THIS is how we should treat the characters of Galway...

Karl Hungus

Tonight, myself and Styer were out for a few pints, and we happened upon a local Galway 'Celebrity' who's probably best known as "The Anti-santa" as per the line from Father Ted. We were talking about our local Galway heroes, and such misfortunate muppetry that has befallen then, and decided that we should buy him a pint.



Pretty terrible picture, but I think most Galway people will know who I'm on about. I handed him the pint, and shook hands with him, wishing him a merry Christmas (first thing that came to mind).

Anyway, I do believe that we should not torment our esteemed Galway characters, but do right by them. So, we bought the Anti Santa a pint, with a great sense of civic pride.

Next up, buy Seamus (KD) a pint.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

he has the eyes of a serial rapist...

padi89

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Anyway, I do believe that we should not torment our esteemed Galway characters, but do right by them.

I take it thats tongue in cheek

galwayrush

Nice.:cool:
Last time when we were in Rome, we used to buy a meal for a homeless guy we saw eating from a rubbish bin one night.

Lockstep

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Tonight, myself and Styer were out for a few pints, and we happened upon a local Galway 'Celebrity' who's probably best known as "The Anti-santa" as per the line from Father Ted. We were talking about our local Galway heroes, and such misfortunate muppetry that has befallen then, and decided that we should buy him a pint.



Pretty terrible picture, but I think most Galway people will know who I'm on about. I handed him the pint, and shook hands with him, wishing him a merry Christmas (first thing that came to mind).

Anyway, I do believe that we should not torment our esteemed Galway characters, but do right by them. So, we bought the Anti Santa a pint, with a great sense of civic pride.

Next up, buy Seamus (KD) a pint.

What does he drink as a matter of interest?

cmcd

kickoutthejams wrote: »

What does he drink as a matter of interest?

Budweiser! You know the one with the dark liquid and white creamy head, just like the one in front of him.

Proxy

I've often seen him outside Neactains/The Quays with a can of Bud or Bulmers in his back pocket, but perhaps that's just a case of "whatever he could get?".

I don't know if i'd feel good giving the "characters" a drink... I think more drink is the last thing Radio John needs...

ZorbaTehZ

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Next up, buy Seamus (KD) a pint.

Rather you than me tbh.

leninbenjamin

fair play Karl.

Steyr

leninbenjamin wrote: »

fair play Karl.

And Steyr...........:mad:

pid()

Steyr wrote: »

And Steyr...........:mad:

Aww hehe. Fair play lads, that's nice of ye.

leninbenjamin

Steyr wrote: »

And Steyr...........:mad:

who?

JohnCleary

Erm you can buy me a pint if you like, I could be a character of Galway for free pints

galwayrush

JohnCleary wrote: »

Erm you can buy me a pint if you like, I could be a character of Galway for free pints

+1.:D

Silverfish

Nice one Karl. He looks so happy.

/me wipes a tear

cornbb

That guy's kinda cool. I saw him in The Crane on halloween night and though it was a dude dressed up as Rasputin

nonamemark

He's actually sound, we used to always stop to talk to him when we were in town back when I was in 2nd year.

hairyfairy00

I told him last week about how 'famous' he was on boards and he was delighted.
He often comes down to where i work to have a chat, he's a really nice and intelligent guy, he told me that he studied law at one time.

Ah i love that guy.

He's probably going to be inundated with free pints from boardsie's now.

_Whimsical_

Is that the guy in the red tracksuit pants and general santa-like gettup ? Despite his disheveled appearance I saw a group of small children paralysed in suspended awe as he passed by them last week.He seemed completely oblivious to the excitement around him. It was a great sight. I'd never spotted him before. Good to see him looking happy . Nice one lads

Oh look at that.. my 200th post. Horray and stuff.

Robbo

The milk of human kindness flows so freely on this thread that I think I've just become lactose intolerant.

Steyr

And now its time to call a BEERS.

