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Nuff Said! ^0^

how gawdy was that. now i think i know an old skyliner that might give you an argument. i have to say though you blew me away with that. i think i like shakos better then sombreros..............just kidding :P

BTW since your a youngun a.l champs didn't get rings.............you got an orange flag, but no rings. i know i got one.

funny though.

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Is this better? I know they give flags, and rings have only started with a few DCA corps in the last 12 years or so. I'm just being an a** and promoting my love of Hawthorne. No hard feelings to those in shakos or who are hatless.

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Is this better? I know they give flags, and rings have only started with a few DCA corps in the last 12 years or so. I'm just being an a** and promoting my love of Hawthorne. No hard feelings to those in shakos or who are hatless.

i think it's funny. i love it. very ingeneous. are you a yankees fan also? :P

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Rings, flags, gold drums, whatever. Like trophies, they're just symbolic of the real achievement -- the titles. Like it or not, Hawthorne has more than any other -- and missed several more by some of the slimmest of margins.

Best ever? Perhaps. Some may argue otherwise in favor of one corps or another, and I won't get into that, because my bias would show. But you can't dispute the historical record: 16 American Legion National Titles, 9 Drum Corps Associates 'World' Titles, 17 National Dream Titles. They're often described as the 'NY Yankees of senior corps,' so your 'borrowing' the t-shirt idea, Sean, is wryly apropos.

I'm just proud to have been a small part of the history, even during some of the lean years in the 60's. I wouldn't trade it for anything -- and no, we didn't get any rings in the 70's. I do have two very nice World Champion patches that I wear proudly on my Alumni jacket, though: 1970 -- Hawthorne's first DCA title. 1973 -- Hawthorne's third title, and DCA's first-ever undefeated season.

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Rings, flags, gold drums, whatever. Like trophies, they're just symbolic of the real achievement -- the titles. Like it or not, Hawthorne has more than any other -- and missed several more by some of the slimmest of margins.

Best ever? Perhaps. Some may argue otherwise in favor of one corps or another, and I won't get into that, because my bias would show. But you can't dispute the historical record: 16 American Legion National Titles, 9 Drum Corps Associates 'World' Titles, 17 National Dream Titles. They're often described as the 'NY Yankees of senior corps,' so your 'borrowing' the t-shirt idea, Sean, is wryly apropos.

I'm just proud to have been a small part of the history, even during some of the lean years in the 60's. I wouldn't trade it for anything -- and no, we didn't get any rings in the 70's. I do have two very nice World Champion patches that I wear proudly on my Alumni jacket, though: 1970 -- Hawthorne's first DCA title. 1973 -- Hawthorne's third title, and DCA's first-ever undefeated season.

yes john a very gawdy past. a truly great corps. i was honored to win the a.l. nats in chicago over the cabs. it really ment somethig to us because it was the cabs. it was sweet. sky was & is my favorite corps next to crusaders but i always respected you guys.....we had some good parties back in the day............especially 72 chicago

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The senior show that really blew me away for the first time..... 72 Skyliners! Traffic jam, Lucretia, Elks, John Grass, Dirty Eddie, an incredible drum line, I don't think that I sat down from beginning to end!

Best Sr Corps ever? Gotta stay with Sky!

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