TomPeashey Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Tim Martin... Your email that I have isn't working so I'll post my thanks publicly... just received the Phoenix DVD and have already viewed it... Thank you for thinking of me and making this historically important product available. well almost 30 years later and now we can look back and appreciate everything - inspite of the "times" and the competition. The late Wally Filkins was special and did an amazing job putting this together with 8 mm movie and records... you would all be very surprised at how good it is... it tells a story... has surprisingly good "clips" considering that the music and video were not recorded together at times... and of course - some tongue in check music over the commentary that we all found enjoyable... if not downright funny - that was Wally's sense of humor... I was the only Crusader allowed to stay back that day at Holleder Stadium in 1975 with Vince Bruni. It was my job to bring the scores over to rehearsal after they were announced... (talk about shooting the messenger - Yikes!) In retrospect, we should have kept the whole corps back to watch... they would have understood - as I did - that something special had just happened and we (Cru) were simply outplayed, outmanned, outgunned and most of all out programmed... the dvd is special... for sure and I especially appreciate seeing so many of our dear friends who are now gone... Thanks again Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmannn Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Any chance copies of that dvd could end up available somehow someway? That `s quite a rare item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPeashey Posted December 4, 2004 Author Share Posted December 4, 2004 timmartin@carolina.rr.com I'm sure he will send them out for a small fee to cover his cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I emailed Tim already and received a nice response... Won't mention price but it was cheaper than expected. Can't wait to see this.... b**bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmannn Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Tom, Was 75 the year Crusaders had to stop part way through the show because of weather? They seemed pretty inspired the first time(no doubt the rivalry with Phoenix had something to do with it).Then after the weather cleared,they came out even more inspired.Where else but Rachacha would two corps make top ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Tom, Was 75 the year Crusaders had to stop part way through the show because of weather? They seemed pretty inspired the first time(no doubt the rivalry with Phoenix had something to do with it).Then after the weather cleared,they came out even more inspired.Where else but Rachacha would two corps make top ten. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Think it was Cru who stopped partway thru... I was sitting in the cheap seats as we didn't make Finals and remember corps members starting to walk off the field and then running as the heavens opened up for a while. Also the night of no one on the field as the scores were announced as it was raining pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPeashey Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 in a word.... YES we were pumped so high we were 2 feet off the ground... the off the line FLEW at the people ... and the rain got worse... we did NOT want to stop... finally at the end of the off the line... the gun starts being fired and all the judges start waving their hands... I was so ###### I just let my horn fly... clear to the backfield... severely damaging it... by the time we got under the backfield bleachers I could be found pounding my head against one of those famous Holleder Stadium concrete beams... It was unquestionably my worst experience in corps on the field... Suddenly, I felt the hand of a very wonderful chief judge on shoulder and heard "Tom, it's only drum corps, it ain't worth it" Wiser words were never spoken... I found out later that Vince Bruni had made the decision to pull us off the field... When I asked why the #### he did that, he advised that he had watched the execution judges throughout the first tune and we had been KILLED - the ticks were flying... He made a quick decision that perhaps after a rain delay, they might be somewhat more lenient the second time around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 and he pulled ya off during Rocky Horror if I believe! just sent my check in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPeashey Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 Yes, in the middle of my mellophone solo... We played Rocky Horror before it ever made it to the U.S. we had NO idea what the play was about... just that it had good music... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 see, if you had known....oh imagine the GE Visual possibilities :P I know i saw Phoenix early in my young life, and i have the albums( dont tell dad i have had his albums for, oh 20 years now) and the cd's......and i have always loved em. i look forward to this video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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