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TheRiddler · 03-25-2007, 09:45 PM

I have a friend who used to play taps at arlington a lot... he was doing echo taps one time for a high ranking officer... the cue for the guy across the hill to start playing was the commanding officer would take his hat off... unfortunately, it began to snow like crazy - and the officer took his hat off to brush the snow away during a few somber last words, and the guy across the hill started playing away... I'm sure theres hundreds of taps blunders... i always emerged unscathed from the experience, but it is deeply emotional and the ultimate in high pressure gigs.

03-25-2007, 09:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
TheRiddler Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 142	Re: Taps for Non-Military I have a friend who used to play taps at arlington a lot... he was doing echo taps one time for a high ranking officer... the cue for the guy across the hill to start playing was the commanding officer would take his hat off... unfortunately, it began to snow like crazy - and the officer took his hat off to brush the snow away during a few somber last words, and the guy across the hill started playing away... I'm sure theres hundreds of taps blunders... i always emerged unscathed from the experience, but it is deeply emotional and the ultimate in high pressure gigs. __________________ Kunst kommt nicht von können, sondern von müssen.