From: cdoser@polari.online.com
Subject: Corps Name Project
Keywords: Corps, Name, Drum, Bugle
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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 06:15:30 GMT

Well, we have been talking about corps past and gone. I just got out the
NorthWest Championship program from 1972. Yes, 20 years ago! It is
pretty depressing to look at the list and see how many units have gone
down the tubes over the years. At that time, there were 33 corps in this
area that were members. Not all attended the championships, but here is
a list of names. Some people might remember some of the names.
 
 
Strutters, Edmonton, Alberta    Yellow and green uniforms with Go-Go
Canada                          boots on the color guard.
 
Dickinson's Crusaders,          This group was sponsored by a jam and
  West Linn, Oregon             jelly company
 
Drifters, Surrey, BC            Later became the Pacific Blue
 
Spartans, Vancouver,            Top 25 corps several times, this year
  Washington                    have gone inactive
 
Black Watch, Auburn,            Close to my heart. Several times in the
  Washington                    top 20 race, and in 1976 was in the top
                                16, and might have made finals, but bad
                                management kept the corps from
                                competing at DCI. They did win
                                the 1978 DCI Class A Championships.
 
Golden Skyliners,               One of TWO corps from Montana! Yes, the
  Great Falls, Montana          old cowboys had some tooters and bangers
 
Cascades, Seattle, Washington   They are still around, in fact they are
                                seemingly revitalized this year after
                                having been out of real competition for
                                the last several years. Young blood has
                                come to this group, and they may keep
                                on climbing!
 
Sunsetters, Astoria, Oregon     One of those regional corps that were
                                interesting, but never were able to get
                                much of anywhere
 
Rangers, Pendelton, Oregon      Ditto from above. From a harsh climate
                                of eastern Oregon
 
Reveliers, Billings, Montana    The -other- corps from cowboy country
 
Shamrocks, Seattle, Washington  This corps had its heyday in the mid
                                to late sixties. They competed in
                                several Nationals then, and did pretty
                                well. The Mean Green Machine
 
Titans, Bremerton, Washington   From the sea-faring town of Bremerton,
                                this corps struggled with getting to
                                the level of national capability. They
                                went to DCI several times, but didn't
                                do very well
 
Columbians, Tri-Cities,         A strong contender in the Northwest,
  Washington                    they were about to get strong enough
                                in 1974 to go to DCI, then quickly
                                folded at the end of the season
 
Flammingos, Salem, Oregon       If the town sounds familiar, but the
                                corps name doesn't, How about the
                                Argonauts? They changed names in 1974
                                and also colors. They made it into the
                                top 25 several times, but have now
                                become a summer youth band
 
Sentinels, Bellevue,            The Muchachos of the West Coast, this
  Washington                    group was always a crowd pleaser. They
                                had one of the best Drum Majors I've
                                ever seen, Steve Franke
 
Percussion-Naut Patriots,       Several time top 25 corps, this corps
  Spokane, Washington           was a perrenial powerhouse. Known for
                                their extremely good drumlines, the
                                loss of their director caused their
                                absence from the scene

As you might notice, there have been several corps from the NorthWest
that have been top 25 contenders. Unfortunately, there has not been
the consistency in the units to keep drum corps alive in this region.
Maybe we can change that. I will try to collect names as they are
posted to the net, or you can make double sure I get it by mailing
it to me also.
 
 
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