It is good to be official here, I have been by to read things before but I am now a member thanks to Steve (Victoria, Freedom kilts, Nice Guy). I took my honeymoon in that glorious city by the bay and was able to order a kilt for myself and my Lady. Personal to Steve, It was great meeting you and hope to make my trip to Victoria an annual event.

Now to the kilt addiction, it all started in 1990, I learned how to play the pipes and got kilted. My first is a Wallace made by a lady in Albuquerque, Kathy Lare. It just stared out small, you know, “Lets get in kilt and go buskin a bit, then it grew to. “Hey lets go see if we can play in the pub tonight, always in kilt. I went to workshops that were put on through TECA with Scotty Thompson and got a certificate, and then another and helped sell tartan and kilts. Then I had to have my Black Stewart, pleated regimental, for solo gigs. I bought a Buchannan just in case I joined the shrine band and ….. well started playing in a ceili band and just going out to pubs in my kilt and buying more. I had to have a Black Watch, every piper should, right? I had to have a Pittsburgh Steeler kilt (McLeod) so I made my first Great Kilt, then a Masonic organization had a MacDonald as its official tartan, so I had to get one of those. You see it is not my fault, I had to get every kilt I have. I know that you all can understand the need to wear a kilt as much as possible. I moved to Reno in 2000 and found out about these other kinds of kilts. I bought a Black Workman’s from UK and then some more, Khakis, Gray, Tie-Dye, more Black, Olive and then Leather (had to work a lot of events to get that one). While I do not have the large collection, I am up to 16 (17 soon) half traditional and half non-traditional. I wear mine all the time except at work, I am an Assistant principal and I really can’t wear one to school. I am looking forward to chatting and reading what goes on here.

Peace Piper