Please help identify these corps
Chris Maher
to be sure these corps aren't already in my corpslist on corpsreps under
another name or some variant spelling. And if I need to add them, then I'd like
to know where they were from. Thanks in advance.
Chris
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Alpine Girls - competed in shows in NY in 74/75. Was in US Open prelims in 1975
placing 28th in Class A/All Girl.
Ambassadors - competed in 1975 World Open Class A prelims placing 24th.
Belleville Crusaders - competed in 1966 World Open and 1968 VFW prelims
Bellevue Sentinels - competed at the 1969 World Open Class A prelims placing
30th. Competed in a show in Seattle in 1972.
Black Diamond Regiment - competed at the 1979 World Open prelims placing 23rd.
Also competed at a show in New Jersey the same year.
Blackhawks - competed in 1974 at the Illinois AL State Finals
Blue Water Lionairs - competed in Michigan in 1973
Bracken Cadets - competed at the American Legion Nationals in 1951 and The
Dream in 1961.
Brass, Inc. - competed in various shows from 81-87 all in the midwest. From the
show lineups I'm pretty sure this is a junior corps.
Cardinals of P.B. - in 1974 competed at the American Heritage Festival (Royal
Oak MI) and the Toledo Key to the Sea prelims.
Conn. Royal Lancers - competed at the 1963 World Open placing 10th in finals
Don Juans - competed at the 1969 and 1970 World Open
El Doradans - competed in Kansas in 1972
Empire State Express - competed at the 1978 World Open and US Open
Haddonfield Royaleers - competed at the World Open in 1971 and 1972
Hazelton Highlanders - competed in a few shows in 1973/74 in PA plus the
American Heritage Festival in 1974.
Hot Shots - 1968 World Open prelims - 37th place
Imperial Guardsmen - competed at the GSC Championships in 1974. I assume this
would be the Dukes of Imperial Guardsmen from Old Bridge NJ or the Imperial
Guardsmen from Belleville NJ.
Jersey Brass - competed in 1983 in PA/NJ/NY placing 19th at the DCE
Champtionship prelims
Lancers - corps with this name competed in Kansas and Iowa in 1969/70,
Massachusetts in 1974 and in 1975 at the North East Championships in
Connecticut. I suspect all these entries are not for the same corps.
Los Angeles Chinese - were at the World Open in 1971 placing 24th in prelims.
Competed in other Northwest shows from 1970-1977.
Mariners - corps with this name competed at the 1969 world open placing 12th in
Class A prelims, competed in various shows in Wisconsin from 1968 to 1974 and
competed at the Danny Thomas Invitational in Lawrence, MA in 1971. May not all
be the same corps.
Mark Twain Cadets - competed in shows in 1974 in NY/PA and at the 1975 US Open.
McHenry Viscounts - competed at the American Legion Nationals in 1958 and 1961
Miami Valley Lancers - competed in shows in Ohio in 1974/75
Musketeers - corps with this name competed from 1985 to 1989 in shows in
California (86/87), Arizona (85), Minnesota (85), Belleville IL (1986), Crystal
Falls WI (1986), and Quebec (1989). Likely not all the same corps.
ND-Ettes - all girl corps which competed in the 1968 World Open
Phantoms - competed in various shows in Kansas in 1969
Plainsmen - competed in various shows in Kansas from 1969 to 1972
Poughkeepsie Pacers - competed in the World Open in 1963, 1969 and 1971 as well
as the VFW in 1966.
Praesidium - competed in various shows in Michigan in 1973/74
Princemen - competed at the 1975 US Open
Royaleers - competed in various shows in NJ/PA from 1969-1972
Seneca Princemen - competed from 1972 to 1974 in shows in Ontario, Watkins Glen
NY and at the Toledo Key To The Sea in 1973/74.
St. Raphael's - at the World Open in 1965-1967
Sweethearts - competed in 1969 at shows in PA and Indiana
Trailblazers - competed in 1969 at various shows in Kansas including the Kansas
American Legion Championship
Vanguards - corps with this name competed in Wyandotte MI in 1973, shows in
Connecticut in 1974, and the US Open in 1975. May not be all the same corps.
Wilmington Cardinals - competed in Massachusetts in 1974
Wilmington Crusaders - competed at the World Open in 1969 and 1971
Wynn Center Toppers - competed in 1969. I'm pretty sure this is a junior corps.
YMCA Kilties - competed at the VFW Nationals in 1960 and 1961.
Young Admirals - competed in Kansas in 1972
michael davis
>
>Imperial Guardsmen - competed at the GSC Championships in 1974.
I assume this
>would be the Dukes of Imperial Guardsmen from Old Bridge NJ or
the Imperial
>Guardsmen from Belleville NJ.
>
They were from Livingston, NJ through the mid-70's.
They started around 1964 by breaking apart from the VFW sponsored
Hilltoppers (politics at the post!), a pretty good GSC corps in
the early 60's. The IG were taught by Tom Swan on horns and
George Lopez on drums when I marched there in 68 and 69. I taught
them in 75/76. I believe that later on in the 70's they tried to
stay alive by combining with the Dukes from Old Bridge, thus the
name (a common mid/late 70's way of "Stayin' Alive" during the
huge inflation of those days).
