Since I've been a part of Magnolia Blue the band has been hired every year to play a St. Patrick's Day event at Mad Fox Brewing in Falls Church. Not that this blog sucks up to those who pay me, but the St. Patrick';s Day event is hosted by by the fabulous Tori McKinney of Rock Star Realty in Falls Church, VA - see her for all your real estate needs!. Ahem. Anyway, every year I've been with the band it's been a catastrophe, but the good news is that the catastrophe level is declining - maybe next year's event will be smooth sailing: Year 1 (2017): I never even made it to the gig. My unexpected heart surgery was on March 15th of that year (beware the Ides of March!) and I was still in the hospital on the 17th. They got a sub for the gig. Happy St. Patty's Day! No corned beef & cabbage. Or whiskey Year 2 (2018): A year later I was in much better shape, but our band leader wasn't. By a cruel twist of fate (at least in terms of playing St. Patty...
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