20 Reasons for a KC Party About an Irish Book
Bloomsday 2007. An Irish celebration in Kansas City.
Why would you go?
1. It’s FREE
2. There’s Beer
3. The book is the laugh-out-loud kind of fun
4. You don’t have to listen to the readings
5. Eddie Delahunt plays
6. There’s food
7. The play is hilarious
8. Irish costumes of 1904 are welcome
9. The Lucky Charms play
10. Sometimes there’s a parade of bicycle trucks
11. It’s a used bookstore - you’re surrounded by books
12. Celtic Crossings are recording there
13. The bookstore is named after the day
14. The book is a guide to Dublin, without the airfare
15. Luka Bloom took his name from the main character
16. Tom & Nancy host parties better than anyone
17. It’s Irish without being too Irish
18. The Irish language makes an appearance
19. Book lovers tend to be good conversationalists
20. James Joyce was a bit of a perv
NOTE: Readers Still Needed
Last time I looked at the list of readers (of James Joyce’s Ulysses in case you’ve missed something) a handful of slots were still open. Call Tom Shawver at Bloomsday Books 816-523-6712 and ask for an available 30 minute slot. Really, it doesn’t hurt. I have mine and I’m a nervous sort of guy.
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
Ditto on # 19 and #20. And yes, it’s a belly laugh as well.
Good luck on your reading, Eolai!
And good luck with your dinner.
I’m tempted to make a stash of potato cakes for the event here, which wold be cheaper than going and getting some gorgonzola and easier than kidneys to persuade people to eat.