Glasgow Highland Games - Kentucky

[EagleJCS]

I'm afraid I won't be available for a meet-up, unless you guys come to me sometime Saturday morning. I'll be stuck in the P&D area all day (in the trees between the upper and lower fields, next to the golf course - just follow the sounds of the pipes). Since I'm one of the two co-directors and the official EUSPBA monitor (making sure everything follows the rules), I can't go AWOL.

The main P&D tent is about 100 feet behind the restrooms. We start at about 08:30 (solo competition starts at 09:00) and finish around 17:00. Once things get going, it's relatively calm for the first hour or so. That is, until the first sets of competitors finish, then there's scoresheets to deal with, placings to post, medals to hand out, and competitors to fend off until we get those things done. (Have you posted the results for xyz yet? No, that competition doesn't finish for another 20 minutes. When will you post the results, then? Um, after we get the scoresheets?)

I'm also piping with the Grade 5 Louisville Pipe Band (first band on at 14:15, so right after opening ceremonies time, I'll be eating a small bite and starting to tune up), and am the emcee for the rest of the pipe band competiton, so it's a very hectic day.

Thank goodness the cicadas (or at least not nearly as many) won't be around this year. Last year they almost drowned out the band contest! And, they get everywhere - it's a big distraction when you're trying to play and a cicada crawls up your leg, or lands on your blowstick!

[HeathBar]

At Gatlinburg we met immediately following the opening ceremonies. I would suggest the same thing for Glasgow. And you are all more than welcome to gather beneath the Barclay tent. Sandford, I'm sure you'll have the SSA tent to keep your things. But you all are welcome to park your belongings at my tent. There should be plenty of space. I would still like to make a picture for Jock to post on that thread. I may just edit the picture to include the message rather than make a sign to hold.

Feel free to make other suggestions.

See ya there!

Edit: Looks like weather.com is predicting scattered T-storms for both days. And a high of 83 one day and 85 the other.

[JSFMACLJR]

HeathBar,
It's perfect in Louisville today! Hope the temps and humidity stay just like this.

Sandford