OldBones Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 What's this nonsense about "rotors" ? Old school means "slides!! The dead end in Branch Brook Park Winter practice at Elizabeth Armory, with another corps waiting till you were done for their 2 hours. Five or Six shows ayear in Newark I started with a slide. Progessed to Rotor/Valve. Never made it to 2 valve. How about The Newark Armory or standstill shows at the Philly Armory? Evening with the Corps at Symphony Hall in Newark - Carnegie Hall in NY or Madison Square Garden Felt Forum. Seeing all the corps in a show before Memorial Day with a finished show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Back then, it was the marchers fighting. Today, the marchers are fine, and the adults in Corps are at one another's throats. You are " old school " if you remember when it was mostly the marchers in Corps that had to be separated by the adults in Corps, instead of the other way around. True. I remember some older folks mentioning that a couple of corps were actually shut down back in the day because of getting in fights in parking lots after shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mike Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You are "old School " when you don't recall " water breaks ", but you recall " smoke breaks " and not for cigarettes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) You know you are " old school " if the city or town that was listed on your Drum Corps busses and equipment trucks was where you lived. Edited February 19, 2013 by BRASSO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mike Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You marched 71 VFW prelims in black wool uniforms at 2 in the afternoon with 120+ field temp, then in the stands wondered why so many other corps had members passing out on the field.......forgetting most corps didn't practice in a swamp. Having to shave my beard for VFW inspections Bringing groceries with you because you never knew when you would stop and eat. Cooking Spam on sterno stoves in the back of the bus. TRusting someone to hold you by your belt while you tried to pee out the door as you went down the interstate When you had to have enough money in your "food bank" to make each tour and being able to eat well on the $3 a day Being pulled over by state troopers because your buses look unsafe. Piling the wole corps on one bus for the 8 hour ride home because the other bus was unfixable Buying Fleetwood records at 3 for $5. Rigging car batteries and speakers in the back of the bus to play the 8 track tapes filling the drink cooler in the front of the bus with orange juice and vodka The actual joy of eating at a Union 76 truck stop, even in Effingham Ill. Being in such a small corps, other corps in the circuit would bring you to their houses to eat a good meal at their home show ( Maple City Cadets , Flint Guardsmen, ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Winter practice at Elizabeth Armory, with another corps waiting till you were done for their 2 hours. Five or Six shows ayear in Newark You are " old school " if your corps traveled to a nearby state for a particular show and considered it " touring ". Edited February 19, 2013 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Being in such a small corps, other corps in the circuit would bring you to their houses to eat a good meal at their home show ( Maple City Cadets , Flint Guardsmen, ) You are " old school " if " the Children of Sanchez " wasn't a song, but who marched in your Corps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Priester Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You know you are old school when you remember the Hamms Indians asking to borrow a few pieces of equipment because they left some behind in order to make room for beer on their truck. See? It wasn't just Reilly, Archie or Sky!!!!! Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mike Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You are " old school " if " the Children of Sanchez " wasn't a song, but who marched in your Corps. At least three of them in my corps....................do we know each other other than RAMD and DCP ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 13-1/2 minute sows that started with a gun shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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