Kilt Night + Burns Night

[meinfs]

Xmarker Mael Coluim in a superb XMTS tartan kilt, following up on the reading of the Tom O'Shanter poem.




Mael, you may not be aware of it but you honored me with your remarks and your toast to those "who love to wear the kilt" even if they have little or no Scottish blood (me). I thank you. (I have it on video too And you can tell how rowdy and fun the crowd was that night!)


The piper (did a great job). Notice the crest badge on his hat (a glengary, sp?) - it's the Maryland Crab!! (Nice touch!)





Towards the end of the evening (as much whisky had already been imbibed)

We sang the Auld Lang Syne (and the three singers who had possession of the poor mic inflicted some pain on us poor listeners with an "unharmonic" singing perhaps whisky-induced!
Well the singing was interesting --- one of the three had a monotonous singing pitch - it almost sounds like droning (sorry I don't know the bagpipe terminlogy)




Outside the Pub, end of the event...

Mael in an XMTS tartan kilt and svc40bt in McLeod of Harris Modern (please correct me if in error) and his cool tartan hose!



Mr. Guthrie and friend, lovely people, with Xmarkers. She remarked how nice our kilts were.


Interestingly, of the 60 or so people, only about 8 were kilted --- the owner, the piper, the organizer, two other patrons and us 3 Xmarkers.

Me, in a casual kilt attire. This is my double-box pleat wool kilt:

[meinfs]

Thank you McMurdo and Panache. Yes, we did have a wonderful evening. I hope that Mael and Svc40bt add their recollections of the evening and moments that they thought most fun.

For me, when it rained it poured: for my first time, I experienced 3 Robert Burns events in a 4 weeks!

[Mael Coluim]

It was a great evening! They were a fun group, even though scarce on the kilt! I was really pleased we could attend and be seated for the dinner.

Before, our wait list was confirmed for a seating, I sat at the bar waitng for you other guys and got in to a conversaton with an 'older couple' there, too. The fellow said he had been a regular for over twenty years! He had lost his wife a year, ago and the lass with him was in his support group. She had been a regular of eight years! It was interesting learning of their insights.

The son, Ian Morrison had taken over from his parents. Ian growing up at the Pub, had gone to culinary school and now was applying his trade at the Pub. I think his new approach to the Burns Dinner showed. The Haggis is one of the spiciest, I've ever had. The smoked salmon on a bed of kale was to die for. The wait staff were very obliging.

It was great meeting and gettng to know John, SVCT. Of course, Mein you are almost my brother now as we have lifted quite a few these last few weeks, celebrating the Bard's 250th!

A great time, indeed!

[svc40bt]

I also had a great time. It was my first Burns Night, apparently not the standard event, but a good time. I will definately be attending Burns Nights in the future. It was good to meet Mael and Mein. Hope to see you both at future DC area kilt nights and other events.