ajlisko Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The only wish I might have would be to get a Central PA show back on the DCA docket, but Ream, Fawber and I don't have the buxx to maybe lose our collective tuckuses on it. Nor would I ever want to steer a Band Parent organization into any undue risk unless they went in eyes wide open. So ... what's considered Central PA? ... Carlisle? ... Harrisburg? ... Hershey? ... Altoona? ... like I've said in the past ... if a sponsor can "package" a show together with a local festival, celebration, charity, etc. they may have a better chance at success than a sole group going it alone ... good luck if you decide to pursue it ... maybe Reading will partner with you ... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 So ... what's considered Central PA? ... Carlisle? ... Harrisburg? ... Hershey? ... Altoona? ... like I've said in the past ... if a sponsor can "package" a show together with a local festival, celebration, charity, etc. they may have a better chance at success than a sole group going it alone ... good luck if you decide to pursue it ... maybe Reading will partner with you ... :-) All the above except Altoona are considered "South-Central PA", but yes, that's the area I was thinking. Don't know about Altoona, though now you mentioned it. Mansion Park is a pretty decent stadium. The issue is that there's no real connections out there to DCA except for the Old Gardner Guards who have been gone for about 30 years, and the Mainliners, who went to a couple of DCA contests around 1993 and ran out of funding. The "Greater Harrisburg Area" at least has some serious competitive bands which can help sell the product. Hershey Stadium might be a sticky wicket. They can make a lot more money off some take-your-pick bimbo breathy autotuned crooner that wants the stadium at the last second and they'd rather have that. There are still some good HS stadiums in the area, including a REALLY decent for Corps contest stadium at Red Lion in the York area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Hershey Stadium might be a sticky wicket. They can make a lot more money off some take-your-pick bimbo breathy autotuned crooner that wants the stadium at the last second and they'd rather have that. There are still some good HS stadiums in the area, including a REALLY decent for Corps contest stadium at Red Lion in the York area. That is a good venue. I remember going to a DCA show there in 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Red Lion's right up the side of the hill and has as good a view as anywhere I've been short of Annapolis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 All the above except Altoona are considered "South-Central PA", but yes, that's the area I was thinking. Don't know about Altoona, though now you mentioned it. Mansion Park is a pretty decent stadium. The issue is that there's no real connections out there to DCA except for the Old Gardner Guards who have been gone for about 30 years, and the Mainliners, who went to a couple of DCA contests around 1993 and ran out of funding. The "Greater Harrisburg Area" at least has some serious competitive bands which can help sell the product. Hershey Stadium might be a sticky wicket. They can make a lot more money off some take-your-pick bimbo breathy autotuned crooner that wants the stadium at the last second and they'd rather have that. There are still some good HS stadiums in the area, including a REALLY decent for Corps contest stadium at Red Lion in the York area. So ... with that in mind, are there any big community events in any of those areas where a dc show could become one of the attractions? ... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Sun Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I always thought of Lewisburg as more central Pa. then any one the others on the list here ,and its been used many many times by DCA and with large crowds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I always thought of Lewisburg as more central Pa. then any one the others on the list here ,and its been used many many times by DCA and with large crowds . Good one ... Sky used to do an exhibition at the penitentiary (JoJo actually knew a few guys in lockup) and then get invited to the bbq at the State Fair ... historic "tug 'o war" took place between Sky and the Firemen ... Pepe was at the helm ... I can still hear him yelling to drag them through the mud, broken glass and parking lot once we had them defeated ... I don't think we were invited back the next year ... okay ... ya might wanna skip that one ... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Sun Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Or Bloomsburg ,great college town ,Boomsburg Fair .one of the largest in the state .Also right off route 80 maybe a little closer to route 81 then Lewisburg .I know I had a business and lived in Wilkes -Barre and Hazeton for a short while .LOL wasn't short enough Edited August 11, 2014 by Florida Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donincardona Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Good one ... Sky used to do an exhibition at the penitentiary (JoJo actually knew a few guys in lockup) and then get invited to the bbq at the State Fair ... historic "tug 'o war" took place between Sky and the Firemen ... Pepe was at the helm ... I can still hear him yelling to drag them through the mud, broken glass and parking lot once we had them defeated ... I don't think we were invited back the next year ... okay ... ya might wanna skip that one ... :-) andy you got more stories. i just wish you would finish them.........LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Well, one thing anyone who dealt with Pepe from one side or the other had to give him. He was a COMPETITOR, Drum Corps, Tug-O-War, skittles, you name it. You had to respect that about the guy and be ready to compete your hinder off on your end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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