Weekly Update - 1/15/06
Jan-15-2006 15:18 |
Weekly Update
Greetings
All,
Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, I had the honor of piping for the Fire Dept Memorial Service and Funeral Mass, respectively, of a Fire Service Legend, Mr. Frank Brannigan. For those who may not know, Frank Brannigan wrote THE book of building construction and firefighting. It is THE Bible for structural firefighting ... how they are built and how they burn. I had the privilege of attending a class he taught a few years back, and he was a very dynamic speaker. He will be missed by the Fire Service.
The services took place in Rockville, MD and was hosted and organized by the Montgomery Co. Fire & Rescue Services. While there I got a chance to talk to several members of the newly formed Montgomery Co. Firefighters' Pipes and Drums. I spoke with their president, their drum sergeant and a couple of their other members, all of whom were also members of the MCFRS Honor Guard. Right now they plan to make their debut on the street at the 2006 Alexandria St. Patrick's Day Parade. While, speaking with the president of their band, I offered them any assistance from us that they might need. Everyone I spoke with had pretty much the same attitude, that they would like to have a congenial and cooperative relationship with us. A couple of them said that basically we were their inspiration; the band and Libby Harding, who use to work for them.
As a side note, as I was decked out in our full band uniform, including cape, a couple of them said that they thought they had the coolest uniform, but now they are not so sure. They were also very impressed with out patch. One of their drummers said that they may have to go back and revisit their patch and redesign it now that they saw ours.
If you like to know more about them, you can visit their web site at:
www.mcffpipesanddrums.org
Remember, tomorrow is the Board of Directors' meeting at 7:00 PM and regular practice at 8:00 PM. There will be no beginner practice unless you guys call me and make special arrangements.
See you all tomorrow.
Steve Cochran
Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, I had the honor of piping for the Fire Dept Memorial Service and Funeral Mass, respectively, of a Fire Service Legend, Mr. Frank Brannigan. For those who may not know, Frank Brannigan wrote THE book of building construction and firefighting. It is THE Bible for structural firefighting ... how they are built and how they burn. I had the privilege of attending a class he taught a few years back, and he was a very dynamic speaker. He will be missed by the Fire Service.
The services took place in Rockville, MD and was hosted and organized by the Montgomery Co. Fire & Rescue Services. While there I got a chance to talk to several members of the newly formed Montgomery Co. Firefighters' Pipes and Drums. I spoke with their president, their drum sergeant and a couple of their other members, all of whom were also members of the MCFRS Honor Guard. Right now they plan to make their debut on the street at the 2006 Alexandria St. Patrick's Day Parade. While, speaking with the president of their band, I offered them any assistance from us that they might need. Everyone I spoke with had pretty much the same attitude, that they would like to have a congenial and cooperative relationship with us. A couple of them said that basically we were their inspiration; the band and Libby Harding, who use to work for them.
As a side note, as I was decked out in our full band uniform, including cape, a couple of them said that they thought they had the coolest uniform, but now they are not so sure. They were also very impressed with out patch. One of their drummers said that they may have to go back and revisit their patch and redesign it now that they saw ours.
If you like to know more about them, you can visit their web site at:
www.mcffpipesanddrums.org
Remember, tomorrow is the Board of Directors' meeting at 7:00 PM and regular practice at 8:00 PM. There will be no beginner practice unless you guys call me and make special arrangements.
See you all tomorrow.
Steve Cochran
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