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Michael Thompson · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:35 am Post subject:

Well done MH I remember the trip well. Brighton Army Camp might bring back some fond memories. No doors on the bogs and RMB's sneeking out at all hours of the night to have one in private and no one watching.

Mick Jones walking on the rehearsal with the phone for Capt. Chris Taylor telling him that there was a call from the UK, but with the cord in his pocket. Many a dead ant that day, unfortunately the Pupa New Guinea Police Band gave us some strange looks while the Aussie Army BAnd fell straight in with proceedings.

Memories also when the Massed Bands closed off the exit to the arena with potted trees and the agony bags were fall all over the place. Even funnier were the bandies running for their change rooms before the Scotts Guards Pipers caught up with them.

Stories of Drummy Dave Dawson and Bugler Major Paddy Weeks in forming the DoM that the pine cones laying around the accommodation camp were very valuable in the UK. Much to the disgust of the Aussie batman who had to find a new hamper for his uniforms as the original was full pine cones.

The various performers also did a local promotional gig and the Dogs Ends and Super Pigs marched around a local hospital where some patients seemed to be strapped to windows to view us marching around the grounds and stopping every now and then to play a few funnies.
we were ably followed by a devoted fan who looked so alike to Fred Scuttle. He even had the Martini Badge on his cap and round gas mask glasses. Dave Dawson was often out of control when this guys kept saluting him, in a Fred Scuttle style of course.

Nothing was so nice as the last morning at Bright Camp when we boarded our bus to the airport. The muso's of the Australian Army Band told the driver that he was NOT start the engine. Half their band led us through the main gate playing in their jarmies and the other half pushed the bus. It was the nicest gesture anyone could receive and proved to me that the bond between the RMB's and defense musicians around the world was the most unique.

i'm sure this might lead to other memories being posted and eagerly await the other stories.

Best Regards to All

Tommo
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Errol · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject:

Mr Bass Trombone · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:

Can someone tell me why????

We are suddenly talking Marmalarada in the same thread as Bruce Juice, it bears no resemblance

to Orange Juice, I suppose both are made from the same fruit, but surely there the story ends.

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MrJpig · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

Mr Bass Trombone · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

No you didn't wake me up I still cannot see the comparison between Bruce Juice and Marmalarda, I posted comment on this subject quite early on in the piece, and as Ausie Tommo eventually got on to it on 10 april 2008, I added yet another reply. Perhaps you should ask Tommo if he has been on the said Juice and just woken from slumber on sheep station somewhere in the Antipodedes. Have a nice night. See you in a few months.
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RAB · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

MrJpig · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:12 am Post subject:

MrJpig · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:13 am Post subject:

Tommo , have you been on the said Juice and just woken from slumber on sheep station somewhere in the Antipodedes?

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Michael Thompson · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

Not into sheep, it's a delicacy in NZ. albeit I'm led to believe that Kiwi now all where kilts as the sheep understand the noise of the zip.
Still on the Bruce Juice though, at my age one finds it hard to keep the cold bugs away. I understand, also, that crate loads of fermented Aussie Bruce Juice has been turned in to wine and sold exclusively to the UK.

Another dit from the trip was the overwhelming performance by Dave Bromley and co gave the local school kids of "ping-pong-balls".
This of course was widely written about in the homework books, the subject being "What did you learn at the Tattoo rehearsal?"

Can anyone else add to this thread with memories of this gig?

Tommo, wide awake
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bootybandy · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject:

How about filling the Globe of Dave Dawsons Staff (not mace...Deli) with rotten fish etc. I think this was the Scots Band Drum Major getting one over on DD.
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Mr Bass Trombone · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

I got the blame for the tree,s on the last night. Now would I have instigated something like that

. another story from taz. One night Royal Guard mounted by the the Aussie Army, after Royal not really interesested

walk by(rather have had a G&T

),Royal Guard will turn left, whoops one did turn the wrong way

, A Sgt of the guard after marching the troops off, went up wrong way turned aussie soldier and decked him :

, uttering the imortal words don't you ever do that on a Royal Guard again. WRONG

disiplined there the story ends cos he was never seen again

. Dave Bromley Streaker

followed by Malky Biff Beaver, cricket match RSM

Bowled by a Tomatoe

. I think there are lots of dits from this trip.

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RAB · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject:

General Melchett · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

I don't think I picked up the new BATCO settings for today.....

Send in clear over.
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Michael Thompson · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject:

The Fish Heads:
It wasn't until we arrived back in the UK when one morning on divisions there was this intensive stink, coming from the Drum Major. The Aussie Army guys had filled the top of Dave Dawson's staff with fish heads from the galley at Brighton Camp. Now, whether that was a payback for sending the Aussie Drum Major up to tell Tommo Tomlinson to stop smacking the cymbals each time a rocket firework exploded or not, I'm not too sure. but it does seem highly likely.

Tommo
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RAB · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: