Kill(t)ing time...

[Rench]

So a few years ago I decided to take up a musical instrument. I "played" guitar back in high school, just enough for the girls to notice, and was never particularly good. Between work and the sheer complication of it, I looked into bagpipes. Now, this is not a casual instrument, but more of a choice in lifestyle. I'm about to (hopefully) pass my tests and become a rank-and-file player with 2 different bands (long story). Which means I'll have 2 kilts. Funny thing about a heavy, worsted wool, expensive as hell, crafted and shipped from the highlands of Scotland article of traditional clothing (and one of them a loaner that I'm even MORE inclined to take care of): you want to keep it as pristine as possible. Stored carefully, worn reverently, I'd really rather not have to go through the expense and 8 week production time of another one ever again if I can avoid it.

BUT, they kinda go with the pipes. And while I got into this to play at funerals and occasional parades, there's conventions. After parties. And the singular experience of hospitality rooms after conventions and even funerals, where the drinks flow until they slosh, and the pipers are the rock stars of the event. Enter the "casual" kilt (oh yeah, that's 3 now). So mine arrived yesterday, and I can't really help myself but wear it around the house.

Folks, you gotta try one of these. This is not a preening in the mirror "I'm cool!!!!" thing. This is goddamn comfortable beyond belief. Functional, easy on/easy off, feel like you're naked, but not at all. I'm going to try hard not to be one of the toughies who wear utilikilts as a fashion statement, but man, I'm not looking forward to running errands this afternoon, cause I'll put pants back on. I'm just saying, should you ever have the means or excuse, give it a try.

-Rench

PS: It's a KILT. If you wear something under it, THEN it's a skirt...

[Bo_9]

First thing that sprang to mind, sorry.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcTTRsSfzk[/media]

[Jaeger]

The Scottish are crazy, not stupid.

--Jaeger

[Pattio]

Always been kilt curious. Unfortunately, I am not Scottish, nor am I a firefighter, so therefore what we are talking about is skirt play, and I'm just not going there.

[DerGolgo]

Always been kilt curious. Unfortunately, I am not Scottish, nor am I a firefighter, so therefore what we are talking about is skirt play, and I'm just not going there.

Sir! Beware your words! You insult my ancestors with them, you do!
The Scots conquered a fifth of the world's peoples and a third of the planet's landmass wearing kilts! They did it on behalf of the English, yes. But you don't subjugate the mighty and proud culture of India, the whole subcontinent, not just the bit that's called "India" these days, and most of Africa, in a skirt. Hadn't poison gas come along, you could rest assured, when the King's Own Scottish Borderers stormed up Sword beach, or the Scots Guards marched into the streets of Port Stanley, they would have done so in kilts. Or are you suggesting that defeating the Nazis and uppity Argentinian fascists is something you do in a skirt?

[Pattio]

I think you get my point. If you're Scottish, it's a manly and warlike kilt. If you're not, as not am I, it's a skirt.

[Hengry]

PS: It's a KILT. If you wear something under it, THEN it's a skirt...

I think its the underwear status, not the lineage that defines a kilt, no?

[Pintgudge]

I've got two now.

I wore a Utilikilt to Ragnaroc. I spent a lot of saturday lunches at the V.A. hospital lately with my sweeties dying, (now dead) mother. She loved it! I'd wear a nice white collarless shirt, and a dark, not too fancy dinner type jacket. All the other patients didn't know exactly what to think, but it woke them up a little.

New one is still a utility kilt, not traditional, very comfortable and looks good. Google "the kilt tailor" I think it was made in Pakistan.

I don't do suits and ties. Period. But a nice dark kilt, and a nice shirt and jacket are good enough for anything I need to get spiffy for.

[Rench]

Good for you! I've read about the kilt bring defacto formal wear, and was thinking of bringing one with on the family vacation this spring for the fancy dinner night. For the life of me I don't remember seeing one out at Rag, but I was either riding or drinking pretty much that whole week. We should do that again sometime...

-Rench

[Mk3]

Have you learned to cross your legs or are the renchlets trying to figure out why daddy has that poor pink nosed poodle in a leg lock?

You're in a major metropolitan area, there are cheaper ways to cross dress and no one will give any of their shits.

we never should have let you watch Nickelodeon; Ren and Stimpy, Pete and Pete, Hey Arnold, you were bound to be skirt-curious.

Too late now I suppose. How long before Christina has a bagpipe conversion?

[xtian]