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Come Join Us

by altardy on March 21, 2012

  As you can probably tell by the entries before this one, all of the people who were in Holyoke on the 17th had a great time. And everyone there had their own reason to be there and experienced their special story for the day.  Aleca and I met when her and my daughter were on the same […]

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 There are 8-9 entries about the pub run and many entries with many stories before that.  You can click onto the first few entries by clicking onto their titles.  After that you will have to click onto the “March Archives” to access the rest. It will bring up a page with their listings and you can click […]

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1st Semi Annual Pub Run

by altardy on March 7, 2012

Fitzwilly’s and The Toasted Owl on March 4th were the beginning and ending points for our 1st pub run. 30 plus people gathered on a beautiful day. Many of the people had never met each other, but, by the end we were all friends that had shared a great day and a lot of carbs. […]

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Packards It Was

by altardy on March 7, 2012

  After leaving Fitzwilly’s our first stop was across town at Packard’s.  You will note as you  read on that the smiles you see in these pictures only got bigger as the day progressed.  There a 7-8 short entries after this one that tell of a journey that will be repeated again soon, except this time […]

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World War II Club Was Number 3

by altardy on March 7, 2012

There was a lot of things going on at the World War II Club.  Bow ties were moving!!!!!!!! Friends new and old were starting to unwind. And Chris and Mary were plotting to let me know that we needed to add an extra pub. Check out the results of that plot in the next few entries. […]

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The Brewery Was Next

by altardy on March 7, 2012

Since an 8th stop had been planned The Brewery stop was a bit quick but tasty.  We all got to “carb up” for the next .3 miles and some used it to get to rest in “cushy” chairs.  There are 5-6 more entries with pictures to show this amazing voyage.  So…Keep reading. 

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Adding An Extra Stop

by altardy on March 6, 2012

My arm got twisted (yeah right) and we added a stop to our journey.  Hugo’s it was.  While there Dave became “Don” Dave from the world of Guiness.  Nobody got squirrley on the trip, but one of us did get a little “chipmonky”….Don’t ask.  A mug of “carbs” and we were off.Don’t stop reading the […]

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On To Tully’s

by altardy on March 6, 2012

It was all of a grueling .2 miles to Tully O’Rielly’s.  Mike and I began knocking around ideas about a pub run starting at his pub.   Note my buddy Joel smoking a cigarette to help him make the journey.   Scott Keiter was wearing the somehow got hold oe the Guiness hat.  Scott is a great builder from […]

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We Had To Stop At Joe’s

by altardy on March 6, 2012

It’s well known that you can’t visit Northampton without stopping at Joe’s Cafe.  So what kind of a pub run would this had been if we didn’t visit Joe’s.  I got to harass Molly as she was trying to wait on other customers and we all got to “prepare” for the home stretch to the Toasted Owl.  There are […]

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Finishing At the Toasted Owl

by altardy on March 6, 2012

About 2 miles, 3 1/2 hours and 6 drinks later we finished at the Toasted Owl.  Fred Gore and his staff provided an array of great foods and we all got to enjoy finishing the day with our new and old friends.  All of us in a very happy state of mind.  There is one more […]

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