CrunchyTenor Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Garry.......chill. Can't you see that we are in the presence of one so young, so wise, so good, that he must surely be the Buddah? I must have been blinded by his magnificent presence. Well, no, not really. Comments were sarcastic, yes, but not unlike some remarks posted by the extreme left on steroids. Yup, I know. Those could disappear, too, and this would be a happier place. The lack of a blue complexion wiould indicate that I'm not holding my breath on that one! Tell us further of your infallable knowledge oh divine one.....please.....we wait on every word. Sure, reign me in then bait him? Troublemaker! :P Garry in Vegas PS Taking a shot at the 20 California corps in 1972... Velvet Knights Squires Anaheim Kingsmen Kings Lancers California Crusaders Lynwood Diplomats Los Angeles Chinese Imperial Dragons Golden Statesmen 3rd Generation Koyasan Boy Scouts Royal Guardsmen Monterey Park Girls Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Devils Knight Raiders Stockton Commodores Capitolaires Conquistadores Royalaires Mandarins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 That's a pretty accurate list. The Conquistadors and Mandarins aren't yet documented to have been active in '72. Conquistadors came out in '73, and Mandarins in '74. But this census has constant additions when new information is received. You can imagine how difficult it is to learn of the status of some of these smaller corps from 35 years ago. A few other performing California juniors from '72 were: Blue Mists--Manhattan Beach 'C' Cadets--Stockton Castanets--Carson Royal Blues--West Covina Royal Dragoons--Los Angeles Santa Clara 'B' (as they were known until 1988) Vaqueros--Lakewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyW Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) IIRC Castanets was the previous name for the Royal Guardsmen (and was probably the 1972 name)... But I await correction.. Edited May 14, 2007 by GuyW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfers71 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I have done the yearly North American junior corps census for Drum Corps World since the early 1990's.In terms of North American juniors that made it onto the field in 1972, the number currently stands at 442. There were another 40 or so that were non-field, but still performed in public. There were hundreds of senior corps that year as well. For the junior corps that made it to the field in '72, here's a breakdwon of where most came from: NY--61 MA--49 NJ--39 WI--38 QUE--30 IL--24 PA--23 ONT--23 CA--20 CT--20 MI--12 FL--9 WA--9 MN--8 IA--8 OH--8 OR--8 so I know there were corps in New Hampshire and Maine...they aren't in the count.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) I only listed the top producing states/provinces. As far as field active corps are concerned, Maine shows 1 junior active in '72, and New Hampshire had 4. There was 1 additional New Hampshire junior that did parades only that year. Edited May 15, 2007 by Northern Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodb Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 That's a pretty accurate list. The Conquistadors and Mandarins aren't yet documented to have been active in '72. Conquistadors came out in '73, and Mandarins in '74. Both Conquistadors and Mandarins competed prior to 1972, though. I've seen Mandarins listed in contest results as early as 1967. Conquistadors were originally known as the South San Francisco Kingsmen, competing in '68 and '69 under that name before changing their moniker for the '70 season. A few other performing California juniors from '72 were: Blue Mists--Manhattan Beach 'C' Cadets--Stockton Castanets--Carson Royal Blues--West Covina Royal Dragoons--Los Angeles Santa Clara 'B' (as they were known until 1988) Vaqueros--Lakewood Vaqueros were a 1973 remake of the Lakewood Diplomats, so that name does not appear in 1972 contest results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 The Vaqueros were an exhibition corps active in '72, and merged with the Diplomats in '73. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellrks Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 There was a Redwood City Guardsmen as well in the early 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle z Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 No, there were thousands of drum corps in 1972, one in every neighborhood and a show every night. DCP members have said so, so it must be true, and citing their posts is all the proof I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleu Raeder Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Louisiana had 3 in 72; Southern Rebels Stardusters Bleu Raeders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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