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This a collecton of images of the 27th Lancers. I need help with some of the photo captions, ie. dates, names and places. Please email me at up4479@hotmail.com.
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Date(s): November 15, 2003. Album by steve solombrino. Photos by several sources. 1 - 217 of 217 Total. 5880 Visits.

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Just a terrific ride through the years!! Thanks so much Steve for putting this together!!
- Dean Marks, Sun, 3 Oct 2010 6:30AM

Fantastic pictures. I was the DM in 84 that you show the pic on the cover of the 85 yearbook.

Thank You.
- Bill Marshall, Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:13PM

Thanks for the memories Steve. I truly enjoyed all of the photos, especially 79 and 94. Of course since that's when I marched.
- Gail (DeAngelis)Balls, Sun, 4 Apr 2010 7:10PM

Some great photos of great members. Thanks for sharing.
- Jim Hager, Sat, 13 Mar 2010 5:35PM

Thanks for including the great OLD-TIMEY photos.
- Bill Sullivan (Contra), Fri, 24 Oct 2008 8:45PM

Great job Steve S.!!! That's the best all around collection I have ever seen!I will tell others! I was there in 1968 as a supporter and a friend. Billy Doherty used to take me to rehearsals at Majestic Knights Hall in Charlestown, who would have ever thought I would have the experiences, that took me all the way up to marching the Alumni corps in 1994? I will never forget when IKE let me work the Soprano flags in Miami 1970. He knew when people had an interest or a talent. He was also the one responsible for getting George Z. to march as Wee Willie! The rest is history!Imagine I found myself writing dots and drill forms and had never marched a step in any Drum Corps! That was because of Ike's great drills and movement!He was an innovator, especially with colorguard staging and integration! In 1973 he spoke about changing flag colors during "African Suite". If I remember correctly, he wanted another silk to come from inside the pole.He also knew to bring outside colorguard people in such as Bruce Leo, Tommy Moorehouse and Carolyn Andersen to move the Lancer colorguard forward! I always remember those first Drill camps at Lasallette! I was afraid to go to sleep, I still have nightmares, that he may single me out and I too would have to go find my counts or stand on a table!Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane!
Steve Covitz
- Steve Covitz, Mon, 29 Sep 2008 6:19AM

Stephen, great photos! I hope all is well with you and Cheryl, and all the Lancers and Reveries!
- Kerri Howell, Wed, 21 Jun 2006 4:22PM

Great collection of photo shots through the years. I am in photo 99, the guy in the middle playing mellophone.
- James Barnett, Thu, 8 Jun 2006 3:56AM

Is there a tape/dvd of the 1994 DCI alumni performance? a full showing of the whole performance? thanks, J. Walsh
- Jim Walsh, Tue, 8 Mar 2005 9:44PM

