Famous people who've marched in drumcorps
GOV...@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
I got the idea from the post about the Smashing Pumpkins band member.
(Rondo doesn't count)
Dave
Joe Exley
I have heard that Steve Gadd and Neil Peart both did corps.
Your Name
and marching in Drum Corps, I would use the Neil Peart line to try to get
interest going at my high school.
They would always want some kind of proof. They never read it in Modern
Drummer, so they wouldn't believe it.
Is there anyway we could get the answer as to whether Neil Peart actually
marched Drum Corps or not?
I did read an article that talked about Tommy Lee going through various
drum corps' in his youth. But they wouldn't say which Corps he was in.
Jim Eiden
Imperials 1980-1983
Nikk Pilato
: Could we have some substantiation on this. When I was in high school,
: interest going at my high school.
: They would always want some kind of proof. They never read it in Modern
: Drummer, so they wouldn't believe it.
: Is there anyway we could get the answer as to whether Neil Peart actually
: marched Drum Corps or not?
I met Neil Peart once in Dunnedin, Florida, where the Blue Jays
hold spring practice (Geddy and Neil are HUGE baseball fans), and I asked
him if he had ever heard of drum corps, and while he said "Yeah, I love
those things, eh?", he never said "Yeah, I used to march in one, eh hoser?"
So, I guess the jury is still out. I once heard (I think from Ace
Holleran) that Cliffie on "Cheers" used to march drum corps....It just
figures, huh? Cliffie Klaven, a bass drummer. Fits like peas and carrots....
Nikk Pilato
Phantom Regiment 1991-1994
Conductor 1994
Cathy Doser
> Who knows of famous people that were ever involved in drum corps.
> I got the idea from the post about the Smashing Pumpkins band member.
> (Rondo doesn't count)
>
> Dave
Doc Severinson marched with a corps in Eastern Oregon in his youth. As I
recall, it was an American Legion Post corps (no name is specific).
Michael Jackson (the football player with the Seahawks in the 80's, not
the gloved one) marched with the Columbians of Tri Cities, Wa in the 70's.
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people who've marche.. by GOV...@vax1.mankato.msus
> I got the idea from the post about the Smashing Pumpkins band member.
> (Rondo doesn't count)
>
> Dave
I have mentioned this before....Let's see, two members of the group The
Who (John Entwistle and Keith Moon) marched in corps in England.
George (Mr. Sulu) Takei
Ed McMahon
Chuck Mangione
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Steel City Ambassadors-1989-1991
DrmCrps
A very close friend of mine has this Rush autobiography book..anyway..in
this book, an interviewer asks Neil if he marched...he said no. He did
however say he liked them. (Good Job Nikk) As for others..
Tommy Igoe: New York Voices ...bridgemen..early 80's
Russ McKinnon: Previous drummer from rush marched 27
I'm sure there is more.
Ryan
LRUDNICKI
Zqb
Lancers in Bridgeport, CT in the '60's.
Yount
: In article <01I0A1PV1...@VAX1.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>,
: GOV...@vax1.mankato.msus.edu wrote:
: >Who knows of famous people that were ever involved in drum corps.
: >I got the idea from the post about the Smashing Pumpkins band member.
: >(Rondo doesn't count)
Chic Corea marched when he was a kid. A friend of
mine met him back in 93 and he (my friend), being a Devs alum, asked
wheather he had ever heard Blue Devils' performances
of his (Chic's) music. So they got to talking about drum corps
stuff and found out that he marched sop when he was
a youngster (the corps name Purple Knights jumps to
my brain, but I don't recall for sure).
Bart
BillZman
Paul Bush
>
>In article <01I0A1PV1...@VAX1.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>,
> GOV...@vax1.mankato.msus.edu wrote:
>>Who knows of famous people that were ever involved in drum corps.
>>I got the idea from the post about the Smashing Pumpkins band member.
>>(Rondo doesn't count)
>>
>
>I have heard that Steve Gadd and Neil Peart both did corps.
Billy Cobham was in the Sunrisers.
GaryB in TPE
steve rondinaro,george hopkins,wayne downey, dave gibbs
we should ask these people to comment on their involvement sometime.
garybintpe
Brown78
a great respect for them.
Daniel Ray
She disguised herself by wearing a wig that looked like a
>Chia-Pet. She was also a few pounds heavier. Boy could she ever put back
>beers.
