Asheville Kilt night

**Freedomlover** · 9th April 06, 10:06 AM

hae a guid single malt fur me - will ya?

Count on it

**Freedomlover** · 9th April 06, 04:59 PM

I left for the big Asheville kilt night a little after five this afternoon. I got about ten miles and my truck engine starts ratteling like a can full of peas. So I pull over, it stalls, and the engine bursts into flames. A passer-by called the fire department, but by the time they got there the fire was out, so all they could do was call the SHP. 40 minutes later they show up and call a wrecker. Then a local cop I know pulls up and the SHP leaves. It took the wrecker another 45 minutes to get there, and about the same amount of time to haul it home.

I really hate not getting to the party, but I just wanted everyone to know why I didn't show.

On the positvie side, several thousand cars passed me along I-40 and everyone got an eyeful of the guy in the kilt.

**Tartan Hiker** · 9th April 06, 05:07 PM

Geez FL, I was wondering what happened. I was not the only kilted guy there...another gentleman sporting a Duncan kilt was there for a few hours. Food and drink were all fine, as was the music. Much good conversation and quite a few conversations with folks who simply had to comment on the kilt. You know how that goes...

Sorry to hear about your truck. Hopefully you'll be back on the road soon.

How 'bout we try again on the 23rd??

TH

**Tartan Hiker** · 21st April 06, 12:53 PM

I'll be kiltin' at Jack's this Sunday (April 23rd) to celebrate the end of Spring Break.

**Randy** · 21st April 06, 08:30 PM

Hhmm I'm killing time this weekend in South Carolina. I'm threatened with Altanta but might try and convince to do Asheville. Any music to going on to help the cause?

**Mithral** · 22nd April 06, 01:28 AM

Hmm... On the one hand I'd love to be there.

On the other hand, I've got class the next morning, and I still have a history report on Robert the Bruce (Who else) that I need to write by Friday. And unfortunately finding primary sources for him is tough. I'm going to need to ransack the UNC-A library I think.

**Jerry** · 22nd April 06, 05:21 AM

I'll be in Franklin on April 28 and 29 to visit Matt at the Tartans Museum and order a kilt. My plan for the trip home is to head back through Ashville and hit the Blue Ridge Parkway north to Roanoke, then take US 460 home to Amelia County Va. Since the price of gas is going through the roof again, This and a couple of trips to festivals will be my vacation this year. Might be a chance to meet some of you western NC guys for lunch or something.

**macwilkin** · 22nd April 06, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by Mithral

Hmm... On the one hand I'd love to be there.

On the other hand, I've got class the next morning, and I still have a history report on Robert the Bruce (Who else) that I need to write by Friday. And unfortunately finding primary sources for him is tough. I'm going to need to ransack the UNC-A library I think.

Not a primary source per se, but filled with primary sources about him, is Alan Young's excellent book, "Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns 1212-1314" which gives a more accurate view of Bruce's feud with the Comyn faction for the throne -- but be forewarned -- Bruce is no mythological hero in this one.

Cheers,

Todd