Full explanation shortly, I'd just like your impressions first because you know pipes by sight better than many people.
I boogered up posting pictures. Mods please delete until I can figure it out.

Because the night. Patti Smith Group.

What is your favorite memory?

Thanks. I'm assuming he doesn't have the score since he was asking me if I knew what the tunes were. He did mention the Sword Dance, and I assume he has no idea it's different. I didn't, having...

Piped at a Veterans Day ceremony and was approached by a High School drama director. They're putting on a musical performance of the old movie "Brigadoon". He asked me to pipe and I've got till...

I bought a bottle of Laphroaig for a Burns supper once and liked it right off. Have kept it in stock since. Don't drink often, so it's usually the only bottle around. Goes down very smooth with a...

I have this addiction to paper books. Have stacks of them. And more stacks. My kids call my home office "The Library". But in my head I know that digital is so much more efficient. I have a new...

If in doubt about the quality of the chanter, and especially if you actually want to learn the pipes, a new PC can be had for about a hundred dollars. That's a good quality one from a reputable...

Feel free. It did not originate with me, either. I cannot recall where or when I first heard that myself.

The fact that she saw fit to criticize everything in sight leads me to believe her ethnicity was not an issue. She was just being flat out rude and ignorant of everything beyond the scope of her...

Men, even very young boys who are going to grow up to be men, should introduce themselves with a handshake and some amount of eye contact. And not a dead fish handshake.

Address people with...

I can't speak for the rest of the world, but American society has taken a tumble to the point that common courtesy is an uncommon thing. There are, of course, bright spots in the abyss of poor...

Sound. Every maker has a slightly different inner profile to their drones, so a set of each will sound slightly different. Blend of tenor and bass will vary. McCallum is usually a little more...

Prut where are you? I'd be willing to look at them for you.

While they do look like pakistani knock-off pipes (referred to as a BSO Bagpipe Shaped Object) there were some improted from...

I use a set of Dunbar poly pipes for gigs and such. They sound very good and are remarkably stable, in my opinion. Mine sound good with either full synthetic drone reeds or full cane, but not the...

I still don't see beer or a coaster.

The general rule, even in saxon dress, is to not button the coat when wearing a vest/waistcoat.
Then, to really confuse things, there's the generally accepted practice of not buttoning the coat,...

A variation of the camp stove is to use toilet paper. Take about four feet of it, wrap it loosely around your hand then fold this in on itself, making something of a donut. Toss a match in the...

Watching it , bit by bit, recorded. I just saw the U.K. team set a world record in bicycling trials, then break their own record in competition.

This Olympics has been enjoyable for me to...

I, too wish to be adopted and provided kilts. I also want to sit down and have a beer with LitTrog. I AM housebroken. Mostly.

Real fruitcake, not that awful stuff passed off as such in stores at Christmas time, is good. Of course, I'll try almost anythink with the word "cake" in it!

I've got a square foot of Scotland, thanks to a bottle of scotch. Got the nifty piece of paper to prove it. It's mine! All mine! Well, alright. It actually isn't. But it IS in good fun. The...

Yep, I play the pipes. But I WOULD like to just sit in the front row and let that sound wash over me. Sometimes we pipers get a bit "jaded" about Amazing Grace. But it really is a nice tune.

I'd like to also extend my condolances. I can never seem to find words that express thoughts of sympathy well, so I'll quit now before I say something dumb.

I've been out for a while. Good to pick up this story again.
Go Get 'Em, Dave!

Agreed with several before me. The morning after is too late to do anything about a hangover. Drink copious amounts of water before turning in for the night, even better is washing some of the...