Sunday, November 11, 2007

***PICS FROM VANCOUVER'S (89th) REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES.....***

A YOUNGSTER DOES SOME READING WHILE ATTENDING THE SERVICES..




THIS MAN AND HIS WIFE TOOK TURNS PHOTOGRAPHING THEMSELVES WITH THEIR MOBILE PHONE WITH THE CENOTAPH IN THE BACKGROUND....AND I AM (STILL) NOT SURE IF (IMO) IT DEMEANED THE REMEMBRANCE DAY ASPECT.... ??




AND IF I HAD MY DOUBTS ABOUT THE "MOBILE PHONE PIC TAKING' ...............THIS LEFT ME REALLY BEWILDERED :o





THEN IT RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL WITH (one of) THE FLYOVER(s)...



THEN THE ARMY INVADED HASTINGS STREET WITH A FEW VEHICLES AND A BIT OF ARTILLERY, albeit a tad too late ;)





THEN THE SERVICES WERE OVER AND THE VETS IN WHEELCHAIRS DEPARTED DOWN HASTINGS STREET....




...THEN AS I WAS WANDERING DOWN COMMERCIAL DRIVE...I HEARD THE SOUND OF BAGPIPES, INVESTIGATED AND
FOUND THE VPD PIPE AND DRUM BAND .....
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.....MARCHING INTO THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ON COMMERCIAL DRIVE AND SIXTH (6th) AVENUE FOR A WELL-
DESERVED LIBATION :)






THE END.....

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5 Comments:

Blogger Ash said...

some really great photos Jack. Love the poppy one with the artillery. Poignant.

8:51 AM  
Blogger roentare said...

Seriously stunning series. I really enjoy street candids!

5:25 AM  
Blogger Jack Simpson said...

Thanks Ash and Roentarre ...sorry to be SO tardy in replying :O

9:22 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Interesting stuffhalo

6:00 PM  
Blogger Jack Simpson said...

Thanks Beatrix ...much appreciated :)

8:25 PM  

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