At the Rose Parade

**Prester John** · 1st January 08, 03:00 PM

I saw their performance with my wife today!

Great job, guys!

The commentators even remarked that they get no additional credit for being part of the pipe band - they do it because they want to!

**Hamish** · 1st January 08, 06:45 PM

I was talking on the phone to a kilt wearing pal in San Francisco yesterday morning (9.00am your time - 5.00pm our time) whilst he was watching the Rose Parade (the one in Pasadena) on TV. At one point he gave me a running commentary on the kilts he was seeing. I thought he said there were several kilted individuals in the parade in addition to the band.

Take care,
Ham.

**bikeolounger** · 1st January 08, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Ozman1944

They were fantastic, did a stirring version of "Shenandoah". Loved it!

I'd love to hear a recording of that, since I didn't see the parade on TV. I used to live about forty miles up the valley from VMI. One of my father's college buddies taught there for years. Beautiful campus, too.

**cavscout** · 1st January 08, 08:55 PM

VMI does an outstanding job at the Stone Mountain Games each year. Such a sharp corps of cadets.

**beowulf67** · 2nd January 08, 06:32 AM

I've seen them at Stone before too. They always look and sound great. The uniforms are very nice.

**Cawdorian** · 2nd January 08, 09:51 AM

The VMI Band is a regular visitor at the Stone Mountain Highland Games, they are great. HGTV is the place to watch the Rose Parade.

**Nick** · 2nd January 08, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by sorcererdale

Just a side note for next year, if you get the Home and Garden channel, watch the parade there, they know their flowers, and they let the bands play. There is also an hour before the parade on that channel with the making of the floats - very interesting.

DALE.

There's a "Dirty Jobs" with Mike Rowe episode about the guys that destroy the floats after the parade. That was cool, too.

**Tartan Hiker** · 2nd January 08, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Hamish

I was talking on the phone to a kilt wearing pal in San Francisco yesterday morning (9.00am your time - 5.00pm our time) whilst he was watching the Rose Parade (the one in Pasadena) on TV. At one point he gave me a running commentary on the kilts he was seeing. I thought he said there were several kilted individuals in the parade in addition to the band.

There was an "Up With People" group that performed just before the parade started, all in "native costume". Several kilts were in that group.

**mexpiper** · 2nd January 08, 05:21 PM

the one station (host al rouker) showed them playing, the other station you could hear but not see them... it seems that they cut alot out of he telecast..

I never thought of looking for it on Cable.