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Ginge Deary · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject:

Well done to Billy Walker for an excellent performance of Last Post and Reveille at Bob Baker's funeral.
There was a full church of family and friends to say farewell to Bob. I'm sure he would have been very proud.

Hornblower · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject:

RIP Bob - another of the great and good gone, leaving us reprobates in charge of the bar.

Billy, did you do it on the F or Bb side???

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Wee Mac · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject:

Not wishing to make light of TS's part in the proceedings, why did a former Bandmaster, not have a serving RM Bugler play at his funeral ?
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Dan A · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject:

I dont think it matters Mac....Bob was a top man....it would have been difficult to get a Bugler who knew Bob...and having Billy play Last Post added a personal touch to the ceremony.....
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Wee Mac · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:30 am Post subject:

Yes Dan, I agree !

I was just having a moan, about how difficult it seems to be, to get the sevices of a Bugler ?

Maybe it was just a family, or Bob's choice !
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admin · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:15 am Post subject:

Wee Mac · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:41 am Post subject:

Oh well,.......in that case, when I depart for the Big Practice room in the sky, I'd better have me bugle with me !
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sticky blue · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:13 am Post subject:

Just as well there's Bugler Grundig.
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