In 1968 Saint Joe's Batavia with a junior state champions and the Long Island Sunrisers where the senior state champions both great, drum and bugle Corps.
Absolutely America Spirit. Didn't know Sunrisers were in the '68 Dream , but I heard from other comment they should have won it. Dtum corps judges could be notorious for rigging the score sheets at times.
@@tommcconville4270 Exactly especially when any downstate corps went up north Example 1967 NY American State . this show doesnt hold a candle to 67 NY Kingsmen .Batavias box formations and fronts for who knows how long is about as interesting as watching grass grow .That go's for the brass book as well . Just callin as i see and hear it .
@@oldtimedrumcorps Look, NY Kingsmen were a pretty good corps and we're NY state AL contenders. But we're they contenders in AL, VFW and Worlds Open like St. Joe's was? You tell me, think we all know who the better corps was, and that was St. Joseph's of Batavia HANDS DOWN. Period. end stop.
@@tommcconville4270 Once again anytime a downstate went to upstate NY they were at a judging disadvantage , always . Even when Chi Cavies went there they would win by slim margins .Give them credit for even showing their faces in that.bias . How many State Al shows did Sky even bother with ? They knew better and wouldnt waste their time or reputation. The 64 World Open Jr. prelims Hedges Stadium was a perfect example of unbiased judging and take a look at those upstate placements .I was there . I doubt anything really changed with upstate NY AL State judging by '67 State. Hey, dont take my word compare the 2 recordings . In 67 St Joes drill was about as dead as a parade pass by . While their brass book was as incohesive and lackluster as an exibition . The individual and ensemble ( all captions GE of NY Kingmen ) AND difficulty of score executed near perfectly was been far ahead of any drumming lead Joes could muster . Unless the Kingsmens drill was absolutely that of a standstill unit , doubt it , the somewhat 2 point rediculous difference , 67' State score was a typical apparent fix to cover any other possible judges possible integrity . That said , St joes Opening fanfare was exciting but that was it, then a 11:00 min. concession trip for a dog and a tall one .
@@oldtimedrumcorps Do you Really want a metro NY corps other than St. Rita's Brass men that could even go toe to toe with St. Joe's? That was St. Rita's!!! It wasn't the NY Kingsmen. OLPH Rifleme TVn, who we competed against once or twice. CMCC Warrior
Yes, this is the show that took them to 4th in the American Legion Nationals in Boston Massachusetts. The drum line that no one could beat and were National Champion drumline. Ron Kryman and Joey Eduardo drum majors, Jimmy Allen soloist on soprano. This show brought me alot good memories and that melophones were so piercing in sound.
Always liked St. Joseph's of Batavia. If they could see me now done real nice. Johnny Comes Marching Home, great rendition. Sunrisers an Casper played well too. Great rendition of Hey Big Spender, their signature tune. Too bad they they placed 4th. cuz this was a superb show well executed. Incidentally, my grandmother grew up in Leroy, right next to Batavia. Another reason I like them.
W.P., fasteddie, et al; I agree. D&B corps got worse and worse every decade after the '60's. I was in the '68 27th Lancers (1st sop) - our first yr. of existence. We fulfilled our "impossible dream" and were in the nationals in Detroit. (St. Joe's won drums that night.) I was the 27th horn to join - on Oct 12 '67. I almost exploded when I found out that today's corps have rock 'n roll drums on the sidelines. I still love every single song in our routine in '68. We wrecked Boston's horn line every contest. The best they ever did was tie us.
Leopold, get a clue. Guys like us who marched in the '60's and '70s paved the way for ya 'll in the 90's. And all our show s were both sophisticated musically and artistically. You need to acknowledge us old schoolers. Old school is the best school.
@@tommcconville4270 I agree 100%. If we were still old-school organizations, there would be many many more of us. In my opinion DCI is the reason for the demise of the activity.
Disagree. Listen to Boston Crusaders shows from '69 and '70, and the Sunrisers use of them in '69 through the seventies and eighties. The bells gave tremendous musical quality to their shows. And made for excellent GE, especially in the score sheets.
I agree, I never cared for them at all. When you listen to some of the recordings, they seem to pierce your ears, it is very distracting. Just my opinion.
C'MON ALREADY, THiS IS THE '67 LEGION NAT'LS AT FENWAY PARK, ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ARENAS IN AMERICA!!! It's more than just a baseball field D.Roberts!!!
@@fasteddie820 I agree with you 100%. When I was a member of the Long Island Sunrisers, and competed in Oriole Stadium for the Yankee Rebel's, it was a total disaster, the angles were very difficult.
In 1968 Saint Joe's Batavia with a junior state champions and the Long Island Sunrisers where the senior state champions both great, drum and bugle Corps.
Absolutely America Spirit. Didn't know Sunrisers were in the '68 Dream , but I heard from other comment they should have won it. Dtum corps judges could be notorious for rigging the score sheets at times.
@@tommcconville4270 Exactly especially when any downstate corps went up north Example 1967 NY American State . this show doesnt hold a candle to 67 NY Kingsmen .Batavias box formations and fronts for who knows how long is about as interesting as watching grass grow .That go's for the brass book as well . Just callin as i see and hear it .
@@oldtimedrumcorps Look, NY Kingsmen were a pretty good corps and we're NY state AL contenders. But we're they contenders in AL, VFW and Worlds Open like St. Joe's was? You tell me, think we all know who the better corps was, and that was St. Joseph's of Batavia HANDS DOWN. Period. end stop.
