Wednesday 18th June 2008

The session scene has been quite normal of late - well, as normal as it gets.

The Wednesday Irish is still going strong at the Anchor in Wingham and the Thursday English / Mixed Session is going strong at the Bear in Faversham. Despite all the ribbing that I give the Thursday session it is a long-lived and much enjoyed event. Anything can happen and no two Thursdays are ever the same. All sorts of guests drop in and the mix is eclectic.

I'm sure that you'll all join me in sending condolences to Mike and his family following the loss of his Mother last week and we look forward to seeing him back in the session.

The new Sunday Irish venue of the Chequers in Challock (disappointingly no humorous spoonerism) seems to be liked by pub clientele and musicians alike so it looks like the session will pitch there for a while on the last Sunday of the month from 20:00 onwards.

This week's session jokes:

Q:Why don't young melons get married?
A:Cantaloupe (Can't elope)

A priest is very ill and at death's door. The Mother Superior needs to give him sustenance but he won't eat. She gets him some milk but it doesn't help. He takes a sip and puts the glass down. Desperate, the Mother goes back to the kitchen and finds a bottle of Whisky which she pours a generous measure of into the milk. She takes it back to the priest who starts to drink it, regains some colour and a twinkle comes back to his eyes.
"Do you have any last words for us Father?" asks the Nun. "Yes", replies the priest. "Don't sell that cow!".

Trivia questions:

Who was Glasgow Linda?
Why is Doncaster Station so cold and windswept?