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Whoami

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 3:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, since I read in Tess's Updates that Eggie's nephew will be marching in the parade, and since another unit in the parade is near and dear to my heart, I thought I'd start a thread.

First of all, to get anything out of this parade at all, you must watch it on HGTV (let's hope you have cable). If you watch it on the major networks, its almost guaranteed that when a band comes into view, they'll cut away and focus on the network's host/soap star or whatever who is more interested in mugging for the camera.

HGTV fills in the down time with fascinating info on what various floats are made up of, and how they got the effects and colors out of the variety of plants that are used to make the float. If a band or other parade entry comes into view while they are still talking, they shut themselves up to focus on the unit going by. I can't say how much this can be appreciated by the kids/parents who likely worked hard all year to raise funds for this trip to the Rose Parade. Especially when the networks can't be bothered to show them.

Now for the entries to look for:

Eggie's nephew will be in the Los Angeles Unified School District Honor Band playing Quads (or Tenors, as some percussionists call it). This unit is the 89th unit in the parade, and will be following the China Airlines float (the float's theme is "Taiwan's Sounds of Joy").

Eggie, I need to ask you what your nephew looks like. Is he tall, short, or any type of feature we can look for? There's generally more than one quad/tenor player in a band (unless they are a small unit). I can't wait to see if I can pick him out!

Now, for the unit near and dear to my heart...The Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps will be the 24th unit in the parade (you gotta wake up early folks!). This unit will actually be made up of current members, alumni, and members from their cadet corps. Several members from the drum corps message board I'm part of are making the trip to CA from all over the country. Alumni from the 70's and on to the present will march side by side in a unit rich with history and tradition. There may even be parents marching side by side with their own kids.

I'll be setting my VCR, and looking forward to this parade more than I have any other year I think!

Oh, and I think I'm gonna try posting in this color and see how it works. It was my color in the Deadpool. We'll see if it makes me more colorful!


Reiki

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for this reminder Whoami. I will be looking for both units when I watch the parade.

If no one has ever watched this parade on HGTV - it's wonderful. Commercial free! And the commentators do take the time to explain about the different plants used to make the floats. They also have info about the floats and marching units on their website. Here is a link to HGTV and follow the links for their parade info: HGTV Website

I think the networks have ruined parade coverage. I always feel sorry for all the band units that have worked hard to be in these parades only to be ignored by the tv cameras.

Egbok

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Who! Thanks for asking about my nephew. I just spoke with my sister and here are the details:

He'll be located mid-section of the unit, between a cymbal player and a bell player.

He'll be the 4th quad drummer in on the right side as you face the marching unit.

He's tall, curly brown hair and will be wearing a white jacket and dark blue pants. He doesn't know if he'll be wearing a tall white hat or a dark blue beret until tomorrow morning in Pasadena. And knowing my nephew, he will have a serious look on his face rather than a smile..lol.

My sister also mentioned that the majority of the marching unit will be wearing red jackets with the dark blue pants.

Thanks for telling me about HGTV, I have cable and so I'm sure we'll have this channel...yipee!!

Also, I'd like to expand on Reiki's mention of how hard these marching bands work to participate in this parade. They get up early and catch a school bus at different high school locations and end up at Dodger Stadium where they practice all day long. This has been going on for the last 6 weeks that I know of. My sister says when nephew gets home, he eats and goes right to bed from exhaustion...poor guy. But the cute thing is, he's so proud and happy to be a part of this marching unit and the Rose Parade experience and hopes to be selected for next year's unit!

Happy New Year Everyone!! Enjoy the parade!


Twiggyish

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 2:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh cool!! I'll look for him. I am a huge fan of the Tournament of Roses Parade. Everyone knows not to make any plans until AFTER the parade is over every year..LOL

I am planning on watching it on HGTV..one of my favorite cable channels. My other fav is TLC.

Weinermr

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll be watchin' the Parade, but my personal tradition is watching it with Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards, which in L.A. is KTLA Channel 5. The MIL will most likely watch it with me (which means I have to get dressed, rats!!) while DW sleeps through it and won't miss a thing. I may catch the HGTV version on one of the replays.

Whoami

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 3:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I pulled this off of the Santa Clara Vanguard website. Its the order of the cameras as they are positioned along the parade route. Of course they are encouraging SCV fans to follow the corps along the route by switching to each channel (although my past experience with the major networks was they don't always show things in order).

Anyway, here are the cameras/networks in order of how they are placed along the route. Maybe you can catch several glimpses of Eggie's nephew too! I don't recognize some, so I suspect they are local CA stations?


HGTV
CBS
KTLA
KMEX
Telemundo
ABC
NBC


Reiki

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Some info on the units to look for from HGTVs website. They have details on each float/band/marching unit listed.

