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    Gloversville N.Y. DCA show

    in DCA All-Age Corps and Alumni Corps Historical Forum

    Posted

    I don't remember Sky doing a Gloversville show in 79 ... and June 9 from that era would have be the Hurcs show ... I also don't remember the Bucs losing to anyone in early 79 ...

    :-)

    I know it's been a long time since this was posted, but I haven't been on this forum for a long time and I did want to respond to your comment. I know for a fact that we were in Gloversville in '79 because I was with the corps then and was in the show and attended the after party. It was at that party that I earned the corps nick name of Chester the Molester! I'll pass on an explaination on how I got it.

    That show was the closest one to my home in Clifton Park, NY while I was with Sky. Following the after party we formed a small car caravan and took the approx. hour trip to my home where I housed a number of my fellow crops men for the evening including Al Hopper, Shakey and his wife, John Hertlein, Red VanDuyne and there may have been a few others I've forgotten. There are stories from that evening that will live in infamy... at least amongst those of us that were there that night! LoL

    So, enough for now and maybe I'll be back again... withing a few years! [O:

    Capital Brass

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Hello all. I'm a newbie to this forum, and was told to come here to learn more about drum corps. A friend of mine plays with the Capital Brass, and I'm thinking of joining them. THey sound absolutely amazing and I'm told they're going from doing mostly parades and professional stuff to being a Class A corps. Now, I know there have been other drum corps in the Albany, NY area, and unfortunately none have really done that well. Nothing against the Capital Brass guys, but is it possible that this group will become a great field corps?

    Chang,

    To the best of my knowledge you will not see Capital Brass become a field corps. The best way to learn about CB is to visit their website at http://www.capitalbrass.org/home.htm. :tongue:

    Capital Brass!

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Hi Joe!!!

    Where ya been????

    Where have I been? Well I'm still trying to figure that out myself! :worthy:

    Currently I'm in Portland OR at a National Elks Convention. We arrived here on Friday from Los Angeles where we were visiting our son Mike and his girlfriend Leda. We'll be leaving here later in the week via Amtrak and 3 days later will be back home and back to trying to figure out where I am once again! :worthy:

    Capital Brass!

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Don't remember one at the Race Track. When was THAT?

    I don't remember one at the race track either. I know there was a DCA show at the East Side Recreation Park in Saratoga back in 1971. That was the first show I attended when I regained interest in drum corps and led to my joining the Brigs in 73.

    MCA CHampionships

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    TOM: Leave it to you to have a come back! But I have a comeback of my own... every once in a while when you look up into the night sky, you'll be reminded of me! :shutup::thumbup:

    ANDY: I feel undeservedly honored that you would even mention me in the same sentence with those gentlemen. :thumbup: And let's not forget Ray Lane - Contra. I can't think of a nicer, more effervecent and care free person!

    MCA CHampionships

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Joe,

    I get what you're saying about dropping our drawers, but many of us are Irish, and we were afraid that the Audience would start laughing at us! :thumbup:

    Being from the Boston Drum Corps scene back in the 70's, there was very little in the way of camaraderie between the various Corps and much animosity - We all hated everyone else and they hated us.

    It's nice to actually have a great time with the different Corps and I think that everyone "gets it" that we're all in this together. We're too small of an organization (MCA) to not work together for the greater good.

    Paul,

    I would say that what you say about the 70's was much more true in the early 70's but that seemed to be changing by the time that I joined the Skyliners at the end of the decade. (78-79). And you don't have to sell me on MCA. I bought it lock, stock & barrel this past weekend and as I think (CRS?) I told Tom, on Saturday night, "I don't think I'll ever be the same again"; and that included about Mini Corps! :shutup:

    MCA CHampionships

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Skylander

    We all had a great time after the show partying with our fellow competitors at the hotel, and perhaps that's one of the aspects of Mini Corps that makes our little corner of the drum corps world so special – it truly was a mutual admiration society amongst each of the participating Mini Corps members, and many friendships were made and renewed over the course of the weekend.

    Paul

    Paul,

    Although I was not one of the performers, I did get the sense of what you speak about having been one of the first observers to the venue, one of the last to leave as well as being at the hotel afterward. I do have to be honest though and say that I do in a way miss the good old days when we would pull stunts like droping of the drawers and giving a competitor a good natured wiggling of the moon! :worthy:

    EDIT ADDITION: Yes Tom Mac, I know it would have been a full moon in my case! Just thought I'd mention it before you had a chance! :worthy:

    MCA CHampionships

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Skylander

    Not to minimize any of the aforementioned names, but there was one lady involved who is constantly working her tail off for drum corps in general - Lydia Plante.

    Every time I see Lydia she's up to her neck in helping out - some show, some event, some corps, some parade. And all this is on top of her own fairly heavy schedule with Hawthorne's Alumni.

    My hat's off to you lady!

    Andy

    Andy,

    I have know Lydia since about 2003 and have worked with her and I can say that what you said about her is typical and routine. Now when she really get's serious about what she's doing, all I can say is.... get out of the way! She's the best!

    MCA CHampionships

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Skylander

    Joe,

    don't worry. I've been put on notice!

    Wife #1 AND #2 were at the show...PLUS my daughter... and they were all talking.

    I got slapped around pretty good and told I was gonna slow down this Fall ... or else!

