I'm sorry. I have never served a day in uniform, but my father, my uncle, both grandfathers and many,many friends have. If you need a bugler, ask a school. They have people who play, and want to play, and would practice for it. Ask around first...
If you're gonna be part of the crew that has to perform Full Military Honors, the least you can do, is learn how to play one goddamn song on the bugle.
(cont) I (being of all too sound mind with logic faculties intact and functional - all except the inner parent faculty) do hereby posit the song "Big Rock Candy Mountain" as the new American National Anthem. The old one not only sucked bad, but was so badly abused, nobody in their right goddamn mind believed it anyway.
(cont.) after that try "10 days to self-esteem" by bradshaw. Get the workbook ONLY! Fill out the contract and get to work. The bigger the Frog, the bigger the rock. Understand? Know this: that things get better is a law of physics. Yes, the U.S. government is corrupt thru and thru, but that does not concern you at this time. Next, start feeling. feel the depression and understand it like an enemy - an AMAZING enemy. however, because it has a footprint means it can be beat.
For vets thinking about suicide. Your mission now (should you choose to accept it) is autonomy, self-sufficiency. A tall order.. true. Im 50 and still working at it but I'll be goddamned if I'm giving up. Know you can choose your thoughts. dont let your brain push you around. Start reading, ie "how to raise your self-esteem" -branden. Go to meetings any meeting. The brain stops squawking with "whats my next thought?" notice youre still alive and not thinking. try it goddamnit. right now!
I agree with alot of posts here that we should play with a real bugle and not digital at funerals. But many honor guards in the military are volunteer based to my knowledge and that would require someone to learn the bugle. I played the trumpet and tried to play it correctly but always messed up the notes. It takes years of practice and patience to play this since half way trough I choke up. Burial Details should have someone dedicated enough to do this and train others.
I remember when some High Schools would appoint one of the trumpet players to play taps at all of the milary funerals and any event that called for the playing of taps. Now they quit doing that, why cant we go back to those days so we can have taps played live instead of on a digital bugle?
Hell, I'm playing Taps on Bassoon just so that we have someone actually doing Taps at my Great Grandfather's funeral. It may not be a bugle/trumpet, but it's far better than playing a recording of it. He deserves better.
I am a volunteer bugler for Bugles Across America. The Honor Guards are always happy to see a live bugler. If you are a trumpet player, please sign up to play at funerals in your area. Please help keep the digital bugle in the horn case for more funerals by volunteering to play!
Atleast is sounds better than an airman that played taps at a Veterans day memorial that my high school band was invited to play at. I saw this beautiful bugle sitting there, I was anticipating to hear its beautiful sound, but the person who played it sucked. I wanted to push him down and play it on my trumpet or just take his bugle. It was terrible.
@sawredford I know, we really need to get an actual person who cares to do this. And not with some fake Bugle. We need a GOOD one, to show our military that we are proud of them.
@WALTERBROADDUS that may be but at least he was there I hadto spend 4 long hard nights trying to get someont anyone to play taps at my fartherts service in the end had to setle for a sound from a boombox MY FARTHER DESERVED BETTER FROM HIS COUNTRY AS AN IN SERVICE DISABLED VETRAN
@backwater....they used a digital bugle for veterans week at work because apparently no one knew how to play a 'real' bugle. Well they didn't ask the middle aged woman up hiding in the technical document department Who knew!?! We employ 98 veterans out of ~400 employees. Making military surv. Equip.
So I'm going to buy a bugle and relearn by next year to play the thing in order to honor my fellow employees and all veterans the proper way!! On this Thanksgiving night I
I am a volunteer with the Buglers Across America. I play taps, live, when I get the opportunity. I do this for a few reasons. 1) I respect the history of Taps. 2) I am a veteran myself, and I am honored to play this very small part in honoring other veterans and their families. 3) The only way to truly honor the veteran and family, is to have a live bugler. I do not like the digital practice, although I understand why. There is just a huge shortage of horn players.
@rheish I would love to. I have been playing trumpet and bugle for 7 years now and i play at pow and mia and vetrens day events but i live on an air force base and there are not alot of services around here.
I just attended a grave side service with honor guard, etc.....I could not believe it.......the bugle's battery failed half-way through taps. I could not believe it! I had never seen this type of "electric bugle/bugler" in use before. I hope never to see it again! They could not get the bugle to work again.....so they just marched off the site.
@vestigepress i am uphauled by the thought of using a fake bugle fot taps, if i were still at FT carson and knew how to play the tune i would find a way up to you and request to play TAPS for my fallen brother/sister in arms. please excuse any mis spellings or im proper grammer, i recieved a gun shot through my head in 2009 and am lucky enough to still be alive. good day to all of you
Excuse me. if I had the honour of playing the last call, I'd spend all year learning it........All those men, better than me, and they whack an Ipod in it. Disgracefull.
