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Now, where else can you get a story like that??

OK, here's the answers-- 1. BD --Satin blouses with ascots and gauntlets to Blue Devils Formal Wear!!! --North Tenors --Silver Lame' (tres chic)!!! 2. Madison (representin' for the Midwest) --Fred Sanford (no, not THAT Fred Sanford), Jim Elvord, et al --Greg Dalton --the aforementioned cement lawn jockey painted 1/2 black, 1/2 white 3. SCV --jazz concert of "Black Orchid" seems to be the consensus, but I was thinking more along the lines of no YPG or Fiddler! --for those of you that haven't read Mike Boo's fanfare column on Sandi and Rich, I'd encourage you to do so--then PM them both and thank them for their contribution to the activity! --copper 4. PR --Mahler's 7th/Tchaikovsky's 6th==>76!! (also they formed a Liberty Bell in the drill) --4 of the bass drums were black with clear heads. The remaining bass drum was that HUGE white concert bass drum with white heads (must have not been able to get clear heads that large--Thanks, Matt) --pretending to play the organ (with rifle and flag accompaniment) 5. 27th --they spell out "WIZ" with grounded rifles --horn flags --check it out!! It's the Bridgemen's podium!!! (was Z the only person on DCP to notice this???) 6. Bridgemen --roto-tom player/guard member --multiple, but the 1776-1976 inside of the uniform coat was the most memorable! --full corps collapse (and if you were there, remember how kewl that was?) 7. Cavies --I'll defer to Mike Boo's response --Ditto --the "7th place curse" went "splooie" for a year!!! 8. OC --Joel Alleyne (later corps director) --Canadian flags --you'll have to ask "El Gato" 9. BS --clear vistalite --Bicentennial design on the tymps and flags --1/2 the corps was located in Sheboygan for the winter, with disastrous results come summertime (sounds like a good thread, huh?) 10. Seneca --Toronto was home to TWO DCI finalists in 1976--Oakland Crusaders and Seneca Optomists (with a combined three years of competitive exp. for both) --prism tape --John Swartz, you old dog--you caught me!!!!! 11. Freelancers --the Zimny family was involved in the Royalaires --that guy was single-stroking those rolls!!!! BDL, tell 'em about it!!!! --the rifle line did a kick-line 12. Guardsmen --orange vistalite --M&M --see post by GmenBari78 13. Various --Crossmen --Marquis --Kilts --Colts --Watkins Glen Squires --yes, LancerFi, uncle z was in the world-famous Royal Knights!!!! How about a 1979 trivia contest soon???

Matt, you are sooooooooooooooo close on BOTH of these!!!!! B)

Tell that LuvsPaiste guy to meet us someday at the Alzheimer's Unit at UCLA Medical Center!!!! We'll be playing "Iowa" on our bedpans by afternoon!!!! :)

I'll let some more of my "old school" friends weigh in, and then give the rest of the answers tomorrow!!!! Later, Mike

You're not kidding!!! Wouldn't you just DIE to hear "Tiger of San Pedro" again??

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm thinking '76 was as follows: Busbies on the guard, Glengarries on the snares and mallets, helmets with plumes on the hornline and plain helmets on the rest of the drum line (along with the aforementioned orange vistalite)!!!

Ho Ho!! I've been waiting two days for THAT answer!!!! Did you see how many people thought that it was YOU, Dan?? :P

Of course, you got all of your answers correct!!! I was especially impressed with catching the Seneca Optomist NO Bicentennial salute and the prism tape on the front of the keyboards!!!! ^OO^

Pictures of uncle z????? :)

Sounds like a "fanfare" column to me!!!! :P

*tries to imagine a nursing staff ANYWHERE that would want to hear about Float's Oakland Crusader drum line* :sshh:

7th Symphony/6th Symphony--76, get it??

Someday, John, I hope we're relegated to the same nursing home so that we can hang around the dining facility, talk old school drum corps and annoy the heck out of the nursing staff!!!

Don't forget that they opened up their uniform jackets to display 1776-1976!!! And I believe the mallet players had Canadian flags stuck on the front of the keyboards!!!

I didn't think of this, but that's correct..... I was thinking that this would have been the first year since '69 that YPG or Selections from Fiddler wasn't part of the show! Now, we really NEED to find out where Phillip is presently!!!! b**bs

Well, does Mahler's 7th and Tchaikovsky's 6th ring a liberty bell? And, yes, everyone should view the '76 DVD to see Mike Boo's "face time" :P As a matter of fact, there's quite a few DCPers with face time on '76!!!!

