South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Celebration (Pt. 1)

[Tmetrvlr]

Stupid Commie wench Ginger let the parade go to pot for her practical greasing for security & upkeep, And those freaking planters she desired to have installed down S.Western. Enjoy your life as a civilian, Ho-ho!!!!!!!.

[johnrusselle]

Never heard of them. I had to leave before they started playing as well. Since I came after 4, we were charged 25 dollars per person. If some 'famous' band was going to play at 8 pm, they should have charged 25 dollars after 7 if that it was they thought was the appropriate amount, but even then it was probably too much.

Yours is the first positive comment I have seen in any of the online media about this event. Everybody else is bitching about it.

[jcoakley]

John, you must not have seen that huge tent in the parking lot? That was where the critically-acclaimed musician Michael McDermott & Irish rock band The Hothouse Flowers performed in the evening. $25 was not a bad deal if you think about it.

[johnrusselle]

What you have is an event that appealed to many tens of thousands of people from across the south side and suburbs ( the parade) being replaced by a neighborhood event on a small site that appeals to a relatively small group of locals. It reminded me exactly of Irish fests various parishes have and have had throughout the years. A bunch of family and friends standing around talking each other to death. Sorry, not worth 25 bucks or more than an hour or so of time.