RUMPLATIONS: Awesome Honky Tonk and Cyber Bar

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you doing the beaches or graveyards while you're there?

We did that on a prior trip. Very moving, but not something I want to do again.

Well I see that the taste in cock-tails hasn't improved much!

Almost 8 am around these parts, so thought I'd check in and see how y'all are doing.

Kimmi, I'm glad you're test came back negative, and hope the same for your thyroid biopsy!

It was bright and sunny here yesterday afternoon, but chilly – a high of only about 11C (42F).

And…it's cloudy and cool again today. We're going to an open air farmer's market here this morning, which should be a gustatory adventure!

Sampling French wines while we're here – to restock our cellar, don'tcha know. Purely for research.

Had a very nice Gewürztraminer from Alsace yesterday evening. YUM!

Might put it on our wine list between the Manischewitz and Andrés Baby Duck.

Baby Duck, for those of you who are uneducated in the ways of Canadian (former) wines, was the best-selling wine in Ontario in 1989, before the province was forced to stop taxing Ontario wines preferentially, and hence had to produce real wine, not soda pop from Concord grapes.

Baby Duck was fizzy and purple, and truly horrible stuff. An enterprising reporter from The Toronto Star took a bottle to London and asked one of the great wine merchants there the proper way to serve it.

The critic thought for a moment, then said, " Frozen … on a stick!"

Heading up to Michigan today to take my brother home and then spend the next 8 days seeing family and friends. Now that my comp story is in, I have a lot of stories to catch up on reading. Rumps’ patrons always have some amazing entries and I can’t wait to see what y’all have written! 😘😘

I will still be here on and off. And while I won’t be sightseeing like Bear and Lady Jay, the sights I will see include some of my favorite faces, so I’m a happy girl! ❤️

Hi all. Safe journey, Kat... have fun and enjoy. 😊 Though if you are driving, that seems a looooong way. 😳

I know I'm in early, but not a problem; I'll help myself to a cup of Yorkshire tea and put my gallons, sickles and kutes in the till. 😜😈

Well darlings

We've made it to Friday or as most say

TGIF but in Rumps we call today

FRIED Day 😃

Lights On

Big Beautiful Bertha filled with leftover coffee from Bear's stock of

Kicking Horse Coffee's Happy Camper

Doughnuts & Cinnamon Twists of course yummy Cinnamon Rolls

Kat safe travels with your brother back to Michigan and enjoy family and friends. Don't fret I've secured your stock of Coke Zero till your return.

Jukebox on getting ready to entertain

Update on Artemis II the crew successfully broke from Earth orbit are now headed to loop around our Moon.

https://youtube.com/shorts/cBWRzBcO7gg?si=utvrGco6ZhjIDE75

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Weather here rain with potential tornados are leaving my area Late Friday night heading East

Here my PSA y'all

"turn around Don't drown"

Watch for flooding in and over streets

Please take heed !

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First song

Seals and Croft (1973)

Hummingbird

Poll votes in

6 or 15 by a shocking final the winning number is 15 .. which is 6

Thanks for playing along y'all

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I voted 6 because a friend of mine did!

Not as rainy here in lovely (wet) Normandy! Today is, I think, a rest day to spend indoors.

Meanwhile, my overactive imagination worked while I was asleep, and I have the next chunk of my comp story, waiting to be written out.

And for you ladies (and the rest) here's a photo of the Ralph Lauren atelier from across the street in Paris, plus a photo from inside the central courtyard, where there is a bar and a café. All quite beautiful.

Fortunately, it was closed when we walked by early morning on our last day in Paris! I told Lady Jay just how desolé I was.

Don't think she quite believed me, based on the eye-roll I got…

A jolly Hello to you Bear and Lady Jay.

Hopefully you enjoyed touring Sainte-'Mère-Eglise and Colleville-sur-Mer, the solemn site holds 9,388 graves of U.S. soldiers overlooks Omaha Beach.

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Sounds like you're enjoying yourselves

Now

1st in on this Saturday Morning

Lights On

Surveying our Bar not overly tossed I must remember to treat both Miss Pixel and Terrance for their continued watchful eyes & claws

Big Beautiful Bertha filled with

Maxwell House Original Roast

Copper Kettle filled and singin packets of poplar teas and hot cocoa for our non coffee patrons

Giving Kimmi's toys in store room #4 a sleep in since sweet Jane will have them "police" the area out back around the hot tub area getting ready for pleasant weather.

