Brother Mike's Musings... by Mike Larkin... '...Whenever I order
quesadillas, I use this joke. Now I only order them let's say 4-5
times/year...so it's kind of special. I'll say, "Let me have the
quesadillas.....nah, you know what, I'll just have a 12 pack of
dillas"....'

Hellooo all…

Just a reminder on Friday Oct 26 we appear at 115 Bourbon St
(www.115bourbonstreet,com) in Merrionette Park to play a benefit for
the Ignite the Spirit (www.ignitethespirit.com) charity group run by
the Chicago Fire Department. It starts at 8 PM. For just $25 dollar
it's all you can eat and drink. The Ignite the Spirit Fund was
created to raise funds for Chicago firefighters and their families in
times of need.

Now it's the last time to catch us (so be there!) until our annual
Black Wednesday Show (the day before Thanksgiving) at the Kerry
Piper. That's three weekend off!! Since it's been a long festival
season and we have basically been playing every weekend since August
I have put together my top list of things to get done in the coming
weeks.

It's actually the list my wife has left me...

1. Call elder accountant and get them to fax some information.
2. Go to the City Hall and get the dog license (Is she getting pulled
over soon? Helloooooooo?)
3. Call someone to fix the cracks in the foundation.
4. Replace bulbs in the Garage.
5. Fix the basement toilet.
6. Put away the patio furniture.
7. Clean Garage.

That sucks, doesn't it. I'll imagine if she left THIS list:

1. Get through some of the programs on Tivo that you've been meaning
to watch.
2. Eat some cereal and leave the bowl and spoon on the counter.
3. Read the Tribune and leave the paper all over floor by the couch
4. Surf the web for new porn.
5. Start drinking everyday at PM.
6. Watch Goodfellas (and Dr. Who) again
7. Buy more whiskey ( we're running low...)

Now THAT would be a good list.

Ireland Trip

I'll leave the tour guide stuff up to Terry but remember we still
have some opening left for our Ireland trip. The count of people is
close to almost fifty. Please contact Mary Ann Coon at
mactravel@.... Also go to our web site
www.celticratpack.com and view our news page for brief details. It
makes a great Holiday gift for yourself or whoever!!

That's all for me.

Slainte,

Dan-


Terry's Ticket to Travel… by Terry Moran - Killarney, Co. Kerry -
(Cill Airne: The Church of the Sloes)

(Terry Moran is going to lead us on a little bit of his travel wisdom
as we approach our tour of Ireland `Seven Drunken Nights' from June
19 – 27, 2008….)

For three great (drunken) days and nights we stay in Killarney in Co
Kerry. It a great base to see the Cliffs of Moher, Bun Ratty Castle,
Tralee Bay, Ennis, the (death) Ring of Kerry as well as Blarney
Castle, Limerick.

We stayed relatively close to Killarney on our Last trip to Ireland
in a town called Adare, Limerick. This was mainly because the
Sullivan (My Mom's) family lives in Doolin, Limerick and the Crean
(Larkin Mom) family who lives in Castlegregory, Kerry (On Tralee
Bay). We saw our first 'Irish' traffic jam on our way to
Castlegregory (sheep) and spent a have a hour around the town looking
for Mike Hilliard (Larkin Mom's cousin) knocking on every door in
town since everybody's last name was Hilliard. ( Mike Larkin stayed
with the sheep. I wonder why...)

In Adare (where I understand we will be making our first stop in
Ireland) we played at our first Pub in Ireland. Situated down the
street from his father's place, Collins Pub, son Sean's place, also
named Collins Pub, was the first place we performed.

It was interesting since we play with no microphones or speakers. We
wondered aloud how anyone would hear us in all the bar noise. Yet
every time we spoke or started a song, everyone shut up and
listened. Charged up by this attention we played till the wee hours
of the morning for two nights.

The pub 'closed' at 11 PM but that just meant they shut and locked
the door. The party went until 3 AM. I only felt sorry for our Bed
and Breakfast hostess who would stay till the end and then have to
make us breakfast the next day.

It promises to be a blast. And now in honor to the (half) Kerry
heritage of those knucklehead Larkin's I'll leave you with a Kerryman
Joke.

Now Joe will say " There is only one explanation for the spate of
Kerryman jokes that has engulfed Ireland like a tidal wave over the
past number of years – jealousy. After all, Kerry has won the All-
Ireland football title more often than any other county; it has the
beautiful lakes of Killarney; and it has the Rose of Tralee
competition, featuring the loveliest and most charming girls one can
imagine. In the face of all this, the only feeble comeback that the
rest of us can manage is the Kerryman joke."

It sounds better when he says that drunk...

Two Corkmen and a Kerryman were about to be shot by firing squad so
they decided to try and divert their executioners and escape in the
resulting confusion.

'Air-raid!' shouted the first Corkman, and made his escape as the
guards took cover.

'Avalanche!' shouted the second Corkman and he too got away.

'Fire!' shouted the Kerryman.


See you soon!!

Terry Moran