Malice

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Tonight, myself and Styer were out for a few pints, and we happened upon a local Galway 'Celebrity' who's probably best known as "The Anti-santa" as per the line from Father Ted. We were talking about our local Galway heroes, and such misfortunate muppetry that has befallen then, and decided that we should buy him a pint.



Pretty terrible picture, but I think most Galway people will know who I'm on about. I handed him the pint, and shook hands with him, wishing him a merry Christmas (first thing that came to mind).

Anyway, I do believe that we should not torment our esteemed Galway characters, but do right by them. So, we bought the Anti Santa a pint, with a great sense of civic pride.

Next up, buy Seamus (KD) a pint.

Well done for your good deed. Unfortunately the picture isn't displaying for me. I guess Image Shack is acting up again :mad:. Does anyone have a picture of this anti-santa character? I'm curious as to who he is .

leninbenjamin

malice_ wrote: »

Well done for your good deed. Unfortunately the picture isn't displaying for me. I guess Image Shack is acting up again :mad:. Does anyone have a picture of this anti-santa character? I'm curious as to who he is .

it's Paddy, the guy who can be seen playing air guitar, air fiddle, air whatever, at the corner of high street and main guard street regularly. big black beard on him... how would you not know?

4zn76tysfajdxp

You know, KD asked me the time on Saturday and I told him! Does that count? I couldn't arsed to buy a pint.

Malice

leninbenjamin wrote: »

it's Paddy, the guy who can be seen playing air guitar, air fiddle, air whatever, at the corner of high street and main guard street regularly. big black beard on him... how would you not know?

Amazingly enough I don't have a photographic memory and I don't categorise every person I happen to see on the streets of Galway no matter how odd they may appear. I apologise profusely that my powers of recall are not of a sufficiently high level to meet your high standards.

4zn76tysfajdxp

malice_ wrote: »

Amazingly enough I don't have a photographic memory and I don't categorise every person I happen to see on the streets of Galway no matter how odd they may appear. I apologise profusely that my powers of recall are not of a sufficiently high level to meet your high standards.

You would remember if you saw him. You just need glasses.

Malice

Jaxxon Weak Minion wrote: »

You would remember if you saw him. You just need glasses.

I've got glasses. I think maybe it might help if I walked around with my head up as opposed to staring at my own feet while grumbling to myself .

Malice

Courtesy of Mr. Hungus, I've got the picture of the Mr. Anti-Santa and re-hosted it for anyone else that's curious as to who this guy is.

As it turns out, I do recognise him but I don't ever recall him playing air-guitar. I just seem to remember him hanging out the front of Neachtains.

sgthighway

@ Karl Hungus - the next time you see him ask him to buy you a pint. He isn't short a few pound. He chooses to look the way he does and lives the way he does. He is from a very respected family in Galway. Is highly educated but he opts to collect scrap. His name is Pat and lives in Rosshill.

galwaybabe

sgthighway wrote: »

@ Karl Hungus - the next time you see him ask him to buy you a pint. He isn't short a few pound. He chooses to look the way he does and lives the way he does. He is from a very respected family in Galway. Is highly educated but he opts to collect scrap. His name is Pat and lives in Rosshill.

I remember Pat from years ago. He was (and still is) a lovely man. It is very sad how he has ended up but he always looks happy. He had quite a hard time with locals in Rosshill (presuming that's the place out near Merlin Park where he used to live) when I first met him. He was a real hippy type and was seriously picked on out there because he chose to live a quiet but unconventional life in a mobile home. I have first hand experience of what the locals can be like out that way and it is not pleasant. I was a hippy-type too and was not living in a house. One night myself and some friends were confronted by a couple of local rednecks with a shotgun and ran out of the place. It was a terrifying experience and left us very shook. To cut a long story short, the very first person who we came across after our experience that evening was Pat who invited us to his home, gave us a brandy to calm us down and persuaded us to go to the police. We did this and they caught the men in question. I'll never forget his kindness that night and fair play to anyone who buys the man a pint, he deserves it.
P.S. He is a fine musician too

4zn76tysfajdxp

How nice of him to do that.

galwaybabe wrote: »

P.S. He is a fine musician too

Clearly, he air guitars like a mofo.

sensitive_soul

How do I say this in a philosophic way......
If you' coat yourself in honey..... the bears will come after you.....

