Red Gordon Tartan Kilt

**Riverkilt** · 7th June 09, 05:51 PM

So all nine of us cousins and related kin gathered for a big brunch before heading back to various locations in B.C., Oregon, Ohio, California, Arizona and Nevada.

Here's a pic of me and my little sisters and little brother.

Kilt is Red Gordon tartan, a special order a few years ago from USA Kilts. Casual model.

Laying over in Tonopah, Nevada tonight. There's a great mural next to the motel showing the history of air power in the Tonopah area. Prominent are three P-39 Airacobras like my father flew in North Africa. He was like half a German ace since he pranged one in England, another in Algeria, and was shot down at Kassarine Pass (Please don't be offended by the word 'prang' its NOT an obscenity, rather the English term for crashing an aircraft and in common use in WWII).

And, there was a mine exhibit next to the motel. Been 46 years since I pushed an ore car....

A jeep full of high school girls gave me positive yay-hoos in Tonopah. My cousin's daughter's boyfriend was gaga over my sgian dubh...he never realized Scotsmen carried "knives" in their sox...but he really liked it...was taking close up pictures...

Anyhow, a great reunion despite challenging weather. Headed on home tomorrow.

**Mael Coluim** · 7th June 09, 06:30 PM

Great pix, Ron. Great to have a reunion of the kin. You are fine looking family.

**Spartan** · 7th June 09, 07:20 PM

Ron, it looks like you had a great time!!

(I wish we had a thumbs-up emoticon.) But, we do have this

**McMurdo** · 7th June 09, 07:51 PM

Excellent photos Ron, hope you had a great time. That ore cart looks like it must have got heavier in 46 years.

**Highlander31** · 7th June 09, 08:14 PM

Nice looking group. Sounds like you had a fine time, Ron.

**GMan** · 7th June 09, 08:32 PM

Great stuff. Just a quick question, were you able to convince the male members of the clan to enjoy the freedom?

**Kilted_John** · 7th June 09, 09:41 PM

Ron,

Great pics. Does one of your sisters live up here? Reason I ask, is that it seems like I've either met or seen one of your sisters in this area...

-J

**sathor** · 7th June 09, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Laying over in Tonopah, Nevada tonight. There's a great mural next to the motel showing the history of air power in the Tonopah area. Prominent are three P-39 Airacobras like my father flew in North Africa. He was like half a German ace since he pranged one in England, another in Algeria, and was shot down at Kassarine Pass (Please don't be offended by the word 'prang' its NOT an obscenity, rather the English term for crashing an aircraft and in common use in WWII).

How is prang prejorative? I used three different dictionaries to look it up, the only deviance from wrecking a vehcile was to do with fogginess from drugs and a brand of art supplies. (The last two may well go hand in hand, but still...)

Nothing that I could easily find making prang a bad word of any sort, unless the EU secretly thinks it means people of some sort of disability, I remember a video game being recalled because "spastic" it a real bad insult in Europe, where in the States its not nearly so caustic.