I refused a digital bugle for my father's funeral, i played it myself! THAT is disrespectful to EVERY PERSON who has served their country!!!!! They could have died defending us, but they can't have a proper taps at their funeral?!?!?!? FIND SOMEONE that can play it! because it is worth the $50 the military would pay a REAL musician to respect the fallen heroes of this country!!!!
>.< I understand that some people can't play taps, but come on. I think that's just sad. There wasn't one person there who knew how to play EVEN the trumpet?! I just don't agree. It's kind of a dishonor... just my opinion.
The guy who recorded the version that is widely used for digitalbugles is credited with saying that he'll probably be the first person to play taps at his own funeral.
One thing im curious about, Im no soldier. Im not planning to be either. But I do play trumpet, and I can play taps. would it need to be a soldier playing, or could I volunteer if need be?
@ch1ck3nm God Bless you. Check with local military organizatiosn (Veterans,Reserves, recruitment...) also leave your card with every funeral home in your area. Our veterans and their families deserve proper honors and will be most appreciative of your dedication and efforts.
At my high school, there was a program to learn to play taps on a trumpet. This was so we could volunteer for military funerals, as they had a shortage of buglers. Although it isn't a bugle, a trumpet is the closest you can get. The mouthpiece isn't even on this man's lips.
There are not enough buglers in the military to play Taps anymore. If you play, go volunteer at Bugles Across America. If you need a "real" bugler go to Bugles Across America and request a live bugler. The people who have served our country deserve better than "fake" Taps.
Are you really so disrespectful, that you can't even get someone to play the easiest songs? I think that these soldiers should be honored and know that people can find someone to legitimately play the song. I am in 8th grade, and I learned this song in about 3 minutes. And no, I am not musically inclined. This just sickens me.
Why didn't he just hold it up to his nose? At least it would have been funny, instead of just disrespectful. I'm a member of "Bugles Across America". There are enough of us members to do a funeral right. All it takes is communication.
I was the bugler for our scout troop around 1969. Taps was the first thing i learned. We have a shortage of buglers here and was asked to blow taps for military funerals. I borrowed a bugle from a friend. I hadnt blown one in over 40 years. I'm crying because I've been trying for 3 days to do it again and am struggling. I dont have it any more. I'm trying to get it back. A soldier came home for repose today and I'm not able to plat yet. I'm very sad.
Again america shits on its patriots... I would slap the taste buds out of that silly bitch holding a toy bugle pretending at a real soldiers funeral... this is shameful that the US Armed Forces cant staff some Goddamn buglers for service...
ok guys back off. first of all i actually play trumpet in the Lockport marching band and it is very hard to play not everyboudy is as musically talented as you guys are trying to play this took me three years of practice in this key bugle is even hrader because to get all of the right notes you have to play with a change in embrochoure you guys had best be vets yourselves or actual trumpet players (and good ones at that) to be complaining. i respect our men a women in uniform. semper fi!
When I was young, every kid in my Boy Scout troop could play taps and most of them owned a bugle! Our military branches owe it to themselves to see that enough of their bandsmen are trained to play taps, so that they may serve at military funerals The digital bugle Is very stupid looking, since the man is obviously NOT playing it. Hell, he's not even FAKING it! It makes our military look like a pack of lazy incompetents. God bless America, we need to do better than this!
Oh My God! What a complete load of crap! I have been a trumpet, coronet, baritone, French Horn player for almost 45 years. I played "Silver Taps" at military funerals for fallen service personnel back in the early 70's. I played Taps at my Father's funeral in 2001 to pay homage and show respect to a decorated veteran of WW II. In fact, it was my father who taught me to play the trumpet in the first place. One of the first songs I practiced with him was the bugle call, Taps. Digital Taps, junk.
You got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!! It takes less then ten minutes to teach that piece of music to anyone who hadn't even touched a instrument!!!!! I don't know what to say,you really have to not care for anything to avoid the effort of learning and playing taps!!!!! You got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!
they only have a certain amount of guys in each service designated to play taps. its not an artificially created sound its a recording of a trumpet player playing it. as a trumpet player and someone who knows a lot about that. Taps is a deceivingly hard piece to play because it has to be perfect because its so simple. ask the guy who played it at Kennedy's funeral
I'd been lead to understand that any veteran is deserved of having an active or former member of the Armed Forces bugler perform "Taps" at graveside. Recently, at a cousin's funeral (a Navy vet), a tape recording of "Taps" was played. I decided then that I would make myself available whenever a bugler was needed.
A live bugler would be great! However, where are the volunteers to teach every soldier to play a bugle? Some don't do this for a living!! Sometimes we can not get a live bugler to show up! What are we supposed to do? Skip TAPS? Where is your easy answer? Complain all you want, I can not play a bugle, but in my heart, I still want to give a good ceremony for the fallen.
@05Iraqgunner exactly. I couldn't have said that better. As I also do funerals for the Army, in the reserves- It sounds good, no one cares their. Better than hitting a wrong note I say.
