KeithHall

Sleeping on the floor and lots of other things happened on that bus. I remember one night on the way home from Fulton and....well, I'd get moved...but it was a "good night"

I seem to remember: "If You Leave Me Know....Chicago "Wildfire".......................Michael Murphy "The Night Chicago Died"...PaperLace "Philadelphia Freedom.....Elton John "Don't Go Breaking My Heart...EJ and Kiki Dee "Old Days".........................Chicago "Lady"...............................Styx Your turn

Back "in the day" I always liked BK, but not now.

I still have memories of those black and gold school buses. 1975 Chicago on the way to Des Plaines for a show 4th of July weekend. Bus Driver #1: "Okay...ahhh...everyone in the last three rows move up." Curious member: "Why?" Bus Driver #1: The bus behind us has no brakes!" Member: "Oh, is that all?" I am choosing school bus

I have two Joelle Allyn (spelling right?)....DeLasalle Oaklands/Oakland Crusaders Tons of enthusiasm and great leadership Carleen Tesavis.....Royal Coachmen (NY) this girl had so much leadership and could conduct better than MANY DM's back then. She won many best DM awards back then and she was good to look at then too. Karen Walker ..(Lockport Blazers/Renegades), she too was like Carleen and everyone respected her in the corps. She was the head DM with the Renegades and did the majority of the conducting even with a future DCA Best DM there. She was above alot of DM's then too.

A great memory. I remember sitting on the 50 with the Phantom Reg people and my older girlfriend. It was fun seeing Oakland and Seneca and BD. But boy, what a huge difference in look and sound compared to today.

I like SCV and BD but I am going with Oakland Crusaders If I forgot yours, I am sorry.

This is "Your Favorite Line" not who was the best. Mine was..........Muchachos

Did Daryl Langworthy march with Oakies that year? I know he marched with SCV for three years after his year with Oakies.

Give us your opinion and why I have a couple...... Ted Key (Toronto, Ontario)..... Ted was the reason that our little drum corps in North Tonawanda, NY was so much better in 1976. He taught us basic music theory and made playing music exciting. I have the utmost respect for this great music educator. Donnie Allen.....Although I was older, I learned alot from Donnie while working with him with the Rochester Crusaders. I learned about playing better and how to teach in a DCA horn line. If I were to rank my favos it would be Donnie Allen, Ted Key, and Steve Cooley. Who's yours?

Didn't Black Watch (WA) play Classical Gas for a drum solo in 74 or 75?

I loved the Cavaliers solo in 1974 or 75...think it was called "Chump Change" Mike Boo would know

Can't believe everyone forgot who the FIRST DCI "A" Class Corps winner was......Cadets of Greece or Greece Cadets.

Thank you, however, I found it a long time ago. Just haven't done much in the past year. Now that I am "retired" I have time for this stuff.

So many but feel free to add yours on Mine? Charioteers

So many corps to add here...sorry if I missed yours Mine would be Squires

Should say...."these corps used to rock."

I am going with DeLasalle...just remembering the A-I Open Finals and all those horn players passing out after Joelle cut off the last note.

My apologies for leaving many great corps out, I was rushing to finish before I went to a Department Chair Meeting so corps like Avant Garde, Mark Twain Cadets, Tri Town Cadets, Alpine Girls, Firebirds, etc were left off. Sorry everybody!!!!

I am picking my own corps here...Royal Coachmen

I do give two thumbs up to St. John'r Girls for skipping off the field with timpani's strapped to their chests! What tune was that they played?

Sorry about not including Les Chatelaines, Norwood Debs, St. Mary's, Joan-ettes, Jean-ettes, Royaleer Mounties (I competed against them at the Johnsonburg, PA show). My apologies

I am going with CapitolAires...best looking girls back in the 70's