JUST SAYING HELLO TO EVERYBODY AT DU.

[REDKING]

HELLO EVEYBODY AT DU THIS IS IRELAND CALLING.
HOW'S IT GOING.

[Sugar Smack]

1. And a resounding WELCOME to DU

to you, REDKING!

:hi:

[Shell Beau]

2. AND HELLO TO YOU!

:hi:

[Sugar Smack]

4. Hehe! HELLO to YOU, TOO

Shell Beau!!!!!!



:hi:

[Shell Beau]

5. Hey sug!!

:hi: :)

[scarlet_owl]

3. Welcome, REDKING!

:hi:

[Burma Jones]

6. Hi There, Have you met redqueen?

[jus_the_facts]

7. Hi..and welcome aboard....

:hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

8. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

On edit: You might want to consider not posting in all caps ...

[REDKING]

20. Thanks for the tip.

[swimboy]

9. Welcome to DU, REDKING!

:hi:

[Strong Atheist]

10. Welcome to D.U!

:toast:

[sarahinmexico]

11. Welcome

to one newbie from another!!

Hope all is well in Ireland.:toast:

[evlbstrd]

12. More Irish=Good

Welcome to DU. No need to shout, though.

[REDKING]

22. Thanks

Only getting the hang of this thing,new to the net.
Like the user name.

[evlbstrd]

30. Don't let us or the net scare you off.

How'd you hear about DU?

[REDKING]

33. By sheer luck

and i'm glad I did a lot of us here thought all of you had gone Bush......phew!

[evlbstrd]

37. You mean the entire country?

Heaven forbid.

[REDKING]

48. Tv control.

All we get are the pictures of Bush and co being applauded and telling everybody what great things they are doing for the world.Blair etc the same.Its a joke.

[evlbstrd]

50. Our own media has been just as bad.

With the occassional lapse into reporting, accidentally, I guess.

[I Have A Dream]

67. Oh please make it clear to everyone over there that there are....

many, many of us who have NOT drunk the Kool-Aid -- never have and never will.

This is what I really worry about -- the world thinks that we're all fools because of that fool! :(

Welcome to DU, REDKING! I'm of Irish descent, and I've visited your country. It's absolutely amazing! :hi:

[REDKING]

68. Irish descent.

Sure is'nt everybody....only joking.
I am so pleased I found this site and heartened by the fact that so many can see them for what they are but they still scare me,the power they have.......if this little Irishman can help just ask.
Keep the faith brother.....hope to speak again later but right now its friday night so i am going to get pissed....all the best.
Slainte(Irish for good health).

[I Have A Dream]

71. No -- everyone in my area isn't.

My mother's 100% Irish. I was told when I visited Ireland that the Irish think that the Irish-descent stuff is strange. Oh, well. Doesn't change the fact that I am.

[I Have A Dream]

72. Actually, I should say that my mother has 100% Irish "blood".

Maybe she's the one who has the right to say that she's of Irish descent rather than me.

Nevermind. :eyes:

[redqueen]

77. Slainte M'hath!

:toast:

[Mutley]

84. Oh, please spread the word that we're not all Bushies.

[myrna minx]

13. Hello REDKING,

Welcome to the Underground. :hi: My head is spinning trying to keep up with the sordid details of my horribly corrupt government, but other that that, I'm quite well thanks! And you? :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Hello Redking!

Welcome to DU! Enjoy your stay in our crazy, addictive little village...


:hi:

[Shine]

15. Top o' the afternoon to ya, Redking!

welcome to DU!
Here, have a cyberbrew, on me.... :beer:
Hell, I'll join ya..
:toast:

[bigwillq]

16. Hello!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Faygo Kid]

17. 'Tis a grand day to have yourself with us. And this Classic Lass agrees.

Save a place for me at the poob, and tell me stories of the wee people over a pint. Oh, and strand me with a young colleen, named Maureen.

[REDKING]

24. Maureen

Iused to go out with a girl called maureen,needless to say another one of my disasters.

[redqueen]

18. Well hello there!

:hi:

Welcome to DU!

[REDKING]

19. Sorry for replying so late

So RedQueen hope you had a great christmas and new year.
My heating is broken and its freezing.
Hope to speak to you again.