@05Iraqgunner because it's lame not to honor every solder equally, that's why. maybe a form letter from the department of defense thanking ones family for their life is okay too?
hope no one minds me chipping in ,i'm a ex brit military bugler , navy, and did this for a Vet of Battle of Bulge,' Taps Bastogne may 2008 ', i used my old brit duty bugle in Bb,sorry don't have a American one.
while I would prefere to honor all of our service men and women with live taps IT JUST CAN NOT BE DONE at the grave side for my father we were lucky to have a young player from the local highschool willing to play taps but it is not posible for all and atleast witha digital bugler thay get some of the respect due them ENOUGH SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What you guys dont see is these guys are honor guardsmen, These guys go to maybe 3-4 funerals a week , and to get someone who plays for the funeral "live" taps they would be taking from there normal job's which would be losing them money , and these things are not planed for to get someone to come to a funeral within 24 hours. and its not always the same guy doing the bugle, there are usually 10 guys the rotate, " this is not an excuse im just stating the facts about it" I would want real taps
Every Military Base I was ever on had a Military Band and some had two! Some even had Drum and Bugle Corps. Can anyone explain to me why brass players of each Band are not tasked to do Funeral Honors? Absolutley discusting!
@SpiritsoftheWolf they excisit as a training tool to allow recruits/cadets to get a feel for the weapons and their recoil without using up the ammunition
@fireutility21, the comment is meant if that was used in REAL battle -_-, i prefer the real bugler to play real taps for me instead of the digital bugler
This is because, due to the cutting of music programs across the country, there are less and less people that know how to play an instrument. Playing TAPS looks easy to do on paper, but it takes training and continuous practice. I'm a live bugler for the AF, I understand your gripe, but playing a brass instrument cannot be taught quickly. I was lucky enough to havemusical education from 6th grade on. Less musicians in the US means less musicians in the US military!!!
I am proud to say that I have have 2 sons (12 and 13) who can play TAPS on a REAL trumpet/bugle. My 12 year old is playing TAPS at a fundraiser "Tee It Up for the Troops" Golf Tournament: to raise money for Fisher House. Our 5 year old is even trying to play & can do the first few notes after listening to his big brothers! It did not take them long to learn this. Just a bit of hard work & yes... we ARE a military family & both boys are in boy scouts. 1 currently is serving as his troop bugler.
Maybe you should all arrange to have your families pay for a real bugle player at your funerals...otherwise, that is what we are given.. The military member playing the recording didn't get the choice to play it.. It's his job to do what he is told.
Bugles Across America is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing LIVE buglers for military burial honors. Google them for more information. Get the word out. There are many musicians who would volunteer if they only knew how much they are needed. BTW, the Bugling merit badge has been reinstated thanks to concerned Scouters, the BAA and many others.
I personally think that it's a sad thing. The Boy Scouts is even dropping the Bugling Merit Badge at year end 2010. My son plays trumpet in the school band and years ago I purchased an old Boy Scout bugle that someone was selling as "a wall hanging." I refurbished it the best that I could and got it to actually play. My son plays it today and he will be one of the last Boy Scouts to earn that Merit Badge.
Shoot...really? I mean hell we even had an actual trumpet player play reveille, first call, taps, everything at scout camp, we can at least do our veterans the honor... sheesh
WOW, This is without a doubt the most disrespectful thing that could be done, a fake bugler. Having served honorably the least that this country could do is find a real bugler.
Since when do buglers stick the bugle straight up in the air like that???
I can't wait to play at someones funeral because "Taps" needs to be played by a live bugler. I just started playing so hopefully it won't be that long.
what disrespectful little turds. If the cheapskate who came up with that stupid idea was at my funeral playing that digital piece of shit, i would jump out of that coffin and kick his ass.
@frozenhell98--- I am a full time member of the Military Funeral Honors Team of the Honor Guard in Virginia, I just so happen to be a live bugler as well in an army band. The reason they have digital bugles is so that at the very minimum our military members that have served are honored. If you were to only send live buglers to each funeral, you would probably get only 5-10% of those members covered. It's just not possible to task bands either with that as they would be understaffed
@frozenhell98 the person who made it was only trying to come up with an alternative if someone wasn't able to find a real bugler. they were not trying to disrespect anyone. im sure he was only trying to help
If someone did this at my funeral I'd get out of my coffin and beat the air force chick over the head with a 2 x 4.
Thebestever441 1 day ago
I'm sorry. I have never served a day in uniform, but my father, my uncle, both grandfathers and many,many friends have. If you need a bugler, ask a school. They have people who play, and want to play, and would practice for it. Ask around first...
aaron6983007 5 days ago
I'm a proud Bugler.
