Conyers Burns Supper 7th Annual

**thescot** · 15th January 13, 07:39 AM

I need to retire. I've been too busy working to be able to adequately attend to my Burns Supper duties here on Xmars. I'll try to answer a couple of things:

The supper is $15 per head, and it's at the Celtic Tavern in Conyers, GA. (Greg will cut the rate for children) This will be our 7th annual Supper, and it's a small lively group of folks in a very congenial setting. Children are welcomel; it's a very family-friendly place, and we often have even very young children in attendance.

Dinner is at 6:00 or so, but we start gathering to drink, reive cattle, tell big tales, and generally practice a great deal of tomfoolery a bout 5:00 or so. It's a standard format Burns Supper with standard fare which you can read about here: http://www.robertburns.org/suppers/ . for the sisses and faint of heart, we will likely have shepherd's pie as an alternative to the haggis, but the haggis is so good, it usually gets preference.

See here for the Tavern's site. It has directions and any info you may want: http://conyersceltictavern.com/

I do need a head count by Thursday (although you can probably squeeze in late if I like you

) as we need to plan the food purchases for Friday.

We can only seat about 40, and that only if we seat at the bar, so please let me know if you're coming. I can promise you the best food anywhere. And where else are you going to meet so great a crowd? And most of them kilted at that!

Please PM me with any questions or comments.

P. S. You will be responsible for you own bar tab!

**thescot** · 15th January 13, 07:49 AM

Thomas H. I'm counting on you and the bride. How's it looking?

**alsrx** · 15th January 13, 09:43 AM

My wife and I will be attending for the first time!

**Thomas H** · 15th January 13, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by thescot

Thomas H. I'm counting on you and the bride. How's it looking?

Sorry , yet again I have let the group down - I will not be able to attend . Sorry

**thescot** · 15th January 13, 01:16 PM

BIG BOOBOO. I misspoke. The cost is the same as last year: $20, not the $15 I said earlier today.

The price covers dinner, dessert, and one shot for the toast to the haggis. (Let me tell you, in years past, the dessert alone was worth coming after. It has been bread pudding with a whiskey sauce that would make you slap your mama!)
Dinner will be the standard cock-a-leekie soup, haggis (or sissy food), neeps and tatties. I believe iced tea is included with the meal. I always drink water with food anyway.

The ceremonies will follow the meal, so if you have a favorite poem to read or recite, or a Burns song to sing, be prepared to share it.

**thescot** · 15th January 13, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by alsrx

My wife and I will be attending for the first time!

I can promise you a very nice evening. I look forward to meeting you both.

**thescot** · 15th January 13, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Thomas H

Sorry , yet again I have let the group down - I will not be able to attend . Sorry

Well, heck, Thomas. I was so hoping to be able to host you and your bride, but duty calls. You could always come over for our ST. Paddy's parade in March. Its likely the shortest parade in the world, but it's a great excuse to get dressed up and stand in the street drinking beer!

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