Hello From St. Louis

**McFarkus** · 7th February 08, 08:25 AM

from Chicago. My first kilt was an SWK too!

**Dan R Porter** · 7th February 08, 08:54 AM

Yeah I got a Stillwater for practice, hence my wedding is Halloween oof 2009, and I wil l be wearing a HW Irish Saffron from Stillwater Kilts. The Thrifty I bought is of Buchanan Tartan, since that is my said tartan for McGruder (McChruiter.) Some Other names in my family I had trouble finding tartans for;

McChruiter (Irish Scottish)

Biggins (Irish Welsh)

Killian (Irish/german)

Mcnaughton (Scottish/Irish)

Wessel (German/Anglosaxon)

Schaper (German, My grandmother claims her father schapper came from Ireland but the name is German/Viking descent.

Boone (Someone told me it was English, so I pretend that name doesn't exist in my family)

Porter (Norse/Anglo Saxon/ Irish /Welsh/ Scandavanian/ ENGLISH, my family fought over this all the time... will do some geneaology work someday.)

My Grandfather even claims the red-hair comes from...the german genes in the family, and my Grandmother claims its from the Irish parts. I suppose its a combination, but being a "GINGER" and the lack of american ladies who are fond of red hair, made it challenging to say the least.

Porter is my name and my drink. Slailte.

**Dan R Porter** · 7th February 08, 08:58 AM

Also I am marrying a women of Itialian/Irish/Hungarian descent. She has gotten used to a potato with every meal. God Bless Her.

**CactusJack** · 7th February 08, 09:09 AM

Dan, Hello

and

From right next door in St Ann Mo.
Glad to see someone from my neck of the woods. Congratulations on the up coming wedding. So where do you hang out in the Overland area???

**Dan R Porter** · 7th February 08, 09:16 AM

I live off Woodson Road near Woofies. I typically work sleep and eat and am a "returning learner" (Older college student) but sometimes find myself at O'mally's Pub. Haven't seen many Kilts in these neck of the woods, Nice to see I am not alone.

**CactusJack** · 7th February 08, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Dan R Porter

I live off Woodson Road near Woofies. I typically work sleep and eat and am a "returning learner" (Older college student) but sometimes find myself at O'mally's Pub. Haven't seen many Kilts in these neck of the woods, Nice to see I am not alone.

Sounds like you don't live to far from where my wife works, She's in the doctors office there in the Overland Plaza next to Schnucks. Do you know of the National Tartan Day celebration over in St. Charles this coming april and we have the Scottish games in Forest Park in October..

**macwilkin** · 7th February 08, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by CactusJack

Sounds like you don't live to far from where my wife works, She's in the doctors office there in the Overland Plaza next to Schnucks. Do you know of the National Tartan Day celebration over in St. Charles this coming april and we have the Scottish games in Forest Park in October..

Slight correction -- I just received word yesterday that the St. Louis games in October have been cancelled, more's the pity:

http://www.stlouis-scottishgames.com/

But, as CactusJack mentioned, there is always the Tartan Day festival in St. Charles. The Scottish St. Andrew's Society of Greater St. Louis also has quite a few kilties and kilted activities throughout the year. Their web site appears to be down at the moment.

Oh, and by the way -- welcome from SW Missouri, Springfield specifically!

Slainte,

Todd

**CactusJack** · 7th February 08, 09:43 AM

Todd, Thanks for posting that, I am really sorry to here that news as I was really looking forward to going again this year. THe wife and I really had a great time there last year and finally getting to meet yiu was an honor.
Don't guess I will be seeing you at the Tartan Day festivities???