Green Daze

[jack_babalon]

As a rule I don't celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. It's nothing personal really to the Irish or any of their kin. If you have the Emerald Isle in your blood, hey... ¡Salud!, god bless and knock yourself out. My problem with St.Patrick's is that I inevitably find myself wincing at the sight of Ken & Barbie McYuppyfucker drunkenly roaming around Little Five or Midtown decked out in their stupid little green hats and drawl-slurring some god awful brogue they channeled off of old Lucky Charms commercials. Times that by a thousand and it's fucking Green Hell on Earth for me. I don't know, I guess as a German-Italian American I wouldn't be too thrilled if every Columbus Day I was exposed to an army of assholes getting publically shit-faced and going "Mama Mia! Thassa spicy meatball!" at the top of their lungs. I have no idea what day the German's get here to draw a rough equivalence too... Oktoberfest maybe? Anyway, I'll settle for watching John Wayne in The Quiet Man or blasting If I Should Fall From Grace with God off the stereo and leave it at that.

However, thanks much to angelout2killme, I've been able to psychically channel a one Father Jack Hackett of Craggy Island to see what words of wisdom he might share with us on this glorious sunny, St Patrick's...



Thank you, Father Jack and what would you say to a nice cuppa tea?

Comments

[lucidp2k.livejournal.com]

Thats pretty much why I avoid Little 5 Points... 365 days of the year lol.

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

I think you might enjoy Little Five a little before Midnight on a Monday. The 'tourists' and gentrifiers are all in bed watching TV and you can hit the Star Bar for Rotknee's Karaoke Night.

[kittenspeaks.livejournal.com]

St. Pat's is kind of a big thing here in Chi-Town. There were parades last weekend and all that jazz. (Sadly, I missed them both.)
As a genuine Mick I do like to celebrate St. Patty's (to a safe degree).
And I get really offended at the people who tend to treat it like a football game from their retarded-ass alma mater.
A friend of mine pinned it fairly well over the weekend,
"Hey you- yeah, you with the stupid hat and green beer! You are 30 and Italian. GET THE FUCK OVER IT!!!"

*hugs*

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

I remember the St.Patrick's that went down when I was a kid in NYC. My Dad took me to the big parade once (that or we passed the parade on the way somewhere)and it was a hoot. I can only imagine Chi-Town's celebrations.

Good for your friends:)

*Hugs back*

[angelout2killme.livejournal.com]

"Feck off, cup!"

"DRINK!"

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

Appreciate you posting the Father Jack pic, btw, it really made my day and kept me from using a Yeats or Joyce picture instead.

[animeoni.livejournal.com]

DRINK! GIRLS! SMOKE!

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

The Holy Trinity according to Father Jack, AMEN Sister!

[catwalk.livejournal.com]

i'mna have me a margarita... it's green, and according to something i read somewhere, there was a large infusion of irish into mexico in the early immigration days... which would explain all those juan o'malleys i know...

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

Well you go and get your Juan O'Malley on then, Girl!

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

I fail to observe St. Patrick's day religiously.
I'm not Irish, I'm Scottish!
I can't stand all the stupid little green plastic things they sell around this time... but I suppose this is how dollar stores stay in business, for good or ill.

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

I used to know this big Scottish-American Skinhead back in the day, who would proudly don his kilt on St.Patrick's in the hopes that some poor fool would mistake him for an Irishman. Much 'shennigans' would ensue!

I love the $ dollar stores though... there's something cool about a place where I can walk in with five bucks, buy a pair of mirrored sunglasses, a box of expired chocolates and a roll of breath mints and still walk out with change.

[ammutbite.livejournal.com]

I'll celebrate my own heritage.
On St. Andrew's Day everybody is Scottish (and Russian).

http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/andrew.html

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

Right on man, but does it kind of suck having it fall so close to Thanksgiving... or does it just sweeten the deal having St.Andrew's come on a four day weekend?

[daucus-carota.livejournal.com]

I fucking dare someone to pinch me... I want 'em to!
xxx

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

*pinch*

Sorry, couldn't resist!

[daucus-carota.livejournal.com]

you'll get yours, mister!
xxx

[mlfoley.livejournal.com]

Speaking as an Official Person With Irish Blood, while I enjoy St. BRIGID'S day (bah Patrick!) I've always felt it was too much into the negative stereotypes of Irish as drunken fighters and suchlike. Sort of like celebrating MLK day with some fried chicken, watermelon and some malt liquor, lol.

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

Cool, I had no idea there was a St. Brigid's Day - my Mom will get a kick out of that. It's sad really that we tend to forget about the James Joyce's and William Butler Yeat's and Maud Gonne's in favor of green dyed beer and incoherent shoutings at the local St. Patrick's parade. I agree entirely about the MLK simile as well.

[mlfoley.livejournal.com]

There isn't a St. Brigid's Day per se (though Imbolc qualifies) but I like Brigid and I don't like Patrick, sooo... she gets an extra day! ;D