MISCELLANY PT Joke
‘My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this
morning.Can you believe that? . . . 2:30am! Lucky for him I was still up playing my pipes.’
PT RadioWatch
BBC Radio Scotland’s ‘Pipeline’ . . . ‘Electrifying jig playing from Gordon Walker on the June 4 show.’
PT Archives
From an Editorial by Seumas MacNeill in 1965 . . . ‘There is a hard core of enthusiasts who regularly attend and enjoy all possible recitals,whether they are competitive or otherwise. In addition another group can be encouraged to turn out if they scent the blood of battle . . . But in Glasgow we are suffering from a conflict of more attractive alternatives, perhaps chief of which is man’s innate inertia and the lure of a soft seat, the warm fire and the great godTeevee. If this is the explanation then little can be done for piping is always an activity for those whose minds are above horse operas, the dreary sex plays and the corny quiz games.’
PT Pic of the Month
Bob Worrall writes: ‘I took this picture at Las
Games.
Vegas Ian
McLellan and I
were
adjudicating side by side in some of the solo events. These wild peacocks were all over the place. One boldly strolled into
the
middle of Ian’s judging enclosure and started to give the full feathered display in the middle of one soloist’s performance . . . hilarious.’Thanks to Bob for that. Any wag got a good caption?Address if you have is
thepipingtimes@gmail.com.
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