2008-08-25

Note to aspiring buskers

To the civilian bagpiper in full skirl, and his pal, the enthusiastic plastic pail drummer, who together led a small impromptu parade of friends down Somerset Street at 11:30 PM on Sunday night:

Interesting idea. Not good. But interesting.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ha ha ha ha ha! Maybe they need an accordian player to complete their ensemble.

Harmony said...

I've actually heard that accordion players are useful for scaring off the bagpipe players.

I take it you lost some sleep coyote?

coyote said...

Possibly. And possibly hundreds of others also. That little parade walked quite a distance...

4th Dwarf said...

You should keep in mind, Coyote, that it was Pride Weekend.

Or is it Pride Week?

coyote said...

Ahem. Tiny detail omitted from original post, on account of the fact that the brief and pithy thing was really working for me:

Pride types were indeed present. Across the street, walking the other direction, admonishing the paraders to observe city noise ordnances.

Somebody in the parade paused long enough to yell "Fuck off", then kept going...