TheItalianPerson 1 week ago
If you're gonna be part of the crew that has to perform Full Military Honors, the least you can do, is learn how to play one goddamn song on the bugle.
mbluemyst 2 weeks ago
only in the air force. *sigh*
slowdive3030 2 weeks ago
@slowdive3030
Actually, in the Army too.
phattacorider 1 week ago
(cont) I (being of all too sound mind with logic faculties intact and functional - all except the inner parent faculty) do hereby posit the song "Big Rock Candy Mountain" as the new American National Anthem. The old one not only sucked bad, but was so badly abused, nobody in their right goddamn mind believed it anyway.
mrCbeems 2 weeks ago
(cont.) after that try "10 days to self-esteem" by bradshaw. Get the workbook ONLY! Fill out the contract and get to work. The bigger the Frog, the bigger the rock. Understand? Know this: that things get better is a law of physics. Yes, the U.S. government is corrupt thru and thru, but that does not concern you at this time. Next, start feeling. feel the depression and understand it like an enemy - an AMAZING enemy. however, because it has a footprint means it can be beat.
mrCbeems 2 weeks ago
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For vets thinking about suicide. Your mission now (should you choose to accept it) is autonomy, self-sufficiency. A tall order.. true. Im 50 and still working at it but I'll be goddamned if I'm giving up. Know you can choose your thoughts. dont let your brain push you around. Start reading, ie "how to raise your self-esteem" -branden. Go to meetings any meeting. The brain stops squawking with "whats my next thought?" notice youre still alive and not thinking. try it goddamnit. right now!
mrCbeems 2 weeks ago
I was on funeral detail for four months and I had to play Taps through a recorder. I hated ever note of it.
gareth907 3 weeks ago
I agree with alot of posts here that we should play with a real bugle and not digital at funerals. But many honor guards in the military are volunteer based to my knowledge and that would require someone to learn the bugle. I played the trumpet and tried to play it correctly but always messed up the notes. It takes years of practice and patience to play this since half way trough I choke up. Burial Details should have someone dedicated enough to do this and train others.
hinkleync 3 weeks ago
I remember when some High Schools would appoint one of the trumpet players to play taps at all of the milary funerals and any event that called for the playing of taps. Now they quit doing that, why cant we go back to those days so we can have taps played live instead of on a digital bugle?
shortyhedrick 4 weeks ago
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josephmmazzone 4 weeks ago
My grandfather does not approve, I don't blame him. :/
We need more buglers in this country! :(
J88Wolf 1 month ago
that seams kinda disrespectful. they couldn't find someone who could actually play "taps"?
0348511 1 month ago
Might aswell use an ipod.
1who2what3where4when 1 month ago
how embarrassing!
holy jesus, boy, learn to play the trumpet and stop fu ck in g up with that damn thing.......
Tenorlyrico89 1 month ago
When they play the taps the day is doing good night tropps
debbiepaetoe 1 month ago
Hell, I'm playing Taps on Bassoon just so that we have someone actually doing Taps at my Great Grandfather's funeral. It may not be a bugle/trumpet, but it's far better than playing a recording of it. He deserves better.
Gh0stR1d3r666 1 month ago
I am a volunteer bugler for Bugles Across America. The Honor Guards are always happy to see a live bugler. If you are a trumpet player, please sign up to play at funerals in your area. Please help keep the digital bugle in the horn case for more funerals by volunteering to play!
doobster2010 1 month ago
The pressure on the trumpet (bugle) player is ridiculous. I flubbed my first TAPS performance. It's way tougher than people think.
iammartyturco 1 month ago
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iammartyturco 1 month ago
Atleast is sounds better than an airman that played taps at a Veterans day memorial that my high school band was invited to play at. I saw this beautiful bugle sitting there, I was anticipating to hear its beautiful sound, but the person who played it sucked. I wanted to push him down and play it on my trumpet or just take his bugle. It was terrible.
Zekman93 1 month ago
The U S A has so many college bands and cadet bands some must be able to sound the last post ( taps) ? shows very little respect for your military .
We could lend you some Royal Marines to teach you how to do it the the right way
Hammer99
sawredford 1 month ago
@sawredford I know, we really need to get an actual person who cares to do this. And not with some fake Bugle. We need a GOOD one, to show our military that we are proud of them.
10AceOfSpades01 1 month ago
do they make digital tubas??? :o
shakezillahungry 1 month ago 5
A digital bugle? Good grief. Can you picture Montgomery Clift in "From Here to Enternty" playing a fake bugle??? This is lame....
WALTERBROADDUS 2 months ago
@WALTERBROADDUS that may be but at least he was there I hadto spend 4 long hard nights trying to get someont anyone to play taps at my fartherts service in the end had to setle for a sound from a boombox MY FARTHER DESERVED BETTER FROM HIS COUNTRY AS AN IN SERVICE DISABLED VETRAN
kipperdude1 1 month ago
Disgraceful.
ikurasake 2 months ago
I can do that.
JohnRinNoHo 2 months ago
Bugle Hero.
bitemark01 2 months ago
Was wondering why all the red.
darinbar 2 months ago
im in high school but i try to play taps whenver i can even if its on a trumpet .
