*Why The Boos?*

Letters To The Editor
DCN June 5, 1963 issue

To the Editor,
What is the Drum Corps World coming to when we have a situation like the one that took place at Carnegie Hall? The show was tops in my book until the Caballeros come on to the stage and then those boobs who take pride in being Met fans let out with a long and loud tirade that held up the start of the performance for at least 5 mins.

Why do fans boo a corps like the Cabs? Because they are consistent winners? How utterly foolish. If you can't field a corps to beat them why not sit it out and enjoy it? I can never for the world of me see the sense of booing any sport endeavor, especially when there is top performance involved. Even if I do not like the performers, somebody in the audience does, and they are entitled to enjoy the show. Some of the morons who boo are in second rate corps who couldn't put a finger on a first place even if they tried; others are the type who like to throw things on to the field or give vulgar signs. This sort of behavior is going to have an unfavorable affect on the Drum Corps World if it continues. Come out and beat the cabs with your drill and horn lines and drum lines, not your mouths.

Dick Gladhill
A fan of the Caballeros and Drum Corps in general