DCP Commentary Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Today he’d be called a “Dreamer”, qualified for the DACA Program, but those terms didn’t exist in 1947 when Billy Cobham’s family brought their son to Brooklyn from Panama, at the age of three. For the next few years, young William was not allowed “off the block”, but one fateful summer day in the early […] View the full article 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 hours ago, DCP Commentary said: Today he’d be called a “Dreamer”, qualified for the DACA Program, but those terms didn’t exist in 1947 when Billy Cobham’s family brought their son to Brooklyn from Panama, at the age of three. For the next few years, young William was not allowed “off the block”, but one fateful summer day in the early […] View the full article Immigrants get the job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 19 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said: Immigrants get the job done! Sure, and if we all trace our roots back far enough, we'll find immigrants, some legal, some not. Some would go so far as to say earth's original settlers were interplanetary aliens. Considering some of the folks I have met in Drum Corps, I can believe that. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 7/5/2020 at 1:17 PM, ironlips said: Sure, and if we all trace our roots back far enough, we'll find immigrants, some legal, some not. Some would go so far as to say earth's original settlers were interplanetary aliens. Considering some of the folks I have met in Drum Corps, I can believe that. One could argue that European immigration to the Americas was due in part to a failed immigration policy of the Native Peoples...😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waliman4444 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Didn't know Billy Cobham and I were both Wynn Center P.A.L devotees..Gates ave and Marcy st...Great parade corps...Don't recall them competing on the field..at least not regularly..great article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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