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JimF-LowBari

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  1. Theres that funny phrase again “common sense”. When people who have proper knowledge (like your dad) to design, build and maintain these things I have no problem. My concern is who checks and maintains.
  2. I always wonder how many times a prop like that is taken apart and reassembled. That includes practice as well as shows. Metal fatigue and wear on nuts and bolts has to take a toll by end of the season. (Yeah dad was a mechanic)
  3. Well that’s a great sign for the activities survival. 🙄 But as long as other corps do it….
  4. Talk about a culture of not taking responsibility or passing the buck immediately. And people wonder why things implode…
  5. IMO not a healthy environment around that time. Few years before that my one boss had a daughter in Cadets guard. She started getting allergy or breathing issues (forget which) and had to drop out mid season. Parents go to pick her up and no one would talk to them. It was like “get your kid and get the hades out”. Later I posted about this and a member replied “well she wasn’t Cadets material anyway”. So if you have a health issue you’re not worthy. And of course one supporter said my boss was a liar. (Nope just a Marine veteran who spoke up when he saw ####. We got along fine.) 🙄
  6. From what I was getting from the Erie flyers, Cadets got some nice deals on facilities. And reading between the lines, lot easier to deal with Erie people than Allentown.
  7. Check some of that persons other posts. Plus the profile that has “#### off” IIRC. Lot of anger shown IMO
  8. Looked at some of this persons other FB posts and… nevermind..
  9. So sounds like they want to be “connected” to the Cadets. That is unless they see someone with legal papers coming. Shades of a DCA city that lost a corps and then a new one showed up few years later. Overheard a member being asked “are you guys really the (previous corps name)?”. Response was a VERY quick “NO!! We have nothing to do with them”. Sounded like some bills were outstanding
  10. Westshoremen bought Blue Devils uniforms in 1976. Took another year until we finally made DCA finals so don’t think we were mistaken for BD either
  11. I’ll just keep my thoughts to myself on this…. 🙄
  12. Was working when Navy started cleaning up its act on sexual harassment, etc. Was told have it on paper and have people sign that they read so no one can pull the “no one told me I couldn’t” BS excuse. Makes it easier legal wise to nail the idiots
  13. Yep and I was thinking the “way to find justice when criminal options no longer exist” given Cadets financial situation. When Westshore let lot of minors and females in it scared bunch of people. Worry was “little Billy and Suzie get busy on a corps trip and we get sued. What the #### are they going to get? A broken drum stick and couple of trophies?”. Think a Bill Light quote
  14. One would hope that this kicks DCI in the nether regions and they wake up to what needs to be done. Not holding my breath
  15. Thanks for the clarification. So this case is trying to determine who was negligent. (Penn State flashbacks coming back.) Sounds like trying to hold people in the organization responsible. And if can’t have a criminal trial to hold them responsible then hit them in the pocketbook. Or other option of ignoring it. 👎 Personally I’d prefer the individuals be sued and not the current organization.
  16. What exactly is this trial going to be about? Is it “we know who did or didn’t do what when, this is only about punishment”? Or is it Cadets and DCI didn’t do what they should have and it needs to be determined what that was? And there still are people out there victim blaming, not that a guilty verdict would change their minds. And if it’s “all about the money” then why are Cadets included if they’re broke? Lot of effort and lawyer fees to get a bunch of old trophies and crap the creditors missed.
  17. Maybe it’s not just a case of wanting money. Could want the truth of this mess to come out publicly.
  18. Did alumni type 2004-2011. Lot of what I saw were members of corps that no longer existed playing music of their era. Sure they enjoyed themselves but not a plan for future survival as members age. As for the corps that still exist, not having many local members hurts. They need to bring in people who never did corps to survive imo.
  19. Glad I wasn’t following the activity during that time. Saw enough in fighting stupidity 1974 and 1984.
  20. There was a 60s Sr corps called the Interstatesmen from NY/MA. In the 70s there was a corps with the same name that competed in the lower level Red Carpet Association. I thought the corps were connected until I said on RAMD I competed against them in the 70s. Think flames shot out of my monitor from the response from a 60s member.
  21. (Forget this as see Tim already posted about it: Hazy on the name but think 27th Lancer alumni wanted to start an alumni corps and they couldn’t use the same. Used something like Light Brigade?) Thinking our corps name is “the Cadets… but not those Cadets” Years back a corps disbanded and a corps with a different name appeared from the same city few years later. Overheard this at DCA: “Are you guys the (disbanded corps name)”? ”NO we have nothing to do with them”. Reply was give so quickly and emphatically 🤔🤔🤔🤔
  22. My thoughts go towards getting new members. Would these young people remember the glory years… doubtful. Would they remember the legal issues and going inactive… more likely. ”hey mom and dad I want to spend $$$$ and a summer marching with….🤔”
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