More News From The Dark Continent!

[chaosvizier]

I'll post a real entry eventually, summarizing my trip in all its inglorious glory (read: tl;dr), but for now I have to ask myself: Why, in the middle of Kenya, can I hear the distinct and unmistakable sounds of a full-fledged bagpipe and drum band? And no, not a small one either. It's loud, and it's marching, and it's not just someone's TV or

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[barbarienne]

Why are you in Kenya, by the way? Is it a UN thingy, or did you just decide you wanted to see cute baby animals and the Bronx Zoo was inadequate?

Also, I will be home in the Christmastime. Will you be around to perhaps do a movie?

[chaosvizier]

Yeah, it was a work thingy. Even I'm not crazy enough to just up and decide "You know, I feel like going to Kenya this week. Tally ho!"

Christmas time is good! I will be around the whole holiday week. I wish we'd seen Ninja Assassin, though. That would have ruled.

[i_calql8]

I thought you said you could never have too much gin in a gin and tonic...

I see the Wicked Tinkers are on their safari tour. Good news for you...these guys are awesome. And loud. But mostly awesome.

[chaosvizier]

You're right, there's never too much gin. I guess it must be malaria instead. Cheeky mosquitos.

I am guessing here.

[angledge]

The Brits occupied lots of Africa, right? Well, many units of the British Army have Scottish roots & some of them used to have drum & bagpipe corps to serenade them into battle. So it's not unpossible that some unit of the Kenyan army took up that tradition after the colony power left.

Re: I am guessing here.

[chaosvizier]

That's the most reasonable explanation I've heard. It could be. Just unexpected.

[angledge]

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