My best memories from drumcorp come down to the friendships and sense of family that seemed to exist amongst a diverse group of kids and parents all trying to work towards a common goal. And like most families it was a little dysfunctional at times but it was like family.

Other best memories include:

My first practice with the cadets at the forest preserve building on Nagle and Devon. Remember it vividly (even if it is in black & white.)

Moving up to the A corp.

Playing our opener for the first time with the drums in the Alvernia High School gym.

The corp banquets.

Playing the Mill Run Theater.

Seeing the Bellville Black Knights in their new uniforms at a night parade which I think was in Momence?

Drill camps at the armory.

Bourbonnais camps.

Watching Phantom, Madison and the Guardsmen one summer at about every show we competed in.

Taking in Bourbon Street as a 17 year old.

Seeing the Bayone Bridgeman for the first time.

Marching in the finals at DCI in 1979 with the Cavies.

What did you do in the Corps? Baritone

What years were you a Corps member? 70's

1. To add to Dave's comments I'd include seeing Blessed Sacrament in 1963 and 1964. Their horn line was good in 1960 but the 63 and 64 were better.

2. Watching the entire 1964 VFW Nationals in Cleveland. A disappointment because we didn't make finals but in all my time in Norwood it was the only time I saw an entire show from the stands. Great eastern corps that year with Blessed Sac, Boston Crusaders and St. Kevins plus maybe the Kilties best ever performance (they seemed to come from nowhere to win VFW).

3. In addition to competing, seeing performances of Hawthorne Cabelleros, New York Skyliners, Yankee Rebels and Blessed Sac at the Dream Contest in 1963. In those days the eastern senior corps were better than the junior corps although Sac's scores were close to Hawthorne and the Skyliners.

4. Three trips to New York for contests (1963, 1965 and 1966). Aside from the competition we did get to spend some time in the city. In 1966 about a dozen of us went to Coney Island.

5. The 1965 and 1966 seasons. The corps rebuilt in 1964. Those two season we were very competitive and ended up in first in a dozen contests. Result of a lot of hard work with most members having come up through the Cadets.

What years were you a Corps member? 59-61 Cadets 62-66 Imperials