As the man once said, when it comes to success, “the secret is: there is no secret – it just takes a lot of hard work” and (I’m adding this part) ‘grit’. Grit: a supremely excellent word.

Here’s your inspirational photo of the hour (taken while walking along Cowcaddens Road, towards The National Piping Centre, Glasgow, [August 2008] with TPPB alumnus, Derek Midgley).

The photo may just be a roadside box of City sand for icy roads, but, I say, it still has a certain charm, and symbolism. Maybe even a metaphor for Glasgow:

A lot of practice and a little grit and you'll be on your way!

Michael Grey
Toronto Police Pipe Band

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Author: MikeGrey
With many major solo titles to his credit, successful books of music on the shelves, compositions in the repertoires of bands the world over, Michael Grey is undoubtedly one of the world’s foremost pipers.

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