Wednesday, March 17, 2004

“What will you be doing to
celebrate St. Patricks Day ?”

“
Will I play the wild rover
No never, no more?

”

“Finally will be dropping my car of to get fixed from when I got hit back in Jan.”

“The same thing I do every St. Paddy's Day. Play with my lucky charms.”

“green beer, of course”

“That reminds me of the routine Mary Gross did on Saturday Night Live so very long ago....


"And on St. Patrick's Day, be sure to drink plenty of that GREEN BEER, so that when you get sick, you make a Splash for Ireland!"


-- Erin Go Braless --”

“for celebrating St. Paddys day.
Wonder if there is a good one in the Knoxvegas area? Anyone got any suggestions? Best St. Patrick's Day I ever spent was at The Emerald Isle Pub drinking good Irish beer and whiskey. Eating traditional Irish fare and listening to a fantastic band with Celtic music. All else will be compared to that.

by the way...... thanks Cummins for the greeting card! :-)
Twas very sweet and made me smile.”

“An actual Irish Pub in the Newfangled States? Woman, are ye daft?


Mary Craig’s Bar, New Market Street, Coleraine, County Londonderry

The Harbour Bar, North Street, Ballycastle, County Antrim”

“forget i said it. guess a knock-off will have to do.”

“A 'genuine imitation' perhaps? <G>

A word of caution: do not ever drink a black & tan prepared with Guinness and British ale. A small civil war might erupt on your insides (I discovered this the hard way some years ago).”

“lol @ Tilt”

“my thesis”

“slacker”

“Have not been in Knoxville
in a bit ........try to avoid it.

Stopped a couple of times at
McGhee's Irish Pub when it
was new.

A bud said the City closed it
down ?”

“bite it, lz”

“Wearing green pants to work.”

“Thats the day before my birthday!


I will be drinking like I do everyday!


8)”

“"Eating traditional Irish fare and....."

Potatoes, potatoes, Spam, potatoes and potatoes....”

“Corned beef, Yes.

Cabbage, No.”

“I think they just sell some sort of generic "Irish" pub design. They even have them down here in South America, complete with the cheesy art repros of Guinness signs. Of course, the Guinness is only served in a can...”

“They won't have Green Beer down there either, will they Rosey?

(thank your lucky stars, LOL)”

“I keep having to tell the numbskulls around here that it's the IRISH WHISKEY in the coffee that makes it 'Irish', not GREEN CREME DE MENTHE!!!

LOL”

“Had corned beef and cabbage the other night.”

“Mmmmmm, cabbage and beer !!

Open the windows!”

“And what ever you do, don't light a match.”

“i LOVE irish potatoes”

“Spending the early evening at
Dan McGuinness Irish Pub in Nash
near the Music Row Roundabout on
Demonbreun.”

“Seven more shopping days 'til Saint Patty's Day....”

“I'm listening to "Clannad" as
I get some computer work
done. I guess some mood
music for Wednesday LOL.

by the by ....... danababy, what
are you doing today?”

“I just found out recently that that is Enyas' family and she was a singer with them before branching out. Do you know of Lorenna Mc Kennit? Great Celtic listening. I could go on all day but I'll keep it short.”

“Well Cummins... whoever you are.
I'm waking up. I was woikin' in the ER at Big Hospital last night.
I agree with JVZ... I like Loreena McKennitt too. I have alot of her stuff and some I've learned to play. Ever hear of Seven Nations? Ever hear of The Antipypr? Neil Anderson and Full Circle?
Slainte!”

“......Loreena McKennitt.

Sandy Denny(deceased) and Fairport Convention with Richard Thompson(great picker) is nice Celtic Rock.

In the same genre is:
Pentangle
Steel Eye Span

These are Electric Celtic bands from 30-35 years ago.

They all feature outstanding and haunting female vocalists.”

“Mary Black.”

“...with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back...”

