elphaba01 Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 "Names": The "Grey Knights Post Crusaders": A merger senior corps of the Rochester Crusaders and Gray Knights. Shortened to 'Rochester Crusaders' and goes by that name at present. "Ballantine Brewers": Newark NJ senior corps initially sponsored by the P. Ballantine Brewing Company. The late Mickey Petrone was the corps director. "Jolly Whalers": New Bedford MA senior. The name was shortened to 'Whalers'. "Corps of the North": Fairbanks Alaska junior corps. Started by Dave Shaw (a Garfield Cadets Alum and columnist for Drum Corps World) when he was stationed in Alaska. Butler PA had two juniors with 'lengthy' names: The General Butler Vagabonds', and the 'Catholic Daughters of American'. St Johns 'Missilemen': A junior corps from Winthrop MA There is a great listing of 'long gone' drum corps, with unusual names, in the DCW published "History of Drum Corps" Vol #1. Elphaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BariBrian Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Hey Folks How bout Avant Garde? You didn't forget us already did ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Hey Baribrian: Who could forget you guys? In you lime green unis(?) Back in '77 every time we, Northstars, thought we had made some distance between us you were right there with us. Boy p'd us a lot. But it made us work that much harder. We didn't hate you for it, just the fact that you worked just as hard as we did. By the way, did you guys have the Roman helmuts with the brush on top? Just curious. Thanks for the rivalry, even though it wasn't a public one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BariBrian Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Old Dutch Boy Cadet, Thanks for remembering. No that wasn't us that wore the Roman Helmets. Were you with the Kitchner North Star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbreak Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 I believe the corps you are referring to with the Roman helmets and such were the Emerald Knights from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They were in there with Avant Garde, North Star from Ontario, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BariBrian Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Ironically, The Avant Garde were the result of a merger between a Corp. named Emerald Knights and the Spegeleirs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Ya I thought so. That was so darn long ago, 28 years to be exact. Yes I was with the Kitchener Northstars. I'm surprized you even knew that. A lot of corps called us that other corps from Canada, the other two were Oakland Crusaders and and the Seneca Optimists. We used to call the Emerald Knights the Fuller Brush Cadets. (But that was an inside joke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristeyK Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 From Phoenix Arizona....please welcomeBURNT! LOVE IT! That's actually a perfect corps name for around here. (We could compete with Crunchy Frog....we could be Burnt Toast! lol.) Not exactly the WORST name, but I have NEVER liked it, especially for a corps from Phoenix- The Musketeers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbass74 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 What are some of your all-time favorite (or least favorite) names of corps? Which ones stand out as especially strange or unique? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm sorry but I can't stand the name Glassmen. I know I'm gonna get burned for this but the name itself resonates those being fragile and breakable. Names like Phantom Regiment, Crossmen, Santa Clara Vanguard, ect.. sounds like corps you wouldn't mess with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morganhill Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 All time WORST : Spirit of Jacksonville State University....just say Spirit <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! I, for one, agree 101%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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