Nor Cal Burns Supper...pics here (by the thousands)

[Alan H]

WAIT! Two more

Bunchdescendent and the clan (Wife Chris and daughter the "Little Celtic Dancer"), and Our Hero, the AMAZING MADALYN without whom there would be no Nor Cal Rabble Burns Night!

HUGE thanks to Madalyn for everything, and thanks to Chris, too, who slaved away all night in the kitchen.



Queue up!

[SFCRick]

very nice, looks like a great night

[mbhandy]

F-H.C.A.G look like the demoness from hell. So I spared her the horror, and trust that others photos will reveal what went on.

Come on Panache is pretty red eyed.
Post em--Post em

MrBill

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

More to come is right! I know there are thousands of pictures out there. I will try not to duplicate any moments (unless the picture is worthy)

At the beginning of the evening, before too much scotch tasting (actually as the formal introduction to the scotch tasting), I finally got to recite "John Barleycorn" (I had planned on doing this last year, but never found the right moment). Of course, I don't allow others to place me on a pedestal, but I'm willing to voluntarily step up for better projection.



While up on high, I managed to get a nice picture of my mother and my father-in-law (known here as Loma Jim, although I'm not sure he's ever posted!).



Alan and Joan arrived right in the middle of John Barleycorn, and, once I was helped down from my perch, we were able to say hello



Cloaked in Midnight Joan and I decided to peek at the haggis (is that like looking at the bride before the wedding?)



I was pleased that Piper George's wife, Gwen, was able to make it this year, along with a friend (Sharon)



More to come-a large showing from The Devil's Canyon Brewery (who provided much good beer and mugs to drink it in)

Be well,

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

From the Devil's Canyon, we had Lissome Laura, shown here with Monkey@Arms and his lovely wife Cynthia



Here is Brewer Dan (Laura's husband), shown with walkerk



Here is Charismatic Kristianne (I'm not sure if I'm spelling that right), with her young daughter (who has been a fixture at all of the monthly parties at the Devil's Canyon since before she was born. This is the first time I've seen her conscious!)



I'm going to try to pick out some good individual photos of folks next. I'm afraid someone else will have to post photos (or perhaps even video) of the Toast to the Lassies/Lassies response, since our camera was with me during that time. I'm happy to post the text, but it won't have quite the same impact. I honestly don't mind demon red eye though-it would fit with the spirit of the presentation!

Oh, one last very worthy pic of Lissome Laura-someone had to use the fainting couch in the women's rest room!



Be well,

[Alan H]

OK, OK, under duress, and knowing that the F-H.C.A.G will have my head for this, I hereby post pics of the combined and slightly demented "Toast to the Lassies" and "The Lassies reply".

*ahem*

Would YOU toast a lass like this? Note that the filenames on the server are "demonlass.jpg" and "demonlass2.jpg"





What comes to mind is the Ice Witch of Narnia...Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

I'll start the individual/couples shots with a picture of the most important person there, the one without whom none of this would be possible and the one we have to thank for feeding us....so, to the tune of Amazing Grace...




Amazing Madalyn, how great the food
You give a wretch like me

I once was starved, but now I'm full
Was weak, but now I'm free...of hunger that is


In the background of this picture is my mother-in-law from the side-none of the other pictures of her turned out well, so that's all you get!

Here is an equally hard working and essential person without whom we could not have put this on. Chris (buchdescendent's wife) received a tiara from the children for her role in feeding us.



Speaking of children-here's some of the under 18 set (there were 4 or 5 more floating around)



And, in no particular order, a few more guests...

Michael Steinrock and Nancy (I know they are pictured earlier, but they just look so good together, I had to show them again!)



And here's a weird couple who decided to crash the party (it was a challange to get a picture of us together on this camera!)



More to come, of course!

Be well,

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

OK, OK, under duress, and knowing that the F-H.C.A.G will have my head for this...
What comes to mind is the Ice Witch of Narnia...Oyyyyyyyy..

I won't have your head Alan, we'll just make you do the Address to the Lassies next year . Oh, and I LOOOVE being compared to the Ice Witch-just look at my avatar and my signature line in order to understand the sort of woman I aspire to be.

Now, where was I...

Here's MacKellar and his beautiful Debra (she's got that great pirate look going)



Piper George (I believe the camera had been drinking at this point)



CameronTaylor (look at that feast!). In the background to the left is a fairly new member, who is a resident at the retirement community where this was held. He's a Boyd, and I cannot remember his login name at this time.



A pair of X-Marks tartan kilts



More coming (we had a lot of X-Marks kilts there, and we did get a nice group shot, which I'll post eventually).

Be well,

[Alan H]

Since were in the solo's pics......here's Jim Walker, Highland Athlete (who regularly make me look like a duffer!) and son!



And I think that empties my camera of all of the postable pictures.

[Alan H]

There's a story behind MacKellars X-Marks-The-Scot kilt! I'll let Cameron Taylor tell it, since he made it happen!