Archive for June, 2010

Hey y’awl

For those going to the dinner on the coach on Saturday, meet at the Cherry at 6:30 p.m.

For the rest of you, Hydro at 7:15 p.m. for a 7:30 start.

Cheers

Annual Dinner

It’s all here : http://www.southernnomads.com/whats-on/annual-dinner-2010

Get your names down.
Send me nominations for Dickie Head of the Year with a brief description of the inane act performed which makes them the buffoon above all other buffoons this season.
Please also send me your nomination for Supporter of the Year.

Why not just reply to the email now….job done!

Queenie Festival

The Queenie Festival this year is on the 9, 10 & 11 July.  There is no Soapbox Derby this year, so it’s all hands to the pumps to make this even better than last year and raise some funds for Southern Nomads SPort Erin at the same time!

• Friday 9th July – Beach Party PE
  Watty and T-Bone are helping to organize beach volleyball for the nights sponsors, Sure.  Get yourself down for a couple of warm-up beers and perhaps organize a Nomads beach volleyball team to compete on the night?!
• Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m – Marine Day PSM
  Nomads are running a bar on the Albert Pier (idiots, asylum, in-charge of etc) – Don is assuming the role of bar manager for the day and is organising a motley crew to help out on the day.
  Once again, Nomads are organising a Park and Ride from the Stonefield down to the Quay.  Catty and Steve are in charge of this and once again will organise some helpers.  This involves parking cars in the field and driving a minibus down to and back from the Albert, which is the main pick-up point.
• Saturday evening – Tent do in the Stonefield PSM
  Security – Widget is organising security and will need 6/7 budding meat-heads.
  Bar – T-Bone is organising this with Kerry Kelly and will require some budding busty barmaids and chaps (busty or not!) to help out.
• Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m – Marine Day PSM Part 2!
  Albert Pier bar – Fish is the bar manager on this day and is getting some of his open water swimmers to help out, but may need a couple of extra bodies.
  Park and Ride – Damo and Neal are in charge of this and will organise more people to help out.

There is a job for everyone to pitch in, and the idea is that we get cover from as many different members as possible, and that it’s not the same people.  Please e-mail to confirm what you are able to help out with or contact each of the people detailed above directly.

This is a cracking event and Sport Erin will be getting all proceeds from the Stonefield and Albert Pier bars, so please get down to support this and drink some beers!

Cheers

T-Bone

Dates for the Diary

Guess what?…..they’re here: http://www.southernnomads.com/whats-on

Right, got to go on the lash with Drunken Al and his drunken dad for 3 days now.  Bye

Just the raw, unadulterated facts this week.

Annual Dinner

It’s all here : http://www.southernnomads.com/whats-on/annual-dinner-2010

Get your names down.

Send me nominations for Dickie Head of the Year with a brief description of the inane act performed which makes them the buffoon above all other buffoons this season.

Please also send me your nomination for Supporter of the Year.

Why not just reply to the email now….job done!

June 200 Club

Dates for the Diary

Guess what?…..they’re here: http://www.southernnomads.com/whats-on

T-Bone will be sending me details of the Queenie Festival tomorrow…..won’t you T-Bone?

Monday’s Shenanigans

Another spectacular display of public tugging was to be seen on PE beach on Monday night with the annual “gurning on a rope” contest, haplessly organised by Damo and T-Bone.  In the end, the result matched the weather  – miserable – with a  closely fought contest seeing last year’s winners coming through on top once again.  Hearty congratulations to the Ballacreggan Sausage Fingers.  Commiserations to the Nomads, and Widge’s hastily recruited band of misfits drawn from both the local and northern homeless.   I thought at one point that the touring “Devil’s Disciples” team might enter into the spirit of the contest and scare the shovel-handed cow-wrestlers into submission, but despite my appeals, they seemed content to sip their darjeeling on the Bay patio.

With new laws about to be introduced, governing the size of hands in the agricultural industry, I predict a change of fortunes next year.

This Weekend’s Shenanigans…

…in chronological order.  I strongly suggest that anyone who has played in the 2009/10 season, and is partial to the odd libation, print this off and staple it to your head so that some friendly biker can point you in the right direction.

