**NEW...best and worst DRUM MAJORS!
Scott Dodson
seen, worked under, taught, or even been! This should be an interesting
discussion, because EVERYONE has an opinion on what kind of drum majoring
they like to see.
Please use discretion...especially if you plan on ragging on some poor
soul who couldn't even find a baton even if it was in his/her hand.
Be sure to include the female Drum Majors there have been.
Best of Luck!
Scott Dodson
Rob Wiltbank
: Lets hear what you think about the best and worst Drum Majors you have
: seen, worked under, taught, or even been! This should be an interesting
: discussion, because EVERYONE has an opinion on what kind of drum majoring
: they like to see.
Al Go from the Devils. :)
Rob W.
Cavies
Kevin Borowski
1995 DCI World Champion Member
Kent Shook
sedo...@computek.net (Scott Dodson) wrote:
>Lets hear what you think about the best and worst Drum Majors you have
>seen, worked under, taught, or even been! This should be an interesting
>discussion, because EVERYONE has an opinion on what kind of drum majoring
>they like to see.
Kevin Feeney... As a leader, he was the best. As a conductor... Well, how
many DM's do you know who can conduct 2 vs. 3? ('94 drum solo). He can
also do 3 vs. 4, it just wasn't in the show...
I must also say, I get a kick out of VK's drum majors...
Announcer: "Drum major, is your corps ready?"
DM: <puts on "how would I know" look and turns around>
DM: "IS THE CORPS READY?"
Corps: "YEAH!"
DM: "IS THE CORPS READY?"
Corps: "YEAH!"
DM: "IS THE CORPS READY?"
Corps: "YOU KNOW IT, BROTHER!"
DM: <turns back around and salutes...>
>Be sure to include the female Drum Majors there have been.
Why? Affirmative Action or something? Giving 'em special treatment? If
they were great, sure, but if not, well, let 'em go down with the rest of
the men! (Oooh, you'd better watch out for the wrath of Ms. Mav... :-)
This did remind me, though, of the DM of the MetroPark RoyalAires in
'90... You just had to see her! It's not something I can easily put into
words, but talk about getting into the music!
Later,
Kent
Kent Shook \ "Saying Windows 95 is equal to Macintosh is
sh...@csd.uwm.edu \ like finding a potato that looks like
http://www.uwm.edu/~shook/ \ Jesus and believing you've witnessed
Madison Scouts '91-'96 \ the second coming." - Guy Kawasaki
Frank Schoenbach
: In article <sedodson-161...@dal1276.computek.net>,
: sedo...@computek.net (Scott Dodson) wrote:
: Later,
: Kent
Best drum major ever---that's easy---Scotty Paulson of the Kilties!!! He
won showman of the year at the VFW Nationals every year he was DM--64 to
70 (Kilts didn't go in 71). But since that's way before the time of most
people on RAMD, they wouldn't have seen him in action.
The DM's of today, I don't know. They stand on a podium and direct. The
DM's of old were on the field--actually some had drills. Which is
better? A lot of times the old DM's didn't even direct until the
standstill concert number.
But there are still are many good one's out there today and I agree with
Kent--Kevin Feeny was one of the best of the modern era.
Speaking of female DM's, like Kent did---there was one with the Cedarburg
Thunderbolts in the early 70's that , well, she directed with more than
just her arms if you know what I mean. Was sure fun watching her!
Frank
Blind Mellon Chitlin'
No.
MothraL
DM's in semi-recent history??????
How about:
Rick South (SCV DM 1976-1979)
Mike Zapanta (SCV DM 1979-1982)
Marcia Hanson (Phantom 1984-85, I think)
Carl (black guy, Freelancers, early 1980's)
Phantom DM 1989 (gorgeous guy about 10 feet tall. When he pulled out the
baton from his shoulder, all the women in the audience nearly peed
themselves)
Steve Sanger (BD DM early 1980's)
I always remember Gail Royer saying that he would never choose a female
DM, but if he had to it'd be Marcia Hanson. She was one of the best DM's
I've ever seen!
