia, woodwindphobia someday a woodwind player might move into your neighborhood drum corps *gasp* what? theyre already in there? dont ask, dont tell edit, um thats me and my late uncle, sorry those are drumsticks not a flute

I am interested in finding a person to do some cymbal tech for us 2 Sundays per month in Willow Grove PA at Reilly Raiders rehearsals. We have 3-4 players. Name suggestions welcome. Thanks.

Which is the appropriate forum to use for asking for help in finding a cymbal tech for a Philly area alum corps? A DCI experienced person would be nice. thanks.

I want to see visual links to the past and hear some musical links to the past. I dont want to hear the same thing done over too many times but certain classic moves or pieces that are owned by a corps, it is a signature, it is an identity. IF there is a musical phrase included from the past classic Phantom shows I will be part of the crowd going berzerk over it. (just never 1812 again) I hope very much to hear some sort of reprise done so well that I am applauding both the present performance and the past. Thats goosebumps to me.

I think Celtic Symphony was originally penned for drum corps by Bobby Adair and then later edited by Larry Kershner in subsequent years with Reilly. If I am correct in that then it is interesting that a DCI corps is playing Adair inspired charts even today. The whole Celtic/Irish idiom gets a bum rap from media portrayals of fightin' drinkin' Irish guys singing The Wild Rover as if that is the depth of the culture and the music. Before the Roman Empire Ireland had a written language, culture and religion all its own. If you get past the Irish Washerwoman and Irish Eyes there is plenty of substance to utilize but corps arent doing it much. The Celtic Woman shows touch on it but do stay familiar and popular largely appealing to their audience with great production on stage. Anuna however goes beyond that and performs some intense choral arrangements with the same awesome staging and production. Its all very successful right now but no corps is using it. http://www.anuna.ie/sounds.htm The Rising of the Sun and Christus Resurgens are awesome. Anuna even posts their sheet music online. http://www.anuna.ie/sheetmusic_alphabetical.php Some of this (but not all) is departed from the Irish Catholic roots of The Imperials of St. Patrick which is who Pioneer really is. Heck, Anuna even marches in to Media Vita. How about something really dark like some chant? I wish some corps would do an arrangement of Siul a Run or maybe My Lagan Love which the Corrs do a gorgeous version of. Lovely stuff nobody has ever touched. Wish I could write. Hate to hear myself say it, but if somebody has to sing on a mic at a corps show let it be some girl with a beautiful voice singing something as gorgeous from the Irish tradition. IMO that would be far better than perhaps all of the voice used in DCI to date.

yay