http://www.dunaber.com by Michael Grey ... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:05:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My friend, Thea (Gillis) Campbell, sent this to me this morning; as they say, I "LMAO". I'm thinking you might like this: http://www.dunaber.com/2008/10/05/a-cape-breton-love-story/ The band had a lot of fun this season, or I think they did.  I know I did.  Stretchy music and youtube.com - what a combo.  Posts of our medley performances on the video site gave us waves of anonymous commentary; a sort of huge sputtering, spittley mouth-piece of amazingly passionate - and mostly ... http://www.dunaber.com/2008/10/01/a-lot-of-fun-thanks-to-youtube/ There was a time I was heavily involved in the administration of the Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario.  Bigtime involved.  Vice-President of the Toronto Branch when I was 18, President at 19.  Can you imagine!  What a presumptuous little brat I must've been (or am, depending on who ... http://www.dunaber.com/2008/09/27/hope-for-a-new-premier-grade-event/ With competitions and general busyness most Saturdays I've come to be a chronic Sunday reader of Canada's Saturday Globe & Mail - a favourite newspaper.  Out on the back deck this afternoon, as the setting sun of the last day of summer sort of warmed  (a 19 degree day today), I came across an article ... http://www.dunaber.com/2008/09/21/practice-chanters-size-matters-thanks-ben-johnson/ What sad news that the dynamic force of nature known as Scott MacAulay has died.  I've known him for pretty much as long as I have been piping, and, I guess, because of that, I'd expected him to be around for, at least, as long as I was.  I hadn't spent much ... http://www.dunaber.com/2008/09/10/scott-macaulay/ Ten years ago this evening I had the worst flying experience of my life.  I'm reminded of this because this week marks the tenth anniversary of the awful Swissair flight 111 tragedy and this sad fact has been in the news. http://www.dunaber.com/2008/09/04/trans-atlantic-travel-10-years-ago-tonight/ Labour Day marks the official end of summer for most people in this part of the world.  School starts back tomorrow and there's no more holidays in sight until mid-October and Thanksgiving. http://www.dunaber.com/2008/09/01/benbecula/ It's better to try than to hope. (Is fhearr fheuchainn na bhith san duil) M. http://www.dunaber.com/2008/07/22/a-thought-today/ Yoann Le Goff sent me this site this morning: a link to a video recording of the premier grade pipe band event at Menez Meur, held June 30, 2008.   I am sure you will enjoy this video, you can watch and it's almost like you're standing in the crowd on what ... http://www.dunaber.com/2008/07/06/breton-pipe-bands/ Oliver Schroer died yesterday.  A sad day.  We do have his music.  You can experience some of it here.  RIP M. http://www.dunaber.com/2008/07/04/oliver-schroer/