“Renaissance:
Annie Haslam(five octave voice and still performing thiry years on)

Pentangle:
Jacqui McShee(still performing)

Steeleye Span:
Maddy Prior(still at it, I think)

Fairport Convention:
Sandy Denny(fell down a flight of stairs in 1978 and never regained consciousness)

All of these bands play a kind of British Isles folk/rock and feature female vocalists who can make the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

Pentangle features John Renbourne and Bert Jansch who are superb guitarists.
They rarely play electric and can't quite be classified as "rock".”

“JVZ - I am always interested
in lyrics as well as the vocals
and instrumentation.
Lorenna's lyrics on her
Book of Secrets cd are
remarkable. Which is your
favorite cut ?

MarkO - I liked the earlier
acoustical sound of Pentangle
best . "Light Flight" on the
"Basket of Light" album was
very popular.

Tilt - I get lost in Mary Black's
eyes. "Nobody Lives Without
Love" and "If I Gave My Heart
To You" are two of my favorites.
I was amused that she covered
"Moon River".

Dana - If I were to "come to"
in the ER with you attending,
I guess I would think I had
made it to heaven. I had heard
that Neil Anderson was to be
a guest artist with The Chieftains
at their concert in the Carolinas
a couple of weeks ago. I also
heard that he is in an indie
movie "Skye", but I don't know
any details. I like Kirk Mcleod's
vocals and lyrics. I really enjoy
much of Neil A's work with 7N.
I like his "Dante's Local" cd. I
haven't had a chance to really
listen to "Revenge of Antipypr".

Slainte Mhor !”

“"... I like Loreena McKennitt too. I have alot of her stuff and some I've learned to play."

....so o o o . . . . what instrument
are you playing?

Are you familiar with
Cathie Ryan? I have her
"Somewhere Along the Road"
album which I like. She also
has a well done web site.”

“I always think of Mary Black's version of "Song For Ireland".



Walking all the day
Near tall towers where falcons build their nests
Silver-winged they fly
They know the call of freedom in their breasts
Saw Black Head against the sky
Where twisted rocks they run to the sea

Living on your western shore
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic Sea
And sang a song for Ireland

-- Phil and June Colclough”

“Nice !”

“In the words of the immortal Geraldine Jones "You don' know me dat well!"”

“wow... a Flip Wilson reference?”

“Don't fight the feelin', honey.
;-D”

“funny you all are talking about celtic music. I was just sitting here listening to my "Common Ground" CD which features artists like:

Kate Bush
Liam O'Maonlai
Christy Moore
Davy Spillan & Donal Lunny
Elvis Costello (yep)
Maire Brennan
Neil & Tim Finn
Adam Clayton & Bono
Sharon Shannon
Paul Brady
Sinead O'Connor
Brian Kennedy

I like it!”

“Okay,

"Renaissance Lady" you
leave me speechless !”

“Great to see you round! How you doin, kid? :-)

I'm not suprised you like those artists! You're something else awhile. (thats a good thing in the South)

Cummins, I don't like people mailing me cards and getting all chummy with me when I don't know them from Adams hindfoot.
I am afraid you're that fat kid Luke 3 or Acts 1042 or whoever creepy person.
The only weirdos allow are Towndawg,Capn Bobo, and some select members of TT when and IF I could be so lucky to rate their stalking.

Hiking boot in yo face til I get a full confession. Who is you?”

“On the phone or here?”

“Well . . . . db

we met several years ago in the bar of a restaurant on
Kingston Pike. Yes, you told
me how to get in touch with
you. Obviously I didn't.

A friend of mine here on TT
recognized you. Pointed you
out to me many weeks past.
Small world.

Chummy? go back and read
the posts again, any more
give and take than others? I
thought that it was only
innocent banter between us.

Your other paranoia ???

I wish you the best. As you
said "Slainte"”

“I started this thread with the
question "What will you be
doing to celebrate St. Patrick's
Day?"

Part of my heritage is Irish. The
fact that I am American means
the world to me, but it always
has been fun to know what
else flows in my blood. I n
about five hours I am going
to have a real good "excuse"
to party in the evening.

I hope that all of you that are
out tomorrow have a real time
and make it home safely.”

“I know exactly who you are. now i'm going to throw up.”

“St. Paddy's Day is still nearly two hours away, and you're already turning green? LOL”