Martha Leeson
SCV pit 1984-87
MgcLeadSop
couldn't produce a readable pattern if you paid them.
Joe Exley
mgcle...@aol.com (MgcLeadSop) wrote:
>Two of the worst had to be this years Crown and Crossmen Majors. They
>couldn't produce a readable pattern if you paid them.
Oh, is that the drum majors' job? I thought it was to paint the field and to
keep a tempo during basics. DM? Podium? I have never heard of that.
:P
The worst drum major of all time was that guy from Freelancers a few years ago
that jumped around alot and flipped his hair all around whilst he conducted --
Well in drum corps terms, I guess that means he was the best... he certainly
was the most entertaining. I really did dig it in a VK show in 90 I think
where the DM pulled a 2x4 out just like the PR guys pull out a baton -- that
was GREAT!
Seriously folks, a good DM is an example and a leader for a corps -- they
always worked soo hard. They had duties like showing the pit where to nap,
etc...
I dont know what the hell Phantom did with a drum major like Aaron Ozminski --
he was much better peeling paint as the loudest Euph player in history than he
was waving a stick and looking like a pretty boy.
:P
All in fun!
Happy Holidays everyone!
Joe
Ryan De Nunzio
>
>Does Mark Winiger of Plymouth-Canton H.S. count?
>Kevin Borowski
>1995 DCI World Champion Member
dropped out conducting, the corps just went on it's own!
Ryan
Colts 95-
Captain Dees
--
Jamie Dees Internet:gt0...@prism.gatech.edu
Southwind 92-94 http://acmex.gatech.edu:8001/~gt0470b/captain.html
Robert Glaub
>Lets hear what you think about the best and worst Drum Majors you have
>seen, worked under, taught, or even been! This should be an interesting
>discussion, because EVERYONE has an opinion on what kind of drum majoring
>they like to see.
>Please use discretion...especially if you plan on ragging on some poor
>soul who couldn't even find a baton even if it was in his/her hand.
>Be sure to include the female Drum Majors there have been.
>Best of Luck!
>Scott Dodson
Best drum majors I ever saw:
Vicki Drummond, Blue Rock, 1971-1974
Joel Alleyne, De la Salle Oaklands/Oakland Crusaders 1973-1976
John McClellan, Des Plaines Vanguard, 1971-1972
Marching Member--Maple City Cadets, La Porte, IN 1965-1975
Drum Corps America 1972-1977
Drum Corps News 1974-1980
Drum Corps World 1974-1984
Robert Glaub
>Kent Shook (sh...@csd.uwm.edu) wrote:
>: In article <sedodson-161...@dal1276.computek.net>,
>: sedo...@computek.net (Scott Dodson) wrote:
>: >Lets hear what you think about the best and worst Drum Majors you have
>: >seen, worked under, taught, or even been! This should be an interesting
>: >discussion, because EVERYONE has an opinion on what kind of drum majoring
>: >they like to see.
>: Kevin Feeney... As a leader, he was the best. As a conductor... Well, how
>: Later,
>: Kent
>Frank
Frank--that was Kathryn Koszewski of the Pioneers. She aged out in
1977.
MothraL
greatest drum majors of all time???
(more apologies for my oversight Dave)
:o)
Martha
Drew McPheeters
never saw him, just heard him on the tapes (especially during 'El Gato
Trieste').
Also, our DM in 1979 Fla. Vanugaurd Sylvia Hernandez, played a mellophone
solo in our production number. She could really jam!
But really, there are too many good ones to try and even name a best.
As for a worst, well (Gumpish voice) "mama always said, if you can't say
anything nice...."
Karl Sarff
>I remember watching the Cadets 86 tape when the drum major completley
>dropped out conducting, the corps just went on it's own!
>
>
>Ryan
>Colts 95-
>
conducting with his eyelids! :)
Christina Mavroudis
>>Be sure to include the female Drum Majors there have been.
