Kilts in Oklahoma

[haukehaien]

I got offered an internship at a museum in Oklahoma over the summer. I'm wondering if Oklahoma is kilt friendly or not. The town is Idabel (yeah, tiny) in the Little Dixie part of the southeast corner of the state. It's fairly close to Texarkana, if that helps you get an idea of the area. Do you think the people there would accept the kilt?

Idabel is tiny and not particularly cosmopolitan; that being said, (as mentioned above) there is a lot of Scottish/Irish heritage in this state - which doesn't always translate into kilt acceptance. I had an acquaintance tell me that even though he was proud of his heritage, he "couldn't wear a skirt." OTOH, I've never had anything but compliments from people up here about the kilt.

Since you're a piper, people are likely to be a bit more accepting; but it's still small-town Oklahoma. And leave the heavyweight wool kilt up dere in da frozen Nort'; summer in SE Oklahoma is like a steam bath inside an industrial laundry inside a sauna, with a chance of tornadoes.

Mutant topic #1: Can you tell us which museum it is? Or at least tell us if it's the Muscle Car Legends museum?

Mutant topic #2: Umm, any chance you could find a museum closer to Stillwater? And would like to play with our pipe band over the summer? We could really use the help ...

Mutant topic #3: I had one but it slipped away. Or mutated into something I can't seem to find. So that will have to be all.

[beloitpiper]

Whilst I'm not sure about Idabel per se, there are Scottish organizations and games in OKC and Tulsa, and quite a bit of Scottish blood among the Five Civilized Tribes, especially the Creek and Cherokee. Both Oklahoma and Tulsa have their own tartans.

There is also a fairly active Scottish Club across the border in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, which would be farther to the north.

Regards,

Todd

Unfortunately Tulsa and OKC are far. Both are 3 and a half hours from Idabel by car, so I don't know how often (or at all) I'll be visiting.

Mutant topic #1: Can you tell us which museum it is? Or at least tell us if it's the Muscle Car Legends museum?

Museum of the Red River. The museum itself is great, I just don't know if I can spend my entire summer in a town like Idabel.

Mutant topic #2: Umm, any chance you could find a museum closer to Stillwater? And would like to play with our pipe band over the summer? We could really use the help ...

Ha, I'd love to. Stillwater looks like there's at least a movie theater in the town. Man, I hadn't even thought of being away from a pipe band all summer...

Mutant topic #3: I had one but it slipped away. Or mutated into something I can't seem to find. So that will have to be all.

Yes, sir!