Thank all of you who helped make my 58th birthday memorable.
This year’s walk had two underlining currents that shaped it – the recent Sandy Vito incident and the APBA Baseball Game that I played throughout the day. Those two currents combined, I must admit, age and health (sugar) concerns served – from the top of the mornin’ – to keep me on a relatively straight and narrow path. The planned 17 bar, 24 beer crawl never really got off the ground and the ultimate 11 bar, 17 beer, result was surprisingly satisfying, refreshing and surely less painful in the morning. Also, I didn’t wander away from you, my friends; or get lost, or lose items, or get in any trouble. That meant that I woke up with a clear conscience and no haunting memories that are never verified or refuted.
This year’s crawl was so relatively sober yet still a great time with good people that my early (after all, St. Patty’s Day 2010 is only 364 days away) planning targets a similar 12/18 pace. I hope to see all of you then.
38th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl
March 17, 2009 Harrisburg, PA
Garrason’s (Beverly) 2
The Tap Room (Calobe, Lionel, Gary) 1
Wanda’s (Calobe, Lionel) 2
Shady McGrady’s (Brian, Gary) 1
Firehouse (Suzy, Dave, Gary) 1
Zembies (Dave, Gary, Shawn) 1
Spice (Dave, Gary, Shawn) 1
The Pep Grille (Schen & Jim, Keith & Lou) 3
Scott’s (Keith & Lou, and Melanie?) 1
St. Moritz (James) 2
Rookies (James, Elaine) 2
Safe at Home 0.124% versus the planned 0.273%!
As for the ballgame, Yahweh’s Yankees (11-10) defeated the Paradise Pythians (6-15) by a 7-1 score. Christy Mathewson was star of the game with a solid 9 inning performance permitting only an Oscar Charleston home run. Other stars were Jud Wilson who went 3 for 5, with two doubles, a homer, three runs scored and three knocked in, and Jimmy Collins, 2 for 4, two runs and a pair of doubles. .
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
The Feast Day
This post originally appeared one year ago ... it has been updated but basically the song remains the same. As last year the post must and obviously is dedicated to the memory of the very alive but missing Accu Jack Kelly. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday to me! Top of the Mornin’ to the World! O’Bama for President!
Erin go Bragh! God Bless us all! Long live the 340!
Today I walk for the 38th time in Paddy O’Neill’s [Me mum’s an O’Neill and me middle name is Patrick, hence Paddy O’Neill] Saint Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. Several of the previous forays have emanated from the 340 Club, to wit:
1975, the only 328 Club birthday, it was a Monday which given the fact that, as a substitute teacher, I worked when I wanted to this one was likely a doozy with my birthday not too distinguishable from any of the days of that weekend, say, Friday, March 14th through late Tuesday afternoon.
1976, a Wednesday, the initial 340 Club St. Pat’s, I’m sure I taught school that day in Columbia and enjoyed a relatively sober evening walk. No School, of course, on the 18th.
1977, a Thursday, 340 Club, this classic was chronicled earlier and famously on the blog. Perhaps the pinnacle of Patty’s Day events for me. Probably put a half day in at City Hall and then got tuned up for Tim Kelly’s party (where I got lucky with #25). The next day is was off to NYC and a weekend adventure with Accu Jack Kelly, Tim’s brother, which eventually led to an encounter with one of the Big Apple’s finest professionals (#26) this side of The Emperor’s Club.
1978, a Friday, 340 Club, given the festive mood at the Club those days this also musta been a classic kick out the jams sort of affair.
Sadly, 1979 and 1980 the 340 was dark and the walk began elsewhere. Nonetheless memorable, beer, sex (#46) and rock n’ roll was present.
1981, a Tuesday, was a joyous, triumphant tour de force of which no memories, notes or records exist. The memories were probably gone along with the brain cells.
