Apparently He Plays the Flute Too

Last night, I was invited by my Dad to a fancy benefit at a private New York club on Central Park South to support an Irish cultural center being built by (89 year old) actress Maureen O'Hara in her home town in Ireland. There was a silent auction, lots of Irish-looking people milling about and plenty of Amstel Lights for me. It was quite an intimate gathering -- there were probably fewer than 100 people in the room. When everyone gathered for the evening's entertainment, the master of ceremonies announced there would be a flute performance by one of Maureen O'Hara's dearest friends. When he got up to play us a tune, and then I finally recognized his name -- the flutist was Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance! One of my favorite lines from the TV show Friends involved Mr. Flatley. Apparently he freaks Chandler out because "[Flatley's] legs flail about as if independent from his body!" While there was an impressive performance of Irish step dancing last night by a handsome looking dance troupe after the flute performance, Michael did not dance. He just stood in the back of the room and watched. It's just as well, I might have been freaked out, Chandler Bing style.

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