Team Kilt St. Patrick's Day party & SHINE ARC giveaway begins!
It's St. Patrick's Day, and that means...another Team Kilt party! The Burns Night party in honor of Zachary was such fun, we had to give Logan his due and celebrate the Irish side of Shade. Because we are all Team Kilt, even Logan.My blogging co-host for this event is the fabulous Shade fansite, KiltandKeeley.com, which just had a bee-yoo-tiful redesign. They're hosting a St. Patrick's Day giveaway hop (and doing a giveaway themselves), so check it out and visit each of the blogs linked at the bottom of their post. Be sure to check back throughout the day to see if any new ones have been added. The winner of each blogger's giveaway gets entered into the drawing for the FINAL SHINE ARC. Woo-hoo!
And don't forget our special events. All times are Eastern Daylight, Saturday, March 17. (Europeans, please note the time change since the US starts daylight savings time a couple weeks before you do. We'll be only 4 hours behind the UK, for instance, instead of 5 hours.)
CHATS (use hashtag #SHADEboys. Easiest way to follow is at Tweetchat):
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And don't forget our special events. All times are Eastern Daylight, Saturday, March 17. (Europeans, please note the time change since the US starts daylight savings time a couple weeks before you do. We'll be only 4 hours behind the UK, for instance, instead of 5 hours.)
CHATS (use hashtag #SHADEboys. Easiest way to follow is at Tweetchat):
Each question earns one entry into the SHINE ARC drawing, even if I don't have time to answer all of them.
I'll also give away 5 signed TeamKilt SHADE series bookplates, which are exclusively available at TeamKilt events (i.e., they can't be requested like regular bookplates). There are a total of 9 different designs, so you can collect a bunch by coming to the different events.
7-8:30pm: #SHADEboys music party! This one'll have an Irish theme, naturally. Share your own videos and earn an entry into the SHINE ARC drawing. I'll also give away 5 TeamKilt SHADE bookplates.
#SHADEboys chat giveaways are open internationally.
So for the "Kiss Me I'm Irish" giveaway, I asked each blogger to either discuss their favorite thing(s) about Ireland, or tell their favorite kiss story (and it's not too late to add your own post if you like).
Since my husband and my mom read my blog, I'm gonna skip the kissing and go with the Irish thing. I am part Irish, O'Donnell on my Nana's side (and that's pronounced NEH-neh, not NAN-uh like short for banana, no way), so one day I would love to visit County Donegal and see our castle.
Not bad, yeah? Though it's part of the Republic of Ireland, Co. Donegal is even farther north than most of Northern Ireland. The slogan is "It's different up here." Many Donegal folks still speak Gaelic, the Ulster variety that is similar to Scots Gaelic, and they have a lot of ties to Scotland, especially the city of Glasgow.
Basically what I'm saying is I WANT TO GO TO THERE.
But that's not what I'm here to talk about and give away. (What? Did you think I was giving away a castle? Ha! It's not even ours anymore, since the Flight of the Earls.) I'm here to talk about one of my favorite bands, a band that inspired Shade in its earliest days:
The Keeley Brothers, (the up-and-coming band in Shade, if you haven't read it), were largely modeled after Flogging Molly. I watched hours of their videos again and again, in an attempt to capture their amazing energy and reproduce it on the page.
Frontman Logan Keeley worships Flogging Molly. When he dies and becomes a ghost, he begs his parents to scatter his ashes at the Hill of Tara and at Molly Malone’s, the Los Angeles bar where Flogging Molly first played. His fiercest hope when he was alive was to continue the tradition of Irish-American punk rock and lend it his own skate-punk flavor.
Even after Logan’s death, Flogging Molly remains a big part of his musical awareness. He sings Aura to sleep with the painfully appropriate “If I Ever Leave This World Alive.”
