Man have I been out of it.
Things have been intense, as I recently moved the booming metropolis of Selkirk Manitoba, bought a house, got a new job, and scheduled our concert.
Crazy?... Always.
I'm happy to announce that the St. Andrew's Society Pipe Bands will perform their annual concert this June 16, 2011. At the MTC theatre in downtown Winnipeg. This is the Thursday right before the Selkirk Highland Gathering so the bands will be in fine form.
It's been a busy year already.
After WSF in February we gave the grade 2 band 3 weeks off to reboot. This was necessary as I don't believe we've had more than 2 weeks off since I joined the band in 2002. The band refreshed, recalculated, and rejuvinated. Once we shook the cobwebs out we were sparkling and I think this break was the best possible decision Wes and I, as leaders, could have made.
We've made some uniform changes in grade 2. Pipe bags, some other stuff, it is going to look really sharp once it's all together. I'm very excited about it. There's also been a major change in the front end. It involves some wood, something to do with sound and pitch, and, as of this weekend, obviously effects volume!!! I won't go into to great detail as it may be top secret but the pipes sound fantastic.
There's been a few rumblings from the West. Word on the street is City of Regina is coming to Brandon. That's good news for us as it's always nice to have someone to compete against, and they're a great group to visit with. I know the drum corp is looking forward to hearing Blair "Buz" Brown's corp, and it will surely spark a good rivalry.
That's if Brandon isn't doing an Atlantis impression that weekend.
Sure is wet out here in the prairies. I saw Sean Somers' profile on Facebook making mention he was headed to Qu'Appelle (sp?) valley to sandbag for his folks. I don't know if any of the readers here are out that way but if you are let me know and I'll get you in touch with Sean and see if they still need a hand.
What else has been going on...?hmm....
Oh right, SFU in Winnipeg!!!!! Awesome show, awesome weekend, awesome pipe band. The concert was fantastic, I enjoyed it immensely. It was really cool to see Rolan Reid, Dave Bowman, Lee Bowman, Reid Maxwell, and Doug Stronach all on one stage. Very exciting!
With all this rolling around my mind, I haven't had much time to pay attention to our election. (I swear we just had one)... So I gotta run and call all my MP candidates and see who's supporting beer tent reform in Ontario, and who believes in funding for drum equipment...
Cheers,
Sean
