{"id":325,"date":"2011-07-12T20:47:17","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T00:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2011-07-12T20:48:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T00:48:57","slug":"when-irish-eyes-are-smiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"When Irish Eyes are Smiling&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Love the park, love the rides, love the shows. Last year, they had a rather spritely show called Celtic Fyre. Your usual Irish Step dance, yes, but with an excellent cast, and setting:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_8998.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-326\" title=\"IMG_8998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_8998.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_8998.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_8998-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The Irish Pub.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-327\" title=\"IMG_9057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9057.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9057.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9057-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your humble narrator, who not only sang the introduction, but also kept the story rolling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-328\" title=\"IMG_9112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9112.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9112-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All in a circle, and spin!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-329\" title=\"IMG_9287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9287.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9287-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I know it has to be hard to keep this kind of enthusiasm, show after show, day after day, month after month. But these are professionals, and they really seem to be enjoying what they do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-330\" title=\"IMG_9332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9332-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Somehow, my memory fails me as to what this scene was, but I guarantee you the narrator was NOT saying &#8220;I am not a crook!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-331\" title=\"IMG_9449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9449.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9449-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I lucked out, and was selected to sit right on the edge of the stage for the performance. The only regulation was: no flash. No problem. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9458.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-332\" title=\"IMG_9458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9458.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9458-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill (Goodbye for now)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Silver Blue, who is lost in Smaointe&#8230; (A thought&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Love the park, love the rides, love the shows. Last year, they had a rather spritely show called Celtic Fyre. Your usual Irish Step dance, yes, but with an excellent cast, and setting: The Irish Pub. Your humble narrator, who not only sang the introduction, but also kept the story rolling. 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