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smells like bigfoots ......

smells like bigfoots ......

Blue Stars in 1993 won Div III with 13 horns and one was a plug in 1997 BLue stars also won Div II high Brass with only 25 horns and 68 members the Smallst Div 2 corps that year !!!

if anyone would know Div II/III mr. BradF WOuld be the man !!!

its true I was there but I think they were on dca sheets

no prob joe I am kicking my self in the a@# for not packing my digital cam and also for nat taking more. I really think if they keep there pratice ideas there doing now they will go great places BTW are you doing the alumni parade for octoberfest ??? FCO Butler

Well when I was driving back from visiting my parents I decided to take a side trip do to the la crosse area to see if Blue Stars we actually as big as they were saying I am a Blue Star Alumni and when I pulled into the there camp I was stunned I thaught the whole corps was on the field and to my eyes was JUst The horn line All 60 something of them including 10 contras they sounded much approved over last years hornline esp.. the low brass it seems like there actually can play there horns and are not plugs:) Drum line was bigger then past years and they had a cymbal line also they sounded good for this time of the year guard was also bigger but I really did not have alot of time to check them out sorry !! It really looked like from a management aspect they looked good they were being fed and treated very well I am very interested to see this corps in a couple of weeks BTW the staff said they have spots filled at 128 kids :) here are some bad pics (done with camera phone SORRY)

helleberg if you playing a 4/4 contra I think the best thing is just playing the horn every day .. and playing into a wall so you can hear your attacks as for the horn start lifting and doing push ups with your hands in different positions

cool man I work for Hal Leonard music publishing now it is cool are you going to the Blue Stars octoberfest parade ? I know me nick rich are going to be so far are you going to be dca if so we should have a beer or ten when we are up there later Butler

yah dude I taught there in 98 anyways all of those contra are gone so you might want to edit you post so they dont get a bunch of calls anyways where are you living now ? and what do you do to pay this bills these days ??? later Butler

ahh ic dechorah had the big 4 valve wow that thing is begger then the kids !!!!! wow

dude when did you march the king Bs never had those we always had the pea shooter degs I also heard that the 4 valve was more back heavey then front??!! where are you playing the 4 valve I am trying to decide between buying a k90 and a 4 valve deg hmmm decisions hey are you marching sr corps this summer ??? me and nick are both later F.C.O. Butler

so I am thinking about buying a contra I have never played eather of these horns what do you think is a better horn king k-90 2 valve dynasty 4 valve (wilson valves) need some imput on positives and negitives on these two horns thanks Bryan

there has to be some more out there for sale come on

depending what you have shipping and the shape of it !!! let me know

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Looking for a contra not a Bb tuba or yahmaha contra would like deg or kanstul maybe a old king but would rather have 3 or 4 valves I dont want to spend a load of money on this because I already have 3 tubas !!! just some thing that would work for a senior corps superflybb@hotmail.com thanks Bryan

Blue Stars: It's obvious the Blue Stars have been putting time in working on the execution. Again, z just LOVED the sound of the middle voices. With the good seats, horn line was aimed mostly at me!! And the contras held their horns upright during retreat. THAT's hard man The Blue Stars Contra have been doing that since 1995 when me and Rich started doing it it sorta funny how people only notice things when your almost open class size later Bryan Butler 94-99 Blue Stars Contra Age out 2000- 2002 part time brass and visual staff