greg_orangecounty Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Continental said: Was that in '74? 1973. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, greg_orangecounty said: 1973. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) From the Boston Crusaders D&BC Friends & Alumni FB page. "The BOSTON CRUSADERS have been true Innovators of the Drum Corps World. BAC was the the first to create Marching Bells, Marimbas and Tympanis. To eventually having the very first Stationary Pit. In 1985 the Boston Crusaders shocked the DCI Judges and Fans. In being the first corps to use an Electric Synthesizer. To play none other than "AXEL F." From a BAC mm. "At the beginning of the 1977 drum corps season (I was 13 yrs old), Danny Pitts (our BAC drum instructor) made me into a one man marching percussion accessory member. I carried a variety of instruments “borrowed” by Paul (Pitts) from the BSO and other places. I carried bongos, a gong, wood blocks, triangle, claves, sleigh bells, tambourine, & castanets. I did this for a number of shows until there was a need to fill in at bass drum. I have no photos of me in this unique role. I am pretty confident that no other drum corps at the time had this marching position. Edited November 30, 2020 by Ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 That's Tony Smith on the tuned basses, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 6 hours ago, ironlips said: That's Tony Smith on the tuned basses, no? Yes it is and that's St. Lucy's to his left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Continental said: '76 Bridgemen - the uniforms (in an era when people were even less forgiving). Note the original '75 Cadet uniforms at the 00:50 mark in the attached video. Saw the new unis on the PBS telecast of finals. Still remember mom saying “isn’t it hard to March in them?”. Then 3 years later Reading Buccaneers came out with their “blue banana “ ( that’s what we called them) uniforms with same type of top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Don-O Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Suncoast Sound '88 for being about a decade ahead of their time in both content and style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 The BACBONE first used by the Boston Crusaders in 2008 " NEOCOSMOS." It was a "BLUEMAN" type Percussion Instrument. Played by Mitchell Beckman . This short clip is the best way of showing you. This is the firsts of many in this weekend's" BAC INNOVATIONS." https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155134058144172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Blue Rock fielding 8 snares in 1971. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, cixelsyd said: Blue Rock fielding 8 snares in 1971. And winning high drums at VFW Nationals. That was an amazing drumline. Actually, the entire corps was great in 71. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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