ABBYVG13 2 months ago
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uctuba9013 3 months ago
The thought was there.
@backwater....they used a digital bugle for veterans week at work because apparently no one knew how to play a 'real' bugle. Well they didn't ask the middle aged woman up hiding in the technical document department Who knew!?! We employ 98 veterans out of ~400 employees. Making military surv. Equip.
So I'm going to buy a bugle and relearn by next year to play the thing in order to honor my fellow employees and all veterans the proper way!! On this Thanksgiving night I
Bruuski 3 months ago
he wasnt even blowing into it
MrKillstreak1000 3 months ago
IT WAS DIGITAL! THEIR WERE ELECTRONICS IN IT SO IT ONLY LOOKS LIKE HE'S PLAYING IT! so no one has to learn trumpet...
TheDislimb 2 months ago
@TheDislimb great job
TromboneMasterMan 2 months ago
@MrKillstreak1000 of course he wasn't blowing. That's why it is called a "digital bugle/trumpet"
25JamesC 2 months ago
@25JamesC thy re never called trumpets
tromuniapp 2 months ago
@tromuniapp I actually know a few people that call them trumpets. I was only trying to be unbiased.
25JamesC 2 months ago
@25JamesC ok
tromuniapp 2 months ago
Thats gay! some one kick him in the NUTZ!
slugshooter422 3 months ago
worst thing ever!
hockeyfund123 3 months ago
At least try to make it look like ur playing.... press ur lips on it!
XDrifter2 3 months ago
It is a step ahead of a cassette tape player, but not a big one.
k0smon 3 months ago
I am a volunteer with the Buglers Across America. I play taps, live, when I get the opportunity. I do this for a few reasons. 1) I respect the history of Taps. 2) I am a veteran myself, and I am honored to play this very small part in honoring other veterans and their families. 3) The only way to truly honor the veteran and family, is to have a live bugler. I do not like the digital practice, although I understand why. There is just a huge shortage of horn players.
rheish 3 months ago 15
@rheish I would love to. I have been playing trumpet and bugle for 7 years now and i play at pow and mia and vetrens day events but i live on an air force base and there are not alot of services around here.
USMCoohrah97 2 months ago
@rheish I and my grandfather (R.I.P.) thank you.
davejohnson3000 1 month ago
7 people think Britney Spears writes her own music.
behold888 3 months ago
I just attended a grave side service with honor guard, etc.....I could not believe it.......the bugle's battery failed half-way through taps. I could not believe it! I had never seen this type of "electric bugle/bugler" in use before. I hope never to see it again! They could not get the bugle to work again.....so they just marched off the site.
William Schneider Fort Collins, Colorado
vestigepress 3 months ago
@vestigepress i am uphauled by the thought of using a fake bugle fot taps, if i were still at FT carson and knew how to play the tune i would find a way up to you and request to play TAPS for my fallen brother/sister in arms. please excuse any mis spellings or im proper grammer, i recieved a gun shot through my head in 2009 and am lucky enough to still be alive. good day to all of you
backwatersniper 3 months ago
Musicianship in this country has plummeted.
Jeremiahdvorak1 3 months ago
Excuse me. if I had the honour of playing the last call, I'd spend all year learning it........All those men, better than me, and they whack an Ipod in it. Disgracefull.
MrCharlietwoseven 3 months ago
Get a real bugle you hippie!
stew1212128 3 months ago
Yuck. They could at least find someone with a trumpet. At least that would be an instrument.
My great-grandfather died about ten years ago. He was a WWII vet (NAVY Sea Bees). At his funeral, they played taps on a tape deck. :(
IforgotMyUsername918 3 months ago
I refused a digital bugle for my father's funeral, i played it myself! THAT is disrespectful to EVERY PERSON who has served their country!!!!! They could have died defending us, but they can't have a proper taps at their funeral?!?!?!? FIND SOMEONE that can play it! because it is worth the $50 the military would pay a REAL musician to respect the fallen heroes of this country!!!!
trumpetman87688 3 months ago
>.< I understand that some people can't play taps, but come on. I think that's just sad. There wasn't one person there who knew how to play EVEN the trumpet?! I just don't agree. It's kind of a dishonor... just my opinion.
MsKittychan98 3 months ago
The guy who recorded the version that is widely used for digitalbugles is credited with saying that he'll probably be the first person to play taps at his own funeral.
legallyawesome1 4 months ago
God Damn Air Force...
SoxNation1981 4 months ago
One thing im curious about, Im no soldier. Im not planning to be either. But I do play trumpet, and I can play taps. would it need to be a soldier playing, or could I volunteer if need be?
ch1ck3nm 4 months ago
@ch1ck3nm If you're looking to volunteer, check out buglers across america.
mikedaguy 3 months ago
@ch1ck3nm God Bless you. Check with local military organizatiosn (Veterans,Reserves, recruitment...) also leave your card with every funeral home in your area. Our veterans and their families deserve proper honors and will be most appreciative of your dedication and efforts.
nardrebel 3 months ago
At my high school, there was a program to learn to play taps on a trumpet. This was so we could volunteer for military funerals, as they had a shortage of buglers. Although it isn't a bugle, a trumpet is the closest you can get. The mouthpiece isn't even on this man's lips.
