March On! ...the history of the
Toronto Optimists Drum & Bugle Corps
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Our Optimist Roots
A History of The Optimists by Vern Johansson
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The Unstoppable Force and The Immovable Object
The History of the Toronto Optimists
by Vern Johansson
We began life in 1952 as a Scout Band
(photo taken at Oakwood Collegiate, 1952)
- The Beginnings
- Their Hearts Belong to Daddy
- Are These Guys for Real?
- On, March On
- Maybe This Green Machine Has too Many Miles On It
- "You Better Bleed on the Finish Line"
- How Long Can This Machine Last?
- The Field Is Still Green, But the Sky Is Cloudy
- Happy Birthday, Canada
- Small, But Mighty
- Those Were The Days
- Seneca Optimists (1 + 1 = 1)
- Former Optimists