tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post8054916922582758516..comments2024-03-28T19:58:17.811+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Bob the Banner BearerRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-43510215094818387152013-10-02T16:50:40.412+01:002013-10-02T16:50:40.412+01:00Guy,
Thank you very much for your congratulations...Guy,<br /><br />Thank you very much for your congratulations. I have my first outing as part of the Provincial escort on Friday this week and Tuesday of the following week. I then have three more Provincial visits booked before Christmas ... plus the possibility of more if required.<br /><br />I know a PProvAGM (he is the most senior member of my Mother Lodge) and he still does at least one visit per week to help out the active members of the senior leadership.<br /><br />I regularly visit Freemasons Hall as I am member of a London Lodge, and I totally agree about its interior. During one visit we were warned that we might hear the sound of gunfire as they were shooting an episode of 'Spooks' in one of the nearby rooms.<br /><br />Sincerely and Fraternally,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67033165653096679782013-10-02T09:45:09.805+01:002013-10-02T09:45:09.805+01:00Congratulations Bob! Just read this. I have just f...Congratulations Bob! Just read this. I have just finished my year as an active provincial officer in Berkshire. A great experince and privilage although they work you quite hard here! Lots of visits and installation meetings. Quite how the v senior ones do it year after year is beyond me.<br /><br />I have only been to Grand Lodge once for a quarterly communications meeting. It was an unmissable experience and if anyone is in London, mason or non-mason, it is well worth going on a guided tour as it is a facinating building. It is frequently used in all sorts of film and TV shows.<br /><br />fraternal regards,<br />Guy guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02346804356499461777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-71676250895149975692013-09-30T09:56:32.714+01:002013-09-30T09:56:32.714+01:00Justin Penwith,
Many thanks for your congratulati...Justin Penwith,<br /><br />Many thanks for your congratulations. It was a great privilege to be given this honour by my fellow Freemasons.<br /><br />Funnily enough I have discovered another wargaming Freemason as a result of this blog entry; all I've got to do now is to work on the others!<br /><br />All the est,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-23319365764232122532013-09-30T05:23:19.401+01:002013-09-30T05:23:19.401+01:00Congrats, Bob! Anytime that we are honored by our ...Congrats, Bob! Anytime that we are honored by our peers is a good thing. Looks like you have nearly a thousand possible recruits for the wargaming hobby, as well. :)Justin Penwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194198434790757522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-779480955062651202013-09-28T08:29:38.291+01:002013-09-28T08:29:38.291+01:00David Crook,
The space I will have to operate in ...David Crook,<br /><br />The space I will have to operate in is usually going to be so tight that I will be hard pressed not to hit anyone just carrying the standard in and out, let alone doing anything fancy with it!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-71307092235101563882013-09-27T16:57:46.613+01:002013-09-27T16:57:46.613+01:00Hi Bob,
Many congratulations on being honoured in...Hi Bob,<br /><br />Many congratulations on being honoured in this fashion - do you have to tackle any Renaissance style Italian flag waving?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85963331729260762762013-09-26T23:44:36.493+01:002013-09-26T23:44:36.493+01:00Steven Page (Steve),
Thanks for your congratulati...Steven Page (Steve),<br /><br />Thanks for your congratulations. They are much appreciated.<br /><br />It sounds like you had a far more difficult task that I am going to have to perform ... which is to bring the standard in at the beginning of a meeting and then to take it out at the end. I'll be hard put to have to walk more than 50 yards all told!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-64032719962354293462013-09-26T22:28:44.600+01:002013-09-26T22:28:44.600+01:00Congratulations, Bob! A well-deserved honor!
I w...Congratulations, Bob! A well-deserved honor!<br /> I was a color-bearer for the ACW re-enactment Co. A, 1st Georgia "Irish Jasper Greens" in a Saint Patrick's Day parade in Savannah. I ended the day's several mile march with a lot more respect for pikemen!<br />-SteveSteven Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879645260438845222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88556011939881114312013-09-26T21:18:08.384+01:002013-09-26T21:18:08.384+01:00CoastConFan,
Many thanks for your kind congratula...CoastConFan,<br /><br />Many thanks for your kind congratulations.<br /><br />You sound as if you had quite an 'interesting' time as a standard bearer ... but I must admit that trying to keep your face straight during the playing of 'Liberty Bell' sounds like more of a trial.<br /><br />I have practiced carrying the standard and discovered that the ferrel on the top of the pole is very sharp and quite capable of injuring someone if I don't handle it properly.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-39352027670763719562013-09-26T20:52:27.358+01:002013-09-26T20:52:27.358+01:00Congratulations Bob, my one time as a banner beare...Congratulations Bob, my one time as a banner bearer was a bit more comic, although it didn't seem so to me at the time. We had a change of command ceremony for our squadron and I held the squadron flag so it could be presented by the outgoing commander to the new commander and then back to me. Well there was a stiff breeze and the guidon would snap smartly in the wind and the tip slap me, also smartly in the face, all though the ceremony. It all went off without a hitch nonetheless and the audience never noticed I had a few red marks. As an aside, during a pass in review, I could hardly keep a straight face when they play Sousa's "The Liberty Bell" march, which is generally more famous as the theme song to Monty Python's Flying Circus.<br /><br />But again, was was never shot at while holding a flag. Although at another ceremony our bugler was assaulted by bees while playing, but that is another story. CoastConFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250561260148656254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-45765708611312646532013-09-26T20:24:59.648+01:002013-09-26T20:24:59.648+01:00Bluebeard Jeff,
Thank you for your congratulation...Bluebeard Jeff,<br /><br />Thank you for your congratulations and best wishes. I am sure that my year in office will zip by safely!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-49707217740504566122013-09-26T20:19:42.724+01:002013-09-26T20:19:42.724+01:00Conrad Kinch,
Many thanks for your congratulation...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />Many thanks for your congratulations.<br /><br />Well yesterday I had a Grand Master, numerous other important Grand Officers, and nearly a thousand Freemasons around me ... and an organist!<br /><br />Not quite a Colonel, 800 Englishmen, and a band ... but almost!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-40391100784585251082013-09-26T20:14:56.004+01:002013-09-26T20:14:56.004+01:00My congratulations to you, Bob . . . may you enjoy...My congratulations to you, Bob . . . may you enjoy your service (and may no one shoot at you . . . but if they do, may they miss).<br /><br /><br />-- Jeff<br />Bluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-84390729403273589172013-09-26T20:13:00.106+01:002013-09-26T20:13:00.106+01:00Well done Bob - now all you need to eight hundred ...Well done Bob - now all you need to eight hundred fighting Englishmen, a colonel and the band. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-13852792800082205822013-09-26T19:52:48.221+01:002013-09-26T19:52:48.221+01:00Pete,
Many thanks!
All the best,
BobPete,<br /><br />Many thanks!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-1440935255175600152013-09-26T19:15:01.627+01:002013-09-26T19:15:01.627+01:00Congratulations Bob.
Congratulations Bob.<br /><br />Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.com