YouFreakinTroll 4 months ago
There are not enough buglers in the military to play Taps anymore. If you play, go volunteer at Bugles Across America. If you need a "real" bugler go to Bugles Across America and request a live bugler. The people who have served our country deserve better than "fake" Taps.
doobster2010 4 months ago
Oh my god... >_<
whitetigerw10 4 months ago
Are you really so disrespectful, that you can't even get someone to play the easiest songs? I think that these soldiers should be honored and know that people can find someone to legitimately play the song. I am in 8th grade, and I learned this song in about 3 minutes. And no, I am not musically inclined. This just sickens me.
Drinamars 4 months ago
@Drinamars this is not the easiest song. you need to have an amazing tone and sound quality. don't post before you think.
FailVideosFTW 4 months ago
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Drinamars 4 months ago
digital bugle???? wtf ???
MrEwoolridge 4 months ago
Disrespect for the fallen soliders, sailors, marines, and airmen to have the digital bugle
rob25jlk 4 months ago
Why didn't he just hold it up to his nose? At least it would have been funny, instead of just disrespectful. I'm a member of "Bugles Across America". There are enough of us members to do a funeral right. All it takes is communication.
kcmt01 4 months ago
NOW THATS BULL$HIT
noadc77 4 months ago
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resojoe 4 months ago
I was the bugler for our scout troop around 1969. Taps was the first thing i learned. We have a shortage of buglers here and was asked to blow taps for military funerals. I borrowed a bugle from a friend. I hadnt blown one in over 40 years. I'm crying because I've been trying for 3 days to do it again and am struggling. I dont have it any more. I'm trying to get it back. A soldier came home for repose today and I'm not able to plat yet. I'm very sad.
MrEvolesel 4 months ago
Again america shits on its patriots... I would slap the taste buds out of that silly bitch holding a toy bugle pretending at a real soldiers funeral... this is shameful that the US Armed Forces cant staff some Goddamn buglers for service...
LcdoSoto 5 months ago
ok guys back off. first of all i actually play trumpet in the Lockport marching band and it is very hard to play not everyboudy is as musically talented as you guys are trying to play this took me three years of practice in this key bugle is even hrader because to get all of the right notes you have to play with a change in embrochoure you guys had best be vets yourselves or actual trumpet players (and good ones at that) to be complaining. i respect our men a women in uniform. semper fi!
atsf7809 5 months ago
Can find an actual bugler to play "Taps" at a funeral?
The soldier found a way to give his life.
Jehosh27 5 months ago
Your fucking kidding me right?
Lolbaggers 5 months ago
The best part of it all is, that the digital bugle is made in China! HAHAHAHA.. stupid fucking jew loving american fucktards!
constantlydoped 5 months ago
@constantlydoped Shut up.
lordlollipop 5 months ago
@lordlollipop Fuck off.
constantlydoped 5 months ago
This is very sad and somewhat disrespectful
terranceb89 5 months ago
When I was young, every kid in my Boy Scout troop could play taps and most of them owned a bugle! Our military branches owe it to themselves to see that enough of their bandsmen are trained to play taps, so that they may serve at military funerals The digital bugle Is very stupid looking, since the man is obviously NOT playing it. Hell, he's not even FAKING it! It makes our military look like a pack of lazy incompetents. God bless America, we need to do better than this!
SuperWilyum 5 months ago
Wow
FalconzFan123 6 months ago
If you're that pissed then stop complaining and learn how to play the fucking bugle
i000110001100 6 months ago
I joined "Bugles Across America" so I can honor Veterans with a real bugle call of "Taps". I didn't know about the digital bugle until now.
krzypilot13 6 months ago
Oh My God! What a complete load of crap! I have been a trumpet, coronet, baritone, French Horn player for almost 45 years. I played "Silver Taps" at military funerals for fallen service personnel back in the early 70's. I played Taps at my Father's funeral in 2001 to pay homage and show respect to a decorated veteran of WW II. In fact, it was my father who taught me to play the trumpet in the first place. One of the first songs I practiced with him was the bugle call, Taps. Digital Taps, junk.
