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amdublin

I'm on the train home so I won't miss Francis!

Plus I'm going in tomorrow!!!!!!

BabysCoffee

amdublin wrote: »

I'm on the train home so I won't miss Francis!

Plus I'm going in tomorrow!!!!!!

I think I will go tomorrow to meet you Francis

amdublin

BabysCoffee wrote: »

I think I will go tomorrow to meet you Francis

Yay! A stalker. My own personal stalker!

I've always wanted one of dem

Skid X

If one of you could take a video on your phone of Francis saying hello to the Boardies, that you could later post here ... that would be epic!

No pressure, only if you get a chance.

BabysCoffee

Skid X wrote: »

If one of you could take a video on your phone of Francis saying hello to the Boardies, that you could later post here ... that would be epic!

No pressure, only if you get a chance.

I reckon AmDub could be the woman for that job!

amdublin

Will do my best Skid! I'll try get something...

amdublin

...don't want him thinking I have bad manners or anything

HeidiHeidi

What time is this at???

If I get finished with boat business (highly unlikely!), might be tempted to drop in myself.......

We should organise an impromptu Boards / At Your Service Beers in honour of the occasion!

Skid X

amdublin wrote: »

Will do my best Skid! I'll try get something...

I can picture it so clearly already!

"Where do you want me ... in here is it? Well hello there, all you lovely people on Boards, John and I love reading what you have to say about the show, you're very good, and I hope you enjoy the book, and you'll all have to come down to Kenmare to say hello! Will that do?"

dee_mc

Skid X wrote: »

I can picture it so clearly already!

"Where do you want me ... in here is it? Well hello there, all you lovely people on Boards, John and I love reading what you have to say about the show, you're very good, and I hope you enjoy the book, and you'll all have to come down to Kenmare to say hello! Will that do?"

Totally just read that in his voice

BabysCoffee

Anyone ever go to these Easons signings? Will I need to start queuing early?!

Skid X

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Anyone ever go to these Easons signings? Will I need to start queuing early?!

it's a bit hit and miss BC ... I met Gay Byrne at one and there was no more than 50 people at it. But I couldn't get in to see Commander Chrisn Hadfield (the astronaut)

I'd say you wouldn't need to queue, but if you want to be certain head in a little bit early.

Skid X

If you can't make it to Easons tomorrow, you have other chances of meeting Francis

Francis Brennan Book Signings
15.00pm October 4th 2014 Easons O Connell St Dublin
12.00om October 11th 2014 Ennis Book Shop Abbey St Ennis
15.00pm October 11th 2014 Dubray Shop St Galway
12.00pm October 18th 2014 Easons Main St Killarney
15.00pm October 18th 2014 O' Mahonys Castle St Tralee


http://www.comwww.parkkenmare.com/francis-brennan---its-the-little-things

BabysCoffee

I'm in line to meet him!!

amdublin

I met him too!

Surprise for y'all later (it's not a video skid!)

I'm still in town but will post later but suffice to say he is a lovely lovely man.

HeidiHeidi

Ah crap. And bugger.

I was finished in time and all, but completely forgot about this :mad:

amdublin

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Ah crap. And bugger.

I was finished in time and all, but completely forgot about this :mad:

Ah no Heidi :-( What a pity :-(

BabysCoffee

He was so lovely!

And I'm sitting down to read his book now :-)

amdublin

See pics!

Translation:
To the folks at Boards.ie
Francis Brennan

(Once I've finished reading it, what about if I run a little boards competition and post it out to the winner?!)

amdublin

Pic

amdublin

Mini trip report.
Francis Brennan booksigning Easons 04/10/14
Book "It's the Little Things"

Myself and my sister (let's call her Amdub2) arrived into Easons at 2.45 (booksigning was starting at 3pm) and purchased our books and got into the queue to meet with Francis. The books were priced at €14.99 each, but "buy one and get one half price". Amdub2 had not planned on getting one but with that deal we figured we would.

An Easons staff member came along and asked each person what you'd like Francis to write in the book and she wrote it in on a post-it to stick on the inside of the book.

The queue was not huge - but it was a good size, neither big nor small I'd describe it.
Francis arrived out to start the signing at the dot of 3pm - well it is a book on manners isn't it!

He had a nice word and a smile with each person and had no bother posing for photos.

When we got up to him Amdub2 passed in her book on which we wanted written "To amdub2 and amdub"

The full conversation with Francis went like this (special mention for us boardsies!):
Francis: "Hello girls!"
Amdub2: "Hi Francis", [pushed her book in and pointed to the names], "I'm amdub2", and I said "and I'm amdub"

A2: "We're really looking forward to reading the book"
F: Oh aren't you very kind [smiling and signing anyway]

A2: [pushing in the next book] "and this one is a bit more complicated"
"To the folks at boards.ie"
*Great excitement*
F: "oh you're notttt one of them are ye?!" (in shrieky Francis voice!)
Us: "we are, yes yes we are" :pac:
F: "John is always telling me, 'they said this, and they said that'"
Us: "Yes, yes! And then John comes in at the end of every series and says something and we all love that!"

F: "Now! I better get this right. To-the-folks-at-boards-dot-ie"
His pen/ink did a big splodge after boards (see pic!) and I said "there's the dot!" And we all laughed.
F: "Lovely meeting you, and say hello to all those yahooooos :pac: over on boards" *big smile/laugh*
Us: *laughing* "Thank you Francis!"

