Terri Schehr Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: i've seen but my picks were based on more signficant or historical issues. 83...Boston Corps...the corps that would not die. 85...first synth. 90....last full Conquest 25 and still alive. They were dogged in their determination. It was admirable. Edited November 25, 2023 by Terri Schehr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I could write volumes, but I won't. 1983 (I was there as a 23 yr old vis tech) 51 total members but still in "World Class" One bus plus a Ford van on tour All volunteer alumni staff Slept on the front lawn of the Allentown Water District the night before the big show Had to go on first every show as "The Boston Drum & Bugle Corps" Beat dozens of corps more than twice our size, and most of those folded in the following years MANY of Inspire's current BOD members marched in this corps. And yes, it is because of this kind of history that Boston alums are as engaged as they are to this day. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabMaster Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 17 minutes ago, craiga said: I could write volumes, but I won't. 1983 (I was there as a 23 yr old vis tech) 51 total members but still in "World Class" One bus plus a Ford van on tour All volunteer alumni staff Slept on the front lawn of the Allentown Water District the night before the big show Had to go on first every show as "The Boston Drum & Bugle Corps" Beat dozens of corps more than twice our size, and most of those folded in the following years MANY of Inspire's current BOD members marched in this corps. And yes, it is because of this kind of history that Boston alums are as engaged as they are to this day. And Boston made “Associate Member” (when they had that designation) in DCI. The smallest corps to ever do that. 51 members and only a handful of shows. And an amazing performance at the Orange Bowl, considering the warm up street action minutes before performing. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 9 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: i've seen but my picks were based on more signficant or historical issues. 83...Boston Corps...the corps that would not die. 85...first synth. 90....last full Conquest I seem to recall a Conquest in late 1990s (saw them in Alton IL) - they had the either awesome or horrible idea to select some of the music via a RAMD poll. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 41 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said: they had the either awesome or horrible idea to select some of the music via a RAMD poll. I can see it now… Play this or I’ll kill ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: I can see it now… Play this or I’ll kill ya. ‘Twas the Wild West back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighterkit Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 1 hour ago, craiga said: I could write volumes, but I won't. 1983 (I was there as a 23 yr old vis tech) 51 total members but still in "World Class" One bus plus a Ford van on tour All volunteer alumni staff Slept on the front lawn of the Allentown Water District the night before the big show Had to go on first every show as "The Boston Drum & Bugle Corps" Beat dozens of corps more than twice our size, and most of those folded in the following years MANY of Inspire's current BOD members marched in this corps. And yes, it is because of this kind of history that Boston alums are as engaged as they are to this day. And that Era of Boston is still told to the members today during history and Giant night 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I even mentioned how the crowd at Allentown would practice Conquest as the corps came on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 1 hour ago, craiga said: I could write volumes, but I won't. 1983 (I was there as a 23 yr old vis tech) 51 total members but still in "World Class" One bus plus a Ford van on tour All volunteer alumni staff Slept on the front lawn of the Allentown Water District the night before the big show Had to go on first every show as "The Boston Drum & Bugle Corps" Beat dozens of corps more than twice our size, and most of those folded in the following years MANY of Inspire's current BOD members marched in this corps. And yes, it is because of this kind of history that Boston alums are as engaged as they are to this day. Was last year of tick era. Execution, musicianship, and music difficulty counted for more than GE, so if a Corps excelled in those captions they could overcome lower GE scores that were a function of fewer members on the field. Personally, I think the current system is too GE weighted & I would like to see it shift a bit back towards the execution & difficulty captions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighterkit Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Jeff Ream said: I even mentioned how the crowd at Allentown would practice Conquest as the corps came on I don't think I knew that. Thats pretty cool to hear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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