March On! ...the history of the
Toronto Optimists Drum & Bugle Corps
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bob Brown
Corps: 157th Scout Band, Opti-Corps, Toronto Optimists
Bob joined the 157th Scout Band in 1955. Later that year the Optimists Club assumed sponsorship and, in 1956, he graduated to the new, Blue uniforms of Opti-Corps. In 1958 the corps got new Green and Black uniforms and a new name – the Toronto Optimists. Bob stayed with the Optimists until he aged out in 1961.
In 1956 Bob played Glockenspiel then, while in the Toronto Optimists, Bob played baritone. After leaving the corps he continued to satisfy his love of music by playing trombone in the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.
In 2009 Bob once again played baritone with the Optimists, this time in the Optimists Alumni ensemble that performed at the G.A.S. (Great Alliance of Seniors) gathering in Gettysburg, PA.
Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We Remember!