The St. Paddy's Day Cheers Project

For those who I'm connected with on Facebook, you've probably seen my "Cheers..." photos over the last year or so. For those who are not familiar, let me quickly explain. I have a strange urge to want to take a photo of me and whomever I'm with hoisting a glass, pint or bottle at some random tavern or event and then uploading it to Facebook for all the world to enjoy....see the photo on the left. At first, I was just testing the upload from mobile feature on Facebook but after a few "Cheers..." photos, people started telling me that they liked watching where I might show up next. Now it seems like I upload a "Cheers..." photo every time I'm out!

As you all should be aware, St. Paddy's Day is right around the corner, which means you can count on at least one new "Cheers..." photo from me and a group of folks at some Irish pub here in Austin. This time, I want to make it interesting. I want to see your "Cheers..." photos from where ever you are in the world. Here's how it will work;

1. Snap a photo of you and your crew raising a drink anytime on St. Paddy's day.
2. E-mail the photo to again18take@photos.flickr.com. I'd suggest adding this e-mail address to your phone now so you don't forget!
3. In the subject line of the e-mail, let us know where you are...City, State and name of the bar (or home).
4. Put your name in the body...not mandatory, feel free to be anonymous if you prefer. You can also let us know who you are with if you like.
5. Check out the photos anytime at www.flickr.com/photos/spdcheers/ .

Please feel free to forward this to as many people as you like. The more the merrier! The goal is to get as many photos from different folks as possible. I will be sending a few reminders on Facebook and Twitter over the next week. For those of you on Twitter, please use the #spdcheers hashtag when commenting. Given the fact that my blog currently has fewer than 30 readers, I have fewer than 50 followers on Twitter and probably only a handful of friends on Facebook who know how to send an e-mail of a photo taken on their phone, I'm guessing the participation will be low, but what the hell. You never know until you try!

For the record, I plan to have my first pint with a traditional Irish breakfast at Fado' on March 17th in Austin by 8 am. You can expect to see a photo by 8:30 am. Who else is with me?