[Loch-Ruadh] The Wake
Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin
padraig_ruad at irishbard.org
Fri Jun 13 16:11:47 PDT 2008
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, drudging downheartedly to a
drumming dirge!
And a great reason to hold one heck of a party!
Yes, its the Ninth Annual Padraig Ruad OMaolagain Wake, Bardic Beerfest,
Come As Youre Not Revel and Pool Party!
(Oh my God, weve been doing this for nine years!)
Date: Saturday, 5 July
Time: 4:00PM to Whenever
Place: Tir MacCarthain
(Amber and Padraigs place)
3808 Arroyo Drive
Weatherford, TX 76087
Click here
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result.php?q1=3808+Arroyo+Drive%2C+Weatherford%2C+TX+76087
for a map link.
**Come As Youre Not**: This revel is in garb, just not the garb you
usually wear. Come as an alternate persona, or as someone else entirely.
Last year I was O Oo (pronounced Uh Oh), a Scotsman. And Baroness Dana
nearly scared me to death with her "alternate persona"! (Appropriate for
a wake, I suppose.)
**Potluck Feast**: Please bring something to share for the feast. Amber
and I will char some dead animals on the grill (hot dogs and maybe
hamburgers), but other meats are welcome as well.
Other feast items to consider bringing:
Casseroles
Bread
Cheese
Raw vegetables and dip
Cooked vegetables
Pickles
Chips
Desserts
Et cetera
**Things to bring**: Snacks to share, whatever you like to drink, mugs,
chairs, musical instruments, songbooks, etcetera. Swim suits (or clothes
you dont mind getting wet) and towels. If you have kids, bring something
to help keep them amused. We have a play area with swings, a slide and a
climbing frame or fort, plus plenty of room to run around. We can also
put on DVDs for them to watch if necessary.
Food! Drink! Dancing! Singing! A dead Irishman! 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, its not just a typical Irish bardic circle). Compete for the honor
(?) of being the Dead Bard. The Dead Irishman will have largess for the
competitors and winner.
Come help us celebrate Life with our annual spoof of Death.
Padraig
--
Nunc est bibendum.
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