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Article Number |
Article Description |
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1 |
Vern Johansson's "A
Beautiful Noise" -- observations on the first rehearsal of the
Optimists Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps. |
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2 |
Ted Wilson's
"Making My Family Happy"
and
"Up From The
Basement" -- a former first soprano player now reincarnated
as a contra bass player comments on the aftermath of the second
rehearsal. |
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3 |
Ted Wilson, contra bass keen
machine, recounts more adventures in the art of carrying around a huge
pile of musical metal in
"Up From The Basement -- Volume Two". |
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6 |
Ted Wilson waxes enthusiastic
over the return of Paul Thompson on contra and the overall improvement
of the alumni corps in
"Up From The Basement -- Volume Three". |
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7 |
Brass instructor Kevin Matthew
adds his comments on the progress of the alumni corps in
Common Goals and Greatness. |
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8 |
Newly-returned tenor drummer
Gord Lefevre emails in his delightful
Sucked In Like A May Fly -- an entertaining and inspirational
account of his return to the corps. |
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9 |
Tenor drummer Gord Lefevre
writes about our mini-camp weekend in
We're A Drum Corps -- another of his entertaining musings on the
corps and its progress. |
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10 |
Ted Wilson adds his spirited
two cents on the mini-camp weekend in
Notes From The Back Of The Pickup Truck. |
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11 |
Gord Lefevre adds to his
growing inspirational writings in
Post-GAS Ponderings -- reflections on the May 1, 2004, GAS
performance in Hamilton, Ontario. |
12 |
Another entertaining word romp from tenor
drummer Gord Lefevre with I Love A Parade
-- thoughts on the July 1st Canada Day Parade in Cambridge, Ontario |
13 |
Gord Lefevre shares his thoughts about
our last in-door show in
Waterford Show Ponderings. |
14 |
Brian Hogan provides educational and
thought-provoking comments on Corps songs in
More Than Just a Song. |
15 |
Brian Hogan pays tribute to Ben Burrage of
the Toronto Optimists in
Tribute To a Humble Genius. This article also was featured on DCI's
website under the "FANFARE" section under Michael Boo's byline. |
16 |
Bill Kane pens a few initial impressions
on the Alumni corps first tentative steps into M&M in
The Thrill of Drill. |
17 |
Phil Henning provides historical background
for one of the Optimists' beautiful flags in
The Strange Case of the City of Toronto
Flag. |
18 |
Phil Hennings sends in an interesting
article on the fledgling Optimists in
Opti-Corps 1 (from a 1957 Lions Show
programme). |
19 |
Phil Hennings sends in an interesting
article on the fledgling Optimists in
Opti-Corps 2 (from a 1957 Optimists Show
programme). |
