elphaba01
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13 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said:
Oh, good catch.
However, what camel lips said is that 7th had "become" the standard international placement. Since Kidsgrove placed 6th in 2010 and 2015, that's arguable.
Still, you're absolutely right that overseas corps have twice placed 7th.
"Southern Knights":
WAAAAAAAYYYYYY back in 1990, an UK corps called "Southern Knights" made the trip over the pond to take in DCA. They were in a show in Connecticut prior to the Championship and achieved a 82 + (12the place) in DCA Prelims, not enough to qualify for Finals.
I don't remember if they were designated an "International Champ" or not. Anybody out there have a clue?????
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54 minutes ago, xandandl said:
Joe has moved on from being chief of Bridgeport who now has a different mayor. You may google this yourself.
This allowed Joe extra time to participate in the SCV Alumni doings for the jubilee year appearances. When he aged out of SCV, he was a great tech at Cadets where we served together. Great guy.
"Moved On":
Did not know he had left. Thanks for the info. Joe had marched with Park City Pride Alumni at the begining of the corps run. Last trip we were able to make "Back Home", he was still Top Cop.
Thanks again.
Elphaba
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4 hours ago, Fran Haring said:
I agree, I think there was some sort of "limit the number of last-minute additions" rule at one point, but that rule is long gone. And the "adding members" thing goes back many, many years.
My days marching DCA... late 1970s-early 1980s... we had at least a couple of occasions when someone came off DCI tour and filled a spot for us down the home stretch.
One of the people had marched with us, went to a DCI corps for a couple of years, aged out, then rejoined us for the DCA home stretch in 1981 and a full season the next year.
Also in 1981, the Hurricanes had a guy who won the DCI title with SCV that summer, then was with the Hurcs for the end of the DCA season, and won a DCA title with them!!! Not a bad summer, at all!!!
"Not a Bad Summer":
The person mentioned as a member of the DCI and DCA 1981 Champion is also now the Chief of Police in Bridgeport. His Dad (Also a Bridgeport cop) was a snare drummer for the old Stratford Yankees and Bridgeport Troopers senior corps as well as a drum instructor for two of our cross town rivals, the olde St Raphael's Buccaneers and PAL Cadets.
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1 hour ago, ajlisko said:
Okay ... now for the 1967 Finals scores ... 50 years ago ... TODAY!
Sunday September 3, 1967
Bridgeport CT DCA Championships DCA Position Corps Score 1 Connecticut Hurricanes 85.583 2 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.800 3 Reading Buccaneers 82.063 4 New York Skyliners 81.623 5 Long Island Sunrisers 79.766 6 Syracuse Brigadiers 77.883 7 Rochester Crusaders 77.500 8 Yankee Rebels 76.883 9 Archer-Epler Musketeers 68.300 10 Bonnie Scots 62.933 "Great Memories":
Thanks for posting. Hurricanes won the "Big One" (As well as the Legion and Dream Championships), and did it in front of the "Home Town Crowd" in olde Bridgeport.
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12 hours ago, Fran Haring said:
The Boys were the first Midwestern corps to make DCA Finals, in 1970. A pioneer.
Then MBI began making the trek in the 1970s, and then again from the mid-80s on. They took their lumps for a while (remember the old "MIdwest Penalty"??? LOL)... then gradually began to kick the door down!!!
I remember reading about those DCM shows, and wishing the Govies would someday come East. I'm glad they finally did."Skokie Indians":
WAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY "Back in the day " the MidWest had a "Threepeat" Legion National Champ in the form of the old Skokie Indians. They beat the best seniors of the day 1955-57 for the "Orange Flag", and their streak was only stopped by Hawthorne in 1958.
They became the "Men of Brass" senior corps in the mid 1960's and did try to mix it up with the early DCA pack, sadly without much success.
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6 hours ago, markdewine said:
Uh....wouldn't Moe's inclusion into the HOF come under the "visual" category? I mean come on, you have to use your eyes to see his work!
Also, someone included Mathew Brady's name in a posting re: Moe Knox. I believe Mathew and Moe were buddies BITD.
"Matt & Moe":
Buddies indeed!!!!!!!!
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On 8/26/2017 at 2:31 AM, ironlips said:
"All with Les Diplomates as FH, Lead Soprano and horn instructor:"
Les Diplomates...one of my favorite corps of all time!
