It’s St. Patrick’s Day! The first St. Pat’s to fall on a weekend in several years, this is sure to be a day of celebration and debauchery. I posted a list of St. Pat’s parties earlier in the week, but here are a few final thoughts before I venture out.
I still think the Brass Door’s alley party is going to be THE place to be. View the Facebook event listing for a full list of bands. I have absolutely no problem paying the $10 cover for an event of this quality. I plan on making it my first stop, not long after it opens at 11, and I’ll be coming and going all day.
Besides the alley party, the Brass Door will be showing the Ireland vs. England 6 Nation Rugby match at noon.
I also plan on spending quite a bit of time at Bardog today. Panda Manda and Jean will be wearing their extremely short green shorts, which is reason enough. Plus, there will be drink specials. And besides, I really like hanging out at Bardog!
The St. Patrick’s Day parade happens on Beale Street at 4. Most likely I’ll be there for that. Insider tip: It isn’t green, but a Call-a-Cab from Wet Willie’s is an excellent beverage to enjoy while watching the parade.
Insider tip #2: If you’re driving, ignore the previous insider tip, or you might end up seeing blue rather than green later in the evening.
I also plan on making quick stops at the Saucer and the Blind Bear to say hello to friends. Saucer I plan on doing early in the afternoon – remember, St. Pat’s is the second biggest Amateur Night of the year after New Year’s Eve, so I expect it to get stupid in there later. Bear doesn’t open until 6 so that will have to be an evening stop.
Due to the number of excellent options in the core where I live, I doubt I’ll get down to South Main today. However, if you make it south, there are a lot of reasons to go to the Double J. One, as I previously reported, is the $2 PBR they’ll have all day today. In addition, all the other draft beers will be happy hour prices all day. They’ll have Pam & Terry 7-10 and Lance Strobe and Friends 10-2 tonight. They have acquired the Cadillac convertible they had been hunting for, and they’ll put the longhorns on the hood today.
If your plan today is more about watching basketball than doing the St. Pat’s thing, my recommendations would be Max’s Sports Bar (South Main/smoking) or Flying Saucer (Downtown core/nonsmoking).
Regarding Amateur Night: A general rule of thumb is, the closer the bar to the tourist district, the more likely it will be to fill up with amateurish douche who don’t know how to party, especially between the hours of about 8 and 1 tonight. One exception: Silky’s patio is always a good idea on St. Patrick’s Day, even though it’s on Beale.
What to wear? My only green T-shirt is a work T-shirt, and I don’t like the idea of getting wasted with my company logo emblazoned across my chest. That just seems unprofessional. I have a green long-sleeved windbreaker shirt but it’s way too warm to wear that. I guess my solution will be my drinking partner today, Ms. Tube Top (see photo). She hangs off a set of green beads, so technically I will be wearing green.
I’m ready to rumble but the bars don’t open for another 40 minutes. Guess I’ll pop a PBR open and do a little pre-gaming at home. Hope to see you out today!