[Rhodes22-list] Lucky Spuds

[Brad Haslett]

Bill,

Check's in the mail!  Do you recommend Firestone or Goodyear?

Brad

On 3/3/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>
> No, no, I MEANT "Lucky Studs" -- just make the check payable to me.
> That's a year round business.  Next time in NYC I'll see to it that you
> have a great time!
>
> B.
>
> Brad Haslett wrote:
> > Bill,
> >
> > Great idea, I was about to write the check when I realized my ADD was
> > compromising my judgement.  You said "Lucky Spuds". I wanted to invest
> in
> > "Lucky Studs".  Catch me on the second wave of financing.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 3/2/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Brad,
> >>
> >> My favorite Irish bar is gone.  A friend and I used to go there once a
> >> week every week for lunch.  They basically gave away the food to get
> >> people inside.  I think the main course ran around $1.98.
> >>
> >> But that's not what I'm writing about.  Another friend and I threaten
> >> every year to make a killing on St. Patrick's Day in New York City by
> >> selling "Lucky Spuds" to all the bars.  Those would be potatoes dyed
> >> green, with a fortune inside.
> >>
> >> You are welcome to join the syndicate for next year.
> >>
> >> Bill Effros
> >>
> >> Brad Haslett wrote:
> >> > Bob,
> >> >
> >> > Had to do a search but found it - Patrick Conway's.  It is right
> >> > around the
> >> > corner from the Grand Hyatt where we used to stay inbound from
> Europe.
> >> > There is another place called The Patriot, not Irish, near Church and
> >> > Chelsea as I recall, that had $2 longnecks and  both kinds of music
> on
> >> > the
> >> > jukebox, country and western. You gotta love NYC! My favorite city
> for
> >> > St.
> >> > Paddy's day is San Diego.  SD must have the highest concentration of
> >> > Irish
> >> > bars of any city in America.  I spent a St. Paddy's there on a Sunday
> >> > a few
> >> > years back and was surprised how many people from LA drove down to
> >> > celebrate
> >> > in SD.  Some day I'll make the celebration in Savannah.  I hear it's
> >> > great.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Brad
> >> >
> >> > On 3/1/07, bobmellor <rhmello at aol.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> o'neils?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Slim,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I wish I could remember the name of the bar a half-block from
> Grand
> >> >> > Central
> >> >> > Station ( Bill might know), but there's a great Irish pub where
> all
> >> >> the
> >> >> > bartenders are all "fresh off the boat".  This is one of my
> >> favorites
> >> >> that
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > first heard there:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > A young Irishman sat at a pub in the New World drinking beer and
> >> >> > conversin'
> >> >> >
> >> >> > with the barkeep. Another comes in and sits besides him. He says
> >> >> how you
> >> >> > do
> >> >> >
> >> >> > and hears the lilt and says you be Irish? Yes I am. The first man
> >> >> yells
> >> >> > barkeep give us another round and one for my friend here he's from
> >> the
> >> >> > mother
> >> >> > country as well. The second man asks-so where in the old country
> ye
> >> >> from.
> >> >> > Dublin responds the first. Dublin you say - so am I and the second
> >> man
> >> >> > hollers barkeep bring us another round and a shot of your best
> >> Irish
> >> >> > Whiskey
> >> >> > for me and my friend here. Afterwards the first man asks from
> where
> >> in
> >> >> > Dublin
> >> >> > and the second man responds with the street and the first man says
> >> >> well
> >> >> > I'll
> >> >> > be - so am I and yells barkeep another pair of beers and Irish
> >> Whiskey
> >> >> for
> >> >> > the pair of us.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The phone behind the bar rings and the barkeep answers it. The
> >> >> owner of
> >> >> > the
> >> >> >
> >> >> > pub asks - how is business. The barkeep responds - not too bad -
> >> The
> >> >> > O'Malley
> >> >> > twins are here getting drunk again.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Brad
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On 3/1/07, Slim <stevenalm at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Cannibals captured an Irishman and put him in the pot.  As he was
> >> >> cooking
> >> >> >> the cook kept bopping him on the head with his spoon.  His friend
> >> >> asked
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> cook why he kept bopping the Irishman on the head to which the
> >> cook
> >> >> >> replied,
> >> >> >> "He's eating all the potatoes."
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Your friend Slim, the Mac snob
> >> >> >>
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