JoSaints Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 (edited) It really hurts when someone in the Historical forums says "This one time, our corps actually marched a PARADE!..." :( Not to worry -- I'm sure Pebbles (Kenny) was talking about a particular parade ... trust me, he marched in the same parades I did. One of our dreams was to be so financially stable as a corps that we wouldn't need to march in parades anymore ... our corps disbanded before that ever happened <sigh> Edited March 23, 2007 by JoSaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe S Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 The parade after Legions in Wildwood has to be the most memorable for me -- especially marching past Kelly's Pub <big grin>Another that comes to mind is the Carteret Halloween Parade -- we'd all go door-to-door in uniform after we finished, collecting candy in our shakos ... jo Yes Kelly's, That was were the Skyliners hung out. No matter what corps, big or small, got a great ovation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe S Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 The parade after Legions in Wildwood has to be the most memorable for me -- especially marching past Kelly's Pub <big grin>Another that comes to mind is the Carteret Halloween Parade -- we'd all go door-to-door in uniform after we finished, collecting candy in our shakos ... jo Yes Kelly's, That was were the Skyliners hung out. No matter what corps, big or small, got a great ovation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Yes Kelly's, That was were the Skyliners hung out. No matter what corps, big or small, got a great ovation. I have a Kelly's story that I can't really share with a general audience such as this one. b**bs ^0^ Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott414 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I have a Kelly's story that I can't really share with a general audience such as this one. b**bs ^0^ Fran Ahh come on Fran... We're over 21 now............ :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott414 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Yes Kelly's, That was were the Skyliners hung out. No matter what corps, big or small, got a great ovation KElly's what a hangout.... I remember marching past there down i wildwood and watching bucky swan direct all the corps playing by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR_ducky Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I am sure this was common to many of you, but I distinctly recall one 4th of July when we did 5 parades. We were ona tight schedule so we would get dropped off at the start, march the route, then right march right onto the busses with horns, drums, everything, only to jump off at the next one. what fun it was. Must have been 1990 because I rmember we got announced as the "Number 2 drill team in the world!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR_ducky Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 OH, one more parade tradition. At Regiment, on the 4th of July, we would do several parades (see above post). We warmed up for the first, but invariably would find a dead spot waiting to start a parade somewhere later in the day. I am not sure if Regiment is still doing this, but we would line all the vets up and play the previous summers show in a horn arc. Of course it was an awful mess, but the rookies got a good laugh at our expense for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe S Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 With Garfield Memorial Day was the big parade day. 4 parades a couple of exhibitions, then the rest of the day rehearsal. The 4th of July was next with 2 parades and exhibitions. Then we would pack the buses for Milbrook NY. for a contest. Anyone remember this place? It was the place where there were no stands and the crowd sat on a hill . After the show the was a small fire works show . It was always a fun show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott414 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 How about the firemans parades?? I remember marching a parade up in haverstraw, NY and the firemen giving out ham and cheese sandwiches to us to eat after the parade. We kept them as munchies on the bus for the ride home after we had a few "birch" beers at the beer trucks.......... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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