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Everyone travel safely to Wildwood......Cabs are awaiting the arrival of the new season. We love kicking off the start of the season. BTW, I think polls before the first show are dumb. I mean, no one has competed yet, the corps are all anxious to perform, and I am sure everyone is ready. So, come and enjoy, cheer for your favorites (hopefully that will be the Caballeros...lol), and may all the corps do their best and entertain our excited crowd. I am so pumped!! Looking forward to seeing everyone...especially at Kelly's afterwards.

Trust me Buffy...none of us chubby guys need the ice cream truck! LOL

I have to say, I got goose bumps at the end of the day on Sunday. It was wonderful to see the corps put the opener on the field and wow...is it going to really light up the stadiums this Summer. While being there, it I noticed a work ethic that was tremendous. It was great to work with such awesome people. Next camp...the ballad. And hey, kudos to Eric Robertshaw on writing a spectacular opening drill. Can't wait to see the rest of it. As always, it is a pleasure to teach such a fantastic corps. Keep practicing that music during the week, update those dot books and be ready to move ahead next camp. Wow, I can't wait!

I also wanted to say I am glad it was only a rumor. To support what Alan said, we need everyone in this activity. Best of luck in your preperations Brigadiers, for the 2009 competitive season.

What a great camp! The fact that we have so much of the opener on the field and it looks great and sounds amazing....oh my! What a talented group of people to be associated with. I can't wait until the next camp. Let's get those last few spots filled and do it! Keep practicing guys! See you all soon.

Some of us, including us staff guys, are relishing the weight loss!

I often wished I won the lottery so I could bring back the Long Island Kingsmen. I would really love to do that! The other corps I would bring back if I could is the one that I folded on July 6, 1995. I was the assistant director. That corps was Suncoast Sound.

Wow, Chris, that is awesome! It is great to see a new up and coming composer! You always did such nice arrangements and I wish you luck in your composing career! That is a tremendous accomplishment!

I don't respond too often here on DCP, but I must respond here. I was the assistant director of Suncoast Sound in 1995, the final year. I was the administrator in charge on the road who folded the corps on July 6th in New Brunswick, NJ. I would love nothing more than to see Suncoast return to the field BUT...please, please, please...make sure there is enough money to travel. The 1995 corps travelled on a wing and a prayer. Shawn Rowland, the director, sold us a bill of goods, promised us money that just wasn't there. He sold the semi to Carolina Crown, bought us a smaller trailer and sent us on our way while he stayed in Tampa, knowing we had no money. Don't let that happen again. Bring the corps back and rock the house. You have my blessings!

Long Island, New York Many a great corps came from here over the years. The Smithtown Freelancers, Long Island Kingsmen (16th in DCI in 1980, 1978 and 1979 American Legion National Champs, 1979 VFW National Champs), St. Ignatius Girls (numerous times DCI all girl champions) Selden Cadets (many championships), LI Grenadiers (1983 and 1984 Garden State Champs), Stormy Knights, St. Johns Crusaders, St. James Saints, Eastern Excelsior, OLPH Ridgemen, New Image, Sound of Long Island, and many more. Bring Drum Corps back to Long Island -Bryan

Thanks Mike, I wasn't aware of their earlier thread, but you can't say enough to people to be on the look out for this. -Bryan

If anyone wants to know the truth to the corps folding on July 6, 1995 in New Brunswick, NJ with 42 dedicated members making the decision to return home...let me know. I was the corps assistant director in 1995 and was there the day the corps folded. The saddest thing that I have ever seen or been a part of. -Bryan Jenner

I just read that the Kiwanis Kavaliers had all their horns and drums stolen off their equipment truck which is parked in Miami, Florida. Yes, the corps recently announced they would again be inactive for 2007, and then someone breaks into their truck and steals all their equipment. This is definately not something that will help this corps rebuild in the future. Check out their website for more information www.kiwaniskavaliers.org :( -Bryan <a href="http://KiwanisKavaliers.org/CrimeStopper.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://KiwanisKavaliers.org/KKREWARD.jpg" border="0" alt="Kiwanis Kavaliers"></a>

Yes, this is true!!! The Kingsmen always had a similar "inverse" color design than the Cadets and yes, we played White Rabbit in 1976. I'll be having flashbacks all Summer now! -Bryan Jenner LI Kingsmen 75-80

My Dad drove one of the buses all the years I marched with the Long Island Kingsmen. I do remember my mom helping out our feeder corps when my brother marched there. -Bryan