USA NATIONAL TARTAN DAY
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USA NATIONAL TARTAN DAY
FYI - HEADS UP
Less than a month now - - -
Monday; April 6 2009 in the United States it is National Tartan Day!
Wear your tartan; colors or what have you with pride and honor
"KILT-ON"
rm
Less than a month now - - -
Monday; April 6 2009 in the United States it is National Tartan Day!
Wear your tartan; colors or what have you with pride and honor
"KILT-ON"
rm
"YES SKIRTING MATTERS"!
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
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Re: USA NATIONAL TARTAN DAY
I'd love to, unfortunately, I've never been able to afford an authentic Fraser tartan kilt. I have one straight knee length skirt I sewed in Fraser Hunting wool, but here in nearly the southernmost point in the USA it hardly ever gets cold enough to not be very hot in wool.
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Sport Kilt has them in poly (not as hot as wool) for a reasonable price (for a kilt), and in large sizes:Since1982 wrote:I'd love to, unfortunately, I've never been able to afford an authentic Fraser tartan kilt. I have one straight knee length skirt I sewed in Fraser Hunting wool, but here in nearly the southernmost point in the USA it hardly ever gets cold enough to not be very hot in wool.
http://www.sportkilt.com/departments/me ... r-kilt.cfm
Kris
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Question why is it Apr 6 and not the weekend before St Patrick's Day. After all we wish to encourage folks to wear kilts and skirts out and about. Reason 2. I wore my sport kilt and there were no looks of displeasure or ridicule remarks made as everyone knew that St Patricks Day was around the corner.r.m.anderson wrote:FYI - HEADS UP
Less than a month now - - -
Monday; April 6 2009 in the United States it is National Tartan Day!
Wear your tartan; colors or what have you with pride and honor
"KILT-ON"
rm
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In anticipation of Tartan Day, I wore my US Navy Sportkilt to choir practice last night. Practice is held at a local HS and the director is also the director of the HS during the day.
Anyway, just about everyone is seated, the director is standing on his box getting ready to begin, I come strolling in and walk past him (he is facing the chorus), he starts chirping and making funny unintelligible sounds, a couple of chuckles and finally, "hey, it looks good". Seems as a long time director of HS Choir, he had never seen a kilt in his classroom before.
Of course, my face turned a couple shades of red, but I continued on to my seat.
Nothing more was said except at the end, one of the members identified himself as a Wallace with roots back to William hisself.
I am thinking this choir director hasn't seen anything yet, time to think about what skirt to wear to practice!
Anyway, just about everyone is seated, the director is standing on his box getting ready to begin, I come strolling in and walk past him (he is facing the chorus), he starts chirping and making funny unintelligible sounds, a couple of chuckles and finally, "hey, it looks good". Seems as a long time director of HS Choir, he had never seen a kilt in his classroom before.
Of course, my face turned a couple shades of red, but I continued on to my seat.
Nothing more was said except at the end, one of the members identified himself as a Wallace with roots back to William hisself.
I am thinking this choir director hasn't seen anything yet, time to think about what skirt to wear to practice!
-John
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Re: USA NATIONAL TARTAN DAY
What was said? Is it printable in a polite genteel family-friendly forum? Given the kilt shots I've seen of you, I'd think that the chap's comments would have been those of praise.JRMILLER wrote:Nothing more was said except at the end, one of the members identified himself as a Wallace with roots back to William hisself.
Stevie D can comment well on skirted rigs worn for musical performances; he routinely performs in such attire.I am thinking this choir director hasn't seen anything yet, time to think about what skirt to wear to practice!
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Carl,
The sound that came from him was like the sound made by an AM radio when you spin the dial. It's as if he didn't know what the Hell to say! It took him completely off guard and I would have thought he had seen everything by now. Can you imagine what walks into his HS classroom? Apparently everything but kilts!
-john
The sound that came from him was like the sound made by an AM radio when you spin the dial. It's as if he didn't know what the Hell to say! It took him completely off guard and I would have thought he had seen everything by now. Can you imagine what walks into his HS classroom? Apparently everything but kilts!
-john
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House Resolution 41Gemgbh66 wrote:Question why is it Apr 6 and not the weekend before St Patrick's Day.r.m.anderson wrote:FYI - HEADS UP
Less than a month now - - -
Monday; April 6 2009 in the United States it is National Tartan Day!
Wear your tartan; colors or what have you with pride and honor
"KILT-ON"
rm
After all we wish to encourage folks to wear kilts and skirts out and about.
Reason 2. I wore my sport kilt and there were no looks of displeasure
or ridicule remarks made as everyone knew that St Patricks Day was around
the corner.
Whereas April 6 has a special significance for all Americans, and especially
those Americans of Scottish descent, because the Declaration of Arbroath,
the Scottish Declaration of Independence, was signed on April 6, 1320,
and the American Declaration of Independence was modeled in part on that
inspirational document;
To view the complete Document declaring 6 April as
National Tartan Day, click here.
Uncle Al
Duncanville, TX
Kilted Organist/Musician
Grand Musician of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F. of Texas 2008-2009, 2015-2016,
2018-202 ? (and the beat goes on )
When asked 'Why the Kilt?'
I respond-The why is F.T.H.O.I. (For The H--- Of It)
Grand Musician of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F. of Texas 2008-2009, 2015-2016,
2018-202 ? (and the beat goes on )
When asked 'Why the Kilt?'
I respond-The why is F.T.H.O.I. (For The H--- Of It)
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Uncle Al:
Thanks for the link (history)!
It is going to be a bit dicey wearing the kilt in Minnesota on Monday.
We are expected to be on the tail end of a forecasted blizzard.
Guess I will have to strut my stuff in the M.O.A. (Mall of America).
"KILT-ON"
rm
Thanks for the link (history)!
It is going to be a bit dicey wearing the kilt in Minnesota on Monday.
We are expected to be on the tail end of a forecasted blizzard.
Guess I will have to strut my stuff in the M.O.A. (Mall of America).
"KILT-ON"
rm
"YES SKIRTING MATTERS"!
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
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It's supposed to be 90F here Monday. It's 84F here now at 5:07 AM, Thanks to my Air Conditioners it's a balmy 74F in my house now. Monday, Here, Would be fine Kilts weather, actually, it might be too hot for a wool kilt. Bummer.
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Re: USA NATIONAL TARTAN DAY
and since my clan's tartan is particularly fugly, i would rather wear a full diaper to work.
you know... george orwell warned us!
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Since1982 wrote:It's supposed to be 90F here Monday. It's 84F here now at 5:07 AM, Thanks to my Air Conditioners it's a balmy 74F in my house now. Monday, Here, Would be fine Kilts weather, actually, it might be too hot for a wool kilt. Bummer.
That maybe is not such a problem as you think. The wool is a good insulator and it doesn't mean you'll be toasted if wearing a kilt in hot weather. That could be even more true in very hot weather. Just look the nomads in Sahara for instance; many layers of fabric to act as an insulator and light breeze is helping too.