So, anyone getting butterflies in the stomach about tomorrow? I’ll be going back and forth between two bars playing and collecting tips like trick or treat. It’s a long night, but usually turns out okay. I’ve been doing this a long time, but I just dread it for a month before hand. The butterflies get drowned in Guiness! A French-Canadian playing Scottish pipes for Polish people drinking green beer in a sports bar pretending that they’re Irish. What a country! 
I have got my bottle of Pepto’dismal’ ready and waiting for the morning of the 18th. Bring it on!!
Yep, the St. Patrick’s stress starts tonight for me…
Played three gigs the past weekend, tonight is the weekly session I host, tomorrow, a couple of gigs, one being our huge “ShamROCK” street fair. Thankfully, I’m only playing whistle and flute for that one, don’t have to drag my pipes outside…
M
It might not work for everyone, but a quick drink about 10-15 minutes before quiets the jitters for me every time. Of course, you know what that might lead to…
R
Debbie Quigley and Ena O’Brien will be part of the half-time show for the Utah - Toronto NBA game on Wednesday night. Talk about pressure - only a few million people watching.
djm
Could be worse. You could be in Flint.
Royce
There’s no such place, I’ve been there. I spent two weeks there one night.
It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t.
Marc
Just relax..I have played for the Irish President ,the Taosach and on this coming Saturday for the Irish Consul for Scotland..the point is they havnae a scooby what your doing as are, I suspect the vast majority of the plebs out there.I was busking outside the British Museum once and I had just started to tune up,no music just the notes on the chanter,up came a woman and in a very hoity toity tone gave me a £1 and exclaimed it was “years since I have heard the Northumberland Pipes” and was away!! 
So as Gay McKeown once wisely told me"just play the feckin things"
Happy St.Patricks Day to ye all
Slan go foill
Liam
Well, it’s over. And not so bad a day as I let my nerves tell me it was going to be. $585.00 for the day. A bit slow this year, but a new tip tart as well. I feel good afterward and not half so tired as usual. Thank God for the cannister bag.
Marc
Happy ST. Cyril’s Day! The patron saint of resting pipers.