The List of Old Drum Corps Circuits
PJC11251
The List is Growing:
Junior:
Lomg Island
Greater New York
Garden State
South Jersey
Jersey Penn
Eastern Penn
Yankee
Rhode Island
Eastern Mass
New England
Mayflower
CYO
Badgerland (Mich)
Great Lakes
New York/Penn
NewYork/Canadian
Seniors
Red Carpet Association
Drum Corps Associates
We need more imput from the Midwest and West Coast Old-timers.
Also start thinking about the rosters for these old circuits; we need to keep
busy this winter.
Regards - Phil
"Just an Old-Timer who still thrills at the sound of Drum Corps"
VKGARRY73
Wish I could remember the actual name of the Southern California circuit, but
here's at least a partial list of member corps.
Junior:
Velvet Knights
Kingsmen
Diplomats (aka Vaqueros - 1973; merged with VK - 1974)
L.A. Chinese Imperial Dragons
California Crusaders
Golden Statesmen (Changed name in 1970; previously "Albacores")
Ambassadors
Royal Guardsmen
Squires (VK feeder)
King's Lancers (Kingsmen feeder)
Koyasan Boy Scouts
Third Generation
Blue Mist
Emerald Knights
Monterey Park Girls
Senior:
West Coast Express
Hope this helps!
VKG
"We are the people our parents warned us about"
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Terri Dittrich
(PJC11251) wrote:
Illinois Drum and Bugle corps association
Wasn't Badgerland from Wisconsin?
>
> "Just an Old-Timer who still thrills at the sound of Drum Corps"
-Terri
James Roth
Salle Cadets, Appleknockers others
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>
Ron Allard
>AJC - Association of Jr. Corps - St. Joes, Mag Yankees, De La Salle, La
>Salle Cadets, Appleknockers others
ACJ!
Of course (slapping forehead...)
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juniors: badgerland out of WI
phil, your email won't go thru.
there was a circuit in the baltimore-dc area but name escapes me.
late 40's: philadelphia area senior d & b corps circuit
in 50's, cyo in nyc area had a huge standstill circuit. had competition
classes by the carload. sometimes it seemed there were 100 units. the
competitions went on for hours and hours and hours. sunrisers started
out as a standstill unit- fred rose was director.
great plains association
mazzeppa
what's up Hymie!
Ron Allard wrote in message ...
PJC11251
JUNIORS:
Lomg Island
Greater New York
Garden State
South Jersey
Jersey Penn
Eastern Penn
Yankee
Rhode Island
Eastern Mass
New England
Mayflower
CYO (Greater Boston)
Badgerland (Mich)
Great Lakes
New York/Penn
NewYork/Canadian
Great Plains
North Western
SENIORS
Red Carpet Association
Drum Corps Associates
We need more imput from the Midwest and West Coast Old-timers.
Also start thinking about the rosters for these old circuits; we need to keep
busy this winter.
Regards - Phil
"Just an Old-Timer who still thrills at the sound of Drum Corps"
" A 1973 Junior Corps Ageout"
Optonline News
Northeastern ( Junior/Senior)
The circuit that Blessed Sac, Garfield, and the Woodsiders were in,,,,I
think it was tri-state. FV
PJC11251 <pjc1...@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> The List is Growing:
>
> Junior:
> Lomg Island
> Greater New York
> Garden State
> South Jersey
> Jersey Penn
> Eastern Penn
> Yankee
> Rhode Island
> Eastern Mass
> New England
> Mayflower
> CYO
> Badgerland (Mich)
> Great Lakes
> New York/Penn
> NewYork/Canadian
>
> Seniors
PJC11251
JUNIORS:
Long Island
Greater New York
Garden State
South Jersey
Jersey Penn
Eastern Penn
Yankee
Rhode Island
Eastern Mass
New England
Mayflower
CYO (Greater Boston)
Badgerland (Wisc)
Great Lakes
New York/Penn
NewYork/Canadian
Great Plains
North Western
ALC
Illinois
Midwest
Southern California
SENIORS
Red Carpet Association
Drum Corps Associates
Northeastern
We need more imput from the Midwest and West Coast Old-timers.
Also start thinking about the rosters for these old circuits; we need to keep
busy this winter.
Note - I am adding and/or making any
necessary corrections as I am notified.
