Conference tallis::celt

    I've just received word from my spies and secret agents that
    the lads were seen being "poured off the plane at Shannon" 
    
    
    More as it develops!

    
    News Wire Flash
    
    According to our Man in Rinanna they have gone into hiding in County
    Clare.  All bearded bodhr�n players are having their tuft twigged
    in the hope of turning up Culbert.  I would have thought that howlin'
    cats in the vicinity was an easier method.  There are conflicting
    reports on Burns' disguise - he's either working as an undercover
    postman, delivering material for the next election, or more likely,
    he is giving a statuesque performance as a local county council
    worker.  T�g go bog � indeed.
    
    -dermot 

    a sudden deterioration in the weather has taken place in Ireland.
    
    Any connection with The Tour?
    
    Pat.

    
    re:-1
    
    A very dark and omnious cloud has been folowing YE3 since they embarked
    
    on this world wind tour. Thats why they're in hiding. So all beware
                                     
    of the infamous YE3 when they arrive in your area.
   
                   DO NOT FEED      DO NOT GIVE THEM DRINK
    
     for if you do they may not leave and will stay with you for all
    
    time.
    
   :^) .:^) :^)
    
     
    john the taller brother who had to stay over here

    
    
    
    	Ye-3 are alive an well and drinking lots of Porter in Galway
    
    
    
    
    				Sound Ballyvaughan  !!!!
    
    
    
    			
    
    keVin

    
    KeVin,
    
    How could you!  You fly zillion of miles away to beautiful Eire
    only to spend time logging onto a computer.  Ugh!!!!  Are you a
    'computer junkie'.....gotta get your fix!
    
    Now log off the system & go enjoy the scenery & other amenities!
    
    /Jen...who'll get back there someday.
    

    Pat, that change in weather is a bad omen indeed!!
    
    Hide the wives and daughters (and the family dog too!)
    Stay off the streets. Why, not since the Viking scourge
    of the 7th century has Ireland been so beseiged, er, not from
    the usual Viking vandalism, but rather, from 
    
    incredibly BAD bodhran and squeeze-box playing!!!!
    
    Dermot the wailing and howling of both cats and dogs will help
    you locate them alright.
    
    Why their playing should be enough to drive one FROM drink!

    Hey Kevin, I have this old HTS that needs to be resolved... ha ha
    just kidding.
    
    	By the way why are you even near a terminal???  Stay away and
    enjoy Guiness and 40 shades of green otherwise I'll call Dennis
    and have you paged via a sattelite beeper. Seems GRANIT is having
    router problems.(kidding again)
    
    
      Saturday night and I'm logging in. What is going on here?  (Well
    the girlfriend is studying her statistics)  So I decided a peek
    into my favourite conference is appropriate at this time.

    Well gotta go read and get caught up on what's happening in Eire.
    
    
    Enjoy the holiday!!!
    
    
    
    Bryan

    
    Hello Folks,
    
    I was thinking of heading for the West on my holidays next week,
    suddenly im not so sure.
    
    What traces do I look for to check if YE3 have been or gone.
    
    worried noter.

    I think that is a very good idea. Rumour has it that YE-3 will be
    in the Dublin area this weekend. 
    
    Avoid the place at all costs. ( They are planning to help drink
    Hanlons dry)
    
    		MBr
    

    
    Thanks for the tip Martin, maybe I should head North. They'll
    hardly cross the border, then again...
    
    relieved noter.
    
    ps they should drink in a real Pub whilst in Dublin

    ----------------KEVIN, BRING BACK ONE BOTTLE OF BLACKBUSH !!!
    
     PAT BARRY
    

    re: -.1
    
    	Bushmills Black Label (if that's what you're referring to)
    	is now available in the U.S.  I received a bottle from one 
    	of my employees for Christmas last year.  I'll ask him where
    	he came across it, although I sincerely doubt he "imported"
    	it just for me.
    
    	Unless, of course, you simply want a bottle from Ireland itself.
    
    	And unless, of course, this is not the item to which you were
    	referring.
    
    	McQ			8^)
    

    It might be in a Black Bush bottle. It may even look like Black
    Bush. It will definitely not taste like Black Bush.
    
    It will not have paid its lawful taxes either
    
    	

   "Bushmills", that's my old home place are there about's "Ballycastle",
   The old Black label was a sight in our cupboard's.  I'll be going
    home soon (well around Christmas) perhaps I could forward you on
    some. Perhaps they could make special plastic bottles. HA! HA!(that
    would be the day)
    
    I have not been into the notes in sometime, as I have been on holiday.
    I hope the lad's are enjoying their tour of the old home front,
    please don't to much much damage.  But do enjoy yourself's.  If
    you are passing by England on your way home, give us a shout as
    I'm sure there's a lot of Paddies here who would like to share a
    drink with you.
    
