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Tim K

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Tim K last won the day on December 4 2022

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  • Your Favorite Corps
    27th Lancers, Boston Crusaders, North Star, Holy Family Defenders,Madison Scouts, Garfield Cadets (still like the Cadets, but loved them back in the day), Phantom Regiment, Blue Stars (back in the day), Kilties
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    27th Lancers 1980 DCI finals, Phantom Regiment 1979 close second
  • Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
    1980
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  1. I didn’t get to Allentown or finals in 2014 but did get the chance to see “Felliniesque” in Atlanta and the following evening at NightBEAT. For me, it’s a fan friendly show that caught me by surprise, especially after “Rewrite of Spring” the previous year. It told a story, had humorous moments, and was well executed. Blue Devils enthusiasts I know often love one aspect of their shows whether it be percussion, brass, guard, design, etc. more than anything but this show was a total package and won the crowd. It certainly caught my attention. I just feel old knowing we’re remembering it on its tenth anniversary!🙂
  2. I agree that society has changed, but by the 1980’s most colleges had policies about professors and teaching assistants not dating students, non fraternization rules in athletic activities, etc. For those of a younger age, more and more states were requiring mandated reporting. The rules in many cases were in place. One thing that has changed is how we view offenders. Offenders were never the people we know, or so many thought. We believed offenders looked like creeps, probably drove vans with interiors that looked like a lounge, and were obvious leches. If there were questions about someone who gave no clues about being an offender, often people would say “I know him, he’s all right.” Since most of us don’t want to believe the worst about people, it’s understandable. Looking back, it seems that when we discover inappropriate and often criminal behavior, it’s often not those we expect.
  3. I knew someone who marched with Garfield Cadets from 78 or 79 to 82. He went to school in Boston and we had a mutual friend. His story was not that different from those who marched in other corps who move up in placement. He loved the family atmosphere of when he first marched. He’s my major source of the miracle in 1980 where the threat of not finishing the season and certainly not making finals was real and then finding themselves in 10th. 81 things began to change. He struggled in 82. New instructors were brutal, volunteers and longtime members pushed out, and the atmosphere changed. He was a year or two older than me and I don’t recall if he aged out. He was always loyal to Cadets, never spoke about wild parties, and his comments only came when the discussion went to George Zingali and the influx of former 27th Lancers. Looking back at that time, it did seem that for many corps, the harder you worked, the harder you partied. For some, partying hard is why they didn’t make finals but that’s another story. Whether that happened with Cadets, I can’t say but whatever the corps, underage marching members, in the case of the young woman a high school student, with college age kids and adult instructors all at the same party is a recipe for disaster, especially when 1983 became 1984.
  4. I just did a Google search to see what Ms. Nadonly is doing these days. This wouldn’t fit what she’s doing now. Also, I don’t think this story has enough traction to get attention, especially in a year of an election in a divided nation where pundits get more attention than reporters. This has nothing to do with the merits of the case as much as the ever changing priorities of journalists and news agencies.
  5. When you matched, I’m surprised Boston Crusaders Bingo sheets even had the number 27 on them!🙂
  6. The question of whether the mission statement of a non profit is in alignment with Bingo is a legitimate question. In my case as a pastor (I’m a Catholic priest) I have had parishes with schools but we no longer had Bingo so I never had to make a decision about the game. However you still have to figure out ways to pay teachers a living wage while keeping tuition low for families who are barely scraping by. I know drum corps is a different situation than a school but funding non profits is not easy. In my neck of the woods (just outside of Boston) there are fewer Bingos. There have three major death knells for Bingo. One, when smoking was no longer allowed in public places, Bingos took a huge hit. Casinos with Bingo halls is a second. Third? Bingos have a hard time attracting volunteers. Volunteering at Bingo is a thankless job.
  7. I’ve said this before in other threads but when it comes to corporate donors, drum corps can be a hard sell. In general, businesses want to donate to organizations that serve the local community, the key word being local. A touring drum corps that recruits from all over the country is an organization that serves, but it does not serve the local community. Donors also want “bang for the buck.” Let’s say you give an organization $5,000. If it’s a local basketball program, that goes a long way towards equipment, uniforms, gym rental, etc. If it’s a local theater group, that goes a long way towards sets and costumes. Lots of people are served. How far does the same donation go in drum corps? I think a drum corps could get some corporate donations but it requires work. Alums who are now in the corporate world and carefully selected board members would be key. A drum corps establishing some sort of a presence in the community such as directors being members of the Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, etc., sitting on local boards for hospitals, outreach agencies, various non profits and the like would be important. Being a good neighbor is also important. Cadets moved to Erie partially at least to increase the donor base. It would take a good tens years for that to develop. Blue Devils have been mentioned. Blue Devils is well known in Concord, CA. According to someone I know who once lived in Concord, many people in the city have no idea how good they are, but the organization is well received. My guess is establishing relationships over the years is a huge reason why.
  8. I did not see 2008 Phantom live. I would have loved to have been in Bloomington see Phantom move from 3rd to 2nd to 1st. “Red” is one of my favorite shows and is still a sentimental favorite of longtime BAC fans. Though I saw it live in local shows, the finals performance looks electrifying. I loved SCV 1989 and 1989 Phantom equally and would have enjoyed seeing those two at finals and would have been happy with the results either way.
  9. I enjoyed 2013 when Crown won it’s first title and 2016 when Bloo took top honors. Since I probably won’t be in Indy in 2025 (I need to take a long overdue return trip to Ireland), I’m hoping to see BAC take home their first title this year. I’d also like to mention the 1979 CYO Nationals. North Star had a great early and mid season and beat Bridgemen and 27th on quite a few occasions. North Star beat 27th and Bridgemen the night before as well as Madison. It was believed to be a fluke. 27th had won the World Open, Bridgemen had an off night as did Madison. At CYO Nationals, Madison came back with a vengeance, 27th had a great show that in my opinion was stronger than the performance at World Open and should have won. North Star was great, but 3rd at best, probably 4th, but there was no way they’d beat 27th or Madison. They did. At the time 27th was one of my favorite corps and though I loved North Star, that was when Madison was Madison and could blast you from this world to the next. When the scores were announced and North Star won again, the reaction of the crowd who did not agree with the judging was something else. Let’s just say it’s a good thing the old “what didn’t get settled on the field will get settled in the parking lot” was no longer the rule of the day. Another memorable performance that night was a small but powerful Boston Crusaders.
  10. My guess would be the largest single expense hosting a show would not be the number of corps in a show but the cost of the stadium. That certainly impacts ticket prices. Also very few shows have program books, and even those that do are not filled with ads which would have been the case in the past. That’s an income loss which has to be made up someplace else. With fewer shows, what we are paying for is the opportunity to see drum coros in our own backyard.
  11. I stay at the Fairfield and book directly. I used the VisitIndy site a few years back. I got double booked at the Fairfield downtown and the Fairfield near the airport. The Fairfield claimed it happens frequently. That may have been an excuse but I wasn’t going to argue since I didn’t want to have to pay for two rooms. It turned out fine. The Downtown Fairfield was able to fill the reservation right away and though the airport Fairfield required an Uber, I ended up saving some money. I’ve also had issues when booking through AAA though not for a trip to Indy.
  12. I’m not in a position to question whether the food offered by Cadets was the best. Perhaps it was tasty, healthy, and well prepared, but the complaints as I heard them centered on portion size and the complaints were more recent than the 70’s and 80’s.
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