[Loch-Ruadh] Eighth Annual Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain Wake andBardic Beerfest!

[Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain]

I can deal with my enemies.
God save me from my friends.

Padraig

Sean wrote:

If you are talking about Padraig, that's dirty dog :)

Sean

"If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand"

Alric and/or Fiona wrote:

You missed dog in your list if D words

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin" <padraig_ruad at irishbard.org>
To: <loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 6:00 PM
Subject: [Loch-Ruadh] Eighth Annual Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain Wake and Bardic

Beerfest!


> Oh, the wailing, the mourning, the gnashing of teeth!  Sackcloth and
> ashes! A dark, dire day of danger, death and destruction, a dreary dearth
> of delight, deadly to dozens of doleful denizens doomed to dwell in
> dimness, dullness, despair and dementia!
>
> And a great reason to hold one heck of a party!
>
> Yes, it's the Eighth Annual Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain Wake and Bardic
> Beerfest!
>
> Date:  Saturday, 13 May
> Time:  4:00PM to Whenever
> Place:  Polydore Pike's Primary Place of Palatial Permanence
> 660 Springfield Road, Springtown
>
> PLEASE NOTE that the date has changed from 6 May, due to the gathering of
> the Ansteorran Royal Navy at Beltaine on that weekend.  If you show up at
> Polydore's on the 6th, he'll put you to work on lawnmowing or some other
> task.
>
> Potluck Feast: Please bring something to share for the feast.  Polydore
>               and I usually char some dead animals on the grill, but other
>               meats are welcome as well.
> Other feast items to consider bringing:
> Bread
> Cheese
> Raw vegetables and dip
> Cooked vegetables
>        Baked Beans (hint hint, Dunstan)
> Pickles
> Chips
>        Fruit
> Desserts
>        Bread Pudding (hint hint, Janie)
>        Or whatever recipe you want to show off/try out on your friends
>        (or enemies)
>
> Things to bring:  Snacks, whatever you like to drink, mugs, chairs,
> personal tables, coolers, musical instruments, songbooks, etcetera.
>
> Food!  Drink!  Dancing!  Singing!  A dead Irishman in a coffin!  What more
> could you ask for?
>
> The Dead Bard Competition - Not the most prestigious Bardic mantle a bard
> might ever wear, but perhaps one of the most interesting.  Bring your best
> songs, poetry and prose about Death, Destruction, Gloom and Doom (and no,
> it's not just a typical Irish bardic circle).  Compete for the honor (?)
> of being the Dead Bard.
>
> Garb is optional, clothing is not - we do TRY to be family friendly.
>
> Come help us celebrate Life with our annual spoof on Death.
>
> Padraig