You might enjoy this video featuring a soundtrack of a recent band performance:

Tom Foote and I, having spent many an hour on the road together pursuing the pastime of drumming, have developed a certain breed of comedy only available to, and perhaps only understood by, those who have shared similar experiences in the quest of a common goal. This humor emanates from a need for entertainment, and utter road-crazy, both of which I’ll attempt to convey here via illustration and written word.
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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).
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On the evening of January 24, 2009 , Colin MacPherson and I piped in the haggis for a Toronto area Legion celebrating Rabbie’s 250th Birthday. (more…)

Dear band guys:

So, you thought my Sunday, January 9th, 15-hour bus trip from Cincinnati to Toronto Police Pipe Band practice was wild. It ended up being nothing compared to my trip home…
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