Comments | wonkywheels: Boston, you are the only only ohhhhhnly

wonkywheels

Boston, you are the only only ohhhhhnly

Mar 20, 2006 10:54

I'm not sure why I'd never gone to the St. Patrick's Day parade before yesterday. Maybe it's because I was born in the suburbs, so South Boston seems like a whole other country. But everything about it appeals to me except for the not-allowing-gays thing. The parade mainly consists of firemen, drunk people, and men in kilts. (Plus some drunk ( Read more... )

red sox, drinking, irish people

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slightlyoffaxis March 20 2006, 16:18:45 UTC

This post is so Boston-related I don't understand half of it! What's "Tessie?"

wonkywheels March 20 2006, 16:29:50 UTC

Tessie was the rallying cry of Boston fans in the early part of the 20th century. The Dropkick Murphys are an Irish punk band from Boston, and they re-recorded the song 100 years later (2004) and it became the Red Sox theme song again. A lot of people think that it helped the team win the World Series. Here's a wikipedia entry about it if you are interested.

Oh, I thought of you at the parade because I was walking behind this group of firemen from Yonkers for a while, and everyone seemed to be all excited to see them. People were giving them beer and saying, "Hey! Yonkers! Alright!" I couldn't really understand why. I wanted to say, "They are probably Yankees fans! What the hell!?" After a while, they all went into someone's house for a party.

slightlyoffaxis March 20 2006, 17:06:38 UTC

Heh. Yonkers has a huge Irish contingent, so maybe that's why people were excited to see them.

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wonkywheels March 20 2006, 17:03:06 UTC

Woo-hoo! My co-worker just told me the Sox traded Arroyo, though. Boo. I kinda liked him. And the guy they got seems mediocre. Hopefully, I'll make it to Fenway this year! Last year the only Sox game I saw was in Texas.

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wonkywheels March 20 2006, 18:37:05 UTC

That's a good idea. I've always wanted to see Camden Yards anyway. My brother is gonna be in DC this summer, so that could work out well.

allsussedout March 21 2006, 03:11:56 UTC

i was at the parade too! my friend lives right on the parade route so it was especially awesome because i didn't have to go outside.

wonkywheels March 21 2006, 14:34:46 UTC

Nice! That sounds like the best possible situation. Hey, wanna watch Idol results tomorrow? I am watching with my mom tonight. :)