Roll Call: Pipes and Drums of The Free Republic

self | 4/06/2003 | self

[archy]

It's been awhile, but I've been both a piper and parade drummer. Kindly include me on any resulting ping list.

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[archy]

Okay.. I think theirs are just plain old skirts though.

And only one skean dhu/ Sgian Ochles among the lot of 'em? Sad.

[archy]

For those who don't know anything about Scots, in battle they were refered to as the Ladies from Hell.

More precisely and more alliteratively, as The Ladies from Hades.

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[Pure Country]

Checkin' in: Mother of a 16 year old Grade 1 piper who also has World Championship Ring from the 2001 World PipeBand Championships on Glasgow Green. She plays a mean pipe!!!!

[Jhoffa_]

They aren't very fashion smart, are they?

[cmsgop]

BASTARD!.....:*)

[Jhoffa_]

I has hacked!

I SWEAR IT!!

[archy]

Okay, so far we have:

four pipes (WA, VA, FL & Iraq)

This is shaping up to be one interesting band...

Piper's ping! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886557/posts?page=36#36

[Eala]

Have we started something?

ATTENTION DC FREEPERS: PLAY IN A PATRIOTIC BAND FOR THIS WEEKEND'S RALLY

[Preech1]

Nah...give me the Bayonne Bridgemen any day!

[archy]

Have we started something?

ATTENTION DC FREEPERS: PLAY IN A PATRIOTIC BAND FOR THIS WEEKEND'S RALLY

Let us hope so. But I think you should be the point of contact for the Highland Freeper Pipe & Drum Corps, it having been your post. Or corpse, as it may be.

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[archy]

How about a "used to be music major" 1st clarinet player?

Kindly take a look at this, and see what you think. But it certainly seems do-able.

[Preech1]

Actually I was "Tonal Bass"...former drum corps people will know what that was.

[jhw61]

I have a 16 year old niece who plays the bagpipes. She's pretty busy marching in parades. They just received their new schedule of parades. She's also a brown belt in karate. I'll ask if she's interested in freeping a rally in Boston. She's performed at a couple of weddings. She also played at a service for one of the victims of the 9-11 plane crashes. His daughter is a school chum. They were to play in the New York Tartan parade last weekend but it was cancelled due to icy conditions on the highways.

[tang-soo]

I've been a big fan of Drum and Bugle corp for over twenty years. I've been to the Drum Corp International world championship 3 times - twice in Birmingham and a couple of years ago at the University of Maryland. My favorite corp was the 27th Lancers fom the Boston area but they are now defunct. Danny Boy was the best! I was in the Ohio State University Marching band from 76-80 and still march once a year in the alumni game. I think a couple of bugles, a couple of bag pipes and a few drummers and you're all set.