BarryM
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Long shot here... Guelph Opti Knights, those are the right colo(u)rs anyway.
I'm pretty sure that's either Simcoe Golden Lions, or Peterborough Crescendos.
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Bruce, when I left for Philadelphia in May of my age-out year, I was also held up at US Customs in Toronto because the guy couldn't believe we didn't get paid! My dad had to drive all the way back to the airport (about 30 miles) to pick me up and bring me home for the night. I then had to re-schedule a flight the next day. I remember calling Robbie Robertson, the legendary director, to tell him my predicament. For those who know, Robbie didn't suffer fools gladly and was livid!! I can still hear him yelling into the phone "You tell those ########s you're spendin' da summer with your Uncle Robbie and Aunt Charlotte and have 'em call me if they got problems with that!!!" I got through the next morning but it felt like The Great Escape.
Then, when we were crossing back into Canada for finals in August, the bus driver tells Canadian Customs that everyone was born in the US. The guy comes on the bus and starts moving down the aisle asking for ID's, but turned back before he gets to me. He probably got grossed out from the bus stench. I nearly soiled myself.
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To this day, one of my most enduring memories of any drum corps was of Belleville at the 1974 US Open pre-lims. I was 14 and it was our young corps' first trip to the US. I remember seeing SCV, Madison, Devils and Blue Rock, amongst many others and was totally in awe.
But when Belleville went on, the skies opened up in the middle of their show and it just seemed to put them in overdrive. No one left for cover and it was absolutely pouring!! The memories of the ovation they got at the end of that performance still gives me goose-bumps!!
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Anyone who grew up in up-state New York or Southern Ontario knows who Commander Tom is. This Buffalo channel 7 icon for kids was a must-watch every afternoon after school. He was the parade marshal for the 1970 Burlington ON Santa Claus parade and naturally, he had to be made an honourary Commander. Here he is being presented with a corps jacket. He wore it on the show the next week!
Brrrr...it was cold that day!
Where's Promo the Robot???
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I will assume this is a quartet solo. If so, the sops especially look very young. Anyone have more info? Thanks.
That was a quartet and the reason the sops look so young is that they're both female! That's Lucy Chilco on the left, who went on to march with Blue Devils and taught Ventures in the mid-late 80's. Brian Menard was the contra. he marched with SCV in '80 and '81.
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Great pic! Exhibition(ist) Stadium in Toronto wasn't the best drum corps venue. Varsity Stadium was much better, but was quite a bit smaller. The new BMO Field (used by Toronto FC and yards away from the EX) would be a fantastic site today.
Thanks for all the Canadian pics too Linda! I grew up a few blocks away from the Scarborough Boys Club and used to stray over to watch the Firefighters/Princemen rehearse. John Phillips worked at the local convenience store and used to talk drum corps with some of us young PB Cardinals for hours! I'm sure we were being pests.
John judged field brass when I marched finals with Crossmen in 1981 and actually recognized me and said hi as we exited.
Your pics brought back some great memories! Thanks again.
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The guy on the left is Jim McCauley (sp?).
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Parade of the Giant Marital Aids.
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Here's a few;
Jim Dwyer;
Jed Davis
Gary Caffree.....we even had blow outs on Charter Buses!
Bus Comic
Bus Friends with Mrs. Head;
Thanks Malibu!
Pic #3 is definitely '81 - my only year with Bones. That's Bill Marshall in the funky glasses. I think most of the folks in that picture were the gang from Finleyville. Bill's dad was a minister, but he had the worst mouth in the corps - period. He was only about 16 or 17, but could make ME blush.
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Oakland Crusaders, 1979, Chattanooga, Tenn. ("Spanish Dreams"):
Sue,
Thanks for posting all the OC pics! Your dad was one busy guy in Chatanooga.
I was one of the Cardinal bunch that marched that year. Competetively, it was a dissapointment, as we all had high expectations that year. Still, there were some real characters that marched and I had a great time. I still think we were better than we placed in Birmingham.
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Of all the songs I've tried to find original recordings of, Fanfare for the New is one I've never run across. Corpsreps says Hugo Montenegro wrote it, but I've never seen a record or disc with that title listed.
Does anyone know what Devils, Guardsmen, Argonne Rebels and Kingsmen sourced for their arrangements?
Regards,
John Swartz
It's a Kenton piece. Try here:
http://www.bigbandjazz.net/new-design/cd_horns2.asp
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19871
I found a copy on Limewire.
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you know whats better then smores? Baritone Crack (ala Crossmen 05)
You get some chips ahoy cookies, some pez, and vanilla frosting.
Dip the cookie in the frosting, then dip it into crushed pez....
sure to fire you up for that evening ensemble!
That's pushing cookie salad to the next dimension. Wash it all down with some Mountain Dew and stand back!
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...Has got to be the Velvet Knights!
Ohh yea sure they're not the high brass winners but man what a hornline!!! ^OO^
:luke:
I'm glad somebody bumped this recently! I remember wanting to agree with the first poster 3 years ago!!
