St. Patrick's Weekend 2010

Cutting back this year, Poor Ould Goat played three shows in two days for the St. Patrick's Day weekend, and now we're giving the Irish music a rest for pretty much the remainder of 2010. Hoping to stay busy however with some other opportunities.

On Friday, March 12th we played downtown on Porter Ave. near Kleinhans for a benefit called "The Wake". Proceeds to the Irish Classical Theatre. There were theater actors milling about, getting into arguments, jumping on stage to sing along, mourning, fighting - all the things you'd expect at an Irish wake! Kind of a formal event so we dressed up, enjoyed some Dundee beer, and food afterwards.

Up early on Saturday to get to the Valley Community Center by 10:30 for our annual post-parade party. Pouring rain, wind, and cold temperatures didn't seem to bother many as the center was mobbed. We were running later than usual getting there and Joe actually got stuck on Fuhrman Blvd. because the cops had shut down the roads leading into the First Ward for the marchers. We had to have organizers call the cops and have them keep an eye out for a red pickup truck so we could get the sound equipment in. With the help of various Center volunteers we got the equipment loaded in and we ended starting right on time. Three sets of music, corned beef and Belhaven beer and then we tore down and I headed home for an hour to change and rest.

Out of the house again at 8:15 and over to The Irishman Pub in Williamsville. Small restaurant but a good (drunk?) crowd stuck around till the end of our third set (an ad libed set of Beatles, Petty, Marley and Paul Simon to name a few) at 2 am, which magically became 3 am right before my eyes due to daylight savings time. Home and in bed by 4 am and for the first time in 4 years, off on Sunday which was nice.