Brother Mike's Musings... by Mike Larkin - "To me, boxing is like a
ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit
each other..."

Heelllooo-

I finally have enough energy to type after my brief stint in the
Betty Ford Clinic after the St Patrick's Day Festivities.

We had a great time and want to thank the over 5000 people who saw us
on March 16th and 17th (at Forever Green and The Kerry Piper), we had
a blast.

We also were listen to hundreds of thousands of listeners on 'The
Steve Dahl Show' (www.dahl.com) on March 16th as well as the internet
listening public on such great shows as Paddy Rock Radio
(www.paddyrock.com).

Steve Dahl has even helped to dub your Celtic Rat Pack as the "Jimmy
Buffets" of Irish Music!!

Next Weekend

We end our March tour next weekend in Palatine for a Park District
concert.  Details are at www.palatineparkdistrict.com.  Concert
begins next Friday March 30 at 8 PM.  On Saturday March 31st, we play
the Mission for Meghan Benefit at U.S. Cellular Field.  The benefit
starts at 6 PM, details at www.missionformeghan.org.

That's all I have for this week.

See you soon!

Slainte

Dan Larkin

Hey Beldon-
Great to see you here!

I uploaded my pictures as well there.

St pat's Nevin's folder here.

Also rest all at my Yahoo photos link

http://photos.yahoo.com/aloha_mu
2007 March

Did one folder for all of March.

Glengarry Bhoys at Ballydoyle-Downers Grove
Fenians at Abbey Pub-Chicago
Larkin and Moran Brothers at Nevin's-Evanston
(Played at 11:30 after playing night before at Navy Pier bash! - took
them a while to get going!)

Michelle
P.S. Thanks to Michelle P for adjusting our new group photo!


--- In larkinandmoranbrothers@yahoogroups.com, Beldon McPheron
<vette_z0602@...> wrote:
>
> My first time at Nevins. Nice place.  Sorry I didn't make it to
Piper.  Big party locally.  I added one pic I took at Nevins.  Hope
to see you guys in Palatine.
>
>   Beldon
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> It's here! Your new message!
> Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar.
>

--- In larkinandmoranbrothers@yahoogroups.com, "Michelle"
<aloha_mu@...> wrote:
>
> New group picture from Nevin's coming soon......
> And other pics too of course!
>
> Anyone go to Wheaton OR Kerry Piper?????
> Dan, how was the ride to Wheaton?????
>
> Have you guys recovered yet?????? :)
> Michelle
>

Ride to Wheaton was uneventful although long.  Muldoons is pretty
small.  I'm not sure we would play there again just due to the size
although the people were great.

The voice has finally returned.  Mike's voice was failing on Friday
night at the Navy Pier show.  I need to go to rehab...

Dan

New group picture from Nevin's coming soon......
And other pics too of course!

Anyone go to Wheaton OR Kerry Piper?????
Dan, how was the ride to Wheaton?????

Have you guys recovered yet?????? :)
Michelle

Brother Mike's Musings... By Mike Larkin "When you go in for a job
interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press
charges..."

Hellooo All....

It's what we call the 'High Holy Days' or what Joe calls his 'pre
rehab days' but every March is better than the last.  This year
promises to be the best yet.  It has been pointed out by Tribune that
some great Irish acts are bringing their sound to Chicago this St.
Patrick's Day Season like the Saw Doctors and Gaelic Storm.  Someone
else pointed out to me that our two shows on March 16th and 17th will
outdraw all bands on a two day period.  We also are set to return to
the air wave to Chicago's #1 Radio program 'The Steve Dahl Show' on
March 16th.  Things are good.

Paddy CD Release Party

We are set for the official release of our new CD - Paddy for
Thursday, March 15th at Corrigan's Pub.  We have received great
reviews from advanced copies being sent out.  We hope you like it too
so please come out!!

