Tuesday Trivia: June 30, 2009

We had two members respond to last week's Tuesday Trivia - double the response of the week before!

Here's last week's two-part question:
How many NJ AL championships did the Saints win, and in what years?

From Pete Chez:
Jo, If I remember correctly (and maybe I'm not - the 70s were a lot of fun you know), you could either compete in the show OR the parade. So my guess is '69. Purely a guess. If I'm way off base, DON"T PRINT THIS !!!! thanks.

From Jackie Bodzas:
To answer your question: 26 World Series championships and 39 American League pennants. Ooops ... I think that is the Yanks, not us.

And now, for the official answer:

I have no clue. I had forgotten about the either-or stipulation - thanks to Pete for the reminder, and to Jackie for confirmation. As far as how many and what years, the only one I can remember for sure is the guard field championship we won in 1973 (see the picture from the balcony at the Cara Mara below). We may also have won the guard title in 1972, but can't really say for sure. I seem to remember at least one parade win (could be the 1969 thing that Pete remembers), and I thought the corps won the field show once as well (1976?).

Thanks to my little brothers for responding!


Now, for next week's question (and I DO know the answer to this one!):
What corps used horns from the disbanded Saints in their DCI Championships alumni performance?

Remember ... prizes, prizes, we have no prizes!


Ready to send in your answers? Click here to submit, or if that doesn't work, send them to joparente DOT saintsdrumcorps AT gmail DOT com by the end of the day (whatever your time zone) on Monday, July 6th.


All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

March Moments 2009: March 45 - 1975, Last Chapter

March 45 - 1975, Last Chapter
by JoAnne Parente

(Editor's note: What a run this has been ... more submissions for this little project known as March Moments than ALL other trivia and other submissions in the past, combined. Tomorrow is age-out day - watch for it.)


This is a March Moment I've saved until the very end. For me, it's about saving the best until last.

My absolutamente most favorite marching moment, hands-down, was the May 1975 NJA Guard championship finals at the Wildwood Convention Center. Given all the hype leading up to the show, it could have been anticlimactic. If you were there, you know nothing could be further from the truth.

We knew at some point early in that winter guard season that it would be our last. We had just come off a summer season which was a clear turning point on national competitiveness for the corps, and we collectively decided that we needed to focus more attention there.

As defending champs, we took the floor last. The Sematics were on just before us (and in third after prelims), and a good number of horn and drum line members were in the stands to cheer us both on.

Instead of our canned music (For Once In My Life for those who might have forgotten), we entered the floor to Jimmy Brady, who stood up in the stands and played us on to a jazzed-up version of When the Saints Go Marching In. Needless to say, EVERYONE in the convention center went wild.

Right up until the very end, most were skeptical that we would really just walk away from it all. We finished as champions - and I was even asked to write about it some five years later for a WGI Championship program.

What a day.
What a time.
What a guard.
What a corps.
What a family.

1975. Gotta love it.


Comments or questions about our March Moments series? Click here to submit, or if that doesn't work, send them to joparente DOT saintsdrumcorps AT gmail DOT com.

March Moments 2009: March 44 - 1975, Chapter 1

March 44 - 1975, Chapter 1
by Jack Bodzas

(Editor's note: March Moments is winding down - just two more entries to go.)


In conversation with Jo about March Moments, I believe I told her I could effortlessly come up with about ten years worth of recollections. Cinch, no problema. If I had to narrow it down to a year's worth, my favorite is by far ‘75. I liked the Ellington charts, the drill, the shows we entered, places we went ... good times!

I recently purchased a recording of the 1975 Dream. The drums were cooking; if there was a caption for “trying hard” we would have surely taken it. I thought just to be on the same field with that horn line (my favorite ever, in the history of the world) was magnificent city. Never knew what tricks they were going to pull out of their bag next. Sometimes they were so powerful you would think they were going to straighten their horns right out.


The only drag about a CD is you couldn’t hear / see our color guard, equally as spellbinding. Not to mention they did a stellar job of intimidating judges, keeping them afraid and from getting too close to any of us.


The Nineteen-Hundred Seventy Five Saints, like a fine wine ... an extraordinary vintage.


Comments or questions about our March Moments series? Click here to submit, or if that doesn't work, send them to joparente DOT saintsdrumcorps AT gmail DOT com.

March Moments 2009: March 36 - Indoor Shows, Chapter 2

March 36 - Indoor Shows, Chapter 2
by JoAnne Parente

(Editor's note: March doesn't end until we all decide it does - the ultimate antithesis of aging out. As long as entries for March Moments keep coming in, March keeps going, too.)