1955thekeeper 6 months ago
All the more reason kids should start learning to play the bugle.
agernader 6 months ago
You got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!! It takes less then ten minutes to teach that piece of music to anyone who hadn't even touched a instrument!!!!! I don't know what to say,you really have to not care for anything to avoid the effort of learning and playing taps!!!!! You got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheWarbirdPhoenix 6 months ago
Put the effort into the care and feeding of a good bugler. The digital bugle is no worthy of a military funeral.
mdmoors 6 months ago
Disrespectful if you can't play it for real find some one else the modern age has grasped to this now something has to stop
bradgersch 8 months ago
So disrespectful... Play it out loud you ass-holes, play it from your heart... This is just shallow
RisingDampChamp 8 months ago
they only have a certain amount of guys in each service designated to play taps. its not an artificially created sound its a recording of a trumpet player playing it. as a trumpet player and someone who knows a lot about that. Taps is a deceivingly hard piece to play because it has to be perfect because its so simple. ask the guy who played it at Kennedy's funeral
Yankeezfaithful1 9 months ago
I'd been lead to understand that any veteran is deserved of having an active or former member of the Armed Forces bugler perform "Taps" at graveside. Recently, at a cousin's funeral (a Navy vet), a tape recording of "Taps" was played. I decided then that I would make myself available whenever a bugler was needed.
almailman 9 months ago
You could at least fake it, make the movements with your mouth so it looks like your playing it.
juantorres891 9 months ago
A live bugler would be great! However, where are the volunteers to teach every soldier to play a bugle? Some don't do this for a living!! Sometimes we can not get a live bugler to show up! What are we supposed to do? Skip TAPS? Where is your easy answer? Complain all you want, I can not play a bugle, but in my heart, I still want to give a good ceremony for the fallen.
05Iraqgunner 9 months ago 10
@05Iraqgunner exactly. I couldn't have said that better. As I also do funerals for the Army, in the reserves- It sounds good, no one cares their. Better than hitting a wrong note I say.
sharksbark101 9 months ago
@05Iraqgunner i can play Taps
modwlego 4 months ago
@05Iraqgunner amen
hardwirecars 2 months ago
@05Iraqgunner because it's lame not to honor every solder equally, that's why. maybe a form letter from the department of defense thanking ones family for their life is okay too?
romney27 2 months ago
Bugles Across America. Real live musicians who can solve this.
veloise 9 months ago
-facepalm-
jacethegreat 10 months ago
Thats the Chair FOrce for you...
LDD86 10 months ago
@LDD86, not just the Air Force. All services do it this way now.
treynich87 10 months ago
I can play TAPS and I'm 14. If a real soldier has to use a RECORDING, sad. Very sad. Well it's already a funeral but whatever, now it's terribly sad.
Thebestever441 10 months ago
hope no one minds me chipping in ,i'm a ex brit military bugler , navy, and did this for a Vet of Battle of Bulge,' Taps Bastogne may 2008 ', i used my old brit duty bugle in Bb,sorry don't have a American one.
bluejacketbugler 10 months ago
That looks so stupid.
I'm so glad my husband's grandfather got a PROPER send-off with a REAL bugle courtesy of the husband's uncle/grandfather's son-in-law.
juniper30 10 months ago
while I would prefere to honor all of our service men and women with live taps IT JUST CAN NOT BE DONE at the grave side for my father we were lucky to have a young player from the local highschool willing to play taps but it is not posible for all and atleast witha digital bugler thay get some of the respect due them ENOUGH SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kipperdude1 10 months ago
Of course the little airfarce prick cant pretend to be playing.. jesus.
loofacop 11 months ago
@loofacop, it's not just the Air Force.
treynich87 10 months ago
What you guys dont see is these guys are honor guardsmen, These guys go to maybe 3-4 funerals a week , and to get someone who plays for the funeral "live" taps they would be taking from there normal job's which would be losing them money , and these things are not planed for to get someone to come to a funeral within 24 hours. and its not always the same guy doing the bugle, there are usually 10 guys the rotate, " this is not an excuse im just stating the facts about it" I would want real taps
ajenkins8119 11 months ago
hes not doing that
bobjohnsonthe3rd 11 months ago
Every Military Base I was ever on had a Military Band and some had two! Some even had Drum and Bugle Corps. Can anyone explain to me why brass players of each Band are not tasked to do Funeral Honors? Absolutley discusting!
istrum4u 11 months ago
DIGITAL BUGLES?? WHAT THE BLOODY HELL?? this is not right at all, what's next? digital M16A2 & M16A4 rifles?
SpiritsoftheWolf 1 year ago 14
@SpiritsoftheWolf they excisit as a training tool to allow recruits/cadets to get a feel for the weapons and their recoil without using up the ammunition
fireutility21 3 months ago
@fireutility21, the comment is meant if that was used in REAL battle -_-, i prefer the real bugler to play real taps for me instead of the digital bugler
SpiritsoftheWolf 3 months ago
@SpiritsoftheWolf amen...
XDrifter2 3 months ago
terrible...disrespectful!
drfrancov 1 year ago
Digital bugles? What the FUCK is that?