I believe Phillip was painted 1/2 white and 1/2 black.........Dan Guernsey, Dan Scerpella or Robert Pilot should be the authority on that!!! (Time for some Phillip stories, guys!!!)

OK, in answer-- SCV-- Hint, check corpsreps.com to see when the last time SCV DIDN'T play either YPG or Fiddler!!!! :) Blue Stars-- Bicentennial Stars were not only on the tymps, but also on the.....? Seneca-- Think of which country they were from--and this MIGHT be the only year that two corps made DCI Finals that were from the same metro area!! Guardsmen-- Guess again. 12th place in horns. Good job, Cliff. I'm happy to see your memory is pretty well intact!!! ^OO^

Nancy, you are totally en fuego on 1976 history!!!!!! Someone better step up to the plate soon, 'cuz you're gonna be "owned" by LancerFi!!!!!! :)

Oh, I think if you look and see what is painted on the top of it, I think you'll figure out the answer--(hint: there's a "B" on top) :)

That's right, but they COULDN'T have weighed more than those vibes I used to drag around!!! :(

Yay Jim!!! Now, you need to tell us who "Phillip" is!!!

OK, I know it's been almost 6 months since the last trivia, soooooooooooooooo.......put on those thinking caps (or watch the Legacy DVDs), 'cuz it's time for '76 trivia!!!! :) 1. BD --Describe BDs uni change from '75 to '76 (BD Formal Wear) --Which company produced the tenor drums played by DCPer Blue Devil Legend? --What color flags did BD have in '76? 2. Madison --Who produced the "disco show" that was scrapped 1/2 way through the season? --Who plays the triple-tenor intro to "Mc Arthur Park"? --Who is Phillip? 3. SCV --What is unusual about SCVs '76 repertoire? --What is the member name of DCPs Sandi Kleinman? (Hint: Search Boo's fanfare) --What color are SCVs drums in '76? 4. PR --What was PRs '76 tribute to the Bicentennial? --What was unusual about PRs Bass Drum line in '76? --What is the drum major doing during Concert of "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"? 5. 27th --What does the rifle line do with their rifles after "Crown Imperial"? --What adornment was added to the horns in '76? --What is unusual about the drum majors podium at DCI finals? 6. Bridgemen --Which members are dancing in the circle of rifles during "Land of Make Believe"? --What was Bridgemen's tribute to the Bicentennial? --What was added to the Bridgemen show between prelims and finals? 7. Cavies --Describe the unform change from '75 to '76? --Which DCPer is playing tambourine in "Chump Change"? --What happened to the "7th Place Curse" in '76? 8. OC --What is the name of the Drum Major? --What do the mallet players have on the front of their instruments? --What is the English translation of the Crusaders' closer? 9. BS --What is the color of Blue Stars' vistalite drums in '76? --What is the Blue Stars' tribute to the Bicentennial? --What is the significance of "Blue Stars East" in '76? 10. Seneca --What is unusual about the metro area the Princemen called home in '76? --What do the mallet players have on the front of their instruments? --What was Seneca's tribute to the Bicentennial? 11. Freelancers --What is the "Chicago Connection" for DM Paul Zimny? --What is unusual about the rolls played by the bongo player in OTL? --What does the rifle line do during the second 1/2 of "I Got Rhythm"? 12. Guardsmen --What is the color of Guardsmen's vistalite drums in '76? --What caption did the Guardsmen NOT come in 12th place at DCI? --'76 is previous to the "tall shako" era--What headgear was worn by the guard? By the snares and mallets? By the rest of the corps? 13. Various --Name the corps that was disqualified from DCI competition in '76? --Name the WI corps that came out en fuego in '76, with early- season wins over Blue Stars and Phantom Regiment? --Was the all-male corps from Racine the Kilts or the Kilties in '76? --Was the Dubuque corps Colts or Colt .45 in '76? --What was the name of the corps that "Reliable Rondo" directed in '76? --Can you name the corps that uncle z marched with in '76? (Hint: took 38th at DCI prelims) Wheeeeeew, that's a loooooooooong one!!!! b**bs

Must have been 'cuz I aged out!!! :(