tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010473.post-39008524311992424472008-03-19T15:37:00.000-07:002008-03-19T15:37:00.000-07:002008-03-19T15:37:00.000-07:00<B>Red,</B><BR/>Whew! I'm glad the Irish can be redeemed as far as St. P's Day! I was going to chalk up Irish unawareness of the real meaning of the day as another sign it's the end of the world! <BR/><BR/>No American can imagine that parades in Dublin used to be like the mess out here in LA. Thanks so much for the link... what an idiot reporter!<BR/><BR/><B>Anali,</B><BR/>I loved that post! Thank you so much for sharing the link. I wish that connection between shared experiences was one that got made more often. I think there's always been a lot of fear in this country that the anger of black people would become so overwhelming that IRA-style tactics would be used here -- hence the need to shut down the Panthers so quickly. Very interesting stuff.<BR/><BR/><B>Nick,</B><BR/>I always thought he was born in Scotland -- but I think I remember that there are two other possible locations as well but I don't remember what they are. I always wonder what those druid rituals were that made St. P so determined to return to Ireland after his escape. I didn't know about the blue/green switch though. I wonder what brought that on. I think I like the green better though!<BR/><BR/><B>Jameil,</B><BR/>I know next to nothing except that y'all got a lot of rivers and used to be steel-central! LOL! But if you've got a Polish community, you bet they're doing something for Dyngus Day.<BR/><BR/><B>Brown English Muffin,</B><BR/>Folks like to hang on to the myth that the only interracial relationships happened during slavery with the rape of black women. But that's so not true. It's been a part of the fabric of this nation since it was founded and that's not gonna change.Los Angelistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.com