    Clare Maybin
     

    As it's been a few years since I was over, I will acquiesce that
    U.S. Black Bush may not have exactly the same flavo(u)r as the
    original.  If you get some, I'd be interested in a brief taste test!
    I'll by a bottle of U.S. version, and we compare a couple.
    
    	Cheers,
    
    	McQ
    

    My spies inform me that YE3 less 1 is bearing down on Dublin town...
    
    God help us all.
    
    Why, not since the sack of Rome (410 A.D.) has a city been under
    such seige...from such scalawags 
    
    Further reports indicate they may be planning to hang out on
    Moore St. to pass the hat  after they play, or worse, pickpocket 
    for their daily bread.
    
    If anyone is in that part of town, you'll be able to recognize them:
    what with their shamrock ties, tee shirts emblazoned with the Clare
    county council motto, (tog e bog e), and their bleary eyes from
    all that Black Bush & stout.
    
    My only question is,  who is going to pay for all that damage at
    Hanlon's that's about to happen???!  :^)

    
    YE-3 will be in Hanlon's tomorrow (friday) from about 5:30.  Just
    tell the barman to put it on the Ye-3 tab ;-)
    
    They were spotted at the races in Galway yesterday - very easily
    identified - loud green jackets and half-mast trousers.
                                        
    -dermot

    Yes Bob,
    
    Would be happy to share....I only hope the message gets to Kevin...
    
    My wife and I were in Irland in May, and I did bring back two bottles
    of Black Bush, one for myself, and one for my Brother-In-Law. I have 
    not seen him yet to give him his bottle......and I,m beginning to
    forget that I ever promised it to him.
    
    Pat
    

    Re:15
    They DO sell Bushmills in PLASTIC bottles. Try the Dublin or London
    Duty-free. Its a sad day the dog died.......
    
    JP

     I located our American visitors in Taaffes on Wednesday night and
     they were in the best of form.  At the risk of damaging their
     reputation I have to report that they had not been thrown out
     when I left at 1:20am.  This, depite the company they were
     keeping i.e. one Kevin (Murphy) Sullivan, Mike Hughes and an
     erstwhile noter, Mike Carey.  Paddy was still standing unaided
     but he had taken the precaution of abstaining from the Guinness
     after the first few days of his visit.  Kevin B. took care to
     stay leaning against the bar and Kevin S. did not risk getting
     off his bar stool.  Also in the company was the brother of Gerry
     Larkin now of Kanata.

    
    re:-1
    
    Are ye sure Paddy was standing? I know over here it's sometimes
    difficult to tell the difference of standing and sitting with him.
    
    :^) :^) :^)
    
    john the taller brother
    
    

    
    
    
    		Ye-3 (minus one) are alive and well and entering notes
    		from the Digital office in Dublin ....  :-)
    
    
    
    
    	keVin
    

    
    
    Gawd what a lovely place....  I may NEVER come back to the colonies
    oops I mean home.   Dublin is nice and the Guinness Brewery  will
    never be the same.  
    
    Hey John just how long were you in Ireland nobody seems to remember
    you.  8>)
    
    paddy
    
    

    there is no joy in Mudville today.
    
    
    See you when you get back, Paddy & keVin.

    
    
    	Ye-3 are alive and well and in Galway ....
    
    
    	keVin
    

    
    So just when are Ye3-1 scheduled to return or have they decided
    to defect?
    

    
    Jen,
    
    
    Rumor (or if you prefer, rumour!) has it, the *deportation*
    papers will be ready by this afternoon.
    
    The Real spectacle will occur at Logan airport this afternoon
    around 4:30pm... the Mass. State Police have been notified, 
    and will be standing by.
        
    
    And when he is asked by Customs at Logan if he has anything
    to "declare", I understand keVin is reportedly going to say:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    "Land sakes, I declare, I saw Galway lose twice in one day!"
    
    Or something about,
    
    Dats right, Officer, I'm from de Clare. De County Clare"  ;^Q
    
     

    
    	YE3 are semi-alive and well and resting in New Hampshire ... :-)
                                                                    
    
    
    
    	
    
    keVin

    
    
    You mean YE3 was gone somewhere ?  Hmmm how long were you gone ?
    
    Well  I guess welcome back is in order....
    
    
                     W E L C O M E    B A C K 
    
    
    
    john the taller brother   

    Can we now have a rest? ;-) Ye lads should try acesmk::repartee for
    this type of conversation and general-slag-the-posterior-offa-everybody
    exchange!
    
    Hopin' 4 a bit of generic multifunctionality.....not to mention peace
    and quiet ;-)              J

    
    
    	We missed you too ....	:-)
    
    keVin

So is there going to be a wake.  You know, for those of us who had
an enjoyable time while ye were away, and now must suffer once
again ??

I vote for a pub that won't allow those with yuppie-culchie accents,
gained from a 3 week exposure to mother Ireland, into the place.

Bernard. 

     
    Why, I have an idea.  It doesn't have to be a wake.  It can be a
    slide show.  You know, "HOW YE-3 SPENT THEIR SUMMER VACATION"!!
    

