Monday, August 6, 2012

Raccoon Band! Badass Bagpipes!

For Trey, my favorite bagpiper.

Trey and I both went to Alma College, where we both spent a large percentage of our time in the department of music. Alma has a distinct Scottish flair. Members of the band sport kilts, the school has its own registered tartan, students can study bagpiping and highland dance, there is an annual Robert Burns dinner where haggis is served, athletes come from great distances to compete in highland games summer, and the college offers a study abroad program with the University of Aberdeen. The mascot is Scotty, and the sports teams are the "Alma Scots," which most people agree is an improvement over the previous designation of the "Fighting Presbyterians." Go! Fight! Win!



Length of feather: 3/4"

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