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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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"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.   :guinesssmilie:

Elphaba   :flower:

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

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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.   :guinesssmilie:

Elphaba   :flower:

 

 

 

 

 

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)...

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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.  

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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.      :worthy:

Elphaba      :flower:

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