    Geeze, if I knew that slapping you around was fashionable on Saturday, I'd of had a little fun of my own! :worthy:

    Or maybe I could have just run you over instead? :worthy:

    EDIT: I just noticed that this was my 666th post. I certified that it was not me that made the above post. It was the devil in me! :worthy:

    MCA CHampionships

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Thanks to:

    our Show Day Coordinator: Lydia Eaton Plante

    And the rest of the show committee:

    Arron Koffman - Andrew Bisnett - Dan Hines - George Plante

    And Volunteers: Gary Baker - Karen Reynolds - Joe Chizek

    Our MC: Andy Lisko

    Our Show Consultant: Dick Pronti, for invaluable help in putting this together, and making it all work in the night show.

    And Tabulator: Margaret Todt

    All of these people selflessly donated their time and efforts to ensure the first MCA Championship would happen.

    And, of course, to 9 corps' who put on ONE INCREDIBLE SHOW!!!

    Defenders

    Windham Regiment

    Amoskeag Sound

    Capital Brass!

    Ghost Riders

    Golden Eagles

    Mass Brass

    20th Century Limited

    Interstatesmen Alumni

    THANKS SO MUCH!

    Tom,

    You forgot to thank me for staying out of the way! :worthy::worthy:

    Seriously, this as you know was my first experience with both I&E and Mini Corps since my first exposure to Drum Corps back in 1964. Also as you know, I was hesitant to attend this event at all. BUT, I have to admit that I and my wife were certainly glad that I had made the decision to make it because... I was personally BLOWN AWAY by what I discovered. Yes, I said blown away by what I discovered because I had never believed that I&E or Mini Corps could ever reach the level of enjoyment one could get out of traditional drum corps competition!

    Boy, WAS I WRONG and I believe that I'll never think of drum corps the same way I have over the past 44 years. I've seen a number of indoor competitions several years years ago and felt the full enjoyment could never be achieved because there was just too much brass and percussion for the amount of indoor space used. Not only was the balance between sound and space last night great in my opinion, but you could also better hear and appreciate just how talented the performers themselves really are. It may have been better in other venues, but I was just simply wowed by what I heard. And for the corps themselves, If I were to have judged them last night, there would have been a seven way tie! But then again that's why I'm not a judge and talented knowdgeable people like Donny Allen are!

    One thing that I do have to admit though is that I was bias in my favorite corps last night. Capital Brass simply left me flabbergasted and emotionally effected because I never expected to hear something so professional and enjoyable this quickly and my kudos to you (Tom) and your musicans for making it happen... especially in an area that's tough for any drum corps developments. If I didn't know you or of Capital Brass and was told that the sound track was to be used in an animated major motion picture, I would have believed it without hesitation. I thought it was just that good and had similar thoughts during the performance last night! I have other positive thoughts and emotions about last night, but I'll keep those thoughs personal between you and the few members of CB that were with you when I expressed them last night.

    Before I close I wouldn't want to pass the opportunity to also say something about your son Paul. I never would have believed what I heard coming out of his instruments and I place the musicanship right up there with the kind of musicanship I've heard coming out of Blast!

    Keep up the good work, but don't over do it! Drum Corps need you around for many years to come! :worthy:

    Favorite DC moment

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Like many, I have more than one favorite moment. However I have one that is more enduring that any. It was my first expeience with drum corps back in January of 1964 when I traveled one weekend with the Interstatesmen to Quebec for their Ice Carnival! I'll spare the long and gruling details of that wonderful weekend, but do want to mention that it was the first time I ever saw the NY Skyliners - up and close! Impressed... but little did I know that years later I would become one of them. :lol:

    Favorite DC moment

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    1973 The brigs fiasco... watching Vince Bruni get blamed for something he could do nothing about... sorry guys ... I was standing right there... it wasn't Vince... I suppose he could have overrode the penalty or given some sort of papal blessing, but if he had - DCA (still in its toddler stage) might have imploded on the spot... "The good of the whole is far more important than the good of the one"

    Tom,

    It is not my intention to open any old wounds, nor do I wish to cast any aspersions on Vince or any other particular individuals involved, but I do have to say that there is something here more important than "the good of the one," and that something is honesty and integrity.

    In the case of the 73 Brigs, chosing the path of "The good of the whole" absent honesty and integrity was a grevious disservice to those of us who were part of that corps... especially those, like Fred Gebhardt who had much more that just time invested in it like myself and many others. Those whose egos would have gotten bent out of shape by our making DCA would have gotten over it eventually, some of us 73 Brigs - now 35 years later - would not still feel somewhat offended when we think about what happened and last but not least DCA would have in all liklihood survived. In the unlikly chance that it haden't survived, I seriously doubt that it would have been because the path of honesty and integrity was followed.

    Sorry for going partially off topic with this, but I felt it was needed to be said! Anyway it's all ancient history now and DCA is doing well... and that's a good thing!

    Joe

    Guess Who?

    in DCA All-Age Corps and Alumni Corps Historical Forum

    Posted

    BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :ninja:

    Stanczak's the last name. Those photos were taken at Camp Palmer by Moe Knox outside of Derby, (New Haven) Conn. during our East Coast Tour in 1966 (Des Plaines Vanguard). 1968 was the 1st year the Vanguard participated in the World Open. Hope "youss guyss" had fun with these. I never did try using that horn as a snorkel though. Nothing like being a "floater"!!! :worthy:

    Shucks! :ninja: And I thought it was Donnie Ho playing "Hiney Bubbles!" :tongue:

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