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Don and I wish you a happy happy, Judy! (Wait, I thought this was a major holiday?) to you and Doug and Hannah!

I'm going to quote the wise Mr. Skyflynn for this one: Tiocfaidh

A-mazing. I also prefer the first. I do like the DeNiro stuff in II, but I've always felt that the real story was Michael getting to where he was at the end of I. Everything after that was pre-ordained.

Aside from providing fodder for the fetishists, I forgot one of the most important things in this thread. Here's the group I'll be marching with in the parade: Hmmm, we should probably update that picture...

Oh, and I also saw Translations on Broadway a few weeks ago: Great stuff, but I was fairly disturbed to come across this story while looking for that picture. Now playing, that's an easy one: yay the Pogues! I love that they end it with Muirsin Durkin, I always like to be reminded that my repertoire and the Pogues' have so many tunes in common. Tomorrow is parade day. It doesn't happen often, but I'm very pleased with this year's choice for Grand Marshal of the parade. Mike Casey is one of the coolest labor leaders SF has seen in a while. And finally, even tho

For the past week or so, I've been attending events put on by the New College here as part of their Crossroads festival. The festival is an annual exploration of Irish-America, and there's always some good stuff. Tuesday night, I attended a talk by Charles Fanning, a scholar who specializes in Irish-America, and who recently has been involved in the re-issues of James T. Farrell's O'Neill-O'Flaherty books, starting with this one: Last night was Peter Quinn, and forget the RSBFs, he is my ultimate IAABF (Irish-American Author Boy Friend). He wrote one of my favorite books of all ti

I mentioned Jody's Heaven earlier, even for folks who don't consider yourselves fan of traditional Irish music, their Garden of Butterflies is just some of the sweetest music you'll ever hear.

MJ is probably the closer relative, but really, aren't we all cousins of JBHC, in a greater sense?

He's a cousin of mine.

Great pictures, Donna! The snow looks so pretty when you're not actually walking in it, or driving in it, or shivering in it...

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I don't doubt that Shane's leg is injured, but that doesn't mean it wasn't alcohol-related (of course, doesn't mean it was, either; but certainly no one can be blamed for speculating, based on his history...). They played here last October, and the band sounded great. Shane showed up, but I'm still tempted to say that his appearances, at least, fall into the category of novelty act these days. He remembered most of the words, sure, but his ability to keep up with the band was less than impressive. I was glad to have gotten the chance to see them one more time, but it was a bit depressing,

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Junji Shirota, guitar player in Jody's Heaven, one of the best Irish traditional bands in San Francisco.

I'm with napoleon on this one. Has anyone mentioned An Emotional Fish?

He opened for the Frames a couple of years ago, and he was lovely: Mark Geary.

Pure Shite; Foley's Shoulder.

Morningstar, the Dubliners, Lunasa. Sharon Shannon. Has anyone mentioned Stiff Little Fingers yet?

Jump around, you bastard. I'm going to one you, at least. Black 47; Sinead O'Connor; about half of the Chieftains' stuff, but not so much the other half... Christy Moore; the Wolfe Tones; the Black Family. Boomtown Rats; the Furey Brothers.

I'm so going to report you. I've actually read Phil Lynott's mother's autobiography. Why? Even I'm not sure...

No. Now that's enough out of you. Hey!

Interesting. What more can you tell me about them? Any album recommendations?

Ha! Yeah, that took me a lot longer than it should have.

I'm going to apologize to anyone who's been replying to that post, as I've been editing it mercilessly for the past few minutes. Sing a Powerful Song is definitely the starter kit, it's the greatest hits from the first few albums. N17 and I Useta Love Her are the best poppy songs, required listening for road trips through Ireland (particularly the West of Ireland; to actually be driving on the N17 and shouting/singing along with the song is pure mindless-music happiness).

They are the absolute cheesiest, but I've probably had more fun at Saw Doctors shows than at any other shows, ever. Any other shows. Ever. Ever ever. Seriously. (The time I saw them at the Guinness Fleadh in San Jose, which was also the first time I ever saw Wilco, just might be the single most fun show I've ever seen. Oh my god, and Shane McGowan (and the Popes) played that show, too! )