Issue Three: “Play That Funky Music White Boys!”
As some of you may know when the website was closed for spring cleaning, the Webmaster put up President John’s Welcome Address in Irish. I thought it was but fair, that an Ulster Scots dialect version be put up as the season is about to kick off. So based on years of reading the Broons and Our Wullie in the Sunday Post, here is my version. Apologies to Lord Laird or should it be Laird Laird, our own resident Scot Chris Forsythe and any true Ulster Scots speakers who may read it! (You may wish to read the original address in English first !)
“As the Big Yin of Falls Boolin Associe Belfast for twa thoosand an’ therteen, I wud like tae bid fair fan to a’ wir members and veesiturs to our wab.
Put doon in the Faws Perk in nineteen hunred an’ five, we ganged awa tae oor present locie at Fruithill Perk in nineteen hunred an’ twinty sivin where we huv bided evur since.
I’m fair luckin ferward tae leadin this muckle club at futur boolin gemmes and getherins and biddin a fair fan tae new boolers an veesiturs to wir club.
I wud alsay like tae bid the Weemen Boolers, the Ben the Hoose Boolers an a’ oor members, a sonsie boolin season”.
Bowlers could do better on a wet weekday afternoon by turning up for the Deal Or No Deal Club from 4.00-5.00pm and watch the small but perfectly formed Noel Edmonds oil his way through a series of no brain contestants. Gerry Lowe, Maxi and Murph have already signed up – why not you! Fringe verbal entertainment is supplied by our in house Statler and Waldorf aka Corner John Tierney and Big Sean Mc Avoy and the head Green Keeper occasionally makes an appearance for a cup of tea as does ex President Jim Copeland. It doesn’t get much better.
Or does it? The aforementioned Corner John, his multi talented singer/guitarist brother David and the much lesser talented Blogmeister were graciously given permission by Paul “ The Full” Montgomery to have a jam session on Easter Monday afternoon in the back room. Patrons dropped in and out to sit a spell and listen and even the great Rab McCullough, husband of the even greater Marion popped in to demonstrate his virtuosity! He was joined by Gerry “Three Chords” Lowe and the good times rolled. It is planned to have another ad hoc session soon with Gerry joining as a resident member. Now who could resist that. Don’t be a stranger now! And BTW if those who play guitar are guitarists, those who play violins are violinists, then why are those who play bowls not called bowlists?
And talking the Full Monty…which ex Cliftonville and now Ulster Transport bowler and umpire, ferried two of the Midweek Squad from the Grand Opera House to the Club last week after watching naked men dance on stage???
The story about the Sainsbury’s Secret Society is deferred until next week.
Until he next smooth delivery……..
As some of you may know when the website was closed for spring cleaning, the Webmaster put up President John’s Welcome Address in Irish. I thought it was but fair, that an Ulster Scots dialect version be put up as the season is about to kick off. So based on years of reading the Broons and Our Wullie in the Sunday Post, here is my version. Apologies to Lord Laird or should it be Laird Laird, our own resident Scot Chris Forsythe and any true Ulster Scots speakers who may read it! (You may wish to read the original address in English first !)
“As the Big Yin of Falls Boolin Associe Belfast for twa thoosand an’ therteen, I wud like tae bid fair fan to a’ wir members and veesiturs to our wab.
Put doon in the Faws Perk in nineteen hunred an’ five, we ganged awa tae oor present locie at Fruithill Perk in nineteen hunred an’ twinty sivin where we huv bided evur since.
I’m fair luckin ferward tae leadin this muckle club at futur boolin gemmes and getherins and biddin a fair fan tae new boolers an veesiturs to wir club.
I wud alsay like tae bid the Weemen Boolers, the Ben the Hoose Boolers an a’ oor members, a sonsie boolin season”.
Bowlers could do better on a wet weekday afternoon by turning up for the Deal Or No Deal Club from 4.00-5.00pm and watch the small but perfectly formed Noel Edmonds oil his way through a series of no brain contestants. Gerry Lowe, Maxi and Murph have already signed up – why not you! Fringe verbal entertainment is supplied by our in house Statler and Waldorf aka Corner John Tierney and Big Sean Mc Avoy and the head Green Keeper occasionally makes an appearance for a cup of tea as does ex President Jim Copeland. It doesn’t get much better.
Or does it? The aforementioned Corner John, his multi talented singer/guitarist brother David and the much lesser talented Blogmeister were graciously given permission by Paul “ The Full” Montgomery to have a jam session on Easter Monday afternoon in the back room. Patrons dropped in and out to sit a spell and listen and even the great Rab McCullough, husband of the even greater Marion popped in to demonstrate his virtuosity! He was joined by Gerry “Three Chords” Lowe and the good times rolled. It is planned to have another ad hoc session soon with Gerry joining as a resident member. Now who could resist that. Don’t be a stranger now! And BTW if those who play guitar are guitarists, those who play violins are violinists, then why are those who play bowls not called bowlists?
And talking the Full Monty…which ex Cliftonville and now Ulster Transport bowler and umpire, ferried two of the Midweek Squad from the Grand Opera House to the Club last week after watching naked men dance on stage???
The story about the Sainsbury’s Secret Society is deferred until next week.
Until he next smooth delivery……..