CHET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Exley
Yes indeed. Many thought she was in the guard in 91, but she was really in
the contra line. She disguised herself by wearing a wig that looked like a
Mike Smit
: Russ McKinnon is the drummer for Tower of Power now.
: Also, Maynard Ferguson was said to have marched in a corps from Canada...?
: Bill Z....
I heard that Maynard "worked" with Toronto Optimist hornline in the late
'60s, and I know that Skip Prokup(sp?), drummer for Lighthouse("One Fine
Morning") marched Optimist; he even pulled out a full
size corps snare on a stand during concerts. He does a religion show
on local radio now.
Mike S.
RANDYGAR
>Didn't Madonna march with the Blue Devils?
>
>
Yes, which makes a lot of sense considering that
Jesus is in the snare line. The BD has always
been one of those family corps. Jesus actually
worked his way up through "C" then "B" corps
before hitting it big this year.....
Randy Gardner
BillZman
ChiBoyinLA
Chick Corea marched in the St. Rose's Scarlet Lancers (I'm pretty sure)
from the Boston area.
Ed McMahon also marched, but I'm not sure which corps.
GirlInToon
Russ McKinnon: Previous drummer from rush marched 27
I'm sure there is more.
Ryan>>>
i believe John Rutesy (sp?) was the only other drummer for Rush
Cathy Doser
<dr...@velveeta.apdev.cs.mci.com> wrote:
> Honestly, do we have such a need for validation that we must
> look to some kind of 'name dropping'. I could care less who
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
How much less could you care?
> marched if they don't want to be involved now when we need
> them most.
>
> -- Drew B. McPheeters | And now for something completely
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Drew McPheeters
look to some kind of 'name dropping'. I could care less who
Timothy Steff
(LRUDNICKI)...
->Didn't Madonna march with the Blue Devils?
Well, maybe not march.
It's a joke it's a joke, get over it.
Rick Beckham
Paul D. Herzog <pdhe...@aud.alcatel.com> wrote:
>In article 3...@newsbf02.news.aol.com, drm...@aol.com (DrmCrps) writes:
>>
>>
>> A very close friend of mine has this Rush autobiography book..anyway..in
>> this book, an interviewer asks Neil if he marched...he said no. He did
>> however say he liked them. (Good Job Nikk) As for others..
>
>like he was corps-born-and-bred, but that's not the case.
>
I haven't heard any of Rush's most recent stuff, but Neal's drumming on
the older stuff was full of singles, rarely did he play double strokes.
Thus I'd be hard pressed to agree that he was rudimental. In light of
the fact that he rarely played doubles leads me to doubt he marched
corps, unless he played a percussion instrument that required no
double strokes.
>> Tommy Igoe: New York Voices ...bridgemen..early 80's
>> Russ McKinnon: Previous drummer from rush marched 27
>> I'm sure there is more.
>
>Helmet marched. Bissonette was, I think, with Cavaliers, and the Helmet guy
>talked about his experience with Florida Wave in an issue of Modern Drummer
>last year.
>
>The most famous drum corps alum would be, without a doubt, Ed McMahon. Hi-yo!
>
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Cathy Doser
of the Boston area corps. That's why he was one of the early celebrity
hosts to help bring some early recognition to Drum Corps.
GenEffect
70s. This from Master Drum Corps Historian DoublC, as told to me over the
phone while reading this thread.
John William DeSimon
Stuart R Miyasato
Nikk Pilato <pila...@otto.cmr.fsu.edu> wrote:
>GirlInToon (girli...@aol.com) wrote:
>: >>>Tommy Igoe: New York Voices ...bridgemen..early 80's
>: Russ McKinnon: Previous drummer from rush marched 27
>: I'm sure there is more.
>
>---------------------------------------------
>Rutsey was the drummer on Rush's first album, but who knows who might have
>drummed for them before they hit the big time.........
Rutsey was the original drummer for Rush, joining guitarist Alex Lifeson
and bassist Jeff Jones (quickly replaced by Geddy Lee) back around 1968.
Neil Peart replaced Rutsey in 1974.
Back to drum corps... :-) I'll second whoever quoted Neil Peart as saying
he had great admiration for drum corps percussionists, but had never
played in a corps himself. I know I've seen that quote somewhere --
probably in response to a question forwarded to him by Modern Drummer.