The ones from Belleville last year were a reincarnation of the
old name, started by one of the folks I marched with, Frank Koch.
>
>Lancers - corps with this name competed in Kansas and Iowa in
1969/70,
>Massachusetts in 1974 and in 1975 at the North East
Championships in
>Connecticut. I suspect all these entries are not for the same
corps.
>
There was a Bengal Lancers from Trumbull Conn in the 70's. They
were quite good. That's probably one of them in the above. I
think they won the GSC one year, around 76 or 77. Looked a lot
like 27th (duh!).
>
>Royaleers - competed in various shows in NJ/PA from 1969-1972
>
Probably the same corps as the Haddonfield Royaleers (also on
your list), as it's the same timeframe/location. They were an
all-girl corps from South Jersey, in the town next to the
Bon-bons! Seems like lots of gals wanted to march in South Jersey
- in more than the guard!
>
>St. Raphael's - at the World Open in 1965-1967
>
There were other St Raphael's, but the Imperial Guardsmen were,
when they first started, sponsored by St Raphael's Church in
Livingston, NJ. This MIGHT be them as well, but as I said, I
think there were other St Raphael's corps out there. Depends on
where they placed.
>Wynn Center Toppers - competed in 1969. I'm pretty sure this is
a junior corps.
>
It was. I have a memory of green satin tops, but that's about it!
Might have been a GSC corps, as that's where I marched in 68-69.
they were from NYC, but I don't know which borrough.
Oh, well, that's a BIT of info, anyway.
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>Dream in 1961.
>
Same as the Bracken Cavaliers which you have listed already.
>
>Conn. Royal Lancers - competed at the 1963 World Open placing 10th in finals
>
CT Royal Lancers were from Fairfield, CT. Competed in the Penn-Jersey circuit.
Folded aftre the 66 season. Were in the WO and CYO.
>Hot Shots - 1968 World Open prelims - 37th place
>
Hot Shots were from Norwalk, CT. Competed in the GNYC from 1964 - ???
>Mariners - corps with this name competed at the 1969 world open placing 12th
>in
>Class A prelims,
Spectacle City Mariners from Milwalkee, WI. Competed in several VFW nationals
in the mid 60's.
>ND-Ettes - all girl corps which competed in the 1968 World Open
>
ND-Ettes were from Fairfield, CT. Formed in 1967. Think they won the girls WO
Title one year.
>Poughkeepsie Pacers - competed in the World Open in 1963, 1969 and 1971 as
>well
>as the VFW in 1966.
>
Pacers were from Poughkeepsie, NY. Competed in the Northeastern Circuit.
>St. Raphael's - at the World Open in 1965-1967
>
St. Raphael's Buccaneers were from Bridgeport, CT. Formed in 1958. Competed
in the Yankee Circuit, GNYC, Penn-Jersey and Tri-State. Attended VFW Nationals
in 1961, 1962. AL Nationals in 1967. WO in 63-67.
Their feeder corps was the St. Raphael's Musketeers, formed in 1959, which
competed in the Garden State Circuit in 63 and 64.
>
>Wynn Center Toppers - competed in 1969. I'm pretty sure this is a junior
>corps.
>
Toppers were from Mahattan, NY. Formed in the early 50's. Competed in the
GNYC. Sponsored by the Wynn Center Boys Club.
>YMCA Kilties - competed at the VFW Nationals in 1960 and 1961.
>
Same as the Racine Kilties which you have listed.
Hope this helps.
Andy
michael davis
>
>>St. Raphael's - at the World Open in 1965-1967
>>
>
>St. Raphael's Buccaneers were from Bridgeport, CT. Formed in
1958. Competed
>in the Yankee Circuit, GNYC, Penn-Jersey and Tri-State.
Attended VFW Nationals
>in 1961, 1962. AL Nationals in 1967. WO in 63-67.
>
>Their feeder corps was the St. Raphael's Musketeers, formed in
1959, which
>competed in the Garden State Circuit in 63 and 64.
>
That makes more sense than it being the Imperial Guardsmen, for
sure!!!
MCJORDANSC
>Glen
>NY and at the Toledo Key To The Sea in 1973/74.
All I know about this corps is that they merged with the Toronto Optimists to
become the Seneca Optimists.
Frank Schoenbach
ch...@corpsreps.com (Chris Maher) wrote:
>More corps to identify. All the information I have is listed below. I'm trying
>to be sure these corps aren't already in my corpslist on corpsreps under
>another name or some variant spelling. And if I need to add them, then I'd like
>to know where they were from. Thanks in advance.
>
>Chris
>
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>
>
>Brass, Inc. - competed in various shows from 81-87 all in the midwest. From the
>show lineups I'm pretty sure this is a junior corps.
That's Minnesota Brass
>
>Mariners - corps with this name competed at the 1969 world open placing 12th in
>Class A prelims, competed in various shows in Wisconsin from 1968 to 1974 and
>competed at the Danny Thomas Invitational in Lawrence, MA in 1971. May not all
>be the same corps.
