On July 14th, the Vanguard Cadets brass section was invited to perform at a Tug Boat Christening; a first for the Vanguard organization. AMNAV Maritime Services unveiled "Revolution"; the first in a series of high-powered tugs. Read the rest of the article here.
An athletic event drew about 3,000 fans to Faurot Field earlier this summer, but it had nothing to do with the Show-Me State Games or spring football at the University of Missouri. Read the rest of the article and view the KOMU News story video here.
Nicole Anthony and Melissa Castor are following in a parent’s marching footsteps. They are among several second-generation members of the La Crosse Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps. Anthony is in her fourth year with the Blue Stars’ color guard, while brother Tyler is marching in the corps’ horn line for a fifth year. Their […]
New Iberia Senior High School will host the Concord Blue Devils, a 100-plus member drum corps, who will be rehearsing on the NIHS practice fields during the day Monday and will perform before leaving Monday afternoon. Read the rest of the article here.
Don’t let the heat get you down. Let Southwind coolly impress you. Southwind returns to Enid along with The Cadets, Phantom Regiment, Esperanza, Blue Stars and Colt Cadets in the fifth annual Bob Costello Festival of Drum Corps. Read the rest of the article here.
There was not always a Youth Education in the Arts. Until 1990, the organization did not exist. Well, that might be an untruth. YEA! did exist, but in infancy, as a single program. A single drum corps. A corps with dreams, mind you; people with dreams; a board that encouraged the dreams, but alas, a […]
You’d think the Cadets would be wary of playing another drum and bugle corps show in Wichita. Several in the group suffered injuries in an accident as the buses left the parking lot after last year’s show. Read the rest of the article here.
Some 60 drum corps organizations from all over the nation will descend on the Madison area for competitions the week of Aug. 7, but at the moment, eight of them, four with more than 100 members, have nowhere to stay. Read the rest of the article here.
Ollie takes a tour of the first-class train cars, finds some water, and meets the snack cart attendant. To subscribe to the Podcast: 1. Launch iTunes (free download from Apple) 2. Click on the Advanced menu and then Subscribe to Podcast… 3. Enter the URL http://www.bluedevils.org/blueview/rss.php and click OK.
The Crusaders family mourns the loss of Robert P. Holland of Quincy, MA. Bob lost his battle with cancer on July 17. He was a lifelong BAC fan, and introduced his family to our organization. Bob’s three sons marched with the corps through the 80s and 90s, and went on to teach not only Boston, […]
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