That would be a good idea, Stanron. Well, it would be a good idea for the nice people who enter the parade and who watch it happily. But for the drunks and the rowdies, maybe we better hope for bad weather.

On a happier theme, my band had a great time doing Irish music yesterday.   We did two Carolan tunes (Eleanor Plunkett and Abigail Judge), Cill Chaise, and the Dancing Master. We spend a lot of time on each piece. First we get to know how it goes, then we master the harmony parts, then somebody walks in and has to catch up, then we play it because it sounds really good and we enjoy it.