Mariners from South Milwaukee.....made VFW finals in 67 and
72......Joe Bruno was DM in the 60's
>
>Mark Twain Cadets - competed in shows in 1974 in NY/PA and at the 1975 US Open.
>
From Elmira, NY I believe
>McHenry Viscounts - competed at the American Legion Nationals in 1958 and 1961
Bob and Terry Doran can give you info on them
>
>Praesidium - competed in various shows in Michigan in 1973/74
All girl corps from Michigan----DM gave her commands in Latin
>
>
>Sweethearts - competed in 1969 at shows in PA and Indiana
Actually the Vacationland Sweethearts---from Ohio I think--all girl
>
>
>Vanguards - corps with this name competed in Wyandotte MI in 1973, shows in
>Connecticut in 1974, and the US Open in 1975. May not be all the same corps.
>
Vanguards from St. Claire Shores, MI (French for Santa Clara btw)
>
>YMCA Kilties - competed at the VFW Nationals in 1960 and 1961.
Chris! I'm surprised you don't know this one! It's the
Kilties---YMCA Kilties thru the 1968 season
>
>Young Admirals - competed in Kansas in 1972
>
>
Could be the feeder corps for the Admirals from Lincoln, NE
Chris Maher
>
>Chris! I'm surprised you don't know this one! It's the
>Kilties---YMCA Kilties thru the 1968 season
I suspected that was the case but my direct knowledge of drum corps dates to
1973. I didn't know about the past YMCA affiliation of the Kilties.
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> Bellevue Sentinels - competed at the 1969 World Open Class A prelims placing
> 30th. Competed in a show in Seattle in 1972.
From a Seattle suburb [Bellevue] so competed in Seattle & other NW
shows from about 1966 to 74, afterwhich they merged with the Seattle
Shamrocks to form the Seattle Marksmen.
> Brass, Inc. - competed in various shows from 81-87 all in the midwest. From the
> show lineups I'm pretty sure this is a junior corps.
Definitely a sr corps & doing very well in the DCA circuit. See their
website.
> Lancers - corps with this name competed in Kansas and Iowa in 1969/70
Wichita Scarlet Lancers: 1965-68 or 69 when merged with Wichita
Phantoms to form the Continental Ambassadors.
Fort Dodge IA Lanciers: no info. Ask more on RAMD
> Phantoms - competed in various shows in Kansas in 1969
Formed in 1967 in Wichita. See above entry for Scarlet Lancers.
> Plainsmen - competed in various shows in Kansas from 1969 to 1972
Emporia KS. Formed in early 60s and went inactive [?] until above??
> Trailblazers - competed in 1969 at various shows in Kansas including the Kansas
> American Legion Championship
Overland Park, KS.
> Vanguards - corps with this name competed in Wyandotte MI in 1973, shows in
> Connecticut in 1974, and the US Open in 1975. May not be all the same corps.
St.Clair/St. Clair Shores MI. sr corps [may also have been jr]. Ask
Ken Mazur.
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L.A. Chinese = Imperial Dragons, recall Bobby Bunce of NY(Bronx)
Kingsmen fame went out to Ca. to teach them in '67.
Poughkeepsie Pacers = Wonderful corp from Poughkeepsie NY, not sure
which circuit they competed in, had these LOUD PINK & BLACK uniforms.
Remember them competing throughout '60's in NJ/NY/Conn.
St. Raphaels = Sam, where are you?
Sweethearts = Vacationland Sweethearts(All Girl) of Upper Sandusky,
Ohio, claim to fame? They finished LAST (128/128) at the '65 VFW
Nationals.
YMCA Kilties = Come on now, really! That how I always remember them
being announced!
Young Admirals = Sponsored by American Legion Post #2 of Lincoln, Nebraska.
MIAMI W J
John Phillips DCI music caption head was the sop. soloist there in 1974.
Cardinals of P.B. are from Scarborough Ontario. A borough of Toronto
Mike Killion
probably the same corps.
I am not sure of Wilmington Cardinals but assumet that they somehow evolved
from Beverly Cardinals, formerly St. Mary's Cardinals , Beverly Ma.
Heartly1086
Crusaders competed as a then-called Class "B" corps and then moved up to Class
A.
They also had a feeder corps- the Swordsmen.
Dennis Morris
> Alpine Girls - competed in shows in NY in 74/75. Was in US Open prelims in
1975
> placing 28th in Class A/All Girl.
From Rochester NY Competed in the Penn York Circuit
> Empire State Express - competed at the 1978 World Open and US Open
Merger of the Appalachin (NY) Grenadiers and Mark Twain Cadets (Elmira
Heights NY)
> Mark Twain Cadets - competed in shows in 1974 in NY/PA and at the 1975 US
Open.
Elmira Heights NY-Penn York Circuit
> Seneca Princemen - competed from 1972 to 1974 in shows in Ontario, Watkins
Glen
> NY and at the Toledo Key To The Sea in 1973/74.
Formerly Scarbourough Firefighters from Scarbourough ONT.
