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Jason Baczynski, drummer for Texas Swing band “Asleep at the Wheel”, marched Cavaliers in 1999...So I've seen him on the field in 1999 and on stage in 2022.😆

Jim Ott's arrangement for Spirit (79 & 80) was based on Count Basie' Sweet Georgina Brown and Bill Watrous's Sweet Georgina Upside Down Count Basie Bill Watrous (Listen to the section about 4 minutes in)

Nice venue. I’ve attended this show off and on since 1982, and marched one show there in 1984. Best of luck to all tonight!

I have a theory that I have kept bottled up for 30 years and probably never would have remembered had this thread not jogged my memory. 1984: I was a baritone player in Spirit of Atlanta. Near the end of our Whitewater finals performance I felt something hang on my foot near the end of our show - when I was in the area of the 35-40 yard line on the (audience’s) right side of the field. Glanced down and saw a piece of rope with a S hook* on it which I was able to kick off my foot and keep going. Leaving the field I momentarily thought “should I tell a judge?” but then it was hurry up and get off the field, etc... Later that night the Garfield incident happens and I thought, yeah I should have told someone. *Anyone remember the Florida Wave 1984 show? They had a visual section where they lowered horns and let them hang on a rope with a hook…

One More Time, Chuck Corea (BD 81,82,83) > the original Singers Unlimited recording. Listening to the SU version you’d think that Wayne Downey / BD wrote the tune then Gene Puerling adapted it for SU

I spent the afternoon at Spirit's rehearsal in Evansville on Wednesday then took in the show ...Looking (and sounding) good! Troopers and Madison were quite impressive also.

I am just here waiting on score when I saw your sig. line and wanted to say...LET'S GO PEAY (I am APSU class of 1986)

I have been a Trooper fan since way back (1978 is way back for me!) and I’ve gotta say I was seriously impressed and proud of their show and performance in Evansville. I easily had them scored above the other 3 and was a little worried they would give Spirit (my biased favorite ) a run for their money.

The Troopers played very well, Nice show!

Central...posting from Spirit's rehearsal sight

Some info gathered from the Drums on the Ohio Facebook page today: The show starts at 7:00. Blue Stars (3rd corps) steps off at 8:04, Spirit (5th corps) steps off at 9:03. Spirit does the encore. (Central time zone)

Don't even think it! I'll be there.

Speaking of DCW and preseason info...remember Trivial Ed's articles? He listed his phone number and invited you to call (which I did) and fill him in on – or get the scoop on – your favorite corps. “This has been trivial and you are not”

I agree I like the way you think.

I agree! Go Spirit...

Thanks for the update. Here's hoping for a good summer for all the corps, but a little extra "good" for Spirit

This has been a fun and educational walk down memory lane! No, I’m not a Guardsman but the first real life drum corps folks I met as a freshman band member at Austin Peay State University (back in the fall of 81) were folks like Lloyd Dukes, Lois Wiggins, David and Jean Royse, and Richard Daniel. I've heard their tales of breaking the curse of 7 and those old busses - and I ate it all up. W. Dale Warren was another APSU grad that wore the tall shako although he graduated a year or 2 before I got there and our paths crossed a few years later. Even more years later my son’s high school band director was another Guardsmen - Steve Knob. In 1984 when several of us from APSU (Jean Royse included) were marching with Spirit of Atlanta, Richard Daniel would oft times grab my baritone and play Seahawk or the baritone solo from TOSP. BTW, I understand from some of my Spirit friends that drum instructor Tom Float would sometimes refer to the G-men as “The Cats in the Hats”

A cool tune in any year no doubt, but the up-tempo re-entry statement near the end in 82 just kicks total...uh...posterior!

I would almost vote for "Legend" since that was one of the first drum corps recordings I ever heard - however I've got to proclaim BD's "One More Time, Chuck Corea" (82 version) as the the mostest awesomest concert I've ever heard.

Great review Joe! Its been a month since I've seen a live show and Spirit. You made me feel like I was in J-ville again. I need to get out more.

Murfreesboro-- Bringing Mr. Hallberg with you? Perhaps I'll see yall there.

Its about TIME! I'm counting down the hours now.