How Many Times Do You Wear Your Corps Jacket A Year?

[RCFKING]

wow this is such a great thread. too much free time??

[leadsopranoman]

havent worn it in a few years.

[Morgoth Bauglir]

This thread is fine. Not eerything has to be some pseudo-serious discussion about who got how many tenths in what caption.

I wore mine at activity related functions like indoor shows, band shows, ect. Sometime to band practices if it was kinda cold. But now that I'm out I don't really intend on wearing it anymore. I don't think there's anything wrong if some 19yo wants to wear his jacket at band shows or whatever. You marched a season, you earned it, and there's nothing wrong with showing off.

I even wore mine sometimes just like a regular jacket, and I tell you, I got into some pretty crazy conversations with random people who would see it and bring up drum corps out of the blue.

[KungFuCharlie]

My Oakland Crusader jacket is medium.

My Bridgemen Jacket is medium

My Gafield Cadet jacket is medium

I am now an Extra Large. ( It's muscle. I swear!)

So that would be a big Zero!

I was going to ask that question. How many people can actually still fit into their corps jackets? I feel like I'm going to pull a Chris Farley from Tommy Boy every time I try to put my jacket on. :P

[DCImonkey]

You can spot a drum corps vet at a show without a jacket.

100 bucks says you could sit right next to me and never know i marched. I'm way too fat now :P

[CrunchyTenor]

I got my VK jacket, the original white cotton one, from a former corps member. It got lots of miles on it. But it came up missing after separating from my first wife. Revenge? I dunno. I never did get that 80's VK black satin jacket while on-staff.

My second (and last) wife has her Phantom Regiment jacket from 83-85. She also has a vintage PR jacket that she acquired from a former Regiment instructor. He was going to toss it out, but offered it to her first. It has the original Regiment black mask logo on it.

I actually wear a Fresno Ferns sweatshirt more often than anything else drum corps.

Garry

PS Nice topic, Dennis!

Edited July 24, 2006 by CrunchyTenor

[Wild Nights]

I was going to ask that question. How many people can actually still fit into their corps jackets? I feel like I'm going to pull a Chris Farley from Tommy Boy every time I try to put my jacket on. :P

"FAT GUUY IN A LIIITTLE COOAAAT........FAT GUUUY IN A LIIIIIIITTTLE COOOAAAT....." :P

Edited July 24, 2006 by Wild Nights

[Eddie]

I wore mine quite often in college. Right now the jacket is at my dad's house in the states, so I really haven't worn it since my last enounter with the OC last year (their memorial day camp). However, I intend on bringing it back with me to Japan when I go home next month. Maybe my high school jacket too... which just barely still fits (5'10 in HS, 6'1 now).

Edited July 24, 2006 by bari_benzo

[zarblap]

A. when i was in St. Joe's

[jonnyboy]

Great idea to pass along an old jacket to a current member. Maybe I'll turn over my vintage/mint staff jacket to a current Jersey Surf member that doesn't have one. Jackets need to be worn, not stored away. Heck, I'll try it with my band jacket too.