15th June 2012 The Best Irish Toast

In the local pub one night, John O'Reilly hoisted his beer and said, "Here's to spending the rest of me Life, between the legs of me wife!"

That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night !

He went home and told his wife, Mary, "I won the prize for the Best Toast of The night."
She said, "Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?"

John said, "Here's to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife."
"Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!" Mary said.

The next day, Mary ran into one of John's drinking buddies on the street corner. The man chuckled leeringly and said, "John won the prize the last night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary."

She said, "Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he's only been in there twice in the last four years. "Once I had to pull him by the ears to make him come, and the other time he fell asleep".

I know you're going to send this on . . .

 

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15th June 2012 House Singing The Blues

We lost Dr. House but gain a Blues singer ~

Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) is changing his stethoscope for the microphone, presenting his first studio disc 'Let Them Talk', a homage to the Blues, in his world tour. The Spanish will have to wait a month and a half, till the 26th of July, to enjoy his concert in the prestigious Arteria Paral'lel of Barcelona.

I knew he plays the piano very well, and had heard him sing sort of casually in one of his 'Dr. House' episodes, but wasn't aware of his all round musical talent. Perhaps it's because I am not much a fan of House and therefore influence my interest in Hugh Laurie. I found the House character irritating & exasperating. Eccentricity is poor excuse for insufferable arrogance, egoistic behaviour, rudeness, sarcasm and condescension towards all around him. His certain physical inability & self inflicted addiction to drugs are not eligible for being constantly nasty to co-workers and patients.

 

The photo below was his show in Chile, last Tuesday. He pronounced: 'I was not born in Alabama in 1890. I am British, of middle class upbringing, trespassing openly the melodies and the music of the mythical South of America.

That is obvious looking at this photo.

 

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