2008 Drum Corps Thread

[MonorailMan]

The director of the guard I'll be working with this winter wanted to use that hot pink color for the uniforms this year, at which point I started banging my head against the desk. Not because I hated the idea, mind you. It was because looking at the color was giving me seizures.

 

[OrlandoMike]

Well it looks like Bloomington will be ready in time...

And Wally, the corps itself wears blue, the guard changes every year...

And sorry Ben, but Holy Name overtook your kids tonight!

1 The Cadets 88.500
2 Carolina Crown 87.750
3 Bluecoats 84.450
4 Boston Crusaders 80.100
5 Blue Stars 79.050
6 Glassmen 78.400
7 Crossmen 76.550
8 Spirit 74.900
9 Colts 74.850


And speaking of the Blue Angels, can one of you New England guys confirm this?

I think I have been told that the Blue Angels merged with the IC Reveries one year to become the Blueveries!

And they later became North Star?

 

[OrlandoMike]

Gotta love Corpsreps.com!


The Blue Angels, formed in 1961, were a junior marching and maneuvering corps based in Danvers, Massachusetts.
The corps finished 19th in the 1966 American Legion junior Prelims in Washington, D.C. and the 1970 U.S. Open in Marion, Ohio. There is no record of their having competed in DCI.

They merged in 1975 with the Reveries of Revere, Massachusetts, to form the Blue Angels/Reveries. This merger corps (also known as the Blueveries) lasted less than one year before merging with the Wilmington Cardinals to form North Star in the fall of 1975.

[Michael Merrett; A History of Drum & Bugle Corps, 2002; Jim Dennesen]

 

[SFBayDon]

OMG!
I think just looking at that picture made me GAY!
Well, GAYER, then.

Trust me the boys from Concord all look FAB. Somewhere in their org is the guard make up and hair people. They might have also picked out those colors.

Funny how some male guards look so butch and then there is BD

 

[MonorailMan]

Trust me the boys from Concord all look FAB. Somewhere in their org is the guard make up and hair people. They might have also picked out those colors.

Funny how some male guards look so butch and then there is BD

I'm sorry....
It's just that I've never seen the words "butch" and "guard" used in the same sentence before. At least not in DCI or WGI.

 

[wallyb]

MonorailMan- Your new photo in your sig!

Sooooooo Yummmmy!

 

[Disneysoloist]

Well it looks like Bloomington will be ready in time...

And Wally, the corps itself wears blue, the guard changes every year...

And sorry Ben, but Holy Name overtook your kids tonight!

1 The Cadets 88.500
2 Carolina Crown 87.750
3 Bluecoats 84.450
4 Boston Crusaders 80.100
5 Blue Stars 79.050
6 Glassmen 78.400
7 Crossmen 76.550
8 Spirit 74.900
9 Colts 74.850


And speaking of the Blue Angels, can one of you New England guys confirm this?

I think I have been told that the Blue Angels merged with the IC Reveries one year to become the Blueveries!

And they later became North Star?

Very true, Mike. They weren't officially called the Blueveries, though. That was a nickname. In 1975 they were announced as the Reveries/Blue Angels. They merged that winter with the Beverly (formerly St. Mary's) Cardinals to become North Star. In the winter before the 1975 season, about 25 Reverie members went to 27th Lancers, and about the same amount went to North Star. North Star's first drum major defected to 27th in 1977 to become their drum major for the next two years. There was never a lot of animosity between the two corps - in fact, a few North Star alumni marched with the 1994 27th Lancer alumni corps. All good

 

[Disneysoloist]

Hmmmmm, Crossmen over Spirit. Verrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting contest going on for the last two spots. Colts, Madison, Crossmen, Spirit all competing to go to the big dance! Oh, and Blue Stars. Can't wait for quarters!!!!!!!

 

[Coach Rick]

Very true, Mike. They weren't officially called the Blueveries, though. That was a nickname. In 1975 they were announced as the Reveries/Blue Angels. They merged that winter with the Beverly (formerly St. Mary's) Cardinals to become North Star. In the winter before the 1975 season, about 25 Reverie members went to 27th Lancers, and about the same amount went to North Star. North Star's first drum major defected to 27th in 1977 to become their drum major for the next two years.

Ooops, not quite my Lancer friend. You forget about the "absorption" of the Melrose Vanguards in 75 to form the "Cardinals" of the "North Shore" which then included The Beverly Cardinals, and Wilmington Crusaders. The remainder of the merger did not take place until the winter of 75.

BTW, the corps teetered for the first several months, and there was some "infighting" between the factions, it was the tour of 76 when the equipment truck caught fire and all the equipment was lost prior to returning home to compete at Manning Bowl at the World Open that finally solidified the North Star into One Unit! At that time, I was still marching as drum major of the Valley Airs of Northbridge, but I knew one day I would wear the red black and white of North Star. I will never forget seeing the the big silver star that "your" eventual drum major stood on to direct the corps on the field with equipment lent to the corps by the Connecticut Classics, who also went through the bleachers at the same show to collect money to give to the corps to rebuild. (still brings a tear to my eye)The rest, is history.

There was never a lot of animosity between the two corps - in fact, a few North Star alumni marched with the 1994 27th Lancer alumni corps. All good

Don't know about that... when ever we did our calisthenics we always did 31 instead of 30...why? simply because we needed a slot to add "sucks" prior to 28.

