The ***OFFICIAL*** Friday/Saturday Night Singles' Thread St Pats Day (March 17th and 18th)

all we WONDERFUL singles folk! | 17 March 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

Find a partner or grab your favorite beverage & listen to some Irish tunes .A couple of wave files - full-length, lilting, Irish melodies - they are so beautiful! I hope you can open them, or "save target as" to your hard drive and listen to them later.

"My Wild Irish Rose" ~ John Gary
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" ~ John Gary

MIDIS
"Irish Lullabye"
"The Last Rose of Summer"
"When Irish Eyes are Smiling"
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"
"Danny Boy"

Why Saint Patrick's Day?

Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick's Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.

So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around the world, they took with them their history and celebrations. The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With the exception of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins.

In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!



Do you have a favorite :

St. Pat Day Memory
St. Pat Day Movie
St Pat Day Song/music
St,. Pat Day Drink(recipe sharing please)
St. Pat Day Food (recipe sharing please)

[pcottraux]

Yeah. Where's the ping?

[RockinRight]

Not sure, I think DollyCali is in charge this weekend.

[pcottraux]

She is. Ooohhh!!!!

[Supernatural]

Here's a song for you!

Not Enough Tequila

Here I sit with a drink in my hand
Local canteena with a sign hanging sayin’
Something in Spanish bout
Let the good times roll
Between the sandy beeches and the margaritas
Thought I’d find a way to let you go
But there’s not enough tequila in Mexico

[ilovew]

I need some tequila to go with that song :)

[Supernatural]

Straight or in a Margarita?

[Supernatural]

I'm feelin' in a cowboy kind of mood tonight.

Big Iron

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip
for the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
big iron on his hip

In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol numbered one an nineteen more
One and nineteen more

Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red

Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
Twenty men had tried to take him twenty men had made a slip
Twenty one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

The morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meet
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from the windows every-body held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
About to meet his death

There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather fore a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

[RockinRight]

Takin' us way back!

[Rca2000]

And MY favorite groups are Journey, Def Leppard, Missing persons, Cars, thompson twins, little river band, Rush, Yes,Van HALEN(NOT Hagar), eagles, Duran Duran, Spanky and our gang, Lovin' spoonfuls, Night ranger, Blondie,Berlin, Banannarama, and Human League.

Along with jazz/electronic/new age groups like Vangelis, Global communications, Ron boots, Massive attack, John Serrie, Dogon, erik wollo, Klaus schulze, Patrick O hearn, Spyro gyra, Acoustic Alchemy,Air,Art of noise, Dave Grusin, Lanz and Speer, David Arkenstone, DJ tiesto, Franck Pourcel, Caravelli, James last, botticelli, Raymond lefevre, Percy faith, Andre Kostelanetz,Enya, Frank mills, paul mauriat and Manuel.


Me and you seem to have a lot in common... but NOT where music is concerned!!

[Paul_Denton]

LOL. I do like Van Halen though. Blondie is good too. I like Enya a lot.

[RockinRight]

My homepage pretty much sums up my musical tastes, although I do like a lot more than that!

[Supernatural]

Yeah, Marty Robbins has been dead for a while now.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Van Halen to Enya--you have some eclectic musical tastes!

[Supernatural]

I like Quicksilver Messenger Service. Ever hear of them? Dino Valenti ring a bell?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

No, I can't say I have heard of them. What genre?

[Paul_Denton]

Thanks :)

[ilovew]

I like margaritas.

[Supernatural]

With salt on the rim?

Those suckers are STRONG!

[ilovew]

Yep, with salt. Margaritas are good. Especially if someone else is buying :)

[Supernatural]

60's and early 70's. Dino Valenti died in I think 1994 from a growth in his brain that he apparently had for most of his life before it killed him.

He had one of the most unique voices in the music business. Songs included "Fresh Air" and "What About Me".

His sister set up the most remarkable web site as a tribute to him. It is the nicest web site I have seen for any musician. It is well worth a look. His mother and father were Carny performers and Dino's biography is very fascinating.

http://www.dinovalenti.com/