Bill Tait’s Blog

This story starts so innocently on a city bus travelling down Wisconsin Ave in Washington D.C. I was returning to Georgetown coming from my travel agent Maggie Vater’s office with a brand new Let’s Go Europe and a map of Europe. Looking at the sectio of map with England and Ireland, Scotland was there also,, ….  Read More

My friend Liz was studiing to be a hairdresser in Washington D.C. She needed someone to practice on and I was elected. I would go to her apartment where she would make me dinner and while we were waiting she would cut my hair. Great plan and she did a great job with dinner and ….  Read More

In search of the ilusives true Aran Island sweater Joyce and I caught the ferry to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. It was a chilly brisk October day in northern Ireland, but the weather never held us back from anything Joyce wanted to do. The ferry ride was about 40 minutes and as ….  Read More

After a glorious week on the northeast agean island of Samos we made our way to the port of Samos. Samos City on Sundays was mostly closed, but we managed to find the one Taverna that was open. Sharing a light lunch I felt the need for a little pick-me-up and reached into my backpack ….  Read More

With my girlfriend snug in the back seat sleeping off last nights reveling we headed east out of Washington State. She woke up near Sponane and we finally finding route 10.After we passed over some high hills called mountains and were headed for flatter terrain. The weather in the mountains was bad, snowing, sleeting, and ….  Read More

Kenny Galvin was one of the nicest guys you’d ever want to meet. Give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. But, when he drank the Irish came out and not in a good way. After 6-8-10-12 drinks Kenny would get this crazy look in his eyes. That look meant that Kenny ….  Read More

I met Kenny in Old Mac on the corners of 34th & M Street N.W.. Old Macs was the locals local hangout and had been in Georgetown since time outta mind. I was sitting quietly with these two young ladies when my friend Jody came in. Jody stood about 6’8′ weighing in around two hundred ….  Read More

My great friend Arthur and I were looking for a new place to drink after golf. Arthur and his lovely wife Helen had moved out to the burbs and we still lived in the city. Finding a drinking hole spaced out equally between heaven and hell has always been a challenge, and our quest began. ….  Read More

Somehow I managed to get Phil and I an all expense paid trip around the Army Navy Country Club’s 18 holes in Arlington Va. just outside of Washington D.C. This is the same golf course that all of the Presidents play. Not an easy feat, but with the help of my Medal Of Honor winning ….  Read More

Some of the things that Phil and I did aren’t always as memorable as things that happened with out Ole Phil. This is one of those times. Super Bowl 1980 finds us in New York City where Phil knows about this great bar in Manhattan(don’t remember the name) where they have the best super bowl ….  Read More