20 Questions

[StoneCold]

1. Name/Initials: Don
2. Where do you live: Maple Ridge, B.C., home of Cam Neely, Larry Walker and Greg Moore. Grew up in Port Coquitlam, home of Terry Fox and the Picton Pig Farm
3. How many other places have you lived: Just B.C. Grew up in Port Coquitlam (as noted above) and owned my first place in New Westminster, where I lived for three years.
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Not enough. Canada as far east as Quebec, but I desparately want to see the Maritimes, western US (Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii), Cancun
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Right now, somewhere warm. San Diego again? Perhaps west coast of Mexico.
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: So many years of playing hockey and mountain biking make it look like tree stumps sticking out the bottom of my kilt.
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: Laid back enough that I could be Samoan. My wife may disagree with this, but if I'm off my usual level of laidbackishness, she's likely the one that caused it.
8. How many kilts do you have: Currently three. Bear Maple Leaf, SWK weathered Lamont and SWK Irish National.
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: Have tartan coming from Fraser and Kirkbright for three more: B.C., R.C.M.P and Macbitseach. Also want a Freedom Kilt from Steve.
10. What got you started in this in the first place: An article in the Vancouver Sun about this guy in Vancouver (Bear) who was making casual kilts.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Tartan Day (Thursday) to work.
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Any time.
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A fetching young lass from work!
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A fellow from work, although it was in jest. He'd just never be caught dead in a kilt.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Keys, wallet, pen.
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: I've played hockey for 35 years and absolutely still love it. I'll watch all levels of hockey, from NHL to kids playing on the street. In fact, I'm going to the Vancouver Giants/Portland Winterhawks playoff game tonight with my little kid. Think I'm going to wear my recently acquired Irish to that. Love to watch football, like baseball when I'm feeling more laid back, my kids , my homework/schoolwork
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): I'm the wrong person to ask. Most of what I do is well thought out, but it may not be for everyone.
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I went to university (Simon Fraser University, at that) with the son of Canada's Greatest Athlete!
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list:
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? There may be others, but I surely do like this one!

[Cinnabar]

1. Name/Initials:Mark/ME
2. Where do you live:Northern Virginia
3. How many other places have you lived:Wasington, Nevada, Colorado, California, Idaho
4. How many other places in the world have you visited:Not Enough; Mexico, Slovenia, Canada
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?Thailand
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: My Face
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: I can be both analytical and emotional
8. How many kilts do you have:1 with 1 on the way
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: 2-3
10. What got you started in this in the first place: I've always wanted to wear one and my 30th b-day was the perfect time
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt?2 weeks ago; running errands
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:When it's raining
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing:My friend Margo
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing:My wife
15. What’s in YOUR sporran?The usual
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts:Aikido, cooking, alcohol consumption
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc):Sample gases from a volcano
18. Say something totally random about yourself:My wife and I live in different States
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list:What's your favorite beer?
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world?Yes

[Riverkilt]

1. Name/Initials: Ron Macdonald
2. Where do you live: Page/Lake Powell, Arizona USA...just south of the Utah border
3. How many other places have you lived: Selma, Alabama, San Antonio, Texas, Waco, Texas, Missoula, Montana, Portland, Oregon, Shirley Basin, Wyoming, Ouray, Colorado, Raleigh, North Carolina, Summit, New Jersey, Richmond, Virginia, Bristol, Virginia, Ramona, California, El Cajon, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Birmingham, Alabama, Anaheim, California...probably missed a few...
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Border Rat, British Columbia and Baja.
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Around it, Scotland, North Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: All my aged parts still function relatively well.
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: I sobered up
8. How many kilts do you have: Think its 34 now with one on the way from Rocky.
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: Have plenty, but dang...if I get the money and the urge at the same time....
10. What got you started in this in the first place: Saw a UK workman's at the Arizona Ren Faire, got the name off the pocket and looked them up on line. Been deeply addicted since.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Today, on the Hopi reservation shopping for groceries and goodies at the tourist shops...and at the Hopi Hospital where my lady works.
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Hiking, on the river, at work...
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A lady coworker
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: Can't remember, been a long time.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Try not to wear them. When I do have the huge one so all my stuff is in there, wallet, keys, change, camera, waterbottle...
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts:What else is there?
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Hunt rattlesnakes drunk and naked with a BB gun at night on the desert.
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I love lesbian women.
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: How many tattoos do you have?.....eleven...
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Aye, and I hope it stays that way.

