ERIN GO BRAU

Man, I like Ireland. And St.Patty's Day. What other nationality has a huge day named for them? And if there are, they surely don't have parades and parties like the Irish. Being Irish, along with English, German, and a touch of Native American, I guess my biggest claim to being Irish is my last name. So I've always thought that that was my main nationality.

And when people talk about the war in Ireland, I'm reminded of a great play I saw in London. It was called A Beautiful Game and it was by Andrew Lloyd Weber. I don't know if it ever made it to the States, but it was centered around a soccer game in quarreling Northern Ireland. It was a great depiction of war in the Emerald Isle.

Also when I think of Ireland, I think of Dublin and Duke's Irish Pub. I've been there twice and sat the same table. It's a traditional Irish pub where they serve the best Irish stew. We once walked around for over an hour looking for it. Courtney and Caroline and I had passsed it several times in our walk, but fortunately returned to the right place.

Whatever you do on this great day, remember that for today everybody's Irish and be sure to give a pinch to someone not wearing green.