…the ongoing, current ‘rummage in the attic’ adventure produces more ‘photographic blasts from the past’… and has uncovered this prize piece of ancient historical Kilt-ism… featured on the left is a great friend, Cameron Sloan, for many, many years the Secretary of the Hong Kong St. Andrew’s Society, a thankless role, but carried out with enormous diligence as with everything he tackles… on the right, weighing in at a gazillion kilos lighter than his current fighting weight is Master Gallacher… you will note the chap with the elegant sideburns in the wall portrait behind us… no prizes for guessing who he is, but I wonder how many of my non-Scottish followers will know his name?… the usual comments are expected regarding how many years have lapsed since my hirsute topping drifted into the mists of distant memory… the self same Anderson tartan Kilt is still in use, although the straps at the side which allow for ‘expandable human body content’ admittedly have since been stretched to their limits… however, I’m proud to say I can still fit into the same brogue shoes and socks sizes… the bow tie also still fits… thankful for small mercies… so there yeez are, Messrs Sloan and Gallacher, prime models for Vogue for Teuchters… wha’s like us?—damn few, an’ they’re a’ deid!… slainte mhath!… see yeez later… LUV YEEZ!…
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Not Scottish thus entitled to a guess. Would Robbie Burns be completely wrong ?
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it would not be completely wrong:):) slainte!
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I forgot it’s been 40 years since I wore a kilt. Town I grew up in is twinned with Glenrothes. For one event we had to dress up in the habit of one of the towns BB is twinned with. Luckily we could wear a kilt. The girls wore the same…
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:):)
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Cannot guess at name in portrait, but this has been another entertaining post, Seumas. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Great picture, Seumas. That painting in the background I believe is Robert Burns also known by some as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire. 🙂 — Suzanne
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