Going Over the Scoresheets

The beginning of rehearsal on Wednesday evenings for the Saints Guard was always the same once the season started: reviewing the scoresheets and GE tapes.

Somehow, it made me feel more grown up that we invested time in going over the judges' feedback each week. We were trusted to learn from each performance, and to make decisions about the value of opinions of others. We were the recipients of valuable lessons, and benefited from failure as well as success.

I've carried those lessons with me, and practiced them in some circumstances better than others. Thirty years later, I'm still benefiting - and I guess you are, too.



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March Moments 2009: March 16 - My First Time, Chapter 4

March 16 - My First Time, Chapter 4
by JoAnne Parente


Let's jump to the first time the Saints Guard competed down Wildwood at Legions - I think it was September 1970.

Summer guard was very different than winter guard that season - while we were still performing the Manual of Arms on the floor, we had already made the leap to taped music by then. In a reversal of fortunes, Legion rules called for a posting of colors, with cadence provided by up to three drummers.

For a couple of weeks before the contest, I had a recurring dream that our flag poles wouldn't fit in the stantions. My fear multiplied when Ralph Fair told us we'd be using the Colleens' stantions instead of our own during the show.

I shared my concerns with Ralph and Tony more than once those last couple of weeks before heading down to Maxwell Field (truth be told, I probably made them crazy over it), and even asked a couple (or a hundred) times if they measured everything.

Then, it happened.

Instead of our normal, small-profile plastic endcaps, nice-white-brand-new cane tips with a broader diameter were placed on the bottom of our poles after our last pre-show rehearsal - all the better to help us get through inspection.

The flags didn't start falling until the forward march after posting colors. As we headed away from the stantions (a mandatory move), every flag dropped except the National Colors. Terry Gyorfy held the American flag erect and balanced on the top of the stantion as she took her two steps away from and back to the posting line.

Given the hefty penalties (lack of posting as well as dropped equipment), we withdrew from the competition after leaving the field.

I still carry the lessons learned with me, over three decades later.


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March Moments 2009 : March 14 - Indoor Shows, Chapter 1

March 14 - Indoor Shows, Chapter 1
by JoAnne Parente


This moment came to me courtesy of Jimmy Pic, who sent along some audio files of the corps from the 1973 Season.

Marching in the NJJCGEA (National Judges Junior Color Guard and Ensemble Association - NJA for short), a good number of our shows were split in two. The first half of the evening was devoted to the color guards, with the time after intermission filled with ensemble competition.

Listening to the NJA Chapter 3 and All-Chapter audio recordings, I was flooded with memories of how supportive we all were of each other. Whether it was any of our three guards or the ensemble on the floor, the rest of us were all there in the stands. We collectively knew when to hold our breath and watch or listen, and when to scream appreciation for a part of drill or music that was difficult or critical to the outcome of the performance.

Up until now, I don't believe I've thought all that much about how often many of you just traveled to shows to cheer the rest of us on. The Saints Guard had the most shows of all during the winter season - even when Sematics, Phase III, and the ensemble weren't competing (like when we marched out of circuit), you all made the bus trip with us.

Support breeds confidence. Confidence breeds success.

Thanks for being there.


Interested in submitting your own favorite memories for March Moments? Click here to submit, or if that doesn't work, send them to joparente DOT saintsdrumcorps AT gmail DOT com.

All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

March Moments 2009: March 9 - Tradeoffs

March 9 - Tradeoffs
by JoAnne Parente

On this day back in 1974, we all gathered at Herbert Hoover Junior High in Edison for our annual Flying Silks show. I can't tell you what guards and ensembles competed, but I remember most of the rest of that evening more clearly than what I did yesterday.

That show was the first time I was able to successfully integrate my dating life and drum corps life. Most guys I dated back then didn't get it. Just one did (thanks!).

Winter season, in particular, meant tradeoffs for me. Marching with the guard translated to missing dances, concerts, job opportunities, and whatever else most people in high school and college get a chance to do when not studying (OK, I realize many of us didn't study as much as we should have, but that's the topic for another Scribblings entry).

It wasn't just competitions that stood in the way of non-corps social events - I missed a high school prom because it was held the same night as a practice for a major show. I'm sure most of you can name at least as many tradeoffs you made as I can.

Eventually, I traded off drum corps, leaving my post at DCA behind to continue developing a relationship with the man who became my husband. Nineteen years of marriage later, Richard is finally getting to know many of you - and it's about time.

