Tim K Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Lots! For me there are two corps in particular I wish I had seen live: St. Kevin’s Emerald Knights and St. Mary’s Cardinals. I taught 7th and 8th grade at St. Kevin’s School from 1986-1992. Though the Emerald Knights were long gone at that point, the memory and legacy still remained. I may have seen St. Mary’s Cardinals. It would have been young and it would have been the tail end of their tenure, but I know live in Beverly and one of the parishes I’m assigned to is St. Mary’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, Tim K said: but I know live in Beverly and one of the parishes I’m assigned to is St. Mary’s. "One of the parishes". Not many new recruits from St. John's Seminary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) On 9/28/2019 at 8:46 AM, Ghost said: "One of the parishes". Not many new recruits from St. John's Seminary? True story that I learned when I frequently billeted there on my weekends up from NY to do the judging thing for CYO and EMass winter guard shows and MAA meetings and clinics: at the time, St. John's was built (1800's) all plans had to be pre-approved by a desk at the Vatican who when receiving the architect's plans back in that century responded: Are you educating angels or men? (There were no bathrooms in the original plans.hence the addition of the turret towers at the corners of the rectangle.) http://www.bahistory.org/StJohnsHistory.html I don't know how long TimK will be with us as the Brown Papi's job will soon be open (he's 75) and Rome may decide that TimK's skills on DCP diplomacy may just be what the BayState needs to give him ALL the parishes of the Hub. Then we'll see the return of drum corps circuits and more contests to Bahstahn. Edited September 30, 2019 by xandandl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 2 hours ago, xandandl said: I don't know how long TimK will be with us as the Brown Papi's job will soon be open (he's 75) and Rome may decide that TimK's skills on DCP diplomacy may just be what the BayState needs to give him ALL the parishes of the Hub. Then we'll see the return of drum corps circuits and more contests to Bahstahn. If that were to be discussed, if I was TK, I wouldn't do it until Cardinal Law is brought back to MA to face charges for his sins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Tim K said: Lots! For me there are two corps in particular I wish I had seen live: St. Kevin’s Emerald Knights and St. Mary’s Cardinals. I taught 7th and 8th grade at St. Kevin’s School from 1986-1992. Though the Emerald Knights were long gone at that point, the memory and legacy still remained. I may have seen St. Mary’s Cardinals. It would have been young and it would have been the tail end of their tenure, but I know live in Beverly and one of the parishes I’m assigned to is St. Mary’s. I was lucky enough to see both corps in their primes at the '65 VFW Nationals in Chicago's McCormick Place. Kevin's were their usual spectacular selves, but St. Mary's Cardinals delivered one of the most effective moments in corps history when they rotated a full corps company front on the 50 while wailing the Enoch Light arrangement of "Heat Wave". To this day, the sound, color and energy of that resonates with me, particularly when I'm called upon to evaluate General Effect at the highest levels. As to which performance "in all eternity" I would like to have witnessed, I think I'll go with Joshua's Hebrew drum corps, marching around the walls of Jericho. I hear that had some juice. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFitz19 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I saw both St. Kevin’s and St. Mary’s Cardinals many times starting in 1960. Loved them both, but in 1960 SKEK was something else. They were so good that you felt sad when they left the field. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 50 minutes ago, JFitz19 said: I saw both St. Kevin’s and St. Mary’s Cardinals many times starting in 1960. Loved them both, but in 1960 SKEK was something else. They were so good that you felt sad when they left the field. SKEK was strong from around 58 to 64. They started to drop each year after that. At the 65 VFW they finished 11th with St. Mary's in 12th. At the VFW in 61, SKEK finished 6th with another MA Corps, the Cambridge Caballeros in 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) I watched SKEK win the Dream in '64 at Roosevelt Staduim in Jersey City, and seriously considered dropping out of school to move to Dorchester that very afternoon. Does anyone know who played the double high "C" at the end of Stars and Stripes? I swear it seemed to ring the stadium rafters for about half an hour. Edited September 29, 2019 by ironlips syntax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 5 hours ago, ironlips said: Does anyone know who played the double high "C" at the end of Stars and Stripes? I swear it seemed to ring the stadium rafters for about half an hour. Eddie Hayward maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 8:46 AM, Ghost said: "One of the parishes". Not many new recruits from St. John's Seminary? No the halls of St. John’s are not bursting. The reason I say three is that they have grouped some parishes together for staffing purposes in what they are calling collaboratives and the three parishes in Beverly are grouped together. It has its advantages and disadvantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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