Ah yes. SPD. Here in the 'States' it is a question of "does your mother know you're Irish?"

But in the evening (spent the AM in church and afternoon walking about a park for the exercise) down to Denis Connely's Front Street Grille for a pint. No guiness but Schafley's stout is quite nice and a small glass of Bushmills (so what do ya expect it is the 'States') A good conversation with a fella who is CDing swing band music recorded in the 20's, promises to collaborate on the project. Room full of lovely young women celebrating someone's birthday, good blues band doing well. Mustang Sally gave me a start though, what with the bar decorated in green and all I thought of the Committments. Meself wearing my Cleadagh football jersey, not because of SPD but because our "girls" basketball team had won the State Championship and they being called The Lady Shamrocks and all. Had some french fries (oh, I mean chips) danced a little and went home to be in bed by 9:30 PM, in all a lovely day despite the cold and misty air. Irish rain?

CB