JOHNNY_A Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Kiwanis Kavaliers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Rouse Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 For the LONGEST time it was Boston Crusaders, til they finally made finals!!!! My favorite non-finalists are all from the same period - 83/84 Knights, Alliance, Avant Garde, and Les Eclipses. Good stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 For the LONGEST time it was Boston Crusaders, til they finally made finals!!!!My favorite non-finalists are all from the same period - 83/84 Knights, Alliance, Avant Garde, and Les Eclipses. Good stuff!! Thanks for the props. I saw Sags in 82. Amazing they didn't make top 25 that year. That was a solid group. Here you go: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajedrummer Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 S Most would say '75 was their best year as far as competition goes. By 1980, the corps lost most of it's solid players. In 1975, the Wausau Story hired the drill writer from General Butler Vagabonds. All year, we were getting killed with comments that our drill did not seem to fit the music. The first time we saw GBV, we discovered why....He used the same drill and just altered the counts! We were sitting in the back stands at a show and our members were amazed that they could watch their own drill being marched by someone else! Needless to say, he was not brought back the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellrks Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 In 1975, the Wausau Story hired the drill writer from General Butler Vagabonds. All year, we were getting killed with comments that our drill did not seem to fit the music.The first time we saw GBV, we discovered why....He used the same drill and just altered the counts! We were sitting in the back stands at a show and our members were amazed that they could watch their own drill being marched by someone else! Needless to say, he was not brought back the next year. Reminds me of "Spirit Fingers!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicdirect Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Reminds me of "Spirit Fingers!" OK - 1987 FLORIDA WAVE - GREAT PLAYERS AND GROVE 1992 SOUTHWIND - GREAT SHOW, WELL DONE CONN - CLASSIC'S BENGAL LANCERS BLACK WATCH - NJ What's up Larry???? Do you still have those red framed glasses??? God Bless Jim Newman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicdirect Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 OK - 1987 FLORIDA WAVE - GREAT PLAYERS AND GROVE 1992 SOUTHWIND - GREAT SHOW, WELL DONE CONN - CLASSIC'S BENGAL LANCERS BLACK WATCH - NJ What's up Larry???? Do you still have those red framed glasses??? God Bless Jim Newman Good lord I hate the laptop...GROOVE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notelvis Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Three shows from corps that never cracked the top 12 which I absolutely loved for some reason or another - 1982 Rockland Defenders 1982 Memphis Blues 1987 Florida Wave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedford Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 1977 Argonauts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troopers81 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Yea I have to agree with your list, I marched in the 1982-83 Troopers & it was a big disapointment for us to not make finals.1983 was our 25 year anniversary We even did an exibition for finals & a Big portion of our corps had already left to go home with parents or vacation so the show wasn't the greatest but we enjoyed that year very much. I also would have to put in the Bluestars, Gaurdsman, Northstar in 1981 & around that same era. They always gave us a fight at every show. To name a few...1978 Boston Crusaders 1978 Anaheim Kingsmen 1979 Crossmen 1981 Defenders 1981 Memphis Blues 1982 & 1983 Geneseo Knights 1982 & 1983 Troopers 1983 Avant Garde 1987 Dutch Boy 2000 Southwind 2006 Colts There are more, but this is enough for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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