I'm walking around the corner for brunch this morning, at a little French Cafe, before the day's scheduled events...

I'm out of town, by myself, for the weekend for an appointment tomorrow. As luck would have it - or perhaps as I planned it - my favorite band is playing at my favorite venue this evening, and I happen to have a ticket! 😁 My favorite band is Sister Hazel; they've been my favorite band since high school - mostly, admittedly, for nostalgic reasons. However, a lot of their songs really spoke to me - most of which were never played on the radio. I didn't understand why until years later, but it's suffice to say that the lead singer and I have a surprising amount of things in common, from a particular perspective. They're playing at Avondale Brewing Company, which is my favorite concert venue. You'll understand why when I post pictures from the concert later. I brought five outfits for this trip, including my traveling outfit - all of which feature Criquet polo shirts. Incidentally, they will all feature Erebus watches, but that's a coincidence - I started with the Criquet polos... Outfit rundown: - Black, wool felt, "La Famiglia" Trilby by Scala from The Mob Museum, Las Vegas - Black, Top Shelf Range Polo shirt by Criquet - Black jeans by Madewell - Black, leather suspenders by JJ Suspenders - Black, nubuck leather, Derby boots by Carets - Purple, Super 130's wool sportscoat by Cremieux - Black and silver paisley, silk pocket square by Ron Cornell - Gunmetal, Star Wars Millennium Falcon lapel pin - Sterling Silver, Star Wars X-Wing necklace by Rocklove - Dark gray, Star Wars Millennium Falcon, silicone wedding ring by Enso - Silver, 1945 Walking Liberty half-dollar, coin ring SOTD: Angelic Aged Whiskey of Mind Control by Dua Fragrances WOTD: Ascent Aventurine 41mm GADA Automatic by Erebus

Not only is it Saint Patrick's Day, it's the 1-year party for my favorite, local pub. To honor the day, I'm going with a fair bit of green in tonight's outfit. Also, if you must shorten the name of the holiday, please do it correctly... Saint Patrick's Day is St. Paddy's Day. St. Patty's Day is Saint Patricia's Day and is celebrated in August...

Every year I ask folks to name the most famous Christian Evangelist in the world. And while St Paul and Billy Graham among others certainly are significant- I argue it was St Patrick. Without St Patrick the tiny island of Ireland wouldn’t have been converted which led to St Columba coming to the minuscule island of Iona in Scotland and the spread of the faith through the British Commonwealth and the monastic communities might not have survived the ravages of the dark ages. Plus you get to drink green beer ☘️🇮🇪😎. Today’s OOTD was inspired by both a 29 degree start to the day playing on outside stages and an ode to the original colors of St Patrick and Ireland: blue (look it up). The closest things I have to saffron (another ancient Irish color) is the gold/‘mustard/ gold in my Bowler hat. To keep with the ancient color scheme I have my requisite green in an olive in the tie. Merino wool gold sweater, royal blue MTM blazer, CT striped shirt. Samuelson grey flannel pants Pantherella socks, shell cordovan brogues, Orvis watch and the McGuire county (Fermanagh) tartan scarf. The emblem of County Fermanagh is McGuire Castle. Thought this appropriate for today. Have a blessed fun day celebrating the world’s most famous Christian Evangelist.

Finished gig 2 of the season. One our girl singers is the Cantor and Choir Director at the local Catholic Church so we are the paid band for the Knights of Columbus yearly fundraiser. Grabbed my Macquarie kilt and brogues with a blazer over a Ralph Lauren Polo. Sha Sha Sha Blarney. Two more on St Paddy’s to go.