I was there as a 16 yr old spectator, the next year I was marching with the phantom regiment. It was so cool to stand at the retreat and look at where I sat the previous year!!! I still get goose bumps thinking about it.

Thank you Megan!

Did you march VK?

you are so right.. . I even see a dude marching out of step!!!! how do u do that on finals night???!!!!

The bongos on the snares contributed to that effect but the tenor line was made of marine pearl Ludwig SET drums and were MASSIVELY heavy! My buddy in the line let me try em on and they must have weighed close to 50 pounds - we had some dudes in that line that could have been NFL tight ends or guards.... Good times.... Fun fact, the "scoops" on the bongos were actually HVAC ducting... Drum corps was much more organic in those days....

and tasty as fuck

@@scotttesar7156 using the ducting and such....back when we would get creative using anything we could get our hands on. I didn't march until the 90's and we were still doing it then. Then along came the 2010's and we have what we have now.

Seiously, BD had nothing on phantom regiments bass line and NOTHING on the low brass.

@@culversofgallatin3933lol, nobody had better low brass sound then Phantom around this time period, however the rest, behind these people .

Sky Ryders are gone forever

Won’t be the same.

Thank you Shaira! 💎❤️

North Star had them in 78

@@tomshea8382 no they didn’t. They had tri toms

@@dinkindane I'm watching the show right now. Learn how to count.

And not just the usual "quads" but marine-pearl tenor & floor toms that were custom-configured and weighed A TON - I marched marimba but my buddy marched quads and I tried them on... at least 40 pounds... the tenor line were BEASTS (players and athletes) Also notice the custom-spock-bongos that the snares were carrying (along with duct-work "scoops") - it was an honor to march with this line.... "Won and Done"