Site Map

Here you'll find links to all of the pages on our website.

• Alumni Corps
  • About Us
  • Green Capsule Comments
  • Home Page
    • 50th Reunion Gathering (Acrobat file)
  • Our Constitution (Acrobat File)
  • Our Sponsors & Suppliers
  • Rehearsal Reports
    • A Beautiful Noise (by Vern Johansson)
    • Making My Family Happy (by Ted Wilson)
    • Up From The Basement (Vol 1) (by Ted Wilson)
    • Up From The Basement (Vol 2) (by Ted Wilson)
    • Up From The Basement (Vol 3) (by Ted Wilson)
    • Common Goals and Greatness (by Kevin Matthew)
    • Sucked In Like A May Fly (by Gord LeFevre)
    • We're A Drum Corps (by Gord LeFevre)
    • Notes From The Back Of A Pickup Truck (by Ted Wilson)
    • Post-G.A.S. Ponderings (by Gord LeFevre)
    • I Love A Parade (by Gord LeFevre)
    • Waterford Show Ponderings (by Gord LeFevre)
    • More Than Just a Song (by Brian Hogan)
    • Tribute To a Humble Genius (by Brian Hogan)
    • The Thrill of Drill (by Bill Kane)
    • The Strange Case of the City of Toronto Flag (by Phil Hennings)
    • Opti-Corps 1 (from a 1957 Lions Show programme)
    • Opti-Corps 2 (from a 1957 Optimists Show programme)
  • Sales and Donations
  • Site Map
  • Stay Connected!
  • Upcoming Performances
  • Want To Join Us?
    • Alumni Corps Brochure  (Acrobat File)
    • Map to the Legion (Acrobat File)
    • Map to St Mike's (Acrobat File)

• Information

  • Change History for our website
  • Search Our Website
  • Download MP3 Files
  • How To Contact Us
  • Links to other sites
  • Our Repertoire through the Years
  • Notices and Upcoming Events

• Members

  • Brass & Percussion Goodies
  • Combined Rehearsal & Performance Schedule
    • Map to rehearsal location (Acrobat File)
  • Contact information for Corps Members
  • Our Members (Photos and a few words)
  • Instructions and Notes
    • Taking care of our uniforms (Acrobat file)
  • News of Interest to Corps Members
  • Optimists Corps Song (Acrobat File)
  • Sheet Music Downloads (Original)
    • Scorch Files
    • Sheet Music (Acrobat Format)
    • Warmups & Exercises
    • Music for Drums
  • Sheet Music Downloads (New)
    • Scorch Files
    • Sheet Music (Acrobat Format)
    • Warmups & Exercises
    • Warmup Songs for Horns
    • Music for Drums

• Our History
  • 50th anniversary!
  • 50 Years of Drum Corps in Canada (7 meg Acrobat File)
  • Optimists Alumni: The Beginnings
    • Acrobat file notifying people of the first rehearsal of the Alumni Corps
  • Memories from the Past
    • Memories of the Years
      • 1958
      • 1963
      • 1964
      • 1966
    • Memories from Other Sources
      • 1958: The Strange Case of the City Hall Flag (by Phil Hennings)
      • 1962: Bill Thorne interviews Joe Gianna & Doug Mackenzie (Acrobat file, from Green capsule Comments)
      • 1963 Individuals Results from Dec 1963 Off The Line Magazine ((Acrobat file, 250k)
      • 1964 Article on the Optimists (Acrobat file from the April 23, 1964 issue of the Toronto Telegram )
      • 1965 Year Book (Acrobat file) (5.8 mgs)
      • 1968: How Rick Roussel became an Optimist (by Ray Roussel)
      • 1977 article on Ken Mulgrew of the Seneca Optimists (6.8 mg Acrobat file)
  • Our Members Marched With...
    • Canadian Commanders
    • Danforth Tech
    • De La Salle "Oaklands"
    • Etobicoke Crusaders
    • Golden Monarchs
    • Grantham Police Boys Band
    • Guelph Royalaires
    • Hamilton Conqueror
    • Jolly Jesters
    • Leaside Lions
    • Oakland Crusaders
    • Opti-Corps (1957)
    • Optimist Lancers & Cadet Lancers
    • Scarborough Firefighters / Seneca Princemen
    • Seneca Optimists
    • Simcoe United Alumni
    • Toronto Optimists
    • Toronto Signals
    • Western Tech
      • excerpt from the 1954–55 Western Tech Yearbook
    • York Lions
  • Our Optimist Roots (by Vern Johansson)

    • Download the complete article in Acrobat Format  (Acrobat File)

    • The Beginnings

      • Acrobat file (winning 1958 Canadian Championships in Galt)

    • Their Hearts Belong to Daddy

      • JPG File (the 1956 Championship certificate)

    • Are These Guys for Real?

