I spent 2/3rds of my time at the MacNaughton tent, visited with the Halls and the MacNicols and MacFarlanes, and met Elsie Struemeyer...co-author of our famed kilt-making book with Barb Tewksbury, an X-Marks member. Elsie was very kind and had some good comments about my MacNicol kilt that I did for "practice". I took that kilt by the MacNicol tent, where it got an enthusiastic reception, as the guys there had never seen a kilt in one of the "modern, red" variants of the tartan.

The Pleasanton Games are so huge that you simply can NOT see it all, so I concentrated on "Clans" this time. Maybe next time I'll get out and see more music. I DID manage to get an budget basket-hilt claymore in the vendors hall, though. It's not a "real" sword but it's something bright and shiny to carry in the Clan Parade and hang on the wall. Besides, there's nothing like a flame-haired goddess with a sword, eh?

It was great to see everyone, 'specially Bill, whom we've missed at our Bay Area Beer and Kilt nights. It was also excellent to meet Bill's Dad and Damaris's Dad, up from Guatemala.

I *finally* saw a Stillwater Nightstalker kilt, and I gotta say, I'm tempted.

Arrrgh, I volunteered to be the Clan Hall Association webmaster, and to be the #2 dude for the Clan MacNaughton Association website, too. Eeeek! These Games are dangerous!

Great pics, Panache and WalkerK!