JimF-LowBari Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 The hosting DM and CGC returning salutes sitting at the 50 yard line. Having a guest member of the military sitting right off the 50 to salute the Colors as needed. Remember this my first year and that was it. OK, the guidon carries a guidon... *sheesh* Wait'll hornsup sees me this weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajedrummer Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) Okay - may be some reruns but.... Starting Line Finish Line Re-entry (1973 only??) Snare slings (loved seeing the Cab's alumni still using them two weeks ago!) Spinning cymbals (love those squeaky handles!) Uniforms such that, when a corps walked on the field, you knew who they were! Getting new uniforms, horns or drums happened about every 5 years (if you were lucky!) Going to Nationals wasn't a 'tour', it was a trip - there and back. It was the one trip all year we had coaches instead of school buses! Densi-Wood sticks (MAN, they were heavy! We cut an inch off the back end just to balance and lighten them a bit) Shows with a 50 yard line....and that is it. Marched an exhibition at a band show in 1972 and the lines every 5 yards REALLY screwed us up! Edited August 31, 2010 by ajedrummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajedrummer Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Knowing what 'timp-toms' wereGetting to a show and competing against a corps you had never heard of (because there were sooo many!) tastefully taped drum sticks with stripes Audiences clapping along because they knew the music Like these!!! When our drum instructors wife had a baby boy in the mid-70's, we suggested the name 'Timothy Thomas' so they could call him Tim-Tom....they chose Brian...BORING! And, to add on to your line - Being nervous when you hit the Nationals tour because you had NO idea how you would stack up against the corps from other parts of the country...because there were sooo many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal-air canada Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 "From Trooper, Wyoming.....THE CASPERS! Or the sound of Tony Schlecta announcing from Chicago, Illinois the ROYAL-AIRS..... Take it away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 When "out-of-concert" meant something different than a text message saying you've just left the local symphony concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 And, to add on to your line - Being nervous when you hit the Nationals tour because you had NO idea how you would stack up against the corps from other parts of the country...because there were sooo many! Absolutely. Anytime my little local-circuit junor corps went to the World Open or U.S. Open, we would see corps that we had never heard of.... and sometimes would never see again!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Brady Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 White bucksGut snares Silk blouses with ascots DC10's Swallowtail flags Grounding penalties Prism tape Butter sandwiches on wonder bread (not peanut butter, just butter!) Sleeping in the overhead rack Sleeping in the bus toilet Sleeping standing up Sleeping under the seats I can still sleep anywhere, any time. In fact, just getting on a bus, any bus, makes me sleepy. - good times I'm back after being gone for a while, and I think I just had a tear in my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Having a guest member of the military sitting right off the 50 to salute the Colors as needed. Remember this my first year and that was it. "Reviewing Officer" was the term I saw in the program (FINALLY remembered that ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 When Kilties, Troopers, Americanos and Pioneer DMs added claymores, sabres, Spanish swords and Irish swords to their side arms, and did a full salute when trooping the stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairbear Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 We used to rehearse every Tuesday and Thursday plus Sundays during the winter. My first Jr. corps rehearsal days and times: 7:00 pm on Wednesdays and 1:00 pm on Saturdays. That was over 39 years ago. Now, where are my glasses and what did I have for dinner last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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