I know it’s early

**Wil** · 23rd January 20, 03:46 PM

Did I miss the time?
what time Saturday 2/1? Gotta pencil these times in.

**Creag** · 23rd January 20, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Wil

Did I miss the time?
what time Saturday 2/1? Gotta pencil these times in.

Past suppers began at 6 PM. With the Rabble straggling in starting at 5 PM

**tripleblessed** · 25th January 20, 10:50 AM

I only know about the ones I've attended, which have all started close to seven for the actual meal and Burns. Rabble mostly arriving after six; drinks and
fishing/reiving lies until six thirtyish, at which time the cat herding begins. Somewhere between a quarter of seven and the top of the hour we get lined
up for escorting the haggis. I've typically intended to start sound at five, traffic or some such means five twenty; a few early arrivals over the next fifteen minutes. If we've been seated and rolling before ten 'til seven, it was before I started participating.

Still eagerly awaiting the flood of offers to do toast, grace, songs and poems.

**Creag** · 25th January 20, 01:00 PM

Just to be clear where we are, The formal parts that we need folks to take on:

Welcome & Selkirk Grace
Address to the Haggis - Tripleblessed?
The Immortal Memory
A Toast to the Lassies
The Lassies' Response - Alabama Celtic Lass
Closing Remarks

Is this an accurate view of who's volunteered and what is outstanding?

**tripleblessed** · 26th January 20, 12:41 AM

Jim will handle Immortal Memory. I would think someone might volunteer for haggis just to avoid hearing me again. Let's make it an official threat. Unless someone will take one for the team, I'm up again.

That leaves at least Toast and grace. Sam? Wil? Will? Craig? Anybody?

**Creag** · 26th January 20, 07:20 AM

I did the toast (poorly and too quietly) last time around. I'll be happy to do the Selkirk Grace and Closing Remarks, and fill the role of prompting the other speakers to come up. So, to summarize ...

Welcome & Selkirk Grace - Creag
Address to the Haggis - Tripleblessed?
The Immortal Memory - TheScot
A Toast to the Lassies
The Lassies' Response - Alabama Celtic Lass
Closing Remarks - Creag

And, Tripleblessed, one never ever grows tired of hearing you address the haggis. But maybe we can convince one of the lassies to try it out.

**thescot** · 26th January 20, 11:21 AM

Yes, I am perparing the Immortal Memory--again, sorry if you're tired of me--and I have asked Scott Turner to do the Taost to the Lassies. He's been at almost every Supper including the first one he and I whI'en we acutally cooked the haggis ourselves in the Celtic's kitchen. There were seven o us. LOL

I'll get back as soon as I brow beat him into doing it.

**AlabamaCelticLass** · 26th January 20, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by thescot

I'll get back as soon as I brow beat him into doing it.

Based on your ability to convince me (a person who does not like being the center of attention) to deliver the Lassie's reply at our first ever Burns Supper, I'm confident that you will have no problem persuading him

**thescot** · 26th January 20, 08:51 PM

Yes, I am preparing the Immortal Memory--again, sorry if you're tired of me--and I have asked Scott Turner to do the Taost to the Lassies. He's been at almost every Supper including the first one he and I planned when we actually cooked the haggis ourselves in the Celtic's kitchen. There were seven o us. LOL

I'll get back as soon as I brow beat him into doing it.