10/03/2026
A Letter To Shareholders.
Opening Remarks
The Rice Paddy has made the tricky 6/7 transition without a fumble. We continue to keep our concern ongoing. Or is that our going concern? It is certainly not a growing concern. Most concerning of all is our refusal to raise prices. A Leo is still a Leo and it's still the same price it was 7 years ago. Beerholders above shareholders. Sales figures are neither through the roof nor through the floor but we do have a steady trickle through the door.
Entertainment Containment
Mike's Mighty quiz retains its status as our longest running event. We all heard the rumours of Mike losing his job to A.I this year but there is life in the old dog yet. Some things cannot be replaced. We are proud to announce that he runs the longest running monthly Kahoot-based quiz run by a Cornish man in the Klong Toey area.
A string of guitarists made their debut on the red pallet stage in 2025, brought to us mostly by master puller of strings himself Rob Saltsman. It wouldn't be a year at the Rice Paddy without musical maestro Nefta Lee charming the pants off us, figuratively, for the most part. He rocked our year end Christmas show in a way nobody would think possible with just an acoustic guitar.
Circling Back On Pre Tax Post Op Non Domiciled Achievements
A milestone for our KPI metrics was reached in 2025 as we received our 50th 5 star review on Google Maps. We've gotten to these heights in a mere 2178 days! Now that we've achieved mass appeal we hope to focus even more on quality, but saying that, 50 reviews from friends, family, paid shills, cheap influencers and AI bots can't be wrong!
Return of the Profits
Let's dispense with tact and tackle the taxing work of getting down to brass tax.
Things we lose money on...
Free gigs.
Free board games.
Free premier league TV. YouTube premium.
Free Library of books. Free aircon.
Spotify Premium.
Free cheese and other bougie bar snacks.
Tissue paper that doesn't cause fissures.
We don't plan on plugging any of these holes. As Leonard Cohen famously said "that's how you let the craic in".
We will continue to be an almost never open third space for everyone worthy of finding and braving our backstreet hideaway. Spread the word, selectively.
Our non-silent partner Jake keeps consistently knocking out some of the best pizza in the city. Order one with everything.
The year ahead looks fun. Our ongoing events will continue sporadically throughout the year and by request (from you); game nights, live music gigs, quiz nights, your birthday party? We're looking forward to it all.
Our next big event is the St. Patrick's Day celebration on March 21st. We plan to burn more money by giving away free drinks.
All shareholders, beerholders and even some freeloaders are welcome. See you there.
