Johnny Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 johnny, there's actually only 28 of us in the guard LOL...you made me do the math in my head...Opener was written for 30(There are 28 in the flag block, but don't forget Jen and I) then we have one flag hole - 1 = 29 that is being filled this weekend(surprise new person! YAY!!) + 1 = 30 + Matty Bo Batty = 31 =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKatzmellophone Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 does anyone have photos from the show? Checkout the blog on the Cabs Myspace! Click link in my sig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesdrum007 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Whatever happened to Jimmy D'Amico, the great Cabs / Cabs alumni soloist? I believe that he performed that night with Sky alumni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleboypa Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 LOL...you made me do the math in my head...Opener was written for 30(There are 28 in the flag block, but don't forget Jen and I) then we have one flag hole - 1 = 29 that is being filled this weekend(surprise new person! YAY!!) + 1 = 30 + Matty Bo Batty = 31 =) johnny.. my bad.. we're talking about 2 different guards.......................................................................... . oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 johnny.. my bad.. we're talking about 2 different guards........................................................................... oops Ha - no problem... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contra Joe Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Whatever happened to Jimmy D'Amico, the great Cabs / Cabs alumni soloist? Jimmy is with Sky Alumni these days. He is still one hell of a horn player. ^0^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2ZJ Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Glad to hear the show went well ... congrats to all on a great night of performances ... and my own personal congrats to the Bushwackers for making such a huge improvement since the last show .... another terrific summer planned ahead for 2007 ... can't wait to see everyone in Kingston! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluekiltie Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 You do have to understand that when the Caballeros Alumni started in 1995, most of the members had not played in over 20 years. Some of these guys were older and played during the 1950s and 1960s with Hawthorne. I played with the Caballeros in the 70s and was tickled pink to be able to play with these guys, who were Caballeros I had seen playing as a kid, with the Alumni corps. These guys made an all out effort to play and I could care less if it was dirty. One member, who was suffering from lung cancer, played with the corps as long as he physically could.The first 5 years of the Cabs Alumni existence membership was closed to just former Caballeros. As the older guys left due to age and passing away, it became more difficult to recruit from the ranks of former members and the corps was gradually opened up to those who played with other corps. There were many who jumped from other alumni corps and thus the Alumni corps of today. I first saw the Cabs in 1961 in Denver. From that day forward, I always had a dream of being a part of that great organization. When Frank Ponzo invited me to perform with the alumni in 2005, I could not have been more honored. I have been a Cab ever since....although I always tell people that I am only a Caballero substitute...I am holding down a spot for original Cabs long-passed....and I am thrilled to do that. Alumni corps get slammed a lot.....but I can tell you, for the past three seasons, when the Cabs alums take the field (the most exciting five minutes in drum corps IMHO), the crowd noise is deafening.....like they have been waiting all evening for something to scream about....for someone to blow their faces off; for someone to play recognizable, electrifying music! Yep, we do not march well...some of us are are coming off major surgeries (like my cervical spine surgery)....but we hobble onto the field and we give the crowd the best we have..and most of us are not trying to relive our lost youth....we simply love to play the music, to hear the crowd...and to give something back to drum corps fans around the nation. I respect what I see from competitive corps..regardless of division or association....but none of it electrifies me like Cabs alum or Mighty St. Joes, or Madison Reunion Project, or Bridgemen....et. al. I have lived a dream thanks to the Caballero family, the Kiltie brothers and sisters, and Sie Lurye of the Royal Airs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoonlightChef Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 As a competing corps member of the Caballeros, I LOVE LOVE LOVE watching our Alumni and screaming my head off and cheering for them. It is such a rush and an honor to watch them perform. Like parting the curtain of time and watching a history lesson. Seeing the reflection of what we were as Caballeros and what we will become. No other corps has that. And I am I not slighting any other organization or team. It is just truth. It is our legacy and something I am incredibly proud of. I will be joining the Alumni corps in a few more years, and I cannot wait. I love the competing corps, but it is getting to be that time that I pass on the legacy to younger talent. I will ALWAYS wear my beloved kickpleats. FOREVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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