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Eastern Tennessee State University In Johnson City
Preliminaries - Friday and Saturday November 5th and 6th Finals - Saturday night November 6th The Raiders drew an early Preliminary performance time, Friday at 3:45 which would make for a very long day. The Marching Raiders had met in their Richmond Senior High School bandroom at four o'clock that very morning to leave on the seven hour bus trip to Cullowhee, NC. Want to see those travel details?
View our 1982 MBA Itinerary by clicking the image below.
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Dressed And Ready For Their First Grand National Championships Competition
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Arthur Byrd, Kevin Spruill, and Jimmy McDonald
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Kim Stewart (clarinet), Billy Doree (sax), Dennis Carswell, and Kevin Spruill (sax)
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Time To Warm Up, LITERALLY! Remember how bitterly cold this day was? Captain C wanted to ensure that no one's sound was off because of a cold instrument, so it was time to play, play, and play some more while he walked around to spot check our sound.
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For Some It Is Easier Than Others The larger the instrument, and the more metal involved the harder it is to get warm and keep warm as junior Tim Steiner is learning from his experience with his very own trombone-cicle
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Marty Long (quads), Gary Ballard (bells), ? (sax), Tommy Harrington (sax), Kim Munn (DM), and ? (flute)
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Drum Major Kim Munn Takes The Band Through Its Paces
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? , Tommy Harrington (sax)Flute Players; hidden , male , Wendy Wright, ? , ? , Wanda Richardson, Tammy Watkins, Angie Staley, and Alicia Simmons
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Before Marching Into ETSU Stadium For Preliminary Competition
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Leslie Smith
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On The Field At The East Tennessee State University Indoor Stadium
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The Marching Raiders placed 21st out of thirty-eight bands from fifteen states in this, their first, Grand National Champship. Carswell Was Very Proud.Then The Marching Raiders' Day Was Over. Well it was almost over, but there was still...
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The Marching Bands of America's Awards Ceremony, The Presentation of The Flags During this ceremony for the top twelve bands of the competition, can anyone forget that special moment when the bands all on the field, the lights went down, the music stopped, and the crowd fell silent? In that quiet darkness, the people who filled the ETSU stadium anticipated the upcoming special moments in a night they would remember forever. And there would be memorable moment, and despite the fact that we were sitting in the stands, the first of those moments would belong to the Marching Raiders thanks to drum line senior Johnny King who broke through that solemn silence...
 ...with his Tarzan Yell !While less than approving, I even remember a smile on a certain band director's face.
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