Dennis Morris
David Jones
The Bellevue Sentinels is the corps you have listed as the Seattle Sentinels. The
correct name is Bellevue Sentinels from Bellevue, WA. I was one of the DM's at the
1969 World Open in Lynn...I was trying to find our score yesterday on the
internet...no luck!
The Lancers could be the Royal Lancers from Portland, Oregon. I know they
travelled to the midwet around the time you speak of.
Their was also a corps named the Oregon Crusaders from 1970-1976 that my brother
and I founded. We were one of the first corps on the westcoast to have a corporate
sponsor, Dickenson's Jams and Jellies, each of our busses were named after one of
their Jam flavors. We merged with the Imperial Cadets in 1974 to form the Imperial
Crusaders marching 120 persons.
FYI The Bellevue Sentinels had a feeder corps named the Guardsmen.
Chris Maher wrote:
> More corps to identify. All the information I have is listed below. I'm trying
> to be sure these corps aren't already in my corpslist on corpsreps under
> another name or some variant spelling. And if I need to add them, then I'd like
> to know where they were from. Thanks in advance.
>
> Chris
>
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>
> Alpine Girls - competed in shows in NY in 74/75. Was in US Open prelims in 1975
> placing 28th in Class A/All Girl.
>
> Ambassadors - competed in 1975 World Open Class A prelims placing 24th.
>
> Belleville Crusaders - competed in 1966 World Open and 1968 VFW prelims
>
> Bellevue Sentinels - competed at the 1969 World Open Class A prelims placing
> 30th. Competed in a show in Seattle in 1972.
>
> Black Diamond Regiment - competed at the 1979 World Open prelims placing 23rd.
> Also competed at a show in New Jersey the same year.
>
> Blackhawks - competed in 1974 at the Illinois AL State Finals
>
> Blue Water Lionairs - competed in Michigan in 1973
>
> Bracken Cadets - competed at the American Legion Nationals in 1951 and The
> Dream in 1961.
>
> Brass, Inc. - competed in various shows from 81-87 all in the midwest. From the
> show lineups I'm pretty sure this is a junior corps.
>
> Cardinals of P.B. - in 1974 competed at the American Heritage Festival (Royal
> Oak MI) and the Toledo Key to the Sea prelims.
>
> Conn. Royal Lancers - competed at the 1963 World Open placing 10th in finals
>
> Don Juans - competed at the 1969 and 1970 World Open
>
> El Doradans - competed in Kansas in 1972
>
> Empire State Express - competed at the 1978 World Open and US Open
>
> Haddonfield Royaleers - competed at the World Open in 1971 and 1972
>
> Hazelton Highlanders - competed in a few shows in 1973/74 in PA plus the
> American Heritage Festival in 1974.
>
> Hot Shots - 1968 World Open prelims - 37th place
>
> Imperial Guardsmen - competed at the GSC Championships in 1974. I assume this
> would be the Dukes of Imperial Guardsmen from Old Bridge NJ or the Imperial
> Guardsmen from Belleville NJ.
>
> Jersey Brass - competed in 1983 in PA/NJ/NY placing 19th at the DCE
> Champtionship prelims
>
> Lancers - corps with this name competed in Kansas and Iowa in 1969/70,
> Massachusetts in 1974 and in 1975 at the North East Championships in
> Connecticut. I suspect all these entries are not for the same corps.
>
> Los Angeles Chinese - were at the World Open in 1971 placing 24th in prelims.
> Competed in other Northwest shows from 1970-1977.
>
> Mariners - corps with this name competed at the 1969 world open placing 12th in
> Class A prelims, competed in various shows in Wisconsin from 1968 to 1974 and
> competed at the Danny Thomas Invitational in Lawrence, MA in 1971. May not all
> be the same corps.
>
> Mark Twain Cadets - competed in shows in 1974 in NY/PA and at the 1975 US Open.
>
> McHenry Viscounts - competed at the American Legion Nationals in 1958 and 1961
>
> Miami Valley Lancers - competed in shows in Ohio in 1974/75
>
> Musketeers - corps with this name competed from 1985 to 1989 in shows in
> California (86/87), Arizona (85), Minnesota (85), Belleville IL (1986), Crystal
> Falls WI (1986), and Quebec (1989). Likely not all the same corps.
>
> ND-Ettes - all girl corps which competed in the 1968 World Open
>
> Phantoms - competed in various shows in Kansas in 1969
>
> Plainsmen - competed in various shows in Kansas from 1969 to 1972
>
> Poughkeepsie Pacers - competed in the World Open in 1963, 1969 and 1971 as well
> as the VFW in 1966.
>
> Praesidium - competed in various shows in Michigan in 1973/74
>
> Princemen - competed at the 1975 US Open
>
> Royaleers - competed in various shows in NJ/PA from 1969-1972
>
> Seneca Princemen - competed from 1972 to 1974 in shows in Ontario, Watkins Glen
> NY and at the Toledo Key To The Sea in 1973/74.
