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03/25/2005: "St Patricks Day 2005 Thai Style"

Well, I don't think you can get further away from the old country than Thailand, however Irish Pubs are now a worldwide institution and can be found nearly everywhere.
Scruffy Murphy's in Patong, Thailand has a sister pub, Molly Malones, that is still closed due to Tsunami damage but Ken, the manager, keeps the show going on.
They needed all their staff for Paddys Night, it was a riot and almost as busy as the old days! Green beer everywhere and a collection of Irish wannabee's from every corner. It seemed that it was at last time to let you hair down in Patong and have a good time.
Free Sambucas and other noxious shots were being sent around like water and, I must confess, I had one or two so the party was in full gear.
As usual I was 'ordered' on stage to do a few numbers with Neil, the resident musician and fiddle player. The crowd seemed to like it but boy I was smashed. I blame Mark Spiers for refusing to stop drinking and insiting on staying to the close.
It got even crazier when we met some girls who knew us from past times in Portugal....Anyway, after the evenings entertainment I spent the next day in a very dark room cursing that bloody green beer.
Somehow I think I was not alone in the world suffering the same fate the day after.
Picture below from that night, me on the left and Neil on the right, Sláinte.