JimF-LowBari Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Jeff Ream said: Ballantine Brewers too! A senior corps sponsored by a beer company! Warren PA Cornplanters too! Named after Chief Cornplanter… google that one if you like folks… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Fran Haring said: And that chatter makes sense, to me at least. To be absolutely honest... there are several DCA corps that are not close to having a finished product on the field well into July. NOT denigrating those corps.... it gets tougher every year to keep their corps alive, and I salute their efforts... but just stating a sign of the times, I guess. Not sure the early-season show sponsors and, yes, the fans, are getting their money's worth, in total. But hey... I'm just a blast from the past spitballin' here. So whatever. 🙂 But 2 of those early shows get packed houses….. Bucs 1st show and Cabs Grand Prix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 19 minutes ago, ironlips said: "BUT… problems with championships being held Labor Day weekend and members being in school. Plus members who are parents having to get kids to college sites." Indeed. It's always been difficult for us to accept the fact that the universe as we know it doesn't revolve around Drum Corps. Things that interfere and must be pushed away: 1. Family vacation 2. Graduation 3. Prom 4. Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs/Confirmations...etc. 5. Wakes and funerals 6. Court appearances 7. Final exams 8. Elective surgery... The list is endless and the "civilians" will never understand that Drum Corps comes first...period. But based on reality fewer people are choosing to leave civilian life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 42 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said: But 2 of those early shows get packed houses….. Bucs 1st show and Cabs Grand Prix Not a packed house at the Grand Prix anymore. For several years now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 hours ago, JimF-LowBari said: George Washington Carver Gay Blades. An all Black corps which somehow the “ethnic” corps barely get a mention (outside of Mandarins in the past) People with long memories will mention the CMCC Warriors out of the Bronx from time to time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waliman4444 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Tim K said: People with long memories will mention the CMCC Warriors out of the Bronx from time to time. Brooklyn's Carter Cadets and WYNN CENTER P.A.L. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Tim K said: People with long memories will mention the CMCC Warriors out of the Bronx from time to time. I sure do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: I sure do. And they did Senior corps for a few years in the 80s. Saw them at DCA prelims. And mini corps few years back Edited January 31, 2023 by JimF-LowBari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Tim K said: People with long memories will mention the CMCC Warriors out of the Bronx from time to time. Absolutely!!! They had a great corps in the late 1960s-early 70s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlacorp Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 8 hours ago, ironlips said: "BUT… problems with championships being held Labor Day weekend and members being in school. Plus members who are parents having to get kids to college sites." Indeed. It's always been difficult for us to accept the fact that the universe as we know it doesn't revolve around Drum Corps. Things that interfere and must be pushed away: 1. Family vacation 2. Graduation 3. Prom 4. Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs/Confirmations...etc. 5. Wakes and funerals 6. Court appearances 7. Final exams 8. Elective surgery... The list is endless and the "civilians" will never understand that Drum Corps comes first...period. Ugh speaking of which...my 21 year old son got jury duty while at spring training this past summer while marching DCI, I almost didn't open the darn notice but I had to call. They wanted to know if the spring training was out of state. Which it was Surf did theirs at Delaware State University and that made it excusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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