The Schedule (for links and details go to our web site
www.celticratpack.com or www.myspace.com/thelarkinandmoranbrothers)

March 9th - Lemont's St. Patrick's Day Fest - Lemont IL 3 to 5 PM
March 10th - Gaelic Park Parade Day Party - Oak Forest, IL 2 to 5 PM
March 15th - Corrigan's Pub 'Paddy' CD Release Party  - Chicago IL  9
PM
March 16th - Steve Dahl Show 105.9 FM 2 to 7 PM
March 16th - Forever Green - Navy Pier - Chicago, IL  8 - 10 PM
March 17th - Tommy Nevin's Pub - Evanston, IL 11:30 to 1:30 PM
March 17th - Muldoon's Pub - Wheaton, IL  4 to 7 PM
March 17th - Kerry Piper Tent Show - 10PM

Steve Dahl Show

On an October day when Steve was getting out of an Irish Music
benefit due to the Monday Night Football Game against the Arizona
Cardinals, Steve commented ' I won't even have the Larkin and Moran
Brothers to cover my back.'  This was even after an incoherent phone
call by brother Joe.  Well, we will be back on FreeFM 105.9.  You
could also listen in to his podcast on  www.dahl.com.

That's all for now...


Slainte,

Dan Larkin
www.celticratpack.com

Brother Mike's Musings... by Mike Larkin " Dad always thought
laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us
died of tuberculosis..."

Hellooo all

Busy, busy, busy is the name of the game right now and it all starts
this weekend on Saturday February 17th at the Kerry Piper at 9 PM.
www.kerrypiper.com

We round out February next weekend playing the preparade party for
the South Side Irish Parade on Friday February 23rd at 8:30 PM, which
is the largest neighborhood (non downtown) parade in America
attracting over a quarter million people.  Check out the link and
info to the party. http://www.southsideirishparade.org/

Also we will be at Quigley's Pub at 111th St & Pulaski in Oak Lawn on
February 24th at 9 PM.  This show promises to be a blow out so get
there early.

Check out our web site www.celticratpack.com for all schedule info
leading up to Paddy's Day or our myspace site at
http://www.myspace.com/thelarkinandmoranbrothers.

Official CD Release Announced

It's here and we have it available.  Paddy is now released!!  Our
Official Release will be held at Coorigan's Pub on Thursday March
15th.  Coorigans is located at 111th & Albany in Chicago.  More to
come but it is official!!  It's great to get that monkey off our
backs!!

That's all for now!!

Slainte,

Dan Larkin

A true Bears fan....


A man had 50 yard line tickets for the Bear's game. As he sits down,
a man comes down and asks if anyone is sitting in the seat next to
him.
> > >
"No," he says, "the seat is empty."
> > >
"This is incredible," said the ma n. "Who in their right mind would
have a seat like this for the Bears game, the biggest sporting event
in the world, and not use it?"
> > >
He says, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to
come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Bears game
we haven't been to together since we got married in 1967."


"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible. But couldn't you find
someone else -- a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the
seat?"
> > >
The man shakes his head. "No, they're all at the funeral."

Brother Mike's Musing's... by Mike Larkin  "An old law in Florida
says that it is illegal to have sex with a porcupine. In the rest of
the country, it's just plain stupid..."


Hellooo to Everyone.....

It's time for some great news we hope you will enjoy.  Our new
CD "Paddy" will be available by mid February.  We know it's a long
time coming but we have already started working on the next one so
maybe the next release won't be so long.  If you check out the
following link you can see what the album will look like.

http://www.celticratpack.com/paddy/paddy.html

Also we have random tracks uploaded on our myspace site.

http://www.myspace.com/thelarkinandmoranbrothers

You can also post on myspace comments about the upcoming CD or about
Kevin's new hair style (he calls it the Kramer minus the slurs) or
you can comment on our yahoo groups page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/larkinandmoranbrothers/

Road to Paddy's Day

While most people are concentrating on the upcoming Super Bowl
(Including our friends in Indiapolis from the Irish Fest and the
McGinley's from the Golden Ace- "Have us back soon!") and the
crowning of a certain team from Illinois, we have just about the
entire line up for the upcoming march to St Patrick's Day.
Highlight's include Forever Green and the anuual tent show at the
Kerry Piper (where Mike may attempt another body surfing adeventure!)
as well as an appearance on The Steve Dahl Show.  We also will be
announcing our official CD release Party by the next update.

This Saturday

We return to a great place this Saturday January 27,2006 called the
Galway Tribes in Franfort.  A link to the location can be found on
our web site www.celticratpack.com.  It a great place with great
craic.

That's all for now...

Slainte,

Dan Larkin

PS: GO BEARS!!!

Ok I uploaded my pictures...but they don't compete in any way to Lee's!

her site:
http://picsbylee.com
but I checked and they are not there yet.
so go to
http://www.myspace.com/picsbylee
click on her blog...not sure if you have be a member or friend

my pics:
http://photos.yahoo.com/aloha_mu
select 2007 Larkin Moran Brothers Ballydoyle

Michelle

I was there.  So was Kathleen with me, her friend Sam, Dan3, Lee,
Kiersten/Adrienne/Erika (Prodigals/Elders fans).....and the biggest
surprise of all - SPONGEBOB!

