dcihistorywriter Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Hello everyone, I am hoping to start up a dialog/seek out people for their insights into the late 1970s and early 1980s. I am currently compiling research for a history book about DCI. The book however is more than simply the history of the organization. It covers the corps prevalent at the time and all the people that contributed to the activity. I'm looking for personal stories, individual corps stories as well as people's perception of the activity and DCI at that time. The book will be much richer with some lively dialog. Thanks and hope to hear from you. Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I'm available. Hello everyone, I am hoping to start up a dialog/seek out people for their insights into the late 1970s and early 1980s. I am currently compiling research for a history book about DCI. The book however is more than simply the history of the organization. It covers the corps prevalent at the time and all the people that contributed to the activity. I'm looking for personal stories, individual corps stories as well as people's perception of the activity and DCI at that time. The book will be much richer with some lively dialog. Thanks and hope to hear from you. Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Nic, I don't know if you're familiar with the Drum Corps World history books (volume one has been sold out for five years). Check out this site to see if your plans are different from what has already been published: Drum Corps World History Books Steve Vickers published some beautiful books earlier this decade (the first true drum corps history books since the 1966 Encyclopedia of Drum & Bugle Corps). Volume two, which is still available, has histories on the most famous corps that have been on the field since the 1920s. Each chapter was written by a different author, usually someone directly involved with that particular corps. Drum Corps World is also coming out with another book very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Nic, Steve Vickers just contacted me about your project. You may want to post on the senior forum here as well, since lots of those guys were involved with the corps you're looking for info about. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jd83 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 This is a good place to research info for your book. There are quite a few of us here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGarrett Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I was in three corps between 1975 and 1982, when there were so many corps competing at DCI you hadn't even heard of some of them. I would love to add what I can, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jd83 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 That's true. There were a bunch of (then) Open Class and Class A corps then. And there are a LOT if untold drum corps stories from the smaller corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMichael1230 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Count me in ! Geoffrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayfallon Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 You could probably do a doctoral dissertation if you concentrated on just Don Angelica, Gale Royer, Don Warren, Don Pesceone, and C.H. Beebe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellofello01 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 You could probably do a doctoral dissertation if you concentrated on just Don Angelica, Gale Royer, Don Warren, Don Pesceone, and C.H. Beebe. And lest we forget, Jim Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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