Kilt night in NC?

[Kiltedmusiclover]

I'm for Charlotte too. They have a great pub uptown as well.

RiRa's. They even have a room that could be reserved.

http://www.rira.com/locations/charlotte/history.php

[JBfromBS]

This sounds good, I'm about an hour from Charlotte. Keep us updated on the progress!

[Steeplechase]

I'm for Charlotte too. They have a great pub uptown as well.

RiRa's. They even have a room that could be reserved.

http://www.rira.com/locations/charlotte/history.php

RiRa's sounds like an interesting place. Have you even been there? How's the parking situation?

[Kiltedmusiclover]

It is in downtown so parking is within a couple of blocks.

As long as we choose a night when there isn't a sports event
it should not be a problem.

I was just there last night for the U2 concert and it was packed.
Even though they have several pubs now, Charlotte was their first.
They did not start out to be a chain. Having been to pubs in the Ireland and
Scotland I can honestly say they have done a fine job.

[furrycelt]

There is a RiRa's in Raleigh too. Great place, as are the other Irish pubs in the area.

You guys name the date and place, and I will be there

[Mike n NC]

Great! Glad to see there is some interest here! I'm looking at having time to do the homework and the deed after the first of the year. Maybe we're looking at the late January, early Feburary time frame?
Nelson RiRa's sounds good and after looking at their web site looks good too. If I have a chance, I'll be in Charlotte over Christmas, I'll check it out in person. :smile: Mind if I use you as a "local" resource?

Mike

[Magnus Sporrano]

Hey y'all I've been out-of-state for a few years but I'm moving back to NC from Philadelphia in about a month or so. I'll be north of Durham up in Person County so I'm in for Triangle-area events.

Now if only we could convince Barleyjuice to come down ...

[furrycelt]

Hey y'all I've been out-of-state for a few years but I'm moving back to NC from Philadelphia in about a month or so. I'll be north of Durham up in Person County so I'm in for Triangle-area events.

Now if only we could convince Barleyjuice to come down ...

Cool. Where in NC are you from originally? I work in Durham, so I am familiar with that side of the Triangle too. Give me a holler when you hit town.

Maybe we're looking at the late January, early Feburary time frame?

Yeah, that sounds good for me. I certainly don't have any free time around the holidays with work and family and everything else.

[Mike n NC]

While I didn't get a chance to visit the pub, I checked it out thru some of the younger members of the family and their friends. Sounds like a nice place. Got reviews that ranged from "nice upscale pub" to "I was so drunk I don't remember much about it" That from a drop dead beautiful niece that went in alone and came out with a boyfriend that she still has several years later.

I'll keep an eye open and if something else catches my eye I'll post it here.

Mike

[furrycelt]

Before we decide on exactly when, let's try to narrow down the "where". I am gonna throw out some central-ish locations for us to vote on. Instead of using the standard binary (aye/nay) system, I am going to use a more "mathematical" approach. (Mathematicians say this system may not increase the number of happy people after a vote, but it can decrease the number of people unhappy with the results.) ((and yes, I do have a habit of making things harder than they are, just ask my wife... and friends and co-workers and parents...))

The choices:
A: The Queen City (Charlotte)
B: The Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point)
C: The Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill)
D: Fayetteville

Just assign points to your preferences. Four points to your ideal choice; three to your next favorite; two to your next choice; and one point to your least favorite. After everyone has voted, the location with the most points is the winner. It may not be your first choice, but it might at least be your 2nd choice.

Here's my vote:

A:2
B:3
C:4
D:1




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