So many doors have been opened into the background of the Fusiliers by this thread that it seems musical history needs to be rewritten. ~grin~ For example, the name primarily used here is MacAlpine, not McAlpine. If one were to search Google for either spelling the results would be about 63 references to MacAlpine's Fusiliers and a mere 8,450 to McAlpine's Fusiliers. As a Libran my scales are certainly out of balance. Teribus' comment about Bere vs. Bear O'Shea is likewise befuddling. What would the name Bere mean vs. perhaps a great nickname like Bear for a construction worker in a song? Mired in lyrics - GEST
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