I'll see if I can find the original source and post it here.
-- Stuart Miyasato (miya...@leland.stanford.edu)
Hop88509
supporter!
The only problem .... since he doesn't believe in governmental
intervention, he supports the removsl of all rules that restirct the
system of free enterprise we love and cherish!.
I think Hillary once caried a rifle with a corps but .. she won't admit
it! I am looking for the files to get the proof!
Hoppy
Student
Chick Corea marched in some Boston area corps in the 60's or
something. He even faxed a letter to the Blue Devils to thank
them for doing "My Spanish Heart" in '94. He said his wife even
cried during the ballad.
Justin
Joe Exley
lrud...@aol.com (LRUDNICKI) wrote:
>To the guy that followed my "Maddona in BD" comment with a slam on BD-For
>the record, my comment was not intended to have been a "slam" on BD- it
>was just a joke...
Now you've done it, you dissed on BD, now you will never make it in!
relax -- I was and still am just joking too...
:)
Joe Exley (the guy that responded to your post, jokingly)
GEORGE BAKER
John marched with St. Anne's Junior Drum & Bugle Corps, Bridgeport,
Connecticut in the early to early-middle 60's. I know a few people
associated with the Connecticut Hurricanes who knew him then.
"Cheers" -- G.B.
Paul Bush
> Chick Corea marched in some Boston area corps in the 60's or
>something. He even faxed a letter to the Blue Devils to thank
>them for doing "My Spanish Heart" in '94. He said his wife even
>cried during the ballad.
>
> Justin
Chick did march in St. Rose Scarlet Knight (or Cadets)[?].
He attended some of BAC's rehersals in '79 as we played his "Celebration
Suite'.
Paul Bush
Nikk Pilato
: In article <4e3ae8$7...@news.fsu.edu>, pila...@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Nikk
: Pilato) writes:
: > I once heard (I think from Ace
: >Holleran) that Cliffie on "Cheers" used to march drum corps....It just
: >figures, huh? Cliffie Klaven, a bass drummer. Fits like peas and
: carrots....
---------------------------------
: Of course it wouldn't fit to you, Nikk. You know so much about drum corps
: Cliffie wouldn't be able to measure up!
: For the record, the guy who played Cliff grew up in Bridgeport CT, where
: at one time there were at least _five_ corps - and they weren't pint-sized
: either.
----------------------------------------
Larry,
I sense I have offended...are you a bass drummer perchance, or did
you just find the opportunity to low-level flame me? ;)
Nikk
Ryan De Nunzio
>
>Didn't Madonna march with the Blue Devils?
resist.. BD Rocks..)
Ryan
Rick Beckham
Hop88509 <hop8...@aol.com> wrote:
>Hey .... Newt marched in a corps .... in fact ... he is a staunch
>supporter!
>
>The only problem .... since he doesn't believe in governmental
>intervention, he supports the removsl of all rules that restirct the
>system of free enterprise we love and cherish!.
>
has rules and restrictions.
>Hoppy
Matthew Dale Bluhm
was taught by the director of the Kiwanis Kavaliers Doug Darwin.
Matt Bluhm
Kavaliers '83-96
Andrew H Combites
In article <4e5kbj$6...@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca>, ms...@uoguelph.ca (Mike Smit) writes:
|> BillZman (bill...@aol.com) wrote:
|> : Russ McKinnon is the drummer for Tower of Power now.
|> : Also, Maynard Ferguson was said to have marched in a corps from Canada...?
|> : Bill Z....
|>
|> '60s, and I know that Skip Prokup(sp?), drummer for Lighthouse("One Fine
|> Morning")
Has anyone ever used "One Fine Morning" in a show? It has possibilities.
Later,
--
Andrew H Combites
ca...@iastate.edu
Todd Tanji
>we can't leave out...
>
>steve rondinaro,george hopkins,wayne downey, dave gibbs
Dave Gibbs as far as I know is a BD guy all the way. He was drum major
in the mid '70s.
Wayne, originally from New York, is a former senior corps hack
Skyliners, I believe) then moved to CA and marched soprano for SCV.
That would explain his love of LOUD!!!
Todd
LEG at cba
> I once heard (I think from Ace
>Holleran) that Cliffie on "Cheers" used to march drum corps....It just
>figures, huh? Cliffie Klaven, a bass drummer. Fits like peas and
carrots....
