Merlins Rest Pub

Ha-ha. It’s here: Bedlam Tuesday! The boys (and sometimes girls) of Bedlam will be in the pub as will what one might call their entourage–though these kids are far less peculiar than, say, Prince’s entourage.
This reminds me: Once upon a time I visited Prince’s Paisley Park studios. A couple swag tents had been set up, [...]

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It was rough getting out of bed today, I have to confess. But now that I’m up and moving, well, it isn’t so bad, really.
So here it is: Monday! Monday brings two things:
1. Ceili dancing with Paul McCluskey and friends! Come learn about this traditional Irish dance around 7 pm.
2. Writer Harrison Matthews and others [...]

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The Sunday Pub Quiz will take place tonight at 8 pm! As most of you know, we put $40 in the pot each week and search for the 50-point score. 25 questions, 2 points per. Do you need to be perfect? Nope. You get one point each week you attend and that is added to [...]

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How strange it is to find our pub blog suddenly scraped (that is, the content stolen and reposted elsewhere). How very strange, indeed.
So. Here we are: Saturday night and everything’s all right. The Hot Club will be in the pub to provide the good tunes and around the bar the laughter will be plentiful. We [...]

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Not that it should surprise me, but I woke today feeling really good. Blue skies, a nice breeze. And it’s Friday!!
Tonight we’ll have the weekly Kilt Night and the Celtic session players will be in the pub too. Join us, tell the tales, have a bite and a pint and take advantage of the summer. [...]

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