Was anyone else there from here?

Kathleen taped the whole show.  What a fun night!  Really great
time!

Larkin's did announce that they will be at the Navy Pier Forever
Green event on Fri March 16 and at Nevin's in Evanston on Sat, St
Pat's day at 11:30AM!
Their full St. Pats schedule:
Saturday the 17th -        Tommy Nevins Pub-
                                     Evanston, Il. 11:30 AM
Saturday the 17th -       Muldoon's - 133 west Front St
                                     Weaton, Il. 4:00pm.
Saturday the 17th -       Kerry Piper - 7900 Joliet Road
                                     Willowbrook, Il. 10:00pm.
Should be interesting.  Probably the earliest they have ever
performed!  But I guess same owner for all 3 of these places!
I will probably try to be at Nevin's.....

Michelle

Brother Mike's Musing's... By Mike Larkin "I went to the bookstore
and asked the salesman, 'wher's the self-help section?" He said if he
told me, it would defeat the purpose...."

  Hellooo... and Happy New Year!!

This year's for me and you.  I hope eveyone had a safe and healthy
holiday.  We were sadden by the death of Gerald Ford over the
holidays.  Mike however is looking at it differently since he has
been to the Betty Ford Center so frequently.  If you ask me he has
always had a thing for the former first lady and I'm afraid he may
start drinking harder.  Please Mike, make it through March!!

This Weekend

We play at Bally Doyle Pub in Downers Grove www.ballydoylepub.com
this Saturday January 6 at 9 PM.  It's a great place so join us for
our first show of the new year.  Remember the new year brings out our
annual tuning, so caught us while we are still in key!

Resolutions

The new year also brings out resolutions.  I had a talk to brother
Joe about his resolution, Here is what he had to say:

Dan: Happy New Year, Joe, could you tell us about your resolution
this year?
Joe: Yes it's my new approach to a healthy life style, no exercise!
D:  No exercise? I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong
life. Is'nt this true?
J: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it. Don't
waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up
your heart will not make you live longer. That's like saying you can
extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live
longer? Take a nap.
****************************************************
D:  Well that an interesting approach.  Should I cut down on meat and
eat more fruits and vegetables?
J: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay
and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more
than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system.
Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass
(green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your
recommended daily allowance of vegetable slop.
****************************************************
D: Is beer or wine bad for me?
J: Look, it goes to the earlier point about fruits and vegetables. As
we all know, scientists divide everything in the world in to three
categories: animal, mineral, and vegetable. We all know that beer and
wine are not animal, and they are not on the periodic table of
elements, so that only leave one thing, right? My advice: Have a
burger and a beer and enjoy your liquid vegetables.
****************************************************
D: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
J: Well, if you have a body, and you have body fat, your ratio is one
to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
*****************************************************
D: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular
exercise program?
J: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No
Pain?....Good.
******************************************************
D: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
J: You're not listening. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil.
In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables
be bad for you?
*******************************************************
D: What's the secret to healthy eating?
J: Thicker gravy.
*******************************************************
D: Will sit-ups prevent me from getting a little soft around the
middle?
J: Definitely not! ! ! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger.
You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
*******************************************************
D: Is chocolate bad for me?
J: Are you crazy? HELLO . ... . Cocoa beans . . . another
vegetable! ! ! "It's the best feel-good food around."
********************************************************
J- Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have
had about food and diets. Have a cookie . . . flour is a veggie! ! !
One more thing . . . "When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and
salt."


See you Soon,

Slainte

Dan

--- In larkinandmoranbrothers@yahoogroups.com, "Michelle"
<aloha_mu@...> wrote:
>
> Just wondering????
> I love the place and I will be there!
> I got a new video camera so I hope to test it out!
>
> Michelle
>
  I'll be there!!

(I Think)... Dan

Brother Mike's Musing's... By Mike Larkin "I went to the bookstore
and asked the salesman, 'wher's the self-help section?" He said if he
told me, it would defeat the purpose...."

  Hellooo... and Happy New Year!!