>
>Nikk Pilato
>Phantom Regiment 1991-1994
>Conductor 1994
Of course it wouldn't fit to you, Nikk. You know so much about drum corps
Cliffie wouldn't be able to measure up!
For the record, the guy who played Cliff grew up in Bridgeport CT, where
at one time there were at least _five_ corps - and they weren't pint-sized
either.
Larry Girard, Jr.
JurasiCorps
Bill Delphenich
with the Chicago Royal Airs, but I don't know it for sure. Considering the quality of
the Royal Airs horn line in those days, it wasn't hard to believe.
Anyone here have any authoritative info on this?
Bill Delphenich
Larry Visconti
DrmCrps
Are you sure...I saw them in concert about 4 months ago, and they had a
new drummer, also on the latest album "souled out" Russ isn't the
drummer!!
Ryan
Ace PH
Yes, I marched in the line with him, and went to St. Ann's grade school
with him. He was funny even back then. There is a picture with both os ud
in it that once ran in the old "Drum Corps News." If I can find it, I'll
have it scanned and forwarded to Cathy and Caryn's Web site.
I still communicate with Ratz, and am trying to get him to contribute a
few 'graphs to the upcoming history of drum corps "coffee table" book.
Larry Girard is right. Bridgeport, CT once hosted a passel of junior
corps. Three of them made finals at either VFW, Legion or World Open
championships in the 60s. Yes, I know this is old-fart-reminiscing stuff.
Also:
Lee Thornburgh, ex-trumpeter from Tower of Power marched junior corps in
Syracuse (Monarchs?)
Russ MacKinnon (27 alum) is no longer drumming for ToP.
Rumor: Danny Seraphine (original drummer of Chicago) marched with Royal
Airs. May be an urban legend.
Ed McMahon is from Lowell Mass. It's hard to find ANYBODY from greater
Boston who DIDN'T march.
Ace Holleran
Cathy Doser
> Re: John Ratzenberger "Cliffie".
> Yes, I marched in the line with him, and went to St. Ann's grade school
> with him. He was funny even back then. There is a picture with both os ud
> in it that once ran in the old "Drum Corps News." If I can find it, I'll
> have it scanned and forwarded to Cathy and Caryn's Web site.
We'll be awaiting it!
>
> I still communicate with Ratz, and am trying to get him to contribute a
> few 'graphs to the upcoming history of drum corps "coffee table" book.
>
John of course lives up here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
Hmmm! Should get him involved with corps up here!
Ryan De Nunzio
Ryan
Colts '95-
TJP
> >>>>Russ McKinnon is the drummer for Tower of Power now.<<<<
>
> Are you sure...I saw them in concert about 4 months ago, and they had a
> new drummer, also on the latest album "souled out" Russ isn't the
> drummer!!
>
> Ryan
Russ left the band last year. The new drummer is Herman Matthews.
BRYANJ7
Arcadia, NY.
BTW: Wayne Downey's first drum corps experience was with the Smithtown
Freelancers from Smithtown, Long Island, New York back in the mid-60's.
George Hopkins marched in the Crossmen. Tommy Igoe not only marched with
the Bridgemen, he also taught the Hawthorne Caballeros in 1991. Bill
Duquette, director of Spirit of Atlanta used to be a drum major for the
Connecticut Hurricanes and started in junior corps in Bridgeport PAL. Hey
guys, what about Curt Gowdy? Didn't he march in the Kansas City Star or
something like that!!!(Just kidding)
-Bryan
FredV
that Frank Sinatra was a drum Major with a Hackensack Parade corps... Just
a rumor...
FredV
Ed Macmahon was rumored to have marched with St. Rapheals Bucs....highly
unlikley....
FredV
FredV
Marionettes; St Anns; Bpt. PAL; NDettes; Royal Lancers; St Pete's; and
the fire deprt sponsored a corps for a couplel of years ( another Scarlet
Knight's?)
Where did they get the money and the kids?
AJLisko
from
the Bpt./Fairfield CT area in the 50's and 60's.
Where did they get the money? How did they attract the kids?
The corps wre neighborhood oriented, and sponsorship came from the youth
gorups of the era, mainly the CYO and the PAL. The money came from a
combination of funds dedicated to youth from the organizations and plenty
of car washes, candy sales, dues, bake sales, bazzars, bingo, and parades.
