PhillySoprano Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 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 The Weather this weekend is going to be beautiful , 65 -70 degrees and sunny, so why don't you get out of the house and come on down to BAYONNE to enjoy some Drum Corps, and meet some great people. Listen to Drum Corps the way it USED TO BE AND STILL IS !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthehillDM Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 3 MORE DAYS! Looks like there's gonna be a lot of people joining us! OVER 250 PEOPLE WILL BE ATTENDING THE HALL OF FAME DINNER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanbay41 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Busy weekend in Bayonne. Practice Saturday 12-4 at St.Andrews, followed by the deceased members Mass at 6:30. We will have over 30 horns playing Amazing Grace, Danny Boy, & Taps at the Mass. Then it's over to the BHOF dinner where it will be a BIG PARTY Bridgemen style!!!! On Sunday then it's the Bayonne St.Patrick's day parade. Parade starts at 1 and the corps is at the end of the parade. So if you have nothing to do, come on down to Bayonne and see the corps. Hype! George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillySoprano Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 3 MORE DAYS!Looks like there's gonna be a lot of people joining us! OVER 250 PEOPLE WILL BE ATTENDING THE HALL OF FAME DINNER!!! 2DAYS AND COUNTING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthehillDM Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Just posted this on the DCI/Madonna thread...gotta love that Madonna urban legend!!! Some people have inquired about Jim's playing skills... Well, they haven't deteriorated! On the contrary! Jim is playing better than ever! He has played professionally now for over 30 years, so if you want to hear a really great trumpet player playing a soprano "bugle" on some of his classic solos from '77 & '78 Bridgemen, come down to Bayonne this Saturday from 12 to 4, and you'll hear him, plus a lot of other great horn players, and drummers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromeyBush Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The Weather this weekend is going to be beautiful , 65 -70 degrees and sunny, so why don't you get out of the house and come on down to BAYONNE to enjoy some Drum Corps, and meet some great people. Listen to Drum Corps the way it USED TO BE AND STILL IS !!! oh,alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Glasgow BB Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Interesting topic. I read with interest the debate over should Jim Brady be inducted into The Bridgemens hall of fame. My opinion is yes, of course he should be inducted...... why? Simple really, how many folk who have marched in Drum Corps can claim to be a household name on both sides of the Atlantic? Jim Brady is one of the chosen few. Edited March 18, 2010 by 3rd Glasgow BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabsbari79 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Congrats to all the inductee's sorry I will not be able to make it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayfallon Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 oh,alright. Don't stop him - he's on a roll... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthehillDM Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Congrats to all the inductee's sorry I will not be able to make it On behalf of all of the inductee's, thank you Bob! You will be missed! See you soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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