>Why? Affirmative Action or something? Giving 'em special treatment? If
>they were great, sure, but if not, well, let 'em go down with the rest of
>the men! (Oooh, you'd better watch out for the wrath of Ms. Mav... :-)
It's me...your worst nightmare! ;) Seriously though, you are totally right.
If a woman can't conduct, she doesn't belong on the list. I found it
amusing this year, however. Did anyone catch the oh, so very obvious
"woman's place" in the DM hierchy? Yeah, I'm just noting something
that could very well be coincidence, but....(just for *fun* let's notice the
following...)
All the female DM's were in the bottom, 21-13. From Mandarins to
Southwind, Troopers to VK (alternates), the ladies dominated the
bottom corps, while the men took the top 12-1 spots. Do I sense a
glass ceiling that needs to be broken here? Hmmmm......
Let's see - back to our topic at hand: Best DM - that Freelancer dude
from the early 90's. What a hambone! Also almost any SCV DM who
were notorious for winning the "last place = 1st place" race when DM's
are called to the front. I know here on the west SCV always wins. Any
body know the Finals tally so far? Anybody keeping score? :)
MothraL
watched his hair all day long. No matter how spastic he got while
conducting, that friggin' hair never moved or looked ruffled. He must have
owned stock in a hair mousse/spray company.
Martha
AreYouCrzy
Phantom Regiment and Santa Clara Vanguard IMO. Daemon has a unique
leadership ability and way of working with people that makes him
effective. While I haven't met Roderick, he looked excellent at DCI this
year, and conducted wonderfully (also won the caption award)
Matthew Safford
In a previous article, sedo...@computek.net (Scott Dodson) says:
>Lets hear what you think about the best and worst Drum Majors you have
>seen, worked under, taught, or even been! This should be an interesting
>discussion, because EVERYONE has an opinion on what kind of drum majoring
>they like to see.
>
>Please use discretion...especially if you plan on ragging on some poor
>soul who couldn't even find a baton even if it was in his/her hand.
>
>Be sure to include the female Drum Majors there have been.
>
>Best of Luck!
>
>Scott Dodson
>
Charles stuart, drum major for the 'coats in 94 and 95, was easily the
best drum major I have EVER been associated with. He was extremely
competent in all areas of being a Drum Major. He was also one of the
most organized people I know.
Matt Safford
Bluecoats '92,'93,'95,'96
Goldbond user
--
EJWARRENN
70's
Kent Shook
<richard...@nt.com> wrote:
>Dan (I forgot his last name) from Madison ('78-'80) was also just as
charismatic.
Dan Verheusen... Definitely a character! Put him down as one of my
favorites too! (Loved his antics during the drum solo in '80...)
Richard Vincent Lamb
mot...@aol.com (Martha Leeson) wrote:
>Geez, is everyone so young that they've forgotten some of the greatest
>DM's in semi-recent history??????
>
<snip!>
>
Carl (black guy, Freelancers, early 1980's)
I forgot his last name, but he was a baritone 1977-1981 and DM
1982-1983. His greatest moment was from "Even Now" in 1983:
During the soft part "We have something you're really gonna like!"
Just before the hit "Here it is!"
Just after the hit "Did you like it?"
Ranks right up there with "Make the plane come" from Madison '79 among
the famous things drum majors have yelled on recordings.
Vince Lamb
Rich Garcia
DCI World Champion Member'? Is it against some Cavalier regulation to
just sign your name Cavaliers '95? We know who won in '95.
Rich Garcia
Blue Devils '86 & '87
Sky Ryders '81 & '82
Rich Garcia
there some kind of Cavaliers regulation that does not allow you to do
this? We all know who won DCI in 1995.
Rich Garcia
>Geez, is everyone so young that they've forgotten some of the greatest
>DM's in semi-recent history??????
