Actually, I'm referring to Scranton, PA's St. Patty's Day festivities. I believe it is the second largest in the country. Last year, my husband and I were talked into doing the drinkfest, which started at 7:30 a.m. We ditched our friends by 9:15 a.m., went to our car and went home (sober, no less). Never saw a bigger bunch of drunken idiots in my entire life. At least not in celebration of a "saint".
Well, 7:30 A.M. is a bit much. It sounds like you thin out the herd once a year in Scranton.