Joe Salvatore

Like your thinking, Garfield... just think if the Bridgemen had won... they went down completely flat.

I enjoyed both of your corps that year... Gail made us watch you out West after stating that you would beat us that night... so we stared at you in wonderment from the end zone.

I never thought of DCA as a viable alternative to World Class DCI until this thread... but understand that if you cannot afford (time or money) to have tour commitments like the DCI World Class AND no viable DCI Open Class is available then this does indeed make sense. (I almost marched tenors for Empire Statesmen in 1986 as I had no corps near me in Houston, TX; but, Mom vetoed this idea.) I note also that we are discussing Open Class and so issues regarding wanting to join the best of the best don't apply trying to contrast DCI Open with DCA. Really saddened that Music City will not be touring next year, they seems like they were on the right track program wise.

Very good insights Randy, I wish the economic and work realities of drum corps were much simpler so as to allow more corps to continue entertaining us while providing the great summer experiences we've all had with them in the past. Hope you are doing better these days as well.

Wow, you're good Boo!! BTW... you should participate in the Hall of Fame Silent Auction by offering a seat as a team member for Prelims or Semis, I know I'd bid on that!

27th Lancers Bridgemen Velvet Knights Suncoast Sound Sky Ryders Argonne Rebels Oakland Crusaders Freelancers Star of Indiana Squires (+1 to our newest DCI Hall of Fame Member Steve Rondinaro http://www.dci.org/about/fame/view_member.cfm?member_id=92929206-94c2-4059-b24e-9784b0b7b49f )

I seem to recall that the The Royal Crusaders of Finleyville PA started out doing Christian themed shows that were quite popular and good. In fact I seem to recall them even carrying a large cross on the field as part of one of their early 1970s shows. http://www.corpsreps.com/corpsreps.cfm?view=corpsdet&corps=20&corpstype=Junior http://drumcorpswiki.com/Royal_Crusaders The 1989, 1990, and 1991 shows of the Cavaliers were inspired by Christian and more specifically Catholic music. http://www.corpsreps.com/corpsreps.cfm?view=corpsyr&corps=9&yearqry=1989&corpstype=Junior http://www.corpsreps.com/corpsreps.cfm?view=corpsyr&corps=9&yearqry=1990&corpstype=Junior http://www.corpsreps.com/corpsreps.cfm?view=corpsyr&corps=9&yearqry=1991&corpstype=Junior I personally, enjoy the J. Rutter music and have the Cavaliers to thank for exposure to it. Peace All! :innocent:/> Sorry, I forgot some favorite closers from Spirit of Atlanta ... 1979/1980 Let It Be Me and 1981 We Are the Reason

fsubone - Thanks for the score posts!!!!

well yeah... gosh this theme stuff is just getting weirder and weirder. Soon enough we'll have themes like "Black, the Absorption of Light"

Wow, really? So all other corps should just give it up as lost because none of them are doing it right? I know you probably did not mean that; but, perhaps a lighter tone of supporting information would be more appropriate, eh? Look... you like BD and that is great. I agree that they have had quite an impressive and successful placement history. Is that all that matters or are we to conclude (getting back on topic) that staff is that important to being competitively successful.

Ahem.. Boo.. surprised that you were not aware of the history of our SCV annual member patches. Don't know if this is still done today; but, from 1972 to at least my age-out in 1989 the patches were the SCV green crest and in the top right diagonal area it reads "DCI NAT'L". Many members did not add the official DCI patches opting for these instead. Watches were never officially provided by the corps... just the DCI rings.

Good point but how would one do Phantom of the Opera with other non-POTO music? Creative ways perhaps but I'd rather not have that explored. On another note... Northern Thunder (Brian T) posted this past years SCV hornline at the Texas Bandmasters performing the Ballad from our SCV 1989 POTO - "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again". Exact same arrangement. I'd encourage all to find it, give it a listen, and continue with thoughts and responses to the OP question.

Hmmm... but... PR did not play all Spartacus music as they had in 1981 and 1982.

ditto Also some well qualified percussionist are not geographically located near a corps and are unable to attend regular rehearsals. When I marched, I lived in Houston, TX and at that time the closest corps were Spirit of Atlanta, Suncoast Sound, and Sky Ryders. Many corps drum lines at that time were having weekly practices and as such wanted local talent where possible.

Ahem... touche... Ahem. You are the best... thanks for lightening this up a bit. I'll just say that I just really enjoy drum corps. Now and past it matter not to me. I have always looked with wonderment at how the shows are created and evolve into wonderfully entertaining musical extravaganzas. I don't have to enjoy every corps every year but I always find some enjoyment in just about every show I view. Reminds me of one of my best corps friends. He was the assistant drum major in VKs 1984 show... yes, he played the shark. In Atlanta during championships week, he took a couple of buses and the MARTA to sneak up to the stadium to enjoy the very first several corps to perform (seem to recall him being enamored with Canadian Knights). Point is that I wish all of us could still have his sense of joy with the activity.