The Pint About It

We would like to welcome everybody back after the long hot summer. We have a special treat in store for you this coming Sunday night. Irish ballad singer Jimmy Crowley from Cork City will appear at Mickey Cassidy’s starting at 8:30 p.m. Jimmy is an Irish legend and we were lucky enough to snag him for one night while he is touring the United States. A great authentic night of Irish entertainment is guaranteed. Jimmy will perform in the lounge and there will be no cover charge. I am looking forward to you folks giving him a big Medway welcome!
Chris Ross will kick off this weekend’s entertainment tonight followed tomorrow by Aragh featuring Dave Prendergast from Mickey’s native County Mayo.

Also this month: Open Mike every Thursday with Chris Ross and live music every Friday and Saturday. Check out the entertainment schedule at www.mickeycassidys.com .
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An English man and an Irish man are driving head on, at night, on a twisty, dark road. Both are driving too fast for the conditions and collide on a sharp bend in the road. To the amazement of both, they are unscathed, though their cars are both destroyed.

In celebration of their luck, both agree to put aside their dislike for each other from that moment on. At this point, the Irish man goes to the trunk and fetches a 12-year-old bottle of Jameson whiskey. He hands the bottle to the English man, who exclaims, "may the English and the Irish live together forever, in peace and harmony."

The English man then tips the bottle and lashes half of it down. Still flabbergasted over the whole thing, he goes to hand the bottle to the Irish man, who replies: "no thanks; I'll just wait till the police get here!"

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At the World Women's Conference, the first speaker from England stood up:

"At last year's conference we spoke about being more assertive with our husbands. Well after the conference I went home and told my husband that I would no longer cook for him and that he would have to do it himself. After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I saw nothing. But after the third day I saw that he had cooked a wonderful roast lamb."

The crowd cheered.

The second speaker from America stood up:

"After last year's conference I went home and told my husband that I would no longer do his laundry and that he would have to do it himself. After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I saw nothing. But after the third day I saw that he had done not only his own washing but my washing as well."

The crowd cheered.

The third speaker from Ireland stood up:

"After last year's conference I went home and told my husband that I would no longer clean the toilets and that he would have to do them himself. After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I saw nothing. But after the third day I could see a little bit out of my left eye."

Mickey’s Gripes and Ramblings

Our good friend Frankie Gavin the fiddle player has been in the news a lot lately. Frankie has performed at Mickey Cassidy’s on a number of occasions and we hope to have him back again soon. About three weeks ago he opened for the Rolling Stones on the grounds of Slane Castle in Ireland. The audience was roughly 70,000 people. Then last Sunday Frankie and his band did the half time show at the All - Ireland Hurling Final in Dublin. The crowd was 80,000 people. Americans always ask me what hurling is. It is the number one sport in Ireland and is played on a field with sticks called hurleys. It is not to be confused with curling which can be played on ice or can be performed by wrapping ones hair around a hot curling iron. To check out a sample of hurling click here.

After having watched that I hope you have concluded that the Irish are not soccer playing sissies.

The Irish Emigrant Newspaper introduced its new editor this week. His name is Stephen Hagan. He wrote an article outlining his credentials and concluded by saying “with your help, I’ll get it right and provide the kind of newspaper needed in the area’s Irish community”.

A few pages later he writes an article about Kevin McBride the Irish heavyweight who beat Mike Tyson in 2005. His career, however, went rapidly downhill when he discovered that drinking was way more fun than being clattered around a boxing ring. He is now making a comeback and our new editor Stephen stated that Kevin will have a strict training regiment.

I think he meant regimen unless Kevin is actually going to train with the army. This was not a typo because it was said twice.

ongratulations and good luck in your new job but we are going to be watching you like a hawk. Free copies of the Irish Emigrant can be picked up every week at Mickey Cassidy’s. It provides us with great coverage of Irish and local news and entertainment.

On a recent visit to Boston, I wandered into Sak’s 5th Avenue in the Prudential Center. This store is very non-Medway, not at all like Ocean State Job Lot or Family Dollar. I looked at a shirt which was $165 and it was so ugly that I wouldn’t wear it milking cows. I did see a shirt that I Iiked but it was $475. I decided against buying it. Instead, over the next few years I will buy 47 shirts for $10 each. I then proceeded to the make- up counter. There was a man working there selling cosmetics to women. He was wearing so much make- up himself that he probably needed a hammer and chisel to remove it before he went to bed.

Attention Golfers: Mickey Cassidy’s Ryder Cup will take place on Monday September 24th at Hopedale Country Club followed by dinner and prizes back at Mickey’s lounge. Please contact Mickey if you wish to participate. The cost is a mere $60 and hopefully we will donate a little money to charity.There are a few differences between our Ryder Cup and the real one.
1. There is a lot more drinking at ours.
2. Ours is every year instead of every two.
3. The U.S. team has won ours in this millennium.

Congratulations to Padraig Harrington on his great victory in the British Open. He made all us Irish proud.

This weekend our dinner specials feature Prime Rib, Chicken Penne del Sol, Coconut Chicken Salad with Pineapple Orange Dressing and Lime Grilled Swordfish. Come join us for dinner and a few pints. Bring the kids if you like. We have a great kids’ menu.

Again, welcome back from summer vacation. We hope to see you soon!

Hours of Operation:
Mon-Wed 4:30-Midnight Thurs-Sat 11:30-Midnight
Sundays Noon-Midnight