Tongue in cheek my friend, 27 had an awesome corps in 79...and many other years. I play alongside many 27 alumni now at Mass Brass, and we have a great time elbowing each other.

 

[OrlandoMike]

OMG!

I forgot all about that...


25...26...27.. Sucks...29...30!

 

[MonorailMan]

MonorailMan- Your new photo in your sig!

Sooooooo Yummmmy!

Thank you, Wally. It's my first time wearing a cowboy hat.

 

[MonorailMan]

Don't know about that... when ever we did our calisthenics we always did 31 instead of 30...why? simply because we needed a slot to add "sucks" prior to 28.

Tongue in cheek my friend, 27 had an awesome corps in 79...and many other years. I play alongside many 27 alumni now at Mass Brass, and we have a great time elbowing each other.

Uugh! Calisthenics were pure torture, especially early in the AM. Now kids are running the entire field about 5 ba-jillion times before they start. I seriously think kids in the activity these days are robots. They're in far too good shape.

 

[OrlandoMike]

Today's Coffee Corps!

Bluecoats....


Come on...everyone toether.....

BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Love the intro, then the show actually starts and they go right into On the Waterfront! Great Flagwork! Raw footage, but give it a few minutes, the guy is obviosly a drum guy!


I can tell you at 8:40, its one of those drum corps moments!!



http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fls56BoUq1I&feature=related

 

[MonorailMan]

BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUE!

Their narration is actually kinda fun.

 

[wallyb]

Thank you, Wally. It's my first time wearing a cowboy hat.

Well the whole photo is very yeee haaa!

 

[Coach Rick]

Today's Coffee Corps!

Bluecoats....


Come on...everyone toether.....

BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Love the intro, then the show actually starts and they go right into On the Waterfront! Great Flagwork! Raw footage, but give it a few minutes, the guy is obviosly a drum guy!


I can tell you at 8:40, its one of those drum corps moments!!



http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fls56BoUq1I&feature=related

What is wrong with this guy? Stopped right when it was getting interesting!!!

Of course I still love how the RI Matadors did Rocky best, with Jimmy Centrorino...

Thanks once again Mike for my morning fix!

 

[brerrabbit]

My daughter and her friend are in San Antonio tonight for tomorrows competition. I'm sure I will be getting text messages from her all day. Her friend was very excited tonight as they met a girl who was on Big Brother who was their waitress at Hard Rock Cafe. Both her and her friend are going to be in color guard at University of North Texas in Denton this fall. I may try to update you on the competition if she decides to share with me.

 

[OrlandoMike]

Please, updates are fun! Welcome to the thread!


Today's Rankings.....



01 (01) - 89.85 (1) - Blue Devils
02 (02) - 89.70 (2) - The Cadets
03 (03) - 88.60 (2) - Carolina Crown
04 (05) - 88.20 (1) - Phantom Regiment
05 (04) - 87.70 (4) - The Cavaliers
06 (06) - 85.65 (1) - Santa Clara Vanguard
07 (07) - 84.45 (3) - Bluecoats
08 (09) - 82.05 (2) - Boston Crusaders
09 (08) - 81.55 (1) - Blue Knights
10 (10) - 80.95 (2) - Blue Stars
11 (11) - 80.75 (2) - Glassmen
12 (12) - 78.35 (1) - Crossmen
13 (16) - 77.25 (1) - Madison Scouts
14 (15) - 76.75 (2) - Colts
15 (14) - 76.65 (2) - Spirit
16 (17) - 75.25 (2) - Troopers
17 (13) - 74.75 (1) - Pacific Crest
18 (18) - 72.85 (1) - Mandarins
19 (19) - 72.70 (4) - The Academy
20 (20) - 67.40 (1) - Pioneer

 

[MonorailMan]

Please, updates are fun! Welcome to the thread!


Today's Rankings.....



01 (01) - 89.85 (1) - Blue Devils
02 (02) - 89.70 (2) - The Cadets
03 (03) - 88.60 (2) - Carolina Crown
04 (05) - 88.20 (1) - Phantom Regiment
05 (04) - 87.70 (4) - The Cavaliers
06 (06) - 85.65 (1) - Santa Clara Vanguard
07 (07) - 84.45 (3) - Bluecoats
08 (09) - 82.05 (2) - Boston Crusaders
09 (08) - 81.55 (1) - Blue Knights
10 (10) - 80.95 (2) - Blue Stars
11 (11) - 80.75 (2) - Glassmen
12 (12) - 78.35 (1) - Crossmen
13 (16) - 77.25 (1) - Madison Scouts
14 (15) - 76.75 (2) - Colts
15 (14) - 76.65 (2) - Spirit
16 (17) - 75.25 (2) - Troopers
17 (13) - 74.75 (1) - Pacific Crest
18 (18) - 72.85 (1) - Mandarins
19 (19) - 72.70 (4) - The Academy
20 (20) - 67.40 (1) - Pioneer

Holy Cow!!! Talk about placement movement.

The Cadets must have pulled a secret attack this past week. Although I'd love to see Phantom in the top 2, I'm very happy that Crown is doing so well.

 

[OrlandoMike]

Well I think Cavies have had a few days off, so tomorrow night should be interesting!