1982, a Wednesday, 340 Club, no memory, no notes. All I can say about these early 80s walks is “these were the days of Accu Jack Kelly (and Michael Hauck)". These, despite the lack of testimony, were spectacular affairs.
1983, a Thursday, final 340 Club start, got laid (#107)
1984, a Saturday, just prior to the fall of the 338, no notes or memories.
So, there you have it; there were eight dates in 340 Club history where the Pub Crawl began at the various 340 Clubs; today is the second to begin at the virtual 340 Club. It all begins in about 14 hours … for the 12th straight year it will be in Harrisburg; here is this year’s lineup:
1:00 1 Garrason’s
2:15 2 The Tap Room
2:30 3 Wanda’s
2:45 4 Al’s Café
3:00 5 Shady McGrady’s
3:20 6 Midtown
3:40 7 Zephyr
4:00 8 Firehouse
4:20 9 Quarters
4:40 10 Mars
5:00 11 Sawyers
6:00 12 The Pep Grille
6:45 13 Molly Brannigan’s
7:30 14 McGrath’s
8:15 15 Ceolta’s
9:00 16 St. Moritz
10:00 17 Mercados
Happy Birthday to me! Top of the Mornin’ to the World! O’Bama for President!
Erin go Bragh! God Bless us all! Long live the 340!
Today I walk for the 38th time in Paddy O’Neill’s [Me mum’s an O’Neill and me middle name is Patrick, hence Paddy O’Neill] Saint Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. Several of the previous forays have emanated from the 340 Club, to wit:
1975, the only 328 Club birthday, it was a Monday which given the fact that, as a substitute teacher, I worked when I wanted to this one was likely a doozy with my birthday not too distinguishable from any of the days of that weekend, say, Friday, March 14th through late Tuesday afternoon.
1976, a Wednesday, the initial 340 Club St. Pat’s, I’m sure I taught school that day in Columbia and enjoyed a relatively sober evening walk. No School, of course, on the 18th.
1977, a Thursday, 340 Club, this classic was chronicled earlier and famously on the blog. Perhaps the pinnacle of Patty’s Day events for me. Probably put a half day in at City Hall and then got tuned up for Tim Kelly’s party (where I got lucky with #25). The next day is was off to NYC and a weekend adventure with Accu Jack Kelly, Tim’s brother, which eventually led to an encounter with one of the Big Apple’s finest professionals (#26) this side of The Emperor’s Club.
1978, a Friday, 340 Club, given the festive mood at the Club those days this also musta been a classic kick out the jams sort of affair.
Sadly, 1979 and 1980 the 340 was dark and the walk began elsewhere. Nonetheless memorable, beer, sex (#46) and rock n’ roll was present.
1981, a Tuesday, was a joyous, triumphant tour de force of which no memories, notes or records exist. The memories were probably gone along with the brain cells.
1982, a Wednesday, 340 Club, no memory, no notes. All I can say about these early 80s walks is “these were the days of Accu Jack Kelly (and Michael Hauck)". These, despite the lack of testimony, were spectacular affairs.
1983, a Thursday, final 340 Club start, got laid (#107)
1984, a Saturday, just prior to the fall of the 338, no notes or memories.
So, there you have it; there were eight dates in 340 Club history where the Pub Crawl began at the various 340 Clubs; today is the second to begin at the virtual 340 Club. It all begins in about 14 hours … for the 12th straight year it will be in Harrisburg; here is this year’s lineup:
1:00 1 Garrason’s
2:15 2 The Tap Room
2:30 3 Wanda’s
2:45 4 Al’s Café
3:00 5 Shady McGrady’s
3:20 6 Midtown
3:40 7 Zephyr
4:00 8 Firehouse
4:20 9 Quarters
4:40 10 Mars
5:00 11 Sawyers
6:00 12 The Pep Grille
6:45 13 Molly Brannigan’s
7:30 14 McGrath’s
8:15 15 Ceolta’s
9:00 16 St. Moritz
10:00 17 Mercados
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