Re: "Danny Boy" on Shamrock Day?

On Mar 10, 12:09=A0pm, t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Tim McDaniel) wrote:
> In article <F9ydnefTBLjlqEjanZ2dnUVZ_tzin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Kip Williams =A0<ki...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >Back in the 70s, my grandfather was in Ireland listening to live
> >music. =A0He requested "MacNamara's Band" and the scornful reply was,
> >"That song was written in Brooklyn!"
>
> Tangentally:
>
> When I was in New Orleans around Labor Day 1988 (I'm told there was a
> con running there at the time, but I think it was just a rumor),
> I believe I saw a sign like this at a jazz place.
>
> =A0 =A0 Request: =A050 cents
> =A0 =A0 Request that we've played a lot: =A0 $1
> =A0 =A0 Saints: =A0$5
>
> I think the last two numbers should have been hiked a lot.
>
> --
> Tim McDaniel, t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Tim,
You're right there was a con in New Orleans in '88--- WorldCon
(NolaCon) was held in that city that year.
check it out:
http://fanac.org/worldcon/Nolacon/w88-p08.html

Also, in regard to Danny Boy---I recently heard that one of the oldest
Irish pubs in NYC has banned that song for the month of March because:
1. it's overplayed
2. it's really sad
3. it was written by an Englishman who never set foot in Ireland.

I just hate the song because a lousy example of good Irish music :)
angee