IT'S BEM'S LIFE 1978.

WEDDING BELLS.
Del got married to Linda and they
asked Bem to be Best Man.
Bem lacked a bit of confidence back
then so it was a nerve racking time
for him.
He sang( tried to) Wild Rover
after the Reception.
The Wedding speech was a nightmare
as he'd never been to a Wedding and hadn't
a clue what he should be doing.



THE DUBLINERS.
Bem ,Del , a pregnant Linda
and Fran D and Flay went to
the Old Shieling(Raheny) to see The Dubliners
in Concert.
Great night,and plenty of Large
Bottles of Guinness were consumed.
Bem made it to work next morning
but was hanging for the day.


TRAVEL BUG.
Bem finished his apprenticeship after a long
5 years.
He was now ready to hit the road.
All he had been talking about the last couple
of years with his mates Frank D and Flay'
was Travelling abroad.
They were planning to travel around
Europe.
Flights were so expensive back then,
That they planned to travel by Boat,
Train and to Hitchhike.
They travelled  by Train to Rosslare,
Then the Ferry to Le Harve.
Then to Brussels.
Then to Amsterdam.
They stayed in Hostels all along the way.
They stayed in Amsterdam for a month.
they got a  job in a Hostel
working for bed and board and cheap Beer.
Amsterdam was a real eye opener,
Especially coming from a repressed catholic
country.
The lads found Amsterdam so liberating
and chilled.
They then headed down to Frankfurt
in Germany to look for work on
the Building sites.
They met an agent in a Pub and she fixed
them up with a start on the Monday
as Carpenters.
Only problem was the Lads were not
Carpenters.
They turned up on the Monday expecting
to be found out.
But they got a lucky break as they had to
help with demolition work.
It wasn't till a few weeks later that they
were found out, but by then they had
worked so hard the Bosses were impressed
with their work ethic and they kept them on.
The Lads had to stay on site for a few weeks
in a little wooden cabin.
No running water, no facilities,
So it was tough till they got an Apartment
to stay.
Every night they ate out.
Schnitzels and Beer they lived on.
At work Beer was freely available on site.
The Lads were taken back at first.
They decided to stick to Bainne agus aran.
The Germans laughed at them and thought
they were Pussies.
The lads eventually went their seperate ways.
Bem worked in Germany for the next 2 years
coming home for Christmas.
Munich ,Regensburg,Boden see ,Lindau
and Munster were some of the places he worked.
Travelling to other countries as well.



BAMBINO.
While Bem was away ,Del's wife gave birth
to a baby Boy.
The Ma and Da were delighted as it was their
first Grandchild.
All the Clan were delighted.