Ryan H. Turner Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Does anyone know of any drum and bugle corps that are associated or sponsored by fire departments that are active today? I would suspect that they would be very local, and parade or standstill only. And yeah, yeah, yeah, I already know about the Bluecoats and who used to sponsor them. Thank you. I may be dumb, but I am OLD. Wait. That didn't sound right...well, anyway, you get what I mean. Move along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodave Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Didn't Cadets get the help of a fire department in 2002? a "sounds" sponsorship? I know it's not the same but it was the first thing that came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I remember them being fairly common in upstate NY in 87,before I joined Statesmen...of course, the kids had teh attention span of a used flashbulb.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 (edited) On the all-age side, I think the Golden Eagles parade and exhibition corps from West Sayville, Long Island, are sponsored by the local fire department. The Golden Eagles won the DCA I&E mini-corps show a couple of years ago. Fran Edited September 13, 2006 by Fran Haring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Does anyone know of any drum and bugle corps that are associated or sponsored by fire departments that are active today? ...And yeah, yeah, yeah, I already know about the Bluecoats and who used to sponsor them. ... Bluecoats were founded as an outreach program of the Canton, Ohio Police Boy’s Club in 1972. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravedodger Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Bluecoats were founded as an outreach program of the Canton, Ohio Police Boy’s Club in 1972. That was the PAL (Police Activities League)wasn't it? The PAL is still in existance today here in Bakersfield, CA but I have no idea about other localities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 On the all-age side, I think the Golden Eagles parade and exhibition corps from West Sayville, Long Island, are sponsored by the local fire department. The Golden Eagles won the DCA I&E mini-corps show a couple of years ago. Fran I am thinking they used to be a junior parade and exhibition corps back in the late 70's...early 80's. I used to judge indoor shows out on the Island and there was a group with the same name from the same area....who were not bad. The great BS drum instructor Bobby Thompson was their drum guy, so you KNOW the kids got great training on the fundamentals of drumming. These shows were all-day-long events. There would be individuals held in classrooms at a school, usually lasting all morning long....percussion, brass, and guard. A corps show would follow in a gym or multi-purpose room (they seemed to have been held mostly in elementary schools)....and then in the evening a guard show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoats88 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 That was the PAL (Police Activities League)wasn't it? The PAL is still in existance today here in Bakersfield, CA but I have no idea about other localities. I don't believe the PAL was involved. It was an activity of the Police Boys Club and I'm not sure whether the club still sponsors the corps in any way but the corps still holds rehearsals in ohio at the police boys club and the middle school next door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambassadorhorn Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Does anyone know of any drum and bugle corps that are associated or sponsored by fire departments that are active today? I would suspect that they would be very local, and parade or standstill only.And yeah, yeah, yeah, I already know about the Bluecoats and who used to sponsor them. Thank you. I may be dumb, but I am OLD. Wait. That didn't sound right...well, anyway, you get what I mean. Move along. There is the Hamilton Fire Fighters from Hamilton, ON. Although their uniform makes them appear to _be_ firefighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMichael1230 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I'm sure they arent around today, but in the late 70's, early 80's in the GSC we competed against the St. James fire Dept. Saints from NY. ~G~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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