gumby5647 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 So I'm just really curious about the only drum corps from the state of Nebraska and want more info on it. Anyone know why they folded? What did their uniforms look like? What were the corps colors? And alums around that want to chat with me about it? Anyone interested in reforming it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Weren't they sponsored by Union Pacific at one time? Used to have their logo on the bass drums, didn't they? I'm going from memory, so I may be wrong. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saugusbandgeek Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I was thinking union pacific too, but didn't want to say it and be way wrong. I think it was meant for something for employees children, but the company couldn't afford to keep sponsoring them and the corps couldn't keep themselves going without the sponsorship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 They were sponsored by Union Pacific, and featured the UP logo on their jacket front as well as on their basses. DCI did a segment on them on either the '86 or '87 broadcast, talking about the costs of fielding a corps back in those days, and how they were trying to offset the costs. Good segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saugusbandgeek Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 http://www.corpsreps.com/corpsreps.cfm?vie...orpstype=Junior Yay, corpsreps is our friend :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby5647 Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 (edited) http://www.corpsreps.com/corpsreps.cfm?vie...orpstype=JuniorYay, corpsreps is our friend :) yeah.....just read that. thanks though ;) anyway's..... I've set up a Yahoo Group if anyone or alums want to get together and chat about old times. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railmen edit: I corrected the link so it will work. Joined the group myself, hope it catches on, I miss the Railmen Edited June 24, 2004 by Psiguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle z Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 So I'm just really curious about the only drum corps from the state of Nebraska and want more info on it. You can't fool uncle z--he remembers the Crimson Cadets from Norfolk!!!!!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansan Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I remember several Railmen who joined Sky Ryders in 1987 and several aditional who showed up for the winter tryout camps for the 1988 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H. Turner Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 My good friend Dave Weinberg, former drill designer for VK and Bushwackers, used to write their drill way back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyRyder_FMM Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I remember several Railmen who joined Sky Ryders in 1987 and several aditional who showed up for the winter tryout camps for the 1988 season. One of the former Railmen to march with 88 Sky Ryders is none other than Jed Weeks, a former members and solist for SCV, and now brass caption head for SCV. Tim Kviz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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