11^th June – 9’ish.  Purple Helmets v White Helmets.  Douglas Prom.  As you may, or may not know, we have our very own Helmet secretly secreted within the ranks of the Nomads.  Like Top Gear’s Stig, his identity is a closely guarded secret to avoid the risk of opposition no-shows and pitch invasions by screaming teenage groupies.  Some say he’s Daniel Craig’s stunt double in the latest Bond film and that he has the hairiest butt in the western hemisphere.  All we know, is that he’ll be appearing in a once-in-a-lifetime head-to-head with the White Helmets on Friday night and he’s called “The Wig”.

12^th June – 14:30 till 20:30.   Watty’s BBQ at his gaff up Bradda.  Bring a shed load of ale, something to line your stomach, and some water-proof clothing!  Not sure how Chicken Legs thinks he’s going to get rid of Tenko before 4 in the morning, but hey, he is a Commissionaire isn’t he?

12^th June – 7’ish till the puke bin says ‘uncle’.  Players’ Dinner.  Falcon’s Nest PE.  If you haven’t let De C0ck know you’re going, then please do so immediately on 401950.  If you’ve been to ole Chicken Legs’ first…..good luck!

13^th June – 1’ish till 5’ish.  Meandering aimlessly in a serpentine fashion through the streets of PE/PSM/Colby, trying to remember where you live, interrupted periodically by bilge evacuation and maybe the odd contribution to Port Erin in Bloom.

Last Season’s Shenanigans

Annual Presentation Dinner… and Dance, if Father Jack can keep his ramblings down to the allotted 30 minutes.

3^rd July at the Hydro.

As per usual, the initial response has been underwhelming, meaning that the final mad rush for tickets will leave the late comers sobbing in their beer… as usual.
Details are on the web site.   Just click the link: http://www.southernnomads.com/whats-on/annual-dinner-2010
We have a 49 seat coach planned, so please let me know if you wish to be on it….this is a hidden extra, so please do expect to be charged a nominal sum for this tremendous bonus option.

I still need your menu options as well, so get them to me by email asap.  And remember, if you ain’t on the web site list, you ain’t going, so please check it and email me sooner rather than later.

Last Month’s Shenanigans

A belated congratulations to May’s luck winners of 200 Club.

This month’s draw was made using machine: CHEATSALOT.  Ball set used: NEALS.

Future Shenanigans

12^th June: Players Dinner
3^rd July: Annual Presentation Dinner
29^th August: Nomads Golf Day – entries to Watty please.

Right then, I’m off to slap my saveloy in cling film so I don’t have to keep dipping my grubby fingers into Ginny’s capacious box at the races on Friday.
Come on Cummins!

Tonight’s committee meeting is postponed until Monday 14th June.

This is due to TT and Port Erin Day – you’ll all be Tugging on the beach, or helping Damo to organise the other Tuggers.

AGM

Full report as soon as I can decipher my drunken notes.
For now, it will will suffice to let you know who to blame for the 2010/2011 season:

President: El Shim
Chairman: Cushtie
Hon Sec.: Cagzie
Hon Treas: Vaughen (we’re have to come up with a nickname for the big, bald, speccy fella)
Captain: Ginger-Beard
Vice Capt: Biscuit Lean
2nds Capt: S.P.
Fixtures: Thirsty
Social: De C0ck
Coach: Gaff
RDO: Parksy
Welfare: Wheels
MRFU/Fed: Cushtie
PR Maestro: Thirsty
Volunteer Coordinator:Little Jimmie Osmand (or is it Julie?)

Tug ‘o’ War

The gauntlet has been thrown down!  This note from some cocky farmer type who needs bringing down a peg or two:

“The reigning tug ‘o’ war champions would like to enter a team for the competition (Ballacreggan Allstars).
If the other competitors are not any stronger than last year our team will just use one hand so that there will be some actual competition!
Regards
Derek
( Head coach of the Ballacreggan Allstars)”

Come on Nomads, get a team entered for Monday’s beach wars and stuff the shovel-handed buffoons!

Chicken Legs’ BBQ

I don’t think you have to eat chicken legs, but you never know with Watty.
Anyway, he’s having an al fresco soiree on Saturday 12^th June from 2:30 till 8:30 at his gaff, and you’re all invited.  Don’t tell Tawna.

Cainer’s Stag

As if boozin’ from 6 isn’t enough, the wee man has now decided to get into the TT spirit a bit earlier.  He’s getting the 12:20 train up to Douglas TODAY to watch the flying chairs at the QB before doing the stag thing from 6 at the Railway.  Good luck with that Dustbin!

Dates for the Diary

They’re all here: http://www.southernnomads.com/whats-on