20 Questions

[Colin]

1. Name/Initials: Colin Wood/ CAW
2. Where do you live: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
3. How many other places have you lived: A Few
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: a lot of Canada and the US and a fair bit of Scotland and Ireland
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? African Safari
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: almost everything
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: character and honor
8. How many kilts do you have: 5 (3 Bearkilts, 1 Canadakilt, 1 traditional from www.scottishkilts.net )
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: 0 I will be making one though
10. What got you started in this in the first place: love of heritage and an article pointing me to an $80 kilt (Bear kilts).
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Last Saturday to Burns night
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Formal- I like casual, but nothing compares to going for the whole nine yards
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A good friend at a poker game after Burns night
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: My wife or my mother "Do you really need another one?" Other than that I have not had any negative feedback that was worth listening too.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? keys, smokes, flask of Laphroaig
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: Spend my time with close friends and family
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): I married a woman 14 years older than me.
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I just signed up for bagpipe lessons.
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: Family connections/clan
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? I don't know I haven't seen them all. From the ones I have seen it sure is.

[MacMullen]

1. Name/Initials: Joel F.
2. Where do you live: Marquette, Michigan
3. How many other places have you lived: South Dakota, Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Mexico, Canada, Panama, and almost all fifty states. Going to India in October.
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Lake Superior.
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: My height.
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: My sense of humor. I amuse myself, anyway.
8. How many kilts do you have: 3
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: 1 - 2
10. What got you started in this in the first place: I was invited to a Burn's Supper and wanted to be appropriately kilted.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? To drive my daughter to school on Thursday.
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Anytime.
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: My daughter.
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A friend at the church Christmas party. Everyone else there liked it though.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? car keys, cigar cutter, and lighter.
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: boatbuilding, homebrewing, canoes & kayaks, welding, and Jeeping. Too many other things to list. I collect hobbies.
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Building a sailboat in the basement of the church.
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I'd like to go to Taco Bell for lunch.
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: What should I write here?
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Naturally!

[Mr. Kilt]

1. Name/Initials: Alan D. Gingles
2. Where do you live: Calgary Alberta.
3. How many other places have you lived: Dauphin Manitoba, Winnipeg Manitoba.
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Not nearly enough.
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? N. Ireland, Scotland.
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: I’ve been told I have great legs.
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: Sense of humour.
8. How many kilts do you have: 7...5 tartan, 1 solid, 1 UK.
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: As many as I can afford.
10. What got you started in this in the first place: Episode of “Home Improvement”.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Wearing one right now.
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Any time is my favorite time.
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: Lady at polling station last week.
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: Some drunk at a restaurant, 2 years ago.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Wallet.
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: Ride my motorcycle, old style hotrods, messing with my collectibles hobby (Roman coins, old paper documents, etc.).
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): I have 5 tattoos. Anyone who knew me in my youth (I was quite the wimp) would be shocked!
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I’m mellowing out as I get older.
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: What is your favorite type of music?
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Next silly question, please. ;)

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

... 10. What got you started in this in the first place: Episode of “Home Improvement”...

Al, what episode was that? I don't remember it.

[Mr. Kilt]

Al, what episode was that? I don't remember it.

Tim and Al visit the Detroit Highland Games. Towards the end of the show Tim throws a caber through the window of Al's restored station wagon. Tim is kilted throughout most of the show. It was the first time I thought of kilts as an alternative to pants. The rest, as they say, is history! :grin:

[Southern Breeze]

1. Name/Initials: Jesse Ward
2. Where do you live: Chatsworth GA.
3. How many other places have you lived: 6, all local
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Most of the southern and Midwestern U.S
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Scotland,Australia
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: My gray hairs.
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: Sense of humor
8. How many kilts do you have:38
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year:At least 2
10. What got you started in this in the first place:I saw a U.K at a Renn Fair and looked them up on line.It was downhill from there.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Wearing one now
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:Anytime
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing:Greeter at walmart
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: Can't remember
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? I'm afraid to look :-D
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts:Study scripture,reading,blacksmithing, hiking
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Skydiving.Also bungee jumping
18. Say something totally random about yourself'oh!
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: My occupation-Landscape designer
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world?Of course!

