[Rhodes22-list] ceremonial bugle, was Repost: Iraq Soldier's plea

[Robert Skinner]

Seconded.  There is no part of the country where 
no brass can be found to play taps.

(Double negative intended.)

/Robert Skinner

Slim wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the post, Lee but oh, man, now I've seen everything!  That's
> pathetic!  That's almost as bad as me using real grand piano shells that
> have been gutted and have had digital keyboards installed.  But at least I
> actually play the damn things.  I'll bet Elle's husband would agree.
> 
> Truly, I'd much rather hear an old and tired veteran badly fluffing his way
> through "Taps" than a perfect-sounding tape on a mock-up prop.  At my
> step-dad's memorial, an elderly friend of his got up with his trombone and
> played "Just a Closer Walk With Thee."  The guy was in his eighties and just
> didn't have the lung power to produce a strong tone but nevertheless it was
> so touching in its sincerity it brought tears to many including me.
> Real is real.
> 
> Slim