Thank you everyone, it truly was our pleasure to be on the field one last time with BLOO to perform for you. I remember lining up to 27 when I was in BLOO 94. It was absolutely AMAZING! IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO DO IT ONE LAST TIME, YOU BETTER TAKE IT OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!
@ingle_drummer Жыл бұрын
As someone who marched in the 2017 vanguard alumni corps, this was a lot of fun to watch it again and see the progression of alumni corps shows over the years
@djohnson1022 Жыл бұрын
I was in that amazing alumni corps as well!!
@mitchs5627 Жыл бұрын
As many would disagree with what I will say, but I could never put myself through the pain of marching again. I've already accepted the fact I had graduated from my school and aged out from a local Corp that stepping out on a field again would make me to emotional to play. Loved every minute and would give anything to relive it all again. But not just the tease of 10 minutes and done.
@dougbrown95746 ай бұрын
I marched the first year of Bridgemen Alumni in 2006 - at age 53 !! I had NO DC experience, and had done marching band in HS and college, and was a HS band director for 2 years before I got out of the business. In early 2006 I saw the video of 27th Lancers Alumni online, and I immediately felt what those guys on the field felt. Even though I was a woodwind player, I could manage a baritone embouchure, and I knew this was truly a "bucket list" moment. I wouldn't trade it for anything on this earth !!! Getting to wear the yellow coat in its first return to the field since the corps folded in 1984 !!! Knowing what an influence the Bridgemen had on the activity in the 70's and early 80's made it even more pressure for me. I still remember noted arranger Larry Kirchner was walking through the ranks before we marched onto the field for our first performance. His wife asked me "How are you doing ?". I just said "I'm scared $hitless !!!". The thought of screwing up and disrespecting the corps and all the folks who had worked so hard just terrified me. But we made it - and it was the experience of a lifetime !!! Find an alumni corps that's going to be put together, and JUST DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ScottLawson1 Жыл бұрын
Got to see both the 27th Lancers and the Scouts alumni corps live and they were both absolutely incredible. I'm sure all of them were a lot of fun, but I know both of those just blew me away. Bluecoats this year was just so good as well.
@kdkdkd41538 ай бұрын
A time when life was good for teens. TY
@highstimulation2497 Жыл бұрын
Man, the crowd went APE-SHIT for the Scouts!!!
@sanderschat Жыл бұрын
A blue coater of '22 is looking jealously at its alumni corps with their proper uniforms. Madison and Star of Indiana was a true joy to watch. Thanks!
@georgedixon9863 Жыл бұрын
"jealously"? you read minds?
@marshall3711 Жыл бұрын
what if this person is the blue coater from 22'??
@georgedixon9863 Жыл бұрын
@@marshall3711 oh ok suuuure
@tomgayer77933 ай бұрын
I had the distinct pleasure of marching in the Madison alumni corps with my idols from the corps. All of the corps here were awesome! I was most moved though by Becky conducting When You Wish Upon a Star. That beautiful sound and blend and Becky still looks great!
@DeanAbbott17 ай бұрын
I was there in Foxboro 1994. not a dry eye by the end of Danny Boy. Sure do miss 27!
@rodneyortiz2477 Жыл бұрын
Now , THAT’S DCI at it’s BEST .
@youdaman506911 ай бұрын
Madison, SCV, Cavies, & Blue Coates gave me the chills. All are outstanding!
@agentpebble1094 Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to be in The Cavaliers Alumni Corps! I’m so proud to be a member of that organization.
@NursingFitness8 ай бұрын
Mardi Gras parade is waiting for you… we can’t wait to have you with us after you’re old!
@coulombedon Жыл бұрын
LOL the bottle dance with walkers! I had forgotten about that, thank you Bridgemen. :) Also Bluecoats.... you've really raised the bar. Just wow.
@oldschooldrumcorps Жыл бұрын
MADISON! Bloo, 27, Vanguard, these had the most emotinal reaction from me. The fact that those men and women love Drum Corp as much as 40, 50 years later and can still perform with that level of intensity and sense of tradition and dedication, blows me away. I marched in what used to be known as a "class A" corps from NYC, we never made it to "Open Cĺass" or whats known as "World Class" today, but the fun and hard work was in the trying. I would love to get together with my former corps members, most of us still keep in touch, but I can't imagine there are DCI alumni Corps performances for "Class A" or today's "Open Class". Too bad there isn't a venue for corps that existed and competed in the years before DCI.
