trumpet77

I was at DCI '76 Prelims in Philadelphia and the Muchachos did perform that day. I remember it specifically since our band played all of their music and we had clones of their uniforms. I specifically remember at the end of the show, one of the members passed out.

I was not aware that you marched '76 Muchachos! How awesome a drum corps career you have had so far! I know that Dave Rinaldo was taken in a car accident, but was Tommy Clarke (DM-Muchachos) involved in car accident also? 1982 BD 1979, 1980, 1981 - Spirit of Atlanta

Were you there General?

I was a member of 1980 Spirit - Soprano player. The performance was so emotional and beyond defining it as just a numeric score, I never once in 31 years even thought about where did we place in horns. This past summer (2011) I finally asked myself that question and we placed second, but it did not matter... that performance was beyond anything a score could ever convey... It didn't even matter to us what we placed in horns.... we played for Jim and his family... Bonnie and Pops were in the audience and had spent two days with us encouraging us and supporting us.