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Bob Shreffler
Jun 26, 2009 - 10:30AM
Flashback?

Top three corps in Toledo last night:

Cavaliers
Holy Name Cadets
Boston Crusaders

Is this 2009 or 1959?

What did you do in the Corps? Snare, Drum Major, Drum Instructor/Arranger

What years were you a Corps member? 1970-73; 78-79

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Jun 26th, 2009 - 10:30 AM
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Dave Borck
Jun 26, 2009 - 2:27PM
Re: Flashback?

Bob, an interesting point! But, in 1959 the Cadets were the GARFIELD Cadets, having lost the name "Holy Name" at the end of 1958. (Also, in 1959, they weren't as competitive). In 1958, all three of the corps were at the top.

What years were you a Corps member? 1968-63

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Bob Shreffler
Jun 26, 2009 - 4:12PM
Re: Flashback?

Picky, picky, picky...

What did you do in the Corps? Snare; Drum Major; Drum Instructor/Arranger

What years were you a Corps member? 1970-73; 78-79

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Jun 26th, 2009 - 4:12 PM
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Dave Borck
Jun 26, 2009 - 4:48PM
Re: Flashback?

Hmmmmm, I didn't mean it THAT way. The point you made was excellent. Just wanted to add some "historical" info to it.

What years were you a Corps member? 1968-63

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Bob Shreffler
Jun 27, 2009 - 9:20AM
Re: Flashback?

I'm kidding...usually I'M the one correcting historical things.

And here's some more history - Carolina Crown defeated both the Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment last night. I don't think they've ever beaten either of those corps, let alone both! Could we FINALLY have a new winner come August? And when's the last time a corps won DCI that hadn't won before - I'm thinking Star of Indiana in 1991.

That's something we haven't talked about before concerning DCI. Not only did it kill the small, local corps - it reduced the pool of potential champions to three or four corps, over and over.

What did you do in the Corps? Snare; Drum Major; Drum Instructor/Arranger

What years were you a Corps member? 1970-73; 78-79

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Jun 27th, 2009 - 9:20 AM
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John Anderson
Jun 27, 2009 - 11:37AM
Re: Flashback?

Somehow I can't think of any of them being a flashback. They are so much different.

Now if the Cavaliers came out playing "Bully" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," Boston "Guadacanal March-El Capitan", and Garfield (the Holy Name Cadets didn't exist when I was in Norwood) playing "King of Kings and French National Defile" that would be a true flashback.

I will get a chance to see the Blue Devils plus the other lesser western and midwestern (Bluecoats and Blue Knights) tonight. I think the Blue Devils have already cracked the 80 point score level.

What did you do in the Corps? Baritone--Cadets 1959 through 1961 Imperials 1962 through 1966

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Jun 27th, 2009 - 11:37 AM
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