Frontman Logan Keeley worships Flogging Molly. When he dies and becomes a ghost, he begs his parents to scatter his ashes at the Hill of Tara and at Molly Malone’s, the Los Angeles bar where Flogging Molly first played. His fiercest hope when he was alive was to continue the tradition of Irish-American punk rock and lend it his own skate-punk flavor.
Even after Logan’s death, Flogging Molly remains a big part of his musical awareness. He sings Aura to sleep with the painfully appropriate “If I Ever Leave This World Alive.”
I saw them in concert last year, and when this song came on I started to cry, just like I always did at home. I mean, look at this first verse:
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll thank you for the things you did in my life
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll come back down and sit beside your feet tonight.
Wherever I am you'll always be
More than just a memory
If I ever leave this world alive
It's Logan and Aura in Shade, comforting each other after his death. I remembered how raw those feelings were when I wrote that book, especially at the beginning when I was discovering the characters and their story. I felt it all again, over three years later.
But then when the band got to that last part, where it goes:
She says, I'm okay
I'm all right.
Though you have gone from my life.
You said that it would
Now everything should
be all right.
My tears dried up, and I started screaming the lyrics with the rest of the crowd. For me, for Aura, it was finally the song of strength it was meant to be.
Because eventually, everything is all right.
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Wanna find out exactly how it becomes all right in Shine? Enter my giveaway here and all the other giveaways on the hop, for your chance to win the final ARC.
My prize is
1) a copy of the Flogging Molly Live at the Greek Theatre DVD/double-CD set. I have it and I love it!
AND
2) a Keeley Brothers tote bag, signed sticker, and signed button (the button with the black background, currently only available to Street Team members)
AND
3) A signed paperback of Shade.
To enter, leave a comment below telling me something you love about Ireland or the Irish. Double entries to those who name Irish bands, because I'm always looking for new ones.
Deadline: 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, March 20. International entries welcome.
My prize is
1) a copy of the Flogging Molly Live at the Greek Theatre DVD/double-CD set. I have it and I love it!
AND
2) a Keeley Brothers tote bag, signed sticker, and signed button (the button with the black background, currently only available to Street Team members)
AND
3) A signed paperback of Shade.
To enter, leave a comment below telling me something you love about Ireland or the Irish. Double entries to those who name Irish bands, because I'm always looking for new ones.
Deadline: 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, March 20. International entries welcome.
EDITED TO ADD: And the winner of this giveaway is...Julie W! The drawing for the final SHINE ARC will take place after 12:01am Friday, March 23. EEP!
Hope to see you at the chats, and if not, have a fantastic St. Patrick's Day weekend!
GO TEAM KILT!
Labels: Contests, holidays, SHADE series, TeamKilt 2012
34 Comments:
Anyway, I haven't been to Ireland but I always want to. I began wanting to go there since I read Shade. (so I guess that's your fault Ms. Jeri ;P hehe. ) Though I don't know what I would find there, I am absolutely sure that it will be worthwhile... I heard that Irish people are so nice and welcoming... Who wouldn't want to visit a beautiful place with kindhearted people? :)
Happy St. Patrick's Day! And super thank you for this wonderful event + giveaways. And yay, thank you for giving international readers a chance to win =)
God bless and more power! You rock! Xoxo.
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Unknown at 3/17/2012 2:31 AM
-Jaime
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Jaime at 3/17/2012 2:37 AM
It begins -
"Bollocks."
"It's not Bollocks."
"Yes it is. Nobbody could ever get a lift with a fridge."
"They could in Ireland, it's a magical place."
and so the story goes. We travel to Bunbeg and cross the water to Tory Island to have tea with a king, down the west coast where we see the fridge go surfing, get christened and named, to Cape Clear Island in the southwest and an inccident with a young lady from New Zealand and a dog kennel. Get to know all the eccentric people they meet on the way, fall in love with Ireland yourself, because Ireland is, to be sure, a magical place.
