Vietnam, Dancing, and Boulders

[Roan Carter]

I was kilted all night at a party tonight, in my WPG McKenzie. I'm 21, and my friend just got his first home out in the sticks where he can blast music as loud as he wants all night long. So naturally it's a good place to be kilted and do whatever.

There was a vietnam veteran at the party tonight. He was an elder folk, and we enjoyed his company for the most part. But as the night went on and the bubbly stuff started vanishing, our language went down to the Saxons and our behavior was just as crude.

I'm a bald guy in a kilt. So naturally I stand out, and he started calling me Cujack, Cojack, something, and Roudy Roddy Piper. Oh my lord it never stopped. We humored him at first but then it went all awry. He caught on to the fact that we were laughing at his eccentricities and he went utterly psycho. He picked up a boulder from the campfire and threatened to kill someone. We stared in silence at him. I said "Look, it's an Englishman!" and when everyone was confused, I ran off to my car. He said something but I didn't hear it.

On the positive side, I danced a lot throughout the evening, and several girls were tugging at the fabric of the kilt. This was definitely a night for a heavyweight kilt.

[g koch]

Kojak: Shaved headed, lollypop sucking TV police detective of the 1970's played by Telly Savalas.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069599/

Snicker at drunken vets at your own risk.

[Jock Scot]

There is no excuse for the type of behaviour you describe at any time or place.BUT please remember that any veteran from any army in the world may well have seen and probably been pesonally involved in some horrific events that many people would not even believe, could happen.They have earned the right to a wee bit of understanding, in my book.

[Jerry]

I would say that you would have to have been there and lived in his time to understand.

[GMan]

Any war can do strange things to people's minds. You have just encountered some of what happens. Just remember with a Kilt on you have the responsibility to be above board in your behavior. Glad that you were able to get away unhurt.

[Roan Carter]

Yeah, I was only amused by the scenario after the fact, seeing as how I made a hasty escape. During much of the evening, I made an effort to talk to the guy and was fine with him.

I think the kilt might have gotten me a little bit of unwanted attention there once he was riled up. Big parties are impossible to control.

Having just looked at some Kojak pictures, I so see what he was talking about. Lord. I have the shiny head, similar nose and mouth ... I'll make a mental note to avoid lolipops.

[Jock Scot]

It sounds as though you did your best.You could do no more.

[Lorc]

guys, having spent my time in the military (NAVY), I agree that war can warp a person. In this case though I think the nasty behavior exibited by this vet is more an effect of alchohol than any military service. I'm glad there was no violence but, being a vet DOES NOT excuse bad behavior, and if we offer excuses may lead to people like this becomming more bold in the future. Hope I aint brought a bummer to your saturday. Thanks Lork.

[Freedomlover]

guys, having spent my time in the military (NAVY), I agree that war can warp a person. In this case though I think the nasty behavior exibited by this vet is more an effect of alchohol than any military service. I'm glad there was no violence but, being a vet DOES NOT excuse bad behavior, and if we offer excuses may lead to people like this becomming more bold in the future. Hope I aint brought a bummer to your saturday. Thanks Lork.

Being a vet does not excuse bad behavior, but post tramatic stress syndrome can certainly explain it. My helper had some bad experiences in 'Nam and now and then it is almost like he was back in the grass drenched in carnage.

[Riverkilt]

Guessing the man was quite intoxicated...hardly unusual behavior for a man in his cups.

Ron