Yes, wee ones, it is that time of year again. It is the Feast Day of Saint Patrick. Patron Saint of Ireland. And being that I am <10% Irish, I feel it important to celebrate my heritage by drinking myself silly in a major international city.
For the last 3 years, B Lee (or Brian on the Bass, as you may know him) and I have spent St. Patrick’s Day together doing what we do best… drink excessively. We have had many other participants over the years and some amazing times.
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St. Patrick’s Day 2009 – Chicago, Illinois
First year was B Lee and I’s trip to Chicago with Dave, Tom and Aussie Greg where we saw Flogging Molly on St. Patrick’s Day and took turns kissing a giant boulder in someone’s front yard professing it was Chicago’s Blarney Stone.
St. Patrick’s Day 2010 – Galway, Ireland
Second year, B Lee, Emmy Lee and the “D” behind D Travel’s Round came up to visit me while I was living in Galway. We spent two nights boozing it in Dublin before heading back to Galway for the most epic St. Patrick’s Day ever.
St. Patrick’s Day 2011 – New York City, NY
We have yet to make many memories from this trip yet. So far, B Lee and I have shipped up to Boston to hang with Boston Rob, a friend of mine from college, drank a lot and scouted locations for last night and today’s debauchery. The only picture I have so far is of a preemptive wardrobe dry-run with the amazing green mustaches. A preview of more pictures sure to come.
And finally, I will end this St. Patrick’s Day post by wishing each of you a happy Day! Go out, drink some beer and speak Irish (for help on that, read the article I wrote for Boots N All on the Irish Language).
Slainte!