Warren Casey
Fleet Admiral

Warren took to the sea at an early age. It was in his blood. His father was a merchant seaman. Boats have been his passion all his life. With his father, he built three boats; two of steel and one of wood. He has been a sailing Captain for more than 35 years (not a professional Captain). He was Junior Commodore of Ventura Yacht Club and Commodore of Ventura Sailing Club, each for two years. He has raced and pillaged most of Southern California.

He is the managing partner of WICKED TINKERS and in his travels with them has sacked and plundered many towns and cities across America.

Member of Clan Cian.

He is truly honored to be selected to the post of  CLAN INEBRIATED FLEET ADMIRAL. He will uphold this rank with all the drunken clarity he can muster. The seas will never be free of, "Gu Deoch, Gu Cairdean, and Gu Sp'ors." 

Ian joined CI in its early years at the Seaside Highland Games and does his best to keep up with the Clan's image. He has been involved in the Scottish community and arts for many years. He started his involvement with Scottish country dancing and rapidly moved on to Highland dancing, a background that helps to explain the wonderful musicality of his piping today. He rescued the San Diego Scottish Highland Games from financial disaster in the late 1980s and presided over that event's remarkable renaissance. At about the same time, he had to give up dancing and decided to keep on with competition through piping. He joined the Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band of San Diego County and joined a military re-enactment organization a few years later. This organization opened the door for him to learn from some of the British Army's leading pipers. In 1996, he established the GS McLennan Invitational Piping Competition, an event which brought the world's top pipers to Southern California. In 2001 he began graduate study at the University of Aberdeen, permitting him to travel to the United Kingdom several times per year and exposing him to more of piping's masters. Highlights of those visits include laying the memorial poppy wreath for the Gordon Highlanders at the Cenotaph (London's Remembrance Day ceremony), attending the Laying Up of the Regiment's Colours, and meeting frequently with his mentor, Lt-General Sir P. W. Graham. He earned his doctorate in Scottish military history in 2007, and is returning to competitive piping.

In addition to creating one of the most important competitions in the world of piping, Ian's credentials include: piping instruction from Donald MacPherson, John Wilson, Jack Lee; performances for HRH Prince Charles, HRH Prince Michael, the Lords-Provost of Edinburgh and Edinburgh; participating in the Gordon Highlanders' bicentenniary march through Aberdeen (1994) and marching with the combined regimental pipe bands at the Huntly Homecoming celebration (2009); being designated as the piper to the 1st Light Armed Recon (1MEF, USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA) and the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53).
 

I am a California native and discovered my Scottish heritage when I saw a marriage license of my Great Grandmother, who was a Scot.

I love scotch whiskey! I joined Clan Inebriated in 2005.

I am a collector of fine whisky's. so much so that when I share with the Chief he pronounced me Spirit Master. I have single malt whisky at least 12 years old from every whisky producing region of Scotland. Professional tasters point me to the whisky I collect, most of it I get from Scotland

I look forward to sharing with my fellow clan members whenever possible.