Birds singin as the day start

Jukebox on to surround the bar with music this morning.

Assorted doughnuts & pastries placed on the side bar.

I'm sure Mr Ape, the Davids, Kimmi and Kat will pop in as our other happy patrons

First song

John Prine

Clay Pigeons

Our 1st set

Pink Floyd

Time

Tracy Chapman

Give Me One Reason

Benja & Menja

Song of Endless Mill of Fate

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I'm sure Mr Ape, the Davids, Kimmi and Kat will pop in as our other happy patrons

Hi, Rumpees, consider me in the house, I mean, bar. Hi, Mr Lion. 😊

Then makes a beeline for Big Berta and pours coffee, takes a large gulp, and then uses Bear's wooden ladle to bang on Berta's metal side. I know I'm underplaying this, but I have an announcement. 😲

"BANG-BANG-BANG."

I found out last night that if all goes well, I am going to become a grandfather in October. Our youngest is expecting, and not only that – are you listening, Kimmi? – She is expecting twins!

Having twins doesn't run in our family. She will be the first.

So I have only one thing to say: drinks are on my tab today! 😊

Damn GREAT news

Bang Away Granpa

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Your drinks are on Bear's tab this month or till he returns grumpy

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2nd Set

The Tornados

Telstar (1962)

The Fixx

One Thing Leads To Another

Final Saturday morning Set

Imagine Dragons

First Rule

Joe Cocker

With A Little Help From My Friends

Ariana Grande

Bang Bang

Well y'all its time to head to our ponies

Today gonna be a curry day for them

And Thai noodles for this ancient lion

Be calm

Happy Easter

Lion Out

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It’s cold and gray here up north but my heart is happy. My littlest little is 2 today and happy to see her grandparents. She’s too little too understand that we came a long distance to be here for her bday. But with a reception like we got, she sure appreciates it! ❤️

Happy Easter 🐣🐰 if I don’t make it back in tomorrow.

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You have humbled this ancient lion by weaving Ape, Bear and myself in Cash In Hand

Thank you sir

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Continue to soar my friend

A bit late so I hope it counts, but I picked 15 because it's the closest to 16 which is how many years I've been a member here.

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Hi, Rumpees, consider me in the house, I mean, bar. Hi, Mr Lion. 😊

Then makes a beeline for Big Berta and pours coffee, takes a large gulp, and then uses Bear's wooden ladle to bang on Berta's metal side. I know I'm underplaying this, but I have an announcement. 😲

"BANG-BANG-BANG."

I found out last night that if all goes well, I am going to become a grandfather in October. Our youngest is expecting, and not only that – are you listening, Kimmi? – She is expecting twins!

Having twins doesn't run in our family. She will be the first.

So I have only one thing to say: drinks are on my tab today! 😊

Awww congratulations!! Do you know if the twins are identical or fraternal? Make sure you don’t get them mixed up, grandpa! 🤣

We questioned Mom several times. Was she SURE she never mixed us up.

Popping in to double check

Here's a tune for y'all

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Awww congratulations!! Do you know if the twins are identical or fraternal? Make sure you don’t get them mixed up, grandpa! 🤣

We questioned Mom several times. Was she SURE she never mixed us up.

Good morning, Kimmi/Rumpee's, fraternal, but there's a long way to go yet. All I can say is that our daughter and her partner are thrilled with being pregnant. 😊

Helps himself to a Yorkshire Tea, pays 🙄, and shoots back to the British Isles. I have a few things I need to get done today. 😎

Happy Easter Sunday y'all

Big Beautiful Bertha filled with

Mama Beans to make you think of home on Easter

Special Holiday Doughnuts placed on side bar

Jukebox gonna be helping with music too

Let's start with

Higher this is a unofficial song being played during jump school at Fort Bragg with the 82nd Airborne

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Croixx

In great news and on this holy day

U.S. special forces rescued the second crew member of the F-15 fighter jet that was shot down over Iran, three U.S. officials tell Axios.

