drumzx Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 (edited) Okay, from history, what competition sites did you enjoy? I fondly remember the competitions at Bucknell hosted by the Keystoners. Lots of great competition there!! Great location, great facility and the big corps were always there!!! Edited June 18, 2004 by drumzx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 for me, I always loved Bridgeport and Allentown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Ditto on Bucknell Steve, also the crowd was always pumped up and showed their appreciation. Place is kind of in the middle of nowhere but a great place to be. Also liked the old Hollander/Aquinas Stadium in Rochester, NY. Only there for one show other than DCAs but the place was still packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Ditto on Bucknell and Holleder. Or any show in Rochester for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Bucknell is back and i cant wait. I loved Cumberland MD and Carlisle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1 Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Cumberland was great too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumzx Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 (edited) Ditto on Bucknell Steve, also the crowd was always pumped up and showed their appreciation. Place is kind of in the middle of nowhere but a great place to be.Also liked the old Hollander/Aquinas Stadium in Rochester, NY. Only there for one show other than DCAs but the place was still packed. I wasn't all that fond of Aquinas. . .but one of my fonder memories is from there. Leaving the parking lot on the bus after a Templin tirade, tape player smashing. . .and the poop de gras. . .pulling the plug on the dumper as we were leaving the parking lot! :P I have some fond memories of The Dream and the March of Champions (???). Wasn't that the Yankee-Rebel competition at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore? Cool place to compete. And one of the neatest places I ever marched was at American Legion Nationals in New Orleans. The Superdome is a wild place to perform!! Edited June 21, 2004 by drumzx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Priester Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Two shows stand out - The Dream and the March of Champions in Baltimore. Both shows had large, knowledgable and enthusiastic crowds who really got into the performances. Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, however was, shall we say, "trying" at best to march on. The curvature of the stands along the front sideline made maintaining straight lines and fronts nigh onto impossible! In spite of all warnings, one's eyes gravitated to the stands. Some of the best marching corps I ever saw had a tough time there. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 (edited) I wasn't all that fond of Aquinas. . .but one of my fonder memories is from there. Leaving the parking lot on the bus after a Templin tirade, tape player smashing. . .and the poop de gras. . .pulling the plug on the dumper as we were leaving the parking lot! :PI have some fond memories of The Dream and the March of Champions (???). Wasn't that the Yankee-Rebel competition at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore? Cool place to compete. And one of the neatest places I ever marched was at American Legion Nationals in New Orleans. The Superdome is a wild place to perform!! Let's see... in order 1) Heard about the pooper story. Was that Howie or George saying "Oh darn I hit the wrong button" followed by the foot hitting the gas pedal. 2) Don't know how I forgot about Memorial in '75(?). Think that's where the beer and hot dog vendors could be heard on the judges tapes. (Followed by the judge swearing at said venders.) Ray: Don't forget the pitchers mound throwing off the lines also. 3) I didn't like the SuperDome 'cause of the way sound bounced around. Still remember first time going backfield the echo throw me and I had to watch feet to stay in sych. After that scare I must have gotten used to it. Edited June 21, 2004 by JimF-xWSMBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumzx Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 Jim, I said the neatest place was the Superdome. . .not the best. . . It definitely was a echo chamber but the site was so overwhelming in its imensity that it was just too cool to be on that carpet to perform. Ray, agree with how the crowds got into the competitions at both the Dream and March Of Champions. . .truly knowledgeable crowds. But I didn't like the Dream when they moved it to the Meadowlands. That stadium was so big that large crowds seemed so small and far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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