Ron

[Warlock]

1. Name/Initials: Ron Macdonald

18. Say something totally random about yourself: I love lesbian women.

Ron

can I change my answer?!

[MacWage]

1. Name/Initials: John Wages- JWW
2. Where do you live: Clinton, SC
3. How many other places have you lived: Atlanta, GA; Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: a Blitz tour of Scotland; one of Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Prague; Washington, DC; Hawaii; North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (all over); Florida; Pittsburgh; New York City; and quite a few more
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Back to Scotland
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: skin than tans easily and hardly ever burns (all the better for kilting and driving a Miata)
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: personality and mind
8. How many kilts do you have: ? (see below)
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: ? (See below)
10. What got you started in this in the first place: Interest in Scottish history (same thing that that got me into Scotch)
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? here, now
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: anytime I can (including the pulpit)
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: stranger
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: stranger
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? all the necessities
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: Too many to answer (see background under name to see a few)
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): preach on Sundays
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I am a fan of the Atlanta Crackers minor league baseball club (which ceased to exit a decade before my birth- displaced by those Braves) and played at Ponce de Leon Ballpark (now a shopping center with a Borders bookstore in the old outfield)
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: Family-> Wife (Anna) and 2 kids(Kate-3, Wilson-1.75)
Scottish groups proud to be part of-> Clan MacBubba! X Marks!
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Are there any others worth the time?

[Zardoz]

1. Name/Initials:
Mark
2. Where do you live:
Clodine, just west of Houston
3. How many other places have you lived:
Just Texas
4. How many other places in the world have you visited:
46 states, Canada and Mexico by motorcycle, Ireland, El Salvador
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Going back to Ireland soon!
6. Name something you like physically about yourself:
my general good health at 43, after all I've been though!
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: I like to think I have a youthful outlook on life.
8. How many kilts do you have:
Less than I feel I need!
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year:
at least 2 or 3
10. What got you started in this in the first place:
After years of thinking about it, I saw an article about UKs. That got me started looking around the net for kilts....
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt?
Last night (6/14)for a Bloomsday event.
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:
Cooler weather!
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing:
Sales girl at the mall.
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing:N/A
15. What’s in YOUR sporran?
Wallet, keys, folding knife, pocket pistol where legal.
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts:
Motorcycling, Reading and Films, Sci-Fi Community, Firearms training
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc):
Skydiving
18. Say something totally random about yourself:
Like Ron, I love lesbians :rolleyes:
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list:
Family?? married? yes, Kids? No!
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world?
Absolutely!

[David Dalglish]

As there is such an influx of newbies of late (myself included), it would be nice to get to know a bit more about who is who on Xmarks & what makes them tick etc, so I have come up with the following list of 20 questions that might fill out the images we have of ewach other & allow us to get to know each other a bit better and discover even more that we have in common besides an appreciation of kilts

Just click quote on this thread but chop out the quote tagging & the intro & fill in your own particulars if you like

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1. Name/Initials: Dalglish D 2 Where do you live: Carlisle-England3. How many other places have you lived:Glasgow Saudi Arabi-Dubai
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Europe (all over)-Thailand-Argentina-America-Egypt-Hong Kong-China
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Japan
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: Good leg for a kilt
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: I play guitar
8. How many kilts do you have:3
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year:1
10. What got you started in this in the first place:Born to it
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Tuesday
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:any time
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing:Tuesday
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing:last Friday I was colled a Scots git15. What’s in YOUR sporran?Purse-wallet keys
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts:Golf Play guitar-watch films
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Drove all th way up the Silk road in China through the Gobi dessert18. Say something totally random about yourself:I love black pudding19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: are you married-yes 42 years
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world?

yes I do

[jjoseph]

Wow, these are interesting. And I get to ride coattails, LOL. I see the GMan used to live in Abilene and Lubbock, TX and that DaveDove is in Frederick, so I've had Xmark neighbors then and now!

