Anyone a piper in the Phx AZ area?

[Scratchy's Lass]

I appreciate both your condolences and good wishes, and the referral info.

Might there be a 'protocol' reference site or such I could also check, relative to anything we should know on *our* end such as any additional courtesies to/for the Piper him/herself, or such, which we might not know about?
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[macwilkin]

I appreciate both your condolences and good wishes, and the referral info.

Might there be a 'protocol' reference site or such I could also check, relative to anything we should know on *our* end such as any additional courtesies to/for the Piper him/herself, or such, which we might not know about?
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I would contact one of our on-board pipers, such as JS Sanders in Memphis or Piobear in Florida for their opinion on appropriate protocol.

T.

[Thunderbolt]

Hi,

First, my condolences. Sorry for your loss.

Second, sorry I didn't see this sooner! Sionnach mentioned it to me last night, and here I am!

What you are referring to is a quaich. It's essantially just a shallow cup or bowl used for special occasions. Here's the wiki on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaich

They may or may not be given to the piper, but more often they are used to offer a drink to the piper during a ceremony of which the piper plays. It's most often used at the Burns' Supper. More a formality than required, although I know no piper who would pass up a wee nip!

As to your needs: I'd be honored to help in any way I can. The links posted by cajunscot will get you in contact with a good piper. I've played with Phoenix Pipe Band and wholly recommed them. Len Wood, the Pipe Major is a fantastic guy and an outstanding piper. He could also get you in touch with a member of the band to help you out if needed.

I could certainly help provided my schedule permits. Feel free to PM me if you like.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

Thunderbolt

[Scratchy's Lass]

Hi,

First, my condolences. Sorry for your loss.

Second, sorry I didn't see this sooner! Sionnach mentioned it to me last night, and here I am!

Thank you for your kind thoughts. I'm fairly sure I've rambled on a bit in my PM to you.

What you are referring to is a quaich. It's essantially just a shallow cup or bowl used for special occasions. Here's the wiki on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaich

Ah! The closest my brain would get was 'Quiddich' or somesuch from the Harry Potter movies, LOL!! I couldn't even get the word close enough to search posts/threads or even the word cloud

They may or may not be given to the piper, but more often they are used to offer a drink to the piper during a ceremony of which the piper plays. It's most often used at the Burns' Supper. More a formality than required, although I know no piper who would pass up a wee nip!

Ah...... that reminds me I would want to know a couple of our piper's scotch preferences **wink** (Note to brain file: find and buy some flasks......) Personally, I think I will INSIST on raising a wee dram as the balloons are release upward - and to heck and fiddle with the local "drinking laws" (well, that's what flasks are for, right? HAH!)

As to your needs: I'd be honored to help in any way I can. The links posted by cajunscot will get you in contact with a good piper. I've played with Phoenix Pipe Band and wholly recommed them. Len Wood, the Pipe Major is a fantastic guy and an outstanding piper. He could also get you in touch with a member of the band to help you out if needed.

I could certainly help provided my schedule permits. Feel free to PM me if you like.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

Thunderbolt

I would really like to pull in a piper from Xmarks, such as yourself

I'm awaiting further instructions from my other two sisters, one of whom is the primary decision maker as she's handling the closing out of my Dad's affairs. No date has been set yet, and we are waiting to hear back from the 'balloon' people since their nearest "franchise" is in Nevada. If I'm understanding my cc's in email from my other sister, there may be some logistical aspect where they send the customer the balloons to be filled and released on that end, or maybe we send the ashes to the balloon people and they send back filled balloon, just not sure at this point how it works w/o a in-area 'balloon provider/franchise'.

FWIW, while my Dad was inpatient at the Hospice unit, I had many conversations w/the nurses. One in particular, I mentioned that for myself (not wanting a funeral, burial, and all that) I want a helluva wake with lots of pipers and I figure that, well, if I gotta be dead then everybody else had better be darn hung-over in the morning! We got a stress-releaving laugh out of that that, and she agreed with my theory

My sisters I suspect, however, view the memorial event for my Dad (and Mom, too, tho she left 11/2004, we still have yet to scatter HER ashes) as a more sedate matter.
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