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BUCCANEERS WIN IN BRIDGEPORT
Second Contest of 2008 Season; Win Streak at 31 Contests over 4 years
BRIDGEPORT, CT (June 28, 2008) – The three-time defending world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps won for the second time in as many contests this season with a victory Saturday evening at the Barnum Festival Champions on Parade in Bridgeport, CT. The corps opened the 2008 season with a win last weekend in Wildwood, NJ.
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BUCCANEERS OPEN 2008 SEASON WITH WIN
Streak stands at 30 Contests over 4 years
Wildwood, NJ (June 22, 2008) - The three-time defending world champion
Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps opened its 2008 competitive season
with a victory Saturday evening at historic Maxwell Field in Wildwood,
NJ.
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THE PURSUIT OF JOY -- IN STADIUMS ALL SUMMER!
Opens June 21st -- 2008 Buccaneers Movie Poster
June 15, 2008 Tom Moore
The Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps proudly presents its 2008 program, The Pursuit of Joy.
This year's movie poster is a tribute to the classic movie posters of Hollywood's Golden Age. The ship, Joy, represents the core values of the Reading Buccaneers - education, enrichment, entertainment and excellence - and our relentless pursuit of them. The ship makes its journey on the open seas towards the horizon, reminding us that the journey itself is what makes drum corps special; the doing is the ultimate prize. This year's production is simply a celebration of drum corps and our members who pursue joy with passion.
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BUCCANEERS TO HOST ANNUAL FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY
Final Dress Rehearsal – Public Invited
Reading, PA (June 8, 2008) – The three-time defending Drum Corps Associates World Champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps today announced that it will be holding its annual Friends & Family Day dress rehearsal on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at the corps’ rehearsal location, “Buc Field,” on Aviation Road, Reading.
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Buccaneers Alumnus And DCA Judge: A Comedy Act
 Thomas Brown
May 29, 2008 By Fred Windish, Buccaneer Alumni News
Gotcha! No doubt some of you think they're ALL jokers, but this one's for real. Longtime marching music performer and adjudicator, Thomas Brown, has embarked on a new career, stand-up comic. This Reading, PA native and Buccaneer Hall of Famer now living in Phoenix , Arizona made his stage debut recently at The Comedy Spot in Scottsdale.
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Tag Your Car with The Balance in Blue!
Buccaneers Specialty License Plates for PA Drivers!
 Specialty Plate
The Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to offer Pennsylvania Buccaneers the opportunity to show their corps pride by having an official Reading Buccaneers specialty plate on their vehicle!
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Buccaneers Winter Preview 2008
Pursuing Joy, with Abandon
The Reading Buccaneers are pleased to give drum corps fans a special sneak preview of the corps' 2008 voyage, The Pursuit of Joy. The video is the creation of Bucs snare drummer Matt Urquhart and Battery Coordinator Chris Feist, and features sights and sounds from several February and March rehearsal camps.
The footage includes snippets of Canon in D, Nessun Dorma and Abram's Pursuit Your first opportunity to hear the entire music book will be at the Fourth Annual Spring Preview, Saturday, May 10, at Twin Valley High School.
JOIN THE PURSUIT!
Turn on Javascipt already! sheesh.
"Bucs Beats" - Buccaneers Percussion DVD
Available at the souvie stand now.
Turn on Javascipt already! sheesh.
READING BUCCANEERS ANNOUNCE 2008 DRUM MAJORS
 Josh Decker
Reading, PA (March 25, 2008) – The defending Drum Corps Associates world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps today announced that the trio of Josh Decker, Chuck Jacobs and Charlie DiCarne will provide leadership to the corps on the field and off for the 2008 season.
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A Hero in Blue, On and Off the Field: David Faust, Buccaneer
 David Faust, in Blue
(by Tom Moore) Drum corps is a unique and powerful activity – so unique that it’s hard to describe its splendor in just a few short sentences. The “uninitiated” public sees a parade or an 11-minute field show, and might marvel at the performance level of the corps before its eyes. But to really understand the power of drum corps, and the Buccaneers, you need to look beyond the performance itself, for the performance and the preparation for it are merely the context for the real magic of the activity.
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READING BUCCANEERS ANNOUNCE 2008 PROGRAM
“The Pursuit of Joy”
Reading, PA (November 25, 2007) – The three-time defending Drum Corps Associates world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps today unveiled its 2008 program, “THE PURSUIT OF JOY,” to a large and enthusiastic crowd assembled for the corps’ annual Membership Day open house at Twin Valley High School, Elverson, PA.
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Reading Buccaneers Announce Hall of Fame Inductees
50th Anniversary Class Includes Three Founding Fathers
Reading, PA (November 12, 2007) – The three-time defending Drum Corps Associates world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps announced today that Ron Fisher, George “Fritz” Price, Carl Bagenstose, Roberta “Bert” Doherty and Rich Hammond will be inducted into the Buccaneers Hall of Fame at the corps’ annual banquet on Saturday, November 24, 2007. Fisher, Price and Bagenstose are among the five founders of the corps, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007.
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Buccaneers Alumni Banquet 2007
50th Anniversary Celebration & Commemorative DVD
The Reading Buccaneers 50th Anniversary DVD is complete, and ready to go to press. The DVD contains historical and entertaining information about the corps, and will certainly make a great addition to your Buccaneer memorabilia collection. This DVD contains slideshows, 10 full motion videos, from the Championship years, cartoons, interviews, and much more. Never before has this amount of Buccaneer information been in one location at one time.
