Ahh, St. Patrick’s Day is here.  Growing up I loved St. Patrick’s Day because I would always get taken out of school so that I could attend the parade with my parents.  Why?  Because we were Irish damnit and Irish people go to parades on St. Patrick’s Day. That’s why. 

As a kid my favorite part of St. Patrick’s Day was getting to hear the bagpipers come down Euclid Ave. playing some sweet Irish jam.  God I loved that.  Until I got to college and Bowling Green decided to stick me with a bag piping roommate. Yeah, I’m talking about you Joe.  You ruined bagpipes for me!  Jesus, you think those things are loud coming down Euclid Ave.?  You should hear them in a 8×12 cement dorm room! 

Without the bagpipes to enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day, I had to find something else.  Luckily Bowling Green has just the right thing to offer: dozens of bars with kegs and eggs.  Yes, beer and eggs early in the morning.  Does life get any better?  I haven’t seen to many places around town offering them, but here a couple I got from my Twitter followers:

• Buckeye Beer Engine – Lakewood
• Mick’s – Willoughby

If you know of others, leave them in the comments.

Photo: craig hatfield

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