KILTS GALORE!

you know you had a good night at the bar when you've got Boba Fett looking for you the next morning...

i worked at the Utilikilt booth for Gen Con and had a BLAST telling men to take off their pants. that was actually my sales pitch: "Come on in and take off you pants!" yeah, that got a lot of attention at a gaming convention! some guys were shocked that i MEANT it, too! wrapped s kilt around their waist and said "okay, drop trou!"

the bittersweet "highlight" of the weekend was when i met the brother of an old friend of mine who was killed in a motorcycle accident 11 years ago. he overheard me tell someone that wearing a kilt in Indiana shouldn't be too shocking since there is so much historical reenacting in Indiana. and i also said that i am involoved in historical reenacting. i happened to mention Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum, which caught the brother's attention. when it was his chance to get fitted, he told me that he WANTED a kilt but couldn't afford one because he had just bought a new motorcycle. i feel really stupid that i can't remember if his name was Adam or Alex or what... but here's the conversation in a nutshell...

brother: so, how long have you been involved in reenacting?

me: about twenty years

brother: did you know Derek Catt?

me: yeah, he marched with us for a couple years

brother: he was my brother

me: oh my god, wow. wow. he dated my friend Kym. wow

brother: yeah i remember her. small world!

me: yeah, he marched with us, but who DIDN'T he march with!

yeah, i met Derek back in 1987 when my friend Ilsa (she was 11 yrs old at the time) befriended him. she probably had a crush on him, but he was around 18 yrs old at the time :D. Derek was motorcycle-safety man... reflective tape all over his helmet, leathers, etc. just took one person to NOT pay attention... he was a good kid.