>
> St. Raphael's - at the World Open in 1965-1967
>
> Sweethearts - competed in 1969 at shows in PA and Indiana
>
> Trailblazers - competed in 1969 at various shows in Kansas including the Kansas
> American Legion Championship
>
> Vanguards - corps with this name competed in Wyandotte MI in 1973, shows in
> Connecticut in 1974, and the US Open in 1975. May not be all the same corps.
>
> Wilmington Cardinals - competed in Massachusetts in 1974
>
> Wilmington Crusaders - competed at the World Open in 1969 and 1971
>
> Wynn Center Toppers - competed in 1969. I'm pretty sure this is a junior corps.
>
> YMCA Kilties - competed at the VFW Nationals in 1960 and 1961.
>
BklynMario
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good things for the community...mario
John41160
Ron Allard
>
>>Poughkeepsie Pacers - competed in the World Open in 1963, 1969 and 1971 as
>>well
>>as the VFW in 1966.
>>
>
>Pacers were from Poughkeepsie, NY. Competed in the Northeastern Circuit.
Yep... had a kick-ass contra solo, "Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech"...
>
>>St. Raphael's - at the World Open in 1965-1967
>>
>
>St. Raphael's Buccaneers were from Bridgeport, CT. Formed in 1958. Competed
>in the Yankee Circuit, GNYC, Penn-Jersey and Tri-State. Attended VFW Nationals
>in 1961, 1962. AL Nationals in 1967. WO in 63-67.
Officially the Golden Buccaneers, right?
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>Brass, Inc. - competed in various shows from 81-87 all in the midwest. From
>the
>show lineups I'm pretty sure this is a junior corps.
Now the Minnesota Brass Sr. Doing well in D.C.A
>Hot Shots - 1968 World Open prelims - 37th place
Junior corps from Norwalk, CT. My dad taught the hornline for a short time in
the late 70's.
>Wynn Center Toppers - competed in 1969. I'm pretty sure this is a junior
>corps
Currently re-formed as a senior corps out of Brooklyn,N.Y.
Good luck with the rest. You've got your work cut out for you!
VKGARRY73
>Bellevue Sentinels - competed at the 1969 World Open Class A prelims placing
>30th. Competed in a show in Seattle in 1972.
Yes! I remeber seeing them in the NW on several occasions, specifically in 1972
when VK toured the NW. In fact, we did one of those good guy things for them
providing transportation back to our common housing site in Calgary when one of
their busses was throwing a hissy fit!
>Empire State Express - competed at the 1978 World Open and US Open
>
Mark Twain Cadets, Elmira Heights, merged with the Grenadiers in 1978 to become
the Empire State Express.
>Los Angeles Chinese - were at the World Open in 1971 placing 24th in prelims.
>
>Competed in other Northwest shows from 1970-1977.
The Los Angeles Chinese Imperial Drogons were enthusiastically supported by the
Los Angeles Chinese community. Before there was a 128 member limit, the Dragons
were known to march nearly 150 members. Our nickname for them was "The
Thundering Horde"! :>)
>Mark Twain Cadets - competed in shows in 1974 in NY/PA and at the 1975 US
>Open.
See Empire State Express above.
>Musketeers - corps with this name competed from 1985 to 1989 in shows in
>California (86/87), Arizona (85), Minnesota (85), Belleville IL (1986),
>Crystal
>Falls WI (1986), and Quebec (1989). Likely not all the same corps.
>
There was a musketeers in Phoenix, and I heard someone mention the Vasella
Musketeers once. Sorry I can't remember where Vasella is!
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ch...@corpsreps.com (Chris Maher) wrote:
Chris:
I went through your list and wrote down notes for you if I had the
information. One of my pride and joys is owning several of the US Open
programs from the mid 70s. The latest one I have is from '78. What
made these programs very special is that the US Open organization
created a series of tables that showed the rankings for each corps that
had competed in the US Open up through '77. (I also have the Open
Class scores and rankings for the '78 US Open.) I've written down the
rankings for all the corps you list for every year they competed at the
US Open.
I've also made a couple of other comments where appropriate. I find it
interesting that two of the corps you have on your list are the two
corps I marched with at the junior level.
John Dunne
> Alpine Girls - competed in shows in NY in 74/75. Was in US Open
> prelims in 1975
> placing 28th in Class A/All Girl.
From Rochester, NY. US Open placings: 35 A '72; 10 AG '73; 20 A '74;
28 A '75. The Alpine Girls were started by Vince Bruni. I loved their
uniforms.
> Cardinals of P.B. - in 1974 competed at the American Heritage
> Festival (Royal
> Oak MI) and the Toledo Key to the Sea prelims.
From Scarborough, ON. US Open placings: 21 A '74; 14 A '75; 7 A '76,
1 A '77; 19 O '78.
> Empire State Express - competed at the 1978 World Open and US Open
I marched in the '78 E.S. Express. We placed 10th at the World Open
and 14th at the US Open (both Open Class). We also competed at DCI
East and the American International Open that year; I don't have our
placings or scores for those contests, but I do recall that we placed
about 7th or 8th at the AIO in the Open Class. Like someone else
mentioned, the E.S. Express was a merger between the Mark Twain Cadets
of Elmira Heights, NY and the Grenadiers of Broome County, NY. We
competed in the O-Penn circuit.