>
>
>Rick South (SCV DM 1976-1979)
>Mike Zapanta (SCV DM 1979-1982)
>Marcia Hanson (Phantom 1984-85, I think)
>baton from his shoulder, all the women in the audience nearly peed
>themselves)
>Steve Sanger (BD DM early 1980's)
>
>SCV pit 1984-87
Who could forget ole' Zap! He taught us in '87 and he would always sing to me,'para bailar La Bamba!' I remember him walking down =
the horn block at a show in Sioux City, IA ('81). Boy was he intimidating! I place him as drum corps legend.
Carl 'Andale! Andale! Playball!' Allison (I think) I remember from touring with the FL in '82. He was also the incredible bari s=
oloiste in '81 Malaga (a better version than Madison's '95 version I think).
Milt Allen from the '80-'82 Sky Ryders could work an audience like nobody I've ever seen to this day.
Dan (I forgot his last name) from Madison ('78-'80) was also just as charismatic.
But the ultimate, Drum Major...Steve Sanger, Blue Devils '80-'82. The epitome of confidence, cool, calm, professionalism, and leade=
rship. Even when he spoke softly he commanded attention. He was intimidating without being frightening. To this day I aspire to h=
is leadership qualities. I hope he reads this so I can say thanks for leading be example. Truly another drum corps legend.
Steven Young Yi
alright, but she had no personality on the field, and she had a weird
ictys (sp?), and she fluctuated tempo, usually on the slow side. Of
course, it was our fault according to the brass staff, but oh well. She's
a very admirable person to me personally, but on the field, she just
didn't click with the rest of the corps for some reason; bad vibes or
something.
Best drum major: Matt Harloff. I had the opportunity to be conducted by
him in brass theater in the Bartok Percussion Feature, and he is just
amazing. Keeps tempo amazingly, has amazing style, can be read easily, a
great guy that knows what has to be done during rehearsals; I just wish i
could've march 93 under him. My utmost admiration for matt.
Steve Yi
Contra - 94 Crossmen
Tuba - 95 Star
Drew McPheeters
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.95...@choplifter.rs.itd.umich.edu>, you write:
|> Ranks right up there with "Make the plane come" from Madison '79 among
|> the famous things drum majors have yelled on recordings.
I always thought it was "playing" not "plane". Anybody know the relevance
of this?
RANDYGAR
*scariest* DM I've ever seen is the kid who led the
SCV Cadets this year...
A stony look of unwavering concentration that could
send chills down your spine!
Randy Gardner
whitney densmore s
: Geez, is everyone so young that they've forgotten some of the greatest
: DM's in semi-recent history??????
Hell, I'm young (aren't you?) and I remember!
: How about:
:
: Rick South (SCV DM 1976-1979)
*The Best* drum major that I have ever worked with - no contest. He was
a great leader, excellent musician (he even played a baritone solo during
production - 1979?). Rick also taught the B corps winter guard back in
'76 or so (with Betsy, when Charlotte was guard captain - maybe I have
the years mixed up, but who cares). Rick was one who was always around
to help out as best he could with all sections - and epitomized what
Santa Clara was about, on and off of the field. It's wonderful for
SCV to have the legend back.
<snip!>
: Steve Sanger (BD DM early 1980's)
Steve was a fun DM, but most of you missed some of his best performances.
When he teamed up with Mike Anderson for the 1982 season, the two of
them used to do the best SCV drum major impressions. F***ing hilarious!
: I always remember Gail Royer saying that he would never choose a female
: DM...... <snip!>
: Martha Leeson
: SCV pit 1984-87
Well Martha, back when I marched Royer wouldn't let females in the drum
nor horn line, let alone be drum major - although a couple of the guard
captains did help direct a few tunes here and there. I can picture Joy
Modesitt and Patrice Alvarado both performing as such, but can't remember
the years (I guess I'm not so young after all :-)
BTW, are you any relation to Debbie and Jeff Leeson from days of old with
SCV?
