The kilt really leaves quite an impression

**michaelbeeman** · 17th May 08, 08:39 AM

Do it my friend, if you haven't already!
I was working for a local brewery when I went kilted full time, about 7 years ago. One of my jobs was giving public and VIP tours of the joint, as well as pouring tasters, so lot's of folks saw me kilted. I'm often approached by folks with the ol', "Hey, it's the kilt guy!". Well, I do hear "Beer Guy" and "Beeman" a lot, as well.

**Ancienne Alliance** · 17th May 08, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by michaelbeeman

Do it my friend, if you haven't already!
I was working for a local brewery when I went kilted full time, about 7 years ago. One of my jobs was giving public and VIP tours of the joint, as well as pouring tasters, so lot's of folks saw me kilted. I'm often approached by folks with the ol', "Hey, it's the kilt guy!". Well, I do hear "Beer Guy" and "Beeman" a lot, as well.

All sounds good to me !

**CameronTaylor** · 17th May 08, 01:29 PM

Did I miss something or did you not tell us where such a pub is and what it's called ? (that goes for you too Oceanside guy, and are you coming up to Cosat Mesa for the Highland Games next weekend? )
I have friends in Rhome that I must visit and take out - kilted of course.

CT - travelin' b fun

**Cynthia** · 17th May 08, 01:53 PM

We were at the Tap-In in Grapevine, Texas. It looks pub-ish (very cozy, actually -- small, but nice decoration), but it doesn't have much of the pub-like feel to it that I'm used to if that makes sense. It feels more like a sports bar in disguise to me and doesn't have a lot of single malts, sadly. I'm used to sessions going on when we hit our other usual places, and the night we went to the Tap-In some guy on a guitar was singing cover tunes (definitely not Celtic music). Of course, for something like the Tipperary Inn or Trinity Hall, that's quite a drive for us. The Tap-In is probably the closest thing we have to us, and I'm not sure what's good and also convenient for Rhome. We're in Roanoke, but we haven't had the opportunity to go looking around for something else in our area since the majority of the time we hit a pub or bar is when a friends' band is playing in Dallas or Arlington or something.

Oh, and smoking is allowed in the Tap-In. There's a cigar shop next door, so there's almost always at least one person smoking a cigar.

**CameronTaylor** · 18th May 08, 10:35 AM

That's cool, Fire-sprinkler boy lives in Roanoke (with a name like Murphy you'd think he'd have a kilt of some sort, I'll bust his chops about that later).
I agree, things can be distanceful (look ma, i maked up a new word

), I put over 900 miles on my rental in just 6 days (Denton based).

CT - goodness I need a nap

**Nick the DSM** · 18th May 08, 06:19 PM

it leaves a huge impression at a place that you go to. at school i'm the guy in the kilt, some guy recognized me out of the 3000 students there!

**McFarkus** · 18th May 08, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

it leaves a huge impression at a place that you go to. at school i'm the guy in the kilt, some guy recognized me out of the 3000 students there!

My nephew Seamus used to wear his kilt to public high school here in Evanston, Illinois. Here's an old thread with some of his stories.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/t...x.html?t=10893

**hallmarktex** · 19th May 08, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Cynthia

We were at the Tap-In in Grapevine, Texas. It looks pub-ish (very cozy, actually -- small, but nice decoration), but it doesn't have much of the pub-like feel to it that I'm used to if that makes sense. It feels more like a sports bar in disguise to me and doesn't have a lot of single malts, sadly. I'm used to sessions going on when we hit our other usual places, and the night we went to the Tap-In some guy on a guitar was singing cover tunes (definitely not Celtic music)....

The Tap-In is a great place. Though a bit of a hike, we have gone up there several times and always had a fine time. They have a group there once or twice a month called "Maximum Acoustic" that is worth planning around.

A kilted gathering there would be great fun!

**Cynthia** · 19th May 08, 10:27 AM

Well, cool! I was a little hesitant about mentioning it for a potential kilt night because of the smoke as well as not knowing if others would like the place that much. Maybe we'll have to plan a kilted outing there sometime in the near future, then

**Verlyn** · 24th May 08, 08:07 PM

The "kilt guy" thing happened to me yesterday. I went to donate blood and the ladies there said, "Oh, we were just talking the other day that the kilt guy hasn't been in for a while". And we always have a good chat while I'm there. There are several places I go that I get that. I don't think I'd be remembered as much if I wasn't in my kilt.