I had intended to skip the Brad Hoshaw St. Patty's Day Birthday Bash at The 49'r this evening. After all, St. Patrick's Day is somewhat sacred to Teresa and I. We usually spend the afternoon imbibing of Guinness at The Dubliner, and I wind up in bed and fast asleep by 8 p.m. I already told Brad that I wasn't going. But now it seems that Teresa has come down with a cold, and I'm also a bit under the weather due to allergies and we will likely skip the usual revelry. Which means if I'm feeling up to it, I might go to the Niner after all, though there's nothing terribly "Irish" about the the evening's music.

Starting at 7:30, the lineup includes Adam Hawkins, Jake Bellows, Landon Hedges, Matt Cox, Sarah Benck and, of course, Brad Hoshaw. That'll be followed by The Black Squirrels at 9:15, Midwest Dilemma at 10:30 and The Whipkey Three at 11:30, if anyone is still conscious. $5.

Strangely, The Waiting Room has nothing booked in observation of this holy drinking day. One would think that TWR and the rest of the Benson would organize a St. Patrick's Day pub crawl down Maple, with Irish music at all the clubs and bars. Instead, nothing. Maybe next year...

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