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What George said!

Several years ago, Tom Hart.... the drum major my first two years with the Sunrisers (1977-78) was inducted into the Sunrisers Hall of Fame.

Tom was with the Sunrisers for only those two full seasons (and the last couple of weeks of the 1980 season).... but he had such an impact on the corps during his brief tenure that his selection to the Sun hall was a no-brainer.

My point: Impact on a given organization is a much more important factor than time spent with that organization, IMO.

Fran

Amen to what Fran said! :shutup:

I'm sooooo glad Tom agreed to come down from Poughkeepsie with us when I asked him in the winter on 76... :blink:

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100% agree... as a member of another Alumni-type (yeah we're not 100% ex-members only).

To repeat if someone wants to compete they would be somewhere else. And if their non-competing group would start competing, 9 chances out of 10 that corps would soon have no members.

Still have no idea how Archie did it... :shutup:

Jim - it wasn't easy - don't get me wrong - I wouldn't have changed it for the world - I always think back to Jack Reilly - a lead soprano during the 60s who was now in his early 60s. He marched with the corps until his death from bone cancer - never stopped trying to improve his playing - even when he knew he had months left.

That is a singular organization and could make an argument for the place of first of the alumni corps (it's close between them and Bill's Boys). Still going strong since 1975 - with a cast of characters you could write a reality TV show around.

One funny Archie - Bayonne moment (of mine) was appearing with Archie at Roosevelt Stadium at the Dream in 1978 (while teaching Bayonne's brass section) and having to acknowledge all those yellow coats giving me cr*p from the 3rd base side of the grandstands (the uncovered section).

Loved them both, each in their own way. It's not a stroll across the park to go from being an alumni corps to being a DCA finalist. It just isn't.

it's like the Marine Corps - not for everyone. (no - I was US Air Force - you think I'm crazy?)

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Ladies and gentlemen...I am very pleased to make the following announcement:

Bridgemen practice on March 20th

Former soloist Jim Brady to sit in and play

The Bridgemen Alumni Corps next practice will be held on Saturday March 20th, at St. Andrews School in Bayonne from 12-4. Sitting in, and playing lead soprano with the corps that day will be former Bridgemen soloist, Jim Brady!

Jim is widely regarded as one of the best soloists in the history of drum corps, including several years with the Saints Drum & Bugle Corps. His legendary solos made a lasting impression on the drum corps community, and subsequent listeners via recordings on the Internet. Jim’s solos with the Bridgemen can be heard on You Tube, and on DCI “Legacy” Recordings, and include the following: Pagliacci-1977; Land of Make Believe-1977; Harlem Nocturne-77 & 78; Ritual Fire Dance-1978; and perhaps his most famous solo, Spanish Dreams-1978. Jim was inducted into the NJ Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2007 & is being inducted into the Bridgemen Hall of Fame on March 20th.

If you would like to attend the rehearsal to play along with our horn line, or just listen to the great music that will be played on March 20th, feel free to come and join us! All are welcome to attend! We have a very exciting musical show planned for the 2010 season, and we still have openings in all sections. Everyone is always welcome to sit in and play along. If you are looking for a fun, and arousing musical experience, Bayonne is the place for you!!! Our schedule is very light; we only meet about 32 times per year, so you can maintain balance with your family life! If you'd like to play, and want to receive music ahead of time, please contact me, Jim Jordan, through a personal message.

Without a doubt, the Bridgemen are off to our best start ever, and we’re looking to raise our level of performance to even greater heights in 2010! We are very excited about our show, and we’re looking forward to entertaining our audiences with the great passion, and enthusiasm that the Bridgemen have always displayed through our performances!

The Bridgemen hope that you will be able to join us on March 20th, for a very special rehearsal, and we look forward to seeing you there!

St. Andrew’s School is located at 126 Broadway, (intersect. 4th St.) Bayonne, NJ 07002.

Practice is from 12 -4 pm.

For additional info about Bridgemen, go to… bridgemen.com

We hope you can make it! It's going to be a fun afternoon in Bayonne!

HYPE!!!

...Jim Jordan

Just got off the phone with Jim Brady, and he is very excited about his upcoming visit to Bayonne!

It will be great to see him, again! (It's been about 14 years for me, but about 32 for many of our Bridgemen brothers and sisters.) and it's going to be great to hear him playing the horn again! If you're free on the afternoon of March 20th, please come visit us at our rehearsal in Bayonne, for a fun afternoon!

JJ

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Jim - it wasn't easy - don't get me wrong - I wouldn't have changed it for the world - I always think back to Jack Reilly - a lead soprano during the 60s who was now in his early 60s. He marched with the corps until his death from bone cancer - never stopped trying to improve his playing - even when he knew he had months left.

