Last night was the first meeting of the newly formed Seattle Police Pipes and Drums. When I say this is a new band, I mean it is a new band. We are starting from absolute scratch. We do have an instructor on board and plans for fundraising events are all ready underway. The goal is to have the band ready to march in the city’s 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

When the notice of forming this band went out, I was expecting maybe about a half dozen officers to show up, so I arrived with a bit of skepticism. I was pleasantly surprised to see about two dozen there. And we were told that there were about 30 or 40 more that were coming to a second informational meeting later this week!

I think this has the potential to be a pretty big thing for our department, and the thought of getting in at the ground floor and having a hand in its founding is pretty exciting.

So now I find myself “jonesing” for our first rehearsal….