1 ORIGINAL BOOSTER Original booster.	2 The first day. Here is the first day out in public. The Revere Columbus Day parade, 10/12/1967. Revere Journal photo.	3 1968 Horns-A_Plenty Horns-A-Plenty was the 27th Lancers name for their show in the early years. This is from their very first sponsored show. It was an Eastern Mass show and was presented on the Saturday after the Reveries Music Under the Stars show on Wednesday the 26th at the same place. I remember this being hard on the adults. The ties between the Reveries and the Lancers at this point were very strong. Siblings, cousins and neighbors marched in both corps. Parents supported both corps and worked hard behind the scenes at both shows that week. Things were uncertain for both corps in 1968 and the adults knew that the survival of both depended on hard work and dedication. In the end, this payed off for both corps over time as both corps thrived and grew over the following years.	4 1968 World Open
5 1969 VFW NATIONALS Official photo being taken at 1969 VFW Nationals in Philadelphia. The photo was taken after the prelim performance. I was there and took this photo while the pro was lining things up.	6 1969 VFW NATIONALS After the official photo, the corps hung around waiting for the prelim score. It was very hot that day.	7 1969 VFW NATIONALS Here's Richie LaCamera at the 1969 VFW Nationals in Philadelphia.	8 1969 VFW NATIONALS 1969 VFW Nationals in Philadelphia. Richie LaCamera and a young lady I don't remember. (Sorry, I'm getting old.)
9 1969 VFW NATIONALS 1969 VFW Nationals in Philadelphia. Richie LaCamera breaking the rules. I ran fast after I took this photo!	10 1969 VFW NATIONALS ADELVA Here is Adelva at the 1969 VFW Nationals in Philadelphia. Slushy was selling records. Adelva, Scott and myself were on tour with 27th. (MOE KNOX PHOTO)	11 1969 VFW NATIONALS ADELVA Here is Adelva at the Fleetwood Records/Drum Corps News booth with a snack. (MOE KNOX PHOTO)	12 1969 VFW NATIONALS Slushy and Adelva at the Prelims. It was very hot that day. (MOE KNOX PHOTO)
13 70 WORLD OPEN PRELIMS, MAKKING BOWL, LYNN, MA 08/22/70 Prelims 4th 78.25 Finals 3rd 78.10	14 70? MELOPHONES "Duffy Silk, Lawlor, (forge..." "and Carl and Leo, too." "Eddie Langlois?" "Duffy Silk, Dennis Lawlor,..." View Comments...	15 1970 The Dream. The Bari's were called "The Board" - Steve "Saint" Dorgan was Chairman of the Board. "The Bari's were called &qu..." "we had saint, rocky, gunne..." "I remember Gunner, Rocky, ..." View Comments...	16 1970 The Dream
17 SLUSHY AND ADELVA 1970 WORLD OPEN Here is Slushy and Adelva (the site owner's parents) at the Fleetwood Records/Drum Corps News stand at the 1970 World Open in Manning Bowl, Lynn, MA. Slushy's cousin, Vin Giarusso was partners with Ray Samoura in FR/DCN who promoted the World Open and a few other shows. During the 60's and early 70's Slushy traveled the continent selling records in addition to having a full time job and his involvement in the Reveries (2 marching sons) as well as helping the 27th Lancers. Notice Adelva has 27th buttons and a Reveries patch. Drum corps ran around the clock 24/7 in our house!	18 1969 or 1970 Opening day of Revere Little League season. This is the Revere Little League park on Winthrop Avenue, Revere. "Pretty certain this is not..." View Comments...	19 71 DANNY THOMAS INVITATIONAL, LAWRENCE, MA	20 71 DANNY THOMAS INVITATIONAL, LAWRENCE, MA
21 71 DANNY THOMAS INVITATIONAL, LAWRENCE, MA	22 71 VETRANS DAY PARADE, LAWRENCE, MA 11/28/71 "George B, waiting for the ..." View Comments...	23 71 VETRANS DAY PARADE, LAWRENCE, MA	24 71 VETRANS DAY PARADE, LAWRENCE, MA ""Patsy .. are you sur..." View Comments...
25 71 VETRANS DAY PARADE, LAWRENCE, MA	26 71 P.A.V. CONVENTION, LAWRENCE, MA 06/06/71 Keith Maynard is the cymbal player. "Keith Maynard is the cymba..." View Comments...	27 71 P.A.V. CONVENTION, LAWRENCE, MA "This was one of those thro..." View Comments...	28 71 P.A.V. CONVENTION, LAWRENCE, MA
29 71 P.A.V. CONVENTION, LAWRENCE, MA "Picture of Lancer Invitati..." View Comments...	30 71 P.A.V. CONVENTION, LAWRENCE, MA	31 71 P.A.V. CONVENTION, LAWRENCE, MA	32 71 P.A.V. CONVENTION, LAWRENCE, MA
