Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - St. Patrick's Day Massacre

Anybody headed to Dublin for it or know any info about the events?

i wish.

Got any info on who's throwing it. Nobody in London's heard a damned thing.

COME TO DUBLIN!!! all of you!!tis a fine place for drunken fixie races!

the cold makes you want to stay warm and thus you try to go as fast as you can to stay warm, perfect conditions for a race. ;)

Tony are you kicking around there right now?

i am indeed, in school now tho.but i know some of the lads.

the savannah party? its a city wide thing. Like Mardi Gras in Lousiana...its huge in Savannah.

DW

Savannah has a huge St. Patrick's Day Celebration with a Parade and Irish culture events. A special version of green beer is served.

http://www.bedandbreakfastsofsavannah.com/savannah/st-patricks-day-2005.htm

116 miles north on I-16 is Dublin, GA in case you really need Dublin. :D

I live in savannah, and will most likely be here for st. pattys day, it's probably one of the most amazing things ever. The whole city get's drunk, and because like new orleans there are open containers allowed on the streets, then it's quite easy to do so. They dye all the fountains in the squares green. It should warm up by then, we've been having 70 degree days lately with no clouds, so it should be fine in march. Bring your bikes down here, i'm always looking for someone to ride with.

i am indeed, in school now tho.but i know some of the lads.

So where the hell do i go to find details?

not to sure myself but il get back to ye on it tomorrow. il ask some heads around town at luch time.
what details are you looking for?

When to get there, scoring housing, where the race is, admission fee, etc. The usual sh*te

grand, il get back to you soon.

thanks man.

Savannah has a huge St. Patrick's Day Celebration with a Parade and Irish culture events. A special version of green beer is served.

http://www.bedandbreakfastsofsavannah.com/savannah/st-patricks-day-2005.htm

116 miles north on I-16 is Dublin, GA in case you really need Dublin. :D

i was going to mention that. plus, there's also the stream oconee there, just like in ireland. the little things you learn from reading james joyce.

Tony, we must get together for some hooliganism. I'm in the states until April, but when I get back I'll PM you.

I was dying for some people to ride with in IE (the irony being that the majority of my workplace cycles to work).

If your traveling for St.Pats parties, Chicago is a pretty good place to be as well, we dye (part of) the flippn river green, theres 2 parades (usually on different days to continue the party), one up north for the drunk kids, and one down south for the old schoolers. and since we have pretty good public transportation it's easy to get around if your from out of town and don't want to rent a car(or don't want to drive drunk).
Of course it's real cold, the fountain in Daley plaza last year made big green icicles on the fence surounding it (wind blew the spray).

portland's not much except for kell's pub, but i ought to go to chicago sometime. anything in boston? you always sort of associate boston with irish-americans.

pretty sure the track* trio will be in dublin over st. pat's.. ides of march & surrounding dates!

pretty sure the track* trio will be in dublin over st. pat's.. ides of march & surrounding dates!

Yeah I heard that but they're apparently too punk to get back at me.

@imoncrack:
bad news so far, i went around town at lunch time and i asked a good few people, none of them knew what the story was,yet.i think its on A friday possibly the one after the 17th.sorry i cant be of much help.
i tried and il try again

Tony, we must get together for some hooliganism. I'm in the states until April, but when I get back I'll PM you.

I was dying for some people to ride with in IE (the irony being that the majority of my workplace cycles to work).
no bother man il try sort something out.

Tony, we must get together for some hooliganism. I'm in the states until April, but when I get back I'll PM you.

I was dying for some people to ride with in IE (the irony being that the majority of my workplace cycles to work).
that'd be cool man, il sort somthing out for sure

crap, thanks anyways man.

Green beer? Not in Ireland.

Yeah I heard that but they're apparently too punk to get back at me.

their computer crashed a couple weeks ago so their digital communications may be spotty.. i would call.

Boston has the world's biggest St. Patrick Day parade, I thought. When living in South Boston, I did my best to avoid being at home. I lived right on the parade route.

Finally, the thread works again. Man that was annoying. Anyways, on the topic of the trackstar communications they've managed to respond to my emails about getting some parts but just keep ignoring the Ireland thing. Oh well guess I'll just have to keep nagging at the forum. Still no good word tony?

I loved heading into to Southie for St. Patty's. Every police force on the east coast shows up with pipes and kilts. It's a B getting in and out of there, though, that's for sure. Best to walk back into the city and catch a train from there than try to get into Andrew or Broadway.

nothin yet man, sorry, im workin on it though, its hard to get in contact with all of the guys because im in school for a good part of the day.il PM you when i find any info out.

yeah i hate the irish, or well I hate 6th deneration irish americans who are all into being irish and drunk and *******s. worst part of boston.

