If you're gonna dress in tartan, and run a kilt shop, learn a wee bit about it......

[Michael Weatherhead]

Attended the AZ Rennaisance Festival, last weekend. I actually drive a school bus, part time. I drove kids in a High School acting class, drama club, their teacher, and my wife, in a big yellow bus. (I did not kilt up, this time). While walking around, my wife and I entered a shop which sold Scottish-style things; i.e, tartan cloths, bonnets, kilt accessories, etc. (Overpriced things which can be found way cheaper, on Ebay). This kilted shop keeper was showing a young couple some tartans. The young man was leaning toward a tartan, which was mostly green. I walked up, and told the young man that the one he chose looks a lot like the one worn by Sean Connery, in a photo I recently saw. The shop keeper turned to me, and told me that Sean Connery was Welsh. I answered back that no he is not, he was born and raised in the Edinburgh area. He said, "Well, he may be from Edinburgh, but he is definitely Welsh." I proceeded to tell him that when I lived in Scotland, that I met a widow woman, who was a good friend of Sean Connery. Her late husband had been his business partner and friend. (I had noticed some photos on her mantle, with Sir Sean in them). I could see by the look on the shopkeeper's face, that he wanted me gone. So, I wished the couple a nice day, and exited that little, overpriced shop. Note to potential Scottish tartan shopkeepers, at a Renaissance Festival: learn more about the subject that you are trying to promote.

[Michael Weatherhead]

I forgot to mention, that the woman in Glasgow, the friend of Sean Connery's, it was she, who told me of Sean Connery's origins--definitely not Welsh. (this happened when I was a young man). But even the most uninformed in society still know that Sean Connery is Scottish. Another thing, when you run a shop, and are trying to sell overpriced things to the public, you probably don't want argue with potential customers. Especially if they know more about a particular topic, than you do. I don't mean to make a big deal about this, but it was a funny experience. My wife told me later, after it happened, that the clerk chose the wrong guy, to argue with, about that subject.

[Mike S]

Connery had a paternal grandfather who emigrated from Ireland to Scotland in the nineteenth century, but he has no Welsh ancestry. The rest of his family tree is indeed Scottish.

[freep]

Attended the AZ Rennaisance Festival, last weekend. <snip>

Never mind.

[Mike S]

Never mind.

Were you going to include the absurdity of such festivals, paramount the SCA, in your deleted comments per chance?

[kiltedcontractor]

Michael W, I bet the shopkeeper would have hung on your every word and not argued with you....had you been kilted.

[Father Bill]

Michael W, I bet the shopkeeper would have hung on your every word and not argued with you....had you been kilted.

Possibly, but you can't fix "stupid" even with duct tape...


...or a kilt.

[freep]

Were you going to include the absurdity of such festivals, paramount the SCA, in your deleted comments per chance?

No, actually. I read it quickly and assumed it said "Scottish Festival."
Since that doesn't happen until next week in Phoenix, I was going to ask how that could be.

I tried to delete but the means by which I might do that eluded me, hence my cryptic remark.

I enjoy ren-faires, Scots/Celtic festivals and such like. I used to be a Rocky Mountain Fur Trade re-enactor and attended many a Rendezvous. Even had a business in that line. My nickname, "Freep" is from my "mountain name," Freepowder--bestowed upon me for winning the booby prize in the rifle shoot a lot: a free pound of black powder (so's ye kin practice up, pilgrim) for taking last place in the rifle shoot. I *did* get better in time.

[Father Bill]

You did it correctly; the "Complete Delete" button is not available to members of XMarks, so we've always just edited out our comments and left the word "Deleted" in their stead.

[freep]

You did it correctly; the "Complete Delete" button is not available to members of XMarks, so we've always just edited out our comments and left the word "Deleted" in their stead.

I did think "Never mind," had a certain elegance about it.