2023 DOP & WWC MSARP Performers

Drums on Parade

A very special thank you to Craig Mason and our Madison Scout brothers, Greg Jarosz, Chris Forbes, Norm Bakker, Kent Eversmeyer, Tim Spilde, Al Kent, Tom Brys, Josh Forbord, and Jim Latimer for adding a cherry to the top of an already great weekend of Drums on Parade events with your performance to kick off the show.

2023 Drums on Parade Tailgate update

After four years, the Drums on Parade Pre-show Tailgate returns to Firemen’s Park (adjacent to Middleton High School) on July 1 from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.

This will be the last year Robin and his 70’s crew will run the DOP Tailgate. If any younger alumni would be interested in taking it over, this would be a great year to participate and learn the ropes.

A big thank you and a tip of the Aussie to everyone who has volunteered and helped Robin since 2009. We certainly hope that this annual alumni gathering will be able to continue in some form.

The DOP Tailgate was started in 2009 by Robin Goldberg. Robin had been away from drum corps for years, but after marching the MSARP field show in 2006, the corps bug hit him again. The first tailgate was started with the idea of selling pizza and soda to corps members parked next to the park pavilion. The original crew was Robin (73-76), Scott Spilde (70-74 Jr. Corps,75&76), Robin’s wife Marcia, daughter Megan and son Reid. Sales were very disappointing that first year. The new generation of corps members didn’t feel pizza, and soda was the best meal they’d have all week as the guys who marched in the 70s would have.

2024 Madison Scout Hall of Fame Inducted at MSAA Drums on Parade Tailgate

The Madison Scouts, Forward Performing Arts, and the Madison Scouts Alumni Association (MSAA) inducted the 2024 Class to the Madison Scouts Hall of Fame as part of the MSAA Drums on Parade Tailgate, including Tom Acheson, Jeanne Beckman, Calvin Harris, Bruce Lages, Jim McCarthy, Michael Turner, and Stan Stitgen. The induction ceremony was part of the Scout's home show, “Drums on Parade,” held on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Middleton High School in Middleton, Wisconsin. The MSAA MSHOF Tailgate ceremony was anchored at the beginning by the 2024 Madison Scouts performing the opening hit from Slaughter on 10th Avenue from an arc pointed at the alumni, family, and friends gathered in and around the MSAA Tailgate Pavilion.

Each of the 2024 MSHOF Inductees was honored with a summary of their tenure and respective servant leadership contributions to the Madison Scouts. Heartfelt acknowledgments of gratitude were also extended to the family members of those inductees who have gone before us.

Hall of Fame Class of 2023 News

The Madison Scouts, Forward Performing Arts, and the Madison Scouts Alumni Association will announce the second class of inductees into the Madison Scouts Hall of Fame at Drums on Parade July 1st. This year's class follows the 2022 inaugural class that included C. H. Beebe, William Howard, and Scott Stewart. The Madison Scouts Hall of Fame honors individuals who have participated and achieved at the highest level in the Madison Scouts organization throughout its long and storied history.

We hope you can be with us on July 1st, where we will be back in Middleton to honor the second class inducted into the Madison Scouts Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame Update

The 2024 Class of the Madison Scouts Hall of Fame will be recognized and toasted during ceremonies at the 2024 Madison Scouts Hall of Fame Drums on Parade Tailgate hosted by MSAA. Kent Eversmeyer, MSAA Hall of Fame Committee Chairman says, "It is fitting to honor our inductees and their servant leadership to the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps by having 100% of the proceeds from the MSAA-hosted Tailgate go to the C.H. Beebe Scholarship fund that directly supports life changing opportunities and experiences to the current members of our beloved drum corps".

Be part of something bigger than all of us by enjoying great food, beverages and friendships at the Tailgate with a special "in-your-face" performance by the 2024 Madison Scouts, followed by singing "Never Walk" and then a "Meet and Greet" with the 2024 Madison Scouts, where alumni will have the opportunity to sign a Member's Aussie with your name, section and years marched in the corps. It's an incredible way to connect with the current corps and "Toast" our Madison Scouts Hall of Fame inductees.

Yes! The Madison Scouts are wearing Aussies in 2024!!

MSAA Mad Dash Microthon

The 1^st Annual MSAA Mad Dash Microthon will be held at the Drums on Parade Alumni Tailgate on Saturday, 1 July 2023, in Middleton, Wisconsin.

Performances by MSAA Members and Madison Corps Alumni

On June 29 in Middleton, WI, and on July 6 in Whitewater, WI, alumni from the Madison area drum corps performed the National Anthem before each show. Former Capitolaires and Phantom Regiment Drum Major Marcia Hansen conducted at the Middleton Show, and former Scouts Drum Major Craig Mason conducted at the Whitewater Show.

Photo includes alumni from Madison Scouts, Capitolaires, Capital Sound, 32nd Hussar, and one from Blue Rock

To listen to the performances, go to these links:

View from the Chair - DOP 24

Well, it’s just about here. Drums On Parade weekend. The biggest Alumni and Scouts gathering of the year! It's not too late to sponsor a Keg , please consider Sponsoring a Keg of beer for the tailgate. For a donation of $200, which can turn into almost $500 for the CH Beebe Scholarship fund.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Madison Scouts Hall of Fame
• Capitolaires and the Breakfast Club to be recognized with some history and memorabilia
• Feeding the corps, pouring beer for the Alumni, family, and friends 2024 Madison Scouts to play a tune or 2 and will sing Never Walk with the Alumni.

The 2024 season is here! We have an exciting year of events that we want you as Alumni to be a part of! We have lots in store and would love to have your participation to help us grow our great organization and Support our Madison Scouts.