Oh and my favourite Irish bands - The Corrs - Forgiven Not Forgotten, Enya - Shepherd Moon and The Undertones. Hubbys list is very long!
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claire at 3/17/2012 4:00 AM
I would be delighted to win this prize thank you for opening it to international
i love the traditional music and dance
Happy St Patrick's day
isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com
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miki at 3/17/2012 5:01 AM
thanks you again
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miki at 3/17/2012 5:02 AM
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Christine Manzari at 3/17/2012 8:28 AM
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alicia marie at 3/17/2012 11:58 AM
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Poochylover at 3/17/2012 12:43 PM
One thing I really like about Ireland is the Irish Folklore. All the stories and mythology are fascinating.
Irish Bands - There's The Corrs that I really like; The Cranberries; U2; Westlife, Enya... :P
Happy St. Patricks Day and thanks for the giveaway!
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Carla at 3/17/2012 12:51 PM
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Kristen at 3/17/2012 1:04 PM
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Jeri at 3/17/2012 1:16 PM
love love love
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Unknown at 3/17/2012 3:02 PM
I so wish I can visit it someday, I've gotten to meet a couple of irish friends and they're so nice, I can't believe my luck!
As to irish bands, my ultimate irish band is The Cranberries n_n
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Gaby Pendragon at 3/17/2012 3:15 PM
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Triquetra at 3/17/2012 3:48 PM
I love how green Ireland always looks. Where I live everything is always white (snow) or brown.
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Lisa (Reading to the Moon) at 3/17/2012 4:29 PM
As for Irish music, I have always loved Flogging Molly! My son turned me onto them many years ago! I also love Celtic Woman - their music is SO beautiful, and Dropkick Murphys!
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In Julie's Opinion at 3/17/2012 6:19 PM
Anyway. I can say "kiss me I'm Irish" and get away with it! Haha. Not full Irish (there's English and SCOTTISH too), but a lot (got the red hair and pale skin to show it). I'd have to say my favorite thing is the scenery. It's one of my top places to visit.
And the music. And the ACCENTS!!!!!!!!!!! ;0)
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Mandie Baxter at 3/17/2012 9:49 PM
ashley.mckinsey(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Ash at 3/17/2012 10:56 PM
Katrina @ Kindred Dreamheart
(studiokd3@gmail.com)
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kindreddreamheart at 3/18/2012 1:24 AM
I like the accents, scenery and folklore.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
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donnas at 3/18/2012 1:30 AM
Pavan
(Twitter: @LovesBooks96)
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Pavan at 3/18/2012 6:19 AM
One favorite thing that sticks with me daily is Irish Music. I do like many of the bands that have been mentioned previously: Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Cranberries, U2, etc. At total risk of dating myself, I also like the 90s alt rock band Ash. ;)
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Janette at 3/18/2012 8:24 AM
Thanks for making it international :)
Thildeespensen(at)live(dot)dk
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Anonymous at 3/18/2012 10:13 AM
Thanks for the fab giveaway! =)
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Ashley @ Book Labyrinth at 3/18/2012 10:44 AM
My fav thing about Ireland... Culture, history and (I am not sure if this is even Irish, but I am going to say it anyways) Irish Scream BBQ sauce. Had on pork chops yesterday, very tasty! :)
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Caleigh at 3/18/2012 8:27 PM
My current favorite Irish groups are as follows:
Celtic Woman and the brother group, Celtic Thunder
U2
The Cranberries
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Musical Life at 3/18/2012 9:09 PM
For music enjoyment: Afro Celt Sound System
For FYI awesome: Rodrigo y Gabriella got popular and learned English in Dublin. Mexicans with Irish accents = <3
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Sarbee at 3/19/2012 4:54 PM
-Jill
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Jill Kaplan at 3/19/2012 7:42 PM
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Kimberly Callegan at 3/20/2012 10:50 AM
The drawing for the final ARC of SHINE will take place after midnight!
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