27th Lancers 1985 Danny Boy

27th Lancers 1985 Danny Boy

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[Callawyn27]

85 was a really rough start. We were very short on members until just prior to the season opener. I remember going to many, many rehearsals over the winter and well into the spring with only 13 members in the horn line. Membership gradually improved during the spring, and then the Glassmen folded and we picked up 20+ members overnight (as I recall, they drove from OH to MA crammed into a van), they arrived only a week or two before the first show.

[wisprette]

Hi Callawan27. Just so you know, it was The Pride of Cincinnati that folded two weeks prior! I know because I was one of those individuals crammed in that van!! LOL! Thanks for the memory!

[baronjosefr]

My parents helped organize American International in Butler, PA way back, and the Lancers were always a crowd favorite. If you want to see how far drum corps has fallen (broadway dancers, 3-valve instruments, etc.) just look at what you had back in the early and mid-eighties. A show like AI was 5 days with 35-40 Open Class corps on line (North Star, Lancers, Garfield, Blue Devils, Cavaliers, Vagabonds, Phantom, etc.) and another day of shows for A Class corps, where there would be another 18-20.

[wisprette]

I had no idea they use 3-valve instruments now. That seems like a sin! I haven't seen any drum corps shows for, oh, 20 years or so now. I have caught a show or two on espn, but it is SO cut up! You can't even watch an entire performance anymore. A real shame.

[Gobluestars]

How did the Freelancers beat this corps in 85?

[wisprette]

We had so many show changes! Two weeks before finals they added stuff for us to learn. Crazy!

[b42baritone]

You are not a Drum Corps fan if you dont cry to Danny Boy.

[cbrentsmith]

I always loved 27 and although 85 was an exciting year for us to make finals in our first year of competition is was a little bittersweet now looking back at it that 27 was left out of finals.

Also interesting that the demise of Pride actually benefitted two other corps greatly as we had many holes until Pride folded and brought a great core group of members with drum corps experience to Star.

[PopTopicTVChannel]

@wisprette Remembering The Pride, almost joined that year ended up at the Blucotes to remain in OHIO Wow how time flies

[browneb1965]

I got to see them perform the show from '85 near my home in NH. As an 8 yr Marching Band geek (in HS and at UNH), it was always a thrill to go see "our" Drum Corps- 27th Lancers.

[MaestroMitch45]

wow...in 25 years I've never seen this... I was one of those Pride guys...it was a wonderful and lousy experience all at the same time...first and last year of drum corps for me. I think we finished like 3 tenths of a point out? Still kills me...

[elmomustdie12]

@Callawyn27 It was the Pride of Cinci that folded. Many of their members went to 27 and the rest went to Star (likely cause of POC folding too). I was in Regiment and got to see this show several times on tour! Danny Boy and Seahawk were the high points of this show!! Thanks for posting!

[Kevim8]

@navilluswp I don't think there is such a big problem with 3-valved brass, dancing guard, pit, or any of those specific changes to the activity.

I think show design is the only thing that truely holds back modern drum corps from being as entertaining as it used to be. It used to be that you could just play songs.... with melodies. But there is so much abstract and non-melodic stuff going on these days that it's hardly musical. It's just boring.

[navilluswp]

@stayfrostywilly - I would not attend a "modern" show now if it was free and in my back yard. "Just Say NO" to band instruments, dancing performers, pitted percussion, costumes, acoustical enhancements

[ronaldb1023]

This performance is so special to me cause its the last show that my brother was in befor he died it always brings tears to my eyes to watch him doing what he loved the most.

[newDBC09]

awesome

[gsaique]

Awsome, thats my favorite music to play--- DANNY BOY!!!