That is a singular organization and could make an argument for the place of first of the alumni corps (it's close between them and Bill's Boys). Still going strong since 1975 - with a cast of characters you could write a reality TV show around.

One funny Archie - Bayonne moment (of mine) was appearing with Archie at Roosevelt Stadium at the Dream in 1978 (while teaching Bayonne's brass section) and having to acknowledge all those yellow coats giving me cr*p from the 3rd base side of the grandstands (the uncovered section).

Loved them both, each in their own way. It's not a stroll across the park to go from being an alumni corps to being a DCA finalist. It just isn't.

it's like the Marine Corps - not for everyone. (no - I was US Air Force - you think I'm crazy?)

Funny thing for me Ray is I didn't realize that Archie was an Alumni corps in the late 70s. Just thought they came back and did a year of exhibitions to get their feet wet. Of course I never heard of an Alumni CORPS before anyway. Didn't find out until I got on RAMD in the early 2000s and someone mentioned it.

Think Barney Toomey was with Archie the exhibition year and I dealt with Barney with Westshore in the mid 80s. Hell if I only knew I could have gotten the details first hand.

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Jim - it wasn't easy - don't get me wrong - I wouldn't have changed it for the world - I always think back to Jack Reilly - a lead soprano during the 60s who was now in his early 60s. He marched with the corps until his death from bone cancer - never stopped trying to improve his playing - even when he knew he had months left.

That is a singular organization and could make an argument for the place of first of the alumni corps (it's close between them and Bill's Boys). Still going strong since 1975 - with a cast of characters you could write a reality TV show around.

One funny Archie - Bayonne moment (of mine) was appearing with Archie at Roosevelt Stadium at the Dream in 1978 (while teaching Bayonne's brass section) and having to acknowledge all those yellow coats giving me cr*p from the 3rd base side of the grandstands (the uncovered section).

Loved them both, each in their own way. It's not a stroll across the park to go from being an alumni corps to being a DCA finalist. It just isn't.

it's like the Marine Corps - not for everyone. (no - I was US Air Force - you think I'm crazy?)

Ray- Your bringing back alot of good old memories. Jack and myself marched side by side from 1975 until 1983. As for the Dream Contest that year , boy was it HOT. It's still fun entertaing fans , especially with my Bridgemen Family!!! :devil::shutup::blink::devil:

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12 DAYS AND COUNTING :beer::tongue::beer::tongue:

10 DAYS AND COUNTING :tongue::beer::fight::beer:

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10 DAYS AND COUNTING :tongue::beer::fight::beer:

[/ 9 DAYS TILL WE HAVE SOME FUN :tongue::tongue::beer:

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Just got off the phone with Jim Brady, and he is very excited about his upcoming visit to Bayonne!

It will be great to see him, again! (It's been about 14 years for me, but about 32 for many of our Bridgemen brothers and sisters.) and it's going to be great to hear him playing the horn again! If you're free on the afternoon of March 20th, please come visit us at our rehearsal in Bayonne, for a fun afternoon!

JJ

Man - this is killing me!!! My daughter has her first-ever All-State Chorus concert at Symphony Hall in Boston that afternoon. A sophmore making All-State is very rare - she's quite a musician (doing her first year of drum corps with 7th Regiment this year - extremely excited as that's a great group!!!)

Please extend my warm wishes and congratulations to young Mr. Brady, in fact the whole Brady bunch - I'm hearing that David and Sue will be there too?

Possibly the most talented family ever to march? Although those Fallon kids were okay too! :tongue:

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Ray- Your bringing back alot of good old memories. Jack and myself marched side by side from 1975 until 1983. As for the Dream Contest that year , boy was it HOT. It's still fun entertaing fans , especially with my Bridgemen Family!!! :tongue::tongue::fight::tongue:

I've worked with literally thousands of high quality drum corps people over the past 40+ years in the activity - if Jack isn't my favorite he's in the top 3.

WWII veteran - the Greatest Generation - almost as funny as Pepe Notaro (who was funnier than Robin Williams tied to Jon Stewart) - and maybe best of all, he loved everything about that corps - the post, the parades, the uniform, the old guys, the young guys, everyone. Just the best guy you could ever hope to find.

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As far as I know, none of our membership, in any capacity, is interested in competing! Why should we? The competing corps' schedules are great for when your in your teens, 20's, maybe even 30's, but beyond that? You have a lot more responsibilities, and greater demands on your time. Most of our members are married, and have children, and several even have grandchildren.

Grandchilden? Yes we do! I love drum corps. I have played in many over the last 54 years but I have to agree with my grandaughter when she said - "We like your Yellow Band best, Grampa". So sorry I can't make it to the HoF dinner and meet Jim Brady. Now that would be a real treat.

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