I do have to add this, though this probably won't prove my stance that Vanguard 89 was the better show that year, If I had to show one show to someone who didn't have any idea what Drum Corps was, It would be Santa Clara Vanguard 89.
Yes Phantom 89' is one of the most amazing shows in DCI history and in Phantom Regiments history. That being said, Santa Clara Vanguard brought it that night, and blew the crowd and the judges away.
I heard something interesting on Galloway and company (a station we get up here in the Dee Eff Dub) that the best coaches for the Cowboys have always been Texans. It took Parcell long enough to decide.