Euphscott Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 A new drum corps is born in Richardson, Texas! Vigilantes Drum and Bugle Corps is an all age unit that will perform and compete in DCI-All Age and Drum Corps Associates (DCA) circuits. The corps is equipped with brand new Dynasty Percussion and enough G Bugles to man a 60 member horn line. The corps will travel this summer within the state of Texas as well as Minnesota and Rochester, NY to compete and entertain drum corps fans. The corps will bring its fan friendly program entitled “Pastime” to the field this summer with its baseball themed show. The name is a reflection upon the heritage of Texas justice in the old west. In rural and undeveloped areas military had no jurisdiction over civilians and there was simply no law available because the town was not organized enough to collect taxes for salaries for lawmen. Crime ran rampant, and citizens finally saw something had to be done. As happened in so many lawless boom towns of the West, the only answer seemed to be a citizen's committee to take control. No matter the title, all were eventually called vigilantes. In Fort Griffin, the violence grew to the extent a vigilante group called the OLM, or Old Law Mob, was formed. The group's members met, made up a list of the undesirables, posted it in saloons, told those on the list to leave town or suffer the consequences. After a short waiting period those listed and still in town were simply captured, shot to death or hung from the nearest tree with the letters "OLM" printed on the bodies for all to see. As expected, crime rates dropped drastically and calm reigned. Today, only foundations and ruins remain of once-rowdy metropolises, home to the unlawful elements of the Texas frontier. The corps will unveil a new logo shortly, but has selected corps colors of Black, Red, and White. Also the corps will appear this summer in brand new uniforms from Stanbury. The Vigilantes Drum and Bugle Corps will perform at the Wildflower! Festival at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson on Saturday, May 16. The group will perform in the Countrywide Hall as well as in the outdoor pavilion. In addition, the Vigilantes will host a "petting zoo" where kids of all ages will be allowed to see and touch the instruments. The corps is a 501©3 nonprofit organization doing business in the state of Texas. The corps has developed a partnership with Centerplate concessions to work events at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX. This arrangement allows the corps to man concession booths at local MSL soccer games and headliner concert events. The corps recently handled a successful alternative rock festival that netted the corps thousands of dollars in needed funds. With this resource for fundraising, the organization is looking to grow and succeed in the north Texas area. The new website will be available shortly at the address http://www.vigilantescorps.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionNY Drum Line Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) This has to be some sort of merger of Frontier or something? Edited May 13, 2009 by AlbionNY Drum Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSMarcher Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Agreed... unless of course they have just managed to be very quiet during the off season. I suppose that is possible as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M. Johnson Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 WOW! And I thought we were quick off the block. You guys are competing this year as well? Sheesh! Good on ya! Welcome to DCA and we will see you on the 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSev Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) Practice on Saturday is in Frisco, TX at the Shawnee Sports Complex. Full corps in the morning. Percussion in the afternoon at the sports complex and the Brass and Guard are doing sectionals in Richardson and special performances at the Wildflower festival. Edited May 13, 2009 by BigSev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPeashey Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 It is a re-organization of the people who fielded Frontier last year. I guess the name change reflects a new direction for the corps. They have been re-evaluated for DCA competition and passed. We look forward to them continuing the tradition of excellence Frontier brought to Texas and to the DCA Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spandy Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 This has to be some sort of merger of Frontier or something? It looks that way to me too... Frontier had been talking about doing a baseball themed show with the same title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansasDC Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) I tried both www.vigilantescorps.org and www.vigilantescorps.com and neither link works . Edited May 13, 2009 by kansasDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spandy Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 The new website will be available shortly at the address http://www.vigilantescorps.org Maybe they're still working on purchasing the domain, or something. I dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphscott Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Domains are purchased - just need to flip the switch. LOTS of work went into getting i's dotted and t's crossed. The next day or so will have a live website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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