1972 corps

[Jimbalaya]

AHHHHHHHH.......the colors of crimson and saffron were resplendent as they marched with finger cymbals and othe percussive instruments, playing Hare Krishna........I swooon with rupture at the thought

The Buddhist Scouts? Dang - what did THOSE unis look like? :P

[A27Lancer]

In 1972 the I.C. Reveries marched in approximately 22 field competitions. We travelled to Marion, OH for US Open, but the other shows were all local circuit competitions, and the World Open. The competitive season went from late May to early September.

[elphaba01]

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

"1972":

Thank you.

Elphaba

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[J.C.]

In 1972, there were seven corps just in Racine, WI:

Boys of 76 (Senior)

Kilties

Kiltie Kadets

Racine Explorer Scouts

Racine Boy Scouts

Ambassadears (Turned into New Day right around 1972)

Ambassadoes (Turned into New Dawn right around 1972)

[Jocko the Wonder Llama]

The Buddhist Scouts? Dang - what did THOSE unis look like? :P

Probably like a lot of us in senior corps.

Please note my signature. :P

[JimF-LowBari]

In 1972, there were seven corps just in Racine, WI:

Ambassadears (Turned into New Day right around 1972)

Ambassadoes (Turned into New Dawn right around 1972)

JC, was there a connection between the 'does and 'dears? Doing reasearch on corps and thought I ran into a misprint when I saw these names. Thought there was one corps (and one misprint), now I find there were two corps.

Back on topic, there was also a second good sized NE Senior circuit in 1972 (Red Carpet Association). Check www.srcorps.com if you want corps and scores....

[Fran Haring]

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.

Heck, there were five corps on my street alone.

And we LIKED it, dadgummit!!!!!!!! :P

Fran

[tommytimp]

Probably like a lot of us in senior corps.

Please note my signature. :P

"Let's just cut him into chunks and worship the chunks."

--The Simpsons

[randomnoise]

...there was also a second good sized NE Senior circuit in 1972 (Red Carpet Association).

I always wondered what RCA stood for. Thanks!

[Northern Thunder]

Interesting thing about the Red Carpet Association....They got their name from the Red Carpet Room (a banquet room) of the hotel that the organizing group was staying at. They decided it would be a good name for the circuit.