<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">. . . The Bitterroot Scottish-Irish Festival 2012 (Hamilton Montana)</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="cid:1FD82C4F-156C-4E5C-ABDB-E2095ED0568D" alt="image.jpeg" id="1FD82C4F-156C-4E5C-ABDB-E2095ED0568D" width="640" height="362"></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">"Amazing Grace"</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://youtu.be/ZpcmM9X1zyQ">http://youtu.be/ZpcmM9X1zyQ</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Clog Dancing</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://youtu.be/jwlj5Em11oI">http://youtu.be/jwlj5Em11oI</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">"The Unicorn Song"</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://youtu.be/OQn5sD7lyc0">http://youtu.be/OQn5sD7lyc0</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">And, of course, . . .</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sword fighting</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://youtu.be/4NrPyRTUWuY">http://youtu.be/4NrPyRTUWuY</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Spear fighting</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://youtu.be/skbu98jJM88">http://youtu.be/skbu98jJM88</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The Pole Toss</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://youtu.be/P1Inz4TO1w4">http://youtu.be/P1Inz4TO1w4</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">(The beginning of) The Closing Ceremony</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://youtu.be/4mUsycwGcNM">http://youtu.be/4mUsycwGcNM</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">-----------------------------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">As we were unable to attend the 2013 Bitterroot Scottish-Irish Festival (due to a fire that pretty much shut down Highway 12 at Lolo Pass last August), we will be attending . . .</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The Bitterroot Scottish-Irish Festival 2014 (August 23-24, 2014)</div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.bitterrootscottishirishfestival.org">http://www.bitterrootscottishirishfestival.org</a></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">One question: Would any of you fine people care to join us? If so, contact me off-list. It is never to early to make arrangements.<br></span><br><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- John Lennon</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>