Band: Santa Clara Vanguard (#24)
Location: Santa Clara, California


The Santa Clara Vanguard was formed in 1967 and typically travels between 11,000 and 13,000 miles each summer entering in competitions throughout the United States. This tour culminates in the World Championship competition each year sponsored by Drum Corps International (DCI). The Santa Clara Vanguard is the only competing corps that has placed in the top 12 every year since DCI's inception in 1972. The corps has won six World titles and has not finished lower than seventh place.

Under the direction of Rick Valenzuela, the 287-member band includes six leaders, four drum majors, 174 brass, 65 flag bearers, 44 percussion and six banner carriers. The band is wearing a uniform of dark green pants, tunic top of green and red with a diagonal white stripe, and Aussie style hats with white and red feathered plume.

Band: Los Angeles Unified School District Honor Band (#89)

First organized in 1972 for the Tournament of Roses Parade, the All District Honor Band is limited to brass and percussion instruments to achieve maximum projection and excitement.

Special musical arrangements are used that relate to the theme and excite the audience. The All District Honor Band represents students from 49 district high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Weinermr

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
KMEX is the Spanish language station/network.

Reader234

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
So cool!! :)

I love the parade!! (and I know someone who knows someone!! :)

Egbok

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You sure do my cyberkidlet!!

I've been going from HGTV which has cameras stationed for the beginning of the parade and then I switch to KTLA as the floats and band turn the corner where the Norton Simon Museum is across the way! Looking for nephew!!

Reader234

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HERE THEY COME

We were all watching, but hgtv didnt do a good job!! :( and none of our other tv stations is carrying the parade!! NBC has a football game on already!

Eliz87

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That was so nice to watch. I bet in person the scent from the flowers is terrific!

Egbok

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG!!! I SAW HIM!!! On KTLA Channel 5, our local station here in Los Angeles!! It was one of the last shots of the band and they put his upper body full on the TV!!! He looked adorable and SO serious!!

I'm a proud Auntie right now!! WOO HOO!!!


Reader234

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vidcaps, Vidcaps!!

(not that I know how in the heck that works!! *G)

Yeah EGMOM!!

Yeah egnephew!! (and girlfriend!!)

Egbok

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Eliz..I just read your post after posting my exciting news and I have to tell you that YES!, the scent of the flowers is amazing!! I've been to about 6 Rose Parades and the wonderful floral scents are truly amazing.

P.S. Reader, I don't know how to do Vidcaps...<waaa>


Reiki

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Eggie, they made that turn with great precision. I was very impressed.

I also have to mention the wonderful Riverside Community College Marching Tigers. They are directed by Gary Locke who I remember from when I attended college there. Go Mr. Locke!!

Band: Riverside Community College (#84)
Location: Riverside, Calif.


Perhaps the slogan of the RCC "Marching Tigers" should be "Join the band, see the world!" They have played virtually everywhere, from the Macy's Parade in New York to the Moomba Festival in Melbourne, from the Fiesta Bowl Parade in Arizona to the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin.

This group includes the 2002 WGI Champion Color Guard Fantasia and the 2002 WGI Champion winter drum line. Often referred to as "Hollywood's Band," these busy college entertainers have appeared in dozens of major motion pictures, and have a recurring role in several television shows.

Starting from scratch in the fall of 1984, directors Gary and Sheila Locke have built the RCC Band in to one of the nation's finest, appearing in virtually every major pageantry event in the world.

The RCC Marching Tigers celebrate its 20th anniversary as a marching band by making its third appearance in the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Draheid

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ms Eggie, I did attempt to capture from the HGTV feed however they didn't show any shots of the percussion section at all. I did get this one shot that I remember you mentioning might be of significance, I hope you like it:
banner


Egbok

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awww Dra!! Thank you so much!! I think one of those banner girls might be my nephews' little girlfriend...but I'll have to check with him tonight or tomorrow.

As for HGTV, I agree with you...they didn't show much of the percussion section but luckily as I flipped to our local station, KTLA, I got a glimpse of him! In fact, KTLA will be do an instant replay of the parade and so I'll have my video tape ready but I don't know how to do "vidcaps"...like you did above.

Anyway...Dra?, you never cease to amaze me!! Thank you for your continuing kindness to me and everyone on this board. Happy New Year to you, Jmm and the kidlets!! Smooches to you!!


Reader234

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cool!! :) :) :)

Whoami

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 2:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I slept in. redface Didn't get to bed till 5am. So I taped HGTV since I figured I wouldn't be up by the time the parade was on. I had the TV in my room programmed to come on during the parade, in hopes that would wake me up, and my alarm set. But none of it woke me!

So, I guess I know before even watching the tape that I missed Eggie's nephew.

