St. Paddy's

[lurksalot]

We played the Lizzy version of whiskey in the jar last night ....in honour of St Patrick's day?   Well we can say it is , but it's a set regular 

as far as green drinks go , half a cider , half a lager and a good shot of vodka and blue bols , that does the trick , though it's a while since I poisoned myself with a night on those 

[SpondonBassed]

2 hours ago, Yank said:

Hey Spondon,  I don't actually speak gaelic,  but If I learn songs in other languages I just memorize the sylables/ sounds of the words.  Kind of like a party trick.  

I understand.

I was in a position as a child where I had the choice of learning it.  I declined.  I had gone to Ireland with my parents when the family emigrated there in '72.  Children coming into the Irish school curriculum below the age of ten were to learn Irish (Gaelic).  Children that were older were given the choice of whether to take it up as a subject or not.  I was ten and a couple of months by then.  For clarity, this was Ireland, not Northern Ireland.

The Gaeltacht areas were probably larger then than they are now but I still didn't see the point of learning the language.  Even if I had reason to visit the Gaeltacht I had decided that I was heading back to England one day with or without my parents.  For visits it just wasn't worth it.

I was just the same with Latin later on in secondary school.  The difference was that I was forced to learn Latin by the school my dad wanted me to go to.  That lasted for two years before I kicked it in the head.  I demanded that my parents place me in a technical school rather than the academic one that my Dad thought of.  My reasoned arguments worked.  I grew up a lot that day.  Had I not dug my heels in and fought, I would not have become an aircraft mechanic.  Instead I might have been a priest, a doctor or a lawyer.  I didn't then nor do I now want any of that.

I have no regrets.  Languages were never my strong point.  My secondary school French language skills are the pinnacle of my achievement where languages are concerned.  In an ironic twist, I became a technical author for quite a few years specialising in Simplified English to AECMA and SGML specifications.  Funny ain't it?

Full marks for expanding your repertoire to include a foreign language, especially one that you do not know.  Well done.

Did you gig the Gaelic song this year?  How'd it go for you?

Edited March 18, 2018 by SpondonBassed

[Bluewine]

On 3/16/2018 at 04:07, pete.young said:

I think this must be a US thing. I've never heard of anyone drinking green beer in Ireland or England.

Definitely a US thing.

Blue

[Yank]

No,  I didn't do "Mo Ghile Mar".  No point.  Restaurant/bar as opposed to Bar/restaurant,  where we had to keep the volume down so as not to disturb people wanting to talk.  I much prefer bars where people get loose and feel free to hoot and hollar.

[rushscored4]

23 hours ago, lurksalot said:

We played the Lizzy version of whiskey in the jar last night ....in honour of St Patrick's day?   Well we can say it is , but it's a set regular 

as far as green drinks go , half a cider , half a lager and a good shot of vodka and blue bols , that does the trick , though it's a while since I poisoned myself with a night on those 

Yeah we do that as well... Whiskey in the Jar not the green snakebite with vodka and blue bols! 

[SpondonBassed]

1 hour ago, Yank said:

No,  I didn't do "Mo Ghile Mar".  No point.  Restaurant/bar as opposed to Bar/restaurant,  where we had to keep the volume down so as not to disturb people wanting to talk.  I much prefer bars where people get loose and feel free to hoot and hollar.

Where do you sit on spit and sawdust type venues?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd recommend you never sit down in them in case you stick to something.

[Dad3353]

9 hours ago, Bluewine said:

Definitely a US thing.

Blue

No, green. Do keep up..! 

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