Guardguy89 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Its funny what we remember and what we forget after a period of time. I had totally forgotten that we had ever beat Madison that year! Best part of the year though, was that Cavaliers had a show in Montreal - so I got to perform in my hometown :) We came in second to Star that night though.... But what a freeday we had in downtown Montreal ^0^ Later, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumlaw80 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 1988 was a fun year of drum corps ... except for SCV on first tour, when we were wearing black batman capes and performing about 4,000 levels below mediocre. Really. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 1988 was a fun year of drum corps ... except for SCV on first tour, when we were wearing black batman capes and performing about 4,000 levels below mediocre.Really. B) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got any pics? or are those buried somewhere with your 85 Crossmen pics??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMichael1230 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Got any pics? or are those buried somewhere with your 85 Crossmen pics??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> LOL, I have it on video. A homemade vhs copy of a show out in California, a much different performance than finals week. ~G~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmySCV Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 1988 was a fun year of drum corps ... except for SCV on first tour, when we were wearing black batman capes and performing about 4,000 levels below mediocre.Really. B) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So true, Lee, on both counts... good thing both areas were improved by nats! I remember bringing the batman capes to picture day for some photo ops. I'll have to dig some of those up... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ContraRich77 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Oh yeah, the Batman capes....................................Ugh. If you have pics of those, please burn them LOL Yeah, I'd have to say that on the way to where we ended up, we came a long way from where we were at the beginning of season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardguy89 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Share Posted February 3, 2005 Whoah - you guys had batman capes on first tour I'd love to see that!!!!!! Later, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trtplayer Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 My cape is still hanging in the closet. I remember it was near impossible to dress forms accurately in those dread things. :( Dan Boyle SCV 88 & 89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newseditor44 Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 88 was a great year, except of you were touring in the midwest and the south!!!!! We (Freelancers) were trading paint with Hutch (Sky Ryders), Crossmen, and Dutch Boy all season. All four corps battling to the death for the last finals spot. No one knew who had it until we got to KC. Bit of trivia for you.... Which corps holds the all time high score for a DCI Finals Week Prelim contest? 1989 Freelancers with an 89.9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFRask Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 88 was a great year, except of you were touring in the midwest and the south!!!!!We (Freelancers) were trading paint with Hutch (Sky Ryders), Crossmen, and Dutch Boy all season. All four corps battling to the death for the last finals spot. No one knew who had it until we got to KC. Bit of trivia for you.... Which corps holds the all time high score for a DCI Finals Week Prelim contest? 1989 Freelancers with an 89.9 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It was indeed a great year. "Trading Paint" might be putting it mildly. It was an all out brawl for about 4 weeks. I don't think Sky Ryders and Freelancers had two consecutive victories over eachother all year. It was back and forth every night. If I remember correctly, if Freelancers beat us, we played "edelweiss" at retreat, and if we beat them, we played "favorite things". Crossmen beat us every time they saw us EXCEPT semi-finals. We didn't go head to head with Dutch Boy until Semis. What a scary night. As for the Sky Ryders guard from 87 to 88, Tommy Keenum left the corps, and most of the guard followed. If I remember correctly, 88 Sky Ryders had less than 30 veterans. We were YOUNG. Gale Rask 88-89 Sky Ryders 01- Present - The Cavaliers Brass Staff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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