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Wow Garry, thanks for the response. A little off topic for this thread, but this is by far the most I've read about when and where I marched I've ever seen on DCP. You mentioned the pool party before and I had no memory of it - now I know why. That first year was kind of a blur since I had no idea what I was doing; too young (13) and still didn't really know what this drum corps thing was. Back to On Topic a little more - In '72 I still hadn't dialed in to drum corps. When some corps mothers brought me my ticket to Finals I complained that I didn't want to go! In midsummer '73 we convinced the corps' directorship that we might have a chance to make Finals after scoring a 75 in Canada (very much a fluke in retrospect) and held mucho fundraisers to go. I couldn't wait to go to DCI in '73 and '74. Youth was wasted on the too young for me in '72.

I'd like to see all the Northwest corps reps from '72, '73, '74, and '76 (there's a selfish theme here). Also all Patriots and Renaissance scores from those years. Pics would be amazing too! I would PM you for these but maybe others would like to see these as well. As I mentioned before, this particular info seems hard to come by. If memory serves we lost a few shows in '72 to those invaders from Concord... Thanks Brian.

I'd sure like to see scores, reps, or pictures from the Sentinels and the NW shows (and other corps like the Titans, Shamrocks, Columbians, and a lot of others). Seems like info on them is hard to find and share.

I marched in prelims - '72, '73, and '74 with the P/N Patriots. Always dreamt of playing in Finals; closest we got was 21st (I think both in '72 and '74).

It's very possible the P-N Patriots marched in the parade or in exhibition. They did exhibitions for quite a while after 1974, but never again competed as a drum corps, to my knowledge.

Rice is correct - the Patriots did not compete again after 1974. Sounds like the program was set up before that decision was made. As far as "Sensational" - that would be in the ear of the beholder; and we were always "Percussion-naut", never "Percussionist" (but we were called many other names by our competition, I'm sure!)

It's on my copy of the soundtrack, which is by Ennio Morricone. It's track 13, and it shows as very cheap used on Amazon. Don't know if it's on iTunes.

Probably the most single exciting corps show I ever saw. I used to have a cassette tape of it before my car was broken into and it was stolen, along with Madison's early 1976 show. Close second, for similar reasons was the Glassmen at Allentown a few years back in the middle of a torrential downpour.

Give it a shot - it's New England. Half an hour ago it was hailing; now it looks like great drum corps weather.

Nice job - well-written review.

Renaissance didn't start until 1976, and the P-N Patriots were inactive competitively after 1974. I don't remember if the Seattle Shamrocks, Bellevue Sentinals (sp?), or Tri-City Columbians marched in 1975. Inquiring minds want to know - does anyone remember?

A pleasure to have known and marched with the man.

93 PR - Nikk, you didn't list this one?!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/Spe...7/BobYeager.jpg Bob 12/23/1978!

Hey Bruce - At the risk of getting all "PM" - Big Buddha Bob Yeager was an usher at my wedding over 27 years ago. A NW drum corps fixture. Poncho was an entertainer and a half. It's about time some Western (and Northwestern) corps got some space on these forums. Can't blame anybody, though. There were many more Eastern and Midwestern corps for a longer time.