I did an event at Ft. Branch, NC on the Roanoke River. It is an original star-shaped earthworks fort that was built in the bend of the river to keep...
I took lessons for my bugling and practiced with a cone at home. Did a reenactment, and two memorials. Though I place very well prior to the memorials--got...
... <snip> Don't let it get to you. I've been playing since I was in the 6th Grade (that would have been in 1961!). I still clam up on occasion. Just focus on...
too damn funny.... We did Locust Grove this weekend and I slept with the mouth piece under my pillow...or what I used as a pillow...it was warm in the AM..it...
Yep, I did my reenactment in a cold fall air for a wake up call and the other side embarrassed themselves with reply. Got to admit that when no one was looking...
I have another suggestion....I just close my eyes when I play. It works much better than the standard old "imagine everyone in their underwear" coaches used to...
Just a note     As  a 17 yo Private in the US Army Band I did 187 funerals in 3 months. when I got orders for Viet Nam I figured no one come home....
You just have to keep doing it, and maybe doing new things in front of people in general. I used to get really nervous when doing all sorts of things....
I will never forget. That year, all the local Lutheran churchs had a choir singing at the largest Lutheran church in the county. Our church choir chose a...
Oh yeees, I do. I just look at it this way; a miscue is a challenge to do better. The case I mentioned was not my fault, but no less embarrassing; but each...
Check out ebay 290271424428, a "Rexcraft Bugling Award" medal in great condition in its original box that was presented to "B.S.A. Council Champion Bugler 1932...
Ebay 290271419691 was a Conn M1892 field trumpet with the inscription: CONN U.S.Q.M.C Can anyone answer the questions: What does the U.S.Q.M.C. stand for? ...
In 1912, Congress consolidated the former Subsistence, Pay, and Quartermaster Departments in order to create the Quartermaster Corps much as we know it...
Hey everyone, Once again, Frosty will be performing original tunes with his band at THE BROADWAY COMEDY CLUB, located at 314 W. 53rd Street, between 8th & 9th....
Thanks for the information. In the late 1920s, Conn made a noticeable change in the design of the M1892 that was sold in their catalogs and as an official BSA...
I am in need of a new crook for a Berger Bugle because mine was snapped when i fell a few months back. I am hoping to find one within the next to weeks. If...
I just received the following email message: "I have obtained a Rexcraft BSA herald bugle. The person I bought it from said it is 1940's vintage. I have played...
Ebay 160298424920 = medal featuring a bugle and canteen for Merriam Post 8 GAR Meridian Conn at the Sept. 1899 33rd national encampment of the GAR in...
Hey, everyone. I'm not sure if anyone here has ever bugled to the colors of the Confederacy but I loved it. Anyway, I finished my research on what the...
Fellow Buglers: In honor of the 145th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address that took place five days ago, kindly listen to the following linked piece ...
http://www.vintagegirlscout.com/musbugle.htm has some interesting information on Girl Scout bugles and the Girl Scout bugler proficiency badge. One thing that...
Greetings, Does anyone have any contact info for David Michel? (cavalry/dragoon bugler).It is most important that I get in touch with him somehow. Dave, if you...
I was pleasantly surprised to be the only bidder on a Boy Scouts of The Philippines bugle ebay 360108359639 and get it for the start price of $24.99. The bugle...
Wow! What a shame to lose this one.  With next year being the 100th anniversay of the BSA, wonder if we could pull it off by next Dec??  Wm. Roy Cloninger ...
