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Yet another person comes face to face with the Utilikilt and cannot understand it. We went to check out a new fitness center yesterday. I was wearing my new Utilikilt. Mister oh-so-cocky membership salesman was curious: What on earth is that you’re wearing? It’s a Utilikilt He was still unsure: But what is it? I explained, patiently. It’s an . . . → Read More: More Butt kicking, and this time it’s about the kilt I play a set of McCallum AB/2 Medallists. They came with Ezee-Drone reeds and I subsequently added a Ross canister bag. My band in Utah, the Wasatch and District Pipe Band, also uses McCallum chanters, so the nice thing is that I can play my pipes in the band with its own chanter. . . . → Read More: My wonderful McCallum bagpipes Well, the World Pipe Band Championships are over for another year. Not surprisingly, the top three bands in Grade 1 were the same as in the previous three or four years – they just duke it out for who gets to place where. In the end Field Marshal Montgomery came out on top, displacing . . . → Read More: World Pipe Band Championships I’m out of town this week with my family, so my kids can go to camp. We’re staying at a hotel that claims to be a resort. Glacial service and flies on the dining tables say otherwise, but that’s a whole different story. I decided to practice a respectful distance away from the hotel buildings. . . . → Read More: The maintenance guys will kick their butts With lightning speed, my new Utilikilt arrived from Seattle Thursday. Of course, I have worn it every day since. It might even be helping to scare up some business. My kids persuaded me to take them to a gross fast food restaurant. The staff commented on my accent and my kilt, but . . . → Read More: My Newtilikilt causes a stir, but I am not refused service. Even as I sit here comfortably at my computer, the storm in the UK over the alleged airplane bombing plot is hitting close to home. We had no band practice this week, because 9 of my band (the Wasatch and District Pipe Band of Bountiful, Utah) were traveling to Scotland for the World Pipe Band Championships in . . . → Read More: World Piping Events and World Events |
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