If you attract one of those people, they'll all know you and then you'll be associated with them...


Rather you than me.

danniemcq

Mordeth wrote: »

he has the eyes of a serial rapist...

yeah i want them back

poshie

What about superbarman (short, dark hair, serious expression...always) who has worked in loadsa places around the town and takes 5 or 6 orders at a time. he mostly did nightclubs.served in an instant.he was unreal.where is he now?

stevecrow74

Mordeth wrote: »

he has the eyes of a serial rapist...

or maybe a serial killer

leninbenjamin

poshie wrote: »

What about superbarman (short, dark hair, serious expression...always) who has worked in loadsa places around the town and takes 5 or 6 orders at a time. he mostly did nightclubs.served in an instant.he was unreal.where is he now?

meh... loads of barmen around town who could fit that description tbh...

Proxy

Idea: Wonder if we could invite him to the next Beers?

Redhairedguy

Proxy wrote: »

Idea: Wonder if we could invite him to the next Beers?

Give him a pair of glasses and a pocket protector and I see no reason not to.

(Gotta fit in don't ya know?)

Lockstep

I saw AntiSanta in McDonald's on shop street today,
he was sitting by the door with a coffee, watching the world go by and smiling beatifically to all and sundry.

He looked so serene.

Proxy

Living the dream, eh? Not a care in the world... Is he better off?

The Freeman

kickoutthejams wrote: »

What does he drink as a matter of interest?

i work in the offy around the corner from roisin where he comes in the whole time and he drinks can's of guinness only, he's very well educated and seems like a nice chap that got caught on the wrong side of the tracks, some of the other homeless chaps are complete fookheads so i wouldn't randomly buy pints for them for the sake of it tbh

The Freeman

sensitive_soul wrote: »

How do I say this in a philosophic way......
If you' coat yourself in honey..... the bears will come after you.....

If you attract one of those people, they'll all know you and then you'll be associated with them...


Rather you than me.

thats such a negative and ignorent comment, what are you an arsitocrat of the west?


'those people'? explain

Lockstep

Proxy wrote: »

Living the dream, eh? Not a care in the world... Is he better off?

Not exactly living a dream, but it was a nice site having a hairy man smile benignly at you when you walk into McDonalds. I dunno what was going through his head at alll mind

walt0r

I think the barman you're talking about is Cathal or something. I talked to him a good few times, used to work in Cuba and now the Bal in Salthill. Very nice chap and extremely efficient

Redhairedguy

walt0r wrote: »

extremely efficient

Is he German?

ronanphilip

cameo appearance in saw doctors video. (skip to 43 seconds in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtAxF3BQFRg

tbh

sensitive_soul wrote: »

How do I say this in a philosophic way......
If you' coat yourself in honey..... the bears will come after you.....

If you attract one of those people, they'll all know you and then you'll be associated with them...


Rather you than me.

Bring on the bears. Pray you never grow claws.

Panthro

he he!
that "cameo" was brilliant!

spiritcrusher

I've given Rory Gallagher a few quid once or twice for drink. He lures you in with tales of how he met various famous musicians over the years, told us a great one bout some former Lizzy guitarist once, and also random tales of what his buddy Robocop gets up to ("he's sortin out his grievances with the government"). Then when he finishes: "I'm not gonna lie to ye lads... I'm lookin for the price of a pint".
Legend.
Defended me from a hooker once; "Easy Sile, these are me friends, leave 'em alone". Brought a tear to my eye, it did.

Lockstep

spiritcrusher wrote: »

Defended me from a hooker once; "Easy Sile, these are me friends, leave 'em alone". Brought a tear to my eye, it did.

What was the hooker up to? Procuring your services>