HAPPY HOLIDAYS from our worldwide staff of writers, artists and photographers!December 2018 • Volume 47, Number 14BO14720 Madison Scouts Depend on Yamaha Spread.qxp_Layout 1 10/18/18 9:31 AM Page 1When Yamaha first introduced percussion instruments to the United States in 1985, the company turned to the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps to test its landmark products in the most rigorous settings. Since then, Yamaha and the Madison Scouts have enjoyed the longest instrument sponsorship in the marching arts activity— one that has led to a string of product innovations that have made Yamaha marching snare drums the preferred choice among drum corps today. As the Madison Scouts marks its 80th anniversary this year as one of the most recognized drum corps in the world, a 37-time DCI Finalist and twice DCI World Champions, Yamaha is proud to march at their side, providing time-tested instruments that drum corps everywhere can depend on, year after year.Madison Scouts and Yamaha: Marching Together Since 1985BO14720 Madison Scouts Depend on Yamaha Spread.qxp_Layout 1 10/18/18 9:33 AM Page 2“Chris LugobyLearn more at: dshowcase.com/crossovershoeAvailable now from any authorized DSI retailer.Executive Director, The CavaliersFrom rehearsal to performance, the Crossover provides our musical athletes with the support and stability needed to perform at the highest level. 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Cape Coral, FL (Chris Maher).Drum Corps WorldAs the off-season turns to auditions and the start of monthly rehearsal camps, there are many good things happening around the activity . This issue includes the “tentative” 2019 DCI schedule of competitions across the United States and even includes the Open Class corps that normally aren’t added until later .I have one sad note regarding the passing of a long-time staff member, William Aldrich-Thorpe . I received word that he suffered a heart attack on Saturday, November 24 . Bill has contributed to the publication for quite a few years, centering his coverage on the SDCA circuit and writing a monthly column on the DCA, alumni and mini-corps groups . His final article is in this edition . HIs belief in the activity and DCW will be missed!I am grateful, as we launch into another year next month, for the continuing support of advertisers as well as staff writers and photographers . 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It’s not uncommon for Thanksgiving to be referred to as the lost holiday, with people asking, “What happened to Thanksgiving?” When our e-mail boxes are inundated with “Black Friday” advertisements weeks prior to the actual day, the Hallmark Channel has two sources for those who want to watch Christmas movies 24hours a day, seven days a week beginning in late October, and many radio stations start playing holiday favorites as soon as the clock strikes midnight on Halloween, Thanksgiving and traveling “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s House” and singing “Hurrah for the fun, is the pudding done? “Hurrah for the pumpkin pie” seem like a tradition of days long by. Now many of us have never sung all the verses of “Over the River” and the Pilgrims would have said “Huzzah,” not “Hurrah,” but wondering what happened to Thanksgiving may be a legitimate question, but if it’s a lost holiday, the folks in Plymouth, MA, haven’t got the message. For over 20 years, this city has hosted “America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Festival,” that includes all kinds of activities for all ages, features one of the finest parades in New England and includes a special event for drum corps fans, a reunion parade and concert.With a surprise Nor’easter earlier in the week where the rain turned to a wintry mix, it looked as if we might need a horse to carry a sleigh “through the white and drifting snow,” but for the parade the sun was shining, the temperatures were moderate and being along the parade route was the perfect place to be. The Plymouth Thanksgiving Parade is advertised as history coming to life and this year’s parade once again fit the bill. As usual, Tom Turkey led the parade, festooned with a Pilgrim style flat top hat with a buckle, though the folks at nearby Plymoth Plantation will be quick to point out that Pilgrim men did not wear hats with buckles on them, but if Tom is going to be served as part of someone’s Thanksgiving feast, he might as well wear whatever makes him happy a week prior to the holiday!In historical order, we see the Mayflower and English settlers arriving at what would become the Plymouth Colony, now Cape Cod, the South Shore and South Coast of Massachusetts. Mayflower descendants marched and were dressed in Pilgrim attire. Some of the finest Massachusetts families are represented in this group, even though at a gap in the parade, one descendant announced, “My family avoided jail because the No place like home for the holidays -- Plymouth, MA, hosts annual “America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Festival”text and photos by Tim Kearney, Drum Corps World staff (tekearney@msn.com)Mayflower set sail before the authorities knew my ancestors were aboard!” The Native American Wampanoag community was represented as well. Colonial times, continuing through the American Revolution, War of 1812, the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, the Roaring ’20s, the Depression, two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War and War on Terror, as well as historical attributes associated with these moments in history were featured, but the parade was hardly a social studies lesson. The Plymouth Thanksgiving Parade features a wide assortment of public safety vehicles, antique cars, floats of all kinds, local dance troupes, Dickens-era carolers, fife and drum corps, Colonial and Civil War re-enactors, bagpipers, a team of Clydesdale horses, high-stepping horses and with the horses, the cleanup crew, perhaps the participants most appreciated by marchers, though there may have been a rank ordering of the shovel brigade -- some got to drive in golf carts with barrels and brooms in the rear, others had the traditional two wheeler dolly with a bucket and shovel. Anniversaries were remembered, ranging from the 250th anniversary of Gurnet Lighthouse, the centennial of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I, the 50 years since the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King and the whimsical 40th anniversary of the first production of “Grease.” No celebration in Greater Boston would be complete without the New England Patriots being represented and naturally prominence was given to the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, with a float featuring Jerry Remy, one-time major league player and former Red Sox second baseman, author and currently a television personality.For drum corps fans, the parade featured alumni corps with members who marched with some of the country’s most beloved units. The lead drum corps was Crusaders Senior (above whose strong street beat and brass sound could be heard long before the corps passed by and long after as well. And to no one’s surprise, their drum major, the one and only Jack Laselva, knew just about every person along the route. Many Boston area fans have loved Hawthorne Caballeros (below) since the days of the famed “Mission Drums” contest, with their distinct look, marching style and sound wowed people all along the route. North Star (below), like Crusaders Senior, pleased a hometown crowd. New to the parade this year was Skyliners’ Alumni (top of next page), joined two other favorites, Connecticut Alumni (second from top nexxt page) and Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights (third from top, next page). However, the corps that may have Next >