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lol...thanks Alex.....I think 
I have not looked in on this thread for a very long time....obviously I was saving it for a good old belly laugh![]()
Thanks for all the compliments, like most people I dont like to have my pic taken, its always a stranger that you never see in it. Edinburgh is a special place with its combination of stunning architecture built upon unusual and striking natural formations. In fact it is a bit like Rome or Athens, (it is sometimes called the Athens of the North), in that it is built on the cones of 7 long extinct volcanoes. Here are some more pics all, all views are within a mile of the city centre.
you know, every time I hear bagpipes, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. (sigh) am I the only one????
Bagpipes kick ass. They have an awesome power about them, and it is very unique, so unique that most people fail to realise that.
Maybe they just do not like to think about men in skirts squeezing their bag and playing with their pipe.I have this on MP3..... It's... Something isn't it? For me Tao, the marching drums rapid encores that burst out so rapidly, raise it for me... I will never be able to understand how people miss the beauty of the bagpipes.
Interesting that you get emotional when listening to bagpipes, they were originally an instrument of war meant to intimidate the opponent and excite thier own men. The Scots must have known how to get to someone at an emotional level. As you know I love them too.I agree. My old Episcopalian church had an annual mass with bagpipes and it was awesome. I get very emotional with bagpipe music, not sure why. It's just a very intense feeling.
Actually heart-rending and emotionally overwhelming for me. That and Turkish wailing vocal music.you know, every time I hear bagpipes, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. (sigh) am I the only one????
Amazing Grace, however it's played/sung, is enough to give me the chills!I agree they are powerful and evocative and I think it has a lot to do with the constant drone. But for me the real power of the pipes really comes to the fore when accompanied by the big bass drum.
See what i mean in the following clip of Amazing Grace.
YouTube - Amazing Grace