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We have a new member of the baritone section of the horn line, Sue Marciano. She hails from Beverly, MA
and is the mother of three. Sue was a marching member of the Leominster Joanettes in 84-85. As a fellow
all-girl corps member, (mine being the famous I.C. Rockettes from Salem) I couldn’t be happier. Power to the
Sisters!  Thanks also to our own Donna Dennesen (and fellow I.C. Rockettes member) for talking us up and
getting Sue to come on down and join.

The powers-that-be (okay, myself and Jim Gillette) have decided that we will give a little biography of new
people when they join the Corps. You never know who may have marched where and it could be interesting.
Sue was our most recent hire, as it were, but we thought we could go back to others that joined this year, and
then maybe give a little background of other members that have been here, one month a colorguard member,
and another a drummer… you get the idea. Maybe we could even do instructors! But then Rick Connor’s piece
would span several pages! I am not implying in any way that Mr. Connor is getting up there in age, but Aunt Mildred
has been regaling us for years with grand stories of his rather, …well, ’full’ life.

And speaking of stories… what a segue… we have another new feature to this newsletter that will include
 interesting/nostalgic/funny stories about marching with the Crusaders Senior Corps. We are a lively, funny
group and many humorous things have happened, and you know, if the stories get embellished with time, so be it.
Art Kellerman has been gracious enough to write up a memory he keeps close to his heart for this month, and I
encourage anyone who wishes to participate in this to let me know for future months. This is the story in his words:

Most veterans in our Corps remember Buster Bradway. He played cymbals and bass drum proudly for us and he
 is missed today. I recall the show in Pennsylvania that was going to be his last before retiring from drum corps.
He had noticed the tradition carried on by DCI age-outs; they would leave their shoes on the edge of the field after
their last show to symbolize that they were all done. Buster thought he would make a similar gesture, and upon
leaving the field, he hung his shoes up on the fence by their laces. He wasn’t thinking about the fact he would have
to walk back to the buses in his stocking feet, through a parking lot of crushed stone, stone that had been baking
under a hot sun for several hours. I can see him now, hopping in pain while carrying a very large bass drum.
May you rest in peace, Buster.

^{Once again, we will be staying at the Marriott Airport Hotel, 1890 W. Ridge Road, Rochester, NY. Telephone: 588-225-6880.}

^{Rooming lists will need to be updated in June.}

^{Plymouth: November 21-22, 2008 - Show and parade on November 22nd.}

^{Forty-five (45) rooms have been reserved at the Plymouth Radisson. These will be first come, first served. If you want a room in Plymouth you have to tell me, I won’t assume because you went last year that you want a room this year. Room rate is $132.74 per night (min. 2 nights).}

^{Due date for monies is November 1st, payable to Jim Gillett.}

^{Somerville - Sunday, May 25, 2008}

^{Report Time: 11 - 11:30 AM}

^{Our set up area/start of the parade is at the Somerville City Hall located}

^{at 93 Highland Avenue}

^{Please park your vehicles at Dilboy Field, Route 16, Alewife Brook Parkway.}

^{Shuttle service to the beginning of the parade route will be provided (same as last year).}

^{DIRECTIONS TO DILBOY FIELD:}

^{Cambridge - Monday, May 26, 2008}

^{Report Time: 7:45 AM at the Prince Palace}

^{A bus is being provided to bring us back & forth to Cambridge. Please be}

^{on time, as the bus will be leave at 8am SHARP!}

^{The parade assembles on the northeast side of the Cambridge Common, the baseball/soccer field. Their site says there is parking on Garden Street, but don’t quote me on it if there isn’t. Units will depart from the Common at the Waterhouse St. exit, proceed easterly on Garden St., through Harvard Square, westerly on Mt. Auburn to Coolidge Avenue. The reviewing stand is on Coolidge Avenue. The parade route is 1.7 miles long.}

^{Parking is limited in Cambridge so the bus is a big plus for this parade.}

^{We will have a practice for horns and drums after the parade, per Jack’s email. We can get some lunch and then get some work done. We can make it a fun day. Hey, if we made Brewster in the rain fun, which we did, then we can make Memorial Day fun!}

^{MARK YOUR CALENDARS:}

^{FULL CORPS REHEARSAL JUNE 1ST AND JUNE 8TH}

^{JUNE 7TH SATURDAY - VFW PARADE BURLINGTON MA TBA}

^{FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH - PERFORMANCE AT THE JR. CORPS ANNUAL SPRING FLING FUNDRAISER. IT’S A GREAT SOCIAL EVENT, WHICH INCLUDES A SILENT AUCTION, THE UNVEILING OF THE 2008 EDITION OF THE BOSTON CRUSADERS AND SOCIALIZING!!}

^{Last but not least, a big thank-you is in order to Liz Tucker who has helped us contact the Lexington Armory about doing some drills inside to get a head start on our field show. This is right off Rte. 128 and is a good location for everyone, I would think. Jack will let everyone know when these rehearsals would take place.}

^{If you have anything that you would like me to publish in this newsletter, please let me know.}

^{If you have new contact information (work number, home number, new address, or email address), please keep me informed so that you can be contacted with up- to-date corps information. I truly am working on a new roster and was hoping to get it out this week but this newsletter has taken me all day…. Sigh…but it is coming soon, you better believe it.}

^{If you are not getting emails from me, please see me at rehearsal or call me at the phone numbers below. If you want to be contacted by fax, please give me the number. If you need to be contacted by phone, please see}

^{your section representative.}

^{Nancy Swiniarski, Secretary}

^{Crusaders Senior Corps}