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demmiblue

(36,862 posts) Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:05 PM Jul 2020

Bummed that the Highland Games have been cancelled in my neck of the woods (though understandable):

"Scotland the Brave" in real time makes the hair stand up on my neck, and brings a tear to my eye.

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Bummed that the Highland Games have been cancelled in my neck of the woods (though understandable): (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2020 OP

Is your neck of the woods Alameda County, perchance? mr_lebowski Jul 2020 #1

Oh, that was wonderful! Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #2

Wonderful. Was not going to watch the whole video, but then couldn't quit. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #3

Thanks for posting. Alba gu brath. sarge43 Jul 2020 #4

Kilt your fun plans. Harker Jul 2020 #5

My college had, and still has, Highland Games, though this year they were canceled, of course. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #6

My Podunk town has hosted the Highland Games for decades Brother Buzz Jul 2020 #7

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Is your neck of the woods Alameda County, perchance?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:12 PM

Jul 2020

Always meant to go to that back when I lived in the Bay ...

Been to the Ren Faire a buncha times but not Highland Games.

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)

2. Oh, that was wonderful!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:25 PM

Jul 2020

Watched the whole thing, spent almost 10 minutes in another world. How I wish I could see that in person. I love bagpipes.

This needs to go on my bucket list. I need to start putting money in the bucket!

Fla Dem

(23,689 posts)

3. Wonderful. Was not going to watch the whole video, but then couldn't quit.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:28 AM

Jul 2020

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

4. Thanks for posting. Alba gu brath.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:39 AM

Jul 2020

Harker

(14,020 posts)

5. Kilt your fun plans.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:49 AM

Jul 2020

Sorry.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,731 posts)

6. My college had, and still has, Highland Games, though this year they were canceled, of course.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:12 PM

Jul 2020

It was a fun event. There was even a student bagpipe band, and I got kind of addicted to bagpipe music, which should not be played indoors. Had a friend who got pretty good at the pipes and used to wander around the neighborhood playing "When The Saints Go Marching In."

Brother Buzz

(36,442 posts)

7. My Podunk town has hosted the Highland Games for decades

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 01:10 PM

Jul 2020

And our town still laughs at the gaff our republican rag newspaper made when it reported the results of the 'caper' toss.

The image of three hundred fifty pound men wearing dresses and tossing capers is comedy gold.

I will miss our games as well. There was something eerily cool about waking up hearing bagpipes.

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