The tradeoffs have all been worth it for me. I hope the same is true for you.


Interested in submitting your own favorite memories for March Moments? Click here to submit, or if that doesn't work, send them to joparente DOT saintsdrumcorps AT gmail DOT com.

All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

March Moments 2009: March 6 - El Khobar Lives

March 6 - El Khobar Lives
by jo

Desert Song and El Khobar are among my favorite memories of what happened OFF the field in 1974.

The winter before, we were all told to report to the Annex to see a movie. No one was excused, and no one was told what it was all about. A couple hours later, we walked out of the Annex with a clear vision of what Desert Song really meant.

For the first time, we were asked to keep a secret about our summer repertoire, and keep it we did. It was the year we really turned the corner as a competitive corps, and I'm still sad about missing half that summer season (again, apologies to those who had to get shots after I got sick!).

At every guard show that winter, Karen and I hung the bright green El Khobar Lives! banner somewhere prominent on the gym wall. Didn't matter who asked about it, we always answered the same way - come see us this summer and find out for yourself. Worth Ake was close to bribing me for the lead on the story, and I wouldn't budge.

Another part of the memory, of course, was the standup recruiting soldier cutout that we -ehem- borrowed from the Armory where we practiced summer drill. He fulfilled his duties admirably at the NJA championships in Wildwood that May, fully dressed for the occasion.

I'll leave the summer season memories for that year to those who were active participants in pulling it off. Looking at what DCIs have become, we were YEARS ahead of the game.

left to right: JoAnne Parente, Soldier Boy El Khobar, Terry Gyorfy

Interested in submitting your own favorite memories for March Moments? Click here to submit, or if that doesn't work, send them to joparente DOT saintsdrumcorps AT gmail DOT com.

All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

Tuesday Trivia: Saints Winter Guard Show

Here's last week's question:

The summer show that we held was called Music In Splendor. What did we call the winter guard show we sponsored each year?

Bonus points: It was held the same weekend every year. What weekend was that?

First, the bonus points - no one got this part right. The show was held the second Saturday of March each year. Lots of good guesses, though!

Now, to the first part - the show was called Flying Silks. As rightly pointed out by Jackie Bodzas, the name for the show was coined by my all-time favorite boss, Jean French. Also chiming in with the right answer were Jimmy Pic and Pete Chez (who claimed to be too young to remember the weekend we held it ... hmmm).

Thanks to you all!

Given that the postings for this month are now dedicated to our favorite marching moments, Tuesday Trivia will be put on hold until April.

All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

Tuesday Trivia: An Easy One (I think!)

Here goes with an easy one in parts ... if there aren't responses to this one, I quit.

The summer show that we held was called Music In Splendor. What did we call the winter guard show we sponsored each year?

Bonus points: It was held the same weekend every year. What weekend was that?

Remember - prizes, prizes, we have no prizes!

Click here to submit your responses, and remember to use the word Trivia in the subject line.

Responses will be revealed right here, next Tuesday.

All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

Tuesday Trivia: Registrations by Sections

Here's the Saints Summer Reunion Registration Roster by sections ... the list is current and in order of sign-up through 6:30 am on June 12th.

Yes, I know some of you marched in more than one section ... if you want me to move you around, let me know.

Corps Support (board, instructors, parents, friends, etc.):

• Ray and Joan Chmieleski (whole day)
• Lillian Stratton (whole day)
• Tom Swan (whole day)
• George Lopez (whole day)
• Alvina Chesnovitz (whole day)
• Gary Sattur (whole day)

Color Guard:

• JoAnne Parente (whole day)
• Denise Normandia Dune (whole day)
• Valerie Fair (whole day)
• Allison Pehlert Knapp (dinner)
• Kim Mega Trimblett (whole day)
• Dawn Fair (whole day)
• Denise Lopez (whole day)
• Jill Fair Shelley (picnic)
• Lorraine Fastuca Ravino (whole day)
• Maureen Fastuca (whole day)
• Priscilla French Lyons (whole day)
• Janet Matelski (whole day)
• Barbara Jackson Piccolo (whole day)
• Terri Moon (whole day)

Drum Line:

• Danny Dube (whole day)
• Debbie Reybert Bartlett (whole day)
• Bob Matelski (whole day)
• Jack Bodzas (whole day)

Horn Line:

