NYC Kilt Night Nov 30

[Keith A]

I got a email from GALICIAN about having a Kilt Night for Saint Andrews Day.
So I will put it out there is anyone up for one on Nov 30, before the city gets to crazy with the Holiday season.

[Cirthalion]

Yeah, the NYC crowd is long overdue for a meet. But Nov. 30 is, what, a Sunday? The trouble with Sundays is that pesky thing called Monday morning...

The Friday or Saturday night would mean more freedom, pint-wise. Given the occasion, a wee dinner or a pub night on the Saturday night would be my preference...

Cirthalion

[Kevincdownsphoto]

I am up for it!

[NewYorkBen]

I think Thanksgiving may get in the way for me. Alas.

That said, I think I'll at least start reading the boards again. :-)

[Baysideboy]

Saturday the 29th is fine with me! Wee dinner/pub night sounds very good.

[Cirthalion]

Another thought about a kilt night on the 29th; those who want to get together can start talking about a plan for next year's Robbie Burns night in January. Last year's Burns dinner, complete with Chef's plate-cracking deeds, was legendary, and it would be fun to start thinking about the next...

-- Cirthalion

[Keith A]

Sat the 29 would be very hard for me to make. I work 6 days a week now, and Sat is the only day I get to be with my wife and son. So I dont think I could make a Sat kilt night.

[Cirthalion]

Well, other than myself and BaysideBoy, no one else has come forward for the 29th either, Keith, so it's not like we have a kilt night yet; We'll just have to see if a consensus emerges. The 30th is not impossible for me, just less attractive; with Monday looming and the rest of the world napping, Sundays tend to be dull; more like tea time than a kilt night. Saturday night is a better time, in my experience.

Here's hoping the NY/NJ crowd comes out of the woodwork with some enthusiasm for a St. Andrew's meet of some kind. The biggest city in the U.S. and this is the best we can do??

- Cirthalion

[Galician]

Sorry not to have responded sooner! I should be available for either day.

[Cirthalion]

Well, we are about a week out from St. Andrew's eve/day, and I'm sensing someone needs to take a lead in suggesting some specific plans for the NY/NJ kilted krew and X-markers in the area.

So, I would like to suggest what has already been suggested by some: that we gather, predictably, at St. Andrew's restaurant and bar at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29th, for dinner or whatever solid or liquid victuals are desired, which will leave us free at a reasonable evening hour to wander down to Stout or whatever other pub(s) we like for a nightcap (hopefully several).

So, who's in? And if someone has a better notion, please herald it forth. But let's get together and raise a glass, in any case, lest the patron saint of Scotland grow wroth at our neglect!

- Cirthalion