conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

the girls...

Editor: The link to the band's website is fixed. Thanks, Justin.

Go to our website www.oneofthegirls.net for performance information. We are still trying to get things worked out for Friday evening. It is very frustrating. We were supposed to play at a local pub, but they are now expecting so many people to be there that they are afraid that adding a band will be dangerous. There are too many opportunities for intoxicated revelers to trip on monitors.

It makes sense. Yes. I am greatly disappointed right now. I am in an Irish band in Chicago and our St' Patty's Day gigs are drying up. Oy!

I hope that The Girls can get a new head of steam going. There is much I would like to learn. There is a Nanci Griffith tune that has been niggling at me for a while now. Here are the lyrics:

I would bring you Ireland
The cool sweet of the Dublin rain
If you would keep my heart for me
In the quiet of your Texas days
And my old friend, will you shelter me from pain
In return I'd bring you Ireland

One day I'll build a tower
High upon my Texas plains
I can see from coast to coast
On hot platinum summer days
When the dust is still, and the cotton prays for rain
And the thirsty passers-by wonder why they came

I dreamed of Amarillo
On a foreign night in Dublin
The dust was on my pillow
When the raindrops started falling
In a hotel window, where I could see his rainbow
And I thought I'd send my heart to you
Cause that's the way the wind blows

And I'll reclaim my heart one day
We'll sit and watch your children play
And I will bring you lullabies
From the Emerald Isles for back porch days
And my old friend we will always meet again
And I will bring you Ireland
I will bring you Ireland
I would bring you Ireland

Well, in the mean, we do have two gigs finalized for the week. It may be that we can score a quick and dirth Friday night gig at a southside bar we played once. I think it could be great if they have room for us. I'll let you know.

Posted by tripp at March 13, 2006 05:57 AM