@@tommcconville4270 Once again anytime a downstate went to upstate NY they were at a judging disadvantage , always . Even when Chi Cavies went there they would win by slim margins .Give them credit for even showing their faces in that.bias . How many State Al shows did Sky even bother with ? They knew better and wouldnt waste their time or reputation. The 64 World Open Jr. prelims Hedges Stadium was a perfect example of unbiased judging and take a look at those upstate placements .I was there . I doubt anything really changed with upstate NY AL State judging by '67 State. Hey, dont take my word compare the 2 recordings . In 67 St Joes drill was about as dead as a parade pass by . While their brass book was as incohesive and lackluster as an exibition . The individual and ensemble ( all captions GE of NY Kingmen ) AND difficulty of score executed near perfectly was been far ahead of any drumming lead Joes could muster . Unless the Kingsmens drill was absolutely that of a standstill unit , doubt it , the somewhat 2 point rediculous difference , 67' State score was a typical apparent fix to cover any other possible judges possible integrity . That said , St joes Opening fanfare was exciting but that was it, then a 11:00 min. concession trip for a dog and a tall one .
@@oldtimedrumcorps Do you Really want a metro NY corps other than St. Rita's Brass men that could even go toe to toe with St. Joe's? That was St. Rita's!!! It wasn't the NY Kingsmen. OLPH Rifleme TVn, who we competed against once or twice. CMCC Warrior
Fleetwood records made a recording of the New York State championship Sun rises on the front and st. Joe's on reverse side
Yes, this is the show that took them to 4th in the American Legion Nationals in Boston Massachusetts. The drum line that no one could beat and were National Champion drumline. Ron Kryman and Joey Eduardo drum majors, Jimmy Allen soloist on soprano.
This show brought me alot good memories and that melophones were so piercing in sound.
Dead on BRILLIANT!Mighty St. Joe's,loved em.
Well said, good ol drum. Alot of the guys had been in military and sure showed it.
I love ST jJoes. The The snare's are clean as hell.
St Joe's Drumline was undefeated the entire season
Always liked St. Joseph's of Batavia. If they could see me now done real nice. Johnny Comes Marching Home, great rendition. Sunrisers an Casper played well too. Great rendition of Hey Big Spender, their signature tune. Too bad they they placed 4th. cuz this was a superb show well executed. Incidentally, my grandmother grew up in Leroy, right next to Batavia. Another reason I like them.
as someone with the Cavaliers who competed against St Joe's..we always respected them, unlike Boston who we thought were punks
W.P., fasteddie, et al; I agree. D&B corps got worse and worse every decade after the '60's. I was in the '68 27th Lancers (1st sop) - our first yr. of existence. We fulfilled our "impossible dream" and were in the nationals in Detroit. (St. Joe's won drums that night.) I was the 27th horn to join - on Oct 12 '67. I almost exploded when I found out that today's corps have rock 'n roll drums on the sidelines. I still love every single song in our routine in '68. We wrecked Boston's horn line every contest. The best they ever did was tie us.
Mike Dempsey, you did know me I played in the concert french horn line when we first got the circular french horns in 1968.
Ed Cintron? Jocko. Dick Pielow and myself STILL playing FH with St. Joe;s of Batavia Brass Ensemble. Come on down!
Tommy Cymbals from St. Joes, Batavia with his 40 inch Cymbals 1968-69 now in Buffalo, NY
fasteddie...I had to know ya...spot on!(were you a drum major at one time??? LOL
When drum corps was still DRUM & BUGLE CORPS.
Without a doubt the 90's were the golden age of G bugle drum corps, this is interesting and good but not like what it later became.
Leopold, get a clue. Guys like us who marched in the '60's and '70s paved the way for ya 'll in the 90's. And all our show s were both sophisticated musically and artistically. You need to acknowledge us old schoolers. Old school is the best school.
@@tommcconville4270 I agree 100%. If we were still old-school organizations, there would be many many more of us. In my opinion DCI is the reason for the demise of the activity.
A tad grainy but FULL of LIFE! LOng live St Joes!
Wasn't it St. Joes who first marched with the fluglehorn??
Real drum corp, as the saying was back then if you couldn't walk the instruments on the field they didn't belong. Penalties for that!!!!!
what ever happened to Joe Pepatone? and Ed Cosalino?
David Roby g
Who out there remembers the parade route that some idiot created with the reviewing stand at the top of a hill at the end of a very long parade?
Go Franky Pentapento on Melophone, hear you loud and clear.
Back before at the current "glockenspiel nonsense". IMO this has NO PLACE in a DRUM and bugle corps.
Disagree. Listen to Boston Crusaders shows from '69 and '70, and the Sunrisers use of them in '69 through the seventies and eighties. The bells gave tremendous musical quality to their shows. And made for excellent GE, especially in the score sheets.
I agree, I never cared for them at all. When you listen to some of the recordings, they seem to pierce your ears, it is very distracting. Just my opinion.
American Legion Nationals was kind of bush league. Couldn't they find something better than a baseball diamond to march on?
You're in Boston....The most iconic facility in Boston? I marched with Joe's, and marching there was a treat.
You got that right,baseball diamond ridiculous.
C'MON ALREADY, THiS IS THE '67 LEGION NAT'LS AT FENWAY PARK, ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ARENAS IN AMERICA!!! It's more than just a baseball field D.Roberts!!!
@@fasteddie820 I agree with you 100%. When I was a member of the Long Island Sunrisers, and competed in Oriole Stadium for the Yankee Rebel's, it was a total disaster, the angles were very difficult.