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Hi RF

The no sleep to Belfast handle just registered with me, being about 14 miles from the city in question its not something Ive had a problem with but just had to pop over and ask the significance, bloody curiiosity lol

Cheers

Dai

Allow me to elucidate! (ooh er missus!)

Belfast is my (sort-of) home town. I wasn't born there, but lived there most of my life, and my 2 kids were born there. I'm on a brief visit home next weekend, and brave RF is joining me in sampling the delights of the City on Saturday. And he'd better bluddy well have had some sleep!

Good lord "he said thinking the world is definetly a small place" well that explains it.

IS this his first visit to the Big B? Is he aware we serve decent measures unlike those piddilng little excuses you get over there which make me look in the glass with a "was the bottle empty mate" expression? That we have more than one colour of lemonade and therefore ask for a vodka and white?

So when were you last over ?

Oh yeah make sure he knows asking questions is part of the local way of saying hallo, and that its traditional to enter any hostelry with a wad of notes in your hand and shout "Anyone wanna drink?" best way to amk new friends I find even its only until you are left without a wad!

Click whirr, its just hit me our paths have crossed before, you run weEurope and referred to the Belfast connection in the dim and distant past, looks like the ritin is sorting out my ADD at last

This will be his second visit. I dragged him there last October, and we spent most of the time in The Crown As you do.

His Oirish accent's still shite, mind.

This time round...I think Bishops fish'n'chips should be sampled, and if the weather's at all decent, a trip to Scrabo Tower.

Well its brilliant this morning sun wise although with a typical breeze blowing in from the sea, think the forecast for the weekend is good although I tend to ignore what the weatherman says cause It never seems to be right half the time.

If down at Scrabo Id recommend Delamont Country Park as a good spot, great walk along the shores of the Lough and you could take in the monolith, one of those follies to celebrate the millenium, was hauled up right by god knows how many school children like slaves from ancient Egypt.

If you do make it down there stop in at the Dufferine Arms in Killyleagh, great spot but with a nasty habit of leaving you over fed and with a sore head the next morning, its my local these days and Im sure a pint would be in order on me.

Cheers mate!

I think we're a bit pushed for time, as we're meeeting friends for dinner at that nice Paul Rankins restaurant on the Saturday evening.

Must check the weather forecast. And times of flights. Useful stuff like that.

Think I'll join in the conversation...

Yes, we'll be struggling to fit all that in...but definitely looking forward to it! And the significance of the tag? It's actually the title of those stout fellows, Stiff Little Fingers, live album. (I'm sure there should be an apostrophe in there somewhere...)

RF

Ah yes!

*adds to iteinerary - see the Ulster Hall, venue for SLFs live album, Snow Patrol's mega Christmas gig last year, first live performance of Stairway to Heaven...*

Ahh well there you are RF, yeah I got the link to SLF, just trying to sort out the reason you had it, but as you can say all has been sorted.lol

Good lord the Ulster Hall, used to ge there to see Rory Gallaher and most likely one of the reasons I have impaired hearing sticking your head in a speaker stack to get what you think is the full benefit aint a good idea, but it was then of course lol

Have a ball you pair.

dai

Jeez, you couldn't be old enough to have seen the great Rory in action!!!!

I thought there was only one great Rory...

RF

Fraid so, take the anwser to the ultimate question and add 4, was fantastic.

Blimey, only a couple more than me then

Here, RF wants to try some Murphys as a taste comparator with the more common Guinness. D'you know anywhere in Belfast that serves both? Beamish as well, but I've never seen it in the North. But you seem like the sort of chap who might know these things

Well I have been known to frequesnt more than my fair share of hostelries, but you have me on this one, if this was who wants to be a Millionaire I'd be asking the audience, I already phoned a friend and he was scratching his head as well.

The only place that I can think of is arround the Funtain Street area off Donegall Place, for some reason I seem to have seen Murphys in one of the pubs round there, but Im clutching at straws on thi one to be honest.

Of course you could fo on the mother of all pub crawls round the city centre I suppose.

Mother of all pub crawls is veerrrrrry tempting, I must say!

Have just spent the afternoon in Holywood, sussing out schools and possible new homes. So I may have to change my handle to Lucky Holywood Star.

Think I should take RF to the Drunken Dunk on Saturday?

Yes.

RF

Ahhh I did'nt realise you were heading back to these shores, and Hollywood as well, you missed the big May Day festival, loads of dancing round poles and stuff. I love Pole Dancing

Go for the Drunken Dunk, he has to learn somretime, why not throw him in the deep end and see if he floats.

Im away next weekedn, I was drunk in athe local in January and signed up to a diving trip to Egypt, been doing the certification over here and believe me its bloody cold even in a dry suit.

Good god that sounded like chit chat! Bar keep more

Eh up mate, you find any Murphy's then?

Who's on pre-mod!!!!!????