This year's for me and you.  I hope eveyone had a safe and healthy
holiday.  We were sadden by the death of Gerald Ford over the
holidays.  Mike however is looking at it differently since he has
been to the Betty Ford Center so frequently.  If you ask me he has
always had a thing for the former first lady and I'm afraid he may
start drinking harder.  Please Mike, make it through March!!

This Weekend

We play at Bally Doyle Pub in Downers Grove www.ballydoylepub.com
this Saturday January 6 at 9 PM.  It's a great place so join us for
our first show of the new year.  Remember the new year brings out our
annual tuning, so caught us while we are still in key!

Resolutions

The new year also brings out resolutions.  I had a talk to brother
Joe about his resolution, Here is what he had to say:

Dan: Happy New Year, Joe, could you tell us about your resolution
this year?
Joe: Yes it's my new approach to a healthy life style, no exercise!
D:  No exercise? I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong
life. Is'nt this true?
J: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it. Don't
waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up
your heart will not make you live longer. That's like saying you can
extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live
longer? Take a nap.
****************************************************
D:  Well that an interesting approach.  Should I cut down on meat and
eat more fruits and vegetables?
J: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay
and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more
than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system.
Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass
(green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your
recommended daily allowance of vegetable slop.
****************************************************
D: Is beer or wine bad for me?
J: Look, it goes to the earlier point about fruits and vegetables. As
we all know, scientists divide everything in the world in to three
categories: animal, mineral, and vegetable. We all know that beer and
wine are not animal, and they are not on the periodic table of
elements, so that only leave one thing, right? My advice: Have a
burger and a beer and enjoy your liquid vegetables.
****************************************************
D: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
J: Well, if you have a body, and you have body fat, your ratio is one
to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
*****************************************************
D: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular
exercise program?
J: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No
Pain?....Good.
******************************************************
D: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
J: You're not listening. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil.
In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables
be bad for you?
*******************************************************
D: What's the secret to healthy eating?
J: Thicker gravy.
*******************************************************
D: Will sit-ups prevent me from getting a little soft around the
middle?
J: Definitely not! ! ! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger.
You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
*******************************************************
D: Is chocolate bad for me?
J: Are you crazy? HELLO . ... . Cocoa beans . . . another
vegetable! ! ! "It's the best feel-good food around."
********************************************************
J- Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have
had about food and diets. Have a cookie . . . flour is a veggie! ! !
One more thing . . . "When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and
salt."


See you Soon,

Slainte

Dan

Just wondering????
I love the place and I will be there!
I got a new video camera so I hope to test it out!

Michelle

--- In larkinandmoranbrothers@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <TimSully0723@...>
wrote:
>
> Mike judging by the look on your face, and the positioning of Terry
> behind you, now i get what you mean when you say keep it in the
family.
>
> Young Russ
>
Mike always looks that way!!

Dan

Mike judging by the look on your face, and the positioning of Terry
behind you, now i get what you mean when you say keep it in the family.

Young Russ

Brother Mike's Musings... by Mike Larkin " An honest politician, a
kind lawyer and Santa Claus were walking down the street and saw a
$20 bill. Which one picked it up?.... Santa, they other two don't
exist...."


Happy Christmas, I love you baby!!

We play our one and only Christmas show this Saturday December 16th
at The Galway Tribes in Frankfort (www.thegalwaytribes.com) .  Come
by and celebrate.

No News Years Eve Show

We are sorry to announce we are skipping the New Years Eve
Festivities this year.  We have a great time doing these but a couple
of band members had requested (after last year's show) to take a year
off to travel.  We will return to welcome in 2008!

Paddy

Mixing is being completed and the artwork is beginning on the new
CD.  We plan to promote this heavily during our Paddy's Day run.  If
you have any ideas to help us please e-mail us.

Larkin & Moran's on the Web

Of course you are getting an e-mail so you receive all our updates.
We also promote this on our MySpace.com site as well.  We post new
pictures as well as upcoming songs off the next CD,  Won't you be our
friend? go to www.myspace.com/thelarkinandmoranbrothers.

We also have an interactive group page on yahoo.  It a chance for you
to post comment or pictures. go to-

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/larkinandmoranbrothers/

If you can't make it this Saturday I would like to wish everyone a
Happy Christmas and New Year.  We will be back on January 6th an
dhope to have some exciting news at that point about the new CD and
lead up to Paddy's Day.

Slainte!!

Dan Larkin

Monday, November 20, 2006

   We love Turkey!!


Brother Mike's Musings... By Mike Larkin... 'He who laughs last-
thinks the slowest....

