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26th September 08, 12:37 PM
#41
Panache! Thanks for the kind words. It means something coming from you, an arbiter of taste and style!
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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26th September 08, 12:52 PM
#42
Hey, where's the silver buckles on those pumps? ;)
-john
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You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself (Rick Nelson "Garden Party")
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26th September 08, 02:34 PM
#43
Nice photos. What a great evening. Thank you for sharing.
[I][B]Nearly all men can stand adversity. If you really want to test a man’s character,
Give him power.[/B][/I] - [I]Abraham Lincoln[/I]
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26th September 08, 04:06 PM
#44
Fluter--my wife said the same thing--how could they do a Bernstein program without Candide? Great minds think alike! Thanks for the kind words!
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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26th September 08, 04:11 PM
#45
Fantastic photos John, and a fantastic opportunity to attend that event. Too bad you couldn't make the Gala. Maybe next year. Were there other kilties in attendnce? Any comments from the crowd?
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26th September 08, 06:00 PM
#46
Freelancer, Ken, thanks. No, I did not see anyone else in a kilt--and I was looking. Yes, I got a number of compliments from folks at Carnegie Hall. The phalanx of publicity photographers who made up their own skirmishing line at the entrance to the cocktail reception formed themselves into a cheerleader-like multi-tiered firing square, and then blasted my wife and I with camera flash. They then asked us to strike several red-carpet like poses while their auto advancers ran out more photos. It really made us feel like celebutantes.
One very, very good looking woman said she liked what I was wearing in such a pleasant way that I will remember it for some time... One very nice fellow asked me which clan my tartan belonged to. He told me that his daughter was marrying a fellow of Scottish extraction, and that the wedding party was going to be decked out in kilts of the McLean tartan. He said he would be wearing a kilt made of the new Jewish tartan. I think I surprised him a little when I told him it was available in a kosher version--he said his Scottish soon-to-be son-in-law wasn't kosher. The reaction from folks at Carnegie Hall was great, and made me feel that the effort I had gone to was appreciated. Cheers!
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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27th September 08, 04:35 AM
#47
Wow! What an evening! Well done.
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27th September 08, 07:52 AM
#48
Thanks, Jock Scot! I felt justified wearing the kilt to a venue named after a Scot, after all!
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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27th September 08, 10:45 AM
#49
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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27th September 08, 07:11 PM
#50
Wow, what a great evening. Most of us can only dream of what the evening that you had, and on your birthday no less. You and your wife looked great. Glad to hear that you had such a wonderful time, thanks for sharing your pictures with us.
His Exalted Highness Duke Standard the Pertinacious of Chalmondley by St Peasoup
Member Order of the Dandelion
Per Electum - Non consanguinitam
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