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As some of you know and as some of you have observed, OSBC has been on hiatus. The history of this group hasn't always been a happy one. It has seen changes...
Your application for OSBC membership has been approved. A few reminders: -- All postings to OSBC are moderated. This is not done to stem intelligent and...
Greetings to all! Hope to read stories and comments about the achievements of New York City Drum and Bugle Corps. Brooklyn alone produce many of the activities...
Hi All, Very nice to see the Group back up & running again.I am sure we all missed this link to real Drum Corps . At St Kevins ,we are learning some new " old...
Hey, nice to see activity on this site again and hopefully we can keep it at a nice friendly level on topics that are near and dear to us all - old style drum...
Hey everyone ' I,m glad everyone is back , it nice to be able to read ,what every one doing, hey mike greenpant's tell larry that nate from Archie , said...
After receiving numerous positive e-mails, seeing these posts and receiving only one e-mail from a current member which will require further discussions, it...
I think this is a great question. Personally, I don't think positive change is possible within either organization. Add some sort of financial benefit, and...
I found this a little while back. I think it speaks volumes regarding the "evolution" of fraternal and musical genres. Some of the "ancient" fife and drum...
Due to the plethora of off-topic band advertisements, I've placed OSBC amongst Veterans Groups in the Yahoo! categorizing system. I'm also going to write to...
... Here's what I sent to Yahoo Groups Feedback (and with apologies to our allied members in Canadian bugle corps and bugle bands): I am the List Owner for the...
My apologies. I have received some e-mails to the List Owner which were obviously meant to be posts to the list. I will repost those shortly. Apparently, the...
Well, Nate, you just told Larry yourself!! I'm still out here lurking, waiting for the group to resume. I'd also like to thank you for finding and storing my...
--Hey Gary, Did you go to the GAS this year .If so ,did you play at the late night " jam session " ? I guess you play Mell ,so do I.We probably played together...
--Hey Nate , I will be happy to do it .Man you guys & gals did a very very nice job on this years GAS .I mean the venue was great & everything ran smooth .I...
Mike, sorry I didn't go to GAS this year. We decided ("we" being my partner Diana who is also a mello player) that we wanted to take a break from drum corps...
Hi Does anybody have the complete prelim list of the 1969 VFW Nationals prelims? Not the one that's imcomplete at corps reps.com. Can you send it to me? HB...
Veterans Stadium, Philadephia PA. 1969 - the year before Drum Corps began to die. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chicago Cavaliers 91.20 Racine Kilties 90.40 ...
Perhaps someone who was there or who has more information can verify (or not) the following publicly-archived postings (possibly unreliable): Prelims 1....
Thank you MrCooby. I had ordered the entire 1969 VFW National Fleetwood series. I was their in 1969 with the Brooklyn, NY Carter Cadets. There were an...
Come hear the 'Dixie Stinger' concert 03/15/06 What: The Yankee Rebels' 16th annual Dixie Stinger concert will include performances by eight drum and bugle...
Remember that despite the "diminishing" slant of some of the following, fife and drum corps nearly died out - and then the Bicentennial, after which Ancien(t)...
In my humble but "I-was-there" opinion, it was the GDMF Combine in 1970 that began the death spiral. (The initials GDMF do not stand for Great Drummers Mean...
Hi, I looked for you on Reunion.com, but you weren't there. Please connect with me so we can keep in touch. -John Do You Know John? YES - Connect with John,...
Happy 125th anniversary to the Bloomingdale Cornet Band, Bloomingdale NJ, organized on May 30, 1884, the 19th Decoration Day following the Civil War. The...