Bayonne Bridgemen Finale ~ Indianapolis 2016

Farewell Tour Bayonne Bridgemen

[@lafondla21]

I loved marching this show!

[@jaymizell9172]

Just great. In the stone. Face as wet. Not with sweat... Tears of gratitude.

[@holton345]

"Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends…"

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

Im glad this one ended

[@holton345]

@@Mrtellitlikeitis Isn't it great that you live in a nation where you can freely express your opinion? Here is mine: Your head is a hat rack. Cheers!

[@byrongreene8983]

​@@MrtellitlikeitisHard to belive you're so bitter....I know Louis Mondelli, Jeff Kievit, the Dubrow's.... I'd be shocked if they were as bitter as you....I feel sorry for you.... The Bridemen weren't Muchos but they / we carved out a special place in drum corps history. Disappointed that someone who marched in one of the all time great corps can't be gracious and enjoy ideas of memories.... By the way I marched both Hawthorne and Bridgemen and very grateful for both.....Wish you well my friend...

[@roberthoffhines5419]

there is something so sincere and pure about this that has been totally rinsed from today's DCI. We all know the culprits.

[@Tugboatpb]

Out of curiosity, who? The BC and Crown?

[@brianjungen4059]

@@Tugboatpb BD and the Cadets.

[@bailoutgolf5754]

Really miss shows like this. I can't watch drum corps any more.

[@ThePMcDonald]

@@brianjungen4059 I put MOST blame on HOPKINS and his minions ... THANK GOD he FINALLY got his just desserts!!!!!

[@scrapflies]

DCI is just weird, today. I can appreciate the excellence of the shows and performers but it has lost its appeal to the masses. It’s become art for the sake of art which always turns to crap.

[@davidwaugh6108]

I cannot believe I have never seen this video before. I thoroughly enjoyed, especially all of the typical Bayonne antics. Thank you.

[@DiscGolfFool]

Yes In the Stone brought tears to my eyes! MB3in83

[@Jesusfreak3378]

i loved the bottle dance with walkers lol .. hysterical ..

[@darrylmosley8663]

"THE HYPE WILL NEVER DIE!"

[@ronalddaw9738]

What's funny to me is how we embraced , and still do, this corps when they came out with their zany circus ,free for all show, with the crazy uniforms. Yet today we criticize DCI for the same type of show and say it's not real drum corps. Todays corps have taken it ti another level. I think if we "old timers" look at it with that perspective I think we can enjoy it.

[@ThePMcDonald]

The DIFFERENCE is that TODAY needs amplification, electronics, and an enclosed stadium allegedly designed for "acoustics that support marching bands" AND the only unit that I believe can TRULY play while on-the-run is Phantom ... today's shows are "either run around or play" NOT BOTH (and all that I mention is the Bands of America recipe) NOTHING. COMPARES. TO. A. G-BUGLE. HORNLINE. NOTHING. EVER. WILL.

[@scottscottsdale7868]

1980 Third place was as good as a win. They were awesome. One of the flag girls gave me her hat. As a 17 year old kid that was just tremendous.

[@yodleron7666]

The Bridgemen knew how to entertain. Back when going to a drum corps competition was actually fun and enjoyable. Todays corps shows are too much about death and are depressive to watch. I'd give anything for the Bridgment to come back and put FUN back into DCI

[@1049berkeley]

I agree. At least there is a little bit of levity in The Cavaliers show this year, but The Bridgemen entertained ( so well comically) and were damn good at the same time.

[@ryant8424]

Now due for a VK reunion! Hell, even a Bridgemen/VK combination would be...hold my beer!

[@poppopscarvinshop]

Thank You for Posting This! They Will Always Be My Favorite! You've Never Heard A Drum Corps Until You've Heard A DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS!!!!

[@kathyandjimpullaro522]

The best!!! Horn line is outstanding. Signature song, The Battle Hymn of the Republic.!!!! Bayonne @ its best.

[@Kurtdog63]

Fun and entertaining. Thanks for sharing. Glad the alumnus got to re-live old times.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

The Bridgemens’ Greatest Hits. Gotta love it.

[@jorgetrevino6161]

I miss marching with the Bridgeman, HYPE!

[@michaeloneill1964]

What A Blast that Was!! I'm The Guy Taking a Selfie/ Flash on top of the Helmet Just as Brant Crocker Says "THE BRIDGEMEN!!! And I Was The ONLY Member to perform the First Show/ first year in 1976, and This Final Show 2016!!

[@frugalwitch]

My favorite since the early 80s!

[@joeyllanos7573]

best years of my life!

[@jamesjordan6815]

Great job, Bridgemen! HYPE!!!

[@tommichalski6053]

Wicked great performance

[@Kluyker]

Amazing, awesome and inspirational!!!!

[@mikebaughman2204]

Good old fashioned Drum Corps

[@billhoehlein]

I miss them a lot!!

[@robertshrewsbury5067]

Like seeing the interaction with the audience.