Whitney Densmore (aka Harper and Mathias)
Blue Devils '81 & '82
SCV '77, '78 & '79
Tom Walter
He
won showman of the year at the VFW Nationals every year he was DM--64 >>
Sorry, Frank -- Carl Last was DM when The Racine Y.M.C.A. Kilties won V.F.
W. Nationals in Cleveland in 1964 -- maybe Scotty Poulsen was Assistant
DM that year? or the next?
Carl was also a consummate showman, with earlier training from the South
Milwaukee Mariners Drill Team. Last I heard, he was pastor at St. Mathias
Parish in Milwaukee.
VK F...@aol.com
SCValumnus
drum major in '89&'90. He had this irritating "lean way back and stick
his arms out" thing that he would do whenever there was a park and blow
section (of which there where many since I thought they had good horn
lines both years). many people liked this a lot but I thought it looked
like a bad immitaion of Flashdance when Jennifer Beals dumps water on
herself.
Jeff Platt
SCV '90-'92
Sky Ryders '88-'89
Christina Mavroudis
I think he was this year's replacement for the '94 Trooper DM. :)
However---- super nice guy who took his job very seriously
with a mature and respectful attitude. Is he coming back this
year?
MQP2city
Tony started as DM at the age of 17 in 1987, one of the toughest years for
the Trooper organization emotionally, and handled it very gracefully.
Tony was a great leader, a good friend, had a great voice for commands, an
incredible prescence in uniform, and was one of the best examples of the
Trooper ideal that I know. Plus, he looked great in the uniform!
Tony marched a total of 13 years-- "A" corps '83-'91, and "B" corps
'79-'82. Talk about dedication! In '83, at the age of thirteen and being
constantly picked on by Jones, many of the vets came up to Tony and told
him "you're going to be DM one day." He was groomed for the job from day
one in the "A" corps.
Trivia question: Name the first non-Casperite Trooper DM and when he was
DM.
Becky Parker
Troopers member '86-'90
staff '92
PS On Mav's female DM point about them being in the ranks of 13-21...what
about Becky (Star DM '86-'88), the female Star DM in '85 from the
Bridgemen, female Phantom DM in '85, female Cadet DM '94, female Crossmen
DM in '94 as examples I can think of in the top 12.
GirlInToon
of shit was thrown his way....he dealt with it and kept control of
everything. His tempo controls are unbelievable...he was always on the
money.
Dr. Stress
Mavr...@interactive.sony.com (Christina Mavroudis) writes:
> All the female DM's were in the bottom, 21-13. From Mandarins to
> Southwind, Troopers to VK (alternates), the ladies dominated the
> bottom corps, while the men took the top 12-1 spots. Do I sense a
> glass ceiling that needs to be broken here? Hmmmm......
Well, I wouldn't be so fast to say that...remember, several top 12 corps have
had female DMs (just not this year). I am not sure of the years, so I'm going
to guess, but I think in '91, BD and CBC had female DMs (in fact, they both had
one of each male and female).
Colts 91-92 had a female DM (of course, that was when we were still 20th, so
that seems to fall into the glass ceiling category). Two of the best DMs I
have seen (female or otherwise) recently have been Joy Fuller from Nite Express
and the girl who was DM of the Bandettes in the early 90s ('91 for sure, don't
know what other years).
> Let's see - back to our topic at hand: Best DM - that Freelancer dude
> from the early 90's. What a hambone!
Ack! This guy would fall into my "worst DM" category for that exact reason.
OK, maybe "Worst act put on by a DM."
My .02--
Jack Dostal
Colts 91-92,94-95
SHAW ROSEMARY JANE
>Good morning, Randy:
Didn't I see you at POC in 94 ogling the DM for Troopers?
Frankly, he scared the hell out of me, but I know the ladies
took a shine to him.
Leif
Kent Shook
wrote:
>PS On Mav's female DM point about them being in the ranks of 13-21...what
>about Becky (Star DM '86-'88), the female Star DM in '85 from the
>Bridgemen, female Phantom DM in '85, female Cadet DM '94, female Crossmen
>DM in '94 as examples I can think of in the top 12.
