newly kilted Dad and I at the games...

**Zardoz** · 18th May 06, 08:25 PM

Here's a bad photo of my Dad and I in our gang colors at the Houston Highland Games last weekend. Dad, 74 years young, is the one with all the hair on the right! This is his first outing in his first kilt, a SWK Irish National. My wife takes terrible photos, and as usual we were not really prepared for the flash, so I'm smiling less than normal, and Dad is still doing his 'catwalk' dance etc. here's the link;

http://photo.walgreens.com/sharephot...otsi=SPIC/t_=0

**Rob Wright** · 18th May 06, 08:45 PM

You both look good, especially that young feller on the right

Rob

**Southern Breeze** · 18th May 06, 08:51 PM

You both look good, thanks for the pic!

**porrick** · 18th May 06, 10:53 PM

Great! Now that my son is kilted, this gives me inspiration to turn to my dad

Thanks for posting inspiration

**Pour1Malt** · 19th May 06, 12:59 AM

guid oan ya baith!

twa guid lookin kilties there!

**Freelander Sporrano** · 19th May 06, 01:17 AM

Always great to get your parents involved

Great shot

**davedove** · 19th May 06, 04:12 AM

Looks good. Your dad looks like he can be quite the character.

**ByDand** · 19th May 06, 04:19 AM

Great picture, your Dad looks quite chipper and both of you look good in kilts.

**Zardoz** · 19th May 06, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

Your dad looks like he can be quite the character.

Your quite right there! My Dad is something else! He's been around and done a lot of stuff, he survived Korea, 40 years of motorcycling, raising me, and throat cancer, but this was a new one for him!

We'd been planning for a few weeks to go to the games, and I kept telling him I was gonna get him a kilt. I don't think he believed me, but my wife and I showed up at the house a few days beforehand with a kilt, belt, kilt pin, hose, flashes, and sporran. We showed him how to work it, got him to try it all on etc., and said see ya' Sunday!

As we left, my wife said;"do you think that was a waste of money?" I said "No, The Chief is up for anything!" (even his wife calls him 'The Chief', long story) So... when we pick him up to go to the games, he hits the door kilted up and ready to go! My wife's only comment;"Damn, I'm glad I brought a camera".

When we got to the grounds, I think he was a little freaked being around strangers at first, but half the men there were kilted anyway so he relaxed pretty quick. The highlight was when an attractive middle-aged woman complimented our appearance and started asking about the Irish tartans etc.. He was just fine after that! We wandered around the vendors, watched some events and bands, had a great time! I wish my first outings were as easy as his was!