> Mariners - corps with this name competed at the 1969 world open
> placing 12th in
> Class A prelims, competed in various shows in Wisconsin from 1968
> to 1974 and
> competed at the Danny Thomas Invitational in Lawrence, MA in 1971.
> May not all
> be the same corps.
There was a Mariners from Greendale, WI. Their placings at the US Open
were: 9 O '68; 19 O '70; 33 O '71; and 28 O '74.
> Mark Twain Cadets - competed in shows in 1974 in NY/PA and at the
> 1975 US Open.
I marched with the Mark Twain Cadets from 1974 through 1977. I believe
the corps was started in either 1967 or 1968. We competed in
NY/PA/OH/ON/WV. The US Open placings were: 26 O '70; 3 A '71; 9 A
'72; 10 A '73; 9 A '74; 20 A '75; 30 A '76, and 28 A '77. We merged
that fall (of 1977) with the Grenadiers to form the Empire State
Express.
> Miami Valley Lancers - competed in shows in Ohio in 1974/75
From Tipp City, OH. US Open placings: 35 A '74; 37 A '75.
> Musketeers - corps with this name competed from 1985 to 1989 in
> shows in
> California (86/87), Arizona (85), Minnesota (85), Belleville IL
> (1986), Crystal
> Falls WI (1986), and Quebec (1989). Likely not all the same corps.
There was an Arizona Musketeers from Phoenix, AZ in the mid to late
'80s. They are the corps that competed in Arizona and California. I
don't have any further information on them, although I do know a number
of alumni from that corps.
> ND-Ettes - all girl corps which competed in the 1968 World Open
From Bridgeport, CT. At their only US Open appearance, they won the
All-Girl competition in '70.
> Praesidium - competed in various shows in Michigan in 1973/74
From Riverview, MI. US Open placings: 32 A '72; 12 AG '73.
> Princemen - competed at the 1975 US Open
From Milwaukee, WI. US Open placing: 26 A '75.
> Royaleers - competed in various shows in NJ/PA from 1969-1972
From Haddonfield, NJ. US Open placings: 15 O '68; 36 A '76.
> Seneca Princemen - competed from 1972 to 1974 in shows in Ontario,
> Watkins Glen
> NY and at the Toledo Key To The Sea in 1973/74.
From Willowdale, ON. US Open placings: 20 O '73; 15 O '74; 18 O '75.
The Watkins Glen competition was not that big a show. Trust me. I
marched in it several times. :)
> Sweethearts - competed in 1969 at shows in PA and Indiana
From Port Clinton, OH. US Open placing: 18 O '68.
> Vanguards - corps with this name competed in Wyandotte MI in 1973,
> shows in
> Connecticut in 1974, and the US Open in 1975. May not be all the
> same corps.
I show that a number of different "Vanguards" competed at the US Open,
including the Santa Clara Vanguard, the Des Plaines Vanguard, the
Vanguards of St. Clair Shores, MI, and the Vanguard of Seymour, CT. If
you need the US Open placings for any of these corps, let me know.
> Wilmington Crusaders - competed at the World Open in 1969 and 1971
From Wilmington, MA. US Open placings: 9 A '71, 22 A '72.
> Wynn Center Toppers - competed in 1969. I'm pretty sure this is a
> junior corps.
Yes, they were a junior corps, from Brooklyn, NY. US Open placing: 29
O '71.
> YMCA Kilties - competed at the VFW Nationals in 1960 and 1961.
The YMCA Kilties may be *the* Kilties. I believe I read on the Kilties
history webpage that they were once sponsored by the YMCA, but I don't
recall when in their history that was.
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TecumsehBD
>12th in
>Class A prelims, competed in various shows in Wisconsin from 1968 to 1974
>and
>competed at the Danny Thomas Invitational in Lawrence, MA in 1971. May not
>all
>be the same corps.
Wasn't this one of the corps that merged to form "the Thing"in 1973, later to
be called Pioneer?
>McHenry Viscounts - competed at the American Legion Nationals in 1958 and
>1961
McHenry, ILL?
>Miami Valley Lancers - competed in shows in Ohio in 1974/75
Tipp City, OH (15 miles N of Dayton) I marched with the corps when it finally
went under just prior to the 1976 season. They are older than 1974, but I do
not know exactly when they were formed. I do know they sponsored a show in
1971 and in attendence were the big midwest powerhouses. The story was that no
one knew they were going to be there until the show started and their buses
pulled in.
VKGARRY73
>>Mariners
>Wasn't this one of the corps that merged to form "the Thing"in 1973, later to
>be called Pioneer?
Nope. St. Patrick's Imperials and the Cedarburg Thunderbolts merged for the
1973 season, and beyond.
KZ2
back then) Compeated in the Northeastern Ciruct......1970's
Karen
KZ2
they were what happened after the Trumbel Troubadores (sorry about spelling)
folder...from the Bridgport/Trumbel area...
they compeated in the Northeastern Ciruct...and I think the garden state fro a
while...didn't they win DCI class b in Colorado?