Don't forget BD '91, Cadets '92, Ashley Tappan in Star '90 ('89?), and
quite a few others...
Richard Vincent Lamb
dr...@velveeta.apdev.cs.mci.com (Drew McPheeters) wrote:
>In article
><Pine.SOL.3.91.95...@choplifter.rs.itd.umich.edu>,
U of M must have the longest message ids!
>you (rvl: actually me) write:
>
>|> Ranks right up there with "Make the plane come" from Madison '79 among
>|> the famous things drum majors have yelled on recordings.
>
>I always thought it was "playing" not "plane". Anybody know the relevance
>of this?
Cam Kaszas (cameron...@medtronic.com) posted this story on RAMD about
2 years ago. Accoring to him, a plane flew over the stadium in
Birmingham just before Granada Smoothie. The drum major, indicating the
jet, yelled "Make the plane come!" I'd never have deciphered it, as it
was pretty garbled on the recordings (good old jet noise!).
On the other hand, "Vince Lamb! Fire up!" is pretty clear on both the
audio and on the video (at least, on tapes from the original broadcast)
of 1979 North Star. :-)
Vince
GGausline
skills off the field were excellent, also. At the time I did'nt really
realize this, but thinking back and observing ever since, I truly feel he
was one of the best. Especially conducting the solo in Somewhere '90. Do
you really think I watched him while I was playing?
Gregg D. Gausline
rec.arts.marching.drum corps
FStegall
DCI World Champion Member'? Is it against some Cavalier regulation to
just sign your name Cavaliers '95? We know who won in '95.>>
C'mon Rich - he got his ring, let him enjoy it.
BTW - I can't think of his name at the moment, although I used to know it,
but the Sky Ryders DM from 81 always completely gassed me out - what a
showman!! (and that sop line pretty much kicked butt, too!! )
Joe Flynn
to the level of music and difficulty of performance.............I won't say
that she was the BEST drum major ever. I WILL say that she was certainly the
CLASSIEST drum major I've ever seen.
Vicki Drummond - Blue Rock 1970-1974
NetcomMB
was one of the greatest crowd pleasers I've ever seen. Incredable energy.
I won't name a worst drum major, but I do recall one drum major's most
embarrassing moment. The Crossman drum major in 1977 would open the show
by tossing (very high) and catching a mace. At finals he tossed,
caught, jumped on the podium while the crowd was still cheering him, and
promptly slipped and fell off all in the span of about five seconds. This
was back when all 12 corps were shown live on national television. 18
years later I can still see it vividly.
Mark Jordan
Blue Stars 79, 80, 81
Chris Marino
> staff '92
>
>PS On Mav's female DM point about them being in the ranks of 13-21...what
>about Becky (Star DM '86-'88), the female Star DM in '85 from the
>Bridgemen, female Phantom DM in '85, female Cadet DM '94, female Crossmen
>DM in '94 as examples I can think of in the top 12.
Don't for get Ashley (Tappan) Buggey who succeeded Becky as Star DM in '89
& '90. I had the pleasure to get to know Ashley well in '90 when we were both DM's.
She's a great person and had a fantastic presence in her '90 uniform (the
"queen outfit" from the Belshazzar's Feast show).
KDRJP
too cool for school...
KDRJP
Steve Sanger of BD (1982 in particular)
Mike Zapanta of SCV (also 1982)
Milt Allen of Sky Ryders (1981-82)
Greg Hargrove of Sky Ryders (1984...white dinner jacket and all)
Student
>
> Good morning, Kent: Hi. :)
>
> >>Be sure to include the female Drum Majors there have been.
> >Why? Affirmative Action or something? Giving 'em special treatment? If
> >they were great, sure, but if not, well, let 'em go down with the rest of
> >the men! (Oooh, you'd better watch out for the wrath of Ms. Mav... :-)
>
> It's me...your worst nightmare! ;) Seriously though, you are totally right.