Those people were light years ahead of everybody in the GE category when I competed with them in the Sunrisers. We absolutely loved those guys, and the gorgeous gals as well.
Canadian corps always had a joi de vivre that electrified audiences, and the Dips were the epitome of that. My hat is off to hem to this day.
"LesDiplomates":
1964 World Senior Open Finals: Dips absoultly GASSED the overflow crowd with that "Revolving Box" drill feature
and their great GE program!!!!!!!
Great memories!!!!!!
Elphaba
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On 8/19/2017 at 2:30 AM, ironlips said:
If you're old, I'm a fossil. "Ever" is a long time, even in drum corps. Bonnie Ott and Barbara Maroney have a lock on the "modern" era for me, but if you've never heard Tommy Martin on "I loves You Porgy" with the '62 Air Force Corps or on "Street Scene" with the Skyliners thereafter, you'd be rewarded for doing the research.
"Dinosaur & Fossils"
Can't leave out baritone legends Billy Hightower (Who marched with Ironlips in St Catherine's and the LI Sunrisers), and his fab solo's in "Tin Roof Blues, Black Bottom and Sing Sing Sing", as well as AirForceMan John Simpson, and his "Summertime" solo (Along with Tommy Martin) and the legendary Simpson "Rhapsody in Blue" indie solo which is on the flip side of the Fleetwood Skyliner "Portrait on Brass" record.
Soprano legend Tommy Martin also solo's on thst old Fleetwood disc with "You made me love you", and his tripple tounging feature.
What is even more legendary is the fact that these guys achieved what they did playing on the 1960's Getzen GD Valve/slide BUGLES, and they required NO AMPLIFICATION!!!!!!!!
All of this great legendary talent can be found on the Fleetwood remakes CD's, "Brass by Night" the Skyliner 1962 concert recoriding and the Air Force Disc.
Enjoy
Elphaba
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"Measues of Success":
Your self esteem is/was in direct proportion to your placement at VFW, Legion, CYO, World Open, Bluegrass, Mid-America, DCA, and DCI Finals.
Elphaba
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5 minutes ago, Stu said:
True, but a Caterpillar changes into something completely different, a beautiful aesthetic Butterfly; a Chameleon only changes its surface color when the need arises as a defense mechanism in order to not be devoured.
"Gone Buggy":
How about: Did Joanie REALLY love Chachi?
Elphaba
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35 minutes ago, MikeRapp said:
I'm sure this has been stated dozens of times, but when was the last time Boston finished ahead of Cadets? Sorry for asking again.
"Last Crusader finish over 'Garfield' ":
Hanover PA, 1980.
Boston Crusaders 56.7, Garfield Cadets 56.5
Scores courtesy CorpsReps
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5 minutes ago, Stu said:
On the emotional side I am with ya. But on the practical side what era and what rules do you propose to honor during the anniversary? 1972? 1984? 1995? I ask because if your beef is amps and electronics, there are others with beefs about Bb brass, with beefs about number of valves, with beefs about grounded percussion, with beefs about 150 not 120 on the field, with beefs with about build up scoring as opposed to tics, ... So, which era rules do propose DCI to use for the anniversary year?
"Propoosed Year Rule":
How about 1962.
Contra Bass "G" BUGLES and timbales were "Authorized"!!!!!!!!!
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1 minute ago, drumcorpsfever said:
Don't forget dance!
"Name Change":
How about "Mummers"?
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14 hours ago, Fred Windish said:
I don't know . . . . those old Hy Dreitzer-arranged, New York Skyliners lines were rather stunning to say the least.
"Hy Drietzer":
The late great and much missed Mr Drietzer was our arranger-instructor "Back in the Day" (65-66) and is on record as stating that he didn't care how many valves were put on the old "G" bugles but that the horn itself should be kept in "G" as that was the identity of drum corps. The man knew a thing or two about drum corps arranging, and the high brass award at DCA Finals is named in his memory.
Those "G" hornlines and their soloists needed no 'amplification' or staging. Hawthorne's alumni corps, the Skyliner alumni, Boston Crusaders seniors, Hanover Lancers and others are doing a rather good job of "Projection" without the use of microphones.......
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2 minutes ago, Tobias said:
It's time for him to retire. He has too much influence over staff, design and he's obviously past his prime in those areas. So much talent staff out there and even his current staff would be better able to produce without his constant presence and forced input. Cadets need a new independent BOD preferably with talent in finance, a new Cadets director with control of selecting staff but allowing design team to design. DIRECTORS DONT DESIGN.
