tubawarrior Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 DCP Topic. So I posted this topic last night about the phrase "throwing babies" and I'm a little surprised to see that this is a wide-spread phrase that at least two people mention hearing as far back as the 70's. Can anyone in here give years they were around and heard this phrase? I'd really like to see just how far back this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellrks Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 First time I heard it was 1982. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd5times Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 We used it all the time in Blue Devils - 1981 on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodave Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Brady Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I remember hearing it back in the mid seventies, and not just in drum corps, but referring to anything that elicited an emotional response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro767 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 #### hippies... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgk2779 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 1975 was the year! AND.... (until I am corrected),. I will tell you that the originator of the phrase "throwing their babies" was the late, Great George Zingali! George returned to 27th as a staff member in 75. (He marched the 2nd half of 73) That year he originated the "double-flags", complete with miniature clothes- lines hollowed thru the flagpoles. His rationale for "throwing babies" was that young mothers would need to free their hands to clap for us!...and the only thing they could do...would be to throw their babies aside to free up their hands! We went through the entire tour pointing out young mothers with babies in their arms at shows. We would point them out to George..... and he would always reply; "Yep, there's another one!" To those of us who knew George well; there were two qualities about him that enormously outweighed his talent...... 1) his passion!... and 2) his "unique" sense of humor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancerlady Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) Hey Terry, thanks for verifying that for me, I kept telling my husband Zingali was the creator of that phrase.. :) Edited October 15, 2005 by Lancerlady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2780 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 1975 was the year! AND.... (until I am corrected),. I will tell you that the originator of the phrase "throwing their babies" was the late, Great George Zingali! George returned to 27th as a staff member in 75. (He marched the 2nd half of 73) That year he originated the "double-flags", complete with miniature clothes- lines hollowed thru the flagpoles.His rationale for "throwing babies" was that young mothers would need to free their hands to clap for us!...and the only thing they could do...would be to throw their babies aside to free up their hands! We went through the entire tour pointing out young mothers with babies in their arms at shows. We would point them out to George..... and he would always reply; "Yep, there's another one!" To those of us who knew George well; there were two qualities about him that enormously outweighed his talent...... 1) his passion!... and 2) his "unique" sense of humor! Terry, I stated the same thing in another forum and Fred Beckworth confirmed. Zingali is still the best !!! Peace John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tansea Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I remember that too. First tour, 75? We added our own variation on it(for those that are squeemish, look away), that we would play so ###### good that pregnant women would give birth prematurely, thus tossing, or popping pups, took on a whole new meaning. I love the non PC past. ^0^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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