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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    86, 87, 88, 89 Star of Indiana
  • Your Favorite Corps
    Star of Indiana
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    1993 Star of Indiana
  • Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
    1991

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  1. I can't believe that Shorty Bartholomew took so long to pop up. 82 Garfield soprano solo at the beginning of the show was amazing. Shorty was an amazing player. Also, quite the lead line. Goober, Shorty and Skeeter. East Coast guys with hilbilly nicknames. Classic!
  2. Star United fields a class A all-age group? Just sayin.
  3. The standard for blend we used at Star of Indiana was 8 leads split into upper and lower part, 2nd and third parts were covered by Euphoniums. I like to think that we put some really nice baritone sections together. As far as what we marched, it was the King. I loved that horn. It played great! My only complaint (Besides the weight) ((It sucked to carry)) was the valves were so big that they had terrible response in technical sections of the music. They were slowwwwwwwwww! I marched one for 4 seasons and would love to get my hands on an old King G Euphonium.
  4. Has Star United gone on yet? Anyone able to do a few pictures of their performance?
  5. I am seeing something Italian....Gladiator Show? Spaghetti Western Show? Just a thought.
  6. Thanks for all of the compliments. The playing members of the Alumni Group last night hit a home run! It was both an emotional, and beloved experience for me to watch old friends recreate our signature sound. It was also nice to see the video clips of Dubie, Mr. Cook, DVD, and George Z. But, most of all I enjoyed seeing Jim Mason recognize the efforts of the people participating last night. Jim has distanced himself from our group over the past few years and his abscence has been a bit of a mystery to us. However, I have to say that there was one bitter-sweet moment for me as an alumni. It was absolutely amazing to watch the crowd and feel the warmth of the praise heaped upon the group. For those that say we were universally loved as a goup...I beg to differ. During my years I saw, heard, and felt the wrath of MANY unappreaciative fans in the form of boos and other disparaging remarks. I turned to a close friend while on the sideline last night and made the remark that if we would have been received like that more often in the early 90's we probably would not have an alumni corps on the field, but a compteing junior corps. Who knows...maybe not. However, I can assure you that last night went a long way to making up some of the feelings that all alumni from star can relate to. Thanks to those who participated and I wish I could have been there with you!
  7. I am surprised Pittsfield, Mass has not made the list. Great environment for Drum Corps, but a wicked pissah of a field to march. Press box way off center, the crowd being so far away from the sidelines and of course the huge mountain they called the pitchers mound out there. I think we had a snare drummer go down on that field in 86. Another interesting place to pull a show was Rome, NY. If I remember correctly, they took us to the Polish home and fed us to the point of gluttony and then sent us on our way to finish rehearsal and do a show. It was it's own little puke fest after eating all that food. Those people were wonderful up there.
  8. Congrats to all the Mini-corps, but a huge shout out to my home boys! Crongrats guys! Scooter, if you need some help with arranging airfare and such for the conspiricy theorist in the crowd....I would love to help! Unreal performance!
  9. I have not doubt whatsoever that DVD can oversee three incredible Brass Lines operations. Matt Harloff has put together an incredible staff at Crown that can be successful for years to come. Frank Sullivan and Josh Talbott are going to do great things at Blue Stars, and I am sure to expect nothing less at the Scouts. DVD has done nothing but set these groups up for incrdible long term success with a proven technique program that works. Just wish I was 19 and could do it all over again.
  10. I have a hard time thinking that Blue Knights are going to fall this next season. I really enjoyed the visual / drill that Sully had them do. I think that there are great things in store for them visually if Sully stays on board. I found them to be very entertaining.
  11. To all my HOME BOYS! (and girls) Best of luck this weekend and bring another title home! Wish I could be there! As Becky Says...."Don't Suck" Go Star United!
  12. I am not sure I have seen it mentioned on any of the current madison threads, but I would love to know if Tom Hannum is being considered for the position of Drum Caption head. Am I the only one around the loves the way Jimmer and Tom worked together in the past? Is Jeff Lee not one of Tom's guys? Seems like it might be a good match. Would a Tom Hannum drum line fly in the face of the Madison faithful? (Personal Note) This particular flavor of Kool-Aid is pretty palatable for me....I have been drinking this staffs kool-aid for years. I can show you a closet full of Ott Trophies. (Earned Consecutively by the way.) I would still give my big toe to get to march and be a part of what is going to happen to that wonderful group that comes on board next year.
  13. I guess the only one missing from the old team is Hannum.....hmmmm, wonder who is going to do the percussion gig?
  14. Just saw the dress rehearsal for Star United. They have a very nice drum corps.
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