Beating the Retreat 2006

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:04 pm

(1) Richard Ruck and JT enjoying the Music.
http://www.chforum.com/pictures/Retreat2006a.jpg
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(2) Richard Ruck on left, Mrs C on right. 'Er Indoors being held up in the middle. (I blame 'The Bax' !)
http://www.chforum.com/pictures/Retreat2006b.jpg
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(3 & 4) The Band in full flow !
http://www.chforum.com/pictures/Retreat2006c.jpg
http://www.chforum.com/pictures/Retreat2006d.jpg

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:20 am

Nice pictures...

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:52 am

Good pics!

Euterpe13 · Post by **Euterpe13** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:44 pm

... but what is that RR has on his head ?

cj · Post by cj » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:03 pm

Great pictures. Waves of nostalgia are now sweeping over me and threatening to capsize my emotional dinghy (not at the sight of JT, RR, Mrs C and JR's 'er indoors, but at the band). It's one of the occasions when CH is at its best.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:20 pm

Euterpe13 wrote:... but what is that RR has on his head ?

Too much hair - off to the barber this weekend.......

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:57 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:
Euterpe13 wrote:... but what is that RR has on his head ?
Too much hair - off to the barber this weekend.......

"Something for the weekend, Sir ????"

Now we know that RR's on a definite promise for Sunday night !

Post by **jtaylor** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:46 pm

Finally got a few minutes to get these off the camera, sensibly named, and put up on the webserver.
My poor attempts at photographing the Retreat - the misty nostalgic overtone of JRs photos is missing I'm afraid....

(Click on each image for the huge version)

jhopgood · Post by **jhopgood** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:36 pm

Excellent photos and brings back memories.

I'm sure JR will be able to answer biut 3.00pm seems a very earlt start. I thought we started about 6.00pm.
Also, no sight of the bunglers, who were normally on the steps of the statue.
Did they play the Last Post or was it too early?

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:10 am

jhopgood wrote:Excellent photos and brings back memories.

I'm sure JR will be able to answer biut 3.00pm seems a very earlt start. I thought we started about 6.00pm.
Also, no sight of the bunglers, who were normally on the steps of the statue.
Did they play the Last Post or was it too early?

(shome mishtake shorely?)

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:36 am

jhopgood wrote:Excellent photos and brings back memories.

I'm sure JR will be able to answer biut 3.00pm seems a very earlt start. I thought we started about 6.00pm.
Also, no sight of the bunglers, who were normally on the steps of the statue.
Did they play the Last Post or was it too early?

We used to start at 6.00 as well.

No buglers these days, either. The Last Post does get played by a trumpeter as part of the finale, but there's no 'Sunset', which the buglers used to play.

Just too early, I would imagine.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:11 pm

It's all to do with progress, John.

The Retreat wasn't on the last day of term in our day.

I have strong feelings about a trumpeter playing The Last Post. The sound is completely different and doesn't hold with tradition.

Oh well, maybe the next Bandmaster will be ex Royal Marines like Uncle Bill.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:40 pm

jhopgood wrote:Excellent photos and brings back memories.

I'm sure JR will be able to answer biut 3.00pm seems a very earlt start. I thought we started about 6.00pm.
Also, no sight of the bunglers, who were normally on the steps of the statue.
Did they play the Last Post or was it too early?

The 3pm has come about because they wanted all the school to be out of the grounds by 6pm. What this means is more drinking at the Bax!

BTaylor · Post by **BTaylor** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:47 pm

englishangel wrote:
jhopgood wrote:Excellent photos and brings back memories.

I'm sure JR will be able to answer biut 3.00pm seems a very earlt start. I thought we started about 6.00pm.
Also, no sight of the bunglers, who were normally on the steps of the statue.
Did they play the Last Post or was it too early?

(shome mishtake shorely?)

Nope, Twas called Bungle band in my day too.

The buglers on the Statue stopped when someone passed out, fell from the ledge and did himself a mischief (1993??). They then continued for a few years stood at the base, before disappearing entirely.

J.R. wrote:It's all to do with progress, John.

The Retreat wasn't on the last day of term in our day.

I have strong feelings about a trumpeter playing The Last Post. The sound is completely different and doesn't hold with tradition.

Oh well, maybe the next Bandmaster will be ex Royal Marines like Uncle Bill.

David Elliot was ex Royal Marine bandmaster, yet we still used trumpets rather than bugles. Seeing as David was in place well over a quarter of a century ago it would seem that trumpets/cornets are as much a tradition by now...

I got to stand on the top plinth on 2 occasions, before being moved into the main band. Completed 7 retreats in total, which was nice.