Today is Mark Koopman's Got Green Blogfest 2.0!
What Irish story will you be sharing today?
Click on the link above to read all the great stories!
Here's mine...
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This is more
of a magical Irish journey story than a St. Patrick’s story. I’m sure you’ll
agree, it’s more interesting than corned beef.
Many years
ago, shortly after high school, my girlfriend and I went on a grand adventure.
We went to
see this cool band at a local theater and opening for them was a new band from
Ireland. We had never heard of them but their music was awesome and it didn’t
hurt that they were pretty cute.
After the
show a few of them came out to the bar to have a drink or two. My girlfriend,
who is much braver than I, went up to them to tell them how much we enjoyed the
show.
The
conversation continued, over beer, and they told us about their tour dates and
asked if we would be interested in seeing them play again.
Needless to
say…we did. First stop was a club in NYC, which was a blast. By the way,
drinking Guinness with real Irish men, it’s a sporting event.
After we
recovered, we realized that we were having a great time and decided to really
follow the band around. We took time off from work and packed the car.
We followed
them to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia. We ate with them,
drank with them (a lot), and even stayed in the same hotels. We became groupies
/ roadies. We were on the guest list at each event and had our own VIP passes.
We had to
go home after Virginia and they traveled to the West Coast for more tour dates.
We were only able to see them in PA and NY a few more times before they headed
home to Ireland and we never saw them in person again.
For us, it
was an amazing adventure, a trip of a lifetime. One I will never forget about
but, to be honest, I don’t recall too many of the details anymore.
I blame the Guinness. :)
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Well, I can, cause every word is true!
Have a great St. Patrick's Day!
You left out a key point - what was the name of the band? Or did too much Guinness wipe out that fact?
ReplyDeleteI have those types of memories, too. Shame we can't remember everything but, hey, that's part of what made them so fun ;)
ReplyDeleteOh how fun!! Is the band still around? Be funny if you were groupies for U2.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun way to pass some time and create some wonderful memories:) Happy St. Pat's Day to you!
ReplyDeleteHi Heather,
ReplyDeleteI would most assuredly blame it on the Guinness :) Guinness is definitely an acquired taste. I think it tastes like burnt toast soaked in water. Yuck.
Have a peaceful weekend.
Gary
Alex - I didn't name the band to protect the innocent! Thanks for coming.
ReplyDeleterandi lee - True. Now I know to write it all down. :)
L. Diane - The band is no longer together. I wish it had been U2 but no such luck.
M. J. - It truly was. Thank you!
klahanie - It is an acquired taste, that is for sure. Don't try to eat and drink it either!
Thanks so much for the comments!
Heather
I was thinking the payoff was going to be U2 as well.
ReplyDeleteNo worries, though, you can still blame the Guinness :)
'Howdy' from the blog hop!
Brilliant story - loved it and yes, while Guinness is good for you (as they said) it's horrible for the hangovers :)
ReplyDeleteCheers for a fun, true story :)
What a "Guinness" post (get it? Genius? Play on words kind of ..yeah ...). Glad that you participated! :)
ReplyDeleteAh, that would be fun to be a groupie for a while :)
ReplyDelete......dhole
Now THAT's and Irish story! :D
ReplyDeleteMark Means - Hello! Thanks for coming. I wish it had been U2 but no such luck!
ReplyDeleteMark K. - Thanks so much. Thanks for hosting such a fun HOP!
David - Thank you. I'm glad you liked it!
Donna - It truly was.
Melissa - Thank you! It was great fun while it lasted!
Thanks for coming everyone!
Heather
Wow, you were a roadie! That gives you a ton of cool points. Plus you drank Guinness with Irish men. Even more! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteToo funny! I can totally see you as a groupie! ;)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great adventure! You definitely should share some songs or the name of the band :)
ReplyDeleteOh, no, you can't leave it like that, you have to either do a follow up blog or just go on and crank out a full novel. If you can't remember the deets, all the more fun cooking up new ones. :D
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