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Jelly
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tartan427
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OMG, a digital chanter! I attempted to learn 25 years ago, but blowing the chanter for long periods of time was head-ache inducing, so I gave up. I may have to reconsider my piping future!
 
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fiasconva
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If you listen carefully I'll bet you can hear the guns cocking all over your neighborhood. *s*


"Even if the world were perfect it wouldn't be." ... Yogi Berra
 
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ryan81986
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Originally posted by Jelly:
[FLASH_VIDEO]<iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6DIv0_WvXNY" width="560"></iframe>[/FLASH_VIDEO]



This is my new favorite video I think



 
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TheFrontRange
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Late reply here - this is hilarious!



quote:
Originally posted by Rinehart:
An oldie but a goodie.
(A story told by one of your fellow bagpipers)...

Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life.

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions.

I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late.

I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play.

The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man.

And as I played "Amazing Grace", the workers began to weep.

They wept, I wept, we all wept together.

When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full.

As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, “I've never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty-five years."

Apparently, I'm still lost....it's a man thing.


"The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza
 
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that is awesome!
 
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tacfoley
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Originally posted by 911Boss:
I started back in the 5th grade or so, wish I had stuck with it. I have always loved bagpipe music.

Still have my chanter, can’t bring myself to toss it.

Hmmm, they make digital ones and online learning? Maybe a possible retirement time waster for me in a few years...




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/K-Op1Mng4oY


His kilt is three inches too short.
 
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