TomPeashey Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 sigh... between Brigs and Cru I'll bet I came in 8th too many times at DCA Championships... 8th in 69 as I was still with Brigs 68 with Brigs was my highest finish in 13 tries as a performer... (66 through 78) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donincardona Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 BUT, The SHOW that WON the American Legion Nationals. The FIRST Corps to do a FULL Theme show (Guard had different Uniforms, Special Flags, and All music for an Entire "Theme". The Corps that the FANS went absolutely wild for. Had the Longest response too. The 1969 Yankee Rebels. Here is a Quote for CorpsReps : " It was said that it took 24 years for the Yankee Rebels to reach their summit. The group didn't win every contest, but they did take more than their share, and that included the 1969 American Legion Nationals in Atlanta. The crowd applauded for over ten minutes at the conclusion of that memorable show. The Yankee Rebels won not only the show but also the hearts of the drum corps world. " The Corps had them cheering still - AFTER - the Corps was No Longer even in the Stadium. The Crowd at the "Dream" in Jersey City, NJ about the same. I had, high up at 50 yard line seats at Both. Never seen anything like it, Before or Since. we followed the rebels in atlanta. we were on the ready line. and when we did our show nobody knew we were there. nor did they care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCC Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I LOVE reading posts where people still get enraged from shows that happened 45 years ago. I wonder if my friends and I will do this when we are old. Oh, wait that's right. We already do. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donincardona Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 I LOVE reading posts where people still get enraged from shows that happened 45 years ago. I wonder if my friends and I will do this when we are old. Oh, wait that's right. We already do. :) being enraged is one thing. being an idiot about it is another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsksun4 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 sigh... between Brigs and Cru I'll bet I came in 8th too many times at DCA Championships... 8th in 69 as I was still with Brigs 68 with Brigs was my highest finish in 13 tries as a performer... (66 through 78) Tom, I recall 68 DCA finals and the top 5, outside of Reading were real close. All close to within a point I believe. Brigs brass were extraordinary that night. At the Dream, top 4 were all within 4 tenths of each other, with Hurcs winning. Reading had the map in hand for the 68 season, but we were all in the car that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donincardona Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Tom, I recall 68 DCA finals and the top 5, outside of Reading were real close. All close to within a point I believe. Brigs brass were extraordinary that night. At the Dream, top 4 were all within 4 tenths of each other, with Hurcs winning. Reading had the map in hand for the 68 season, but we were all in the car that year. remember sky took 2nd at prelims and 5th at night. my jaw dropped. we moved up. i was happy about that. but i wanted to beat brigs. ya know the rivalry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsksun4 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) 68 was an interesting season alright. Seemed like every contest was a "Who Knows?", but ya always knew Reading would be on. Edited July 30, 2014 by gsksun4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 >> 68 was an interesting season alright. Seemed like every contest was a "Who Knows?", but ya always knew Reading would be on. << 68 ... the year of the "new" sheets ... and Reading exploited them ... Kudos to them ... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayfallon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 >> 68 was an interesting season alright. Seemed like every contest was a "Who Knows?", but ya always knew Reading would be on. << 68 ... the year of the "new" sheets ... and Reading exploited them ... Kudos to them ... :-) You know I'd never disagree with you as you're 1,000X smarter than I at this stuff, but when you say they "exploited" new sheets it makes it sound as if they got by on a technicality. That was one solid drum corps, top to bottom. Smart enough to understand where the acitivity was going, yes, but they could have won that year if the sheets were being written with goose blood on stone tablets. That was a great season for DCA in general, Reading & Sun specifically. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donincardona Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 >> 68 was an interesting season alright. Seemed like every contest was a "Who Knows?", but ya always knew Reading would be on. << 68 ... the year of the "new" sheets ... and Reading exploited them ... Kudos to them ... :-) yup. that whole new way of doing GE. and what was it 30 points total. and how many GE judges was it? 6 ithink at DCA. you would remember better than me andy. you are the historian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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