My Farquarson had its debut last night. My wife & I went to a local performance of Messiah. Over the years I have acquired recordings of eight distinct performances by different orchestras but had never before attended a live performance and had never suspected what I was missing. Last night's performance was brilliant.

The audience reaction to my kilt was quite gratifying. Before the performance we got only two raised eyebrows and smiles, but during the intermission we got seven compliments from ladies and two from gentlemen. After the performance, five more from ladies.

Apparently a kilt is even more of a babe magnet than a puppy is---and kilts don't piddle.

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