A permanent home to share my family collection of Drum Corps publications. My Mom started this collection in the 40s. This is my labor of love. I hope you all enjoy these articles / scores / pictures... as much as we have over the decades. History must be preserved. This is my lil corner / contribution to the drum corps community (online). A place for all of us to live, relive, learn, love and share in our passionate hobby. Please feel free to add comments, share your experiences, stories, etc.
Repertoire:
El Cid
Dancing Serenade
Start of Something Big
I Walk With God
Theme from the Apartment
Concert:
Tin Roof Blues
Manhattan Serenade
Eager Beaver
Exit - Exodus
posted by NanciD @ 4/18/2006 02:02:00 PM
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I believe that photo was taken on the lawn of the St. Albans Naval Hospital. Linden Blvd is in the background. The program must be from the Queensmen's home show at Randall's Island in 1962, my rookie year, and their last on the field. They wailed.
Oops. That particular program is from the '62 Rome Show, evidently. I recall it seemed like it took forever for the corps bus to travel there from Queens. There weren't enough seats, so all rookies had to sit in wooden folding chairs in the aisle. No one would permit this today but, hey, it was the sixties.
I kept falling asleep on the way home and smacking my head on the chair in front. Solo sop Paul Humphries took pity on me and gave me his seat for the last couple of hours. I dozed as Billy Cobham played solos on the back of the headrest. What a trip.
You could very well be right on the location that the photo was taken. All I know is that it's the photo that the corps submitted for the printing of the Rome - EDP program book.
PS: You should post under your name.. that way, we can initiate you when we see you. (wink, wink) lol
Thank you for posting these great additional tidbits!
That's an interesting thought, but you're a bit young to initiate me, Nancy.
Thanks for posting these gems from your collection.
St. Albans Naval Hospital.
My brother (Jim Timmes) marched with the Queensmen when the picture was taken.
that pix was taken at USN hosp in background is linden blvd i have one of it iwas a queensman from 1954 till 1961 Capt Timmes USN sas influential in our use of hosp grounds for pix Bob Marks
I was so fortunate to have been able to perform with those guys. I have a music career because of the jump start I got at St.Catherine's. To this day I am grateful for that.
Of course, my case is not unique. The legendary progressive jazz drummer, Billy Cobham, was a member of the Queensmen and continues to set standards to this day. (Thank you, Bobby Thompson.) My personal thanks go to the brilliant John Sasso.
There are similar stories emanating from countless drum corps, past and present.
It would be a mistake to think that today,s drum corps performers don't benefit every bit as much as we did.
The picture was taken in front of the St. Albans Naval Hospital in 1961.
I am the tenor drummer on the right side of the photo in between Donnie Jenkins and Billy Cobham. ( saw him perform at the Blue Note in 2011).
It was the cover to our 1961 schedule. That year we tied Blessed Sacrament in Jersey City.
Steve Conroy
Cover photo to 1961 Schedule taken at ST. Albans, Naval Hospital. I am the middle tenor drummer on right side of screen between Billy Cobham & Donnie Jenkins.
Correction. I am to the right of Billy Cobham as you view the picture at St. Albans Naval Hospital.
Again this was the cover to the 1961 Schedule.
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