Holy Shmolly It's Warm Outside!!!!

Look out Mama it's sandal weather!!!

Well maybe just for Ian Walker, but it's plus 10 degrees Celsius at 10:32 am and there's practice tonight. So, Wes sent the email out saying get to practice early and dress warm, we're playing outside!

My guesstimate, drummers play, pipers tune, it gets cold, we go inside, but it's a start!

I love playing outside. I was house sitting casa del Sheppard this weekend while he and John Fisher were out galavanting with the Saskatoon Police, so I had the drummers over Sunday morning for a workout. It was so nice, we headed out onto the deck and took our first crack at the Pearls outside. They didn't disappoint. Something about drumming outside just gets the blood boiling.

Of course, one look at the calendar does the same thing. I think we're 12 weeks from the plane ride to Ottawa....

Yikes!

Good thing I have a Doctors appointment today, better get my blood pressure read.

It was, however, a very relaxing rehearsal for me. The boys have had their nose to the grindstone and things are going smoother than ever. I'm nit picking but that's about it. Every week we improve exponentially.

We also had a guest at practice which kinda loosened things up. My girlfriend's son made his first appearance at a drum corp practice. Jacob is 3, soon to be 4, and it's always very entertaining to see young kids as they get their first taste of pipe bands.

To say the least he was amazed. The boys were great with him, supportive to a tee! We practiced on the deck while Jacob jammed on a drum pad in the sun room (safe volume distance) and during our breaks he even worked up the courage to ask to tap on a drum.



I love watching kids explore music. It reminds me why I do all of this in the first place. It takes me back to when Bob Cooper gave me my first drum (a remo made lagato... I know.....) and how I played it all night at home until my mother threatened my life.

I strongly recommend introducing a child to our world. You never know, they could be the next Jim Kilpatrick, or Bruce Gandy!

Plus, your blood pressure will drop.

Cheers everyone, enjoy the weather!

Sean