Hey Alan, and all the rest of you - of course

[mddock58]

I suspect it was more of a cross-dressing issue, I didn't get the info from any management, it was from a co-worker, and it happened a while ago.

I'm in Mid-town and just got back from a walk cross-town and was dissapointed to not see anyone kilted. (2-3 PM)

Oh well

Like I said, the wall will be broken, I am a Stubborn German\English\Irish\Scot.
Just ask my lovely Wife!

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Shotdir! Congratulations! Fireworks, yells of joy, the clouds part and a ray of sunshine spotlights you in front of the world! Which actually explains your own feelings after the first time kilted in the office! It is liberating, and adds a bounce to your step. Glad you took the plunge.

mddock58, if you are convinced it is what you want to do, do it in your own time, and if you decide not to tackle it, thats cool too. Wearing the kilt should be something you do because you want to, not because you are on a crusade, unless of course you ARE on a crusade. Hope that makes sense!

[A Dhuglas]

I'm in Mid-town and just got back from a walk cross-town and was dissapointed to not see anyone kilted. (2-3 PM)

Not surprised. Although I don't wander the whole island of Manhattan, I've yet to see any other person sporting a kilt. I've seen the kilted on St. Patty's Day (pipers) and Tartan Day (um...pipers or folks staffing the 'Scottish Village' in Grand Central). Maybe somebody's hiding out around NYU/West Village or another youthful conclave.

But in the business districts it's slim pickins. Well, not slim really...I'm on the husky side of the fence. :-D I usually feel like I'm the only kilt-wearer on this rock. I'll welcome the company if - as KCW rightly notes -- it works for you.

Shotdir -- any end-of-day recap you care to share? How did things finish up?

DD

[GlassMan]

I've only run into one other person on the streets of DC in a kilt, and he was wearing a black UK-style kilt (but it wasn't a UK). However, one day one of my students came into my stained glass class and told me that she had run into a young man earlier that day in Arlington wearing a kilt too.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

...But in the business districts it's slim pickins. Well, not slim really...I'm on the husky side of the fence. :-D I usually feel like I'm the only kilt-wearer on this rock. I'll welcome the company if - as KCW rightly notes -- it works for you....

A Dhuglas and Shotdir, if I end up traveling to NYC for anything I will let you know and maybe we can hook up to stage a kilted raid on Times Square or the Village!

[GlassMan]

Hey, I love visiting New York. So if it can be arranged in advance I'll be rolling along beside you in my wheel chair!

[A Dhuglas]

KWC, Shotdir -- the more the merrier!

[Sherry]

I'd like to see the Scottish Village in Grand Central Stn.

Sherry

[A Dhuglas]

I'd like to see the Scottish Village in Grand Central Stn.

Sherry

It's interesting. It's primarily a large information kiosk spread across Vanderbilt Hall. Last year I was hoping there'd be a shopping area of sorts but nothing present -- I was on the cusp of entering kilthood. The Scottish Executive and Tourism folks are the big guns behind the whole shebang.

I didn't make it for any of the fashion shows, Highland dancing or even the bands. But I did make it for one of the cooking demos. An up-and-coming young chef (Scots) from one of the best hotels prepared a roasted salmon that had a mashed potatoe/cheddar/... crust -- AWESOME. For a nosh, he paneed (dip flour/dip egg/dip breadcrumbs) little balls of haggis, deep fried them and served them with a sauce based very liberally on Scotch. NOT a lowfat diet item but tasty.

The Scottish Village coincides with Tartan Week -- usually the first full week of April as I recall. I just saw in a flyer on the train home last night that it will be held again this year.

DD

[Sherry]

Sounds yummy!

Sherry