Shamrocked

Well it seems like the new dosage and regimen is working.  The jittery feeling doesn't last as long as it did at first, and the three-times-a-day Ativan is helping to smooth out the rough edges.  I gained a couple pounds back this weekend, but that's perfectly understandable when you're spending the weekend on the road with a band.  Food choices at a music festival tend not to be of the health conscious variety.  When your choices are a basket of chicken fingers, a fried turkey leg, and a "Meat Sundae", you just gotta roll the dice and hope for the best.

Shamrockfest was an unqualified success, as far as I'm concerned.  Last time we were there, we had to leave right after our set, so we could make it back in time for the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade.  This year, the parade is the Sunday after St. Paddy's, so we could hang out for the whole thing, and I'm sure glad we did.  We got to play two sets this year.  First was the Guinness stage, where we were first band up.  This time, they opened the gates about a half hour before we went on, so we had a decent crowd from start to finish.  Then we went over to the Irish Village stage, where the crowd was absolutely huge.  Both times we had great sets and the folks seemed to enjoy the hell out of it.

And then there was the hanging out and schmoozing.  We got to see a lot of folks we don't get a chance to all that often.  Friends from the area, other bands like Icewagon Flu, Scythian, Pubcrawlers, and of course, Dropkick Murphy's.  Ken was very gracious and invited us to come down to the grand opening of Whiskey Republic in Providence tonight.  Alas, we're playing a private show at the Paradise in Boston.

After the fest, we were whisked away to The Mighty Pint, a bar in downtown D.C. where we were assured "Gobshites don't pay for nothin'."  They were right, we didn't.  Thanks guys.

So yeah, a minor setback with the weight, but the meds are doing their job, and a fun weekend was had by all.  This being St. Paddy's week, we're about the get really busy, and more tales will be told, you can bet.