[redqueen]

23. Same to you!

Sorry to hear about your heating being broken. That's awful. :(

Hope you have lots of blankets (and maybe some booze). :D

[REDKING]

26. Lots of blankets

No booze though...I was going to bed about half an hour ago but maybe I'll run round the room for a while...speak to you soon take care.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

21. Top of the evening to you.

Does anyone actually say that in Eire? :shrug:

[REDKING]

27. Top of the evening

Never in my life...not once...see you all later.

[neweurope]

25. Hi there from Germany!

Love Ireland, will go back for the Derby :)

:hi:

--------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Metta]

28. Hello, Red one.

I see by your profile that you, too, like music. Do you play? Or do you make music by listening? I've been in to folk/ blues guitar for many years. Also, listening to jazz, world and classical. You? :hi: :toast:

[REDKING]

34. I am lover of music full stop

and yes i do play,mostly rock' whatever rock is supposed to be now.A good friend of mine is a huge blues musician.Last year he was at a festival in Nashville and he plays often in France,he does well there.The French love the blues...hope to talk again,only back from work "knackered" as we say.
oh my friends name is Rab McCullough,doubt if that means anything to ya...but just so you know.

[Metta]

36. Thanks for the informative reply.

I haven't heard of your friend though that doesn't mean anything. I wish him a good reception wherever he goes. I've been playing pre-war influenced fingerstyle blues only I tend to really beat it out with my right hand. Ever heard of Rory Block? She's a killer blues player and will scare the daylights out of you with her ferocity. She hasn't been doing straight blues sets for a long time. She usually opens with a blues or two and then goes into her singer/songwriter thing which I think is generally okay.

Have you ever heard Planxty or the Bothy band? They were in the vanguard during the '80s of playing really old, trad Irish stuff like it was rock 'n' roll, albeit acoustically, not like the Wolftones or that band that did some stuff for the Titanic, I think it was, soundtrack.

For what it's worth, my favorite plugged in folk band that straddled rock are Steeleye Span, especially with Martin Carthy on guitar and Fairport Convention with Richard Thompson who I really like.

Ta.

[REDKING]

38. Planxty were one

of my brothers favourite bands.My favourite track by them was" little musgrave" but trad is not as big as it used to be ,still there thank god.I didnt know Rory is used as a girls name...strange.

[Metta]

66. Ah, Little Musgrave.

A great version they do, featuring Christy Moore's rich baritone. Though I'm not usually one for cautionary songs, I do like what they do with it. Likewise, Doc Watson does a fine version of Matty Groves on an early album. Same song for all intents and purposes.

[texanwitch]

29. Hello REDKING from Texas.

:hi: :kick: :hi:

[sonias]

31. It's going well RedKing

How's it in Ireland?

Another fighting Texas Democrat waving hi. :hi:



Sonia

[REDKING]

78. Hello to the lone star state.

Just you keep fighting sister.

[samplegirl]

32. Hello Redking

Welcome to D.U. wish I were in Ireland.

[RandomKoolzip]

35. Hi there!

:hi:


PS. Tell Van Morrsion to stop drinking. :evilgrin:

[dolo amber]

40. And Shane McGowan

Also, if you get a minute, introduce him to this:



:hi:

[REDKING]

44. Ah c'mon he has a

beautiful smile......he owes me twenty quid.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. Welcome to DU, Redking!

Here's a cyberbrew for you... :beer:

[REDKING]

43. So you like

the dark stuff.Who wouldnt.....I konw I do.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

51. Light or dark...

I love anything that's GOOD! :toast:

[LaraMN]

41. Warm greetings from chilly Minnesota.

[REDKING]

42. You have no

idea how close that is to the weather here.

[jpgray]

45. Is there an Irish Shift-Key Famine going on?

:D

Just kidding. Welcome to DU! :hi: :toast:

[REDKING]

49. Cheeky bugger.

I'm tryin here.

[jpgray]

60. Dumb and tasteless is my MO in the Lounge

I'm only half of that everywhere else.

[ronnykmarshall]

46. Word!

[MissHoneychurch]

47. welcome

and a :hi: from Germany

[REDKING]

52. Hello Germany.

Are you looking forward to the World Cup...we're not there(f**king disgusted).

[MissHoneychurch]

54. I will watch it

but I will try to stay out of Frankfurt when Great Britain is playing here ... or maybe I go to that Irish pub and watch the game there. Should be fun. I am not much of a soccer fan but I enjoy the world cups

[REDKING]

56. Irish pubs.

Everywhere you go there's an Irish pub.I think there are lost tribes in the Amazon that drink Guiness.All called Paddy!

