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Our director rec'd his copy (Alumni Show) yesterday...not good. The whites were washed, no sound during our show (really funny considering), bad color....he called & was told they fixed the issue & will be sending out new copies...first the wait, now this?? Oh well...he was so excited to pop it in!

Gotta love the brunettes in the rifle line...LoL... You Tony! That IS Cheryl....Haha

Thank you so much for those kind words...they just made my day actually!

If that's an accurate account of how much it was to drink at Memorial Hall, and I'm sure it was, you'll NEVER catch me there partying! Way too much when you consider you can just hang at your hotel & dip into your own cooler! Reilly had a great time! Sorry, but like many of the performers, I didn't get a chance to see any other corps perform. Kinda stinks but it is what it is I guess. Got a chance to socialize with my Bridgemen buds before the parade kicked off which was great, but never enough time... Saw Fran Haring at the East Grill in downtown Plymouth & THAT place has really superb offerings as well as great service! Lobster Bisque!!!!...PLUS a pretty good band that night!!! Several of us flew to Boston for a change instead of doing the bus thing with the corps & it went smoothly...thought maybe we could check out "Cheers" or something but was advised (plane landed at 230 that Friday) to get to the rental car & get out of town because traffic could be bad....good advice btw! Was extremely happy with our show & look forward to the Dixie Stinger! Take care everyone!

Oh absolutely man...you made some good points. Gonna jump off of this roller coaster for a bit...all the best Jeff...

Could be Jeff...LoL...constructive criticism hurts sometimes, but is good if ya relax, take a deep breath & know people aren't out to hurt ya intentionally...how ya been bro?

I had a great, rewarding time while I marched in the post competitive Bridgemen! Many, MANY great moments...on the field & off. That said, in reference to what this topic is supposed to be about, NOT BRIDGEMEN BASHING, but I'd have to say that the Bridgemen would have to up their game if they were gonna do semi-finals. If they were to do semi-finals I'm certain they would throw in the kitchen sink, get alot of people back & be successful. This topic has come up several times since I first marched Bridgemen in 2006 & I'd be willing to bet that if in fact they were invited to do the gig, accepted, that they would get a big corps going...the world may never know either way. Madison 2006, 27th in 1994...there are your 2 huge benchmarks. Unreal. People will always be talking about the heart and soul that went into those 2 performances by those wonderful groups...I think the Bridgemen, or any alumni corps, would need a good amount of time to get their numbers up, recruit like hell & polish their show. I am heavily involved with the Reilly Raiders, as their Program Coordinator, trying to grow the business, keep our great name alive, while having fun...but, I told my people 2 years ago that if Bridgemen were to do semis that I'd be in. This has been my "Jordan Rule" so to speak... As for the bashing...if you bash the Bridgemen I feel like your bashing all alumni corps...like we're delussional for wanting to keep being active & contributing to a great activity. I've competed, both with Crossmen & Sunrisers...I feel like I don't need to compete PLUS wouldn't want to do it shotty due to working/family etc etc. DCA is a young man's game now. I'd have to, and should anyway, get into serious shape to be able to get thru legitimate rehearsal blocks in a competitive corps! LOL...just keeping it real. I'm not alone. The alumni acitivity is filled with adults of all ages that want to practice once or twice per month, forget about the bills & troubles we all have on a daily basis, and put the horn to the chops...for the love of the game baby! OK..let me wrap it up. Just felt like Bridgemen were getting a raw deal with some of these comments & wanted my 2 little pennies heard... Take care everyone & Happy Holidays!

Terrific Night!!!! Thanks to ALL of the groups that came out to perform!!!! Thank you Tony for posting the audio & pics!!!! On to Rochester...

Tomorrow!!!!!! SO excited!!!!!! Randy, Spilde & DA Plumma are in town...enough said! C'mon out for a terrific night of drum corps!

Neshaminy Mall!

Thank you muchly...

5:00 - 5:05 National Anthem 5:05 - 5:25 Montgomery County Concert Band 5:30 - 5:50 Reading Buccaneers Alumni 5:55 - 6:15 Archer-Epler Musketeers 6:20 - 6:40 Hanover Lancers 6:45 - 7:15 Intermission 7:15 - 7:35 Windsor Regiment 7:40 - 8:00 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights 8:05 - 8:25 Brassmen 8:30 - 8:50 Selden Cadets Alumni 8:55 - 9:15 Reilly Raiders Hope to see you all there!

Great Stuff Jeff...ya know, I have 85-88 all on video & I'm thinking I'll pop them in tonight or tomorrow! Also have 79 Prelims on high camera & it's worth a viewing as well... It's a shame that DCI hasn't figured out a way to make the non-finalist performances available! If I didn't get the Crossmen "Through The Years" double video set BITD, I'd be SOL if I wanted to see those shows again that didn't make Finals...

Great thread! I love Crossmen so I'm gonna have a little fun with this... 1977 The First year playing Russian, the BIG X that took up the entire field and ofcourse making Finals for the first time...unforgettable & the show that started it all. 1978 Came in 6th in prelims & definitely "Something" was a great, GREAT chart...little shout out to Brian Law on his solo work...Crossmen, in only their 4th season, turning alot of heads at this point...dropped to 9th at Finals but lets not go there...haha 1979...didn't make Finals but hornline came in 5th at Prelims..."Can you read my mind" was so emotional...great moment... 1980 Pictures of Spain...wow! 1981 Rocky 1982 Canto del Viento...another shout out to Harry S & George Headley... 1984 Let Me Try Again...forget about it, another favorite moment... 1989 The Scrim & making Finals again!!!! Crossmen were back baby!! 1990-1994...Magical & EASILY the best my corps has ever been...I hope this changes someday. 1997 What else can I say that you all haven't already said? But, my favorite year from Crossmen, and I'll exclude the years I marched, would have to be 1991. Thanks Mr. Krempasky...total show, great ballad, emotional, crowd pleaser, great solos that still run through my brain daily, etc etc... Go 2011 Crossmen!

