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Happy New Year to all of our customers and friends! It was
nice to see some familiar faces home for Thanksgiving and
Christmas. The next few weeks promise to be brimful of activity.
Tonight sees the second annual Medway spelling bee. On Saturday,
the wife and myself are off to Las Vegas for five days. February
1st is Super Bowl Sunday, February 14th is Valentine's Day
and this year it falls on a Saturday. On March 14th, as part
of our Paddy's Day celebrations Mickey Cassidy's will present
an evening of Irish music featuring Peter Molloy and friends.
My brother Patrick, the composer, has just released a new
album with Australian singer Lisa Gerrard.
Spelling Bee
Tonight the Medway Foundation for Education hosts the spelling
bee at the Memorial School. Local businesses contribute to
this great cause and enter teams of three people. Last year
our team suffered a severe case of stage fright and brain
cramp and was eliminated early in the competition. Predictably,
the ultimate winners were three English teachers from the
high school sponsored by Kenney & Maciolek attorneys.
By the way, Paul Kenney, one of the partners, got engaged
on Christmas Day. Congratulations to you and Kathy. Paul was
a regular at the pub and was frequently seen enjoying a few
pints and a bite to eat. However, since he got engaged we
haven't seen him. Is this what happened? "Kathy will
you marry me?" "Yes, if you stop going to Mickey
Cassidy's." The three teachers who won last year have
been openly bragging to their students that they are undefeated
in spelling competitions. Tonight, I hope they are not only
beaten but preferably by the three lads from the pub, namely
Rich Carberry, Mike Carretta and myself. Unfortunately, in
spelling bees, you miss one and you're out. We have spent
the past week preparing meticulously and will be most disappointed
if we don't win. If we do win, don't miss the 'craic' afterwards
back at the pub. Twenty-five teams of Medway's finest spellers
are signed up for the competition.
Christmas
We hope you all had a great Christmas. Hopedale Country
Club threw a party for the members' kids. Santa was played
by Eric Carlson and all the children got to ride on his sleigh
and received candy, cake and sodas. On the way home I asked
the kids if they had a good time. Kate (eight years old) replied,
"Yeah, we had a great time but that Santa was so fake
it was pathetic."
Las Vegas
Kerry and I are off to Las Vegas on Saturday. In preparation
I am reading The American MENSA Guide to Casino Gambling.
This book explains the mathematical probability of every conceivable
casino bet. The advantage of reading this is that when I go
to Las Vegas and lose my knickers I'll know exactly how it
happened. I love to gamble and easily get carried away so
Kerry will put me on a strict daily allowance.
Super Bowl
Like most Irish immigrants it took me a while to get into
American sports but when the local team is doing well it helps
enormously. The New England Patriots are among my favorite
football teams and now rank up there with Mayo (Gaelic football),
Manchester United and Sligo Rovers (soccer). I think they
are going to stuff the Panthers. Of course we will have a
huge party at Mickey Cassidy's and a lavish buffet will be
provided for those in attendance. Two years ago when the Patriots
last won we had an unforgettable party.
Valentine's Day
This year Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday. Our chef,
Bob Blackley, promises to go all out to provide our customers
with an assortment of delectable dishes to celebrate the evening.
Bob and his kitchen staff have been receiving rave reviews
on the weekly specials on the weekends recently.
Irish Music
On Sunday, March 14th, we will present an evening of Irish
music featuring Peter Molloy (flute), Noel Scott (accordion),
Tina Lech (fiddle) and Flynn Cohen (guitar and vocals). Peter's
dad, Matt, is a member of The Chieftains and the talent has
been passed down to Peter. The last time they played for us,
they thrilled the audience. Don't miss out this time. Tickets
are $15. For all other events check out our website at www.mickeycassidys.com
. Also, check out the Irish Emigrant newspaper or online at
www.irishemigrant.com
. The Irish population owes this newspaper a big thank you
for keeping us in touch with events in Ireland and the local
scene.
Patrick Cassidy
Lisa Gerrard has released a new album called Immortal Memory
in collaboration with Patrick. For a review click
here.
Congratulations and good luck to them.
Drinking age
The legal drinking age is 21. I did not make this law but
I have to abide by it. Over the holidays four young fellows
came into the pub. Two of them sat at a table with their backs
to the bar and the other two came up to buy two drinks each.
The first one presented a Massachusetts license and the second
one produced a Montana license so I asked him a couple casual
questions. He spoke in a heavy Millis accent and probably
wouldn't be able to find Montana on a map. The other two said
they forgot their wallets so I asked them all to leave. One
of them proceeded to hurl profanities in my direction including
words that can be made by changing the first or second letter
in the word "duck." I respectively suggested to
him that the next time he wanted to take his friends out maybe
they should try Chuck E' Cheese's.
A quick one
An American tourist was driving in a remote part of County
Kerry when he felt the pains associated with an urgent need
for a bathroom. He pulled up to a farmhouse and asked the
farmer for permission to use the toilet. The farmer took him
around to the back of the house and pointed him in the direction
of an outhouse containing a bucket and squares of the local
newspaper. It was a very windy day and while the tourist was
conducting his business the door kept banging open and shut.
Upon completion, he thanked the farmer and suggested to him
that he should have a lock put on the door. "What are
you talking about?" , said the farmer, "It's been
like that for the last forty years and the bucket hasn't been
stolen out of it yet."
That's all for now folks!
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