The Medusa Fora

I'm in Aberdeen, SD at the home of ClashCadillac and CPoguesfan where the best party of the year is about to begin.

We are in Birmingham on a two day visit. Only been here half a day and done the town already.

We have plans to do the National Motorcycle Museum tomorrow if we can find it, mainly for Jake's benefit though.

There are more nutters here than Liverpool.

Headed for an epic jaunt on Route 66. Travelling with Fred Eaglesmith, Bill Poss and The Fabulous Ginn Sisters from Chicago all the way to L.A. 18 days of music! also joining us will be Jon Dee Graham, Mary Gauthier, Robbie Fulks, Roger Marin, Audrey Auld, and anyone else who wants to pick up a banjo! Been looking forward to this one for a long time. Booked it before Les Pogues announced the Paris shows, and couldn't work the vacation time to do both.
http://www.rootsontherails.com/2012-trips-route-66-tin-can-caravan

Me and Mrs Greyheron just booked a break in Salou (spain) going next month..means we can visit Barcelona, can't wait! Paid for out of my compensation payout from when I got my jaw broke last november...got £4000...good deal huh?

I've just got back from a club 18-30 holiday in Zakynthos (Greek Island). Something, I'll never do again. I'm too old!

I've got 15 Annual Leave days to take before the year is out, I better try and book something else. Use 'em or loose 'em as the saying goes.

Looking at returning to Goa in either Nov / Dec or going the whole hog - Christmas / New Year Bash. Last year we had Fairytale blazing across the beach , it was Christmas Eve Babe!! We tried teaching a local Goan singer 'Paulie' at Ruffles Bar - so many people kary croaking. ended up with all the old favourites including The Irish Rover! There's a brilliant night market at Arpora - open stage I'm sure The Pogues would be made very welcome:) We have had many a good year coming back from the sun to fantastic Pogues Christmas gigs, especially 2010, snow at Manchester Apollo followed by a treck into Manchester, drunken banquet in China town with a much needed fish pedicre the next day.............. Any Goa fans out there??

MissWalshy wrote:I've just got back from a club 18-30 holiday in Zakynthos (Greek Island). Something, I'll never do again. I'm too old!

I've got 15 Annual Leave days to take before the year is out, I better try and book something else. Use 'em or loose 'em as the saying goes.

wow, I only get 19 days all year. And that is considered a lot in the states.

I get 25.


I got an extra 2 1/2 because I came in on a Saturday at 7am to 3pm. No idea how I worked out that that equaled 2.5 days but I did!

Cdn Steve wrote:Headed for an epic jaunt on Route 66. Travelling with Fred Eaglesmith, Bill Poss and The Fabulous Ginn Sisters from Chicago all the way to L.A. 18 days of music! also joining us will be Jon Dee Graham, Mary Gauthier, Robbie Fulks, Roger Marin, Audrey Auld, and anyone else who wants to pick up a banjo! Been looking forward to this one for a long time. Booked it before Les Pogues announced the Paris shows, and couldn't work the vacation time to do both.
http://www.rootsontherails.com/2012-trips-route-66-tin-can-caravan

Okay, I'm not on that route, but tell me when you'll be in - is it Abilene or Amarillo?

territa wrote:Okay, I'm not on that route, but tell me when you'll be in - is it Abilene or Amarillo?

We roll into Amarillo TX on Sep 21 - heading to the TriState Fair that night to catch Ray Wylie Hubbard! http://www.tristatefair.com/

Any chance you can make it up there?

Going on the annual London trip tomorrow.

I was looking forward to it but developed a virus yesterday and cannot breathe properly. Hopefully it will have eased off by tomorrow.

Salou..in a couple of hours!...

Been: Portland, OR
Going: Jamaica

Clash Cadillac wrote:Going: Jamaica

Braggart.

I'm not jealous...

I'm happy just to go to Boston and see the Celtics.
Hell yeah!
I adore blizzards 'n stuff.

Jamaica's alright too, I suppose.