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In your list of credits for Joe, you forgot to mention Tambourine Player Extrodinaire for the Madison Scouts Alumni Reunion Project. He gathered quite a fan following from his exciting performance in that role. Roma

What the heck.......I was looking for the Scouts '75, and couldn't see them, until I realized their uniforms have been colored Cavalier Green!!!!!!!! Or am I just seeing things?

Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!! David and I watched it over and over, so loud, it shook our whole little house. We especially enjoyed the beginning and ending segments (Nothing cheesy about that, Scott, Scott, and Randy!), the Spif shot (hysterical!), the growing green Robert (Egads!), oh, heck, we enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you to Pearson, Stewart, Ferrie, Lynne Navis, Robert Pilot, etal. I can't possibly name all names here, there were so many people who gave so much to make this dream come true. The DVD and CD set are the absolute best memories we could ever have of this experience. David and I deeply regret not making the banquet, and now he tells me it was a choice between my engagement ring, or the trip to the Dells. I hated to tell him, but my choice would've been the banquet!!! Not really, dear. I truly adore my lovely Marquis cut diamond. Anywho, we are waiting anxiously to see you all again. Better plan that next years get-together for after our blessed event. PM me guys, and I'll tell you when to plan it!!! Just kidding. Roma

Jeff, Let's just say, to paraphrase Geno, "I guess the Superman Suit does work!" Also, David said, "Wow, that project really DID make me feel like I was 20 years old again.!" I guess being around all that testosterone really got me primed, so to speak. We got the DVD last night, and it was incredible. We can now relive it in surround sound and a large TV. May need a new system to do it justice. Oh, wait, we have other things to spend money on now. Thanks so much for your good wishes. We'll keep you in mind when picture time comes around. Maybe the next get-together, you'll get to see the little one. Roma

Have not seen the DVDs arrival at the Ramthun/Heinlen abode as of yet..........I'm in it??????!!!!!!! How can that be? Looking forward to seeing it, regardless! We'll be glad to be able to enjoy it on the surround sound system. We missed you also, more than you can imagine. Heard Mark was being called "Uncle" by quite a few people! Roma

I didn't want to read this......Why does everything sound so incredible when you can't make it for the revelry? :( David and I sat at home, suffering with the sad realizatiion that we were not where we belonged on that particular Saturday night. On Sunday, we were just emotional and grumpy, and we didn't realize the trouble until it dawned on him. If we had made it to Wisconsin for the weekend, he would've been sitting with some of his brothers watching the Packer game, instead of alone in our kitchen. Glad you all had fun, and we're looking forward to the DVDs. Roma

I graduated in 1979, but I only marched with my high school band for my Freshman and Sophomore years, before I even knew what Drum Corps was. The band director gave those of us in the Bluecoats an ultimatum. "The marching (swing) band, or the Bluecoats!" Well, DUH. That was the easiest decision I ever made. I quit the band right then and there without even a single look back, well, this look back - <**> :P .

Bluecoats - Inactive in 1979, back in 1980, and look where they are today!!!!!

I just felt a huge lump in my throat. What a shame we can't have contests like that anymore. I loved all the press and local support in Marion. That city name still conjures up great memories of cockroaches, abandoned schools with non-potable water (the National Guard had to bring us tankers of H2O!), but most of all, the feeling of belonging to a group with Espirit de corps, military bearing, pride of accomplishment (no small task for a kid who started out in Drum Corps with no self-esteem), and a sense of respect for all the corps that came before and all those against whom we competed. Yeah, we swapped insults and demeaning chatter, but we all recognized how hard everyone worked. The feeling of passing in review for the corps that won, but the even greater feeling of being the last on the field and having everyone else saluting you as the winners. Ah, yes........*sigh*

Oh, Apoch, I can SOOOOOO relate. Pictures of the Bluecoats of '77 and '78 are scarce as hen's teeth, as well. I have posed for the whole corps group shot, but never have I actually seen one. The '76 group shot is the one that shows up most often. Roma

Thank you, thank you for posting this pic. To paraphrase Geno, you are our new best friend for posting these pictures. Roma

Alas, I don't think I have any more pictures! :( I "Blew my wad" all at once :P I'll look this weekend.

WOOOHOOO B)

Did I? Make 800?

The. Most. Beautiful. Ever.

Hey, Geno, How come no pictures of me and my sweetie? :(

Bwaaahahahahaha! :lolhit:

The "Old" Canton Bluecoats.......but then, I'm biased!

Um......actually that was my contribution. After reading all the posts in this forum, it was beginning to sound like that in my brain. I just thought I would pass on my impression of this deep and meaningful discussion.

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Just a suggestion..........What if someone opened a Some old corps photos discussion forum? Then the controversy could continue, and the original object of some old corps photos could go on. If this subject gets shut down by the mods because of the arguing in here, it would be a huge disappointment. Does anyone else think this is a good idea? Roma

Just FYI, folks, I am not the kind of person who likes to stir up trouble. Those who know me personally can vouch for that. I wrote a personal note to Marlene to tell her I appreciated everything she did to share the history of Drum Corps. Those of you who jumped on the conspiracy theory bandwagon should be ashamed of yourselves. I tried to stand up for a person I didn't even know, because I felt that she should at least have the benefit of the doubt. I was given a wake-up call with one of the latest posts by her. HeII, I didn't know that you could buy the photos on PhotoBucket, and that is where I stored all my picts. Some of those I posted, as you can see if you look back, were from Drum Corps News and other publications. It never dawned on me to think of things like Copyright. I just had it in my heart to share a history of DRUM & BUGLE Corps, the way it was in the past. Geez, you all said "Thank you for sharing, I forgot about THAT memory!" Why can't we all just enjoy the sharing of our memories, and not get all bogged down with these non-existant threats? I enjoyed Malibu's posts, and I enjoyed what Marlene had to contribute to our history. Why did so few of you bother to check out Marlene's websites and see that she had a huge repository of insight and personal memories? Why did so few of you say, "Calm down and be appreciative of what we have here."? I am saddened by the loss of Malibu's posts and photos, and I am saddened by the loss of Marlene's four years of hard work and memories. I will stay on at DCP, because I believe that most of us are only concerned with the state of Drum Corps, today and in the past. A few disgruntled people cannot ruin the experience for those of us who still care. Sure, I have my opinions, but I will keep the negative ones between me and the people I who I know share my feelings, not try to convert relative strangers to my way of thinking. With all sincerity,

I couldn't get the link to work, either. That was an incredible article, Joe, and it truly must sum up what the experience meant to all those guys. I had tears in my eyes and chills down my spine as I relived my feelings about the Project, while reading what it was like through your eyes. Nicely done. ^OO^

Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For goodness sake, why do a few bad apples have to ruin it for everybody? We had this great thread, made a whole lot of people giddy with joy for 700-some-pages, got to relive something magical, and then a couple of people do something they ought'nt, and then *poof*, it's all down the drain. Is there nothing left for the good folks?