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Posted on 08/13/2005 10:47:53 AM PDT by sionnsar
Commando: Known for his experience in Somalia, Matt Eversmann takes on a new mission: music.
In a tailored suit and silk tie, he teaches the finer points of leadership to executives in corporate America. In Army camouflage, he molds young adults at the Johns Hopkins University into future combat leaders.
Master Sgt. Matt Eversmann excelled in some of the military's most grueling schools, and he led a team of commandos in the bloody battle that inspired the book and movie Black Hawk Down. A colleague described him as an "Army rock star."
So with two years remaining in his 20-year enlistment, what's left to conquer for this hard-charger who can quote Shakespeare and fillet a snake for lunch?
Did he say bagpipes?
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(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...
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Great article! Obviously, playing the pipes is not for the faint of heart...
Thanks!
;o]
(Ducking and Running.......)
(The Devil made me do it)
J
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LOL -- that is one in my collection of bagpipe jokes & cartoons.
Was always under the impression it was Noël Coward who made the crack about gentlemen and pipes - oh, well.
"Bagpipers have hyperventilated."
The way I was taught was, start with just one drone. Once you manage to play it with a steady tone for a few minutes then go on to two drones, then all three, then back to one plus the chanter, two plus the chanter, and ONLY then with all the stops out.
It takes a while to develop the lat or whichever muscle it is that does the squeezing.
Please add me to this greatest of all lists.
Me too, but I remember when my brand-new pipes first arrived from Scotland. My instructor hadn't taught me about bagpipe maintenance (that was to begin first session after their arrival), so I didn't know how leaky a brand-new unseasoned bag was. Managed to get all three drones going and a tiny squawk out of the chanter before the world was going all red and black.
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"My instructor hadn't taught me about bagpipe maintenance (that was to begin first session after their arrival)..."
Sneaky dog probably didn't tell you about it on purpose.
"bring me the whisky mother,
i'm feeling frisky mother.
bring me a sheep to keep me warm
through the night.
bring me the parson's daughter,
i'll show you what i've taught her.
england's a bugger, scotland's depraved"
Any one know where I can get a (yes I know, shudder)
electronic bagpipe, I have some problems breathing so
thought maybe find one like they had in starship troopers.
Does anyone even make something like that?
I once had a set of bagpipes. One day I decided to try to play them. I had never had a bagpipe lesson in my life. At that very moment my basset hound wandered into the room to see what was going on. When the sound came out of the pipes that dog's ears went straight up, and he left the room in a hurry. It was a while before I could get him to come near me!
Bagpipes, the scourge of musical instruments designed to play discordant sounds causing a grating sound to ones nerves. The bagpipes were originally designed to be carried out in front of an army and for their sound to disrupt the opposing army's heads with that discordance. Try hitting 2 keys on the piano that are right next to each other and you will know what I mean.
I haven't seen electronic bagpipes, but I have seen Uilean pipes with an electric blower to keep the bag pumped up. I don't remember who it was, but he can be seen on the video of Riverdance.
"Does anyone even make something like that?"
Try looking at these:
http://www.bagpiper.com/html/articles/bagpiping/chanter_electronic.html
LOL, was in the middle of a reply when power went out here. No, we'd arranged it, but I thought I'd gtry them out right away. Oof.
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