Karen
HYMELAND
Eaglettes were from Sandusky,Ohio,not Upper Sandusky,which is about 50 miles
south ????? of Sandusky.Both were all girl corps,and both were a wonderful
place for male members of the Marion Cadets to hang out during the off
season!!!!
Later
Larry Hyme
HTWAVE FL
Shelton Conn. Went inactive in 1970 and folded in 1971.
They were known for their great drumline in the 60's under the great Ray
Luedee, most of the line went to the Hurricanes in the mid 60's
Vic
(still has Lancer shorts and hat in storage)
HTWAVE FL
>uniforms..have beenaround from the 50s ..great group of people...did tons of
>good things for the community...mario
>
Great Corps and members. Competed against them in the GNY circuit with Royal
Lancers and Explorers. Now an alumni Corps. Still run into some of their
members at DCA shows and parades
Vic
HTWAVE FL
Raphaels Golden Buccaneers...then were reformed by Mr. Palumbo in 73 as
Bridgeport Golden Buccanneers and competed in the NE circuit and class A
circuits, in 76 they merged with the Emerald Cadets of New Haven and became the
Emerald Buccaneers
Vanguards - Seymour Vanguards were an all-girl corps from Ct, then in 76 went
coed
Folded in 77
Lancers - may be the Bengal Lancers who were listed toward the end of the 70's
as the Lancers only due to a protest that occured and the drum Corps
publications would only list them as the Trumbull Ct corps or as the Lancers.
They were formed by the demise of the Trumbull Lancers.
Vic
LEG at cba
Yes. Seymour Vanguards were from Seymour CT. Competed in Northeastern and
Greater NY circuits. Were an all-girl corps back in the late 60's. Lots of
Hurricanes influence (not really news if you know oldtime CT junior corps
scene.)
Larry "G"
Ron Allard
>Chris,
>
>The Bellevue Sentinels is the corps you have listed as the Seattle Sentinels. The
>correct name is Bellevue Sentinels from Bellevue, WA. I was one of the DM's at the
>1969 World Open in Lynn...I was trying to find our score yesterday on the
>internet...no luck!
The '69 Prelim list I have has the Bellevue Sentinels from Illinois (probably a
mistake)...
If that's "you", they came in 28th with a score of 55.70...
James C. Nevermann
>
> Tecumseh wrote:
>
> >>Mariners
>
> >Wasn't this one of the corps that merged to form "the Thing"in 1973, later to
> >be called Pioneer?
>
> Nope. St. Patrick's Imperials and the Cedarburg Thunderbolts merged for the
> 1973 season, and beyond.
Right: the Cedarwaukee Imperial St. Thunder Pats.
HUGE corps! Gross color combination, but huge.
John J. Dunne
<dunnerN...@netwrx.net.invalid> wrote:
Replying to my own message, I wrote:
> > Alpine Girls - competed in shows in NY in 74/75. Was in US Open
> > prelims in 1975
> > placing 28th in Class A/All Girl.
> From Rochester, NY. US Open placings: 35 A '72; 10 AG '73; 20 A
> '74;
> 28 A '75. The Alpine Girls were started by Vince Bruni. I loved
> their
> uniforms.
After I logged off last night, I remembered that the Alpine Girls were
not *exactly* from Rochester, but from the Rochester suburb of
Irondequoit. An immaterial difference for some, but a few of us are
accountants and we have to be accurate now, don't we? :)
The mid 70s was a great time for drum corps in the Rochester area.
(Madison is a drum corps town, but to me, Rochester is THE drum corps
town.) You had the Alpine Girls (Irondequoit), Cadets of Greece
(Greece), Patriots and Mighty Liberators, and the Crusaders and Phoenix
in the senior division (Rochester). And those were the corps just from
the immediate vicinity of Rochester. Ah, the glory days, when upstate
NY had a drum corps every twenty miles in each direction.
John Dunne
Jodeen Popp
Black Diamond Regiment was from Schulkill Haven, PA
The Blackhawks of Janesville/Beloit were also called the Blackhawk Voyagers
The El Doradans were from Denver, CO
The Haddonfield Royaleers were also known as Haddonfield Royaleer Mounties
and were from Haddonfield, NJ
Verifying that the Lanciers were from Ft. Dodge, IA
Verifying that the McHenry Viscounts were from McHenry, IL
Seneca Princemen and Toronto Optimists merged in 1976, and to give them
their due, placed 12th in DCI Finals that year. The also placed 8th at DCI
in 1977 - remember the huge black and white parachute guys?
This was one of the best mergers to come out of the 70's, tho short-lived.
There may be another thread here - mergers. I quickly think of the
Crossmen, NorthStar and Pioneer.
The previously mentioned Vasella Musketeers (also known as Vasella Cadets)
were from Philadelphia, PA.
Jodeen Popp
"James C. Nevermann" <jcn...@qtip.ca.boeing.com> wrote in message
news:3974B686...@qtip.ca.boeing.com...