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Buccaneers Name 2008 Designers and Caption Heads
An Exceptional Team!
READING, PA (October 11, 2007) – The three-time defending Drum Corps Associates world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps announced today the designers and caption heads that will lead the design and instructional staff for the corps’ 2008 season.
“We’re very excited to be announcing such a talented, experienced and passionate team of designers and instructors for 2008,” said Buccaneers Staff Coordinator Carl Ruocco. “Our members will be taught by some of the finest designers and teachers in the activity. In addition to their many years of drum corps experience, they’ve worked well together with the Buccaneers. We’re working hard on putting together another 'total team' production that will showcase what the Buccaneers do best: entertainment, innovation, and excellence in every caption. This staff has what it takes to deliver a first-class experience for our members and fans alike.”
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Buccaneers Name 2008 Coordinators
Ruocco and Hammond Named 2008 Buccaneers Coordinators
Reading, PA (October 7, 2007) – The three-time defending Drum Corps Associates world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps announced today the appointment of the creative tandem of Carl Ruocco and Rich Hammond as coordinators for the 2008 season. Ruocco will reprise the role of Staff Coordinator he has held since 2005, and Hammond will step into the Program Coordinator role. He will also continue in his role as Percussion Arranger and Caption Head.
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Reading Buccaneers Capture Seventh World Championship
Win Completes Third Consecutive Undefeated Championship Season
Membership Day 2008 Announced
 Victory Concert at Paetec Park
Rochester, NY (September 2, 2007) – The Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps captured its seventh Drum Corps Associates (“DCA”) world championship Sunday night at the 43d Annual DCA World Championships at Paetec Park, Rochester NY. The win is also the Buccaneers’ third consecutive DCA championship and completes the corps’ third consecutive undefeated season. With wins in Saturday’s preliminary round and Sunday’s finals round of competition, the Buccaneers’ consecutive win streak now stands at 29 contests over three years.
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Fair Winds, Smooth Sailing and Many Thanks
from the Reading Buccaneers to you
Aug 28 2007 By Tom Moore & Jeff Zehner
As we prepare for our journey to Rochester to close out this milestone year in the history of our great organization, the Reading Buccaneers would like to thank all of you in the drum corps community who have made this anniversary season so special. This past weekend, as the youngest current Buccaneer and the very first Buccaneer shared the field with hundreds of other alumni to sing the corps song, we all realized what a special moment in time this is and that we are indeed part of something much larger than ourselves.
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BLUE ERA, through the "Bari-Cam!"
Brace yourself for some fun!
Aug 28 2007 By Tom Moore & Jeff Zehner
The Reading Buccaneers are pleased to share this unique "Bari-Cam" perspective of the corps' 2007 production, Blue Era. Shot on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Buc Field, the video is of the corps' final regular-season rehearsal run-through, as seen through the eyes -- or bell -- of veteran baritone player Ryan Kriebel's baritone.
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Reading Buccaneers Unveil New Brand Image
 New Logo - Reading Buccaneers
Reading, PA (July 5, 2007) – The two-time defending Drum Corps Associates (“DCA”) world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps today unveiled a new brand image for the organization, marking the first institutional change to the corps’ brand in decades.
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Marching on with brass and class
Greater Reading’s premiere adult drum and bugle corps has come a long way since a 1937 LaSalle hearse carried its instruments to competitions.
(Photo: Reading Eagle: Tess Colwell) Back where it all started 50 years ago, on the steps of Reading High School, are the four surviving founders of the Reading Buccaneers. From left are Bruce Englehart, Ron Fisher, Carl Bagenstose and Roy Miller.
©2007 Reading Eagle Company, By Ron Devlin
In the heady days after America’s victory in World War II, music-loving lads poured from Reading’s melting pot to join junior drum and bugle corps sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
It wouldn’t be long, though, before they too would march off to war as did their fathers, uncles and older brothers who’d seen the horrors of Iwo Jima and Omaha Beach.
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Reading Buccaneers & Dynasty USA Announce Partnership
April 30, 2007
Reading, PA & Lake Geneva, WI (April 30, 2007) - The two-time defending Drum Corps Associates ("DCA") world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps and Dynasty USA, a division of D.E.G. Musical Products, Inc. ("Dynasty") today announced that the two organizations have entered into a promotional agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Dynasty USA will be the exclusive supplier of marching brass and battery, mallet and auxiliary percussion instruments for the Buccaneers, who in turn will become Dynasty USA's first endorsed all-age drum and bugle corps.
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Into The Next 50 Years And Beyond
BLUE ERA Movie Poster & Show Description
Blue Era: The Movie Poster is available now at CafePress and at the Souvie Stand this Summer.
April 11, 2007
COMING THIS SUMMER TO A STADIUM NEAR YOU!
Special Sneak (“Spring”) Preview May 12, 2007
The defending DCA world champion Reading Buccaneers celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. To commemorate this auspicious milestone, the Buccaneers are proud to present their 2007 production, Blue Era. The Bucs pay tribute to five decades of tradition with a program showcasing what we do best – entertainment, innovation, emotion and excellence across all captions – but kicked up a few notches! Years ago, the Buccaneers were dubbed “The Balance in Blue” because of the corps’ versatility in handling varying musical styles. This year is no exception, as the Buccaneers explore four distinct styles, moods and textures, yet within the classical and symphonic idiom that has become the corps’ signature.
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