Some of you may have noticed a change in my signature. Indeed I am a Freeman of the City of Chattanooga, as are all the players in the Wigston Band. Whilst I'm not sure what this means (can I drive cattle over the bridge or something???) it is a great honour and it came about from a joint concet we did with the Jericho Brass Band, from Chattanooga, last year.
As is usual with these sort of "twinning" do's we exchanged gifts - we gave them a nice cut glass vase with the bands badge engraved onto it, they gave us a plate with the seal of Chattanooga on it, together with a very nice letter from their Mayor stating that we were all now "Freeman of the City of Chattanooga" 8)
So the point of this thread is: What unusual / unexpected award has being in a band given you? It can be anything really - from worst haircut to biggest split in a concert.
I'm sure the randomness that is part of tMP could provide some interesting answers
As is usual with these sort of "twinning" do's we exchanged gifts - we gave them a nice cut glass vase with the bands badge engraved onto it, they gave us a plate with the seal of Chattanooga on it, together with a very nice letter from their Mayor stating that we were all now "Freeman of the City of Chattanooga" 8)
So the point of this thread is: What unusual / unexpected award has being in a band given you? It can be anything really - from worst haircut to biggest split in a concert.
I'm sure the randomness that is part of tMP could provide some interesting answers