War Graves Pilgrim

[Bill Jenkins]

Hi,

I am a 73 year old senior citizen. I play the pipes, I wear a cilt (Welsh). I was born an Englishman (Liverpool), have a Welsh name (Jenkins) For years I wore the Johnstone tartan with permission of The Earl Of Allendale. My kilt took me to visit over 100 war graves locations until at last it brought me 'home' to Wales. There I played at the graves of the Canadians who lay at rest in Bodelwyddan but tha;s another story .....
I suppose my claim to fame must have been in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2004. There I was an Englishman with a Welsh name wearing a Kilt. I actually overstepped the last step in an Irish pub and must admit that only a 'Scouse' would get away with that.
Now before any come charging over Hadrians Wall full of battle let us see why I wear my kily (cilt). I wear it becuase I chose it and not becuase my father happened to be in in the right bed at the wrong time. I wear it with pride and few will cross my path with impunity. That is the facts - now for the history. The cilt (kilt) was worn by the ancient Greeks. The tartans were used thousands of years ago to depict Turkish family ties and the pipes were brought here by the Romans.
So if you see me in any part of the world - just leave me be and the fact that I now wear my own (Jenkins) tartan bears no disrespect to the Johnson tartan I wore worldwide.
Bill Jenkins
Liiverpool

[McMurdo]

You will get absolutly no argument from me, you have every right in the world to wear the kilt.
from Toronto, Ontario Canada, and thank you for caring enough to play at the Canadian war graves.

[TimC]

Wear what ya like and wear it proudly. You'll get no greif here. Welcome to the madness and the addiction!

-Tim

[McFarkus]

from Chicago, Illinois, USA

[pdcorlis]

What a wonderful life story... you'll get no arguements around here I'll wager - just a hearty welcome from the rabble... me included!

[Jock Scot]

Welcome Bill,from Inverness-shire.My family has too many of their number buried in war cemeteries spread around this globe.You may have played your pipes in one of them,for that I thank you.

[McClef]

from South Wales!

Have 2 Welsh Cilts!

[CactusJack]

Hello and From The Great State of Missouri, and you'll get to argument from me either.

[B Hall]

welcome from Ohio

[beowulf67]

Welcome from the Heart of Kilted Dixie, Alabama USA!!

You'll find no argument here about why you wear a kilt, where you wear a kilt or even how you choose to spell cilt.

But what does "overstepped the last step in an Irish pub" mean?