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The corps you describe is the Babylon Islanders, a junior corps from Long Island. They competed in the Greater NY and Northeastern Circuits. Johnny Oddo marched with them.

http://www.corpsreps.com/corpsreps.cfm?view=pictures&corpsid=865&corpstype=Junior

The Mid-Islanders were a senior corps from Floral Park, Long Island in the 60's.

Oh...did not know there were two with the same name. Thanks!

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Oh...did not know there were two with the same name. Thanks!

... and Mike, you most likely remember The Hellgaters, a GSC corps from Astoria, NY sponsored be a RC Church!!!

:-)

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OK. Here's a few for you.

" Invaders ", of Stratford, NJ

" Modernairs ", of Toms River, NJ (and yes, they did wear, Kelly Green Tux coat with tails and a Black Top Hat )

" Pointers ", of Point Pleasent, NJ

" Sea Horse Lancers ", of the Atlantic City, NJ area.

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I always got a kick out of some corps names. My list of favorites includes:

Ontonogan Mountaineers

Ishpeming Blue Notes

Geneva Appleknockers

Poughkeepsie Pacers

Archer Eppler Musketeers

Madison Heights Marauders

Memphis Blues Brass Band

Port Clinton Nee-His

Central Wisconsin Zephyrs

The Thing

Carver Gay Blades

Various upstate New York corps of the 60's and 70's.........

The Shortsville Shamrocks (NY)

The Dynamic Duo (1-yr merger of the Shortsville Shamrocks and the Auburn Purple Lancers)

The Grey Knights (NY)

The (Hilton, Irondequoit, Rochester) Crusaders (NY)

The Magnificent Yankees (NY)

The Brigaders (NY)

The Phoenix (NY)

Mighty St. Joe's (NY

Emerald Cadets (NY)

Emerald Statesmen (NY)

Greece Cadets (NY)

Squires (NY)

Grenadiers (NY)

Pardee Pacers (NY)

Alpine Girls (NY)

Mellodears (NY)

Hit Men (NY)

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" Invaders ", of Stratford, NJ

Also an Invaders of Philly IIRC. Might be the corps that was actaully a parade corps but put a corps on the field for one of the PA American Legion States in the 50s or so. Only remember because I read a story that their field show was marching back and forth across the football field. Corps on the inspection line had to turn around because it was so bad it was killing their concentration.

* or mebbe just a drum corps legend "

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There used to be an all-girl fife and drum corps down the road from Butler that would do a lot of the drum corps parades, the

The Meridian Woodpeckers.

Memphis Brass Band

Ohio Brass Factory (DCA & ICA)

Les Chaitelaines de Laval

Black Watch NJ

Vengeance NY

CMCC Warriors

Avant Garde

General Butler Vagabonds

Yamato

wausau Story

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And I guess THIS would be the infamous Doc Schrenker from DC Nationals in '66?

Ray

The plot thickens... :tongue:

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Oh...did not know there were two with the same name. Thanks!

Personally, I've traveled to all the islands.

Long and Staten. :tongue:

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Personally, I've traveled to all the islands.

Long and Staten. :tongue:/>

C'mon Fran ... NY has more islands to offer than that ... Rikers ... Wards ... Randalls ... Ellis ... Governors ... and of course ... Manhattan!

:-)

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