> If a woman can't conduct, she doesn't belong on the list. I found it
> amusing this year, however. Did anyone catch the oh, so very obvious
> "woman's place" in the DM hierchy? Yeah, I'm just noting something
> that could very well be coincidence, but....(just for *fun* let's notice the
> following...)
>
> All the female DM's were in the bottom, 21-13. From Mandarins to
> Southwind, Troopers to VK (alternates), the ladies dominated the
> bottom corps, while the men took the top 12-1 spots. Do I sense a
> glass ceiling that needs to be broken here? Hmmmm......
>
> were notorious for winning the "last place = 1st place" race when DM's
> are called to the front. I know here on the west SCV always wins. Any
> body know the Finals tally so far? Anybody keeping score? :)
>
As I recall...Phantom Regiment had a lady conductor this year.
Student
>
>
> In a previous article, sedo...@computek.net (Scott Dodson) says:
>
> >Lets hear what you think about the best and worst Drum Majors you have
> >seen, worked under, taught, or even been! This should be an interesting
> >discussion, because EVERYONE has an opinion on what kind of drum majoring
> >they like to see.
> >
> >Please use discretion...especially if you plan on ragging on some poor
> >soul who couldn't even find a baton even if it was in his/her hand.
> >
> >Be sure to include the female Drum Majors there have been.
> >
> >
> >Scott Dodson
> >
>
> Charles stuart, drum major for the 'coats in 94 and 95, was easily the
> best drum major I have EVER been associated with. He was extremely
> competent in all areas of being a Drum Major. He was also one of the
> most organized people I know.
>
> Matt Safford
> Bluecoats '92,'93,'95,'96
> Goldbond user
>
> --
>
>
>
>
What?! No mention of the great James Gulke(sp?). Possibly the
best DM I have ever had the priveledge to watch. I am personally
in love with him(platonic thing...). He has a look of utter concen-
tration on and off the field. The man also has the high mark-time
thing down. Wow!!
Justin Newberry
Colts '94-'95
Madison Scouts '96-'97
Louis Rivera
about cool.. get those lawn chairs out and mellow out. (I know it was an
act, but a very effective one if you ask me.)
MQP2city
obscure. Here's the anwer.
The first non-Casperite DM for Troopers was AJ Christoff, who was DM in
'86.
Hope everyone's holidays were/are happy!
MothraL
him....oh geez, I'm almost embarrassed to admit it. He had the
BEST....um....er.....tushy. OK, there I said it. A couple of us SCV pit
girls would cherish our few minutes each night to stare/ogle while he was
marching by or conducting the show in 1986. Oh yes, and while we're on the
subject of best DM butts, Cavaliers 1993 - not Rob Wis or Dustin WInson,
but the guy in between those two DMs.
I'm digressing terribly. Bye for now!
Agustin Gonzalez
90 I think.
Auggie Gonzalez
Don Bosco Tech HS (Dir Chad Humpal)
tpt/euph section leader
MothraL
around 93-94. 89-90 is too early.
Martha
John
that looked like she came from the Bay Watch cast. She wore a very short
skirt and stood on an eye level podium. ALL the judges hung out at that
podium...She couldn't conduct too well but WHO CARED !!!!
John Ulekowski
Future Corps 82-96
Kilties 72-75
Thunderbolts 69-71
St. Pat's Imperials 67-68
clarice haydon howard
but Roderick Saunders (of Phantom) killed me with that "I am just *too* cool"
look on his face as he pulled the baton from his shoulder. You'd think the
boy invented the move.
SCValumnus
(Agustin Gonzalez) writes:
That was him. I was chatting on the phone with an old drum corps friends
from SCV who actually grew up in Northern CA and went to drum major camp
with him when they were in high school ~7-8 years ago. My friend said
that he WAS a good conductor technically. We still had to laugh at some
of the silly stuff he did. Oh well, to each his own.
Chad,
If your reading these posts, congrats on being remembered. (even if we
are laughing at you. NOBODY remebers me for anything)
Bari92
Chad was around 90-91 and 93.
