| Title: | Celt Notefile |
| Moderator: | TALLIS::DARCY |
| Created: | Wed Feb 19 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1632 |
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Well another Saint Patrick's Day parade has come and gone in Southie.
This year was different, it was tame. Since the Boston Police avowed
they would arrest anybody drinking in public alot of the troublemakers
stayed home or at their favorite Pub.
I brought my sister and her friend who are both 14 to the parade
this year and I was a little afraid at first as we approached Broadway
Station on the Red line. But upon emerging from the subway I realized
that there weren't drunks enmasse this year as I've seen in past
years. There were alot of natives there. Those who call Southie
their home. They'll always be there and always have. The parade
is after all for them, its their neighborhood.
But this year's parade didn't seem as big as previous years' did.
That was puzzling to say the least. But it was fun the be there
just the same.
Bryan
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| 347.1 | Is Bob Flynn related to Ray Flynn ?? :=) | STEREO::BURNS | The boys from the County Hell | Fri Mar 25 1988 11:25 | 13 |
Bryan : Have you been added to the HTS reports yet ? :=)
(Private NHAS_IS Message)
keVin (NHAS_IS Tech Support MK02)
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| 347.2 | Parade Confusion!? | DPDMAI::OREILLY | Oh Really?.........No, O'Reilly! | Fri Mar 25 1988 14:11 | 36 |
It's a Friday afternoon noting kind of a day....
Re: .0
Your note caused me to think about the two parades in Dallas and
their reputations.
In Dallas there are two St. Patrick's Day parades, sort of.
One is the Official St. Patty's parade held in downtown Dallas and
held on St. Patty's Day regardless of which day of the week it falls
on.
The other is held on the Saturday before St. Patty's, and has little,
if any. "Irish or St. Patrick's" association. People just walk
down the street drinking, causing trouble, using the closest tree
or bush as a restroom. Also, this parade is held on Greenville
Avenue in North Dallas, not in city centre.
The problem is the second one gets all the d*** publicity. This
year, about 3 weeks before the parade the City of Dallas made them
pay a $20,000 deposit because of their past behavior. When they
couldn't raise the money the papers and TV said that "The St. Patty's
Day Parade is cancelled".
So, I kept hearing from friends: "It's too bad you and Michelle
and Katie (our Irish Wolfhound) won't be in the parade!" or "Did
you hear the parade was cancelled?"
Anyway, it was very frustrating how the media was so ignorant (or
whatever you want to call it) that they couldn't be a little more
specific about which parade they were talking about.
JO'R
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| 347.3 | Why join a club that accepts me as a member :=) | STEREO::BURNS | The boys from the County Hell | Fri Mar 25 1988 15:10 | 13 |
Bryan: Reference note 296.* ....
Did you ever become a member of the A.O.H. or similar group?
keVin
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| 347.4 | Small world isn't it??? | XCUSME::KING | MKO1-1/C34 DTN: 264.5142 | Tue Mar 29 1988 02:33 | 14 |
Kevin,
I was added to HTS last week. I made out the request myself
under the guidence and direction the veteren third shifters of NHAS_IS.
No I haven't joined the A.O.H. yet but I plan to now that I've
got more time on my hands. I did join the I.I.R.M. which has a
chapter in Dorchester, MA.
What a small world, Kevin I didn't know you worked for the same
organization until I saw your reply 347.1.
Bryan
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