Regards - Phil
"Just an Old-Timer who still thrills at the sound of Drum Corps"
br...@my-deja.com
"Optonline News" <fvig...@optonline.net> wrote:
> Penn/Jersey ( Junior)
> Northeastern ( Junior/Senior)
>
> The circuit that Blessed Sac, Garfield, and the Woodsiders were
in,,,,I
> think it was tri-state. FV
>
> PJC11251 <pjc1...@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:19990923141007...@ng-ch1.aol.com...
> >
> > The List is Growing:
> >
> > Junior:
> > Greater New York
> > Garden State
> > South Jersey
> > Jersey Penn
> > Eastern Penn
> > Yankee
> > Rhode Island
> > Eastern Mass
> > New England
> > Mayflower
> > CYO
> > Great Lakes
> > New York/Penn
> > NewYork/Canadian
> >
> > Red Carpet Association
> > Drum Corps Associates
> >
> >
> > Also start thinking about the rosters for these old circuits; we
need to
> keep
> > busy this winter.
> >
> >
> > "Just an Old-Timer who still thrills at the sound of Drum Corps"
>
Watkins Glenn Squires
Greece Cadets
Fulton Gauchos
Oswego Black Knights
Barons of Stuben
Montrose Ambassadors
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ADMIJIM
International Corps Association. Included Steel City, Ohio Brass, Erie
T-Birds, Yankee Rebels, Hanover Lancers, Tyrone ect...
admijim
79-85 Ohio Brass Factory
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Canadian Drum Corps Association
There was one in Quebec, but I can't rmember the name of it.
Two obvious ones (probably why they aren't on the list) DCE and DCM.
Are you looking for the corps that were in the circuits?
John Swartz
Sambuca312
27th Lancers, Boston Crusaders, Beverly Cardinals, Muchachos, and Blue Rock.
The "Combine": This may not have been a "Circuit" but the group went into
effect in 1971 to get more prize money out of contest sponsors. It consisted
of Troopers, SCV, Madison, Blue Stars and Cavaliers.
In October of 1971, at Indianapolis IN corps from the UOEJC and "Combine"
revolted against the American Legion Congress turndown of their requests
regarding instrumentations, judging and prelim shows to form the DCI. The
original members were BSGK,Boston Crusaders, Garfield Cadets, 27th Lancers,
Blue Rock, Cavaliers, Troopers, Blue Stars, Madison,and SCV. "Invited" were
Anahiem, Argonne Rebels and DeLaSalle Oaklands.
br...@my-deja.com
Assc)maybe '85 not sure!!Before that was RCA(red carpet Assc)Rochester
Phoenix won that champ!! '75
Dcpast
Association. There was one in the nothern california area. Also, didn't ICA
have Empire Statesmen in it? Wasn't Vince Bruni the president of ICA. Maumee
Demons too, etc.
Colonel
Michael T. Siglow
>In October of 1971, at Indianapolis IN corps from the UOEJC and "Combine"
>revolted against the American Legion Congress turndown of their requests
>regarding instrumentations, judging and prelim shows to form the DCI. The
>original members were BSGK,Boston Crusaders, Garfield Cadets, 27th Lancers,
>Blue Rock, Cavaliers, Troopers, Blue Stars, Madison,and SCV. "Invited" were
>Anahiem, Argonne Rebels and DeLaSalle Oaklands.
If memory serves, I remember St Andrew's Bridgemen being represented at that
meeting. Gus Wilke was one of the people who attended that meeting as a
representative for the Bridgemen.
Michael T. Siglow
Madonna 1953-64
Skyliners Nov. 11, 1964-70,75-78,92
Skyliners Alumni Corps Nov. 1993 til ?
Archer-Epler Musketeers 97- ?