    WELL!!
    
      I've been jumpin' into this ne'er-do-well file for weeks and haven't
    seen any synopsis of THE TOUR yet!  And I would've expected some
    sort of rantings and ravings from his political eminence, Paddy.
    
      Whutcha still recoverin' 'r sump'm?  
    
      And don't ya sit in corner Burnsie.  You could share some small
    experience with the likes of us who have to WORK for a living.
    
      Or what are ya gonna do?  Publish a book?
    
      SO!!??
    
                                  :-)
    

    
    
    	Frank: 	Can't talk now .... H O L L Y W O O D  is on the other line !!



	
                                                                      
    
    	keVin

    
    
    At the risk of opening up this topic again....
    
    Enough is enough!
    
    It has been almost a month since the end of this 'alleged' tour.
    That's right ALLEGED!  We know how the Irish like to spin tales.
    Perhaps Paddy & KeVin spent those three weeks in some out-of-town
    but not that far out-of-town PUB...you know like in Providence.
    
    We have no evidence to the contrary.  So what's it gonna be...are
    we going to see some pictures.  Even Paddy's videos of the hedges
    (you would have to give the camera to the taller brother to have
    a view above the shrubbery) would be a start.
    
    We're waiting.....
    
    

    
    re:-1
    
    /jen
    rumour has it that Paddy forgot to take the lens cap off and YE3
    cannot prove that they left the country. 
    
    that's why they are talking to HOLLYWOOD they're trying to buy some
    footage of film of the green island to show us :^) :^)
    
    john

    
    
    OK   OK    I'll start the tour and keVin and I will take turns filling
    it in
    
        We landed in Shannon on July 26th 1989. The green fields reminded
    me of a stunning patchwork quilt.  After a shot through customs
    we stopped off at Avis for our reserved car.  The car was NOT ready.  
                                                              
        keVin it's your turn now   8*)
    
    paddy

    >The green fields reminded me of a stunning patchwork quilt.
    
    You're not giving keVin a chance now with such eloquent verbiage.
    
    ;-))

    
    re: .39
    
    
    Paddy's synopsis pretty well says it all ............  :-)
    
    We landed on the 27th, but Paddy was sitting by the window, so maybe
    he arrived in Ireland before me ??
    
    
                         
    	Ireland summary in five words or less ................
    
    
    
    
    
    	GUINNESS - HARP - CARLINGS - IRISH COFFEE -
    
    
    
    
    
    keVin
    

    
    
    	Paddy: Did note .37 indicate that JEN has volunteered to throw
               a big big party so that we can "Premier" our video  ??
    
               Do you know where we can rent those big Hollywood type
    	       spot lights ??
    
               The party will have to be in Massachusetts as Rhode Island
    	       could never generate enough electricity to power the spot
               lights ......  :-)
                          
    
    
    	keVin
    

    
    RE: .42
    
    Terrible news.....I was just about to close on the formalities when
    the Rolling Stones showed up and demanded the last free dates at
    Sullivan Stadium.  It was the only place in SOUTHERN New England
    that I could think of to hold the expected crowd for the debut.
    
    As for electricity in Rhode Island, there is no problem....we didn't
    build (or try to) a Seabrook!   Besides we just had a tornado in
    my hometown on Saturday and the Bishop/Governor are praying for
    no more disasters in the near future....I guess that rules out letting
    the CELTers reunion in Little Rhody!
    
    Paddy/John...did you ever go to visit your cousin in Newport? Remember,
    you WERE INVITED!
    
    Why don't YE-3 drop me a note (How foolish, you're probably too
    busy to do that sort of thing anymore....have your agent let me
    know your availability & we will try to set something up)
    
    /Jen
    

    
    
       Watch out Ireland....  
    
                  I'm commmmiiinnnnnggggggg baaaaaccckkkkk....   
    
                                                     VERY SOON!!!
    
    paddy
    

Man The barricades. Get out the Shotguns. Dear old Dublin could not take this.

Arthur is already rubbing his hands in glee.

However we have a super defence this time. I am going to take you drinking with
Tom Keane - the scourge of the Dublin office.

	MBr

    I'll let ya know when to load the shotguns.  Get the kids off the
    streets. Have Guinness put on an extra shift.  See you before
    Christmas!!!!!!
    
    

    Leaprechauns will put on a happy face.
    
    Great news Paddy,  Will you be landing at Shannon or will you be coming
    by sleigh ??
    
    Snake needs a timetable to be sure to be in town to be sure......
    

    Going by his recent record around here, his last public appearance
    being June 30th, all these preparations are a little excessive, to say 
    the least. If he makes it through the third pint, without falling
    asleep, I'd be surprised.
    

    
    
    Hey M
    
        I have two baseball gloves that belong to you. When are you going
    to come out and play?  
    
    your'e just sore that it's me going and not you!!!!!!!!! 8*)
    
    paddy