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\"StubbyThe Stubby Shillelaghs have a special place in the heart of the people of Greeley. Holding down their weekly Tuesday night spot at Patrick\u2019s Irish Pub, for the last five years they have hosted a night of traditional and original Irish music in a fashion only four nerdy metal heads could provide. Equipped with their instruments and many bottles of Jameson whiskey they quickly became the best thing to do on a Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, after playing almost every week if not several times a week for five years, the Stubbies are calling it quits. The BandWagon sat down with lead vocalist Andy Mithun and we reflected on the last five years and how four regular guys took a hobby and became the unofficial ambassadors for downtown Greeley.<\/span><\/p>\n

When members Andy Mithun, Shaughnessy McDaniel, and Ryan Knaub originally got together the intention was to simply play around with traditional Irish arrangements. After a while they had enough material to play a set and quickly found their home at Patrick\u2019s Irish Pub. Eventually Stubby Tuesdays was officially born and became a staple in the downtown nightlife. While Tuesday nights have proved to be a tough night for bars to draw a crowd, Patrick\u2019s was consistently packed each week as people crammed themselves in to take part in the Stubby experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople don\u2019t just watch our show. People participate in our show and the audience has always been the fifth band member,\u201d says Mithun. On an average night you could find people pounding on the bar in time to the band and singing along to an Irish classic like \u201cWhiskey in the Jar\u201d while Mithun pours whiskey in people\u2019s mouths.<\/span><\/p>\n

A big part of the appeal also comes from the humor in it all. They\u2019re not there to blow anyone\u2019s mind with technicality; they\u2019re there to make everyone have a good time. Their originals tackle a range of nerdom from songs about Star Trek to the ballad \u201cNerd in Love,\u201d and this honesty resonated with the people who would become their friends and regulars.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the most interesting about the Stubbies is the consistency of it. Each week they would play three to four hours, which is no easy task especially when it is coupled with intense drinking. \u201cWe don\u2019t put ourselves above anyone else so when we hear people put themselves above us, it\u2019s like \u2018oh that 45 minute set must have been so difficult for you, try playing for four fucking hours (laughs),\u201d says Mithun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, after five years the band is ready to move on to new things. \u201cWe\u2019re not breaking up we\u2019re just retiring. It\u2019s not that we\u2019re going to stop making music, it\u2019s not that we\u2019re going to stop making music with each other, but this current incarnation, we\u2019ve taken it as far as it was going to go,\u201d says Mithun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking back, Mithun is very proud of what the band has become. What started as a simple project became a staple in the downtown culture and this energy will undoubtedly carry over into what they do next.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been such an amazing collection of experiences and memories it\u2019s a shame I won\u2019t remember a single one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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