Cubeth77

You are absolutely right, Jim!

In my opinion, having been there and a part of Spirit of Atlanta 1980, with all the emotional stress and events of that day, if we had been told we were going to be in competition that night... I don't think I personally would have accepted or agreed with that due to the fact that we were all in a state of grief and unbelief. It took all I had just to get through that day much less think about being competitive.... afterall, relationship and people are more important than competition. (Other Spirit of Atlanta members and staff from 1980 - am I on target here?)

I was a member of that corps in 1980 and performed that night in Memphis, TN. I played Soprano bugle. There are no words to describe how I felt going onto the field. Like Bob Clark said, we were determined to perform and stay on tour, but I personally doubted I could ever get through it. To this day, it is one of the most difficult things I have had to do in my life. When we turned around to warm up, and instead of seeing Jim as always, Freddy was in the stands to warm us up, the gasps that my fellow corps member let out only added to my sadness. During the show, I could hear people all around me crying, gasping, and see people passing out. In "Let It Be Me" when I heard that ambulance and saw it going down the track, I felt a sudden panic that I can't describe. I have watched this video of our performance at Memphis one time and was simply floored that I could have felt so sad and thinking every note "I can't make it... how am I going to make it through this? Please Dear Heavenly Father and Lord, help me." I could not wait to get off the field so I could cry like a baby. I can't believe how amazing we sound when none of us could hardly play due to crying so hard..... Only by the grace of God did I get through it.

Yes I was a member of Spirit of Atlanta in '79, '80 and '81. We were kind of wondering how we could win prelims and then Phantom must have practiced every second between prelims and finals to jump and beat us by over three points. Oh well, we got them in 1980. However some people did not get to march '80.... Cubeth

Teasing Bonnie? About What ?

Back in the early 80's when I marched, we learned that they were going to make Drum Corps an Olympic Event... I guess "They" are still working on doing so...

3 Way Tie: - Spirit of Atlanta "Let It Be Me" - 1974 Hawthorne Muchachos - "When I was Seventeen" - Cavaliers - Softly As I Leave You

1974 Hawthorne Muchachos - Pictures of Spain (can't spell it in Spanish, but it is something like Picturesque es Spain)

Am I totally going bonkers, or did Crown actually already beat BD one time this season already???? I know I saw it posted on another social network, but maybe it was in error.

Jim Ott and Wayne Downey were both horn instructors and Jim Ott was the arranger of the music.

And wasn't Mike Moxley also in SCV with Jim and Wayne in 1971? 3 future employees of Mr. Jerry Seawright!

Loud is Beautiful... She can playe louder than most guys!