I guarantee, if above occurs, many former staff would consider coming back if that's a road we would want to consider. Most are alumni and true Cadets and want nothing more than to have the corps competitively successful again.
"Bill The "Chief" Kemmerer":
Haven't heard or seen that name in quite a while.. I understand the entire family was involved with the Garfield Cadets "Back in the Day".
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Stiff Drink Time Again:
Make mine a tripple.....
Elphaba
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16 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said:
Make yourself a stiff drink before you wade through all this ... it will help!
And thank you for alerting us all to Legends' plight ... I would not have known if you didn't bring it up on the World Class discussion board ... and because you did, many of us helped Legends achieve their goal!
"Stiff Drink":
Here here!!!!!!!!!!
Make mine a double.
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10 hours ago, Stu said:
Better than ANY corps will ever do!!!!!!
"Putin on the Ritz":
The Bridgemen and Velvet Knights might well have done this justice.
Elphaba
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On 7/13/2017 at 4:05 PM, Stu said:
Didn't the Russians bomb Pearl Harbor? Oh sorry, I remember now, Bluto said it was the Germans. As you were.
"The Russians are Comming, the Russians are Comming":
Russian Christmas Music, 1812 Overture, Russian Easter Music, Doctor Zivago, March of the Boyars, , Russian sailors dance, the theme from "The Hunt for Red October", and Red Army March.
No doubt several more "Russian" numbers that have found their way into drum corps programs.
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1 hour ago, drumcorpsfever said:
BAC beat Cadets last night. Cadet fans are aghast. Hop makes his Facebook post congratulating the Crusaders and vows to keep plugging away with the show. First time in a bizzilion meetings since 1980 that BAC has beaten them.
Yep, just another day in drum corps!
"Firts Time Since 1980":
Hanover PA July 7, 1980
Boston Crusaders 56.7
Garfield Cadets 56.5
There's that .2 again
Scores courtesy of CorpsReps.com
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22 hours ago, WestCoastBestCoast said:
But how many of the judges on this panel will realistically be on one of the Rochester panels? They clearly sent a message that Buccs are pretty untouchable.
"Untouchable Pirate Crew"
From this distance it appears the the DCA season is a fight for second place.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!
Keeping it, as Fran says: FUN!!!!!!!!
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4 hours ago, dbriggs said:
cuz it rewards what the fans think is crap
"Rewards Crap":
Ding, Ding, Ding......
Hold all phone calls.....
Ladies and Gentlemen we have a WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On 7/9/2017 at 2:49 PM, Fred Windish said:
Nice review! Enjoyable to read. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I have a question . . .
Did you notice what you believed to be an overuse of electronic amplification?
Over on the DCI side, there is a heated discussion of corps taking the electronics too far. Beyond what was the original intent. Evidently, Phantom Regiment is sending their entire horn line through a series of 8 sideline mics their corps has placed there for their own use. I've seen those mics, haven't seen Phantom Regiment in person. However, during the telecast, Phantom's overall sound sounded "juiced" at all times.
I am VERY much against using mics on more than just a soloist, or small ensemble, to make one's corps appear to be something it is NOT. Couple years ago, I noticed corps beefing-up (through deep electronic instrument-created bottom sounds) the final few measures of their tunes, making the finish appear to be handled by 50 baritones and tubas. I felt cheated in some way. It was all a little too "fake" for me. I became concerned smaller brass lines will now simply "raise the dial position" to WOW us. I find that prospect disgusting. Something that will drive me away from the whole thing, actually.
So, again I ask, do you sense some corps are abusing the use of electronics, and do you also find that off-putting?
Others please comment, too!
"Techno Terrors":
If the activity had stayed with the G BUGLES they wouldn't NEED any of this. I never knew any of the old super soloists (WAY too many mention) needing to be "Amped".
Fire away.............
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16 hours ago, Northern Thunder said:
I do know that I saw that some corps that normally had great inspection scores were not happy that everybody was handed a perfect score.
"Inspection Scores Nixed":
I understand that something like this also happened at the 1969 VFW Nationals?
Anybody out there have the down and dirty?
Elphaba
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in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
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"Malaga & Maleguena":
Wouldn't mind hearing those two old chestnuts again. Maybe Hawthorne's Alumni corps will get Larry Kerchner to pen a chart for them.
On G BUGLES too!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elphaba