We wre told that there is racing, track events, and some serious velodrome racing on the weekend of the 17th-19th. If you are in Irland, get in touch with Graham or any of the messengers bidding on CMWC '07. They should have more info. A large group of us are going on the 15th-23rd and bunch of euro-pals will be coming as well. It should be a blast. Also, there is secret special amazing epic-metal show happening in Dublin at the same time, so boo-yah.

Fina-f*ckin-ly! Now if only I knew who this Graham fellow was. Hopefully I'll have the new wheels laced up by then.

if you need a wheelset for the week i can probably sort you out.
@track*guy, what velodrome is it, the outdoor one in crumlin?

well now from what i know graham and rob are sortin out the paddys day madness and knowin after the holloween allycat they put on this should be completely insanse.i actually cant wait for this race il ask around the lads and see what other details i can get and il post em up!

ioc

i got a whiney txt from neal keogh re: st pats. coupla months ago. we might be sending a crew from manchester over

pm if you want his tel no. i'll be going to a bar tonight that has it written in the gents restroom.

ioc

i got a whiney txt from neal keogh re: st pats. coupla months ago. we might be sending a crew from manchester over

pm if you want his tel no. i'll be going to a bar tonight that has it written in the gents restroom.

ha sounds like a place for his number alright!!!

Damn didn't see any of these last few posts. Yeah I definitely want those numbers if you got em. Man is this gonna be the frickin jam.

I can get out of Boston Round Trip for $386 ... I really want to do this. I'm on the fence ... goddamitt.

dont know if it will be a frikin jam but races are good and so is drinkin so i dunno should be a good time paddys day is always good for drink!yand appearently there racin through the weekend

dont know if it will be a frikin jam but races are good and so is drinkin so i dunno should be a good time paddys day is always good for drink!yand appearently there racin through the weekend

Sounds good and you gotta excuse IOC's hyper americanisms when he's excited.

I bought some tickets to come across on Thurs 16th for the weekend and am looking forward to a weekend of parties, drinking and racing.

Anyone know a good place to crash for the weekend?

I'm upper decking you sometime this week. You have been warned.

eh crashin im sure the parties floor will b where il b so im sure thats where most will b other than that ye i cant wait either il post up neil keoghs e-mail add he like mister big organizer person around here have words hes a cool guy

hey there,
Graham from Dublin here. Sorry I never saw this thread or I would have posted much earlier.

We are having a weekend of racing for St. patrick's and everyone is invited!
It's gonna be from fri 17th to sun 19th

Timetable:
Fri17th: paddy's parade, alleycat followed by kickin party with messenger dj's
sat18th: Afternoon of skids, sprints, circles, footdown and hopefully some polo. 6pm, out of towners alleycat, followed by more boozin and ass-shakin and a night ride for the insomniacs.
Sun19th: A day at the velodrome, with some farewell pints afterwards...

working on sponsors at the moment, ReLoad are on board for starters, hopefully get some more tasty treats. Main prize for out of towners is the Mel Gibson logistical challenge trophy, and a win means you have to come back next year to defend it!

Should have plenty of room for couch surfing, but please get in touch first so we can confirm it. Ya can either get in touch with me personally; dublinmessenger@gmail.com, or leave your details at paddysdaymassacre@yahoo.co.uk.

Flyer and contact details available on messengers.org

Again, sorry for not getting some info up here sooner, but please come one come all, ta cead mile failte romhaimh go leir! (A hundred thousand welcomes to you all!)

See you all soon,
Graham

damn, now i wish all the more i could be there...i guess i'll just have to content myself with the largest irish festival on the west coast of the U.S. but...i suppose the guinness tastes better the closer you are to st. james' gate?

oh surely it does! Take a tour of the brewery and finish with a pint in the sky bar at the top of the brewery with a panoramic view of Dublin while enjoying the freshest pint of guinness in the world... Yum!!!

I say you can get a better pint then the one at the factory. Try the Stags Head or Grogan's (sp?). Oh Dublin, how I miss you.

Alrigth, so there's many places to get a fine pint of vitamin G. Grogan's, Brogan's, Keogh's, and many more. But not to fear! For those of you who come to our fair city, I'll be sure to include a fine crawl of all the finest establishments!!!

nice...i wish i could be there.

Alrigth, so there's many places to get a fine pint of vitamin G. Grogan's, Brogan's, Keogh's, and many more. But not to fear! For those of you who come to our fair city, I'll be sure to include a fine crawl of all the finest establishments!!!
Don't get me wrong, the view of the city up there is amazing and they are def more likely to write/draw something in the head of the pint (which is cute if you've never seen it before). One of the last days I was in Ireland me and a few of my friends went up there to see the sunset and have a few pints. Amazingly, the weather cooperated. It was a good ending to a wild trip.