I'd say by 1966 the annual budget to field a corps was roughly $60,000.
Participation in the Nationals usually called for some creative
fundraising.
The corps Fred mentioned were near and dear to me. I can vividly recall
bopping from rehearsal to rehearsal during the week. Compound that with
the Hurricanes and Conn. Yankees and you rarely had a night free.
It was a good time ... it was a great time. So many friends ... so many
memories. I guess that's why the Barnum Festival has remained such a big
attraction over the years. All those rivals of the past meeting at
greeting each other in every corner of Kennedy Stadium in Bridgeport. The
same thing happens at shows in Clifton, NJ and the Meadowlands.
Oh well. Time to listen to the 65 Nutmeg Melodies. See ya in the wayback
machine.
In the Spirit of Drum Corps,
Andy Lisko
St. Raphael's/Bpt. PAL 58-68
NY Skyliners 69-81
p.s. Ed McMahon never marched with us. We did try to make Jonathan
Winters
an honorary member but he wanted too much to attend our banquet.
And, unless the other guy you mentioned had a nickname -- it
doesn't ring a bell.
BTW - some notables that came from the CT corps -
John Bodnar - Hurricanes, Matadors drum instructor
Mickey Kelly - biggest name to force a change in winter guards
Rich Warga - Skyliners, Garfield drill instructor
Arnie Juliano - Hurricanes Director
Bob Findley - Hurricanes, Matadors DM - DC Hall of Fame member
Bill Duquette - Hurricanes, Spirit of Atlanta Director
Ace Holleran - journalist, Drum Corps World
Jim Dugan, Jr. - Bridgemen, Bushwackers drum instructor
... and so many more. It was a Drum Corps rich region.
will...@aloha.com
She marched winterguard in the early eighties as a
rifle. Gavin co-hosted the Sothern Cal finals in
Northridge.
Never marched, but became a big fan was Rita Moreno,
one of the celebrity hosts in the seventies. She
tried in vain to plug DCI on the Tonight Show, David
Brenner hosted that night...he wouldn't let he get
more than a few words in. He kept interupting her,
asking how she got to have such beautiful skin.
Rita became snapped back "Avacado and baby ca-ca!".
Nothing more was brought up on either subject.
Nancy
Ace PH
Bengal Lancers. Yes, Scarlet Knights were an FD corps, as were Norwalk Hot
Shots. St Pete's were Royalaires, I believe.
And people today don't believe me when I tell them that Bridgeport is the
"cradle of corps."
BillZman
Too bad hes gone, he was awesum!!
Bill Z....,
FStegall
writes:
>Also, Maynard Ferguson was said to have marched in a corps from
Canada...?
>Bill Z....
Bill:
Maynard didn't march in a corps as we know it today. He was the mascot of
a military unit when he was a child, and later did some playing in their
musical unit, just before forming his first big band.
Floyd Stegall
(Maynard's former bus driver)
FStegall
writes:
>I think Hillary once caried a rifle with a corps but .. she won't admit
>it! I am looking for the files to get the proof!
>
>Hoppy
George:
Check your bedroom. Scotty probably beamed them down the same day he sent
down the Whitewater billing records!
Floyd
FStegall
San Jose Raiders. We had a few fairly interesting chats on the Maynard
tour bus rolling down the highway late at night...
BillZman
Thanks for the info. on Maynard!
I always like his shows, he is a master of excitment.
Are you still involved with any corps these days?
Bill Z....
BillZman
Chicago Vanguard...!
:))
tanj...@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Paul Bush <pb...@wang.com> wrote:
>In article <4e6jmu$9...@kasey.umkc.edu>, stu...@lab.semo.edu says...
>
>> Chick Corea marched in some Boston area corps in the 60's or
>>something. He even faxed a letter to the Blue Devils to thank
>>them for doing "My Spanish Heart" in '94. He said his wife even
>>cried during the ballad.
>>
>> Justin
>
>Chick did march in St. Rose Scarlet Knight (or Cadets)[?].
>He attended some of BAC's rehersals in '79 as we played his "Celebration
>Suite'.
Wayne Downey told me that he met with Chick Corea before writing the '94
show when he was in the Bay area for a gig. He said that they talked a long
time about their mutual old time drum corps experience. Wayne also said
that Chick gave him copies of the scores for the Spanish Fantasy album.