I really wanted to stay away from telling this story but when I noticed this thread open up, I couldn't resist. Let me set it up like this: DCI EAST...last year...upper deck...about 10 rows up, really nice seats. A long time friend had asked me if I wanted those seats, at face value, for my wife & I...it'd been YEARS since we went to Allentown & had great seats! We usually just get whatever seats are available that day & so forth...no big deal. I've been going to East since I was a little guy, my sister was in Crossmen from 79-82 & my entire family are huge drum corps fans so needless to say, we never miss; like most of you. Get a hotel for 2 nights, see friends you only get to see once a year & have a great time. SO DCI EAST comes and I'm pumped, the crowd is pumped, my friends are pumped etc etc...what is better than Allentown!!!! Seriously!!! We get to our seats. No problems. Everyone is being considerate. Now Madison had a great show last year & needless to say the crowd was jacked up to see Madison, & see Madison with a really great drum corps show, in Allentown! I have several friends that are former Scouts & this only adds to the excitement. So Madison is lighting it up & towards the end of their show, like the last 20seconds, go figure, people start to give their standing ovation & start going nuts, the entire stadium it seemed, typical right? No news here, right?...I was one of those people. No problem right? No big deal right? Well, I felt someone grab my shirt from behind, dig their nails into my skin while grabbing, spin me around, get in my face, slowly, nose to nose almost & explain to me that "do you know that when you stand up, I can't see what's going on"????? Yes, this really happened at a drum corps show. Her hand is still gripping my shirt with the intensity of a million suns & yes, her finger nails were still digging deep...yes, this was a woman... Now when this happened, I thought I was being spun around by a friend or something, couldn't believe this person had put me into this spot...I told her to remove her hands & she went on to taunt me like "oh, I'm sorry, am I hurting you".."oh, did I wrinkle your shirt"..."oh jeez, I'm really really sorry"...I thought my wife was gonna choke slam this chick... I went on about how she had to be nuts & that there are kids on the field that need our applause etc etc...she didn't care & her poor husband didn't say more than "dear, please sit down...Jesus"... I called security & they asked her if she did what she did & she denied it, but ofcourse their were a million witnesses that saw the whole thing & she was called out on it...security warned her. During the next corps, she started whispering in my ear, no freaking lie, that I must be one of those 700 level Philadelphia Eagles fans & white trash people that get drunk (no, wasn't drinking) & ruin everyone's time!!! That was it, I got security back over & they threw her out...funny thing is, her husband stayed. & this lady went on to tell me how many years she's been watching drum corps & how many years has she been coming to Allentown etc etc...who cares. Ruined my night. It's sad to admit that. Hope she gets the same seats this year... Thanks for reading gang, this was my longest post ever...I'll conclude with this, no matter how boring a corps may be, no matter if someone is playing bass guitar in the pit, try to reward the members with applause...just don't ever stand up in front of this lady!!! I'm still shaking my head!!!! Peace & go Crossmen!

Well said George!!! Terrific time was had by all! Thanks goes out to your entire organization for inviting and making the Reilly Raiders feel welcome! Also had a great time at the Venice! See you in Allentown my friend!!!!

Can't wait to see Crossmen tonight!!!! Go Bones...

Going over to Robbinsville HS soon!! (I live around the corner) Can't wait to see Madison again...saw them in Old Bridge & they were fantastic! Great show!

Cannot wait to see & cheer for Crossmen this Sunday in Old Bridge!!!! I'm pretty pumped to see what's what! Spoke with some alumni that went for history night & they were all pleased with what they experienced! Definitely HAVE to make the trip to San Antonio next year...as much as I love 77,78,80,81,82,84,89,90,91,92,93,94,97,00,01,02,05;my car stereo cannot wait to BLAST the 2011 Crossmen!!!! New, unforgettable moments coming my way from Crossmen... Good Luck BONES!!!!!

Had a terrific time in Harrisburg...as usual! From hanging out Friday night with friends, meeting NEW friends, Saturday's performance, the after party in my room, plus the BIG party at the Plaza to the PADCHOF breakfast Sunday morning....a total & complete success. My only regret is not being able to spend more time with friends I hardly ever get to see..like YOU Drack & Milton from Sky. The best thing about this activity has always been the people that participate. The absolute best friends I've ever had... Was happy with Reilly's show. From our older members to our younger members, extremely proud of all of you & for allowing me to push this corps... The only other corps I got to see was Sky's rehearsal time at the Forum...you guys were vg & I'm sure your show that night was equally great! 10 contras! Cool! I also had a ball doing some interviews at the after party...don't worry gang, I WON'T be posting on youtube any time soon...haha Be well everyone & see you all soon...

Congrats Matt!!!!! I listen to 91 Crossmen often & all I can say is THANK YOU! "Dream of the Return" was really special... Ofcourse the 92 year was outrageous...the entire organization, past & present, will always be indebted to you for your pen... All the Best Matt!

The Reilly troops are very excited about playing! We've been working our tails off this offseason & can't wait for the first downbeat! C'mon out & goose Jimmy Cossetti while he's playing!

Excited! Saturday should be a GREAT day for drum corps!!!!!!!

Really looking forward to this event! Hope to see some new faces as well as the diehards!!!! The Reilly Raiders will be performing the National Anthem at 1230pm. We'll also be performing some of our new music at the conclusion of this event! Come on out!