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13th December 08, 10:18 AM
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Wow, he looks great! Kilts need more positive exposure like this!
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13th December 08, 05:08 PM
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Being a native Chicagoan, I dont recall ever seeing any of our Mayors in a kilt, not even for the St Patricks Day parades or Tartan Days...
We do, however, often see our Governors in stripes!
Thank you! I'm here all week!
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13th December 08, 06:18 PM
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 Originally Posted by S.S.Muldoon
Being a native Chicagoan, I dont recall ever seeing any of our Mayors in a kilt, not even for the St Patricks Day parades or Tartan Days...
We do, however, often see our Governors in stripes!
Thank you! I'm here all week!
Unfortunately, you made me laugh.
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16th December 08, 01:10 PM
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 Originally Posted by S.S.Muldoon
Being a native Chicagoan, I dont recall ever seeing any of our Mayors in a kilt, not even for the St Patricks Day parades or Tartan Days...
We do, however, often see our Governors in stripes!
Thank you! I'm here all week!
Truer words have not been spoken!!
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18th December 08, 11:41 PM
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Raphael is very correct. We now actually have a very tartan friendly city council in Vancouver.
We believe that if you can wear a kilt in this city, then you probably also have the honesty to wear whatever underneath your tartan and the balls to be a politician.
New Mayor Gregor Robertson wore his modern hunting Robertson to the 2008 Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner at the start of this year.
Re-elected councilors Heather Deal and Raymond Louie, put forward and seconded the city proclamation for Tartan Day for April 6th. Raymond Louie also read the proclamation on April 6th as deputy mayor that day.
Re-elected councilors Deal + Tim Stevenson, George Chow joined us for a photo opportunity with outgoing Mayor Sam Sullivan.
New Rookie councilors Andrea Reimer, Kerry Jang and Geoff Meggs attended Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner earlier this year... as well as re-elected councilors Suzanne Anton, David Cadman, Deal, Louie, Stevenson, Chow and re-elected former councilor Ellen Woodsworth.
Woodsworth has also been a past honourary drummer for the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team and was featured on a dragon boat in the 2005 St. Patrick's Day parade, wearing a tartan sash.
Hey our Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner was 11 for 11 for predicting the 2009 winning city council candidates and Mayor.
We also had two parks board candidates attend Stuart "Northern Sky" Mackinnon and Aaron Jasper.... and they got elected too!
Check out my pre-election blog story
"Vote for Kilt wearers in the upcoming Vancouver civic election!"
http://www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com/blo...2/3975320.html
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19th December 08, 02:10 AM
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And those of us who live here in Vancouver just may be making some hits on Vancouver's Council for the 250th Burns. Doesn't this sound like a world-wide opportunity for tartan/kilt promotion? A world-class City of 2 mil, with a forward-thinking City Council full of kilted folk in a kilt-friendly environment chuck-full of kilted folk, gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics? I think I'll stay here for the 2009 winter to see what happens.
Last edited by ThistleDown; 19th December 08 at 02:41 AM.
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19th December 08, 09:51 AM
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Good on the new Mayor. Vancouver is a very kilt friendly city. From kilt nights to Gung Haggis, home of the best pipe band in the world (SFU), the B.C regiment's Irish pipe band, and the Seaforth Highlanders. We are blessed with great kilt makers (plus Steve is just across the water in Victoria). Does it get any better?
Just love walking around town kilted - so many positive comments. The best this week was from a stunning woman (tall, dark hair, fantastic blue eyes, in a power suit - wonder if she made an impression on me?) who walked by me while slowly eyeing me from head to toe. As we passed she locked eyes with me while uttering only one word " Goooorgeous". It still sends shivers down my spine. Ahh the power of the kilt and to a city that appreciates this fine garment
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13th December 08, 05:31 PM
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Inspiring! Congrats to the electorate.
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13th December 08, 05:40 PM
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He is very confident in sporting the Kilt, looks grand
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13th December 08, 07:07 PM
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Go Clan Robertson!
And a fine Robetson Hunting he was wearing!
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