9/11 remembrance ceremony, I'll be playing for 5mil people

Ok, first off, my rs name is bagpiperdude. Gives you a hint that I play the bagpipes.

Anyways, here in Atlanta, GA, at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield (for those of you around here), from 6-7 (Eastern Time), there will be a remembrance ceremony for 9/11. A local kiwanis club is setting up 3,000 11-foot US flags, once for each person who died in the attacks. They also did this back in 2003. The flags are set up in a grid. Think of Arlington National Cemetery, but each headstone is an 11-foot flag. It will be much like that.

The bagpipe band I play in will be playing there, twice. Once at the beginning, then at the end with amazing grace. I will be playing the solo intro to amazing grace, and then once through at the end after the band finishes. All local tv networks will be running this live, the governor of Georgia will be there, national congressman, etc.

2 years ago, when the kiwanis club did this same exact thing, it was the opening screen on almost every newscast accross the United States. It made national TV on FoxNews, CNN, ABC, and NBC.

Now... I am playing a solo, in front of 10,000+ people live, and an estimated 5 million people live on TV.

I am nervous as crap. :ohnoes: I'm playing in about 6 hours, and I'm leaving to drive there (30 min drive) in about 3 hours.

I'm not sure which national tv networks will be showing this... just wondering if anybody wants to check some major networks around 6 eastern time? I won't be playing the solo until 6:50 or so, but the band will play at 6 for the opening, and again at 6:50 or so for the closing.

Just thought I'd let you all know. Still nervous as crap.... :ohnoes: :uhh:

Ooh, good luck!

wow, nice achievement to get where u r. gl :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I hope it goes well for you.

I could make very misplaced jokes here now about personal information. But as I don't agree with the rule I'm not going to do that.

I wish you the best of luck!

6 eastern time?! Aw. I'm not gonna be home by that time XD

Oh wells. Good luck anyways. Must be 'ALOT' of pressure on you...haha joking. :)

Hope to see you on TV! Although, I live in Canada... #-o

hey, I'll watch for you :D

Good Luck! :

Lots of good luck for you man!

Don't worry, if you play bad, they won't show you on national television (I think that's comforting, anyway.)

Good Luck

--and--

NEVER FORGET!

Darn, I watched for you but they didn't show anything like this on any of the channels :( guess they didn't put it on National Television this year. Hope you had a great time just the same.

ouch

i hate doing stuff in front of crowds

RIP those involved with 9/11

play it for them, i have faith in you.

ouch

 

i hate doing stuff in front of crowds

 

RIP those involved with 9/11

 

play it for them, i have faith in you.

He played is nearly 3 hours ago :wink:

well... it went well.

Met the governor of georgia... and I think this is the only time I have made 5,000 people cry all at once.

:3>

Well, too bad it wasnt on any national network. I guess they mostly focused on the ground zero, etc. I'll keep checking foxnews, cnn, etc online.

Thanks for the support!!

Ahh, I saw you on Fox 5 I think(Yeah, I live near Atlanta).

Quite impressive and touching.

Awesome work!

Ahh, I saw you on Fox 5 I think(Yeah, I live near Atlanta).

 

 

 

Quite impressive and touching.

yup, that was me. \