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I admit it.I like Bagpipe music, and the instrument itself. It's just cool... weird spindly wooden legs, a big belly that can have neato plaids or designs on it... a capacity to send folks that don't like it running for the hills at a record pace. Draws nifty images in my mind of skeletal armies from Bedknobs & Broomsticks and thoughts of taking my sweetie to Irish / Scottish festivals... just being out in cool weather on a green field. I have an urge to toss a hammer, throw a caber, and dance.
I also like Banjo, Dulcimer, and Fife. So there. (But I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for brass... must be the German in me.)
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Date: 2001-12-18 11:20 am (UTC)Scottish
Date: 2001-12-18 12:00 pm (UTC)Re: Scottish
Date: 2001-12-18 12:09 pm (UTC)Customer #2: [ smiles uncomfortably ] Alright.. now in Scotland, do men wear kilts all the time?
Stuart Rankin: Oh, aye. It's a very manly garb.
Customer #2: Yeah, but I like it, too! [ laughs ]
Stuart Rankin: Come again?
Customer #2: You know what I'm talking about - [ in funny voice ] ..cartoon stars, clovers!
Stuart Rankin: Oh, aye.. except, what you're talking about is Irish.. and I am, in fact, Scottish. Now, GET OUT!! GET OUT, Mr. No Can Tell The Difference Between Scotland And Ireland!!
[ Customer #2 flees quickly ] I'll be in the back!
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Date: 2001-12-18 12:24 pm (UTC)Trivia note:
At the exact minute SIGGRAPH is supposed to end, to discourage further schmoozing, a bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace is played over all the loudspeakers. LOUDLY.
I liked it : )
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Date: 2001-12-18 12:30 pm (UTC)what a great bit of trivia!
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one of my good friends plays the bagpipe.
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Date: 2001-12-18 02:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-12-18 06:19 pm (UTC)One of my nephews took up the pipes a number of years ago. He's not too bad.
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Date: 2001-12-18 06:35 pm (UTC)frightening the french...everything sounds better when there's a scared frenchman involved, somehow.
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Date: 2001-12-18 11:17 pm (UTC)On my first orchestra tour, the teacher in a school in a village of 50 asked if one of her students could play for the orchestra after our concert. He had just returned from 4 months in Scotland, studying the pipes. He came out in full regalia, and proceeded to wow all of us. I was fascinated to see that blowing air into the instrument has nothing at all to do with the phrasing...something I think would be difficult to get used to initially. It was such a special afternoon for us all. =)
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Date: 2001-12-19 05:08 am (UTC)