7/7 - The Harland

It was a slow night at The Harland. Probably because everyone was out getting married, since getting married on 7/7/7 will ultimately bring good luck and a long happy life.

We had a good group, though. Ralph being their group leader. C-Man described Ralph as Keith Richard's dad. Just think about it. Now you know Ralph, too. We understood maybe 3 words of what he said all night. So, we just kept smiling and nodding and that seemed to be the appropriate response.

Claudette celebrated her 50th birthday. Actually, it was her birthday eve but we sang our Happy Birthday song to her anyway. We also tried to hook her up with Ralph, but that didn't pan out. One dance was the extent of their relationship. We think it was a mutual break-up.

When I met the very Irish Larry, he seemed quite sure that I must be Irish too. Not sure why. Perhaps because of the red hair. Oh guess what, I'm English. He was not pleased. In his world (Euclid, OH) the Irish still hate the English. Then I had to hear about how horrible the English are and how his family single handedly kept the English out of Ireland. Here's how they did it - They held up their hands (like a traffic cop signalling you to stop and being confident that you will indeed stop) and said "stay the fuck out of Ireland". Quite an accomplishment. I told him how impressed I was by this simple yet effective tactic and then asked him if he could just hate the English as a whole and not hold it against me as an individual. So, he bought me a beer. Guess he's not holding a grudge.

Speaking of buying someone a beer - we had our first post card redemption. Wow, that sounds quite religious and I suppose to some a free beer can be a religious experience. So, see what you're missing - free beer that is a religion all it's own brought to you by the fine folks at Project Mojo. This offer not valid with out 6 forms of proper ID, background check, and a waiting period of at least 3 months. Otherwise, keep those cards and letters coming!