Fran Haring Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) Did they allow you to drink a beer between the announcements or were you parched? :mmm: Oh, for some of you young guys out there... for the record, the best pit ensemble has been an award since the mid to late eighties. You may win high drums without winning best pit ensemble. It's happened quite a few times - legitimately so. LOL!!!!! No adult beverages for me while working....seriously. (Or those #### airgrams at band shows would sound even funnier than some of them already are) Not 100 percent sure about this..... but I think the Best Pit award was not based on a score per se (since I don't think there is a subcaption breakout for pit ensembles within the percussion sheets), but rather on a subjective choice....similar to Best Soloist, Best Contra Line, etc. I could be wrong about this. Fran Edited February 6, 2007 by Fran Haring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzgok Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Did they allow you to drink a beer between the announcements or were you parched? :mmm: Oh, for some of you young guys out there... for the record, the best pit ensemble has been an award since the mid to late eighties. You may win high drums without winning best pit ensemble. It's happened quite a few times - legitimately so. The best pit award was started in 1993 and named in honor of Donnie Lee who had marched with Westshore and the Bucs and was a DCA judge. He had passed away unexpectedly and they did this to honor him. I do not know if the family was behind this or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate_cab_fan Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I understand in 1993 the trophy was sponsored by two people. One of them was Ed Teleky. I don't remember who the other one was. As I understand the story, or quite possibly myth, the Skyliners and some other corps had hot pits that year and the two instructors wanted a side competition between the two, so they bought a trophy and left it up to the field judge to decide which pit was best. I read in the tribute to Sean Holton that the Metropolitans won the best pit trophy that year. I don't know if all the facts as I understand them are correct, but it is a funny story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveSOS Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I understand in 1993 the trophy was sponsored by two people. One of them was Ed Teleky. I don't remember who the other one was. As I understand the story, or quite possibly myth, the Skyliners and some other corps had hot pits that year and the two instructors wanted a side competition between the two, so they bought a trophy and left it up to the field judge to decide which pit was best. I read in the tribute to Sean Holton that the Metropolitans won the best pit trophy that year.I don't know if all the facts as I understand them are correct, but it is a funny story. i love that pic of the Matadors on your signiture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate_cab_fan Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) i love that pic of the Matadors on your signiture... Thanks Jared, I was hooked on them long before the triple tongued soprano solos in their Rocky shows. That's one corps I really miss. So few younger drum corps fans of today know anything of some of the corps' of the '70s and 80's. It makes me feel real old. I do hope for the Matadors to be on the field again someday, along with the Westshoremen, Steel City Ambassadors, Troopers. Oh wait, Troopers are back. BRAVO!! Lee, after you're done with the Skyliners move on to Rhode Island and put the Matadors back into play. Edited February 9, 2007 by Ultimate_cab_fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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