Articles Archive for June 2009
Bagpiping »
Lindsay was a new competition venue this year. Despite the heat and dust, missing Drum Sergeant, and a replacement Bass drummer, we did quite well and came in a respectable second place. This YouTube video has surprisingly good sound, which shows off the band quite well.
Interesting Sites »
Here is a very good article on the utter sham that is Homeopathy at Neurologicablog. I wish we could stamp out these snake oil charlatans. It’s even worse when their cures, or more precisely the lack of them, end up killing people.
Bagpiping »
I’m off to the highland games in Georgetown. I’ve been playing with the Grade 3 Toronto Police Pipe Band for the past three year. This year, the band consists of a bunch of new members. For some, this is their first real Highland Games band competition. The weather looks good, and our set sounds good. Here’s to the beginning of a new competition season!
Update: We won! First place for Grade III. Woo-hoo! See us on
