God Rest His SoulsamcallahanAugust 3 2007, 14:39:47 UTC
And my his heaven include a united Ireland. I saw Tommy perform close to a dozen times, and was never disappointed. He always performed at the Gaelic Park Irish Festival on Memorial Day Weekend on the south side of Chicago, and often at Milwaukee's Irish Fest.
But the last time that I saw him was my best story. I had arranged a group outing with a bunch of friends to the Gaelic Park festival, and had 8 or 9 people along, some of whom were Irish folk virgins. We got to the tent right before Tommy started, and the only place we could sit together was right in front of the speakers. Of course, this is one of the few times that the soundboard work could have been improved, and we're getting Tommy and Rory Makem at well over 100 decibels.
Two of our virgins were getting more and more agitated through the show, and decided they needed to go home shortly afterwards. A month later, I got the story. They were in the front row, fifteen feet from the performers, next to another friend who worked nights. Everyone else knew the songs, especially the political ones, and were singing along at the top of their lungs. They were in the front row, in plain view of Tommy and Rory, sitting next to the guy who was sound asleep and wearing a t-shirt that he had been tricked into buying.
The slogan said "The IRA-- the world's only undefeated army"
I haven't been able to get them back to an Irish festival since.
But the last time that I saw him was my best story. I had arranged a group outing with a bunch of friends to the Gaelic Park festival, and had 8 or 9 people along, some of whom were Irish folk virgins. We got to the tent right before Tommy started, and the only place we could sit together was right in front of the speakers. Of course, this is one of the few times that the soundboard work could have been improved, and we're getting Tommy and Rory Makem at well over 100 decibels.
Two of our virgins were getting more and more agitated through the show, and decided they needed to go home shortly afterwards. A month later, I got the story. They were in the front row, fifteen feet from the performers, next to another friend who worked nights. Everyone else knew the songs, especially the political ones, and were singing along at the top of their lungs. They were in the front row, in plain view of Tommy and Rory, sitting next to the guy who was sound asleep and wearing a t-shirt that he had been tricked into buying.
The slogan said "The IRA-- the world's only undefeated army"
I haven't been able to get them back to an Irish festival since.
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