Chad was great, but The DM that was the best old style Freelancers was
Paul Zimny. He taught after he aged out.
Ryan
Freelancers 91-94
Bari92
laughs about him and the things that he did. However, overall, the corps
gave him the most respect on the field even if we didn't give him that
same respect off the field.
Chad,
If you are reading. Thanks for being my DM. I hope to be in great
compitions as directors of Bands that are performing in Bands of America
Ryan
Freelancers 91-94
MothraL
memory I have of you.
Martha
SkyRyder28
Regiment in 84 and 85.
The worst drum major is hands down - Lynn Baxley (sp?) from Sky Ryders in
1985. He was so bad that he was replaced after the first show.
Tim Kviz
Sky Ryders 85-88
Various Others 78-84
thomas betz
(Tom Walter) wrote:
> << Best drum major ever---that's easy---Scotty Paulson of the Kilties!!!
> He
> won showman of the year at the VFW Nationals every year he was DM--64 >>
>
> Sorry, Frank -- Carl Last was DM when The Racine Y.M.C.A. Kilties won V.F.
> W. Nationals in Cleveland in 1964 -- maybe Scotty Poulsen was Assistant
> DM that year? or the next?
>
> Carl was also a consummate showman, with earlier training from the South
> Milwaukee Mariners Drill Team. Last I heard, he was pastor at St. Mathias
> Parish in Milwaukee.
>
> VK F...@aol.com
How about Tom Dunn of the Guardsmen of '84????
Christina Mavroudis
>Best Drum Major EVER ???? 1974 Marion Cadets. They had this 6' blonde
>that looked like she came from the Bay Watch cast. She wore a very short
>skirt and stood on an eye level podium. ALL the judges hung out at that
>podium...She couldn't conduct too well but WHO CARED !!!!
AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!
> Kilties 72-75
So, John.....ever march traditional? Ever conduct "eye level"? ;)
Christina Mavroudis
The deal with the female DM's was misunderstood: I meant this year
only. And....Phantom may have had a female "guest" conductor, but
I believe she was not listed as one in the credits. (Confirm here?)
I forgot we get an abundence of new people on the Net daily. Those
who would be unfamiliar with my seasonal hit on corps who show
regression in genderland. Just a flame topic I bring up occasionally
to bring my concern over lack of ladies in horn/drum/and DM rankings.
And on another note....for those who felt my choice of Freelancer DM
Chad Humpal was lacking ----- this was an off the top of my head vote
and I thought his enthusiasm was a kick. I can watch subdued and
marvel at the power and control, but give me entertainment to boot
and I'm not only going to get into the show, but remember it. Second
choice (although my pick for this comes from the PBS show) would be
the '80 Madison DM...another crazy guy who totally gave his all during
the show. Anybody see a trend here?
Now if we're talking totally technique, those are another batch of DM's.
Kyle Gross
I've ever seen In my life.
Kyle A. Gross
Star of Indiana Member '94, '95
Ben Tibbals
ditto!!
Ben Tibbals
Star '93-'94
Zinter
;)
gary
Zinter
directly...
>Hey BD people, was Gary Zinter a good DM. I only remember one thing about
him....oh geez, I'm almost embarrassed to admit it. He had the
BEST....um....er.....tushy.<
I responded...
DAT137
'80's. Certainly one of the more entertaining DM's. Enjoyed watching him
until he retired from the field in 1987 (I think). Man with the mace.
Doug Tilley
Melrose Blackhawks
Sr. Drum & Bugle Corps
South Amboy/Sayreville, NJ
Bug42
but he aged out in 93( could use some help name wise that is) .... One of
the most passionate D.M. I have ever seen I heard that he got into it so
much that he forgot were his stand ended and fell off (just a rumor
though). Also you can hear him yell "ALLRIGHT" at the end of their opener
in 91.
Yours in peace and corp
Chris Kinzer ('92-?? colts)