St. Patrick's Day Parade

This year's parade was one of the best I've seen in many years. Everything, the parade, the weather and the spectators were great! The BPD was giving out tickets for public drinking-I never noticed that before-it worked out well. The visitors to our neighborhood seemed for the most part to be very well behaved this year. There was almost no litter to pick up after. The weather was perfect! It was a grand day and I think everyone had a marvelous time.

After the parade I sat out on the front steps with a couple of friends and my neighbor's brother watching the crowds and playing some Irish records on one of my portable acoustic phonographs. We got a few nods and smiles and two "very happy" ladies from Florida stopped to listen to a few selections. John McCormack was a hit with them-and so was my neighbor's brother!

Above are a few photos I took with my digital camera. Not the best but they'll at least give an idea of some of the parade. The batteries were going dead so I couldn't take as many as I'd have liked.

Here's a video from a friend's YouTube page of a great old recording that is apropos for the day.

Sláinte

Good Night & Good Luck,

John

TMF News, St. Patrick's Day & YouTube

Folks,

The new T.M.F. is doing very well so far I'm pleased to report, better than me in fact. I got myself a bad case of the winter blues I think, but with the warm weather coming things are looking up. Out of the phonographic diaspora of the old Vic Board we seem to be the busiest group. I hope we can build a co-operative of forums as time goes on. I will soon be listing links to them all here and on my page and forum. We hope to begin a few dedicated archives on the T.M.F. soon. A collection of Edison Diamond Disc sleeve song descriptives, a label dating gallery, an ephemera gallery & more as well as our ongoing machine gallery. We currently have had visitors from twenty-nine nations. It is a pleasure for me to be able to give something back to a wonderful hobby that has given me so much is such a short time.

This week we celebrate St. Patrick's Day here in South Boston with a parade on Sunday the fifteenth. 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade Info. The Parade has been held every year since 1901 although officially it was the Evacuation Day Parade for most of that time. You can read a bit about the holiday here if you'd like.

I was going to go to a concert tonight, but it looks like it's going to be a night in for me instead. Nonetheless, I'd love to give a plug to the band I was going to see-The Two Man Gentlemen Band. Check them out. If they are going to be in you area it's a guaranteed entertaining night out! Plus free kazoos!

I'm going to attempt a few changes to my YouTube channel I think. I hope I can now embed videos here for a start.

Sláinte

Good Night & Good Luck,

John