    • On, March On

    • Maybe This Green Machine Has too Many Miles On It

    • "You Better Bleed on the Finish Line"

      • Acrobat file on the 1962 Rome, NY show (2 megs)

    • How Long Can This Machine Last?

    • The Field Is Still Green, But the Sky Is Cloudy

    • Happy Birthday, Canada

      • Acrobat file (winning 1967 Nationals)

    • Small, But Mighty

    • Those Were The Days

    • Seneca Optimists (1 + 1 = 1)

    • Former Optimists
  • Scrapbooks
    1. 1968–1969
    2. Spring 1970
    3. Summer 1970: Part 1a
    4. Summer 1970: Part 1b
    5. Summer 1970: Part 1c
    6. Summer 1970: Part 2
    7. Winter 1970–1971
    8. Winter 1971
    9. Summer 1971: Part 1
    10. Summer 1971: Part 2a
    11. Summer 1971: Part 2b
    12. Winter 1971–1972
    13. Summer 1972
    14. Summer 1972
    15. 1973–1975
  • We Remember those who have gone (web page intro)
    • We Remember (Acrobat File with photos and a few words)

    Mr. Al Baggs Al Lathan Al Lavigne Al Morrison Al Punkari Al Tierney Ben Burrage Bernie Beer Bernie Thompson Bill MacMillan Clayton Keat Dave Barrett Dave Byrne Dave Hanks

    *Dave Watt Derek Branton Diane Tenaglia Don Chisolm Doug Harrison Doug McPhail Doug Shearer Ed Hall Fred Shearer *Gary Corbett Gord Angus Gord Robinson Guy Vezina *Harry Prokop

    Ian Robertson *Martin McVeigh Mike Andrews Réal Garneau Roman Perohanycz Ron Cook Ross Colville Scott Cumming Tim Burrage Tim Roussel Tim Watt *Vic Sciore Sr. Wilson Chung Wolfgang Petschke

• Video Files
  • Seneca Optimists: 1977 in review
    • added June 25, 2008
    • This video contains photos of the 1977 Seneca Optimists Drum & Bugle corps. It uses the 1977 field show as an audio background. There are rehearsal photos, casual shots and photos of performances. All of the photos were taken during the summer of 1977.
    • Flash 7 version (smaller images & lower resolution)
    • Flash 8 version (bigger images & higher resolution)
  • Optimists Alumni: 2007 in review
    • added April 8, 2008
    • All of the photos in this video slide-show of the Optimists Alumni Drum & Bugle corps were taken during 2007. We've included a few photos from rehearsals as well as photos from a variety of performances.
    • Flash 7 version (smaller images & lower resolution)
    • Flash 8 version (bigger images & higher resolution)
  • Optimists Alumni: Evolution
    • added August 1, 2007
    • This short video contains photos of the Optimists Alumni Drum & Bugle corps. There are rehearsal photos and photos of performances covering the period from its formation in 2003 until 2007.
    • Flash 7 version (smaller images & lower resolution)
    • Flash 8 version (bigger images & higher resolution)
  • Our Members Marched With....
    • added April 30, 2007
    • This short video contains photos of many different corps, each of which has one or more members in the Optimists Alumni. Unfortunately, at this point, I don't have photos of all the corps represented by our membership.
    • Flash 7 version (smaller images & lower resolution)
    • Flash 8 version (bigger images & higher resolution)
  • Optimists: Then & Now
    • added February 3, 2007
    • This short video contains photos of the Toronto Optimists and the Seneca Optimists. The photos cover the period from about 1957 through 1977. There are also a couple of photos of the Alumni corps that were taken at Waterloo, ON in 2006.
    • Flash 7 version (smaller images & lower resolution)
    • Flash 8 version (bigger images & higher resolution)

• Our Photo Gallery