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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 17, 2011 10:29:23 GMT -6
Happy Irish Columbus Day. Celebrate the country that made excessive drinking chic.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Mar 17, 2011 10:47:39 GMT -6
It's a madhouse here in Manhattan; my office is only a block away from the parade, but the police have cut off access on the side streets intersecting with 5th Avenue so both vehicular and pedestrian traffic headed crosstown is just plain SOL for today. I should've brought my lunch.
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 17, 2011 11:56:15 GMT -6
There is a bar here that starts the party at 6:00AM and goes to Midnight. They have the street covered with white, green and orange ballons and anunch of people running around in little green hats. My one night a year to eat corn beef!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Chicago Jake on Mar 17, 2011 12:37:15 GMT -6
Amateur night. St. Patrick's Day and New Years Eve are when mere dilettantes try to do what we pros do all year long! Good night to stay home with a nice civilized martini.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Mar 17, 2011 12:43:14 GMT -6
That said, here is one of my favorite Irish drinking songs.....
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 17, 2011 14:18:45 GMT -6
Amateur night. St. Patrick's Day and New Years Eve are when mere dilettantes try to do what we pros do all year long! Good night to stay home with a nice civilized martini. With a green olive of course |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Mar 17, 2011 14:29:09 GMT -6
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Post by Chicago Jake on Mar 17, 2011 14:32:45 GMT -6
Technically, those are called girl-tinis, not martinis. But a green olive is acceptable. |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 17, 2011 14:35:45 GMT -6
Here are some pictures from our local paper on their web site from the parade that they did here this morning. It has been going on for 17 years and I have never been to it.   |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Mar 17, 2011 14:37:55 GMT -6
St. Pat's parades always make me think of The Fugitive. The scene where TL Jones is chasing Harrison Ford through the parade was actually filmed during the actual parade!
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Mar 17, 2011 17:51:50 GMT -6
Wasn't there another movie that had Chicago's St. Pat's parade? I'm thinking either Ferris Beuller or Blues Brothers.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Mar 17, 2011 18:39:45 GMT -6
I think Ferris Bueller had some sort of parade in it, but I don't remember what parade it was.
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