judspena

Due to a couple of calamities these tickets are available for the weekend. Thursday, Section 439, Row 8, Seat 11 Friday, Section 540, Row 2, Seats 13,17, 18. Saturday, Section 540, Row 2 Seat 13. All sold at face value.

Due to a family emergency there is now one set of tickets (as per the description above) available. Please send me a personal message if interested. We would have to meet in Indy to do this.

I believe the Finals tickets are now sold. Apologies to anyone I forgot to reply to or if I gave you an incorrect email to contact. Let me know if you're interested in the Thursday or Friday tickets.

I have an acquaintance with Indy tickets to sell. Here are the details. 4 sets of three tickets available. Each set is $267 at face value ($59, $79, $129). The seats for semis and finals are 15 to 18 in Row 2 of Section 540. DCI has closed Section 540 for the quarterfinals. Therefore, the seats for quarterfinals are in the Friends section which is the next level down. They are in Section 439, Row 8 Seats 13 to 16. . Am willing to sell any combination of tickets. If you're interested please send me a private message and I can connect you to the fellow with the tickets.

Thank you for responding. My plans are not as firm as I'd like. I will get back to you if it works out that I need your tickets. If you don't sell them in the mean time. Thanks again. Jud

I am in need of one or three tickets to DCA finals. Thanks, Jud

I have two quarterfinals tickets (thursday night) in section 540 row 2. Available for face value. thanks

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I have two Indianapolis quarterfinals tickets available. Section 520 row 2. Mistake...they're in section 520, row 2.

Indy tickets. Thursday 8/8. Section 540 Row 2 Seats 3,4 Friday 8/9 Section 540 Row 2 Seats 3,4 Saturday 8/10 Section 540 Row 2 Seat 3 Face value. Jud

"Echoes in the Valley," a 50 year history of the drum and bugle corps activity in Watkins Glen, NY. 239 pages, 200+ pictures and scores from dozens of contests spanning over 50 years. Drum corps history at the grass roots level. Chronicles the activity itself from a modest beginning in 1930 with a dozen or so Boy Scouts to the dawn of DCI when the organization numbered over 175 members. A great read for any drum corps enthusiast. Contact me for more information and to order. Or find it on Amazon, Ebay or any other on line source.

I still have 3 tickets for Friday's semi finals in Indy. Section 540, row 2, Seats 5,6,7. PM me for more information. Jud

I have three tickets for Friday's semifinals in Indianapolis. Section 540, Row 2. Contact me if interested.

I have three tickets for Thursday, Friday and Saturday at DCI in Indy. Section 540. Would like to sell them as a set but am flexible.

"Echoes in the Valley," a 226 page history of drum corps in Watkins Glen, NY is again available for sale. Hundreds of pictures and first hand accounts of the activity in a small upstate NY town. The book covers the Watkins Glen Squires from their start in 1965 and traces, in detail, their rise to national contention during the early years of DCI. Further into the past, "Echoes" traces the roots of drum corps in Watkins Glen to 1931 with the Boy Scouts and the American Legion. Signed copies are available. Please contact me for more details. It's a good read and a great Christmas gift for anyone interested in drum corps pre and early DCI.

I have a few copies of "Echoes in the Valley" still available. It's a history of the drum corps activity in Watkins Glen, NY from the 1930s to 1981. Lots of pictures and a very detailed account of the Watkins Glen Squires, a community based drum corps that was quite successful locally and nationally in the 70s. If you're into pre and early DCI drum corps history you'll find this interesting. You can find it on ebay or any site you would buy books from. Or get it directly from me. Thanks, Jud Spena

I have 5 tickets for all three nights that I might be able to sell. Depends on a couple of things. Section 342, Row 4, seats 1-5. If you're still interested let's talk. Jud

As with all corps we had our day in the sun. I was there from beginning to end and one thing I can say with certainty, I'm glad I grew up when and where I did. For whatever reasons those days, for drum corps, are gone. We started as a bunch of little kids from a very small town. Our parents kept close watch, raised the money and made the right moves to allow us to get good, travel all over the country and compete with the best. I wouldn't be the person I am today were it not for that experience. My only regret is that by and large the opportunity is no longer there for kids today. Jud

I have 5 tickets to the OPEN Class events in Bloomington on Friday and Saturday. I am happy to GIVE them to any person or corps that could make use of them. Just contact me. Jud

Wow. That show in Endicott was the greatest moment of our lives up to that point! We had basically the same reaction...disbelief! I wrote about it my book. If you're interested go to www.buybooksontheweb.com, search for "Echoes in the Valley" you'll find an excerpt from the book that gives an account of that night.

Jud Spena here. I don't frequently visit this site and am quite surprised to see that there is a little discussion about our corps, the Watkins Glen Squires. We were the typical small town corps of that era. I suppose we were unique in that, as a result of a confluence of positive influences, we managed to compete very successfully for a few years, basically the 70s, even though Watkins Glen has less than 3,000 residents. To address the question about 1980 and 1981 here goes. After some very good years (we had placed as high as 13th at DCI and had been a frequent finalist in many major contests such as the DCI regionals, U.S. Open etc.) the 1980 season was a test of wills and guts for our small membership. Most of the previous year's members had moved on and a very small but determined nucleus was joined by an equally small but enthusiastic group of new members. The veterans were fiercely loyal kids and the rookies were looking for a good experience and even though the corps was tiny we had a very positive season taking part in Class "A" contests and traveling to DCI in Birmingham. There were about 50 members. For the '81 season there was a good percentage of returning members and they went out and brought their friends in and the corps grew to about 90. While not really in contention for anything except maybe an outside shot at the top 25 and DCI Associate status it was very inspiring to be part of the corps' rebirth, so to speak. We managed to get into the finals of a number of contests like the U.S. Open, Key to the Sea in Toledo, DCE etc. We came in 2nd place in the NYS Championship contest which was very meaningful for us. (Does anyone out there remember when there were state championships?) It was a very inspiring time and there were lots of feelings of better things to come. Unfortunately by the middle of August the corps had used up most of its resources and limped home from DCI in Montreal pretty much flat broke. We tried to reorganize over the winter but there were too many things working against the corps and, as so many others, the Squires folded up in May of 1982. If anyone out there is interested in the whole story I have copies of my book "Echoes in the Valley" still available. It's a great read, even if I do say so myself. It covers the entire history of the Squires from 1964 to 1982. In addition it traces the roots of drum corps in Watkins Glen back to 1931. Tons of pictures, lot of great anecdotes. Contact me if you're interested. Thanks for reading. Jud judspena@aol.com

For Sale on Ebay: The 1973-74 DCI Yearbook in Excellent condition and the 1984 Garfield Cadets (The Cadets) history book in very good condition. Both are great collector's items. I was fortunate enough to end up with two copies of each so I'm selling the extras. Please check it out on ebay. Get back to me if you need more info. Jud