"It's not what a person accomplishes in life that matters,
it's what a person overcomes, that's what counts
DAS NorCal
{Dusting off the old scrapbook - pulling out a booklet dated February 1967 -
but more likely printed later that Spring}
The California Circuit of Marching & Maneuvering Drum & Bugle Corps
Members =
Capitolaires (Sacramento) (All-Girls) - Originally known as Manhart
Capitolaires (after American Legion Post that sponsored corps); DM listed as
Cricket Hathaway (Mike Rubino's wife for over 25 years) (Capitolaires later
evolved to become the Capitol Freelancers)
Stockton Police Commodores (Stockton) - Horn Instructor listed as Jim Ott
Joaquin Caballeros (Stockton) (Senior Corps) - 45 horns in 1966; After senior
corps folded - remnants formed the Lodi Sentinels Junior Corps
Princemen (San Francisco - later from Pinole) - Formed in July 1966 as a merger
of Richmond Hawks and the Cathay of SF
Raiders (Sacramento) - Known as Raley's Raiders ('64-'65) due to supermarket
sponsorship
Royalaires (San Leandro)
Vanguard (Santa Clara) - Formed after Sunnyvale Sparks dropped drum corps from
their organization in March 1967; For some unknown reason the Circuit booklet
does not mention G.R. Royer, who was always considered to be the Corps Director
(as well as Horn Instructor)
Kingsmen (So. San Francisco) - Later became the Conquistadores
The California D&B Circuit was formed in January 1963. The original corps were
the Caballeros, Cathay, Hawks, Manhart Capitolaires and Thunderbirds.
Early Circuit Commanders included Tom Wuetrich ('63), Manuel Pimentel ('64-'65)
and Tom McPoil ('66-'67)
The booklet also includes a page dedicated to the California Color Guard
Circuit, which was formed in 1964. Members in 1967 included Blue Devils
(performers included Shirley Stratton (aka Shirley Dorrittie)), Caballeros,
Cathay, Capitolaires, Chapparells, Chinese Community, Kingsmen, Raiders, Royal
Lancers, Vanguard & Surbanettes (instructed by Shirlee Whitcomb - performers
included Pat Welch (aka Pat Carey)). The first Circuit Commander was Tom
Wuetrich (as position later held for several years by Jerry Seawright)
Any questions?
- Dan Smith
AJLisko
>
>If memory serves, I remember St Andrew's Bridgemen being represented at that
>meeting. Gus Wilke was one of the people who attended that meeting as a
>representative for the Bridgemen.
>
>
The article I have on the formation of the DCI makes no mention of St.
Andrew's. The 13 corps listed by Cliff were the original DCI members. I seem
to remember Carmen Cluna (St. Rita's Brassmen) attending a similar meeting.
There were probably some preliminary meetings which were reduced down to the
final 13 attendees.
Andy
Rick Hill
Nashua Spartans, Nashua, NH
Elks Trojans, Nashua, NH
Suburbanettes, Nashua, NH
Manchester Muchachoes Manchester, NH
Portsmouth Golden Eagles Portsmouth, NH
Spacetown Cadets, Derry NH
Tilton 49er's Tilton, NH
Black Knights, Manchester NH
Mariners, Rollingsford NH
Defenders, Portland, Me.
Lakes Regionaires, Laconia, NH
Pine Tree Warriors, Lewiston, Me
Starlighters Pelham NH
Sabers Nashua, NH
<sarni...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Ontario Drum Corps Association
> Canadian Drum Corps Association
> There was one in Quebec, but I can't rmember the name of it.
> Two obvious ones (probably why they aren't on the list) DCE and DCM.
>
> Are you looking for the corps that were in the circuits?
>
> John Swartz
>
>
PJC11251
St. Rita's Brassmen ) after the initial meetings Choose not to be part of the
new "combine" in 1971.
Carmen's original thinking was that DCI would "In the Long Run" :
* Reduce the total number of corps in the activity.
* Reduce the Quality and Quanity of Non-DCI Open Class Contests
* The new organization (DCI) would have total control over judging and
what corps
appeared in what shows.
* Finally, the organization (DCI) would eventually have say over the
creative aspects of corps perforances.
I remember Carmen detailing his reasons very clearly why the Brassmen would not
be a member of DCI. I had a very rare opportunity to sit in front of the bus
with Carmen, Hy, and Tommy Martin while they discussed the DCI issue and the
impact it was having on the activity on the way to the 1973 World Open.
The Brassmen Administration wanted no
part of DCI, and Not that DCI didn't want the Brassmen.
>
Note - Carmen busted up our Blackjack game in back of the old Brooklyn bus, and
made me sit upfront to stay out of trouble
on the way to the open.
I should have only realized the importance of that conversation 26 years ago
and how
accurate Carmen's original forcast would turn out to be.
Regards - Phil.
1973 Brassmen
