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Hi KeVin,  when you're done figuring this out, maybe you can explain why
space aliens always speak English, even the ones that don't have any lips 
at all....    

    KeVin,
    
    Are you suffering from premature senility or have you just returned
    to your childhood. I think all that illegal Clare water is having a
    strange effect on you.
    
    Or maybe suffering from Guinness starvation
    
    		MBr

    
    
    One good thing about premature senility is that you get to hide your
    own Easter Eggs ...
    
    
    What is this thing called "Guinness"  ???
    
    
    
    keVin
    

    Let me take this opportunity to sing the praises of Clare FM,the local
    radio station and its comprehensive coverage of traditional Irish
    music.
    While the rest of them are slavishly copying each other playing
    rap,house,rock or all that irrelevant foreign stuff Clare FM 
    are continuing that countys tradition of holding on and preserving
    our musical heritage.
    I recently got a copy of Christy Moores "Prosperous" LP.
    This was recorded in 1971 and its hard to believe that commonplace
    songs like Spancil Hill and the Cliffs of Dooneen were virtually
    unknown outside of Clare in 1971!!
    In fact a lot of older people remember when The Music was regarded as 
    only fit for beggars and tinkers and had a very low image.
    At that time Ireland was too busy being "fashionable" by espousing
    pop and rock whose lyrics and values are totally irrelevant to the
    Irish scene.
    We have just now witnessed the demise of our independant Radio station,
    a station which went for the "safe" pop oriented Top-40 formula in 
    competition with RTE 2 a publicly owned Top-40 atation.
    Century 100,as it was called,was getting to only 18% of the population,
    not enough to pay its way and satisfy the advertisers.
    At least I hope we are now spared the American nightmare of 100's of
    "muzak" stations all sounding alike,all appealing to the same audience
    of cloth-eared zombies who wouldn't know a good tune if it bit them!!
    

    
    	And the weekend broadcast of a program called 
    	"The Mist Covered Mountains" on Clare FM is
    	is also fantastic for coverage of Tradition
    	Irish Music. A few friends have been nice 
    	enough to send me a few tapes and a Clare FM
    	tee-shirt ....
    
    
    	I actually have a scanned Image online for
    	the Clare FM Logo in DECimage format.
    
    
    
    	keVin
    

    
    > I recently got a copy of Christy Moores "Prosperous" LP
    
     I got mine back in the early 70's.  It was my first time hearing
    Christy Moore.  It is amazing how good the music was back then...
    
    Of course keVin will undoubtably have something to add but the truth
    be known he and I were in Clare for a week and he wasn't able to listen 
    to any music due to taste testing the Guiness.
    
    paddy

    
    
    	Gerry:	Welcome to the Celt file ...  :-)
    
    
    
    	Now where is that note about a Christmas party ???
    
    
    
    	keVin
    

    RE. 8
    
    >How did we get from Mr ED to Clare FM ................
    
    
    
    Because Mr ED is originally from Clare. 
    
    
    
    
    You can tell 'cause his lips don't move in sync with his words !
    
    
    Jackeen Mc Dub !
    
    
    

    
    Ok Burns and co....cut it out.  This note MUST remain within it's
    boundaries and KEEP OUTTA MY SPACE.   I see a non-relevant Mr. Ed note
    has overrun 972 and flowed right into 973!   Unbelievable...no wonder
    last year's holiday note had 78 replies with about 4 related to XMAS
    parties.
    
    Control your cronies or you'll have to ante up more munchkins!
    
    Oh, and just so you can't say my note isn't RELEVANT TO THIS TOPIC:
    
    Trivia:  Mr. Ed was the first television show to contain a talking
    animal of any kind!
    
    /GrinchJen
    

    Although he often summered in Clare, Mr. Ed was not an
    "agricultural type". 

    keVin
    
    Mr. Ed speaks with a Clare accent, that's why there are these
    syncronisation problems you mention.
    
    -Dermot
    
    p.s. I'm sure I've seen an spd on this.

    
    Thanks Dermot,
    
    I knew damn well there WAS a logical explanation for this occurance.
    
    
    
    keVin
    

    RE: .11
    
    >Trivia:  Mr. Ed was the first television show to contain a talking
    >animal of any kind!
    
    No it wasn't.  The Buster Brown show had a talking frog.

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    What about FARFO  ???
    
    

    (if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!)
    
    RE: .16  Really Dennis, you're showing your age!
    
    RE: .17  KeVin, I said TV show not commercial!
    
    KeVin, I'm holding you PERSONALLY accountable for every 'trash' entry
    against 973.....you've stired up this crowd toooo much.
    
    So far you owe me 3 munchkins!     
    
    P.S. When will I be receiving my Florida postcard???
    
    /j
    

    
    
    
    	Why are t.v.'s called SETS, when you really only get ONE  ??

	Why is there only ONE monopolies comission

			MBr