10th (and Final!) Nor Cal Rabble Burns Night Supper

**Liam** · 1st February 16, 09:38 PM

Absolutely wonderful pictures!!!
I especially enjoyed the picture of your family. Your bairns have grown, while you and Star are ageless!
Slainte...

**Sheep In Wolf's Clothing** · 1st February 16, 09:39 PM

I have enjoyed seeing the wonderful pics of the Nor Cal Rabble's Burns celebrations over these.. WHAT.. really 10 years! Thank you so much for posting them for a final time.
Sara
(As a side note.. I can't get over how tall your children are now Jamie & Star. They look like great kids that have inherited both a love of flare and sense of humour!)

**Macman** · 2nd February 16, 10:19 AM

It looks like a great evening, Jamie. Thanks for posting the pictures. It's really nice to see so many old XMTS friends having fun.

**tripleblessed** · 3rd February 16, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Liam

Absolutely wonderful pictures!!!... Your barns have grown, ... Slainte...

Having grown up in farm country, I am quite struck by the concept of barns growing. Perhaps seminars on the subject
would provide for your retirement.

Sad to see the suppers going away, having enjoyed the vicarious sharing. Thanks to thescot we know the pleasure of gathering as
friends sharing the tradition. It is, however, a lot of work, and we all hope you'll stay connected in other ways. Or maybe some new folk
might start a new work group to make it happen so those who've been hauling the freight can sit back and enjoy.

**Liam** · 3rd February 16, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by tripleblessed

Having grown up in farm country, I am quite struck by the concept of barns growing. Perhaps seminars on the subject
would provide for your retirement.

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HaHaHa.... Auto correct spelling got me again!

**cessna152towser** · 4th February 16, 02:42 PM

Super pics Jamie.
It was great to see some familiar faces in the photos. I have been privileged to meet Alan and Kent during their visits to Scotland
Xmarks won't be the same without your annual report on the Nor Cal Burns Supper, its the passing of an institution

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By the way James Thompson who wrote The Star of Rabbie Burns was a Hawick man and there is a statue of him here in town.

**Panache** · 4th February 16, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by tripleblessed

....we all hope you'll stay connected in other ways.

We may have closed the book on the Nor Cal Rabble's Burns Night Suppers, but there are more kilted adventures ahead for the great friends that make up the mighty Nor Cal Rabble of XMTS!

ith:

Cheers

Jamie

**Standard** · 4th February 16, 09:30 PM

Jamie, thanks for sharing your photos with the rest of us so that we can continue to live vicariously through your adventures. As others have said it was nice to see familiar faces again that we haven't seen in a while. I trust all had an enjoyable evening, it certainly looks like that was the case. BTW your children have certainly grown since we last saw them!

**OC Richard** · 5th February 16, 05:38 AM

Wow what great photos... it's almost like I was there! Thanks for letting us vicariously experience that event.

There are so many interesting things. I love Dale's period costume. And nobody has to wonder what sort of bag your piper is playing, he lets it all hang out, auto radiator hose-clamps and all.

The size of the group, the number of kilties, the quality of the entertainment, all make that event notches above anything I've attended here in SoCal.

(BTW I missed going to any Burns events this year, recuperating from eye surgery at that time.)