Drink to who played 'An American in Paris' best for a drum corps Bastille Day

Happy Bastille Day! I haven't celebrated today as one of my trademark drum corps holidays since Drink to who played the '1812 Overture' best for a drum corps Bastille Day in 2021 and I think it's about time I return to that tradition with Drum Corps International (DCI) asking Who Did It Best? | Gershwin's "An American in Paris" – Phantom Regiment Edition.

The George Gershwin classic, "An American in Paris," performed by Phantom Regiment four different times over 40 years — Who did it best?

The consensus among those leaving comments at the video is 2015 and I agree. It helps that 2005 was the highest placing year, third. 1976 was fourth, 2015 was seventh, and 1975 was tenth. That written, I have a certain fondness for 1975. Not only was it the first year I saw the corps on the PBS broadcast, I marched in a youth band that played "An American in Paris" while performing the scatter drill into a company front in 1977. The band also played the French National Défilé, which I featured in France 24 English asks 'France and the US: Best frenemies?' for Bastille Day 2022. I'm in a sharing mood today.

Speaking of sharing, I observed the following in 2021.

With this video, I've featured five different years of Phantom Regiment in three different posts to celebrate Bastille Day. That makes them by far my favorite for this holiday.

While 2015 is a repeat, although the part of the show is new to this blog, 1975, 1976, and 2005 are new, so it's now eight years in four posts for Phantom Regiment on this holiday. I think they're still second behind the Madison Scouts overall.

Today is also National Grand Marnier Day, which I haven't observed since 2023, so I'm embedding another take on a recipe I've shared before, Make and Drink Frozen's How to Make the Best Orange Slush from Epcot’s France Pavilion!


Here's the AI summary.

This video details a copycat recipe for the Grand Marnier orange slush from Epcot’s France pavilion. The creator explains why they distrust most online recipes for this drink and shares their personal recipe, which uses Planter’s rum, Grand Marnier, Grey Goose orange vodka, and orange juice. The video concludes with a tasting of the slush and a discussion of how well it matches the original.

To recycle what I wrote in 2023 and 2021, "Vive la France (Pavilion)! Liberté, Egaliteé, Fraternité!"