Did anyone see SC Vanguard? A bit about why they are near and dear to me. They are one of my favorite corps. Definitely my favorite "elite" corps. (Us "old timers" in the activity still flinch when a corps is called a band. But some of that mentality has changed with the new blood.) Anyway, SCV is my nieces's favorite corps. And if she ever gets to march, that is where she'd love to march. It would be so awesome to see her in an SCV uniform! And I think I mentioned before that some of the members of the drum corps message board I'm on went to march in the parade with them. If anyone wants, I'll relay info when they return home and post about their experiences about putting on a Vanguard uniform again (a very emotional experience), and marching in the parade.


Texannie

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader, all the major networks, WB, HGTV, and one other carried it here.

Whoami

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Eggie. Did your nephew march last year too? I seem to remember someone mentioning a relative in one of the bands last year. Unfortunately, I have a horrible memory mixed with a vivid imagination. And I really sometimes have a problem remembering if something from a year ago was real, or something I dreamed up!

Egbok

Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Who,
Your memory serves you right...yes! he indeed marched last year in the 2003 Rose Parade. It was his first time ever and he played the same drums as this year.

Last year Egbob, myself, my sister and BIL all bought grandstand seating tickets to watch him in person. It was quite an experience to see the parade in person and I hope to do it again someday.


Whoami

Friday, January 02, 2004 - 1:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Aha! Then you might be able to pick your nephew out in this shot of last year's parade....

LA City Honor Band

Shelb724

Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thank you for having this board! it amazes me how great tvclubhouse is, not just for reality tv but for everything! my daughter is in her high school band in ohio, and we know someone who was in the michigan marching band. i thought HGTV did okay, at least they didn't cut away from marching bands! she has never been in anything as massive as the rose parade, but i know how much work goes into halftime shows and just doing a little parade in our town (memorial day parade and home days). you are right, there is so much work that goes into these parades, HGTV is the way to go, even if the coverage isn't that great. its better than commercials!

Egbok

Friday, January 02, 2004 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Who! You are such a good sleuth!!

I picked out my nephew immediately!! This was taken at last years' 2003 Rose Parade.

My nephew is in the line with the Cymbal players at each end. He's the 4th one in from where the red, white and blue flags are draped along the wall and he's wearing a white beret!

So it's Cymbal player, Cymbal player, Quad drum Player, then him with Quads too!! Thanks for finding this picture!


Mak1

Friday, January 02, 2004 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You really can find everything on the net. Isn't that cool, Eggie...and Who, for finding it!

Whoami

Friday, January 02, 2004 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I'm not really much of a sleuth. The photographer, Dave Schaafsma is almost as much of a friend to me as you all at TVCH are. He is the administrator of the drum corps message board (Sound Machine Drum Corps Discussion Group) I go to all the time (I'm also a moderator on that board). He posted some great pics of Santa Clara Vanguard on the board (complete with a great close up of one of the board's members). I asked him if he happened to take any pics of Eggie's nephew's band. He said he'd taken over 200 pics but hadn't gone through them all yet. He mentioned where he'd be putting the pics up (they likely won't be up till this evening at the earliest). So, there's still hope we can find a pic of this year's parade with EggNephew in it!

Keep an eye out on the World Of Pageantry Media Gallery for updated pics of this year's parade! Dave is the web designer for World Of Pageantry website. In fact, some of you Californians may have heard of The Sound Machine of the Inland Empire Youth Band. Dave was their band director.

BTW Reiki, there's pics of last year's Riverside Community College in those galleries too! I'm big on Winter Guard and Winter Percussion, as well as drum corps. I'm very familiar with their winter drumline, and their winter guard (though I've never had the pleasure of seeing them live).

So, this time around I can't take credit for sleuthing. I just happened to be lucky enough to know the right person!


Egbok

Friday, January 02, 2004 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well thanks for the delightful information Who!! I'll be bookmarking the sites so I can check for the pictures! And I'll be forwarding the link to my sister/nephew too!!

Whoami

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 7:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yay! Dave got the photos up of this year's parade!

LA City Honor Band

And a great shot of the banner girls....

LA City Honor Band Banner Carriers

And for you Reiki....

Riverside Community College

Several more shots of both bands are on page 5 of the pics on the Media Gallery page I gave you all links to in the above post (under the "2004 Tournament of Roses Parade" link on their main gallery page).

Shelb, looks like Michigan's band is on page 2 of the gallery shots.

And here's the LA Honor Band at the Bandfest....

LA Honor Band at Bandfest

I think I picked out a shot of EggNephew in it! They're on page one of the Bandfest galleries. Several shots of Riverside on page 2, and Michigan on page 4.

Enjoy!


Hippyt

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow,I don't know who Dave is,but he takes beautiful photos! Take me back to my old marching days! Thanks for sharing.