1. Name/Initials:
Jayscott Embry. Most folks call me Scotty. Some of my younger siblings call me Tockins which is a family nick.

2. Where do you live:
Silver Spring, MD

3. How many other places have you lived:
born in Lubbock, TX. Grew up split between Abilene, TX and Rogersville, AL (on the Tennessee River). College and grad in Austin, TX; College Station, TX; Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada. Worked in Huntsville and Dallas Texas in between and spent a LOT of time at my grandfather's ranch in Quanah, TX. Did short stints in Paramatta just outside of Sydney then outback in Walgett, both in New South Wales, Australia. Just moved to the D.C. suburbs in Maryland.

4. How many other places in the world have you visited:
I haven't traveled too much besides North America except that stint in Oz. I've done the Mexican border towns (both sides) and SCUBA dived off Cozumel. I've driven Southern Cal, Colorado, New Mex and ALL the South extensively. Oh, and in college I hitchhiked coast to coast in Canada. MANY stories from that.

5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I think I'd go to Iceland and to New Zealand.

6. Name something you like physically about yourself:
As long as I don't overdo on day one, I don't sunburn.

7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself:
I have good intuition.

8. How many kilts do you have:
Tenish.

9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year:
Prolly three or four.

10. What got you started in this in the first place:
Lots of Celitc tradition in the family, but no kilts. Enter 80's grunge. It was a fun combo. LOL

11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt?
Grocery shopping yesterday.

12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:
When I'm not nekid.

13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing:
Stranger who yelled from a car last week. A Scot ex-pat on the Metro a few days before that.

14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing:
Another stranger yelling from a car.

15. What’s in YOUR sporran?
Wallet, keys, coin purse, pen.

16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts:
Dog freak. Have Lab and Lab mixes.

17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc):
Hitchhiked coast to coast.

18. Say something totally random about yourself:
I'm the only of my mother's children to inherit her family's curls.

19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list:


20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world?
It's the best one I've come across.

[Alan]

1. Name/Initials: Alan
2. Where do you live: Sugar Hill, Georgia
3. How many other places have you lived: South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Italy,California, boot camp in Great Lakes Ill., A-school in Philly
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: France, Israel, St. Thomas, Mexico
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Scotland
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: I still have all my hair.
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: Friendly
8. How many kilts do you have: 6 so far
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: Depends if I have time to make myself more. So far I'm just making them for others.
10. What got you started in this in the first place: I've been attending Highland Games since before I can remember.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? The grocery store. Today
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: As often as possible.
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A lady at the grocery store today.
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: At a Hotel where my wife and I were attending her company Christmas party. There were other parties going on at the same time and a man from another christmas was making fun and calling it a skirt. He was attending his Christmas party in jeans, a jeans shirt, and cowboy boots and he had the nerve to talk about the way I was dressed.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Wallet, keys, and money.
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: Make kilts, cook, karate, and drive my children to the many places they have to go.
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Skydiving
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I love making kilts, seeing the material go from a long piece of cloth to a work of art.
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list:Who was in the military? I spent 6 years active duty in the Navy and I am currently in the Navy Reserves.
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Without a doubt.

[ACP]

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1. Name/Initials: Adam
2. Where do you live: Atlanta metro area
3. How many other places have you lived: Several around Atlanta
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Alaska is most notable, Mexico, Prince Edward Island, various in California
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Katmandu
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: My tattoos
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: Odd sense of humor
8. How many kilts do you have: 3
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: One doesn't plan to acquire kilts, one just does.
10. What got you started in this in the first place: I ordered a tartan kilt. It took so long to arrive that I had to order a Utilikilt to tide me over. It was all down hill from there.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Don't remember exactly. I wear my kilts pretty frequently. No special event required.
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Yes
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: I wore the kilt to the office on casual Friday and several co-workers thought it was really cool.
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: Several others at the office thought I had lost my mind. I have never had anyone be really mean about it.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Isn't that like asking what's under my kilt?
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: Soccer and red wine.
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): I once rode dairy cows in the middle of the night out of boredom.
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I like peanut butter.
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: What is the first rule of fight club?
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Absolutely[/QUOTE]