Skip to content

Random Connections

A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Photos
  • Resources
  • Other Voices
  • Post Archives
  • Podcast
  • Home
  • 2018
  • November

Month: November 2018

Remembering Aunt Tootsie

Posted on November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 By Tom 2 Comments on Remembering Aunt Tootsie
Family

This past weekend we learned of the death of my aunt, Nina Ruth Snellgrove.  She passed away at the age of 92 and was the last of her family.  On Tuesday of this week we said goodbye to Aunt Tootsie at a graveside service in Laurens. Aunt Tootsie was my father’s younger sister, and the … Read More “Remembering Aunt Tootsie” »

Keyboards and Bourbon – Part 2, Bourbon

Posted on November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 By Tom No Comments on Keyboards and Bourbon – Part 2, Bourbon
Local, Restaurants

This particular Friday was turning out to be a fun, yet busy day. Already I’d reconnected with an old friend at the Carolina Music Museum and had been able to play some fantastic vintage keyboard instruments. Now I was on my way to meet my friend Jeff Bannister for an informal and over-the-top bourbon tasting downtown.

Keyboards and Bourbon – Part 1, Keyboards

Posted on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 By Tom No Comments on Keyboards and Bourbon – Part 1, Keyboards
Local, Music, Restaurants

It started with a casual comment by my friend Jeff Bannister on Facebook.  He said that Grill Marks restaurant in downtown Greenville was now featuring bourbon flights.  I thought it would be a great way to educate myself about bourbon, so I invited myself along.  The day turned into a bourbon and music adventure, starting … Read More “Keyboards and Bourbon – Part 1, Keyboards” »

An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 4, Brevard to Asheville

Posted on November 15, 2018 By Tom No Comments on An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 4, Brevard to Asheville
Restaurants

I’m about at the end of my Irish pub round-up.  Today’s post covers three in North Carolina, then some conclusions about the Irish pubs in the region. Dugan’s Pub Dugan’s Pub was actually the first pub I visited when I started this project.  I headed up to Brevard and did a bit of searching for … Read More “An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 4, Brevard to Asheville” »

Irish Music Conundrum

Posted on November 14, 2018July 21, 2023 By Tom No Comments on Irish Music Conundrum
Music

I have been pondering the problems with last Sunday’s Irish music session at Jack of the Wood. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about this in terms of some of the problems I encountered in Washington State. There is an issue specifically with Irish music, but the problems with the last session could happen with just about any non-concert corporate music-making session.

An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 3, The Greenville Pubs

Posted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 By Tom 2 Comments on An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 3, The Greenville Pubs
Local, Restaurants

I was on a mission to find a true, authentic Irish pub in our area. I had made a list of possible targets and had already visited several. I’m actually writing about them out of order of visit so that I can group them more conveniently. In this post I take a look at the pubs here in Greenville.

Playing Irish Music at Jack of the Wood

Posted on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 By Tom 2 Comments on Playing Irish Music at Jack of the Wood
Local, Music

You would think that with all of the diverse music last week I’d have reached saturation point. Of course, that never happens. My fingers may get tired, but the need to participate never dies. So, when Laura said she wanted to have some “girl time” to go shopping, I took the opportunity to head up to Asheville to play in the Irish session at Jack of the Wood.

An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 2, The Pub Crawl

Posted on November 11, 2018November 11, 2018 By Tom No Comments on An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 2, The Pub Crawl
Uncategorized

had my list of regional Irish pubs and I had my list of criteria. It was now time to visit some pubs. Some of the pubs I’d already visited, so I’d just rely on impressions I got from those visits. Others would be new to me. Some I’d visited, but it had been awhile, so I went back. There were fifteen pubs on my list and I managed to visit a little over half, eight in all. That was enough to come to some conclusions.

From Messiah to New Wave

Posted on November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 By Tom No Comments on From Messiah to New Wave
Local, Music

It’s been a crazy week of music. I’ve had sessions and rehearsals that have run the gamut from Handel’s Messiah to 80’s New Wave. I could have gone to even more sessions, if I’d wanted.

An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 1, The Ideal

Posted on November 6, 2018November 10, 2018 By Tom No Comments on An Irish Pub Roundup – Part 1, The Ideal
Local, Restaurants

I’ve played lots of Celtic music sessions lately, but only one of those has been in an “Irish” pub. This struck me as a bit…weird. So I started wondering. Our area seems to have lots of Irish Pubs. What’s happening with those pubs? Are they truly “Irish Pubs?” For that matter, what really makes a pub Irish? To answer these questions I decided to do a regional pub crawl and see what each of these has to offer.

Posts pagination

1 2 Next

Categories

  • EdTech (197)
  • Entertainment (201)
  • Family (123)
  • Gear (114)
  • General Technology (98)
  • Geocaching and Maps (208)
  • History and Genealogy (275)
  • Internet (141)
  • Local (458)
  • Miscellaneous (557)
  • Music (202)
  • Paddling (265)
  • Photography (781)
  • Podcast (18)
  • Rambling (233)
  • Rants (161)
  • Recipes (36)
  • Religion (48)
  • Restaurants (165)
  • Science (48)
  • Things Overheard (29)
  • Travel (413)
  • Uncategorized (143)
  • Washington Sabbatical (113)
  • Weirdness (59)

Recent Posts

  • Carolina Ghost Towns – The Kingdom of Happy Land
  • Carolina Ghost Towns – Mitchellville
  • Carolina Ghost Towns – Paper Towns
  • Kayaking on Wolf Creek Lake
  • Carolina Ghost Towns – Colonial Dorchester

Recent Comments

  • Curtis V Fink on Carolina Ghost Towns – The Kingdom of Happy Land
  • Brendan W. on Gimme Shelter
  • Tom on From Kingsbury to Stoneboro – Rambling in Lancaster County
  • Eric Catoe on From Kingsbury to Stoneboro – Rambling in Lancaster County
  • Tom on From Kingsbury to Stoneboro – Rambling in Lancaster County

Tags

blogging cemetery Christmas Columbia Edisto River edtech Entertainment family Flickr Florida Furman Furman University gear Georgia geotagging Ghost Town Ghost Towns Google Earth Google Maps GPS Greenville Greenville Chorale history Instructional Technology kayaking Lake Jocassee LCU Lowcountry Unfiltered maps Music North Carolina Paddling Photography rambling restaurant Restaurants review singing social networking South Carolina time-lapse Travel video Washington Washington State
November 2018
S M T W T F S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
« Oct   Dec »

Copyright © 2025 Random Connections.

Theme: Oceanly by ScriptsTown