Todd
Mar-Jean A. Zamperini
people who've ma.. by Fr...@aol.com
>
> Ed Macmahon was rumored to have marched with St. Rapheals Bucs....highly
> unlikley....
Ed did march corps, but I'm not sure where....I wrote him about it in 1991!
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Hunt Library, C.M.U.
mz...@andrew.cmu.edu
Butler Soundwave-1995
Steel City Ambassadors-1989-1991
LEG at cba
>Rumor: Danny Seraphine (original drummer of Chicago) marched with Royal
>Airs. May be an urban legend.
>
>
Ace,
There may be more truth to this than you think. Way back when, I
discussed this with Hy Dreitzer (brass instructor/arranger for many
Eastern corps) and he also thought there was a connection.
Larry Girard, Jr.
Richard M. Stuemke
It wasn't Harry James. He played with Dorsey in the 40's before forming
his own band. Anybody else ????
--
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Rich Stuemke
laudate eum in clangore bucinae
Charlie Bailey
Corps...
Tomcarnen
thought he was strange).
LEG at cba
writes:
>Let's see: St Raphaels Bucs, St Rapheal's Musketeers', St Rapheal's
>Marionettes; St Anns; Bpt. PAL; NDettes; Royal Lancers; St Pete's; and
>the fire deprt sponsored a corps for a couplel of years ( another Scarlet
>Knight's?)
>
>Where did they get the money and the kids?
>
>
Fred,
First of all, St. Raphael's Bucs were all male and I believe the
Musketeers were the feeder. The Marionettes were formed to accomodate the
girls that wanted to march. Many corps of that era were not co-ed.
Bridgeport PAL survived well after the St. Raphael's corps folded.
NDettes were formed as an outgrowth of the all-girls Notre Dame High
School during the 60's. Most of the other corps were sponsored by
churches as a youth activity. The "power corps" (Bucs and PAL) were
constantly drawing on the membership of the smaller corps.
Now for the next part of the story -
There were at least _another_ seven viable junior corps within a thirty
minute drive of Bridgeport during that era. For those who do not find
your alma-mater on the list, please forgive me:
St. Aedan's Emerald Knights - New Haven, CT
Oxford Explorers - Oxford, CT
Seymour Girls - Seymour CT
Shoreliners - Milford, CT
Classics - East Haven, CT
Silver Falcons - Stamford, CT
Troubadours - Trumble, CT
If I remember correctly, there were also _three_ senior corps. The
Hurricanes, Yankee Peddlers (Stratford?) and another corps.
No shortage of kids because this area of CT had very dense population and
may factory workers who were looking for activity for their kids.
Now for the money part.
As you can see there were enough corps to have local shows without
traveling too far
so there were not high travel expenses.
It didn't take anywhere near the money then to outfit a corps. Bugles
were bugles, so corps didn't need to buy new ones every few years.
Percussion was limited to snares, tenors (single drum), bass, cymbals and
possibly some latin perc. No pit. Color guard carried traditional flags,
rifles and sabers. No props. All members with the possible exception of
Drum Major and Guard Captain wore the same uniform. And it stayed the
same forever.
Corps size was also different. The biggest hornline I can recall was
somewhere around 40 with the average being about 33. Percussion was
usually 4 snares, 4 tenors, 2 cymbals and 2 or 3 basses. Guard was
usually 15 or so. Note that this allowed the corps to travel in comfort
on two 39-passenger busses, which was the normal motor coach size. The
equipment truck was at the very biggest a 16 or 18 foot straight body
truck. No trailers, semi's, etc. In fact, some corps owned busses but
most would charter because the overall cost was less. Fuel was cheap
then, too.
I would peg the average corps budget at somwhere in the range of $30,000.
Tour fees were unheard of. Dues were usually $1.00 or less per week.
Compared with today, drum corps was a bargain. For all the nit pickers, I
know I didn't figure for inflation.
Any corps of that era would be considered a Div III corps today, based on
size. I'll bet that the best Div III corps have annual budgets that are
more than $100,000.
Now you know IMO why drum corps is dying.
Larry Girard, Jr.
JurasiCorps
(P.S. to ACE and others - If I've screwed up on some corps names, please
feel free to correct.)
