...Anyone Enjoy the Trooping?

[mangerton]

Shows surprisingly good taste, I'd have thought........

Oh, absolutely. Nothing like a quick blast on the loud bassoon to scare the enemy.

Actually, Mary, you may well have a point..... Joshua at Jericho, and more recently Scottish pipers put the fear of death into the enemy.

[BBMmk2]

Unfortunately, I was at the South of England Show yesterday, so couldn't watch either the highlights or the full programme. i will catch up on iplayer and no doubt the annoying intrusions of Huw Edwards and Clair Balding!!

[MrGongGong]

Oh, absolutely. Nothing like a quick blast on the loud bassoon to scare the enemy.

Actually, Mary, you may well have a point..... Joshua at Jericho, and more recently Scottish pipers put the fear of death into the enemy.

this might be interesting holiday reading !

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Warfare-Ecology-Technologies-Abstraction/dp/0262013479/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307873049&sr=1-1

[Richard Tarleton]

An idle search in wikipedia reveals the fascinating fact that the troopers are wearing black bears but the officers brown bears died black. An experiment a few years back with synthetic ones apparently reckoned without static, the men resembled bottle brushes according to a military source quoted at the time.

I'm not clear whether the bears are shot specially, to order, or whether the skins are the by-product of a culling programme that happens anyway. Or, how many bearskins it takes to make one, er, bearskin.

[Freddie Campbell]

...Well Manmgerton etc-Take it from one who has served in the Guards for six years. Firstly Soldiers are drilled to attain the required discipline needed in battle situations such as Afghanistan & Iraq.They need to be able to obey without question,as others lives will depend on this. Re Mounted Bands-not wanting to put too fine a point on it- but Bassoons,Oboes,Horns are TOO dangerous on horseback since(if the horse throws his head backwards)the crook/reed may go straight through the back of the neck! Likewise Horns embrochure can be ruined. So Wiki HAVE GOT IT WRONG!

[MrGongGong]

So Wiki HAVE GOT IT WRONG!

how can that be possible ?
Homer Simpson is real, isn't he ???????

[mercia]

I'm surprised trombones don't fall into that dangerous category, but they were being played yesterday

[MickyD]

I watched it in High Definition yesterday and enjoyed it so much that I watched the highlights in the evening as well! Bravo to all concerned.

[Serial_Apologist]

I watched it in High Definition yesterday and enjoyed it so much that I watched the highlights in the evening as well! Bravo to all concerned.

I didn't watch it. Was it all that different from last year, then? Or the year before??

[David Underdown]

The Duke of Edinburgh had a chest full of medals. He must have seen a lot of action.

Well since he served in the Royal Navy for much of WWII, yes he has seen a fair amount of action. From memory he was Mentioned in Despatches at least during the course of the war.

[Serial_Apologist]

A chest full of medals - perched on his chest, I take it. Wish I'd watched it now!

[Freddie Campbell]

...For those of you who have not heard my take on Prince Charles- www.fredjamesc.com

(Voiceover/Trouble with Geranimums)

[mercia]

what instrument is that gentleman playing when I click on your website?

[Freddie Campbell]

...Well It's a Clarinet-which(like most on Horseback)have to be Played to one side(my left)in case the Horse throws his head backwards! Rather amusingly,the Horse dictates when one can Play-for if he ducks his head the Instrument is forced out of your mouth!(Reins tied in a knot over right wrist)LOL

[Mr Pee]

When were you at TCM Freddie?