Wonder how many Drum corp members ever got to nominate a new drum corps name and vote on what they want to be called? Only one I know of...Gail Royer and SCV. Anyone else remember that day?
Brasso...Believe Amador has it right... From what I recall the SANTA CLARA part of the corpswas named to reflect the entire county of Santa Clara. ...not the city... PTS
I would like to hear more about the Backstory of the corps name. I was in the room when the kids and parents selected the name Vanguard back in 1967. Like to hear more. Thanks
Posted your 2/28 Happy Birthday post..Jesse...it made me think of the "unknown" backstory about Gail, the name and I and members I talked to back then...hard to remember...I had been a bass-baritone player with the Hawthorne Muchachos stationed at Moffet Field... Rick