[Rhodes22-list] Lucky Spuds

[Bill Effros]

Autolite all the way.  I've changed mascots.

Bill Effros

Brad Haslett wrote:
> 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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