St. Patty's Day Trifecta

Trifecta: a parimuteul bet in which the better must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order.

Thanks Wikipedia. 

An alternate definition, according to the FKA dictionary:  a triumphant harmony of three autonomous but related conditions which conspire to render a spectacularly rare manifestation.

The latter is brewing in Huntsville this week.

First, The Ides of March approach.  They culminate on the 17^th with the annual holiday celebration inspired by The Knights of St. Patrick.  Solofecta.

Second, I can’t remember what the groundhog said this year, which is about right given that I typically refrain from solicitating advice from small woodland animals.  I do know what my eyeballs are telling me.  Look around…It’s an early spring with warm sunny days and mild pleasant evenings.  Bifecta.

And finally, in 2012 the Gregorian Calendar has decreed that the 17^th day of March shall fall on a Saturday!  You can tell me your thoughts, but I already know my favorite day of the week to chase a Jamison with a Guinness.

St. Patty’s Day Trifecta, Playas.

You don’t have to be Irish to love St. Patrick’s Day and especially on a Saturday.  This coming weekend, Huntsville is rewarding your love this year with a row and a ruction of local revelries.

• Start the day with—well, start the day with an early liquid brunch–but quickly transition downtown for the 35th Annual Ellen McAnelly Memorial St. Patrick’s Day Parade  Beginning at 11:30, The parade route runs up Jefferson Street from approximately the Veteran’s Memorial, wraps around the square and makes the return trip down Washington Street.

I’ll be relaxing on Breck Robinson’s patio at Amendment XXI.  Come hang out with me and a hundred friends.

• From 1:00-3:30pm, your kids might enjoy the Shamrock Skate at the Wilcoxon Municipal Ice Complex.  Wear green and donate canned goods for discounted admission and skate rental.
• From 3ish to 8ish, varying by location, Humphrey’s, Amendment XXI, Jefferson St Pub, Lone Goose Saloon and other downtown watering holes will host Happy Hour specials.
• Huntsville Young Professionals hosts their Annual St. Patrick’s Day Beer Tasting from 4:00-8:00pm at Crossroads.  Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

Before you leave the house, check your pockets for your Maximum Fun Potential and your thirst for Green Beer.

• Sammy T’s Music Hall has drink specials all night plus DJ Keibot.  Doors open at 8:00pm.
• If Live Music is your way to celebrate St. Patty’s Day, check out Whiskey River Kings at Finnegan’s Pub, Black Eyed Susan at Humphrey’s, Fistful of Beard at VooDoo Lounge, and Kush late night at Crossroads.

By the way Fistful of Beard, you did a good job naming your band!  I’d like meet you and give you a Fistful of Handpound.

• Also at 7:30pm, The Flying Monkey @ Lowe Mill is hosting an “All Star” lineup of the best Irish musicians from across the Tennessee Valley, including members from Slip Jig and Kinvara among others.  $8 cover.

So come ye wild rovers.  If ye can’t find a place to shake yer trotters on St. Patty’s Day in Huntsville Alabama, then T’undering Jaysus, I don’t know what to do with ye.

May the love and protection
Saint Patrick can give
Be yours in abundance
As long as you live.

Kinzer

You know what, my excitement for St. Patty’s Day isn’t Done….How about a Post Script?

I hold in my hand a copy of tonight’s top ten list.

From the Home Office on Holmes Ave:

The Top Ten Things You Might See on

St. Patty’s Day 2012 in Downtown Huntsville

• Number 10:  Resolute revelers attempt to both open and close Humphrey’s.
• Number 9:  Local group of fake ID holders take a stab at joining the Green Beer Century Club.
• Number 8:  Anonymous realtor runs down Washington Street being mercilessly chased and whipped by a leprechaun.
• Number 7:  The lasses of Huntsville adorned in satisfyingly trimmed-down green clothing substitutes.
• Number 6:  Grown men demand “One more round of Car Bombs”…6 too many times.
• Number 5:  Green-haired friend explains that she earned her new stylish look by tumbling into the Big Spring Park fountain.
• Number 4:  Band kicked off the stage when Car Bomb consumers announce the time has come for a rowdy chorus of Finnegan’s Wake.
• Number 3:  Mayor dances a jig before a crowd of his adoring constituents.
• Number 2:  Ghost of Tallulah Bankhead drives you home in the green beer scooter.

And the number one thing you might see on St. Patty’s Day 2012 in Downtown Huntsville………

• I can’t remember number 1…I had too much fun last year!