KeithHall Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 If my memory is correct, it was held in Rochester (as all great drum corps contests are held there) at Aquinas Stadium. St. Joe's, Magnificent Yankees, Purple Lancers, Greece Cadets, Lakeview Shoreliners, Black Knights, Gauchos, Tri Town Cadets, Grenadiers, Mello Dears, Royal Coachmen, Mark Twain Cadets, Squires, and I am sure more that don't remember right now. I remember only one moment and that was where I made a mistake in a squad move because there was a judge in front of me. I was 10 or 11 at the time. Anyone else there and remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 From Corpsreps ... maybe it was another show you're thinking of ... Saturday July 17, 1971 Unknown NY NY Legion State American Legion Position Corps Score 1 St. Joseph's of Batavia 80.450 2 Magnificent Yankees 79.200 3 Purple Lancers 73.800 4 Marauders 71.400 5 Appleknockers 69.500 6 Mello-Dears 68.100 7 OLPH Ridgemen 65.100 8 Mark Twain Cadets 62.350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The July 17, 1971 NY American Legion prelims scores (Rochester) St. Joe--81.85 Mag Yankees--77.2 Marauders--704 Appleknockers--69.5 Purple Lancers--68.15 Mello-Dears--66.2 OLPH Ridgemen--61.65 Mark Twain--61.00 Shoreliners--59.8 Grenadiers--55.45 Speigleaires==55.2 Tri Town--53.9 Royal Coachmen--46.8 Greece Cadets--38.6 Oceanside Legionnaires--32.75 Blue Hornets--18.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 That was the show. I remember staying at the U of R in the dorms. I don't ever remember Oceanside and Blue Hornets. Guess they were from downstate LOL. Funny, I thought I knew all the NY corps LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 By this time both the Legionnaires of Oceanside LI, and the Blue Hornets from Lindenhurst, were past their peaks and essentially parade corps. They must have cobbled together some sort of drill just to qualify for the field show and represent their respective posts. There were notable individuals connected to both. Oceanside produced Sunriser soloists John "Cookie" Kamerdin ("American in Paris") and Ray Fallon ("Sing, Sing, Sing"...etc). Ray, of course, went on to arrange for numerous DCA and DCI groups. The Blue Hornets were taught by Bill and Lil Lindy, both fine horn players and educators. She was the first female bugler in the history of senior corps when she marched with and taught the Sunrisers in the late '50s. Smaller corps always seemed to produce extraordinary players, like Glenn Fischtal of the Appalachian Grenadiers, who went on to become principal trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony. Hearing him play the Brandenburg Concerto was worth the price of the season subscription. I'm pretty certain he was on the field that day in '71. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Priester Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 By this time both the Legionnaires of Oceanside LI, and the Blue Hornets from Lindenhurst, were past their peaks and essentially parade corps. They must have cobbled together some sort of drill just to qualify for the field show and represent their respective posts. There were notable individuals connected to both. Oceanside produced Sunriser soloists John "Cookie" Kamerdin ("American in Paris") and Ray Fallon ("Sing, Sing, Sing"...etc). Ray, of course, went on to arrange for numerous DCA and DCI groups. The Blue Hornets were taught by Bill and Lil Lindy, both fine horn players and educators. She was the first female bugler in the history of senior corps when she marched with and taught the Sunrisers in the late '50s. Smaller corps always seemed to produce extraordinary players, like Glenn Fischtal of the Appalachian Grenadiers, who went on to become principal trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony. Hearing him play the Brandenburg Concerto was worth the price of the season subscription. I'm pretty certain he was on the field that day in '71. I think that Oceanside also produced drummer extraordinaire, Jack Murray too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I believe Ray is correct. Wasn't Jack Ralph Parkhill's student? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Smaller corps always seemed to produce extraordinary players, like Glenn Fischtal of the Appalachian Grenadiers, who went on to become principal trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony. Hearing him play the Brandenburg Concerto was worth the price of the season subscription. I'm pretty certain he was on the field that day in '71. On a player-for-player basis, that corps, in the early to mid-1970s, had one of the best horn lines I've ever heard. Played some killer charts, too. Really high-rent stuff for a local-circuit corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Priester Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I believe Ray is correct. Wasn't Jack Ralph Parkhill's student? I believe he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Great discussion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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