Yeah, let's hear it for St. Pat. He chased the snakes out of Ireland. Also the Vietnamese potbellied pigs. And the penguins. Oh, and don't forget the polar bears, he got rid of those, too.
Red shirt, blue jeans, black unmentionables and purple socks with little pink piggies on them. Completely forgot it was wear-green-day, but I've yet to be pinched.
I started my St. Patrick's Day at 12:01 am finishing up a session and a few pints with Manus Mcguire and Paul Brock who were in town last night with their band. Then off to bed at 1;30am. Up at 4am to get the dancing girls off to the local TV station. Seven little gigs all over the city of Birmingham. Back home at 9pm to listen to all the CDs I bought from the Brock/Mcguire boys. I expect to end the day with a pint at 11:59 pm.
The agent that roped us into our gig told use to come wearing an "Irish costume." When he showed up he asked us where our costumes were, and I told him Irish people dress just like everyone else. He wasn't satisfied, but it was too late by then. (That was my plan of course)
The gig was surreal; it was in this massive ballroom in the SF Marriott and they had a billboard size screen behind us with a video of “Over Ireland” being projected from the rear. There were two or three TV cameras out front filming us from different angles and they were fading our images in and out of the video behind us. I looked around at one point and there was a 24-foot high bodhran being played right behind my head. (I immediately thought of Bodhran Bliss's thread) The sound system they were running for us was awesome, and with the light show behind us it was like no other gig we've ever done.
The crowd was made up of people that owned gyms from all around the world and they seemed much more interested in talking with each other about what would happen next in their hotel rooms after the party – and they had little real interest in what we were doing. They seemed bewildered and disappointed that Paddy’s Day happened to fall on the same date as their conference. But such is life on Paddy's Day in America.
La Fheile Phadraig
La Fheile Phadraig
A Chairde
Beannachtai La Fheile Phadraig!
Brianx
PS The computer I use doesn't do all the little bits!
Happy St. Pat's anyway!
Bx
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by briantheflute
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Ditto.
Hope everyone has a Happy St Patrick's Day and gets a chance to play plenty of tunes, have a pint or two and drown their shamrock.
Conán
PS no 6 page esssays about him being a "Welsh slave, actually" or any of that stuff, please; we've heard it all before.
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Conán McDonnell
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But did you know he was a Welsh slave actually Conán? Blah, blah, blah, blah. Wishing everyone a peaceful Paddy's Day
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Just a person
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Yeah, let's hear it for St. Pat. He chased the snakes out of Ireland. Also the Vietnamese potbellied pigs. And the penguins. Oh, and don't forget the polar bears, he got rid of those, too.
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Zina Lee
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Oh, aaaaaaand we're off! Hope everybody's gigs go well today, and that all the pints are good ones!
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Zina Lee
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Oh, and has someone posted this yet? http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4111&n=12
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Zina Lee
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wow, zina, thats a great historic overview. interesting that the humans came first and than the celts...
happy stpd to you all
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by crannog
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Happy stupid?
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Kerri Brown
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No, 'stupid happy' - you know, like every gets after about the 5th pint...
Have fun everybody!
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Nell
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George W. Bush is in N.Ireland with a shamrock houseplant in hand!!! He has a lot in common with St Patrick. He's not Irish either.
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by CeolCairdeas
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George Bush is at home!
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Johnny Jay
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Anybody else wearing white today?
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by sara g
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Red shirt, blue jeans, black unmentionables and purple socks with little pink piggies on them. Completely forgot it was wear-green-day, but I've yet to be pinched.
Maybe I get a free pass for the color of my eyes.
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Kerri Brown
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"...black unmentionables..." Ta for that, Kerri! ;o)
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Will Harmon
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Any time.
# Posted on March 17th 2005 by Kerri Brown
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And to you, Brian, David and Kate and all other veterans of the Somerset session scene.
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by sergeant fox
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I started my St. Patrick's Day at 12:01 am finishing up a session and a few pints with Manus Mcguire and Paul Brock who were in town last night with their band. Then off to bed at 1;30am. Up at 4am to get the dancing girls off to the local TV station. Seven little gigs all over the city of Birmingham. Back home at 9pm to listen to all the CDs I bought from the Brock/Mcguire boys. I expect to end the day with a pint at 11:59 pm.
A great 24 hrs!
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by bt
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The agent that roped us into our gig told use to come wearing an "Irish costume." When he showed up he asked us where our costumes were, and I told him Irish people dress just like everyone else. He wasn't satisfied, but it was too late by then. (That was my plan of course)
The gig was surreal; it was in this massive ballroom in the SF Marriott and they had a billboard size screen behind us with a video of “Over Ireland” being projected from the rear. There were two or three TV cameras out front filming us from different angles and they were fading our images in and out of the video behind us. I looked around at one point and there was a 24-foot high bodhran being played right behind my head. (I immediately thought of Bodhran Bliss's thread) The sound system they were running for us was awesome, and with the light show behind us it was like no other gig we've ever done.
The crowd was made up of people that owned gyms from all around the world and they seemed much more interested in talking with each other about what would happen next in their hotel rooms after the party – and they had little real interest in what we were doing. They seemed bewildered and disappointed that Paddy’s Day happened to fall on the same date as their conference. But such is life on Paddy's Day in America.
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by Phantom Button