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JimF-LowBari

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  1. 1977 had "DCA West" for 11th and 12th. Both MBI and Chicago Connection made the album and that just had people buzzing about all that Senior Corps "way out there".
  2. Thanks all, especially Pat since I was too busy for some reason :P to see the beginning of Finals in the late 70s. Will have to check my album/tape collection to see what was going on in the way of recording. One of the late 90s DCA was never released... Will probably have to give a yell out for any Boys of 76 or Guelph to find out about 1975 as I just can't remember #### about the start of Finals. Guess the monsoon at the end drowned my memories. :sshh:
  3. As someone who started trombone in 3rd grade (and that sucker cost $150 in 1965.) I just have two things to say to all WW players who picked up a brass instrument. AND ^OO^ Thanks for all the input, think this is really a good thing for the future of Drum Corps.
  4. Instead of hijacking another thread anymore thought I'd start a new one. Back in the Day :P of record albums (them flat black thingies with a hole in the middle) 12 corps would be recorded for DCA every year. Seemed like every few years DCA would change how recording the 11th and 12th place corps would be done. I'm trying to fill in the blanks and this is what I know for sure (IOW - I was there at the time and my memory still works :sshh: ) 1974 - 11th and 12th place corps competed. Hanover and Emmaus scored in the mid 40s and think that was the last time 12 corps competed at Finals. 1976 - 11th (Westshoremen) and 12th (Guelph) did a stand still in front of the mics before the gates opened for Finals. 1985 - 11th and 12th (Westshoremen) did a pre Finals exhibition. Any blanks filled would greatly appreciated for historys sake.
  5. And "back in the day" we split the difference by having drill rehearsal in the middle the of river. OK, OK it was on an island in the middle of the river. :P Lancers - not only do we practice in Hanover, we're still in the same American Legion Post.
  6. 1976 Westshoremen were a non-DCA member corps thanks to coming in 15th in 1975. We were either the last or next to last (I think) corps at Prelims and came in 11th. Instead of having #12 (Guelph) and #11 (us) do a pre-show exhibition, DCA decided to have us play in concert formation in front of the mics. Make that, play in front of the mics before the gates opened up... AKA ####### NOW!!!! Guelph played first while we stood around tryin to catch our breath. Let's just say the better performance was at Prelims and thank goodness we didn't have only an hour or so between Prelims and a exhibition. The recording makes me cringe for a few reasons.....
  7. Sunrises played Crown Imperial in 79 and 80 according to corpsreps. Knew I heard them play it but couldn't remember the exact years. Sun was definitely the closest thing to junior corps in terms of music style in those days of DCA. Sunrisers aka Santa Fushing Vanguard :P
  8. For DCA the opening show of the year would have been held Saturday night (Memorial Day weekend) at either Mount Carmel or Danville, PA (show moved in '76). This was a 5 or 6 corps exihibition with 4 or 5 top corps (Cabs, Bucs, Yankee Rebels, Westshoremen on a good year, etc) and one or two "lesser" corps (Chocolatiers, Westshoremen on a bad year :P ) starting off the show. And it seems like only locals or DC fans knew where the #### either place is located. Handful of parades by now, depending on where the Fireman held their county convention.
  9. Had a chance one time to lie my face off but just couldn't do it for a few reasons. I was wearing my Keystone Kavaliers jacket at college and someone who had just discovered corps asked if I just got back from Chicago. Finally hit me the only "Cavaliers" they knew was that green DCI crew from the Midwest. :P And for the record, my jacket was purple and Kavaliers was mis-spelled with a 'C'. But why in the Hades would Rosemont/Park Ridge/Chicago have a keystone on the jacket?
  10. For years I thought the last RCA Champs was 1977. Then found out out seven corps went to Niagra Falls and that was it. Thought the smaller corps died out but the 1978 RCA Champs had corps that lasted a few more years and some didn't become DCA members. Yeah good question.... I have same questions on ICA (International Corps Assoc) the lasted only a few years in the mid 80s. Only reason to remember ICA anymore was it was had Empire Statesmen and Steel City as members during their early years. Oh crap.... I just realized I competed at DCA, RCA and ICA Championships during my "career".