• Mark (Rocky) Chiocchi (dinner)
• Donna Stratton Ellis (whole day)
• Mike Matelski (whole day)
• Mike Fastuca (whole day)
• Sue Brady (whole day)
• Jim Trimblett (whole day)
• Tom (Mouse) Noel (whole day)
• Chris Karol-Miller (picnic)
• Althea Mazar (whole day)
• Rene Meyer DeLucia (dinner / possibly earlier)
• Mickey Chez (whole day)
• Pete Chez (whole day)
• Wayne Fair (whole day)
• Jimmy Piccolo (whole day)
• Dave Brady (whole day)
• Mike Wargo (whole day)
• Alan (Goober) Chez

As mentioned last week, many of the folks above are bringing main squeezes, family, and / or friends to part of the day's events at Sewaren Park and Post 471, Iselin.

Gentle reminder: Have you registered yet? What are you waiting for? Is your name missing from above even though you think you registered?

To register, click here for the Survey Monkey link, or visit the Saints home page at www.saintsdrumcorps.com. Any Saints, family of Saints, and friends of Saints are welcome!

Questions about the reunion or willing to help out? Contact us at saintsreunion@gmail.com.

All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

Weekend Wonderings: Dream Jobs

If you're already making money "doing" corps or something related to the skills you picked up back then, think of this Scribblings entry as some sort of validation if you'd like.

For the rest of us, here are two questions for you: If someone told you at this moment that your ideal job in corps / guard is available to you for the asking, what would it be? Also, do you take it, or keep doing what you're doing right now?

Here are some revisionist criteria to consider, if needed, to help you to dream a bit and decide if working in corps or guard is for you:

• You're physically / mentally healthy enough, and have all the skills needed to do the work.
• If you'd like to do it full-time, you can afford to do the work without pay, or they're paying you more than enough to do it.
• If you're interested in part-time work, the schedule around everything else that you want or need to do will accommodate the gig with no problem.
• Corps and guard culture (for lack of a better term) is exactly what you want it to be - like we remember it from the mid-70s, as it progressed during the 80s, as it is now, etc. (This item was added for those who just don't like what corps and guard have become.)
• The important people in your life are fully supportive of your decision to take the gig.

If I've left something off the list that poses a potential barrier for you, feel free to add it as you consider your career change ...

I haven't thought about this topic in quite awhile. Time spent over the past few weeks has brought me back there, and I find myself wondering. If you're looking for my answer, you'll have to wait a bit - I want to savor the possibilities for just a tad longer before making my decision.

I hope you'll share your dreams with us - feel free to use the Comments area below, the Guest Book on www.saintsdrumcorps.com, or get in touch with me directly at joparente.saintsdrumcorps@gmail.com.

All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!

PS: In case you're wondering, right now there are 47 people registered for the November reunion. About 20% are members who are coming in from outside the greater Jersey metropolitan area. The first wave of people who registered can be found in last week's Tuesday Trivia (scroll down below). An updated list will be posted here as part of the October 16th Tuesday Trivia, so stay tuned!

Insistence, Persistence, Ownership

Yesterday brought a bit of insight to me about something that I don't think I truly understood before about the phenomenom we know as the Saints.

As part of other conversations we were having, I asked Jimmy Pic what it was about the Saints that attracted him when he joined. Since I signed up for the Saints as an original member without a lick of marching experience, I was curious to see why someone would leave another corps to be part of us -- especially since getting to Fords and Woodbridge for rehearsal wasn't exactly a walk around the block for him [Side note to Pic -- please don't walk along 287 to get to Fords anymore!!!].

Pic was very free and open about sharing his experiences with the Silver Lancers, a corps which was a valid competitor of ours for many years. His primary reason for coming to the Saints was to be on the field -- we were competing that summer, while his first corps was only marching parades.

As we continued our discussion, though, the difference between the corps was much more than a decision to be on the field. To summarize everything Pic explained, it really boils down to three words: insistence ... persistence ... ownership.

I thought the things he described about us happened in all the corps we competed against -- I was wrong! I just know how much the three concepts were such a big part of how we created our excellence ...

Insistence is all about the getting-in-your-face attitude we had when it came to what we did. Be it musical notes, cadence, equipment position, or whatever, we challenged each other to do it right, or to do it better. We weren't afraid to tell each other when things needed to be fixed.

Persistence is when we got together to hold our own rehearsals outside of regular practices. How many of us gathered at each other's homes to go over some particularly difficult piece of music or equipment work? Most of us. Were the instructors there to help us? Probably not.