Why it matters: The shootdown was a nightmare scenario for the U.S. military, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also racing to locate the missing U.S. officer in southwest Iran over the past 36 hours. Both crew members have now been rescued.

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1st group of songs

Avril &Taylor

Love Will Find You

Lady Gaga & David Guetta

Gods of War

Three Dog Night

The Show Must Go On (1975)

2nd set for this Grand Day

Fastball

The Way

Twenty 0ne Pilots

Seven Nation Army

White Stripes Rock Hall 2025 Induction

No Doubt

Don't Speak

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Back with final set for Easter Sunday shortly need to check on Kimmi's Toys in store room #4

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Ok, Kimmi's Toys are cleaning up their home or aka Store Room #4 I've promised them egg salad sandwiches with Harp beer. Terrance has ALL his eyes on em.

Final music set for Easter Sunday

and after a small special that hopefully gives y'all pause and think sooooo

Tracy Chapman

Give Me One Reason

Vulfpeck

Funky Duck

Supertramp

Take The Long Way Home

My gift for all my friends and patrons of Rumps

The Piano Guys

Over The Rainbow

Now Before I leave to tend our animals

As I sat here playing music my ancient lion mind went to a thought. So I picked up paper and wrote my thoughts and feelings on this Easter Sunday. Here goes

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April 14th 1781

Williamsburg Virginia

7yr old James lit one candle sitting in his family root cellar.

April 7th 1917

Arras France

18yr pvt. James lit one candle in his trench facing the German trenches.

April 8th 1944

Arromanches-les-Bains

France.

11yr old Geneviève lit one candle in her bomb shelter as aeroplanes flew overhead

Three different eras, three different candles. Each one lit on the evening before Easter Sunday.

Each flickling flame fought back the darkness of war.

Amd each one of their flames won.

"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle."

St. Francis of Assisi

May each and everyone have a peaceful Easter

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Lion Out

Happy Easter, my friends!

I wish you all a day filled with love and joy! ❤️

There is a Canadian in space!

Well my friends the end of March Madness will end tomorrow evening.

Here is where we all stand :

2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament national championship game finished with South Carolina losing to UCLA 51 to 79. They faced off earlier today in Phoenix, AZ.

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2026 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship will be the UConn Huskies versus the Michigan Wolverines. The championship game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, concluding the 2026 March Madness

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Congrats to

UCLA's young ladies securing the 2026 Trophy

Happy Easter y'all

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1st In

Welcome y'all it's Easter Monday

Lights On

Stopped at the door checking our bar for any leftover late night revelers, merrymakers, partygoers, carousers, and party animals.

Big Beautiful Bertha filled with

Lion 100%:Kona

Sexy Copper Tea Kettle filled

Packets of poplar teas and hot cocoa placed along a pyramid of mini marshmallows and local honey

Jukebox warming up

Assorted doughnuts and pastries placed on side bar

Woke up Terrance in the Nut Warmer

put a small plate of fresh sockeye salmon for Ms Pixel

Sent Sweet Jane to check on Kimmi's toys in store room #4

First song

Halestorm

Darkness Always Wins

1st Moooaannn music set

The White Stripes

Blue Orchid

Weezer

Beverly Hills

Owl City

Fireflies

2nd set

Bridge City Sinners

Witches Wraith

Nirvana

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Alice Phoebe Lou

She

3rd music set

Wednesday Addams

Paint It Black

Sia

Fly

Girl Named Tom

The Sun

Jefferson Starship

Miracles

Y'all have a great day

Go for the win tonight

the Catholepistemiad (or University of Michigania) founded 1817.

But y'all know em as

The University of Michigan’s nickname

the Wolverines.

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Lion Out

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Morning Rumpies

Weathers looking warmer. Makes me happy. I’m ready for spring!

I’ll be in my booth scribbling if anyone needs me. Need to whip my fire story into shape.

Good morning, you lucky people, able to belly up to the Bar and order drinks!

Today we're offering Ricard and Pernod as the drinks of the day.

And French coffee, with Armagnac.

Beautiful sunny day here, with a high forecast as 24C (76F) – but the neighbouring farmer has just spread some 100+ tonnes of cow manure on the adjacent field.

We sat out last night with a drink, and enjoyed the sunset. Not sure if we'll do that tonight.