The chryselephantine papal standard rises high, surrounded by pennons of the civic flag. The van of the procession appears headed by John Howard Parnell, city marshal, in a chessboard tabard, the Athlone poursuivant and Ulster King of Arms. They are followed by the Right Honourable Joseph ...
The Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland was founded in 2004 by Gerry Quinn as a not-for-profit corporation to provide a forum for information and activities of interest to individuals of Irish descent particularly those with ancestral ties to County Mayo. They held a half-way-to-St-Patrick's-D...
One by one they walk towards the main stage holding torches and flags, the Irish flag gaining the most excitement from the audience. They spread out, lighting giant Olympic stadium style fires on each side. As the intro music cuts out, the band instantly pound into ‘Sonne’, easily their...
Unfortunately though, it lacks a definitive flag ship song to rally around, enjoy and sell it. The band has proven they can go all the way if they want but with Richie Egan’s tendency to keep all eyes focused on the music– maybe this is his way of reverting back to his roots and...
Model by MEA kits43< 1/43 1963 Huffaker-Genie Mk8 (LA Times GP, 1963): Unfortunately, Dan Gurney was not to see the checkered flag in the race, but did see it at the end of qualifying, putting the car 4th on the grid amid some pretty stiff competiton from Shelby, Chaparral, ...
Instead, the cars lined up in order of qualifying for a standing start. At the drop of the starting flag, the traffic jam that ensued and minor collisions made it the last standing start at Le Mans.Model by TECNOMODEL 1/43 1970 512 S LM (Le Mans, 1970): Running in 6th place, in ...
Stephen, you’ve been coming here for years now. Remind me. Who was the prick from your team whose limited imagination only allowed him/her to place posts here like ” Yeah, but you smell” or “Yeah, but you’re drunk” as the obligatory playbook sneer ?