Kilted Chaperone at Disneyland

[OC Richard]

The kids get so much out of the backstage work shop in the recording studio with a Disney musician...

I know most of the musicians there, at least the "old timers".

Do you recall who worked with your band people?

BTW in my son's seven years in band (3 middle school and 4 high school) I was one of the ever-present "band dads".

My son's first year in band, in 6th grade, when I met his teacher I told her "my attitude towards learning an instrument is probably different from most of the other parents. They probably think of it as a hobby. I work at Disneyland. I'm in Local 7. I think of it as a potential career."

(Local 7 American Federation of Musicians is the branch most of the Disneyland musicians belong to; or Local 47 in Los Angeles most of the guys who do all the studio work belong to.)

[Panache]

Richard,

John worked with our Symphonic Band (his background was in Disney stage productions) he did a really wonderful job and the kids left with his words of needing "to achieve awesome" in their playing and the question "why wait, why not be awesome the first time you play?" in their minds.

So sorry to have missed you friend, the first day in the park with all those middle school kids was...busy

Cheers

Jamie

I know most of the musicians there, at least the "old timers".

Do you recall who worked with your band people?

BTW in my son's seven years in band (3 middle school and 4 high school) I was one of the ever-present "band dads".

My son's first year in band, in 6th grade, when I met his teacher I told her "my attitude towards learning an instrument is probably different from most of the other parents. They probably think of it as a hobby. I work at Disneyland. I'm in Local 7. I think of it as a potential career."

(Local 7 American Federation of Musicians is the branch most of the Disneyland musicians belong to; or Local 47 in Los Angeles most of the guys who do all the studio work belong to.)

[javankrona]

Right. I really want to pin you down on one point that I'm still having a rough time managing. I've been a frequent kiltie for about a year, but I am almost always able to avoid the need to sit on a commode kilted.

Spending a week at Disney, kilted, you will have needed to attend matters. Seriously, how is this best managed? I've only just found the sliding the sporran to the hip top ... that would have been useful last weekend. Would you mind much offering other useful tips that do not require removal of the kilt; I've not yet mastered the gathering bit.

TIA

Slàinte

[OC Richard]

I am almost always able to avoid the need to sit on a commode kilted.

All I know is about the Pipe Band world where

1) heavyweight 8-yard kilts are nearly universal, and

2) there is emphasis on keeping the pleats in the back looking nice.

So what we do is take off the kilt in the stall and hang it over the door.

(There to be taken by pranksters in your band, sometimes.)

We wouldn't dream of sitting on the commode kilted. You can see it in the Mens restroom at any Highland Games around here: a row of stalls with kilts hanging over the doors.

[OC Richard]

John worked with our Symphonic Band (his background was in Disney stage productions)

Hmmm I wonder who that is.

There's lots of Johns of course.

Most of the management in Entertainment came up through the ranks of the musicians, or parades, or the stage shows.

Many of the musicians still do regular gigs. So your guy was probably a musician.