Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:43 pm 

Dr. Finbar Nestles Among the Egrets in an Eyrie 


Good afternoon,

Here is the news.

SAM IS BACK

The Man From S.T.R. has returned from his trip to South Africa. Was he 
working for the good guys or the bad guys? We can only speculate. 
However, it can be confirmed that he has been approached to act in an 
advisory capacity for the next Bond film.

LAST WEEK

The Dr. Finbar Duo arrived shortly after 9.30pm at the world famous Yak 
Speakeasy. Thanks to those of you who were present to witness the 
birth. The Dr. Finbar Duo knew that it was not long for this world, so 
it sang like a featherless nightingale and drummed like a mongoose on 
speed. We expected it to pass away at the end of the evening, but it 
clung to life with unexpected tenacity. It did not succumb until Sam's 
plane hit the tarmac.

Last Saturday, Pete and Neil finished the recording for our three-song 
demo CD that we're going to use to harangue innocent publicans. Next 
comes the mixing, and then...

THIS WEEK

It's not clear at this stage whether we'll be playing. So for the 
moment, assume that we won't be. If things change then we'll send you 
a (mercifully) brief email with the details.

THE DR. FINBAR COMPETITION Mk. II

Owing to the success of our inaugural competition (where "success" is 
defined as the receipt of more than one entry) we have arranged a 
second competition. In fact, it has been in preparation for some weeks 
now. We were hoping to launch it this week, but we've been beset by 
logistical difficulties. More specifically, until we find someone with 
a digital camera, the project is not going to get off the ground. But 
don't fret. The longer it takes to arrange, the larger the pot will 
grow. Intrigued?

VOICES FROM THE PAST

We visited our clairvoyant last week. She looked a little more seedy 
than the last time we saw her, but I guess even clairvoyants have their 
problems.

Robert Schumann: "They say my orchestration sucked. Well, I managed to 
compose four symphonies and a concerto or two. These guys don't even 
know what an orchestra is."

Liberace: Yeah, well at least I could play the piano.


That's all for now,

The Dr. Finbar Trio.