Harley riding fuckwits being their usual selves

[Big Dog]

The Last Post takes but a few moments of time and is usually followed by a minutes silence and then maybe 30 seconds of Reveille to allow the flag to be returned to the top of the pole. I really hate this sort of shit. Sure they turned out to the service, but FFS, all they needed to do was wait another 5 mins max and showed a modicum of respect for the men and women that served and lost their lives so these fuck wits can enjoy the freedoms of todays world!

Wankers the lot of them!


* Look at me, look at me moment warning...

Hey and Katman, I played The Last Post twice today, once at the War Memorial Cemetery and once at the Town War Memorial Public Commemoration.

Was it awesome? No sarcasm. I have always wanted to learn the last post.
I did notice watching the Auckland and national ceremonies on TV ( two sick adults and we were still going to go the local but two sick kiddies a step too far) that the soldier playing the last post in one was playing on a trumpet but played it all bugle style. No fingering the keys. The other played with keys.
Much more soulful the bugle way I reckon.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[R650R]

People do not seem to have much of a reason at all for getting offended these days if you ask me, If you can get offended by the actions of a group of people who in no way make it personal to you, then you are taking life way too seriously and probably need a...

Yes.

Ancient Japanese proverb - How can you expect to win a physical battle if you allow your opponent to determine your emotional state for you.

[R650R]

I'm wondering how the same group could attend the Waiouru service and still manage to disrupt the Taihape one.

It's only 20mins away in a B-train at 93.99km/h so a pack of Harleys stropping along at pace on such an easy road would make short work of it...

[cynna]

People do not seem to have much of a reason at all for getting offended these days if you ask me, I think we must be the most offended generation yet.
But being offended is a choice, and if someone chooses to be offended. then that is their drama, and should not in my opinion be the cause of a mass offending. How many people from this site where there today when these dudes rocked up? If you can get offended by the actions of a group of people who in no way make it personal to you, then you are taking life way too seriously and probably need a big joint and a shag or 2.

your post reminded me of this - skip to 1.30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geoNqPeDVQE

[mada]

what a beat up by the media, atleast they were there for the right reasons unlike some fuckwit politicians who used the day to spew forth garbage about how we must now sacrifice our troops for another "heroic and just" war at the behest of our "big brothers"

[unstuck]

your post reminded me of this - skip to 1.30

That guy taking that video is an absolute cock, and he offends me.

[Wingnut]

He's just american. Standard (dickhead) operating procedures there..

[unstuck]

He's just american. Standard (dickhead) operating procedures there..

Don't you go getting that micmac fucker started again dude.

[Mom]

... that the soldier playing the last post in one was playing on a trumpet but played it all bugle style. No fingering the keys. The other played with keys.
Much more soulful the bugle way I reckon.

Hey! It is a very humbling thing to be able to do. I have to sort of distance myself from the tune to be able to play it. A trumpet, cornet and bugle all have the same amount of tubing in them. What you saw playing the last post would have been a cornet. It is shorter and rounder in shape than a trumpet which gives it a more mellow sound. I cant think why someone would have needed to use keys to play the last post as all of it is played on the diatonic scale which means all the notes are played on the open instrument and the notes are pitched from your lip. Perhaps he/she was playing one in a different key? Trumpet/cornet/bugle are usually in Bb, but can also be in C, Eb and G.

Too much info?

I love playing this for ANZAC Day, I have also been known to play it at returned Soldiers funerals (now that is really hard). I learned the cornet 40 years ago, and have played off an on over that time. I am not a regular player anymore, so had come from a 2 year break to play this year. Now that life has settled a bit, I am intending to set myself up and start played a lot more.

I love it! Get thee some lessons mate! Have a look around, there will be a Brass Band reasonably close to you. They will most likely teach you for free, and will probably have instruments available for you to learn on. Actually, ask Kittyhawk, she will have her finger on that pulse and will know where the active bands are in Auckland.

[oldrider]

what a beat up by the media, atleast they were there for the right reasons unlike some fuckwit politicians who used the day to spew forth garbage about how we must now sacrifice our troops for another "heroic and just" war at the behest of our "big brothers"

At the behest of the federal reserve and the shadows beyond - they have never lost out in a war yet - ever! - and never had to participate either - ever!

Got too close with WW2 - that's why WW3 is spread out all around the globe - controlled fermented and orchestrated continually as required!

Great money if you can get it with population control thrown in - the world is their oyster!

[Katman]

Not all events are held at the same time.

Waiouru parades are always earlier than some. (Military .... nothing else to do)

It's only 20mins away in a B-train at 93.99km/h so a pack of Harleys stropping along at pace on such an easy road would make short work of it...

I'm sure all Dawn Services across the country started at 6am - as is tradition.

If this same group disrupted anything in Taihape it could only have been a subordinate feature of the town's commemoration plans.

Some towns possibly didn't give enough thought to their traffic management plan for the day's events.

People still needed to pass through Taihape regardless of what stage the town's commemoration had reached.

[Mo NZ]

I'm sure all Dawn Services across the country started at 6am - as is tradition.

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At 0600 you say. Tradition?? Na not really.

Not sure how you are sure about that.

Which one did you attend?

[WNJ]

they will all be on electric bikes soon,

Only problem is that there not enough of them around for the nigs to steal

[scumdog]

I'm sure all Dawn Services across the country started at 6am - as is tradition.

And I'm even more sure not ALL start at 6am...

[Katman]

At 0600 you say. Tradition?? Na not really.

Not sure how you are sure about that.

Which one did you attend?

I've always been under the impression that Dawn Services began at 6am as a commemoration of the fact that the beach landings started at that time. (Don't much care whether I'm wrong on that one).

This link suggests that the Taihape Dawn Service started at 6am though.

http://rsa.org.nz/find-an-anzac-day-service

Just checked - the beach landings actually started quite some time before 6am so it appears I'm wrong regarding the tradition of starting Dawn Services at a particular time. All the ones I've ever attended have been at 6am though.