fsubone Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hey guys, I figured this forum was the right place to put this. I was thinking about it earlier, and I truly did not know where certain corps logos and uniform ideas came from. The ones I am most interested in are.... Blue Stars old uniforms with the asymmetrical red plume? Waldo for the Boston Crusaders? The Cavaliers man? Santa Clara's Star? Glassmen's Triangle? Those are the ones I'm most interested in, but if you guys have any other fun stories about how many corps logos or uniforms came to be, I would love to hear them. I've only been around DCI since 2005, but I've done a lot of research into the history, but some of the stuff still eludes me. Any help would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) The Erie Thunderbirds logo was adapted from the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Look Here and compare to my avatar Edited July 12, 2011 by Gary Matczak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocko the Wonder Llama Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The Cavaliers man? I seem to have read here a while back, that he the logo of a brand of cigarettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 BD's classic 76-93 uniform design is based on US Marine Corps officer's mess dress (early director Jerry Seawright was a Marine)...best....uniform...ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralTsoChicken Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Santa Clara's Star? Glassmen's Triangle? Santa Clara's Star isn't a Star. It is an archetypal representation of 8 V's (as in Vanguard). It is connected to the 8 individuals who started the corps from the Sparks organization. (or so I have been told). Glassmen's triangle... is just to represent a piece of glass. They are from the glass capital of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) The Erie Thunderbirds logo was adapted from the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Look Here and compare to my avatar Oh great... so I've been wearing a shirt with a Casinos logo on it at the the Navy base? Eh, I've seen worse. LMAO, glad you said this.... Not what the OP asked for but Westshoremens "W" with the sword started around 77/78 to get away from the old very "busy" logo. Also the old logo had the old name in it. LOL, some members didn't like it because it was too simple... And have read that the Cavs emblem did come from a cigarette pack. Believe History of Drum Corps II covers this in the corps write up. Edited July 13, 2011 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 And have read that the Cavs emblem did come from a cigarette pack. Believe History of Drum Corps II covers this in the corps write up. And the Marion (OH) Cavaliers senior corps named their corps after that same Cavalier cigarettes brand. It was the favorite cigarette of the members back in the 1950s, so they named the corps after it. Good thing their favorite brand wasn't Virginia Slims. (They weren't around in the 1950s.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Cavalier cigarettes This particular link even mentions a drum & bugle corps tie-in. Edited July 13, 2011 by Northern Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc oldtimer Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 And have read that the Cavs emblem did come from a cigarette pack. Believe History of Drum Corps II covers this in the corps write up. Yep, you can also read about it here: http://www.cavaliers.org/years/history/1950/03.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Cavalier cigarettes This particular link even mentions a drum & bugle corps tie-in. Thanks Brian, read somewhere that Hawthorne Cabs were in an old cigerette commercial but can't find any info. Just bought a DVD set of 1,001 commercials with couple of dozen cig commercials but no Cabs. Have Lucy and Desi in a few and even the Flintstones pushing Winstons but no Cabelleros. Too bad I don't know much Jr corps log/uni history. CT Hurricanes Sr/All Age corps was named when a hurricane tore thru their home area. And the ligthning bolt logo is the storm warning flag symbol used by ships. Edited July 13, 2011 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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