And then we got a photo with him.

Awwwwwww! *Sigh*

Bobsammy

I'm raging I didn't go in yesterday as I'd love to meet him, he always comes across as such a nice man. However my lovely husband told me this morning that he has booked us a weekend in the Park Hotel for my birthday! I am so excited already and I've got five months to wait!!!

amdublin

Bobsammy wrote: »

I'm raging I didn't go in yesterday as I'd love to meet him, he always comes across as such a nice man. However my lovely husband told me this morning that he has booked us a weekend in the Park Hotel for my birthday! I am so excited already and I've got five months to wait!!!

Oh super! How lucky are you!!!!!

Now you must make sure you tell John and Francis that you are one of those yahooooos on boards.ie!

Plus report back here on your Park experience!

Bobsammy

amdublin wrote: »

Oh super! How lucky are you!!!!!

Now you must make sure you tell John and Francis that you are one of those yahooooos on boards.ie!

Plus report back here on your Park experience!

I definitely will! I will actually be so disappointed if they're not there!

Skid X

Nice work, amdublin

It's mad to think John and Francis discuss what we say on the thread. Maybe Boards could arrange a Q&A Session with them here sometime. That would be great.

Great to hear Francis was as nice as you would expect him to be. I hope he gets a good turnout at his other book signings.

Sam Kade

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I'm guessing that Francis was in The Brownies...

He's right about the signage though. It does look awful.. Looks like it's at a dangerous spot on the road as well..

In fairness Francis would want to practice what he preaches about signage their hotel in Kenmare has feck all signage :mad: I know someone that went there during the summer and had great trouble finding it because they had no signage.

amdublin

Sam Kade wrote: »

In fairness Francis would want to practice what he preaches about signage their hotel in Kenmare has feck all signage :mad: I know someone that went there during the summer and had great trouble finding it because they had no signage.

They give GPS co-ordinates on their web page


Even give helicopter co-ordinates!!!!!!!
N 51o52.64'/ W 9o 34.81'
or
N 51.877o / W 9.580o

Land on the front lawn to the right of the pony field.

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

grey_so_what

Good for you am!!.......

Happy days....delighted for you and am2....GSWxxx:)

Francis was a gentleman on the LLS on Friday!.....lovely man

Sam Kade

amdublin wrote: »

They give GPS co-ordinates on their web page


Even give helicopter co-ordinates!!!!!!!
N 51o52.64'/ W 9o 34.81'
or
N 51.877o / W 9.580o

Land on the front lawn to the right of the pony field.

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

The Brennans can sh1t without my custom

amdublin

amdublin wrote: »

To the folks at Boards.ie
Francis Brennan

(Once I've finished reading it, what about if I run a little boards competition and post it out to the winner?!)

I'll arrange a time for this competition - likely straight after the first episode of the new series - and we can all meet here for it.

Bit of craic

twirlagig

amdub, I loved reading your posts about meeting Francis and the pics are just great! :cool::D Am super jealous though :mad::P

Missed him on the LLS too - off to the player I go!

CountyHurler

That's a good game that Francis has.... I'll give you twenty quid and I'll take away a euro for every mistake...

Also, how did I miss Amdublin's Audience With Francis Brennan.. good work!

amdublin

I love this episode!!!

CountyHurler

Pencil upside down...give me one euro back... lol !! :D

amdublin

The manager is a nice old sort I think.

CountyHurler

amdublin wrote: »

The manager is a nice old sort I think.

Yeah, I was gonna say, he seems like a right bit of craic.. And he took on board their advice as well... Was a great idea to franchise out the restaurant..

Harry Angstrom

CountyHurler wrote: »

Yeah, I was gonna say, he seems like a right bit of craic.. And he took on board their advice as well... Was a great idea to franchise out the restaurant..

Not just the restaurant though, didn't he franchise the hotel to Best Western?

HeidiHeidi

Haven't seen this week's one before..... three weeks they gave themselves :eek:

Yer man is off in la-la land - his poor accountant wife!

Skid X

I see there is an 'At Your Service - To The Rescue' Special on New Year's Eve at 9.15pm. It's an unusual timeslot, you might want to set your video to tape it if you are heading out that night.

Some of the listings have the details for last years show, but I did a bit of a google and found this:





http://enableireland.ie/content/your-service-rescue-enable-ireland-special-new-years-eve-915pm-rte-1

amdublin

Lol

Funny video posted on John Brennan's fb page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Brennan-Hotelier/593090557491001?pnref=story

amdublin

Reminder.

amdublin

We have desks like that in work (rip your jumper)

We just put sellotape along the bad wood :pac:

amdublin

Aww that client user - Emma - was great

amdublin

Not enough Francis(isms) though :mad:

Lisha

Ahh pity the rain was so severe!

HeidiHeidi

Gawd they were unlucky with the weather!

All very heartwarming altogether.

I've used that garden centre in the past a couple of times - must drop down and see what it's like these days after being Brennaned.

amdublin

Ah thank god Lisha and HeidiHeidi

Thought I was talking to myself there

Lisha

Omg Thea is an amazingly gorgeous child

Ahh we'd never leave you alone Amdublin !

amdublin

Yes she was adorable.

Love those little fisher price glasses

amdublin

Maura grab a paintbrush yourself!