An evening with Eamonn Holmes
I'm just back from a fundraising event at . hosted the evening and I was one of his guests on the sofa.
The playwright read a monologue and talked about her work; the Ulster rugby star bantered about sport with Eamonn; Mike Edgar, our head of entertainment and sport at ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Northern Ireland told terrific stories (including the one about the time he spent weeks living in Sting's house until Sting came home and evicted him); and appeared as his alter ego, (he can get into full dress and makeup in six minutes).
Eamonn proved why he's Northern Ireland's most successful broadcaster: he's a natural with an audience, tells a great story, and has a very sharp wit. Afterwards, we'd dinner with the organisers in a nearby restaurant. Marie Jones and John Linehan are -- needless to say -- terrific company over dinner. When the waitress took my order, I asked if they could do me a simple penne with green pesto and some parmesan shavings on top. John pulled a look of utter digust, as if I'd just ordered a monkey brain omelette, and one of the Methody parents said, "It's like When Harry Met Sally".
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What is it with some people? I, too have come across people who view not eating meat as almost a personal affront.
A fund raiser for Methody?!?
Will this not result in you being excommunicated from BRA?
30 odd years ago who would have believed it, if you would had told them that in the year 2007 two ex pupils one from Bearnageeha and the other from Dunlambert would be helping to raise money for Methody and afterwards sharing a meal to together and bantering each other, changed days from fighting on the Somerton Road.
Urghh, William are you another BRA product???
I still bear the tooth marks on my ear from the attentions of a BRA player whilst representing MCB in the dizzy heights of the U16 "C" team. (not really, the marks faded within days, but it's a good story!).
savages...!
And you don't eat meat you say?
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