Ownership is each time one of us suggested something better, something extra we could be doing with drill, equipment work, or whatever. We weren't soley dependent on the powers in charge to create who we were. Our unique stamp as members was found in every part of what we did when we performed.

What a lesson ... thanks, Pic!

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!

Tuesday Trivia - September 4, 2007

This week's Tuesday Trivia is something just about anyone who ever marched with the Saints should be able to answer, at least in part. First, last week's questions and answers:

• What was the Saints Spring Festival of N.O.I.S.E?
  A member-run individuals / quartet competition (rifle, sabre, horns, drums)
• Where was the first one held?
  Our Lady of Peace School Cafeteria
• How many times was it held?
  Twice
• What did N.O.I.S.E. stand for?
  No one individual sounds ensemble ... we actually came up with NOISE before we had a meaning for it.

We had one contestant, and one winner ... Jackie Bodzas's response was:

• N.O.I.S.E. - No One Individual Sounds Ensemble
  (Although I always thought it should stand for: No One Individual Sounds Equal)
• It was an individual and quartet competition for Horn/Drum/Harmonica/Rifle/Saber
• was at Our Lady Of Peace Church Cafeteria on April 20,1974
• I think there was only one held.

Jackie, you were close -- the second one was held in 1975 ... do you still have the sample score sheets for the harmonica competition?

This week's Tuesday Trivia ... while mostly everyone should get at least some of the questions right, there's enough of an additional challenge for our veteran Tuesday Trivia competitors!

The weekend after Labor Day was, back when we marched together, the end of the summer season for corps in NJ. The question, in nine parts:

• Part 1: In what city were the competitions held?
• Part 2: What was the name of the field where the competitions were held?
• Part 3: What two field competitions were held that weekend?
• Part 4: Who was the weekend's sponsor?
• Part 5: Who was our first sponsor?
• Part 6: Who was our last sponsor?
• Part 7: What were you required to do on Saturday afternoon?
• Part 8: Besides the reviewing stand, what was one required "stop and play" location for the parade?
• Part 9: Where did most of us go on Saturday evening?

Send your responses by Monday, September 10th, to joparente.saintsdrumcorps@gmail.com. PLEASE use Trivia in the subject line ... thanks!

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!

Music, et al

More often than not since www.saintsdrumcorps.com has been up and running, my drive time has been filled listening to the shows I downloaded from the site and burned to CD.

The technology du jour when we marched together means the bulk of our recorded memories are only available in print or audio (we've only been marginally successful in tracking down the few people who filmed some home movies over the years). While there's an occasional sound of rifle clackers or flags shwishing on old tapes and albums, what makes vivid memories possible after all these years are those of you who were in our horn and drum lines ... I can still recall guard work we did because I can still hear the music you made.

During my active Saints years, a soundtrack for my own musical tastes was burned into my being. The Latin rhythms from George Lopez, the ever-so-patient first musical notes pried from us by Sonny Cataneo, the explosive growth of talent nurtured by Bucky Swan and George Tuthill -- there's no doubt when you look at my ever-expanding musical collection that they all, as well as some significant others during my corps time, played a huge part in creating the sounds and cadences I still carry with me.

There's no adequate way to say THANK YOU after all this time ... know that I carry each of you in my heart and soul for being such a big part of my life.

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!

Stats - August 1, 2007

It's been a tad over a month, so here's an update ... information is current through 8:30 am EDT on Wednesday, August 1, 2007:

• Names on the Saints Member Roster (still need 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1975 rosters): 326
  No change from the last report
• Members connected to the site (directly, through family, or through the hotline): 125
  Increase of 6 since last report
• Members contacted (web announcement card, e-mail, phone) - not yet responded: 31
  Decrease of 1 since last report
• Members / Board / Instructors interested in attending reunion: 64
  Increase of 5 since last report

Here's another view:

• 49% (156) of our members (or their families) have contacted us or have been contacted by us
  (up from 47%)
• 39% (125) of those on our roster are directly / indirectly connected to us
  (up from 37%)
• 30% (97) of our members have posted contact info on the site or have called the hotline
  (up from 27%)
• 51% (165) have no obvious connection to us so far
  (down from 53%)

It's the 51% segment that you can help us reach.

The Member Roster is a quick-loading page out on www.saintsdrumcorps.com. Look for the names that are preceded by an asterisk (*), since these are people not yet connected to the site. This is the source for names we list in our Monday MatchUps segment here in Saints Scribblings.

