84BDsop Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) Stanwix Heights Ridgerunners Oh crap! I was WITH them before I marched Empire in 87! Taught them, too (drums, if you can believe it...I could outplay the entire line). I got into an argument with the fireman who wrote the cadence because I realized there was an extra beat in a ROLL and he got ###### when I took it out. He #####ed me out during assembly for a parade and I had to finally tell him if he was not instructing or otherwise involved with the corps to get away from MY drum line....I was right and he was wrong (as evidenced by the sudden cleanup of the marching, since the kids didn't suddenly find themselves on the wrong foot!) Edit: Just realized this parade was probably the only time I ever played my DC10s in performance! The other time I marcheddrums, I carried the tenors. Me and Ray Szarek at a parade (is he still with Cru? He was in 04....came up to me after we took our post-Prelims picture -- surprised the hell outta me!) Edited March 1, 2009 by 84BDsop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal-air canada Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) Sorry double post. Edited March 1, 2009 by royal-air canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal-air canada Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) In that "Delta Thunderbirds" photo I'm on the left side somewhere. Cannot remember just where exactly. Funny how the drum corp circle goes around for so many of us eh Ron? Back in the day (early 60's) in Northern California drum corps. Remember many times marching against the likes of the "Richmond Hawks", the San Francisco "Knights of Cathay", the Santa Rosa "La Sabers" The Sacramento "Railey's Raiders, the Sacramento "Capitolers (all girl) etc. and of course the Senior Joaquin Caballeros corp. And all this was before there ever was a DCI or corps like the "Stockton Commadores" the "Santa Clara Vanguard" or the "Blue Devils". Did I mention the parades? And of course not to forget to mention EVERY year in the San Francisco "Chinese New Years Parade". Marching last year (2008) in that parade with the San Francisco "Renegades" was an experience that really brought back the memories. Where it all started for me Ron. How about telling us about some of the experiences from the Southern California obscure corp where you started? I guess we were all like the roots of what came later in California drum corps.....Oh the stories....If there is anyone else out there still that remembers or marched with any of these early Northern California drum corps how about chiming on with some of your recollections. Edited March 1, 2009 by royal-air canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnoise Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Well, there's always the Pacific Beach Albacorps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumbline Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 In the northeast... old eastern mass circuit Div II Black Barons '57 '58 '59 Malden,Mass About nineteen horns, two snares, two tenors, two base Pontiac Chieftains '56 '57 '58 Lawrence, Mass About twenty four horns three snares , two tenors, two base Others Peabody Clippers (Peabody, Mass) Les Musketeers ( Berlin, N.H.) Golden Eagles (Portsmouth, N.H.) Esso Statesmen (Everett, Mass) Les Musketeers (Berlin N.H.) Daurice Drum Corps (Hyde Park, Mass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossop Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 In the northeast... old eastern mass circuit Div IIBlack Barons '57 '58 '59 Malden,Mass About nineteen horns, two snares, two tenors, two base Pontiac Chieftains '56 '57 '58 Lawrence, Mass About twenty four horns three snares , two tenors, two base Others Peabody Clippers (Peabody, Mass) Les Musketeers ( Berlin, N.H.) Golden Eagles (Portsmouth, N.H.) Esso Statesmen (Everett, Mass) Les Musketeers (Berlin N.H.) Daurice Drum Corps (Hyde Park, Mass The Clippers competed against the Princemen and the Hurricanes. I have a tape of them as well as a program from one of their contests. They were actually pretty good and lasted for a number of years. The Esso Statesmen became the Everett Statesmen, and produced many folks that later performed with better known corps. ("Cupcakes" John Curran from the Hurricanes) How about the Tewksbury Orbiteers, and some of the Yankee Circuit corps like the Lithuanian War Vets, the Charter Oak Sabers, the Claremont Cavaliers, and the Auburn Noteables. The Braintree Braves in their later years would sometimes compete with one horn, two drums, and a guard of 2 or 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottPREuph Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I'm too young to have seen them live or competed but the corps preceding the Blue Stars in La Crosse was the La Crosse Blackhawks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I'm too young to have seen them live or competed but the corps preceding the Blue Stars in La Crosse was the La Crosse Blackhawks. holy crap - someone mentioned the Blackhawks now here's one for ya...... The Apple Arrows from LaCrescent Minnesota - right across the river from LaCrosse.... Dr. Dave Kampshoer's (sp?) original corps....djkbd pb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 The Apple Arrows from LaCrescent Minnesota - right across the river from LaCrosse....Dr. Dave Kampshoer's (sp?) original corps....djkbd pb The AppleArrows eventually merged with the Blue Stars in 1964. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoats88 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Weren't the Dons Div I in 1985? I remember them playing Amparito Roca with a pretty big hornline. Yeah, I remember competing against the Dons in 1985, and they made top 25 that year if I remember correctly. Them and the Salem Argonauts in their Fruit Stripe Gum uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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