@rifle256311 ай бұрын
I unfortunately don't think the alums would come out in full force, compared to someone like coats, 27th or vanguard
@waynestephens6505 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the alumni shows. I miss the 27th lancers. The bluecoats put on a good show. Nothing better when you work hard, give the crowd your best effort, and get that standing ovation!
@billthorn1604 Жыл бұрын
Those star and scouts performances really knocked it out of the park
@tstredt4828 Жыл бұрын
The Cavies step over drill is so classic!
@bricksquad95524 ай бұрын
Now THIS is how DCI was when DCI was really throwing down. Trumpets squealing every bar, loud but very controlled chaos. Hell yeah. EDIT!!!: 16:36 I WISH I WAS THERE SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@rifle256311 ай бұрын
Stars quality of sound and blend was top notch, just not volume, what a high water mark for alumni corps
@gemgirl200029 күн бұрын
Still wished they hadn’t stopped competing.
@dzorua151 Жыл бұрын
Scouts holy shiiiiit
@foistboinder Жыл бұрын
I performed in two of those alumni corps...
@Nigelrathbone1 Жыл бұрын
27 the GOAT of alum corps
@mdplez Жыл бұрын
Well, that was absolutely goose-bumpy.
@drumcorpslot Жыл бұрын
It’s so frustrating that Alumni corps play on semi-finals night instead of Finals. They need to switch that Inpact middle school kid band to semis and move the Alumni corps to finals.
@georgedixon9863 Жыл бұрын
disagree.
@drumcorpslot Жыл бұрын
@@georgedixon9863 I love opinions that aren’t substantive in any way
@oadiv4061 Жыл бұрын
it brings more people in for semis to maybe have a larger crowd for those corps that don’t normally get a full stadium
@georgedixon9863 Жыл бұрын
@@drumcorpslot ok... and yours was so supported how exactly"??? > I would much rather DCI Finals remains YOUTH oriented and not become about people who marched long ago. JMO as someone who enjoys alumni corps - but absolutely NOT as a distraction on finals night.
@drumcorpslot Жыл бұрын
@@georgedixon9863 "The mission of Drum Corps International is to bring the life-enriching benefits and enjoyment of marching music performing arts to more people worldwide." It's about entertainment my guy. There are more people in the stadium on finals, therefore, they should've played on finals night.
@paulplaysstuff6696 Жыл бұрын
The bridgemen bottle dance is hilarious
@adamshepherd7370 Жыл бұрын
The bluecoats alumni show was cool to see a glimpse of what downside up would be like if they were wearing good uniforms
@georgedixon9863 Жыл бұрын
what is wrong with you guys? lol
@declandougan7243 Жыл бұрын
Downside up would have looked absolutely terrible with the original uniforms haha. None of the choreo or prop design was made for them at all.
@J0sey79 Жыл бұрын
Sliding down a slide wearing a helmet? Yikes on bike.
@waynestephens6505 Жыл бұрын
Seeing the Hawthorne caballeros performance brought back memories of the great Hawthorne muchachos. I saw the muchachos 1975 DCI finals prelim performance live in Philly. They were fantastic!!!! We thought they would go on to win the title. Disqualified due to over age members. While I understand the situation, still feel sorry for the members of that corps.
@anthonyhorsey33692 ай бұрын
Spirit of Atlanta, 1980, baritone. Georgia On My Mind!!!, let it be me,sweet Georgia brown.. WOOOOW so long ago!!!!!!
@highstimulation2497 Жыл бұрын
no way the BLuecoats Alumni Corps did their TILT thing! that's kinda awesome.
@kdkdkd41538 ай бұрын
Fantastic 😍 except for the tights and dancing. Bring on the rifle lines.
@DennisJohnsonDrummer Жыл бұрын
27 has my vote. (if we're voting) And did you catch that crowd size back in the day?
@williamsanborn9195 Жыл бұрын
Man I wish I could’ve been part of drum corps. Especially the Bluecoats. Sadly, I didn’t know too much about it until after the age cutoff. I just have to live vicariously through the members of today’s corps.
@drumcorpsnut7073 Жыл бұрын
You forgot the Mighty St Joes 1995 & 2001
@tucker.84 Жыл бұрын
I was going to mention this too. Don't think it's an absolute must but I feel like they should be at least included in the video just because they actually went to Semis; unlike some other alumni corps.
