Star of Indiana

star of indiana - recollections

by Bill Cook - Founder, Star of Indiana
Originally Written: Sept. 23, 1995
Revised: Nov. 17, 1996, Mar. 12, 1999, & January 2, 2001

Star of Indiana's founder, Bill Cook, has written his memoirs of the formation and history of Star of Indiana. The recollections detail Star of Indiana's meteoric rise through the competitive drum and bugle corps activity and evolution into one of the world's preeminent youth musical organizations.
CHAPTER ONE: 1984
     Introduction
     Star Becomes a Reality
     Jim Mason, Director - Star of Indiana
     The Winter of 1984

CHAPTER TWO: 1985-1987
     The Summer of 1985
     The Summers of 1986 and 1987

CHAPTER THREE: 1988-1990
     The Summer of 1988,
        the Year of Change
     The Summer of 1989
     The Summer of 1990

CHAPTER FOUR: 1991
     The Summer of 1991
     George (Zingali)

CHAPTER FIVE: 1992
     The Summer of 1992
     Jim Mason's Psyche in 1992
     Wesley (Johnson)
     The PBS Television Broadcast
     Contributions to DCI and Other Corps

CHAPTER SIX: 1993
     The Summer of 1993,
        the Year of the Bitch

CHAPTER SEVEN: The Brass Theater Years
     The Summers of 1994 and 1995
     The Summer of 1996

CHAPTER EIGHT: The Brass Theater Years
     The Summers of 1997 and 1998 -
        Star in Branson
     Star of Indiana After Drum Corps

CHAPTER NINE: The Blast! Years
     1999, 2000 and Beyond
     Blast! in London
     Blast! in the United States

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