Gretna

September 29th: Gretna

Going to see the Redz hammer the anvil at Mecca today. Been a strange week. Saw old family friend Willie Miller's funeral (there's actually more than just the one).

Sad but the way life is. A good East Kilbride booze up was held thereafter. Scottish culture. Excellent send off for Willie.

So Gretna, a place which has an importance in this Minks life. My Ma (Chrissie Watt MacLaughlin McSloy Duncan) died in 1995. She was still relatively young. Before that she had health scares. So she and Wattie senior (the rebel soul) went off to Gretna and got hitched without anyone even knowing (we always thought they were married - but no they were not). They had never done the deed despite being together at that point and having kids as far back as the mid fifties! There was something about what they did that I thought cool.

Family skeletons in the cupboard methinks - but it does explain one thing - why I can be a right bastard. Excellent.

Anyway - Gretna must be hammered this afternoon or questions about what's in the Pittodrie cupboard will be asked by all Dons fans.

C'mon ye Redzzzzzzzz