Gary was born in the village of Bendooragh, near Ballymoney in north Antrim. Growing up in the 1970s, he used to listen to the stories told by his grandfather and a group of his friends who met frequently in his home. As time passed, the memory of these stories faded but not his memory of how enjoyable they were to hear. The aim of this book is to bring laughs and happiness to the reader in the old tradition of storytelling that has been largely eclipsed by modernity.