Labor day weekend is over. Matt Dillon has spilled the beans about Richard Crenna's cheating at gin rummy but still loses Janet Jones to the Great One. School opens this week and it's a big year in my house. Mike starts his senior year and Jack starts his freshmen. So let's talk about the weekend. Friday afternoon started with Sunset Racing at the Saratoga Race Track. This was the second late start for the meet and there seemed to be more people this time around. I think this will be an every week thing next year if NYRA keeps control of the track. One thought on the NYRA situation, if they lose the contract for the track you can kiss goodbye that $3 entry. You won't have to get to the track at 7am for a picnic table next year, the crowds will be gone and only the rich will be going to the track. Back to the weekend. The usual suspects showed up for Social Hour at the track, when racing was over we moved to Bailey's for dinner. A change in the line up as Michael went to Rob's to babysit so he and Miche could come out. We also picked up Mr. Nelson for dinner. We meandered over to Desperate Annie's so Emmett could hear some Thin Lizzy on the juke box. We started to shoot darts and the night was flying by. Around 12:30 Sean and Sara got there from Maryland, beers all around and Rob and I kicked butt in darts. Saturday Sara and Sam went to see bridesmaid dresses while I watched the Yankee game with my boys. Saturday night we went to the Glass to hear Jeff Strange, Mike went to the drive-in with his friends. We walked up to Broadway and as we strolled along four girls passed us with a "Hi Jack". Sean know calls Jack the hero of Saratoga, women love him the teens we passed in the park fear him. We walked back to the apartment and called it a night. Sunday morning came early as Mike and I went to the track around 6:30 to find a table, the place was crowded all ready. I sent Mike in with a chair and a cooler to stake out a table, since they were having pony rides by the Big Red Spring that took away space Mike found the last table. It was inside a ring of other tables and proved to be a good choice. We went home and Mike returned to bed for a couple of hours before we all got up and headed to the track. Sunday turned out to be Hibernian Family day at the track. The Bergman's, The Curran's and The Przedwiecki's had an enjoyable day.
Pictures can be found here http://picasaweb.google.com/saratogairish/TracklaborDay

Upcoming: Thursday night is the September meeting. 7pm at the K of C on Pine Rd Saratoga Springs. Hope to see all members there.
Irish 2000 Music and Arts Festival Friday September 14 & 15. Flogging Molly, Hair of the Dog, The Prodigals and much much more. check here http://www.irish2000fest.com/welcome.asp