Pride in a skirt... err... kilt!

[drewan]

I've posted my Pride 2005 pictures into Fotki.

This is my sixth year of Pride pictures posted to Fotki. I think I want to do a collage of People at Pride pictures.

Pride was a lot of fun this year. Leather Pride overlaps with the Twin Cities Pride festival, so I got to spend a lot of my time this past week at Leather Pride events. Then on Saturday Joe and I spend some time in the park together before I staffed the Leather Pride booth for a few hours. After that we connected with several couples from the Couples Twin Cities group and went out for dinner at Newsroom.

My only significant purchase this year (besides having to buy those damned food/drink tickets!!!) was my first Utilikilt. I purchased a tan khaki modified-Mocker, which has the addition of side snap on pockets, similar to the Workman's style. I don't have any pictures of me in my Utilikilt yet, but I'll get some soon. I'd been wanting to get a Utilikilt for a while now, and I'd been browsing their website trying to figure out which one to get. I was very happily surprised to see them at Pride, since I'd forgotten they were there last year (Joe reminded me of this later).  

I wore it all of Saturday after buying it, since it was comfortable on a very hot day. My only problem occurred after dinner, when I started the chafe a bit. As a result I left the Utilikilt at home on Sunday. I definitely love the kilt though, and now I'm debating bring it to Gaylaxicon next weekend or not.

On Saturday, when we went into Newsroom for dinner, I got compliments on the kilt from a few of the women who worked there, but the male staff gave me some "what the fuck" looks. After dinner we walked around Minneapolis for another hour or two (which probably lead to the chaffing), stopping in E Block so some of our crew could get dessert at Cold Stone.

As we waited in line, some strange guy walked by us and looked at me and said "Is that a skirt?!?"  I replied that it's a kilt. "That's a skirt?!?" he smirked and walked away. I could only manage to mutter "What ever" followed by "But I looked damned good in it!" but I think he was to far away to hear me at that point.

Comments

[musicbearmn.livejournal.com]

Keith and I looked at them and are planning to make a stop at the store in Seattle while we are on vacation. I'm looking at a black Mocker and Keith is looking at the original or a Workman (he wants pockets on the outside--I prefer the inside for pockets!)

Tell me a bit about the couples group. I saw them at PRIDE but didn't get a chance to talk to them.

[qnetter]

I'm sure you look great in it.

i'm also sure you look better in just about anything else.

I really don't get this kilt fad.

[nerdimus-prime.livejournal.com]

w00t! Welcome to the Utiliclan, brother! Aaron and I got our first ones at Dore Alley festival in San Fran last year, and I still want another one. Most of the comments have been of the "oh, cool!" variety, and I'd really rather wear a kilt than pants at almost any occasion. We've since talked several friends into buying one, and they've all been happy with them.

For qnetter, I know some people don't understand the fuss about kilts, but after reading this and then actually wearing a kilt, I'm a convert. Maybe this will explain better than I can: http://members.aol.com/brvhearts

And, just because I like posting it:

[moonpuppy61.livejournal.com]

Please bring the kilt to Gaylaxicon. Double please to wear it!

[esprix.livejournal.com]

Yes! Bring! Wear! Kilts! W00t!

Oh, and I'll try really really really really really really really hard not to outbid you in the Art show this year. Really. Maybe. Mostly. Really. :P