@kdkdkd41537 ай бұрын
Lancer's rifeline👍👍 Cabs for showmanship. Madison for everything.🎉 Kingsman for precision.
@mickcurtis71955 ай бұрын
Where was Mighty St Joe's, I was lucky enough to see them in 1995 when I came over from the UK with the Mayflower Corps when we toured that season with the Nashua Spartans.
@neiss6162 ай бұрын
It's a shame DCI wouldn't televise St. Joe's from Batavia in 1995.
@HallyPorter Жыл бұрын
Other alumni corps, most who didn't make it to DCI- Blue Stars did though- include Phantom Regiment 2016 (50th Anniversary), Blue Knights 2018, North Star 2017, Boston Crusaders 1995 and 2005, Blessed Sacrament 2005, Colts 2013, and Emerald Knights (50th) 2015. Here's my rankings if this was a top 12 (and unfortunately I don't have scores, as hardly any of these would score above a 90 on any sheets, a few corps like Star might win horns but score very low overall having no visual program.) Madison Scouts 2006 for me will probably always be the GOAT but Bluecoats is very close- both were overwhelming emotional experiences. It's a wonderful thing that a corps placement at finals has no bearing on how much they are loved. 1. The Madison Scouts (68th anniversary) Alumni Project, 2006. 2. The Bluecoats 2022 (50th Anniversary) 3. The Santa Clara Vanguard 2017 (50th Anniversary) 4. The Kingsmen Alumni, 2007 (The Blue Machine) 5. Cavaliers Anniversary Corps 888 (60th Anniversary) 2008 (The Green Machine) 6. 27th Lancers (25th Anniversary) 1994 7. Star of Indiana Alumni Corps (25th) 2010 8. Phantom Regiment (50th Anniversary) 2016 9. Chicago Royal Airs (48th Anniversary) 2002 10. Bridgemen 2016 11. Blue Stars (50th Anniversary) 2014 12. Blue Knights (60th Anniversary) Mile High Stadium, 7/12/2018 High Visual: Santa Clara Vanguard High Percussion: Santa Clara Vanguard High GE: Madison Scouts High Brass: Star of Indiana Spirit of Disney Award: The Bridgemen
@mikeseguin13825 ай бұрын
Need an update with Troopers Legacy Corps 2023!!!
@tubamanhenry2 ай бұрын
I hope that even with all the problems that Cadets has that they would be able to do a Cadets 100 Year alumni corps in 2034
@juantyson26413 ай бұрын
I miss the 27th Lancers
@RogueBritАй бұрын
Bloody Epic
@highstimulation2497 Жыл бұрын
7:39. that's the life, baby.
@b42baritone3 ай бұрын
Nobody talked about the 07 Kingsmen Alumni Corps. I was on the field that night. What gives.
@highstimulation2497 Жыл бұрын
opening was Danny Boy, and... some Holst piece, no?
@samsignorelli Жыл бұрын
On one hand, I'm bummed 07 BD/SCV wasn't there (of course, our last show was Stanford). On the other....we had no battery, did a park & bark only, and were not allowed to play by ourselves...the 07 A corps brass had to be included. Sadly, a true BD alum corps will never happen so long as current BD admin is in place.
@richbrass1211 ай бұрын
btw yall forgot SCV alumni 02
@TrompetaArturoАй бұрын
1:40 ESPAÑA CANI
@2010bigpapi6 ай бұрын
*Were the cavs playing bugles? *That’s the Madison that I remember 😊 *My bias will always show with SCV ❤ Just drum corps at its best. Blowing notes, not theatrical prop dependent.
@richbrass1211 ай бұрын
i dont get DCA alumni corps. i mean you could just go back to the DCA group
@emmettsimon948711 ай бұрын
True but also you gotta admit Cabs were fire
@j.franknash89895 ай бұрын
Very few DCA alumni would be able to keep up with modern shows so, that's the reason for the alumni groups
@juicymango84004 ай бұрын
10:36 WHERE IS THIS SONG FROM I recognise it from Carolina crown 2016 relentless but it’s the star of Indiana? I’m so curious I wanna see the show it’s from
@Sforzando_DCI4 ай бұрын
Medea’s dance of vengeance Star of Indiana - 1993 (it’s the closer)
@gemgirl200029 күн бұрын
@@Sforzando_DCIand I stand by Star’s rendition of it. That snare line went apeshit at the end. 🤯🤯