Killarney (Ireland)
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This one will be a double post. Apologies.
Killarney Village Band
A friend's familiar face here - and they are AMPLIFIED!!!!
I also see that Christine has dyed her hair dark from previous years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o78xCm-NfAk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQmZ9I3Qrfw
2010 Killarney Village Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzJG8aNJl8o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6xgUzzkcmo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKhnWmySSCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1P23MCyEdg
Listen to Ammon (MS, MS:R, Kinetix) rock that bodhrán!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE64yDVFev4
I guess this is the wrong time to ask about etiquette on number of videos to post. :blush:
Killarney Village Band
A friend's familiar face here - and they are AMPLIFIED!!!!
I also see that Christine has dyed her hair dark from previous years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o78xCm-NfAk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQmZ9I3Qrfw
2010 Killarney Village Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzJG8aNJl8o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6xgUzzkcmo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKhnWmySSCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1P23MCyEdg
Listen to Ammon (MS, MS:R, Kinetix) rock that bodhrán!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE64yDVFev4
I guess this is the wrong time to ask about etiquette on number of videos to post. :blush:
Busch Gardens Pub Trio
With Zach who was also in "Goin' Country" and "Kinetix". Diane on vocals and fiddle.
Also, here is Christine on vocals and flute, again. She also played in "Goin' Country".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C03HpO08z-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT7XzjQ4EY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KDiFMSAgYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4oWj7ObOhE
With Zach who was also in "Goin' Country" and "Kinetix". Diane on vocals and fiddle.
Also, here is Christine on vocals and flute, again. She also played in "Goin' Country".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C03HpO08z-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT7XzjQ4EY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KDiFMSAgYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4oWj7ObOhE
Cool looking videos. I'll have to take a longer look once I'm home from work.
BGWFamily, that wagon was called the Killarney Sound Machine, and it was considered an "attraction" when it opened with Ireland in 2001. Here is the only picture I can find through an internet search, with what really looks like simply a different angle of your picture!
Now, I don't remember this very well in person, but from the looks of it (not trying to be snarky), this thing looks sort of tacky, with the bright, crazy colors and whimsical design. Not that that's necessarily bad or anything, but it seems like that would have clashed with the natural beauty the hamlet once had. If they were to add such a thing today--assuming it had never been added originally--it would probably be subject to lots of jokes and complaints among these boards.
That said, that certainly brought loads of immersion to the area, and it definitely beats what we have there now: nothing but a big square of aggregate.
Also, I find it interesting that in BGWFamily's photo, the stage the Killarney Village Band is playing on is white and squarish. I must say, I like the new, green, round stage we have today better. I wonder when this change was made?
Now, I don't remember this very well in person, but from the looks of it (not trying to be snarky), this thing looks sort of tacky, with the bright, crazy colors and whimsical design. Not that that's necessarily bad or anything, but it seems like that would have clashed with the natural beauty the hamlet once had. If they were to add such a thing today--assuming it had never been added originally--it would probably be subject to lots of jokes and complaints among these boards.
That said, that certainly brought loads of immersion to the area, and it definitely beats what we have there now: nothing but a big square of aggregate.
Also, I find it interesting that in BGWFamily's photo, the stage the Killarney Village Band is playing on is white and squarish. I must say, I like the new, green, round stage we have today better. I wonder when this change was made?
That wagon actually had a musical puppet inside that did a show. Also, the back of the wagon had a "blarney stone" to kiss.
I'll be honest, I kissed the Blarney stone... Not the cleanest thing. Probably explains my gingivitis.
Didn't the Leprechaun inside actually interacted with guests. Like, you could ask it questions, and it'd actually answer you?
I remember there being a camera right under the puppet, and the puppet calling on specific people by the color of their shirt or shoes.
I remember there being a camera right under the puppet, and the puppet calling on specific people by the color of their shirt or shoes.
^It's been a while since I last saw that particular shot of Dooley (first photo). Am I the only one who found that particular leprechaun to be sort of creepy? He didn't have quite the same charm of Clancey the leprechaun. Naturally, they had to get rid of Clancey in the gift shop as well. (sigh) However, I found it to be a welcome surprise to find that they kept an old mascot costume of Clancey for St. Patrick's Day. On a side note, when I look at all of those photos of "old Killarney ", I think the only change I really like was the directions signage. The old directions signage looked like something out of a Dr. Seuss book for some reason.
He could be a bit creepy. The times we saw him he was always putting people in the crowd down or making fun of them. Here is a version courtesy of coastercrew. This performer is different than the one we saw.CastleOSullivan pid=91328 dateline=1391258920 said: