Fantastic

Wowwww ❤❤❤❤ fenominal then.. and now continuously the best 👌 the Arcadia apache marching band for ever

Still the best in the land. I was 30 as a spectator. Chills up and down my spine when I saw them.

it’s just too good 😩

Alto sax 78 to 80 Allison and Landis. Best full time job i ever had.lol

I believe I was in the drumline this year. My first (grade 10) and only year in the band before my family moved back to Canada. A great band and alot of fun at all the parades. Tall Flags, drill team...oh yeah!

Class of '68 - so very glad the tradition continues. Outstanding performance.

Do u have the whole parade?

Very impressive Drum Major.

WOW this is terrific!! I was in the Arcadia Marching Band in the 67-69 years, played tenor sax. Wonderful memories, so exciting those competitions were. We also retired the trophy, like this band did.

woooooow!!!!!!!!!!! This makes me realize that while bands today may play more musically, they look pitiful compared to this! The feet! The carriage! The perfect posture of the banners. And then theres the M&M....I like the simplicity of the banners that don"t move all around, just look classy as hell!

I was a freshman in Thousand Oaks that year. Yep! VERY wet that day!

So my question is.. why is this indoors?

THE TEMPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy crap!!!!! This is sooooooooooo awesome!

I remember we marched EVERYONE, and even though we were the honor band, we still tied the sweepstakes winning band. HA! Couldn't stop smiling while watching this.

I love this, haven't seen it in years. I was very proud to be a part of this group and honored to be their Drum Major. Thank you, whoever, for posting this.

Thanks 1912. I should have described Dr. Berry as the arranger. If my memory serves, he and Mr. Landes listened to a recording (quite possibly what you referenced) and wrote the coda from listening to the piece.

The coda was written originally for/by the Bob Sharples lp - Pass in Review. In the original recording they slow down for the coda. The original recording was done by a British military band. I wish I could get ahold of the music. It is a great ending.

This was my sophomore year. I remember practicing that 180. It was insane! Our drum major that year was Richard Johnson. He was amazing! The group was divided into three. Band I, Band II and Band III and yes, we marched with everyone from all three!

2k, way cool. I'll be uploading some field show performances in the near future.

@zarcland you bet there is , especially from those of us actually marching and playing in this video ! awesome to know that there is still a record of those days, thanks for posting !!

@rbjnla You were awesome that day, it starts from the top. Great that you were able to see this again. Make sure you check the indoor performance too (I'm sure you did), another outstanding performance. To have one of Arcadia's best drum majors check in is indeed an honor.

It is so awesome to see this again. It gave me goose bumps. We were prefect and I am so proud to have been a part of this. I will never forget how quiet and tense it was while waiting to step off. There was this electricity in the air between everybody. My dad took some great photos of groups of people at that moment. Fantastic, we were soooo young. Wonder how everyone is doing. It was an outstanding group of kids. Thanks for the memories. Richard Johnson

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this insane tempo. Plus, the coda? Incredible.

An amazing performance! I can't believe the tempo and precision. It makes this old "warhorse" of the parade repertoire sound fresh and exciting. For anyone who doesn't already know, Arcadia retired the legendary Long Beach trophy the previous year under the direction of Tom Landes. This video is from the year they played in exhibition as the Honor Band, and Mr. Landes's 3rd year at Arcadia. Thanks to adjudicator Mr. Hrbacek for remembering this performance 30 years later!

Classics :)

@biggiantjohn Yes I do, and yes I will post them, I have a few other gems from that era that I will upload. Stay tuned, thanks for the feedback.

@biggiantjohn Outstanding, so glad I could bring this back for your son and you to enjoy!

PS - any more videos? I'd love to see our field show that year! I think that's the year my dad, as booster president, did the narration...

What great memories this brings back! As front row center guide that year, winning Long Beach was probably the highlight of my senior year. With my own son following in my footsteps this year at our local high school, I've talked about this exact "marching graph paper" video many times. I never thought I'd have the chance to show it to him. Thank you so much for posting it!

1k Views, awesome. I'm tickled that there is this much interest in this old gem.

@SpikefanTheTerrible It was my pleasure. Glad it brought back some memories for you.

Thank you for dusting off this old relic. This was probably the best musical performance at Long Beach during my three years at AHS (80-82). Slightly older Apaches may recognize a former AHS drum major as he passes in front of the camera at street level.

Btw, both Magnolia and Arcadia received a 96.30. TOTAL BS!

Hands down, the finest performance of The Stars and Stripes Forever in the history of parade bands.