Happy Birthday Steve Shaw

Subject: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 05:16 AM

Best wishes for the day Steve - Have a good 'un :-)

It seems like only yesterday that you were just one year older than me, now it is two. You old bugger :-D

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Ernest
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 05:34 AM

Happy Birthday!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: GUEST,Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 05:46 AM

Why, that's very grapefruit of youse - cheers! It's me 73rd (Dave didn't like to tell you that bit!) and we'll be celebrating with fish, chips 'n' mushy peas from the chippy tonight, washed down with summat non-low alcohol, and I might knock out a few tunes on the ould gob-iron as well. I've already been told off this morning for doing a 150-decibel rendering of Danny Boy in the kitchen. Where's the fun! ;-)

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 05:49 AM

Our local chippy closed a while back but on passing yesterday we noticed that the for sale sign had gone and there was a new ownership sign outside. Looking forward to trying it :-)

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: GUEST,Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 06:18 AM

I'll have to make some of my legendary tartar sauce as our chippy doesn't sell it. I'll hum/whistle that great tune Timour the Tartar as I'm doing it. Must try to get my gob-iron round that one!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Raggytash
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 06:36 AM

Happy Birthday old chap, may you enjoy many more of them.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 07:40 AM

Have a great day Steve. Happy Birthday.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: GUEST,keberoxu
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 09:51 AM

Many happy returns!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Charmion
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 10:02 AM

Hey, Steve! I haven’t seen you on the board lately — glad to see you’re still blowing your harp. As it were.

Happy birthday!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: GUEST,Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 10:38 AM

I'm generally around at the top end quite a bit!

Q. What's the difference between a harmonica player and a bodhran player?

A. The harmonica player only sucks half the time...

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 12:50 PM

Q. If you throw a Bodhran and a Banjo off a cliff, which hits the ground first?

A. Who cares...

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: GUEST,paperback
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 01:48 PM

bugger me sideways with a bent banana
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes, Mr. Steve Shaw.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 01:58 PM

Happy birthday, Steve Shaw. Time to move this non-music thread to the non-music section.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: robomatic
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 09:38 PM

Happy Birthday Steve!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 03:02 AM

Yer nobbut a lad Steve - Happy Birthday!

Subject: RE: Thank you folks!
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 06:53 AM

You're welcome. Hope you enjoyed the fish and chips too :-)

Subject: RE: Thank you folks!
From: GUEST,Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 07:06 AM

We did! Washed down with a Spanish rosé...

Surely there's a song somewhere about a Spanish Rose? I knew a girl like that once...

Subject: RE: Thank you folks!
From: GUEST,Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 07:16 AM

Of course! Ben E. King had a rose in Spanish Harlem, and Van the Man had a song called Spanish Rose. There'll be others!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 04:24 PM

Feliz cumpleanos!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 17 Jun 24 - 08:40 AM

My "You're Welcome" comment was in response to a post Steve made thanking us for our good wishes. The post seems to have been lost when the other comments were move below the line. By mistake I'm sure.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: robomatic
Date: 18 Jun 24 - 01:19 PM

I don't know for sure if this is apropos but here goes:

lá breithe shona duit!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Neil D
Date: 24 Jun 24 - 12:40 AM

Happy belated birthday, Mr. Shaw, many returns of the day. And may I have your recipe for tartar sauce?

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Jun 24 - 08:16 AM

I shall ask him for it and post when I get chance, Neil. He can no longer post on this thread :-(

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Neil D
Date: 25 Jun 24 - 04:11 AM

Thanks.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 25 Jun 24 - 04:14 AM

Just in from the man himself :-)

The tartare sauce is so quick and simple. The quantities are not set in stone but here's what I do:
You need a handful of little cornichons, maybe six or seven, a tablespoon and a half of nonpareil capers (the little ones), rinsed, a tablespoon or more of finely chopped fresh parsley, a tiny squeeze of lemon (needed but don't overdo it), five tablespoons of mayo (full-fat Hellmans for me!) and seasoning to taste.

Chop the cornichons and capers very finely on a board then just mix everything together in a bowl. Chill, then voila! Too thick? Add more mayo.

Enjoy :-)

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Neil D
Date: 27 Jun 24 - 01:09 AM

Thanks Dave and Steve, I can't wait to try it. I can't remember seeing cornichons in my local grocery. I wonder if I could use sweet gherkins instead.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 27 Jun 24 - 01:39 PM

Happy Birthday Steve! (oh no, another person I am older than.....)

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Jun 24 - 05:17 AM

Hi Neil - From Steve again -

"...gherkins would be just as good! Maybe one healthy-sized gherkin to replace the cornichons. Size is everything!"

:-D

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 28 Jun 24 - 10:15 AM

seasons greetings!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Steve Shaw
From: Mrrzy
Date: 02 Jul 24 - 11:33 AM

Late to the party, happy days! You only got 10 years on me...