[RANT mode on]

F*** Saint Patrick's Day, it's just an excuse for idiots to get roaring drunk and for no-talent hacks to bellow out rebel songs...*real* irish music, ie the instrumental dance music of the country and sean nos singing are just ignored, as usual. F*** Saint Patrick's Day, F*** the drunken crowds, and a great big F*** You to all you hoors who play other genres 364 days a year, but turn "Irish" on Saint Pats, I hope some great fat bugger pukes a bucket's worth of green vomit on your shoes!!!

And a triple F*** You to all those irish and irish american people who treat irish traditional musicians like a f***ing free juke box...We're f***ing sick and tired of doing stuff gratis, OK? We're practicing an art form and keeping it alive for the benefit of the community and the least you could do is show some appreciation by PAYING US ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU MISERLY F***ERS.

[RANT mode off]

(panting)

There now, I feel much better...