Ah, we’re starting to hear the sound of tin whistles and bagpipes (or uilleann pipes, if you prefer), time again for a week of Irish-American celebration, Lockport style. Since St. Patrick’s day proper is on Monday, we’ll have food and drink specials starting on Saturday till they run out, then we’ll have some more for the West End Hooley! Open Mic with Andy Swift on Friday, Mark Connors on Saturday, and plenty of celtic tunes in between.
“Accidental Blood”
Last night
I came home
bloodstained.
As I was running
for the last tram
I went down
on my right side,
grazed fingers
knuckles, hip
and elbow;
nothing serious.
I ran a bath.
I soaked
in liquid heat
for half-an-hour.
How good it felt
after a long night
on the town to be
washing off
blameless,
shameless,
accidental blood.
How wonderful
not to wake
this morning with
a plum-bruised eye
or broken nose.
–Aidan Murphy
Food Specials (Saturday until gone):
Stout and Mustard Pot Roast w/Brown Bread — $10
Salmon-Cod Cakes in Oatmeal Breading — $7
Cheese and Onion Toasties — $5
Drink Specials:
Green Tea shots – $3.50
Jameson, Powers, Paddy’s, Shankey’s Whip shots – $4
Smithwick’s, Hamburg Irish Red, CBW Blizzard Kit pints – $4
Dollar off Magner’s Irish Cider & top shelf Irish Whiskey