Our very own Eric Chomka, being interviewed before last weekend’s ‘Spirit of America‘ show in Providence.

Congratulations are also in order, as Eric will be getting married to Elizabeth Williams this weekend!

Nice video from Andri- stay tuned for photos of what Andri did on his summer vacation.

Two generations of the ‘Pirate in Chains” meet on the 50th Muster Field.

When I saw this photo, all I could think of was, “The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat,” a reference to the Jim McKay voice over for ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” from the 70’s.  For those not familiar, or wishing for a refresher, here it is.  I only remember the first 20 seconds, up through the famous ski jumping wreck.

The Mariners, looking good across the Mystic drawbridge.  The current incarnation of this ‘bascule’ bridge dates to 1924, and counterweighted by 460 tons, requires only 80 horsepower to open and close.

Live webcams without the Mariners are available here, though I much prefer this view:

Here we go!

So apparently, one must rehearse how to march a parade in some Corps.  Yet another great reason to be a Mariner: marching is merely the means to the pub, I mean end.

Speaking of the end, the final moments of this video show the fife and drum unit of ‘The Old Guard,’ the 3rd US Infantry.  The Mariners own Eric Chomka is second row, second from the left of the screen, that giant ‘Mountain’ of a fifer.  Go Eric!

 
Nice picture of our very own Dick leading the way in his new duds. Also, here is another video from Mudbury.
 

Parade rest in front of The Wayside Inn.  A brief respite from the weekend of showers. 

Here are the Swiss from last year…

Can anyone tell us more about this event?

This one goes back to July, but it was just recently posted to YouTube. It is not a very long video but at least you get a sense of how many guys we had on the street for Deep River.
 

YouTubed again…
The first two videos are of a cocktail corps we sent to the Saratoga muster earlier this year. The second video is really just a continuation of the medley we are playing called Eagle and the Anchor.
 

 

 
This next video was shot at the Westbrook muster. You will notice that the corps is a wee bit larger.