Birthday celebration

**bear** · 13th June 04, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Hamish

Many Happy Returns, Doc.

You do realise, all of you, that you are still 'children' when comparing ages with some of the rest of us - well, me actually? I'll be 68 next month but don't feel more than 40! How long can I go on kidding myself, I wonder!!!

Ham,
Rudi Diesveldt, The man who makes my sporrans, belts, keychains, etc, turned 70 this year. I'm no pushover but I wouldn't like to mess with him, even without the weaponry!
Here he is in the St. Patrick's Day parade this year.
(All those weapons must have weighed at least 50 lbs and he carried them the whole parade!)

**Alaskan Celt** · 13th June 04, 02:42 PM

**Rhino** · 13th June 04, 02:53 PM

A Duke of the realm, I think Sussex, aged, as it happens, at 67yrs, fought for Henry v at Agincourt wielding 5lbs of iron for 6 hrs in battle.
Try swinging a stick for 60mins, gives you an idea of the calibre of men in the medieval ages. HARD.
Cheers Rhino

**Graham** · 13th June 04, 04:37 PM

What an interesting man, I'd love to meet him. I would just like to have that much hair at his age!

It's great to see people totally devote to what they enjoy, your friend obviously is just that!

**Colin** · 14th June 04, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by bear@bearkilts.com

Originally Posted by Hamish

Many Happy Returns, Doc.

You do realise, all of you, that you are still 'children' when comparing ages with some of the rest of us - well, me actually? I'll be 68 next month but don't feel more than 40! How long can I go on kidding myself, I wonder!!!

Ham,
Rudi Diesveldt, The man who makes my sporrans, belts, keychains, etc, turned 70 this year. I'm no pushover but I wouldn't like to mess with him, even without the weaponry!
Here he is in the St. Patrick's Day parade this year.
(All those weapons must have weighed at least 50 lbs and he carried them the whole parade!)

You guys don't know Rudi. He's scarier without the weapons (they slow him down a bit).

Seriously, Rudi is a stand up guy that likes to call a spade a spade. He is a man's man by all definitions and if he likes you he lets you know. He is the only person in their 70's that I know can kick my 27 year old ****.

Check out some of his great products at www.celticempire.com

For the record that targe was flippin heavy.

By the way happy belated birthday to you Graham.