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Super weekend but... crazy o_O

The day was a little rainy with some blue sky here and there. We marched in playing and circled up, eyes locked on Pipemajor's fingers. About ten yards behind him a herd of sheep broke onto the field pursued by black and white lightning. They charged us multiple times, banking just before crashing into the band -the collie all the while zooming around the circle close enough to brush kilts. Despite all this we did not make a single note mistake and held onto a steady drone sound! After a perfect cut-off we counter marched off the field and partied down for that amazing set before we received troubling word. Unfortunately we had picked up tempo almost unnoticeably but apparently just enough to finish 9 seconds under the minimum time limit which resulted in... DQ no. way. dude
Never in the 35 year history of our band! wow what a shock
There were some heated moments when we gathered around to decide what to do as it appeared there may be a chance at a re-play since another band apparently had the same thing happen with the border collie actually breaking straight through their circle, but then news came that they were not getting a replay and since they came in 7 seconds under that they were DQed also. We decided to take it like good sports since we realized that "rules are rules and fair is fair".
WOW
Oh well -the board of games planning will be receiving some letters from a few bands I'm sure and we are working on a new set already to make sure that never happens again ;)

Other than that the haggis pastries and Irn-Bru were topnotch, many adventures were had and good times =)

Also -my solo competition -I got up on the boards and started off with a small mistake in the first part -another in the second part, I figured I was sunk so I relaxed and settled into the tune and played the 3rd part nicely and then perhaps relaxed a little too much and ended the forth part with a little chirp. As usual I cut the cut notes and dotted the dotted notes a little too much on this tune and figured I would probably not place. A few hours later the results were in and -omg- i got 4th! Holy cow dude -with this tune I have now placed 6th, 5th, 3rd and 4th -all I need is 2nd and 1st LOL I believe I can do it if I just clean it up a bit ;) yayers So I came home with my second medal ever =)

Haha -a little later on sunday the sheep came tearing across an adjacent field where we were gathered out of the sun for lunch and it was utterly amusing to watch a band member, 65 and grey bearded jogging after the sheep and waving his fist while cursing in his thick Scottish accent "hey you f***ers!" LOL this is also a good spot to quote a good friend and bandmate "I think this may be the first time the Scots ever got screwed by the sheep!"

my feet hurt
Oh -and a bought a border collie plushie ;)