Thanks for asking, Border Reiver, but we just took a ferry over to Ellis from the New Jersey side for a few hours to see our band play. (We didn't suit up and play due to all the security clearance and the time commitment. A further parenthetical on the security - I was the only kilted person with a sgian dubh since I have a dummy one that I gave my son when he was too young for a real knife. Getting onto Ellis Island is like getting into an international airport - metal detectors, etc. The band had to give passports and other identification ahead of time to get on the island with the instruments and all the drum cases. Really crazy security!)

I won't be able to make next weekend's events because I'm working. I started to try switching and gave up early in the process. Maybe next year I'll plan ahead and request it off.

Have fun without me, though, baseball caps optional.