Ron Allard
>Seneca Princemen and Toronto Optimists merged in 1976, and to give them
>their due, placed 12th in DCI Finals that year. The also placed 8th at DCI
>in 1977 - remember the huge black and white parachute guys?
>This was one of the best mergers to come out of the 70's, tho short-lived.
Another great merger in the 70s was De La Salle Oaklands and Etobicoke
Crusaders, IMO...
Scott Williams
"Chris Maher" <ch...@corpsreps.com> wrote in message
news:sAIc5.48446$A%3.68...@news1.rdc2.pa.home.com...
> Musketeers - corps with this name competed from 1985 to 1989 in shows in
> California (86/87), Arizona (85), Minnesota (85), Belleville IL (1986),
Crystal
> Falls WI (1986), and Quebec (1989). Likely not all the same corps.
places you mention except Quebec and MN.
Scott Williams
James and Jane Anello
Although I'm not sure when they actually began, but they started out as a drill
team. Around 1965-66 they were banned from Wisconsin shows by Badgerland, the
local governing body for drum corps at that time, so they travelled to Illinois
for many of their shows. Made VFW finals in 1967. Famous for a lot of GE gimmicks
during their heyday in the '60s. My fond memory is the line tosses with sabres the
drum majors used to start their shows. Many people out of the Mariners went on as
instructors, including Patty Clark, Steve Martell, and, most notably, John
Brazale(my apologies if I am misspelling his name). For newbies out there, John
was with Phantom Regiment as both a color guard guru and visual designer in the
'70s and '80s. Patty and Steve were on the staff of the Kilts in the late '70s.
The Mariners folded as a junior corps sometime after the '74 season. They got
together again as a senior drill team in the early '90s, and marched local parades
until the late '90s, when they folded for good.
Jim Anello
1970 Racine KIlties
VKGARRY73 wrote:
> Tecumseh wrote:
>
> >>Mariners
>
> >Wasn't this one of the corps that merged to form "the Thing"in 1973, later to
> >be called Pioneer?
>
> Nope. St. Patrick's Imperials and the Cedarburg Thunderbolts merged for the
> 1973 season, and beyond.
>
votr...@gmail.com
> More corps to identify. All the information I have is listed below. I'm trying
> to be sure these corps aren't already in my corpslist on corpsreps under
> another name or some variant spelling. And if I need to add them, then I'd like
> to know where they were from. Thanks in advance.
>
> Chris
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> placing 28th in Class A/All Girl.
>
>
> Belleville Crusaders - competed in 1966 World Open and 1968 VFW prelims
>
> 30th. Competed in a show in Seattle in 1972.
>
> Also competed at a show in New Jersey the same year.
>
> Blackhawks - competed in 1974 at the Illinois AL State Finals
>
> Blue Water Lionairs - competed in Michigan in 1973
>
> Bracken Cadets - competed at the American Legion Nationals in 1951 and The
> Dream in 1961.
>
> Cardinals of P.B. - in 1974 competed at the American Heritage Festival (Royal
> Oak MI) and the Toledo Key to the Sea prelims.
>
>
> Don Juans - competed at the 1969 and 1970 World Open
>
> El Doradans - competed in Kansas in 1972
>
>
>
> Hazelton Highlanders - competed in a few shows in 1973/74 in PA plus the
> American Heritage Festival in 1974.
>
>
> would be the Dukes of Imperial Guardsmen from Old Bridge NJ or the Imperial
> Guardsmen from Belleville NJ.
>
> Jersey Brass - competed in 1983 in PA/NJ/NY placing 19th at the DCE
> Champtionship prelims
>
> Lancers - corps with this name competed in Kansas and Iowa in 1969/70,
> Massachusetts in 1974 and in 1975 at the North East Championships in
> Connecticut. I suspect all these entries are not for the same corps.
>
> Competed in other Northwest shows from 1970-1977.
>
> Class A prelims, competed in various shows in Wisconsin from 1968 to 1974 and
> competed at the Danny Thomas Invitational in Lawrence, MA in 1971. May not all
> be the same corps.
>
>
>
> Musketeers - corps with this name competed from 1985 to 1989 in shows in
> California (86/87), Arizona (85), Minnesota (85), Belleville IL (1986), Crystal
> Falls WI (1986), and Quebec (1989). Likely not all the same corps.
>
>
>
> Plainsmen - competed in various shows in Kansas from 1969 to 1972
>
> as the VFW in 1966.
>
> Princemen - competed at the 1975 US Open
>
> Seneca Princemen - competed from 1972 to 1974 in shows in Ontario, Watkins Glen
> NY and at the Toledo Key To The Sea in 1973/74.
>
> Sweethearts - competed in 1969 at shows in PA and Indiana
>
> American Legion Championship
>
> Connecticut in 1974, and the US Open in 1975. May not be all the same corps.
>
>
>
>
>
bob.b...@gmail.com
bob.b...@gmail.com
jcseym...@gmail.com
> More corps to identify. All the information I have is listed below. I'm trying
> to be sure these corps aren't already in my corpslist on corpsreps under
> another name or some variant spelling. And if I need to add them, then I'd like
> to know where they were from. Thanks in advance.
>
> Chris