So St. Patrick's Day is here again, and my annual tradition for this day never varies: I'll be purchasing a couple six-packs of Guiness and watching "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" followed by "The Quiet Man."

Sean Connery and Janet Munro (scene from Darby O'Gill)

John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara (scene from The Quiet Man)

This episode does indeed have a sharp Irish theme to it, but due to my busy schedule I had to cut it a bit short. Think of it as the Fun Size edition of The Swinging Wake.

Anyway, enjoy the show and stay away from the green beer. Drink stout.

As I write this it is six days until the release of "Watchmen" the film. I'm surprised at how much I am looking forward to the release of this adaptation, as I haven't had any enthusiasm about a current cinematic release since "The Dark Knight." I was originally skeptical about this film, the original Alan Moore work being generally considered unfilmable. But every review I've read and every second of footage I've seen suggests that this thing is right on the money.

So you can count on this: the day it comes out, March 6th, I will be there at my local theatre for my traditional "pajama matinee." What on earth is this? you may be asking. Listen to the episode and you'll understand.