ST. PATRICK’S DAY!!!
I had a truly unique experience this St. Patrick’s Day. My date took me to a little Irish Pub called McClune’s down in Tustin. We went a little early to make sure we got a table because it was quite crowded last year when he went. No problem this time as it wasn’t as popular with the younger crowd this year but the regulars were there in numbers.
In other words, I could count on one hand the number of people under my age!
But we weren’t there for the crowd. We were all there to have fun and see the entertainment. Which was singing on stage.
Oh… My… God! I’d never seen a performance like this. This Elvis was less an Elvis impersonator and more a singer who looked A LOT like Elvis. No sequins or sunglasses, but the sideburns and the general dress was very, very Elvis.
With his elaborate Karaoke machine he took requests mixed in with his regular songs. But he only knew songs from the 50’s thru the 90’s… so basically, from the last century. And I love music from this century much more. So did my date, but he also loves fun and to bring out the fun in me and he was right, we had a blast.
The music was a huge mixture of songs and I marveled how he kept his voice up singing and singing. The crowd was a bunch of 50 thru 100 year olds all dressed up and dancing. And they had these come back lines to most of the songs that they would shout back up at Elvis. I kept flashing back to Rocky Horror Picture Show and was thankful there wasn’t popcorn in their hands to throw at him!
A truly amazing time! I laughed and danced and participated, drank Baileys and Skinny Bitches (drinks) and tried hard to keep my hands off my date before we ended up doing it on the pool table in the back!
We did come away with the desire to take dancing classes together after watching the way this one couple showed everyone up by salsa dancing rings around the rest of us!
Like I said, he loves to have fun! Thinks he’s going to teach me to surf! HA! Not me!!! But Eithne is thrilled with that idea, she’s ready to get on board!
God I just couldn’t resist the pun!!!