33 1973 - DCI Finals - Whitewater Jack Cash and Dave DiTommaso "1973 - DCI Finals - Whitew..." View Comments...	34 1971 World Open	35 1971 World Open "Jack Glancy blowing BRitis..." View Comments...	36 1971 "Not from the World Open. T..." ".... possibly Bridgeport." "Bridgeport, CT" View Comments...
37 1971 WORLD OPEN Gotta love those spit-shined shoes and the high mark time. "Gotta love those spit-shin..." "When laid out properly, th..." View Comments...	38 1971 WORLD OPEN Snares are Ralph-John Ciano and Tim Foley,Tenors behind them are Arthur ""Butch Boyd and Peter Mullin "Snares are Ralph-John Cian..." "Tenors behind them are Art..." "This pic says it all....." View Comments...	39 1971 "Pretty certain this is not..." View Comments...	40 1971 WORLD OPEN
41 27thLancers World Open Prelims	42 1971 World Open Prelims "Nope. '71 Manning Bowl, Ly..." View Comments...	43 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA 05/29/72 "That's my Dad's Ford stati..." View Comments...	44 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA That's Bill Sullivan's station wagon! 1975 Country Squire "That's my station wagon! 1..." "If the show was 1972 then ..." View Comments...
45 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA	46 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA	47 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA	48 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA
49 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA "I think that's Butch Boyd'..." "I believe that is Butch Bo..." View Comments...	50 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA	51 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA	52 72 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, LYNN, MA
53 1974 Ken "Giant" McKay "1974 - Ken "Giant" McKay" View Comments...	54 1973 - DCI Finals - Whitewater Gary Covitz, Kevin Shanley, Timmy Lonegan, Ralph John Ciano. Tenor is Michael Dustin. Timpany is Jack Cash and Dave DiTommaso. "Covitz, (forget name), Tim..." "Actually, 1973 DCI Finals ..." "Snares are Slingerland TDR..." "Someone suggested we put h..." View Comments...	55 1972 Taken at the LaSalette Shrine in Ipswich MA "Taken at the LaSalette Shr..." View Comments...	56 1972 "1972" View Comments...
57 1972 Bobby Constantine, Steve Groh, Billy Morrill "1972 - Bobby Constantine, ..." "Bob Constantine, Steve Gro..." View Comments...	58 1973	59 1974 DCI	60 74 DCI
61 lance74-40	62 1974	63 1975 "Tom Riley (Mot) on the lef..." View Comments...	64 1975
65 1975	66 1975 Mike Douglas show. L to R, Bill Ronane, Victor Borge, Mike Douglas, Jerry Boyle.	67 76 New London, CT Moe Knox photo.	68 76 BRIDGEPORT, CT Fresh Air FanFare Moe Knox photo. "Traditionally the first sh..." View Comments...
69 76 Bridgeport, CT Moe Knox photo.	70 1976 "It has been a really long ..." "Kerri, is that you in the ..." View Comments...	71 1976 The "kneel" in the 27 during Crown Imperial. I'm not sure of the venue.	72 1976
73 1976 World Open Prelims Moe Knox photo	74 76 World Open, Lynn, MA Moe Knox photo.	75 1976 Probably World Open Prelims. Moe Knox photo.	76 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo
77 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	78 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	79 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	80 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo
81 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	82 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	83 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	84 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo
85 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	86 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	87 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	88 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo
89 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	90 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	91 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	92 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo
93 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	94 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	95 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	96 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo
