So...we got over to Grant park today...rather early today...and got to Celtic Fest.

First off: a kilt "census". Granted that there were five full pipe bands there and they, of course, were kilted...guys, I have to say that I am truly disappointed...besides me and daughter I must have seen only four guys in tartan kilts and three guys in Utilikilts...this is not counting heavy games participants...also one delightfully tall and slim young lady in a kilt and jacket...but out of that number of people, it was rather discouraging. One young teen aged guy had on a Black Watch kilt but no sporran...he asked where we got our sporrans and I told him "the internet" and then proceeded to tell him about some of the internet vendors but I realized that he thought that we had purchased them from one of the vendors who were at the fest and that he wanted to get one right there, right now...oh, well.

Which brings up another point...there were no kilt vendors at the fest at all. KCW was there with me last year and we both remember 21st century Kilts and their kilt business suits...but this year: nada. Guess that in spite of the large atttendance, it must not be worth it for a kilt vendor to set up there.

Sunday's heavy games was interesting...one participant with a prosthetic arm, one guy in a wheelchair and...I hope that Red Lioness is reading this because it might get her interested in trying it...one twenty-ish young woman. I had to go back and check out a band but the guy in the wheelchair was in the running in the hay bail toss when I left. When I got back they were on the caber toss and I hate to say it but the young lady was having a tough time. Shows a good spirit, though, that these games were so inclusive.

I'll get some pics up when I get a chance to download the camera...but I am still pretty disappointed at the lack of kilts among the attendees...the kilt may be gaining ground elsewhere but it looks as if it's definitely losing groound here in Chicago.

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AA