Saturday Nine: " The Rocky Road to Dublin"

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 Saturday 9: The Rocky Road to Dublin (2008)
 
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it Here

Dear readers, as per usual, you will get a full on rant with every entry that requires one (in my eyes).  I have a lot to get off my chest in a big hurry! And, I want to leave a legacy for the kids - Heretic Rebel that I am.

1) This song is about a young man who leaves home to seek his fortune. How old were you when you first moved out on your own? I was 18 when I finally got away, after two years work at a local college, to UCLA.  

However, I soon had to go home, because of a family emergency: Ma Kettle shot Pa Kettle, and my little sister went nuts, so I went home.  

Shortly after that, I was kicked out by the maniac, dear old Pa, and got a job at the phone company and my own little studio apartment. 

Why the law didn't intervene is that the wound was a "through and through', so Pa never had to go to a hospital. He then set about getting his revenge.  Unfortunately, by not standing up to El Monstro, Ma set the stage for her further abuse.  I could write an Opera based on them. 

2) He leaps onto a ship but the captain makes him sleep in the hold with pigs. Have you ever taken a cruise? (If so, we hope you had better accommodations.)  I've never taken a cruise but I've been across to Catalina several times to visit family there.  If you haven't been there, you will love it.  It's fun and beautiful, enchanting even, especially at night.  However, I would have liked to take a cruise.  Not on any huge, "stacked city" that is now afloat. The noise would be horrid.  I want to hear the wind in the sails, you know?  If I HAD gone, DH and I would have gone to Alaska, on a smaller cruise ship. 

 3) This recording of the song is by The High Kings. Well established in Ireland, their career reached new heights in March 2012. Right after playing for the Lord Mayor of London's St. Patrick's Day celebration, they flew to Washington to perform for President Obama at the White House St. Patrick's Day concert. Tell us about a time when you were so happy, you had to pinch yourself to make sure you weren't dreaming.  When I met my hubby for the first time.  It really was love at first sight for me. His gentle kindness just enveloped and enchanted me.  
 
4) This song was chosen because Friday was St. Patrick's Day. Do you celebrate this holiday?  Heck ya!  But at our age it's Low Key.  You see there's Irish aplenty on both sides of this family.  There's Scot's Irish on my side, and Irish Irish on hubbie's side.  That's where all the red hair came from. 
 
5) Leprechauns are a symbol of St. Patrick's Day. These small Irish fairies are said to live in the forest, guarding their gold. Do you often wear gold? That would be a no.  I am too yellow toned to wear it well.  That comes from the Native American genes picked up from Peru and the USA during the four direction Hopi travels. 

6) McDonald's has made Shamrock Shakes a St. Patrick's Day tradition. McDonald's began adding the drive-thru window to their restaurants in the 1970s. Would you rather order from the restaurant counter or the drive-thru? Starbucks counter.  McDonalds is a restaurant? 😬 I think I'll pass.

7) A four-leaf clover is considered good luck. Do you have a lucky charm?
 Not I, but my mother's always had a charming ability to find four-leaf clover in her garden.  She had several dried ones in her wallet when it came into my possession after her death.

8) Thinking of Lucky Charms, they are magically delicious. What breakfast cereal is in your kitchen right now?  Well, there is a canister full of bulk oatmeal.  That's the only cereal we ever have.  And, I've been meaning to try over-night oats, something that is all over social media. No other cereal, for decades, has passed over our doorstep, though I once liked Cheerios as well as Rice Chex and Wheat Chex cereal.
 
9) Random question: Think of your upcoming week. Which day will be the busiest? Busiest?  Hmmm???  That would probably be the one that contains a doctor's appointment but since we've been staying away from doctors lately, *knock on wood* it looks to be a calm week en toto. 

To end on a high note.  Here's my favorite style of Irish Music.  

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Thank you Sam!  This is always fun.