One of you had a post that said, “When did I get to be the same age as old people?”
That is a horrible thing to see on Facebook. Don’t post crap like that! Post pictures of food or of you at the Blackhawks game in your Roenick away sweater.
This weekend Facebook will be saturated with pictures of the Chicago River turning green. A great Chicago tradition that’s been around since 1961. It will be a great Saint Patrick’s weekend in the city by the Lake.
From Beverly to Portage Park, thirty three year old girls named Colleen will be reliving their Irish Dancing days. Oh the green beer and Jamo will be flowing in Lakeview this weekend.
The Granddaddy of Chicago Irish is Sunday, The Southside Irish Parade. Everyone will be going to Five O’clock mass on Saturday so they can get a head start on Sunday. Western Avenue on a cold Sunday afternoon in March will be lit up in green. By five o’clock the Chicagonese accent will be replaced by Irish brogues. Pipefitters will be singing “Danny Boy” and Tin Knockers will be quoting “The Quiet Man.”
Everyone from all sides of Chicago including Oak Park and Evanston should experience one Southside Irish parade in their lifetime.
This does not include people from Naperville, Schaumburg or Barrington. You probably should stay home and watch the golf show.
This also includes Big Ten transplants living in Lincoln Park. You came down in the XRT bus one year and they had to cancel the parade for several years. Stay at Kinkades and watch your F’ing Jayhawks.
Who knows what kind of March snow is coming this weekend? It’s a crap shoot….
….just know opening day is right around the corner. Wrigley opens at the end of the month and Comiskey shines at the beginning of April.
If you do a Jamo shot this weekend, back it with a shot of pickle juice. It makes the next morning less painful.
Happy Green all you Chalkheads!
