Michael Boo Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 ... Skokie Imperials ... That shows you're not old school. An old school corps fan would have called them the Norwood Park Imperials. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsfever Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) You know you're old school when you marched when: When corps were announced... "On the starting line, from (city,state), the (name of corps)!" "Are the judges ready?" "Is the corps ready?" "(name of corps), you may take the field for competition!" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Being around at the advent of DCI VFW, American Legion US Open in Marion, Ohio Countless community corps Midwest Combine When breaking "80" was really something special Beginning on "The Starting Line" Ending on the "The Finish Line" When you were first allowed to start your show on the field When you were first allowed to end your show on the field Your opener was the "off the line" When warm ups first became allowed - and were in awe of the sound echo off the back wall of the stadium Warning guns for nearing show time limit Penalty guns to signal exceeding your time limit Tempo regulations Shows without titles Shows without themes Honor guard Color guard wearing the uniform of the corps When show rifles had straps and bolts Color presentations Concert formation Required moving time, required stop time Uniform inspection Bake sales, candy sales, and tag days When flags (silks) were called "Pikes" Ticks Getting ticked for a drop BUGLES, real bugles! - The valve and rotor variety Bugles that honked - sometimes even in tune! Marching french horns Contra bass - never tuba Olds bugles Ludwig drums Snares marched with slings and arms rarely raised to create the dramatic stick height effect you see today Drumming rudiments Triple tenors and mallets Cymbol lines - in EVERY corps! Drummers always near the 50 yard line Marching typani, xylos, and glocks Drum majors barking out "ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR"! Adding LPs (vinyl records) to my drum corps record music collection Troopers, 2-album set Snych rights? We were happy to be photographed! Weeknight practices, weekend trips (err... tours) Seeing a drum corps on TV during a halftime show of an NFL game Early days of drum corps championship on TV Early days of marching bands being influenced by drum corps Listening to recordings on cassette tapes When recording devices weren't prohibited!!! McDonald's hating the sight of corps busses and as members loving it! Parent chaperones Cool-aid and soda pop Free time! Off-season parades (Christmas, St Patrick's Day, etc.) Monthly dues Contracts, auditions? I miss those days, but I'm more proud of what my kids are doing today to make the activity even better. As easy as it is to complain about how drum corps isn't what it used to be, I, for one, am glad that it's not. The level of performance and showmanship is lightyears ahead of anything that we did so many years ago. One thing that endures are the great memories and experiences we had. They truly last a lifetime. Many thanks to the current generation for creating a product that is so entertaining and for keeping the flame burning! Edited February 14, 2013 by drumcorpsfever 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin84 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 In an emergency you could fix a rotor on a bugle. Drumming Execution and Exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) You are "old School " when you don't recall " water breaks ", but you recall " smoke breaks " Edited February 14, 2013 by BRASSO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) You are " old school " if you recall performing or attending " standstills " in the winter. Edited February 14, 2013 by BRASSO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Your shoes were called "bucs." (I never knew why.) I'm going to answer your question, and THEN I'm going to look it up and see if I'm right, because I don't really remember either. I think "Buck" was the name of the company that sold the shoes. +++ You know you're old school when you go to a corps show, hear a single trumpet stick out, and is waaay out of tune, and you tell the person sitting beside you (who you don't know) "gee I miss G bugles..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) You know you are old school when you think modern marching snare drums sound like porcelain tiles! Edited February 14, 2013 by SFZFAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjordansc Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 You did not have a bunch of parents hanging around acting as chaperones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Your shoes were called "bucs." (I never knew why.) I'm going to answer your question, and THEN I'm going to look it up and see if I'm right, because I don't really remember either. I think "Buck" was the name of the company that sold the shoes. Edited: Buck shoes! Suede uppers, rubber soles. The ultimate marching shoes! Remember how to "clean" them? You got this white roll-on paint that came out of a squeeze bottle with a fuzzy red ball on top? And...they were cheap. Edited February 14, 2013 by wvu80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) You are " old school " if when you were real young you wern't entirely sure if the Senior Corps marchers carried more guns and sabres on the field in the shows, or off the field in the shows. Edited February 14, 2013 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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