97 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	98 1976 World Open Moe Knox photo	99 1976 Ticket for 1976 DCI Nationals finals show at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA.	100 76 Philadelphia, PA Moe Knox photo. The black slacks on the hornline were worn only once - for DCI Finals - in an attempt to boost our GE scores. L to R Gary Radosta, Steve Solombrino, Kevin Gordon, Patty Sweeney, and Barry Phillips, all lead sopranos. "The black slacks on the ho..." View Comments...
101 1976	102 1977 "1977 - southern tour." View Comments...	103 76 DCI, Philadelphia, PA Moe Knox photo. "Tremendous visual.... blac..." View Comments...	104 1976 BOOSTER 1976 booster.
105 1978 Terry Fitzgerald Colameta "Actually 1978. Terry Fitzg..." "Isn't it Peggy Fitz?" "Yes, it's Peggy (Fitz) Ste..." View Comments...	106 girls Pat Corcoran in the middle, Eileen Tighe Brochu on the right. "Can't tell who is on the l..." View Comments...	107 1977 Janine (B.) McWilliams "Janine (B.) McWilliams" View Comments...	108 1978 Art Fabrizo on the keys "Actually 1978. Art Fabrizo..." View Comments...
109 1977?	110 1975 Pat Whelan on the left soprano and Vin Gallant, snare on the far left. "1975. Pat Whelan on the le..." "George Wallace is center b..." View Comments...	111 1977	112 1977 Jodie Newall "Jodie Newall" View Comments...
113 1977	114 1978 "1978" "Rifles-Standing is l-r Bon..." View Comments...	115 OLDS ADD Dave Morgan "Dave was the bari soloist ..." "Interesting shot... hope w..." View Comments...	116 1978
117 promoart	118 1978 As usual, there's a lot of action going on here.	119 1978	120 1978 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL OPEN 1978 American International Open championship flag.
121 1978 Manning Bowl	122 78 DCI FINALS "Still another great visual..." View Comments...	123 1978 "Are there two contras wear..." "Contras, L to R, Roy McEnd..." View Comments...	124 1979 "I got to travel with the M..." View Comments...
125 1979 WORLD OPEN 1979 World Open Championship flag.	126 1979 Fans in the crowd at Nationals	127 1979 DCI East	128 1979
129 1980 Manning Bowl, left to right, Nancy (Scopa)., Debbie (Wedge)., Bonnie (Vellieux) "Also 1980 Me to the left o..." "1980 rifles from left to r..." View Comments...	130 1980 Manning Bowl "1980" "I think MO is correct - 19..." View Comments...	131 1980 "Does anyone know who this ..." "Bonnie, this is a future M..." "Also - this is positively ..." "Answer six years later: T..." View Comments...	132 1979
133 sopsolo	134 bari	135 drumline "It's me again! I've alway..." "From 1984" View Comments...	136 1980
137 1980 "This pic is from 1980...I ..." View Comments...	138 1980	139 1980 DCI Midwest "1980 DCI Midwest - Whitewa..." View Comments...	140 1980 CYO NATIONALS George B and (fill this in below) "George B. and Jerry Seawri..." View Comments...
141 1980 DCI Birmingham, AL	142 1980 DCI Midwest Colorado "From DCI Midwest Whitewate..." View Comments...	143 GEORGE B At the kitchen table. "You can't really say you w..." "My parents filing system; ..." View Comments...	144 GAIL ROYER AND THE BONFIGLIOS
145 1981	146 1981 DCI Prelims - McGill Stadium, Montreal "1981 DCI Prelims - McGill ..." View Comments...	147 Untitled-28	148 1985 Drum Major Billy Marshall "1985 - Drum Major Billy Ma..." "This is not 1985, in 1985 ..." View Comments...
149 1983 CYO Nationals	150 1985 DCI PROGRAM BOOK Drum Major Billy Marshall	151 1984 Finals	152 84 HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA "Oh my God! I can't believ..." "Cool picture... I'd never ..." "I marched in this line, 6t..." "To this day I still say th..." "I marched in this line as ..." View Comments...
153 snares "gotta tell ya! Nothing be..." "A great group of drummers...." "Best experience of my drum..." View Comments...	154 gong	155 1984 Finals	156 1984 Bill Marshall
157 1985 GiantsStadium "Man, did we work hard that..." View Comments...	158 1986 DCI East	159 1986 DCI East	160 1986 DCI East
161 1986 DCI East	162 lancerdrumm-4	163 PRACTICE AT THE LEGION 94 Wedge making sure we're all in tune. Kevin, Donny, Rick and Steve. Those Wednesday night sessions were something special.	164 94 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Over 40 former I.C. Reveries members marched with 27th in 1994. Nancy Scopa, Marla Dodge, George Domey, Artie Shannon, Gary Covits, Michael doherty, Cheryl Clark, Jim Cunningham, Donna Delorey, Jim Walsh, Peter Bonacoursi, Jim Chiavelli, Bob Delorey, Dan Moschella, Eddie DeAngelis, Jimmy Hickey, Steve Solombrino, Duffy Silk, Barbara Hunt. There were many others who marched that year or were on staff. "Stanley masynard and Fat J..." "I miss Fat Jack." View Comments...