If you find the asterisk next to your name, please send in your contact information by using the Where Are They Now page. If you have any information to share on how to reach someone else whose name is preceded by an asterisk, contact me at joparente.saintsdrumcorps@gmail.com. Thanks!

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!

Monday MatchUps - 1974

A quick update again this week -- Kathy Boumpani (Feretich) found us over the weekend (thanks to her husband)! She's posted some info on the Where Are They Now page of www.saintsdrumcorps.com. Welcome home Kathy!

We'll stick with a list by year again this week ... here are the names of 10 members who are not yet connected to www.saintsdrumcorps.com. They all marched in 1974, and in many cases, before or after that year.

• Diane Donovan (Color Guard)
• Chuck Meyers (Horn Line)
• Kathy Ross (Color Guard)
• Harriet Schissler (Color Guard)
• Jim Smith (Horn Line)
• Robert Smith (Drum Line)
• Joe Spence (Drum Line)
• Donna Stratton (Horn Line) -- Donna found us on September 30, 2007!
• Edna Tarrant (Drum Major)
• Debbie Yegawell (Dancing Girls, Color Guard)

Know how to reach anyone in this week's Monday MatchUps? If so, e-mail me at joparente.saintsdrumcorps@gmail.com. Thanks!

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!

Wednesday Wishful Thinking ... on the field again

Don't know how many of you check out the postings in Drum Corps Planet (DCP) -- about two weeks ago, "history was made" as the Anaheim Kingsmen took to the field again as an alumni corps. Here's a link to the pictures and story:
http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101040&st=0

What caught my attention is how much the current edition of Anaheim reminds me of when they came east and marched in our Music in Splendor evening show in July 1971 ... I can still picture myself standing at the chain link fence at Woodbridge HS, my jaw dropping as I watched their incredible color guard. They placed first that evening with an 84.something, two full points above Blue Rock and its Baby Elephant Walk (another favorite of mine).

Back then, Anaheim opened my eyes to what the Saints could indeed become. I really don't think I understood that we could grow to excellence before that moment.

Seeing them back on the field, I can't help but wonder what it would take (starting with the energy to get back in shape!) for us to be on the field again in our blue and gold cadet uniforms. No offense to those who marched in 1977, but orange and black just aren't me! It would be nice to just snap my fingers and make it happen ... not sure I have the stamina to actually do it!

Out in our Guest Book today (www.saintsdrumcorps.com), Goober had a simple question for all of us: "Hey Gang, enough parade corps talk. When's the next SAINTS get together?"

The first step was 6 weeks ago -- keep your eyes open for the next one as the summer progresses!

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!

Monday MatchUps - 1975

A quick update: Glen Hill (Monday MatchUps from July 9th) is now connected -- welcome home, Glen, and thanks to Kenny Kadash for reaching him for us! Glen is in Los Angeles and will be posting his contact information on the website shortly.

Here's a bit of a different twist on Monday MatchUps -- by year instead of section.

Here are the names of 10 members who have not yet connected to www.saintsdrumcorps.com. They all marched in 1975, and in many cases, before or after that year.

• Linda Baxter (color guard)
• Kathy Boumpani (color guard) -- found us on July 28!
• Robin Cooper (color guard)
• Diane DeVestern (horn line)
• Jeff Henning (horn line)
• Mike Hickey (horn line)
• Steve Kubinak (horn line)
• Lorraine Porowski (horn line)
• Jack Soto (drum line)
• Eddie Vigh (horn line)

Know how to reach anyone in this week's Monday Matchups? Let us know by e-mailing me at joparente.saintdrumcorps@gmail.com. Thanks!

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!

Monday MatchUps - Color Guard

We missed a week of Monday MatchUps, but we're back!

Each Monday for the time being, Saints Scribblings will be devoted to looking for members who have not yet connected to www.saintsdrumcorps.com.

Here are the names of 10 people we're still looking for who marched with at least one of our Color Guards (summer guard, Saints, Sematics, or Phase III):

• Kathy Baxter
• Gary Deren -- found by Mike Wargo ... Gary contacted us on September 20, 2007
• Karen DeAndrea -- Karen found us!
• Daryl Eck
• Gail Kadash
• Eric Meyer -- Eric contacted us on August 20, 2007
• Lillian Pittius
• Kathy Prokopiak -- Kathy found us!
• Maureen Smith -- Maureen found us!
• Nancy Spicuzza

Know how to reach anyone in this week's Monday Matchups? Let us know by e-mailing me at joparente.saintdrumcorps@gmail.com. Thanks!

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!