[Andrew Breecher]

1. Name/Initials: Andrew Breecher / A. D. B. B.
2. Where do you live: Boston, MA
3. How many other places have you lived: Alabama; West Yorkshire, England; New York; Georgia; Alpes Maritimes, France; Ariège, France
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Not nearly enough
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Right now, I'm about to go backpacking for five months, so that
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: My beard
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: I'm generous and kind
8. How many kilts do you have: Six
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: Probably just one, but I'll be out of civilisation for half the year
10. What got you started in this in the first place: Backpacking in a kilt
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Every day, all the time
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Every day, all the time
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A pretty lady on the subway
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: I honestly can't remember
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Nothing right now, but when I leave the house: a Moleskine notebook, a pen, keys, Swiss Army knife, cell phone
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: Brew beer, go backpacking
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Hike 2,174 miles at once (in three months I'm going to hike 2,600 miles)
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I spend more time thinking about my next long hike than anything else lately
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: I like Iolaus': What's your drink of choice? Ardbeg - or, my homebrew
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? It's the only one I read

[chasem]

1. Name/Initials: MCM
2. Where do you live: Kentucky
3. How many other places have you lived: One other state; New Mexico
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Sadly, only other places in the US, with Alaska being the furthest.
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Europe (Various Countries)
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: My Height
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: My personality
8. How many kilts do you have: Three
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: 1-2
10. What got you started in this in the first place: Ancestry
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? College classes last friday
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: any time
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: Some random student in one of my classes
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: Can't say that I've ever gotten anything other than giggles from teenage girls
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Wallet, phone. I'm a minimalist
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: Listen to music, play guitar, play games.
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Hacked into my thumb after cutting through a flying watermelon with a serrated bread knife.
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I suck at being random
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: Ever had the urge to pickup the pipes? (yes)
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? What is this "X Marks the spot" you speak of?

[Eujeankilt]

1. Name/Initials: Dale DuVall/DAD
2. Where do you live: Eugene, Oregon
3. How many other places have you lived: In order - Mt Vernon, Bedford, and Columbus Ohio, Fairport, NY, Winfield and Morgantown WV, Youngstown, Ohio.
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: 40 + states, NE Canada, Mexico, Madrid, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Scotland and Australia/NZ
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: My hands
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: I pursue my passions with near reckless abandon
8. How many kilts do you have: 3 UKs, 3 SWKs, 1 AK, 1 SportKilt, 1 PK, 1 homemade,
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: I have a Freedom and Canadian Casual on the way
10. What got you started in this in the first place: Talked about a UK this year and my wife urged me to get one.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? I'm wearing it now (full time kilted)
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:Formal occasions
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: "Nice Kilt, dude" from a student a few hours ago.
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing:I've had flip comments, but no actual bad feedback
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? wallet, cell phone, Palm m515, hairbrush
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: computer games, read sci-fi and spiritual seeking books, tinker with motorcycles (BMW) make music on my guitar and didj, drink good beer and scotch whisky, eat, hiking
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): 3 day vision quest - no food
18. Say something totally random about yourself:I love my wife of 22 years
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: Family info - married, number of kids, etc
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Is this a trick question?

[furrycelt]

1. Name/Initials: Ian / JIW
2. Where do you live: Raleigh, NC, USA
3. How many other places have you lived: Shelby and Winstom-Salem, NC, USA
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: England, Scotland, PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Hawaii, and nearly every other state in the US.
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Scotland, and the Pacific Northwest.
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: Stocky build and red hair
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: For this I will give a quote I heard often from my dad while growing up: "I just don't understand it. That boy gets dipped in sh!t and comes out smelling like a rose everytime!"
8. How many kilts do you have: 6 (2 feileadh beag historical repro's, 2 breacan freile historical repro's, 1 tank Gunn Modern, 1 Olive Original UK)
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: hopefull one or two, probably zero
10. What got you started in this in the first place: my parents I guess. I have always had kilts growing up, ever since I can remember. Both my parents have always been into their Scottish heritage.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Yesterday, went for a hike along the Cape Fear River
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: On a day of the week were the name of the day ends in the letter "y".
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: don't remember actually, but it happens
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: nothing directly, but i am not allowed to wear my kilts around certain family members. It makes them "uncomfortable"
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? if being used: keys, wallet, pocket knife, pin, etc.
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: I love the outdoors, camping and hiking, photography, web design, learning, civil religious debating, sociology, and trying to increase or maintain my geek score.
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): got to fly a jet (T-37), camped in the dead of winter on snow at the top of an Appalachan mountain (Max Patch), climbed on truss without any safety gear 50 feet or more over various stages with hands full of stuff (gel, frames, lamps, cable, etc.).
18. Say something totally random about yourself: My stage name from a previous career: "Ian Thrust"
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: family info (i am married with two boys, ages: 4 months and 4 years)
20. Do you think X Marks the spot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Does wool come from sheep?



-ian