165 94 Boston University "This was the first time th..." View Comments...	166 94 BOSTON UNIVERSITY	167 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 94 MOE KNOX PHOTO	168 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 94 MOE KNOX PHOTO
169 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 94 MOE KNOX PHOTO	170 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 94 Steve Solombrino MOE KNOX PHOTO	171 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 94 Cheryl Solombrino MOE KNOX PHOTO	172 FALL RIVER PARADE 94 lead sopranos with Duffy marching on the outside. MOE KNOX PHOTO "Can't remember everyone, b..." View Comments...
173 94 FALL RIVER PARADE lead sopranos MOE KNOX PHOTO "We were a pretty cocky bun..." View Comments...	174 1994	175 1994 Practice in Rhode Island before the East Providence show.	176 1994 Lead sopranos and a few others at Waltham practice.
177 1994 Practice at Waltham.	178 ONCE MORE IN 94 Some of us never got enough as kids. Here Cheryl and Steve are ready to get on the bus for the "Big Dance" at Foxboro. (trivia: Many former Reveries wore their Reverie hat string anchors that night.)	179 Waiting for the buses. 1994 Steve and Cheryl Solombrino. Just one of many marrages that came out of the 94 corps. We met while marching with the I.C. Reveries in 1969. We had "eyes" for each other but took 27 years (this is true) for us to get married.	180 94 DCI FOXBORO, MA Moe Knox photo. "I can still hear the react..." "I agree, this was the best..." View Comments...
181 94 DCI, FOXBORO, MA Moe Knox photo.	182 94 DCI, FOXBORO, MA Moe Knox photo.	183 94 DCI, FOXBORO, MA Moe Knox photo.	184 94 DCI, FOXBORO, MA Moe Knox photo.
185 wi-is-told-wi-is-2-old	186 Hat from '94 corps Hat from '94 corps.	187 Hat from '94 corps Hat from '94 corps.	188 Hat from '94 corps Hat from '94 corps.
189 ONCE MORE IN '94 T-SHIRT T-shirt from "94 corps. Artwork by Donna Delorey.	190 94 COLUMBUS DAY PARADE, REVERE, MA 10/10/94	191 1994	192 HOTEL SIGN This is from the 1994 banquet.
193 95 BOSTON UNIVERISTY Moe Knox photo.	194 95 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Moe Knox photo.	195 95 BOSTON UNIVERISTY Moe Knox photo.	196 95 BOSTON UNIVERISTY Moe Knox photo.
197 95 BOSTON UNIVERISTY Moe Knox photo.	198 95 BOSTON UNIVERISTY Moe Knox photo.	199 95 BOSTON UNIVERISTY Moe Knox photo.	200 95 BOSTON UNIVERISTY Moe Knox photo.
201 BOSTON UNIVERSITY SHOW 95 27th went on last. The Kilties and St. Joe's came out and mixed in with 27th and played Auld Lang Syne conducted by Ken Norman himself. MOE KNOX PHOTO	202 BOSTON UNIVERSITY SHOW 95 MOE KNOX PHOTO	203 BOSTON UNIVERSITY SHOW 95 All three corps marching off together. MOE KNOX PHOTO	204 BOSTON UNIVERSITY SHOW 95 Tony Moschella "Great picture of Tony!!" View Comments...
205 MAD DOG 95	206 BOSTON UNIVERISTY 95 Tony Moschella again. This time Charlie Foley wanted to get into the act. I'm glad Charlie mugged up for this photo. It illustrates Charlie's sense of humor. Sadly, both Tony and Charlie are gone now. They were great friends and added greatly to my drum corps experience. RIP boys.	207 STEVE SOLOMBRINO 95 MOE KNOX PHOTO	208 DRUM HEAD 95
209 2001Seacrest We don' have to march to have fun together. The activity brought many of us into life long relationships. In addition to friendship, these four couples are all 100% drum drum corps. The Doherty, Solombrino, Disabitino and Boland.	210 Manning Bowl, Lynn, MA	211 manningbowl.ashx	212 FANCY LENSE WORK This is a Moe Knox photo from some time back in the day. In addition to his straight documentary style of composition, Moe also had a creative streak. MOE KNOX PHOTO "Tha's my brother Robert pl..." View Comments...
213 BOSTON UNIVERSITY SHOW 95 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights	214 BOSTON UNIVERISTY SHOW 95 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights	215 manningbowl	216 227825 10150234666059254 662514253 8507824 7508576 n
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