My New Idea

Happy Friday. Let's all take a moment to reflect on our week, and thank the stars it's Friday.....

Good, now, yesterday I hinted at a new idea I've had kicking around and I think you'll like it. It ties in beautifully with some pretty awesome news.

I went on my facebook yesterday to find that PM Donald Morrison has received the Governor General's Award.

Here's the sad side of this, I know pretty much nothing about Mr. Morrison. I've spoken to him twice, once at Nate Mitchell's wedding, and the second at the PPBAM indoor contest last year when I was judging. I wore my shiny new Peel Police kilt and he picked that police tartan out from across the building and came for a chat. He was a really interesting fellow and I would like to learn more about him.

This ties in beautifully with my idea. I want to start a monthly (hopefully) podcast that I post for free, perhaps here. I don't have a working title for the podcast but the focus would be on interviewing interesting figures in the Prairie Pipe Band world. Not just Manitoba but across all three prairie provinces (I'm counting you out there Alberta so deal with it).

So here's the plan. I'd appreciate it if you could send me folks you'd like to know more about. Or you think others should know more about. Age doesn't matter. It could be Jordan Perillo, or Buz Brown. Send me whatever information you know about them to help me get going, then I will contact them and see if we can set up an interview.

There are a ton of great people with great stories out there and I think it would be valuable to start keeping some form of record of our history here in the prairies.

So email me at st_johnston@hotmail.com

We can get started.

For interviews far away I'll have to develop some form of phone based interview or when either party travels.

I will also research certain topics if folks would like. I.E. past pipe bands or great events. So fire away.


Happy Friday everybody and enjoy your weekend.

Cheers


Sean