-
Posts
705 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Everything posted by tommyfromhowardst
-
What's with all the hate for BD
tommyfromhowardst replied to koburd's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
When they were the Anaheim Kingsmen, everyone loved them--now that they're the Blue Devils.....well....... -
RIP Cavaliers' Sal Ferrera
tommyfromhowardst replied to Michael Boo's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
... -
The Return of Ludwig-Musser
tommyfromhowardst replied to CrunchyTenor's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
CT, Long time. I visited Ludwig in Indiana about two years ago with a new marching drum design for snares and bass drums--I wonder if they ripped it off and call it theirs now. Hope not. It was a well engineered drum designed by a drummer and a couple of structural engineers from Chicago that incorporated the shell with the rim--no more floating rim, no more 14 lb drums, no more formica sound and no ringing. Amazing. I will be interested to see what they come up with....... -
some old corps photos
tommyfromhowardst replied to yonnenana's topic in Historical Junior Corps Discussions
They were black and white. -
Bold predictions for 2010
tommyfromhowardst replied to BozzlyB's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Phantom Crown Cadets Blue Devils Cavaliers Blue Stars Glassmen Santa Clara Boston Cubs Madison Spirit -
Nice plume placement, though I'm sure most people have felt like doing that to someone now and then...
-
Fold, fold, diminish, fold.....I'm 3-0-1.....they were going to pay me NOT to join Madison.....
-
Whoa--you better check out Belleville's uniforms from bitd.......Black Knights had some of the baddest unis around!
-
Americanos SDCA performance
tommyfromhowardst replied to Canosalumprez's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
I thought she was going to say "they're dusting off their sombreros" but said "skills" at the last second! Go Americanos!! Great press coverage......... edited for incorrect word use -
I'm sorry for your loss--thank you for your story. It made me feel better.
-
Yeah, they bounced around with red, light blue, navy blue, and black.....since the first (official) American League game back in 1901 against the Cleveland Indians.....
-
Show-off!!! --------- HA
-
Hey Northern Thunder, do you have corps breakdowns for 1960, 1950, etc. how many and state by state? I hear tell there were a lot more than the 442 from '72.
-
R.I.P. Donna-Mae Baldenecker Burr Smith
tommyfromhowardst replied to Jeff DeMello's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
All of our best to you , Donna-Mae. -
I'm all for it--the current two-tone jobbers never really did it. Looked like spokesmen for Lincoln automobiles. Phantom never won with their two-tone uni bitd either. Needs a red plume. Silver buckle. Cross straps. Something. They are going to tear it up this year and new unis will further them along. Like it did for SCV '73. We can only hope.
-
All time favorite "Drum Corps Moment".
tommyfromhowardst replied to Tansea's topic in Historical Junior Corps Discussions
One of the best for myself and many others was Kenosha, Wis. early June '73, first show of the year. Des Plaines Vanguard. We came marching out of the fog breathing fire and tearing the ground up with Holst's Planets (the original). Jim Unrath (HOF) was doing GE and we could not hear his comments on the tape due to his twirling the mic around like a bolo, screaming his head off, jabbering something about being in the high 90's at that point. Apparently we had pulled off the most exciting, loudest, monster opener of all time. Crowd almost rushed us on the field. Nothing but screaming, crying, and clapping. The air was charged that night and we were the recipients. We made new friends. Unfortunately the rest of the show and season took a 90 degree turn south for us as we placed 20th that year but those 2 1/2 minutes were the greatest of all time. Was anyone else there? -
some old corps photos
tommyfromhowardst replied to yonnenana's topic in Historical Junior Corps Discussions
Yuo I remember all those names--Raz was cool, so was Bobby.....I marched LaCrosse in '74 with a lot of the Milwaukee crew, as they were called......cool beans! -
That reminds me, '73 bridgemen trip line had a pair of bongos fused to their hi and lo drum for a total of 5--does that count?
-
Drum Corps speech
tommyfromhowardst replied to chainsaw1's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
That's funny about trombone guy, mine was corps jinx. I remember being at initiations standing nude in front of the inquisition eating a cigarette and an onion--great combo, answering questions that would determine my next punishment, going on zero sleep that night with a hand full of vasaline in my hair that didn't come out for a week, and a looooong, hot, 3 mile parade the next Sunday morning. That's just one day I manage to remember--there was worse. Are initiations as ruthless as they were bitd? -
When I was in the Des Plaines Vanguard in '73, I saw the Commodores for the first time and their rep was that they were ex-convicts or audy home graduates which scared a lot of folks except my corps the Vanguard--who's members wanted to know if the Commodores had the same parole officers or did time at the same facility. Wacky wacky wacky.......
-
Kingsmen directors....
tommyfromhowardst replied to PaNors77's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Ha, and I just moved here to Los Angeles--I better check the web site........ -
All good except Fog won in '75.
-
Off the Wall Stuff In Shows
tommyfromhowardst replied to JimF-LowBari's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
Yer gettin' a new box? What'd ya' get? -
Wow, those are some heavyweight names...
-
Low b flat?