Love that Dirty Water!! I had never understood the meaning of this until it was properly explained to me by a true Bostonian. Ok was like... People don't swim in the river?? The response was ewwww. But I guess some people do!
What a great memories. This was my first year in the band as a sophomore. Clifton Band Festival was always the highlight of the year....and of course the Macy's Day parades.
This is, as Don might have said, absolutely wonderful. First year for so many of us. It was awesome just to be in the band, let alone that we were playing bits from Shostakovitch, Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, Copland, and Stravinsky. Classical Gas!!!
How wonderful to see this. It remains stirring after all these years. Though I still enjoy watching the very talented marching band, I prefer these classic uniforms and these routines to the contemporary ones. Thank you for compiling and sharing this, Frank. and thanks to Chip Borgna and Dan Berg for their contributions - and for still caring.