  11. And every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day for us. Season started with Mount Carmel/Danville exhibition until DCA. Lot of times someone tries to compare number of Sr corps between the 70s and today by using DCA Prelims counts. Have to remind them lot of corps went to RCA the weekend before then stayed home Labor Day.
  12. 'Zactly... Few weeks ago Loris was just a name in History of Drum Corps book to me. Now I find the group was one of the more unique corps ever created.
  13. Where's the latest Alumni list Gary? Thought it was going to be the usual 10 corps but Guelphs name keeps popping up when I talk to people.
  14. Dan as a fellow East Jr High band alumni (I was a year behind you :P), I'm posting this in a non-angry manner. I've looked at your posts on this thread and most of what I see are insults to people including myself. At this point I'm not even sure what position you are talking about. But by your (apparant) standards I'm a Non-Drum Corps Fan/non-decent civil minded/RAMD cesspool buddy anyway.
  15. Tell me about it. After looking at the 1977 scores I see Westshoremen beat Erie by two points at Prelims and lost to them by THREE points at Finals. First time we made Finals since 1970 so sure we left the better show on the Prelims field. Wonder if the T-Birds had a horrible Prelims and bounced back too. Totally forgot we came in 9th at Prelims...... Oh wow, just saw Southwind in the Prelims scores. They competed as the Yankee Rebels during the year so they would be able to compete at DCA shows as a full DCA member.
  16. Cool.. <writing reminder to start 2007 Memorial Day Parade thread on both Foums next year> What about 4th of July parades or does the touring season interfere? (Man am I out of touch with Jr corps today. )
  17. Here you go, sad part is only All Age and Alumni listed. Any Jrs do this anymore? http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums//ind...topic=78639&hl=
  18. Hey you know the state, err commonwealth of PA only allows so many liquor licnses per county. Years ago my sister went to an auction at a restuarant/bar in the Burg that closed. Half the people there were bidding on the liquor license. Then someone looked out the window and said "OH #### HERE COMES THE G-MAN GUY!!!". Place cleared out REAL fast.... But the one on the Pike by the base would be perfect for a Dos stop. :)
  19. Can you say which one? Anyone walking around in those costumes has to be as nuts as us coprs people in parades. :P
  20. Did bunch o' RCA shows in 75-77 until Westshore got good enough for DCA membership. 1976 season almost all I saw was Hanover Lancers, Johnsonburg Diplomats and Hershey Chocolatier/York White Roses (merger corps). Hear Hersheys show so many times I can still play part of it in my head. Hershey came in last place every show in '76 until RCA Champs when they knocked off the Imperial Knights. 1977 was bunch of shows with Hanover and Johnsonburg except this time we were winning. Conversation from mid 1977 when we were doing both circuits: New corps member (NCM): Who are we competing against this weekend? Larry Hershman (LH): We're up against .. <list of DCA corps who royally kicked our butts> NCM: We're going to come in last!!! Why aren't we doing a RCA show we can win? LH (######): Because we can make more money coming in last at a DCA show than comng in first at an RCA show.
  21. LOL as El Rodeo is now a freaking chain in Central PA. Think the orignal was Colonial Park (few blocks from my folks old house) now there are two on the West Shore (one a mile from my current house :) in a converted Mr Donuts ). Man they even put one in Hanover not too long ago.
  22. I always pitied the poor slob who had to carry the sting bass. Was going to post this earlier but might have been flame bait so I waited. Just get the feeling that if I don't agree with everything going on in DC today, some people think I should sit outside the stadium in sack cloth and ashes screaming "UNCLEAN, UNCLEAN"....... :ramd: (Heh - just realized the name of the soapbox icon... :P :P :P )
  23. And Pagliacci was the song that finally knocked out Flamingo as Cabs after concert number. Think Flamingo was played since 1960..... Anyone else remember the old Rice Krispies commercial during this time that used Pagliacci. "No more Rice Krispies. We are out of Rice Krispies. No more snap.. crackle... pop". We used to sing it to ourselves when the Cabs were playing this on the field. ^0^ (don;t worry, they still waxed our sorry butts. :P )
  24. And what Drum Corps group gets to decide "What is Drum Corps"? Agree with Mistertoo on DCI, DCA, Alumnis all being "Drum Corps" but different in so many ways. To that I add Div II/III corps which are so different from the major touring outfits of what Div I shoots for.
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