A few pics from Glasgow, KY

[SFCRick]

nice photos, who was wearing the eagle feathers?

[JSFMACLJR]

nice photos, who was wearing the eagle feathers?

Those are two members of the Society of Scottish Armigers. The one on the left is the Head of a territorial house and is entitled to two eagle feathers. The gentleman in the middle is an armiger, with one feather. I chose to leave the feather at home! The Marquis of Ailsa is just out of the picture on the right. He had three feathers in his bonnet ( that is his standard bearer on the right carrying his chief's standard ).

[JSFMACLJR]

Thanks, Heath, for the excellent photos!

It was a pretty nice day, not too hot, and as Heath mentioned attendance seemed a little down from previous years. It was a shame there weren't any quality vendors there, as well.

The best part of the day was meeting up with another XMarker. Of course we were quite critical in our comments on the dress of the hoi polloi!

[Standard]

Great photos, thanks for sharing them with us. The guy with the two knives does look a bit out of place. Wonder what he was thinking?

[Rex_Tremende]

The guy with the two knives does look a bit out of place. Wonder what he was thinking?

Even more so with that tee. It all seems so incongruous.

Anyway - I think I've seen that drum major before. Such a distinctive look.

Regards,
Rex.

[GMan]

Those are nice pictures.

[EagleJCS]

Anyway - I think I've seen that drum major before. Such a distinctive look.

Regards,
Rex.

I'm sure you have Rex. He was also the drummie at Kentucky Scottish Weekend. When he's not being the drummie, he plays pipes with the Nashville Pipes & Drums. He always looks sharp when he's in uniform.

Nice pics Heathbar!

The crowd was down quite a bit from years past, which is somewhat alarming considering that Glasgow is the largest of the three highland games in Kentucky (the other two being Kentucky Scottish Weekend, Carrollton and West Kentucky Highland Festival, Murray). On the other hand, it's not all that surprising since it's not near any of the larger population centers in the state - none of them are.

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet up with anyone - too darn busy with the P&D contest Saturday, then piping duties on Sunday. I did see you there on Sunday, Heathbar. (I was the only male piper - one of three pipers on SUnday - with the Louisville Pipe Band contingent, doing the 'duty band' thing for the gathering of the clans.) I didn't stick around after we were dismissed because Sunday was Mom's birthday - I had to hightail it back home to make a cookout that evening.

[Deil the Yin]

Great photos, thanks for sharing them with us. The guy with the two knives does look a bit out of place. Wonder what he was thinking?

There's no accounting for taste...

[English Bloke]

Superb photo of the heavy-weight. Sorry to hear the turnout was a bit sparce but glad you had a good day all the same.