I would agree that VK had underrated brass lines, especially in '88 and '92. The corps is always remembered for the crazy stuff, but if you listen to '92 in particular, there was some fantastic playing. With the exception of the opener, that was a show built largely around classical music - a very difficult book performed very well.
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Curling is popular on TV for the same reason pool/poker/darts are. They all require a minimum amount of cameras and the action is easily captured on one screen. Plus, it's an Olympic sport.
Not disagreeing, but the small screen just doesn't capture the effects of a drum corps show.
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This deserves a "bump".
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Hey, I've gotten a lot of hits on the site from you guys, but no feedback and I'm very curious to know what you guys think, so feel free to discuss.
Great work Derek!! I love the fact that each episode has a theme and each contains snippets rather than entire shows.
Keep up the good work and I look forward to Episode 3!
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Here you go Barry:
Cardinals--72.85
Bluecoats--70.70
Shoreliners--67.70
Fire-ettes--64.55
Chatelaines--62.25
Saginaires--62.15
Black Watch (NJ)--60.00
Guardsmen (ONT)--58.60
Fitchburg Kingsmen--57.45
Ventures--57.35
Mighty Liberators--51.75
CT Classics--50.30
Thanks Brian!!
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That's the truth! Cardinals beat the Mighty Liberators by 21 points at '77 U.S. Open, and Mighty Liberators made DCI Class 'A' finals.
Hey Brian. There's a blast from the past!! We used to see ML a few times a year and always enjoyed their show.
You wouldn't happen to have the results from '77 US Open Class A finals would you? We've started an alumni site and that performance was probaly the ultimate in the corp's history, yet no one seems to have scores. I believe Bluecoats were a close second.
Another piece of Cardinal of PB trivia: the corps attended 5 US Opens - the first 4 in ClassA.
In 1974 we placed 21st
In 1975 we placed 14th
In 1976 we placed 7th
and in '77 we won.
Also that year, Seneca Optimists won Open Class, so both US Open winners were Canadian.
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So you marched in Cardinals from Scarborough in 1977 ?
How come you guys never made it to Denver in '77or '78 ? B)
Money.
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Check out the website for the latest addition of the Visual and Color Guard Caption head. Go to www.tealsound.org
The locations of our Satellite audition days to be held concurrently on Dec. 9th in south Florida and Virginia will be announced next week.
TEAL SOUND 2007
Come and Join us for "The Ride of Your Life"
Best of luck for teal in '07 Randy!!
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- Being awe-struck the first time I saw SCV live during 1974 prelims
- At the same show, the skies open up during Belleville's rendition of Impossible Dream and no one leaves.
- MARCA - we stayed there three years in a row.
- Busch beer
- Winning Class A finals in '77. Bluecoats were a close second.
- The same year Seneca Optimists win Open Class finals, with Crossmen a close second. Tons of rain that night too.
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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.
OK, I'm an old fart, but in '81, Crossmen marched 12-14 baris and 4 euphs. On some charts, lower voices were in 4 parts and the euphs played their own line. For others, we played in three parts and the euphs split depending on field position.
I've noticed that the euph is utilized much more in today's brass lines. I hope the newer models are easier to carry. The one I played (I think it was a King) was heavy and awkward, but had an amazing sound!
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Just got back from seeing Spamalot - an absolute must-see for any Monty Python fan. The production was very well done and the score was surprisingly good. EVERYTHING is done tongue-in-cheek, including tributes to classic Broadway productions.
During one song, the cast recreates the Bottle Dance from Fiddler on the Roof, with Holy Grail replicas on their heads! Hilarious!!
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OK, I too remember the Bluecoats competing in Class A so I dug out the old US Open Programs.
In 1974 32nd place Class A prelims
In 1975 25th place Class A prelims 46.75
In 1976 6th place Class A Finals 62.45 ( will have to dig out the prelims scores later)
In 1977 last corps on at Fridays day two Class A prelims out of 38 corps 65.85
In 1977 2nd place Class A Finals 70.70 ( Cardinals of Precious Blood won with a 72.95 )
At Butler a few days later they competed in 1977 Open Class prelims (first corps on 9:00 A.M.)
score 64.85
At Butler 1977 Open Class Finals 10th place 65.20
So, they did compete in Open Class at Butler 77 after having competed in Class A at US Open just a few days earlier.
I can not find my US Open program from 78 right now so I am not sure on that one.
Hope this helps!
Thanks Fleabag!! I wasn't going to chime in on this, because I never kept any of the old programs from '77, but I certainly remember competing against Bluecoats in Class A at Marion. That finals show was the best performance in the history of Cardinals of PB, but unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much record of it.
Any chance you have the full set of scores from '77 US Open A Class? It would be great to get them on Corpsreps.
Regards,
some old corps photos
in Historical Junior Corps Discussions
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I think this is Opti-Knights Donnie.