BRASSO Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said: oh i forgot about Wave! I learn something new in Drum Corps every day. Today, I learned that Florida Wave went just shy of 30 years of consecutive years of competitions in their former existence. From 1959 to 1990. I never knew they were able to stay in the game for that long..Good for them. Edited December 27, 2017 by BRASSO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Tuma Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Two that come to mind for me might not be my favorites but they rank up there as most inspiring. Les Eclipse 1985? 14th place - They started out the season scoring in the 30’s and ended up in 14th. Les Etoile 1996 div ll champ, 15th place in div l - they slayed the div ll giant Pioneer who was set to finish out a three year undefeated streak. Les Etoile poured in on in div ll finals with an absolutely electric performance. One of the all-time great performances that I’ve witnessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtown Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Bridgemen 80 27th 79 Guardsmen 79 Suncoast 84 VK 87 Magic 95 Kilties 77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 21 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: Magic 02 27th Lancers 1980 Bridgemen 1980 Muchachos 74 Star 91 Suncoast 84 Sky Ryders 87 VK 92 Kilties 78 Glassmen 93 Freelancers 85 Guardsmen 79 Kingsmen 74 Oakland Crusdaers 76 North Star 79 Thank You! North Star 1979 is one of the all time best and most entertaining Drum Corps shows in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elphaba01 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) "As Time Goes By": 1960: St Vincents Cadets/Norman Prince 1961: St Ctherines Queensmen/Carver Gay Blades 1962: Caimbridge Caballeros/Interstatesmen 1963: Our Lady of Loretto Knights/USAF Bolling AFB Drum Corps 1964: Selden Cadets/Springfield Marksmen 1965: Chicago Royal Airs/Conn Royal Lancers/Rochester Crusaders 1966: Bridgeport PAL Cadets/St Raphaels Buccaneers/NY Kingsmen 1967: St Josephs of Batavia/Magnificent Yankees 1968: Chicago Vanguard 1969: St Josephs Patron Cadets (St Ritas Brassmen) 1970: Argonne Rebels 1971: Blue Rock/27th Lancers Raise a glass to their memories. Absent friends. Elphaba Edited December 30, 2017 by elphaba01 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1980 27th Lancers. 1981 27th Lancers: a potentially better show than 1980 and may have been the show to bring home a title had it not been for the challenges off the field. 1979 North Star 1977 Holy Family Defenders of Rockland, MA. They were a local favorite for Boston area folks. They were always crowd pleasers. I can remember at the time wondering why they did not fare better since they were so loud. Keep in mind I was 14 at the time and what made a good corps was what the audience liked and who was best at "How loud can you get?" 1977 Kilties: not their best year but it was the first time I saw them live and did not know it was not their best year. 1988 Sky Ryder's: "The Sound of Music" perhaps my favorite feel good show of all time. 1987 Star of Indiana: another feel good favorite. 1980 Bridgemen: the corps I loved to hate because they challenged and sometimes beat corps I loved: 27th, BAC, North Star, and as we called them in the Boston area "Gaaahfield," a show as not a show without the Bridgemen and secretly I enjoyed them a lot more than I ever let on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gak27 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, elphaba01 said: "As Time Goes By": 1960: St Vincents Cadets/Norman Prince 1961: St Ctherines Queensmen/Carver Gay Blades 1962: Caimbridge Caballeros/Interstatesmen 1963: Our Lady of Loretto Knights 1964: Selden Cadets/Springfield Marksmen 1965: Chicago Royal Airs/Conn Royal Lancers/Rochester Crusaders 1966: Bridgeport PAL Cadets/St Raphaels Buccaneers/NY Kingsmen 1967: St Josephs of Batavia/Magnificent Yankees 1968: Chicago Vanguard 1969: St Josephs Patron Cadets (St Ritas Brassmen) 1970: Argonne Rebels 1971: Blue Rock/27th Lancers Raise a glass to their memories. Absent friends. Elphaba My father marched with St Vincents in the mid- to late-50s and a friend of mine marched with Magnificent Yankees (found this out recently, and he also was at Ithaca which was my first Championships)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 77 Kilties? C'mon guys, admit it. '75 Kilties is your guilty pleasure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownBariDad Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/27/2017 at 12:00 PM, BRASSO said: Some in Florida: '85 Suncoast Sound ' 87 Florida Wave '97 Magic of Orlando 2010 Teal Sound Thank you! I was afraid Teal Sound wasn't going to get any love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elphaba01 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 6 hours ago, gak27 said: My father marched with St Vincents in the mid- to late-50s and a friend of mine marched with Magnificent Yankees (found this out recently, and he also was at Ithaca which was my first Championships)... 'St Vincents Cadets": THE "Great Grandfather" of modern drum corps. Elphaba 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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