Well......Thats kind of a fib. In 1987, when I was 16, I went to work for the summer at the Isle de St.Helen in Montreal as a 78th Fraser. This is basically the old fort the Island that has a french reenactment squad and a Scottish squad. Most of the lads were either in the Black Watch Pipes and Drums, or the youth brigade. Anyway, I was room mating with a guy who was in the Black Watch P&D and I would go with him to his practices and practice with the band. LOw and behold, the band fell one member, and I was substituted to compete with the band at Maxville and to do the Canada day parade. So twice as I was able to be kitted out and march (AND COMPETE!!) with the Black Watch. My mother had come up to watch us at Maxville, and before she left back for Atlanta, she had wanted a picture of me in full dress.....For those of you that have worn such gear, you know how long it takes to assemble, so by the time I had gotten everything on, I just didn't want to put on the hose tops and spates (So I'm only wearing our day Lodens ). Anyway, my mother found that pic and emailed it to me. Pretty neat, huh? I'm not sure too many AMericans have been able to do such a thing either with the Canadian, or Scottish BW.-