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Kentucky Derby – Don your best hat for our Kentucky Derby Party on Saturday, May 3. We’ll be mixing fresh mint juleps (only $3), and serving sirloin steak (only $5 plus salad for 99 cents) and pitchers of Pabst Blue Ribbon (only $5). No cover. Prizes for best headdress! |
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Cinco de Mayo – What better place to celebrate a Mexican holiday than at the best Irish pub in Philadelphia? On Monday, May 5, we’ll toast Cinco de Mayo with Dos Equis on draft, Corona Light bottled, Fresh Classic Margaritas plus watermelon, mango and strawberry margaritas. Deejay. No cover. All week-long leading up to the bash, we’ll serve Mexican/Irish specialties including Corona Beer Battered Fresh Fish & Chips, Irish Chimichangas, Burger Con Queso and more. |
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Annual Brewery Tour - Our annual local brewery tour on Saturday, June 14 includes Kegs & Eggs, tour & tastings at Philadelphia Brewing Co, Yards Brewing & Flying Fish, lunch & after-party. All for only $20. To sign up before we sell out: email us or call 215/735-5562. |
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Bloomsday Celebration – Monday, June 16 is Bloomsday -- the day on which protagonist Leopold Bloom made his "odyssey" through Dublin in Ulysses. We’ll start our Bloomsday celebrate on Saturday, June 14 with live music by Patsy and John, those Bad Boys from Boston. Then, on June 16, we’ll be serving pints of Beamish Irish Stout from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. |
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Road Trip to Ireland – Join us for our longest road trip ever…all the way to Ireland. Kiss the Blarney Stone, feast at a medieval banquet in a castle, explore Killarney's famous singing pubs, take a VIP tour (& tasting) of Beamish Brewery and an Irish Whiskey Distillery and more. Starting October 19, 2008. For more info contact Traveling Simply at 610/789-9229. |
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Open Mic Night – Would your voice wow Randy Jackson – even without the karaoke machine? Belt it out every Thursday night at our new open mic night. Hosted by Mark Foran. Starts at 9 p.m. On the 2nd floor. Show us your hidden (or not so hidden) talents or come on in pretend you’re Paula Abdul’s evil twin. |
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Love Letters: Spot a hottie last time you were here? See if you can hook up on www.myspace.com/mcgillins. Tell us your love story and we’ll print it in the next newsletter. |
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What’s Your Favorite? PA Governor Ed Rendell, known almost as much for his love of good food as his love of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is crazy about our BLTs. His autographed photo with owner Chris Mullins says “Sell lots of those BLTs!” Tell us your favorite and we’ll print it in the next newsletter. |
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Historic Trivia Contest – What Philadelphia museum houses James Joyce's Ulysses manuscript? The first person to tell us gets $25 giftcard. Hey trivia buffs, you can only win once. |
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To sign up for a free appetizer email us your birthdate. |
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For additional "underground info" please be our FRIEND at www.myspace.com/mcgillins |
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