BillZman
Yes, and what happened? Did he respond??
BZ
Rich Garcia
Do you remember John Trombetta (BD sop '84-'86)? Last I heard he was
touring with someone in Japan playing pro trumpet. I forget who? Any
other BD alums know anything about this?
Rich Garcia
Blue Devils '86 & '87
Sky Ryders '81 & '82
GaryB in TPE
away, was a marching member of yes...The Denver Blue Knights in the late
'70's. He marched two or three years there. We marched together in 1980.
Graduated from Heritage H.S. in Denver in 1984, Greg had a full-ride
scholarship to Berkley and didn't even finish his Freshman year before
Buddy Rich signed him on to play solos in the trumpet section. After I
left the country, I lost track of where he is playing now, but he's
probably in Manhattan I would assume.
Garybintpe
Jim Andrews
>
>The lead guitar for Marilyn Manson marched for Florida Wave (but everybody
>thought he was strange).
Didn't the drummer for Helmet march in either Suncoast Sound or Helmet?
Also, when I marched in the Cavaliers in the early 80's, there was
a consistent rumor that Journey drummer Steve Smith was an alum.
I never had that one verified, though.
Jim Andrews
Cavalier French Horn '82, '84
P.S. Sorry if these have already been suggested -- my server is
trickling things in at a ridiculously slow rate.
Jim Andrews
>
>In article <4emi07$r...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, tomc...@aol.com (Tomcarnen) says:
>>
>>The lead guitar for Marilyn Manson marched for Florida Wave (but everybody
>>thought he was strange).
>
>
>
>Didn't the drummer for Helmet march in either Suncoast Sound or Helmet?
Duhhhh . . . not enough coffee yet. Make that _Florida Wave_.
Sorry about that.
Niel Levonius
>Neil Peart replaced Rutsey in 1974.
>Back to drum corps... :-) I'll second whoever quoted Neil Peart as saying
>he had great admiration for drum corps percussionists, but had never
>played in a corps himself. I know I've seen that quote somewhere --
>probably in response to a question forwarded to him by Modern Drummer.
>I'll see if I can find the original source and post it here.
>-- Stuart Miyasato (miya...@leland.stanford.edu)
"The Word around the Campfire was that Neal Pert tried out for
Vanguard in the 70's and was Cut!!"
Lee, any comments on this??
Niel Levonius
Santa Clara Vanguard
Soprano 92,93,94
Richard M. Stuemke
> The rumor I heard was that Neil Peart was a member of the Cavaliers, probably
> in the late sixties. It would make sense-SCV is a *long* way from any point in
> Canada, especially Montreal or Toronto. It would also be rather
> interesting--the '67(?) Cavs were undefeated, hence the origin of the nickname
> "The Green Machine."
>
> I did check with the "editor" of the National Midnight Star (a Rush fan page)
> at one time. He felt, based on all of the interviews he'd read, that it was
> unlikely that Peart ever marched (i.e., Peart never mentioned it).
>
> Hey Mr. Peart--are you out there? Shed some light on this!
>
Sorry pal, the 67 Cavaliers were NOT undefeated, but almost.....
Robert T. Crow
Doppeljr
Someone famous once said, "If you can't be good, be good at it..."
DaFlamKing
From: dopp...@aol.com (Doppeljr)
Date: 3 Feb 1996 00:18:13 -0500
Message-ID: <4eur6l$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Neil Peart was in the Anaheim Kingsman.
Someone famous once said, "If you can't be good, be good at it..."
Where did you hear this????
FStegall
Bill:
I'm currently in my 6th year as Colts tour manager.
Brown78
In the 1989 Presto (name of the album) newsletter that is sent out to Rush
fan club members, there was (as there always is) a section of Q and A by
Mr. Peart.
One of the questions asked him if he had ever marched a drum corps. His
answer was 'No'. He went on to say that he admires and has great respect
for what marching bands and drum corps do. He also said," After all, we
all started with the same rudiments."
eric
bro...@aol.com
Nikk Pilato
: Neil Peart was in the Anaheim Kingsman.
----------------------------------------
No he wasn't.