[@charlesgricko3441]

I always enjoyed watching the Bridgemen every year at the 16th Street stadium. The scoring for the competitions was brutal. One misstep, a finger smudge on a horn, one off key out of all members, flags had be in total sync.etc. A 10th of a point had a major effect as to where you finished. I remember one year when the top three finishers were separated by only 5 tenths of a point. That was a lot of pressure. A friend of was in the Bugle cotp and eventually blew out his lung.

[@ThePMcDonald]

"top three finishers were separated by only 5 tenths" THAT was 1980 -- Bridgemen, Two-Seven, Blue Devils ...

[@jaymizell9172]

The warm up is awesome

[@georgecain1898]

awesome

[@ThePMcDonald]

Can SOMEBODY have the b**ls to bring back a FULL G-Bugle line, even if JUST for ONE season, and show today's "noodlers" what a REAL hornline sounds like? Sorry to say, but using all-key "orchestral" instruments does NOT have the same GRAVITAS as a full-throated line of horns tuned in G -- ESPECIALLY on the bottom end!!! God, I miss those "PHAT" sounding horn lines -- Spirit, Two-Seven, Bayonne, Madison, Phantom -- from the 70s and 80s and 90s, and the sound got BETTER as the horns improved ... I STILL have my Spirit of Atlanta shirt from around 1982 -- the ONLY drum corps shirt I ever found that had a BARITONE pictured rather than a soprano ... RIP Bobby Hoffman and Gary Oberwanowicz ...

[@terrymitchell1505]

THE BANANAS FROM BAYONNE NEW JERSEY!! THE ONE & ONLY. "THE BRIDGE MEN!!!!!!"

[@richardcreighton3878]

Does anyone know what brand/model the "official" Bridgemen hats were?

[@slotcargene1]

Stetson

[@JamieSmith-fz2mz]

This is better than the final episode of M*A*S*H.

[@daddyosink4413]

Did the crowd STAY on their feet and make that much noise for BD, Madison, or SCV that night? No..... no they didnt......

[@agentpebble1094]

This was the year the Bluecoats won their first title...also one of the most hyped up DCI years ever. You bet your ass that people were up on their feet for all the finalist corps. Get outta here with your “olD dcI iS beTtEr thAn New dCi” bullshit

[@ThePMcDonald]

@@agentpebble1094for WHAT?!? a pre-recorded "bend" that was pantomimed by the hornline?!? THAT is when TRUE drum corps DIED!!!!! Move AND play doesn't happen any more (except maybe Phantom)

[@rainmanevans78]

I miss the "shuffle"

[@g.hon.4645]

Ahhh, the Bridgemen! Some things never change! Like, fr'ins, the very first thing I see. Here they are, coming off the line in their "block", & it doesn't take long. After the 1st 2 lines step off, they completely forget to count the number of steps before moving out behind them, one line at a time, until by the end of the formation.... 😂🤣😂🤣😁

[@derrickwilson7467]

What? No trombones or electronics? This can't be! George Hopkins! Quick, fix this now!

[@daddyosink4413]

Derrick Wilson looks like George may be going to prison these days..... he may or may not have "pulled a Bill Cosby"....

[@nicksantoro8234]

the 40

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

just a horrible place for a show

[@kevind352]

As someone who was performing on that field I can tell you acoustically it was fantastic. An enclosed Stadium creates some fullness in the brass sound. Of course - that is just my opinion. Now if you're mentioning the location and some of the things around it - well you have a valid point.

[@SKYBRITE27]

You can hear it in this recording,it's horrible,with echos.Manning bowl was the perfect venue for Drum corps.(aside from the occasional flyover noise,lol)as well as Kennedy Stadium in Bpt.,Ct.Not nearly the seating,but all good seats (not in the rafters).Listen to any World Open recordings,will blow you away!

[@connortoon492]

actually, if you're talking about the stadium itself, it was designed to have acoustics that support marching bands!

[@ThePMcDonald]

@@connortoon492 AGAIN -- a G-bugle hornline NEVER needed an "enclosed Stadium" to create "some fullness in the brass sound" and enhance acoustics ... PROVES what is wrong with what they call "drum corps" today

[@ThePMcDonald]

@@kevind352 a G-bugle hornline NEVER needed an "enclosed Stadium" to create "some fullness in the brass sound" -- what you claim is SACRILEGE for what Spirit, Two-Seven, Bridgemen, Madison, et al, put out there in the late 70s and the 80s (and some shows in the 90s)

[@g.hon.4645]

Ahhh, the Bridgemen! Some things never change! Like, fr'ins, the very first thing I see. Here they are, coming off the line in their "block", & it doesn't take long. After the 1st 2 lines step off, they completely forget to count the number of steps before moving out behind them, one line at a time, until by the end of the formation.... 😂🤣😂🤣😁

[@g.hon.4645]

Ahhh, the Bridgemen! Some things never change! Like, fr'ins, the very first thing I see. Here they are, coming off the line in their "block", & it doesn't take long. After the 1st 2 lines step off, they completely forget to count the number of steps before moving out behind them, one line at a time, until by the end of the formation.... 😂🤣😂🤣😁