In honor of the birthday of John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), here is his Washington Post March, performed by the St. Luke’s bottle band.
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Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Nigel, Bob's pen pal in New Zealand
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happinessâ„¢ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
A pair of tits (in case the boobies were insufficiently titillating)
Bluebird Bitterâ„¢, the beer they named for Bob
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bluebird of bitterness 
This was great. Happy Birthday, John. 😀 — Suzanne
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Each year his old band marches down G Street, S.E. in Washington, DC to his graveside at Congressional Cemetery and performs. It’s a truly magnificent sight. Let me know if you’re interested in videos from prior years.
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Are they posted on YouTube?
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Stars and Stripes Forever is one of my favorite songs. My daughter used to play the Piccolo part in it whenever a band she was in played it.
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[…] was inspired by a post at Blue Bird of Bitterness. I actually had no idea today was the birthday of the “March King,” John Phillips […]
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Love this! Talented people who are hilarious! They are part of our tribe, Blue Bird.
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😀
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Very cool, thanks!
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[…] Happy birthday, John […]
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Thank you for the link. 🙂
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