Ray Priester Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 RCA was......Hamburg Kingsmen, Dunkirk Patriots, Erie T-Birds, Suburban Knights, Guelph Royalaires, Johnsonburg Diplomats....who else? Phoenix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapper7 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thx for the info JimFXB...sorry to go OT but #### you n Fran have a lot of posts! ---->Y'all should get blogs if you don't already have them I always enjoy reading content, threads, topics etc et.al. from both of you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thx for the info JimFXB...sorry to go OT but #### you n Fran have a lot of posts! ---->Y'all should get blogs if you don't already have them I always enjoy reading content, threads, topics etc et.al. from both of you. Thank you!!!! Someday, perhaps. Heck... I could use the cash!!! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Thanks also..... always was interested in history and DCP has some great DC history threads... Mebbe I should add blogging to my post-retirement list.... First article will be the 75th Anniversary of Gettysburg Battle celebration (1938). Lot of corps in the parade and couple of YT vids of the parades. Only live an hour away and info is spotty so....... Edited April 26, 2015 by JimF-LowBari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thank you!!!! Someday, perhaps. Heck... I could use the cash!!! LOL I just realized... if it's a drum corps blog, there is no cash. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieguy Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) There was no "circuit" so to speak out here until the late 70's. MBI did mostly shows and parades through Parade Specialists, Inc. out of Wisconsin run by Annie Mixdorff - with the original attempt to go to DCA in '73..They did RCA from 74 & 75.. In '76 there wasn't much of a corps to compete with..'77 saw the advent of MSA (Midstates Senior Association) with Brass, '76, Govies, Spirit of St. Loius and Chicago Connection. St Louis never got to the field, and due to that, Brass had set into the budget that year a trip to St. Louis - with that show/trip falling through, the management asked the membership about the idea of making a trip to DCA instead. MBI made a 2 year entry into ICA in '83 and '84, but from our point of view, it wan't much different treatment than we received from DCA.. In '85 - they decided to go back to DCA. The rest, shall we say - is history. MSA only lasted through 79 - and MBI, '76 and Govies were brought into DCM as a separate division in 1980 or 81 (I wasn't marching those two years), and that division stayed viable with a few new corps coming and going until "the experiment" when that OTHER circuit decided to 'take their ball and go home' in 2004. I'm extremely grateful to my brothers and sisters in this part of the world who NEVER gave up the idea of being part of the activity on a scale that would have a lot to do with how part-time / weekend drum corps stayed competitive and relevant in the Midwest and elswewhere. The vision of a lot of them could better serve the future for the rest of the all-age activity if - once again, the established heirarchy could see beyond the size of the "region' they serve.. The idea of that regional expense bias fear needs to be overcome by the brainstorming of ideas of the other groups - meetings and conferences should be easy to do in today's world of technology. There are people busting their humps to start new groups and keep existing newer entries viable.. Marketing 101 is more important now than at any other time in the evolution of the activity..RCA and ICA had the right ideas, but maybe not always the best circumstances..it's time for all to get some ideas to get together and either put up or shut up - sorry for the rant guys and gals..Waiting for the summer schedule is just too frustrating!! See y'all in Rochacha !!! Pat Edited April 26, 2015 by goalieguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapper7 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Now I'm a bit OT again sorry....Fran & JimFXB I highly recommend it. 80,000 people read my last show rvw...(Glendora-SCV/BD-2014) and 110,000 have stopped by in the last 90 days ----we haven't even hit the season....No not much $ in it, but the satisfaction comes from doing what I love. Happy to help no charge if you guys want to get started. -Much humility, love and respect to all readers. - Tapper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Sun Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Corps that completed in the RCA thur the years Erie Thunderbirds Guelph Royalaries Johnsonburg Diplomats New Horizon Kawartha Kavaliers Wind Gap Blue Eagles Niagara Regionaries Hanover Lancers Dunkirt Patricits Pittsburg Rockets Danville White Sabers Emmas Sentinals Kingston Grenadiers Mn.Brass Imperial Knights Suburban Knights Verr Acklin Cavaliers Freestatesmen Garden Statesmen Versailles Vigilantes Syracuse Brigadiers Gardier Guards Grenadiers /Yardmen Esquries York White Roses Westshoremen from drum corps reps From their web asite they list the following years championships shows 73,74.77.78 !973 1st ,ErieThunderbirds 76.350 2nd,Guelph Royalaries 76.250 3rd Pittsburg Rockts 72.400 1974 1st.Erie Thunderbirds 85.650 1st Guelph Royalaries 85.650 tie 3rd Hanover Lancers 79.350 1977 1st,Hanover Lancers 79.450 2nd Guelph Royalaries 79.100 3rd. Johnburg Dips 75.170 1978 1st, Erie Thunderbirds 78.300 2nd Guelph Royalaries 77.000 3rd Johnsonsburg Dips 69,000 looks like Guelph Royalaries had a lock on second place here and Erie on 1st place Edited May 4, 2015 by Florida Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Westshore was RCA pre-1978 or 79 as well, Jim would know what the last year we were there was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Westshore last did RCA Championships in 76 and did some RCA shows in 77. Then we came in 10th at DCA in 77 for full membership and didn't have to worry about filling in the schedule with RCA. But we did sponsor an RCA show in 77 or 78 as part of RCA membership rules (DCA had the same thing IIRC). 1976 Hershey Chocolatiers/York White Roses combo corps (went by White Roses IIRC) was at RCA Championships at Erie. Only time they ever beat anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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