Nikk
Tom Freeman
67 drumline was good..... he was not a member
however Mark Farner (grand funk railroad) had a younger brother ...dave
that played triples in 1974....
tom/cavalier6
RANDYGAR
Military Academy in Faribault, Minnesota, October 1941:
"I was playing first-string football, but I have a back injury
and now am able to have no athletics at all. I'm in the drum
and bugle corps, the orchestra and dance band." (He doesn't
say what he played)
......and also:
"In my second year at Shattuck, I made the drill team, which was
called the Crack Squad. It was considered one of the best in the country
and was a prestigious assignment. In parades and competitions with other
schools, we marched in close-order formation, threw our rifles into the
air
and did complicated drills with everything synchronized and coordinated.
We were never defeated in competition, but it was hard work; for every
minute
of our performance, we probably spent ten hours practicing." (Sound
familiar?)
The above quotes are from Marlon Brando's autobiography, published 1994.
Randy Gardner
Your Name
Take a look at the Famous people who marched thread.
There have also been interviews in Modern Drummer where Neil says he
did not march.
Jim Eiden
Imperials 1980-1983
Sgt. Stadanko
> Nikk?
> What corps did he march in?
> I agree with Doppeljr in that he marched with the Anaheim Kingsman... A
> drum instructor of mine tells stories of how he marched with the same corps as
> Neil Peart...
>
>
> Todd
> >
>
>
Neal Peart's a Sinfonian, and that's all that matters ;) Just messin'
around, fellas.....
Beh6
What about Clarke Terry. I was talking to him last year at this time and
Drum Corps helped get him going when he was real young.
Bart H.
KEnevoldse
80's. This sounds pretty wild, but is it true?
Envelope
Northern
Aurora '94
Colts '95
SBurstall
One name I found (and I know there are more), Chuck Connors
marched with OLPH Ridgemen as a baritone player.
Yeah, goes back quite far.
Steve Burstall --------- drum corps is life; the rest is just details---
SBur...@aol.com
The Canadian dollar set a record low of $.73....
....against the Canadian dollar.
Royal Canadian Air Farce
James McCullough
Skip Prokopp - Lighthouse fame marched in Toronto Optimists Snare line in
early 60's
M6STEALTH
Alan Apache Murphy
>One name I found (and I know there are more), Chuck Connors
>marched with OLPH Ridgemen as a baritone player.
I am sure that the Chuck Connors to whom you are referring is the jazz
trombonist. His most recent album (I know of) is Digital Duke--a
collection of Ellington songs played by current artists. It was
produced by Mercer Ellington, Duke's son, who passed away about two
weeks ago.
Alan "Apache" Murphy
apa...@mindspring.com
"Caught in that sensual music all neglect
"Monuments of unaging intellect."--W.B. Yeats
James A. Chappell
: Rush Limbaugh marched with Phantom in 1989.
The secret is out! Phantom not winning in 89 is due to a liberal media
conspiracy.
--
| chap...@inlink.com |"You're not me,
James A. Chappell | | therefore you're
St. Louis, MO USA | http://www.inlink.com/~chappell | irrelevent"
| | -- Dogbert
potter@computek.net DAN POTTER
>Rush Limbaugh marched with Phantom in 1989.
Yeah. But only on the right side of the field.
KDRJP
White, the drummer for Earth, Wind and Fire, said that he got into
drumming because he noticed that the ladies were preferential to drummers.
Also, when he saw a drum and bugle corps, he said he was hooked.
I do not know for sure whether or not this means that he acually marched
in one, but the cool part is that he attributed his interest in drumming
to drum corps.
Pretty cool.
Mark Johnstone
Sky Ryders Mellophone '83-'88
umlbr...@cc.memphis.edu
> Neal Peart's a Sinfonian, and that's all that matters ;) Just messin'
> around, fellas....
I had never heard that, but that's cool!!! And you're right that is all that
matters (also just messin' around).... Hail Sinfonia!
OASAASLLS
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Chet Doboe
<jyba...@indiana.edu> writes:
>
>No, but Nick Menza from Megadeath marched cavies, so did Eddie Van
Halen,
>thats what my friends told me.
>
>
>
>Cootch
>
Wow!!!!!!! Jim do you know if they marched in Cavies the same years as
David Letterman. I heard Letterman loved the corps so much, that he
marched over-aged for 3 years!!
Chet Doboe
Hip Pickles
Jim Y Bailey
Spoke260
marched a smanll Canadian DC and mentions it on the album.
Jay Bender
N.A. DL '94
Colts DL '95