Hi Jimmy! I am new about this place and haven't yet had the pleasure to "talk" with you. Let me buy you a drink while I ask you a question -

I am having a 9 yard kilt made by a kiltmaker that worked with Scots kiltmakers for 2 weeks of every month over a 4 year period. The wool is coming from Lochcarron at a VERY dear cost and will be hand-sewn. And trust me, when I see guys claiming they cannot afford $400-$500 for a kilt, I just smile, because I am going to have nearly that much in just the kiltmaker's labor ALONE.

Yeah, I know, you think I am crazy for spending that kind of money and maybe I am, but I spent considerable time researching mills, materials and kiltmakers, because this one time in my life I wanted the very best. (Because I am worth it, aye? ) Sure, I could buy 6 Victory kilts from Rocky for the same money (and that is tempting ), but I want my tartan to be the best it can possibly be. It's not a Fraser Hunting because I think it is beautiful, or a National Pride because I like the colors. It is the tartan of my FAMILY and I wouldn't consider wearing any other family's tartan. (How's that for tradtional?)

But the kilt that I am having made is not breacan an fheilidh, and it is being crafted by a kiltmaker in the U.S., so is it REALLY going to be "traditional"?

Sometimes we simply cannot pick the fly poo out of the pepper, you know? And sometimes a thread gets started up in the wrong place and the Mods or the Admin miss it. The important part is that life goes on. And that, my friend, is all that matters. Everything else pales in comparison.

Let me buy you another round. Nice to "meet" you!

Peace,
Mike