86 was my rookout year and it was pretty rough. We had inexperienced staff in all captions, and they rotated in and out all season. I remember more than once, a new staff member "fixing" something that a previous staff member had spent days "fixing". We were also pretty young that year, there were alot of kids bought up from the cadet corps just to fill spots. There was also a massive drill rewrite midseason. I don't remember it being the whole drill, but most of it was trashed and replaced.
That said, it was the best time I had in drum corps. We were treated well and with respect. I will always be forever grateful for the experiences I had that summer. Plus I made some great friends that year whom I still keep in touch with, even if it's just at the occansional show. So here's to Ducky, Moose, Brian Hildreth, Eric Short the tall Drum Major, Ron Schultz, Billy Hyde, Ingrid Hyde, Mom Hyde (I know what I did), the uniform ladies(thanks for coming to my wedding) and all the rest from 86.
Walt