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You know, sometimes an idea seems really good when it is percolating around in my brain. Oh, we’ll give away some CDs, maybe create a little buzz around the event, get to check out some undoubtedly funny photos from the readers, let people vote on them to see which they think is the best, and in the end we can clear out a couple of the ever-increasing CD stack on my desk here at Celtophilia Mansion.  Everybody wins, right?

Then, a little thing like reality comes along and gets in the way. Not a single email was sent with pictures for the contest. I’m certain there are a number of factors for why this idea failed SO miserably. One: I never posted a follow-up post about it. Totally my own fault. Like it so often does, life got in the way of blogging, and I simply didn’t much feel like getting the post together. Two: Maybe folks were too busy having a good time to really take pictures. This would make a kind of sense, I suppose, but the Celtophilia crew had a really good time out that night, but we managed to get a ton of pictures.

Still, I figured things would come along. The original photo contest post got hundreds of viewers, so surely the emails would start pouring in eventually.

At the very least, this whole thing gives us a good opportunity for a little self-mockery. So, I’ve taken some of our more ridiculous pictures from St. Pat’s to share, and make you all feel bad for not sending us your photos.

Now look what you did. You made her cry. Shame on you. I hope you feel awful. You do feel awful, right? No? Evil, evil person, you.

So, now what? Well, I would still like to give away these CDs, because I said I would. Obviously, you folks don’t wanna share your St. Patrick’s Day pictures with us, so I’m going to make things even easier for you. The first person to leave a comment on this post AND send me an email with your mailing address gets 4 CDs and a Celtophilia T-Shirt. But, you have to take a solemn vow to SEND US A PICTURE of you in the t-shirt after you receive it! I’ll update the post once we have a winner.

Slainte,
Mike

********************UPDATE*******************
Turns out it’s a lot easier to give away CDs this way. Half hour in, and we have a winner! Thanks Ken, for being such a good friend to Celtophilia, and I’ll get the stuff out to you as soon as possible.
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