Went to an appearence of his in the local theatre, while he read a few excerpts while drinking a pint ! Great guy. Although the sequel, "the road to mcCarthy " wasnt as good imo
McCarthys bar...rereading it as its the funniest book I`ve read. Pete mcCarthy, the author, from Warrington, had an Irish mother & felt he was more Irish than English. He did a tour of Ireland, his motto being "never pass a pub with your name on it". He really put his finger on the carry on in rural areas of Ireland & banter in pubs where he loved his Guinness. Brilliant read. Unfortunately he died at 51, from liver cancer I think. He knocked Frank mcCourt off the number one spot (Angela`s Ashes...where it always rains in Limerick apparently!)
RE: Greetings regulars
Welcome back Hen, great to see ya , you might liven the place up a bit