Hellooo All-

It been awhile since we have been able to send out an update.  Of
course I'm lazy and I usually only do this to announce a show.  I
probably should just write something clever every now and then but
oh well...

We are playing this upcoming Wednesday night November 22nd at the
Kerry Piper - www.kerrypiper.com.  It a tradition every Thanksgiving
to start drinking a night earlier and it probably contributes to
everyone eating more Turkey the next day.  The show starts at 9 PM.

Paddy

The upcoming CD is being mixed and mastered finally after some delay
but we are excited about this.  We have given up on getting it done
before the Holiday but it does look good for February.  We will be
announcing a CD release party soon so stay tuned.

March Schedule

The March Schedule is filling up and we have posted much of it.  We
should have some big announcements shortly.

That's all for today-  Next update will have much more news but
until then

Slainte,

Dan Larkin

Theresa--Why would you get into trouble?  Do you have some "naughty" pix of the boys, I mean men?    I'm sure you could get the permission to put them on. 

You're right--they are all so much fun!!  Especially Joey and Mike...Dan, are you more serious because you're the oldest?  Love ya!  Julie

theresa Martin <celt86@...> wrote:

Looking through what we have of them I'm afraid I would either get
into trouble or at least need permission to put any on here.
They're great guys, don't get me wrong, I was just telling Tim the
other day Joey should be a "kept man". He needs a "Sugar Mama" to take
care of his expenses so he can go around the world making people laugh.
The man is just plain fun. He cracks me up and that is such a healthy
thing-everyone should experience Joey!
They are all great fun, Mike was a big help in getting "Sponge" done
up at the hotel after St. Catherine's...We all enjoyed them that night!!!
Keep making the world happy guys; It's what we need so badly.
peace,
-theresa

Julie A. Roberts 

--- In larkinandmoranbrothers@yahoogroups.com, Beldon McPheron
<vette_z0602@...> wrote:
>
> Now we have a way to keep busy during the winter between your gigs.
Haven't seen you guys as much as I intended to this summer but will
make up for it this winter.  Dare I ask what's the current release
date for the new CD?
>
>   Beldon

I know I have been promising for over a year but it should be done by
the new year.  We have hit a snag on the final mix.  The person who
did this for the last two CDs and whom we trust is unavailable at the
moment.  On the one hand we can find sombody else and we are trying
but we are currently in a holding pattern.

thanks,

Dan
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and
30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.
>

Looking through what we have of them I'm afraid I would either get
into trouble or at least need permission to put any on here.
They're great guys, don't get me wrong, I was just telling Tim the
other day Joey should be a "kept man". He needs a "Sugar Mama" to take
care of his expenses so he can go around the world making people laugh.
The man is just plain fun. He cracks me up and that is such a healthy
thing-everyone should experience Joey!
They are all great fun, Mike was a big help in getting "Sponge" done
up at the hotel after St. Catherine's...We all enjoyed them that night!!!
Keep making the world happy guys; It's what we need so badly.
peace,
-theresa

Hi Charleen and Tom!
Welcome!  Nice to see you here.

And FYI to new members, when you join, the default setting is usually
individual messages, if you do not want each message in email, please
come to the site, click edit membership at the top, and choose special
notices or no emails.

Thanks!
Michelle
--- In larkinandmoranbrothers@yahoogroups.com, "Charleen" <ToleCF@...>
wrote:
>
> Glad to see you have a chat group. Sure had a great time with you
guys at St. Catherines. Hope to see you again soon.
> Charleen & Tom
>

Glad to see you have a chat group. Sure had a great time with you guys
at St. Catherines. Hope to see you again soon.
Charleen & Tom

I went to Gaelic Park and they only play one day... the day I'm flying
off to Boston to get my brother out of the hospital and back home!
These guys hide from me (I think they're afraid I'll force them to
drink some of my whiskey!).  Any thoughts of a new CD in the
foreseeable future?  A Left Coast tour?  C'mon, I'll drink the whiskey
all by myself... before ya's even get here!!!

Thanks for the invite, Michellle.  About time this band of
mothers...er, brothers (right) had a chat group.  Easier yet to keep
tabs on 'em! (Make sure you let their ma's know about the group, too!
HAHA)

Mike

--- In larkinandmoranbrothers@yahoogroups.com, "Michelle"
<aloha_mu@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for joining!
> Michelle
>

Thanks for joining!
Michelle