KingDubya Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 As far as I know there have been three drum & bugle corps based in the state of Florida (please correct me if I'm wrong): Magic, Suncoast Sound, and Teal Sound. Both Magic and Suncoast ended up folding, both due to financial and administrative difficulties. Teal Sound is now actually based mostly in Georgia, so they're probably safe from any curse or whatnot, but you never know. The question has been posed: Is Florida bad luck for a corps? If so, maybe that's why Teal moved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forpetessake Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I can appreciate your concern. A greater arguement could be made that Illinois is a drum corps killer. However...no I dont think Florida is a corps killer. What is a corps killer is money and or lack of it. And all the other. I was shocked and saddened when I had heard Suncoast folded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynthLine09 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I can tell you florida almost killed me when we were there last year.... Sand fields, 3465345% humidity, a giant swap behind our field that looked like an alligator was going to come out of any minute, RAIN, and 105 degree heat worst rehearsal of the year....at least we stayed at a hotel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forpetessake Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 yeah..it's hot down there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoats88 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 the OP forgot Florida Vanguard and Florida Wave, both very good corps which also no longer exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Well they did elect George Bush so..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forpetessake Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Well they did elect George Bush so..... ZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 (edited) Besides the corps already mentioned, these Florida junior corps have also been active at one time or another during the DCI era: North Port Alliance--Venice (still active) Florida Air Academy---Melbourne (still active) Brassmen---Fort Myers/Cape Coral Buccaneers---Cape Coral Devil Dogs---Clearwater Florida Guardsmen---Fort Myers/Cape Coral Floridians---Miami Gladesmen---Miami Indian Raiders---Baldwin Le Sabres---Fort Lauderdale Leathernecks---Orlando Royal Lancers---Cape Coral Silhouettes---Cape Coral Silver Knights---Cutler Ridge/Perrine Southern Star---Fort Myers/Cape Coral Stylistics---Dunedin Suncoast Sound Cadets---Tampa Bay Synergy Sound---Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Thunder---Tampa Bay Teal Sound Cadets---Jacksonville Edited September 24, 2008 by Northern Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob J Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 and don't forget FutureCorps (Disney World)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyb Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 As far as I know there have been three drum & bugle corps based in the state of Florida (please correct me if I'm wrong): Magic, Suncoast Sound, and Teal Sound. Both Magic and Suncoast ended up folding, both due to financial and administrative difficulties. Teal Sound is now actually based mostly in Georgia, so they're probably safe from any curse or whatnot, but you never know.The question has been posed: Is Florida bad luck for a corps? If so, maybe that's why Teal moved... This post it to correct the OP comments about where Teal is actually located. The winter home rehearsal base for Teal is just outside of the Jacksonville, FL area in Clay County at Middleburg High School. We have had the good fortune of being hosted by the school and the band director, Mr. John Wilkerson, for the past 2 seasons and this will continue as our home base for the 2009 season as well. However, we do cover the Florida and Georgia regions as the corps office is located in Thomasville, GA and our spring training home is located in the same town at Thomasville High School. Approximately 65% of our membership also comes from Florida and Georgia, which is why we are holding an audition day in the Atlanta, GA area on December 7th this season. The Teal Sound, Inc. has just recently introduced an indoor percussion line, Riptide, that will compete in the FFCC and at the Orlando WGI Regional this year too. This program will be located along the I-75, Ocala, FL corridor over to Daytona Beach, FL. Find out more information about this new group at www.tealsound.org/ensembles. We are not concerned by the Florida jinx, as some would call it, but are proving that the state of Florida can and will have a top ranked Drum Corps and other marching arts activities over the next several years and into the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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