RSBDrum Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Here is a list of Corps from the 1976 Mayflower Circuit Class A Boston Crusaders Boston Blue Angels/Reveries/Cardinals (North Star) North Shore 5th Maine Regiment Portland Me. Socialites Saugus, MA Imperials Pembroke, MA 21 Lancers Norwood MA Muchachos Manchester, NH Warriors Lewiston, Me Class B Amvet Brigadier Randolph MA Renegades Quincy, MA Citations Burlington MA St Joseph's Danties Hide Park, MA Arbella Salem MA Sharpshooters Framingham, MA Militiamen Bedford MA Sir Thomas More Cadets Braintree MA Regal Crownsmen Cranston RI Suburbanettes Hudson, NH Joanettes Leominster, MA Class C Amvet Lancers Randolph MA Marksmen Framingham, MA Chuting Stars Danvers MA Royal Cadets Gardner, MA Debonnaires Norwood MA Shoemakers Haverhill MA Firettes So Portland ME Sir Thomas More Squires Braintree, MA Golden Buccaneers Chelmsford Ma Social-ettes Saugus MA Golden Rays Stoughton MA Vicounts Dracut/Lowell MA Imperials Jrs. Pembroke MA Tewksbury-Wilmington Crusaders Wilmington MA Winners Class A Boston Crusaders Class B Amvet Brigadiers Class C Golden Buccaneers Now take a look at the number of corps in New England today..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up4479 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Here is a list of Corps from the 1976 Mayflower Circuit Here's something else to consider. Mayflower was the third largest circuit after CYO and Eastern Mass. (The CYO music festival or championship show took 2 full days so that each unit could perform. No prelims and finals just 2 days non stop.) If you went back another 10 years and looked at all three circuit you'd have a list that would be larger by a factor of about 10. That factor would also take into account that most corps in our area belonged to 2 circuits. Let's also not forget the other nearby circuits like Little Rhody and Nutmeg. We're talking hundreds of units within 50 miles of Boston. Some towns had 6 or more units. There were week night shows as well as afternoon and night shows both Saturday and Sunday. The season lasted from just before Memorial day to the third weekend in September to give all the circuits and units enough dates to sponsor one show per year. Even then, you had to choose between as many as 3 shows within about an hour's drive on any weekend day or night. This didn't include non circuit shows like the World Open, Danny Thomas Invitational, etc. Those were the days! Steve Solombrino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 The 1976 season was the high point (during the DCI era) for junior corps in Massachusetts. They fielded a documented 56 juniors that year, with a few others that slipped through the cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodb Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 ....those cracks being a by-product of the CYO circuit practice of only releasing the scores for the top three finishers in each class. Corps routinely finishing outside the top three could go a whole season without ever seeing their name appear in the drum corps press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigiandjim Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 ....those cracks being a by-product of the CYO circuit practice of only releasing the scores for the top three finishers in each class. Corps routinely finishing outside the top three could go a whole season without ever seeing their name appear in the drum corps press. I marched Mayflower with Chuting Stars. Shows were all day with the 3 classes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) Here is a list of Corps from the 1976 Mayflower CircuitClass A Boston Crusaders Boston Blue Angels/Reveries/Cardinals (North Star) North Shore 5th Maine Regiment Portland Me. Socialites Saugus, MA Imperials Pembroke, MA 21 Lancers Norwood MA Muchachos Manchester, NH Warriors Lewiston, Me Class B Amvet Brigadier Randolph MA Renegades Quincy, MA Citations Burlington MA St Joseph's Danties Hide Park, MA Arbella Salem MA Sharpshooters Framingham, MA Militiamen Bedford MA Sir Thomas More Cadets Braintree MA Regal Crownsmen Cranston RI Suburbanettes Hudson, NH Joanettes Leominster, MA Class C Amvet Lancers Randolph MA Marksmen Framingham, MA Chuting Stars Danvers MA Royal Cadets Gardner, MA Debonnaires Norwood MA Shoemakers Haverhill MA Firettes So Portland ME Sir Thomas More Squires Braintree, MA Golden Buccaneers Chelmsford Ma Social-ettes Saugus MA Golden Rays Stoughton MA Vicounts Dracut/Lowell MA Imperials Jrs. Pembroke MA Tewksbury-Wilmington Crusaders Wilmington MA Winners Class A Boston Crusaders Class B Amvet Brigadiers Class C Golden Buccaneers Now take a look at the number of corps in New England today..... I was there the day of the finals and remember all those corps, or, should I say two days! I remember it fondly. What a long show. I remember it being hot around mid day and by afternoon there was a chill in the air, signaling another melancholy end to a drum corps season. But where was it? Bedford? Lowell? Wilmington? I can't recall. Edited February 24, 2009 by Imperial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I was there the day of the finals and remember all those corps, or, should I say two days! I remember it fondly. What a long show. I remember it being hot around mid day and by afternoon there was a chill in the air, signaling another melancholy end to a drum corps season. But where was it? Bedford? Lowell? Wilmington? I can't recall. Haverhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dckid80 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) Let's not forget Cawley Stadium in Lowell. An unsung drum corps venue that served us well back in the day. Edited February 25, 2009 by dckid80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Haverhill Ah yes. That is correct. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC oboist Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Let's not forget Cawley Stadium in Lowell.An unsung drum corps venue that served us well back in the day. Is Cawley still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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