[MissHoneychurch]

58. LOL

well, what can one say but :beer:

[Maddy McCall]

53. Hi, Redking...from Mississippi.

We ain't as bad as you've heard down here. :hi:

[REDKING]

57. Hiya Mississippi.

I was in Nashville in 96,met some people from your place.They were great.Liisten,the brits had us down as stupid,dirty and worthless foe a long long time.Nobody falls for that stuff anymore..I hope.

[SOteric]

55. Hello, RedKing

:hi: - and welcome!

What has excited interest for you in our little group?

[REDKING]

59. I have no idea.

[William Bloode]

61. Howdy RedKing

:hi:

[REDKING]

62. Anything to the Captain?

It is a rare name.

[William Bloode]

63. Are you refering to this?

The name of BLOOD, anciently written Bloyd, is derived from the Welsh Ap-Lloyd, meaning "son of Lloyd." It is found on ancient British and early American records in the various forms of Ap-Lloyd, Ap-Llud, Ap-Loyd, Ployd, ap Lloyd, Bloyd, Blud, Blude, Bloude, Bloud, Bloode, Blod, Blode, Blood, and others, of which the last spelling mentioned is that form most generally used in America today.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laneblood/bloodname.html

[REDKING]

64. Wasnt there a famous pirate called Bloode?

[newyawker99]

65. Hi REDKING!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[alarcojon]

69. Welcome to DU!

Pull up a chair and stay a while!

[REDKING]

80. Just back from the bar.

I need to pull up a chair....see you later.

[Arugula Latte]

70. Hi from the West Coast of the U.S., Redking!

Glad you came to join us! :toast:

What's the latest in the land of Erin?

[REDKING]

82. Its very cold and i'm a little bit drunk.

[Left_Winger]

73. Pretty good

I knew an Irishman who once asked me "How's the crack?" I hadn't a clue as to what he meant and needed an explanation. Do you guys still say that?

Welcome to DU

:toast:

[REDKING]

85. "Craic"

When an Irishman says "Hows the Craic",
It just means how are you,good ,bad,shity.
The usual saying is"the craic was ninety" meaning having a very good time....not taking crack.
Hope this explains it a bit better.

[Lilith Velkor]

74. HI REDKING!

This is DC, and it's a fucking disaster as usual.

:hi:

[graywarrior]

75. Top o the mornin' to ya.

Wait, it's late afternoon here. What time is it where you are?

[REDKING]

86. Its just gone Nine o'clock.

I went out straight after work,not like me but there you go.

[graywarrior]

92. PM, I'm guessing.

What do you usually do after work?

[REDKING]

93. After work.

My sister feeds me, then home,then try to write.

[graywarrior]

94. What do you do for work that keeps you away from writing?

[REDKING]

95. That's a very good question.

I would'nt want to bore you.

[graywarrior]

97. Can't bore me more than I bore myself

[REDKING]

98. Hello Gray

Simple answer I work for the Government,a civil servant.
Low wage and no fun.When I go to work I switch off.I enter my password then register people who think they have a disability,usually liars.All you have to say now is that you are an alcoholic.
Now classified as a disease......I agree that it is but to many people are taking advantage.
All very boring.
By the way I liked your picture,you remind me of someone but I cant quite place it.
I had bad news over the weekend.My sister died.the family is hurting a lot.
I might not be on for a while but I will be back.
So take care and I'll aee you later.

[WilliamPitt]

76. Greetings!

:toast:

[TK421]

79. Do you like olives?

[REDKING]

87. Only in a cold drink.

[benburch]

81. Welcome to DU!

Can you ship me a couple of bottles of Tullimore Dew? :evilgrin: :hi:

[REDKING]

88. Youre better off with Black Bush or Jameson...lovely.

[Mutley]

83. Welcome to DU, REDKING!

:hi:

I'm going to be taking a trip to Ireland this summer. Can't wait! :bounce:

[REDKING]

89. Where are you headed for?

[Mutley]

90. South of you.

Dublin, Galway, Cork, and the like. :D

[REDKING]

91. Cork is where one day I hope to settle.

A little grumpy Belfast man.Terrible thing wanting to leave your birthplace....but sure its only down the road.Youll like Cork.

[Mutley]

96. I know I will.

I've been dreaming of this trip for as long as I can remember.