Bob, they did BOTH. They were there because 'da Mayor' paid them a stipend to appear and enlarge the crowd. But, many of them tried to march along with the corps .... it was a real pain.

Yeah, it was always fun when audiences thought it was ok to join in.

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

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

Speaking of audience participation, does anybody else remember the exhibition at Dunning? For the younger members, that was a mental institution at Irving Pk and Naragansett (sp). We fit right in...

John, I remember that well. There was some concern that they would let us OUT after the exhibition!

I also remember that we had to place guards with the equipment truck, etc .. because stuff could 'grow legs'.

The Cadets also marched in the Kennedy parade in 1960. As we were waiting to start Kennedy's car came by. I remember seeing him and also being pushed by the crowd.

I also remember Dunning parade/exibition. I think that was 1964 and it was during the day. The corps was younger that year and only a few of the kids dudn't make the parade because of jobs. It was interesting. I saw the Garfield (or whereever they are from now) Cadets director, George Hopkings, reacting to his corps show at Leland Stanford Junior Univesity a few years ago and his antics reminded me of the reaction of the inmates at Dunning.