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As many of you may already be aware, while the Cat And Dog is a decidedly Irish pub, I myself do not live in the Old Country. My grandfather’s grandfather came over in the 19th century, landing in Philadelphia, and the branches of our family tree spread throughout the country over the generations. I’m a proud Irish-American New Englander, and I make no attempt to pretend otherwise in RL or SL.
Still, it takes more than a green decor and a few Guinness posters to rightly call an establishment an Irish pub. Personally what makes a huge bit of difference for me is the music. But, as someone brought to my attention a few nights ago, it’s not just that either.
A young lady came in, having found the listing for an event by pure luck. She had a glance around the place, and after I greeted her, she asked me–in Irish–”How are you?”
“I’m well, thank you,” I (think) I answered back in the same language, “And yourself?”
“I’m good,” was her reply.
Before the conversation wandered too far out of my ability to keep up, I said (in English), “OK, we’ve pretty much reached the extent of my knowledge of the language.”
She laughed and said the same was true of herself.
So I like to think that for at least one patron, the place has passed the poseur test. Not bad for a virtual pub.
DirtyDee “Done Dirt Cheap” Sweetwater put on another awesome show to remember on the stage of our wee Cat And Dog Pub this evening. A wonderful, appreciative crowd was there as well, whose generous contributions continue to support not only the pub and DirtyDee, but live music in SL in general.
Mistletoe
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