Kissin' The Blarney Stone

It's St. Patty's weekend and I'm not playing this weekend. Well, That's not really true. I played last night and I am playing Sunday night. But I took Friday and Saturday off. No Augusta for OJJ. Boom Boom will be holding things down at the Wing this weekend.

Throughout my life, I have spent many a St. Patty's day either fairly drunk or playing a gig..... or both.

Before moving from the Brunswick/St.Simons Island area (my hometown) to go to Athens for college, I spent many a St. Patrick's in Savannah. I'm sure you all have heard what that place is like on that day.

During college, I either went down south to Savannah or spent it in downtown Athens.

After college, at gigs in bars usually............ If not a gig, I would usually be going out with folks from my day job and partying with them.

Well, this year, no gig. and with the fact that I just had my Kidney Stone thing back in January, they told me I shouldn't drink for about 3 months. I'm fine, no worries, just not supposed to drink.

This year I have a wedding to attend on the day, and afterwards I am going to meet my friend Betsy at the Suwanee Wing to hang out. No beer for me.

So with all that out of the way I thought it would be fun to go over some of the lessons I (or my friends) have learned on St. Patty's day...........

• No matter how far into the deep side of the pool you throw it, Cats really can swim.
• No matter how hot a female cop might look while directing traffic, don't go out of your way to tell her.
• Mopping up spaghetti with a donut for a dollar.....not worth it.
• Biting into a Vidalia onion like an apple for 10 dollars, not worth it.
• Telling your 6'4" body-building friend that you don't have ten dollars that you owe him for eating that onion like an apple.......bad idea.
• Peeing on a Police Motorcycle while the cop himself runs inside the Hooters on River Street to pee, is not so wise. (not me, not any of my friends......but we saw it happen)
• No matter how smart you are feeling, do not write the term paper for your Psychology of Sex and Sexual Deviations class after you get home from partying on St. Patty's day.

I think that's about all I can think of right now. That and I need to get back to work.

Later,

OJJ