Quote Originally Posted by Paul. View Post
great pics and videos!
You're descriptions are nice and clear and the popatoes thing is hilarious. I can believe it though.
He was so proud of his father's potatoes - and I was struggling not to laugh. He wanted to send me an email with pictures of the potatoes, but - when you've seen one potato; you've seen them all.

Quote Originally Posted by ###KILTEDKIWI### View Post
Thats blinkin priceless.

Also, I have reason to believe that these pics are photoshopped, as everyone i talk to who has travelled / lived in the UK tells me it rains all the time...looks like a great day... ;)great pics and post.
It was a hot bright day. I was wearing a Balmoral and my glasses are photo-chromatic (the brighter it is the darker they get). On Monday I looked like a panda - red face and white eyes and a white band half way up my forehead.

Quote Originally Posted by McClef View Post
Great set of pictures indeed. There were a couple more pipe bands than last year but the crowds watching seem less and it's not just the X Markers who didn't make it this year that are responsible for the difference. But maybe there will be more of us there again next year.
There should have had a fifth band - the British Airways Pipe Band. But it seems that they are victims of the recession as well. BA has withdrawn funding for them - so if it doesn't pay; they don't go. They have never had to worry about funding in the past and have no money at all now. Everything belongs to BA and the word is that they might be defunct before the end of the year.

Quote Originally Posted by cessna152towser View Post
Fabulous pictures and videos Chas, sorry I couldn't make it this year.Obviously a warm day otherwise the young lady drummer in your "Last Band Leaving the Field" video would have realised that the front selvedge of her kilt was snagged on her drum. The commentator needs a lesson on etiquette though, he should not be doing voice-overs while the bands are playing.
Alex, the atmosphere and feel of the event was almost like Hawick, just not quite as good. It is as they say "A day out with a Scottish Flavour".


I have a new 'wish list' and at the top is not a kilt, but a new camcorder. I was using my little Sony Cyber-shot. A good pocket camera, but it only has a 3X zoom.

I will definitely be going again next year. There were many kilties and ex-pat Scots there and all I talked to were interested in X Marks. So for next year, a new camcorder, lots of cards to give out and, almost forgot, a new kilt.

Regards

Chas