alvinpr89
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LOL how did I forget about that?
Also, was it 89 or 90 when Bohemian Rhapsody was the bus song?
You know what, I think it was 87 in that crappy old Madison bus.
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Well, in that case...
Dan's hating of it hadn't stopped by 1991. :P
T'was fun, though, t'was...
Were you guys doing the "air guitar" thing at the gate prior to shows in 1989?
Someone should start a thread to see just how many Regiment baritones/Buicks we have here.
Yah, that was a Waldo thing, it was very oganized, and every night someone new would have a "solo". Man I forgot all about the air guitar thing.
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Was that 1989? I remember doing that in 1991, and for some reason I thought it was the first time we were doing it, but I could definitely be wrong.
I loved the DCM tour...I remember in 1991 I got to know a lot of the Madison Scouts bari players because we all competed against each other at DCM I&E.
Hey Nikk, as I remember it was James that started playing that thing around 1986, it was something he would play at parade warm ups and stand stills. I believe it got going strong in 88-89, and as I remember it Dan hated it.
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Oh, got one more, Regiment 93 at the very end when the snare line comes running (and I mean running) to the front and has to pass thru the horn line which is moving side to side, both at full speed, up tempo. DCI week a judge got creamed on this move.
Always thought that was an impressive one.
Hey Mark, Tony Hall thought that one up on the spot finals week, we had some mellophones bite it big time teaching that move. If you watch real close, the horn player at the back of the triangle gets to her spot 2 counts late.
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Odd....we didn't march tenors in 87 or 88.
And could the green between the Colts and Americanos be Emerald Knights?
That is correct, his name is Steve and marched in the Colts in 85.
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The 1989 Phantom Regiment baritone section was once referred to as sound like a "fleet of Buicks" and the name has been with the section ever since then.
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NOPE happened after 89, maybe around 95, or 96.
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I remember seeing Blue Devils in 1986, and thinking that no one will even come close.
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Thank you--however, one of the dm's for PR was from Iowa, I believe that he marched with the Emerald Knights and was from Mt. Vernon. What was his name?
Yep, his name was Doug Steinbrech, and he was also the D.M. in 1987.
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Then we'll have to agree to disagree. I like the new format.
Did you ever get to march in an "old style" finale"?
If not, to sad for you.
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I know when I was marching (a little bit "back in the day") a lot of corps had their leads play bari and 2nd and 3rd parts play euph.
At Regiment our lines were mixed, whoever could carry the euph got stuck with one.
In 89 we had either 6 or 7 girls spread throughout the line so they got baris and I think all the leads got baris, only 5 or 6 of us marched euph if I recall correctly.
Hey Mark, Spam and I played euphoniums in 89, and I think the total was 6 in the line.
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Didn't Troopers make 13 in 1983? If so that would be my favorite 13th place show.
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This is so classic Bob!
I was fortunate to have been tormented by him for a year, too: 1988. He's was still a relatively unproven, young instructor at that point (he aged out in 1985 or 86, I believe). It was more fun having him as an instructor in 89.
Rumor is that Bob is a very good math teacher, and I know he's been quite successful as a tennis coach at the two schools he's taught at.
Bob's analytical mind made him very good at cleaning John Brazale's beautiful drill.
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Bob aged out in 85. I remember some good arguments between Bob and Bryan Hildreth in 88.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you SPARTICUS!
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I seem to remember that as well, but when I watched the dvd I don't show up at all.
go figure. will still be cool to see the show on the big screen since we never got to see it live.
You gonna be at show of shows? I know I am going and Moose will be there
On the DVD, they cut away to a high shot of the move into the iceburg.
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Hey Alvin.
why does it seem kind of fitting that you and Spam split the 50 while my ### was out on the corner running at the speed of light? LOL
Well, I have no idea, but that is the only time you can really see me. If I remember you got some good face time on the PBS telecast after Hosmers solo in Going Home.
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OK, we know what corps are in the classic countdown.
Who is in the show and where can we find you?
I am in regiment 89, in the drum solo I am the far back left corner of the block
and after it rotates at the end of the drum solo I am the extreme right front. quite the haul.
anyone else wanna let us know where they can be spotted?
At the end of the same box rotation, Spam and I split the 50 in the front row, I'm on side 1.
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You the city right but the year and temp are off. In '87 in Jonesboro the practiced in 127 degree heat. 15 minute water breaks every hour and for the show that night the air was so dead the show had no projection and the bugs were so thick you could barely see the stands. We rehearsed all day and we found out Cavs had a laundry day that day.
Wasn't that the day Brad Shannon came on the bus and opened the window with the broken frame, and the glass fell and shattered all over the parking lot? We had to spend the rest of tour with a piece of plywood covering the spot where the window was.
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Just for a little reality...
How 'bout actual temperatures, not the heat rising off the astroturf since that's not an official number.
I checked some records, 'cause I was curious:
Record high in Michigan is 112 in 1936
Kansas 121
Arkansas 120
Texas 120
All in 1936
Iowa 118
Oklahoma 120
Both in 1934
The hottest summer I remember was 1988. Dry and hot. I remember rehearsing somewhere in Iowa in blazing heat and then hearing later on the radio that it had hit a record 113 degrees that day (record for whatever town it was; you'd think I could remember a town name after a day like that!). I've never had sunburn blisters worse than the ones I got that day. Not even close.
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Yah, that was a fun day. How about Biloxi Mississippi 89? That was the only show I ever felt sick after.
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Here's one:
Who was the last corps to play marching timpani in finals? (VK 88 doesn't count, ya weisenheimers.)
how about Magic of Orlando, 1994?
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I always liked the end of Phantoms opener in 1987
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####, Alvin, that was a long marching career. And a 68.65 point jump!
Yep. marched every year in the 80s
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Colts 1985
Alliance 1983
Troopers 1983
Magic of Orlando 1993
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Emerald Knights from Cedar Rapids IA. 1980 Decorah IA - 29.75
Phantom Regiment from Rockford IL. Kansas City - 1989 98.40
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1983-1984
Rockin' Baritone Moments
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I loved that free air conditioning when the bus window fell out of its frame and smashed all over the parking lot.