15 Minutes of Fame

Guys, I'm famous! My picture is on a bands' Facebook page and they said my friends and I were, and I quote, "Legends"! Try not to be too jealous; your day will come...eventually.

The token guy in the back is the lead singer of J90! Check them out on Facebook!



 It all started when we decided to have a night out - Rearden's Bar being our destination.  We knew there was a free concert going on and we had already approved the bar (having been a few times before) so we got dressed up hit the town.  We got to the bar a little early but it worked out because we got front row seats and started the night off right with a couple of drinks. 

The only hiccup of the night, and I probably wouldn't even call it that, was the man at the bar that said I had to be American since I ordered a Murphey's beer.  It was just really confusing because Murphey's is an Irish beer.  I'm assuming he was trying to be a pain in my arse, so he poked fun for a couple of minutes but I didn't let him get to me too much. He just wasn't worth it.

After that bump in the road the night went on without a hitch.  While we waited for the band to get set up and start the lead singer came over to our table and handed out their CD to us.  I'll be honest - he was a looker so I told him he could take a picture with us, which he was more than happy to do of course. The, finally, around 11:30, the party really started when the band played some great covers of songs like: Ceiling Can't Hold Us, Ho Hey, I Knew You Were Trouble, Back in Black, Little Talks, Locked Out of Heaven, and All the Small Things; they also played some original songs that were really good too! 

The whole bar was packed with people and the stage was surrounded by a bunch of drunk people singing along and dancing.  It was definitely interesting to see how the Irish 'party'. I wouldn't say that it's too different from us but the age group at the bar is definitely much larger than it is back home.  There were people anywhere from age 21 to probably at least mid 50s!  It really proved that age is just a number and you're never too old to have a good time!








No big deal, we just got our picture taken with him while he was performing!







 

Anyway, I'll stop bragging, but we did have a fantastic night; we danced, we sang, and I lost my voice and some of my hearing (both were worth it, I assure you).  We stayed until the band was done and then headed home since we had an early morning the next day.  It was raining outside (that's Ireland for you) so we took a cab home;  8 Euros and a 7 minute cab ride, with a man named Denis, later we arrived safely back at our apartment.  It's nights that these that you remember and I'm so happy we're getting to have such great experiences here in Ireland!