CidSilverWing 1 year ago
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This is because, due to the cutting of music programs across the country, there are less and less people that know how to play an instrument. Playing TAPS looks easy to do on paper, but it takes training and continuous practice. I'm a live bugler for the AF, I understand your gripe, but playing a brass instrument cannot be taught quickly. I was lucky enough to havemusical education from 6th grade on. Less musicians in the US means less musicians in the US military!!!
tinybronzgod 1 year ago
what a shame..... makes me want to cry
xjr1300paul 1 year ago
I am proud to say that I have have 2 sons (12 and 13) who can play TAPS on a REAL trumpet/bugle. My 12 year old is playing TAPS at a fundraiser "Tee It Up for the Troops" Golf Tournament: to raise money for Fisher House. Our 5 year old is even trying to play & can do the first few notes after listening to his big brothers! It did not take them long to learn this. Just a bit of hard work & yes... we ARE a military family & both boys are in boy scouts. 1 currently is serving as his troop bugler.
armywifesandra 1 year ago
Maybe you should all arrange to have your families pay for a real bugle player at your funerals...otherwise, that is what we are given.. The military member playing the recording didn't get the choice to play it.. It's his job to do what he is told.
boswellaboswell 1 year ago 2
Bugles Across America is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing LIVE buglers for military burial honors. Google them for more information. Get the word out. There are many musicians who would volunteer if they only knew how much they are needed. BTW, the Bugling merit badge has been reinstated thanks to concerned Scouters, the BAA and many others.
drrockyr 1 year ago
NO NO NO NO THSI IS BULL CRAP GET A REAL FREAKING BUGLE ,EVERY TRUMPET PLAYER IN MY SCHOOL CAN PLAY TAPS ITS TEH FIRST THING WE LEARNED
abrahamstudios 1 year ago
Disgraceful. If you have a bugle.....get a person who knows that he/she is doing and have them play it.
292x1 1 year ago
I personally think that it's a sad thing. The Boy Scouts is even dropping the Bugling Merit Badge at year end 2010. My son plays trumpet in the school band and years ago I purchased an old Boy Scout bugle that someone was selling as "a wall hanging." I refurbished it the best that I could and got it to actually play. My son plays it today and he will be one of the last Boy Scouts to earn that Merit Badge.
mailman4214 1 year ago
Awful.
We are really dropping the ball.
WAKeele 1 year ago
Shoot...really? I mean hell we even had an actual trumpet player play reveille, first call, taps, everything at scout camp, we can at least do our veterans the honor... sheesh
nintendork121 1 year ago
WOW, This is without a doubt the most disrespectful thing that could be done, a fake bugler. Having served honorably the least that this country could do is find a real bugler.
MrRUShure 1 year ago
Real war, real bullets, real bugle.. nuff said!
istrum4u 1 year ago
Since when do buglers stick the bugle straight up in the air like that???
I can't wait to play at someones funeral because "Taps" needs to be played by a live bugler. I just started playing so hopefully it won't be that long.
sf16montana 1 year ago
look at this guy all proud and standing tall! Pathetic. He should spend time learning for real. I hoe he did.
KeyholeSociety 1 year ago
"TAPS" should always be played live NOT digitally
JOHNJ008 1 year ago
Toy bugles are for toy soldiers.
AntiFeaux 1 year ago
what disrespectful little turds. If the cheapskate who came up with that stupid idea was at my funeral playing that digital piece of shit, i would jump out of that coffin and kick his ass.
frozenhell98 1 year ago 54
@frozenhell98
It's a bugle. Get over it.
tainteddeity 1 year ago
@frozenhell98 i would shoot my gun one more time, AT HIM
USFlatland 1 year ago
@frozenhell98--- I am a full time member of the Military Funeral Honors Team of the Honor Guard in Virginia, I just so happen to be a live bugler as well in an army band. The reason they have digital bugles is so that at the very minimum our military members that have served are honored. If you were to only send live buglers to each funeral, you would probably get only 5-10% of those members covered. It's just not possible to task bands either with that as they would be understaffed
JASONHALE5 11 months ago
@frozenhell98 the person who made it was only trying to come up with an alternative if someone wasn't able to find a real bugler. they were not trying to disrespect anyone. im sure he was only trying to help
hansonct 8 months ago
This guy could of at least TRIED to make it seem like he was playing....
abzvinny318 2 years ago
@abzvinny318 i am in the eglin AFB honor guard and they drill this into us to make it look like we are actually playing
thefogg 2 years ago
Pay my air fare from UK (return) and you've got a deal
bluejacketbugler 2 years ago
I find this an absolute disgrace...... Every eligible veteran earned and deserves the sounding of "live taps" at their final farewell!
istrum4u 2 years ago
Wow, cant find a real trumpet player. Sad, just sad.
WMCFANICK 2 years ago 26
THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!
DJscratchtcher 2 years ago
Yeah, what a fucking disgrace.
nubbie1944 2 years ago 4
Yuck. I'd be pissed if I died in combat and this was the sorry excuse for the 24 notes at my funeral.
Rexpilot0990 2 years ago 2