Jack Meehan plays Irish music in Sarasota, Florida in March 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHLQfAgTyDg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_27SbDZsV4

Jack Meehan plays Irish music at St. Patrick's party on March 15, 2009

Jack Meehan plays Irish music at St. Patrick's party on March 15, 2009
Enjoy the party at Margaret Murray's home in Sarasota, Florida.
We did!

Jack Meehan plays "Peggy O'Neil"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pab9pChF9v8

Jack Meehan plays It's a long way to Tipperary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHSYlbfad6g

Jack Meehan plays Galway Shawl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3Uyv_k_Mk

Jack Meehan plays Slievlamon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wAGHrsuTUs

Jack Meehan plays Rose of Mooncoin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weay3aeo5HM

Jack Meehan plays ring a rosie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRNVpir82hE

Jack Meehan plays at Sarasota Friendship Center for Valentine's gig

Here are clips from Jack Meehan playing with band at Sarasota Friendship Center on Feb. 13, 2009.

Enjoy!
Jack Meehan jams with band at Sarasota Friendship Center at
Valentine's party on Feb. 13, 2009

Tangeerine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrh06HKLbc

Jack Meehan jams with band at Sarasota Friendship Center at

Valentine's party on Feb. 13, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xew1xEkD2Y8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdxdSe8Qc8

Jack Meehan plays Danny Boy on sax accompanied by Barbara on piano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gjN7Am4LJk

Jack Meehan plays Anniversary Waltz and Peggy O'Neil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt6mGm1eZ4Q

Jack Meehan plays Mr. Sat. Night/jazz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vGF50bzWds

Jack Meehan plays music of the 40's with Barbara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zGfvs-X2Q

Sentimental Journey with Barbara on piano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_whUAz36bwo

Love was meant....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deeoKY9myDY

Jack Meehan dances night away on New Year's Eve

Dad and I welcomed in the New Year with about 200 people at a dance at Oakwood Manor on Dec. 31, 2008.

We shared a table with our Irish friends and with Jack and Annette Michaels, the other Jack who plays the sax with Dad almost everyday. Such fun!

New Year's Eve in Oakwood Manor, Sarasota,Florida

Maureen Kelly, Joe and Margaret Mintern,
Jack and Bridget Mary Meehan



Bridget Mary and Jack Meehan



Joe and Margaret Mintern, Jack Meehan
Maureen and Hank Kelly



Joe and Margaret Mintern, Jack and
Bridget Mary Meehan, Maureen Kelly


Jack and Annette Michaels




Jack Meehan at Sarasota Bay on New Year's Day
Dad and I attended the New Year Eve's dance at Oakwood Manor. We shared a table with our friends, Joe and Margaret Mintern, Hank and Maureen Kelly, Jack and Annette Michaels. Dad danced most of the dances! What a blessed change from last New Year's Eve when Dad was in the hospital with a broken hip. During the dance the community served a delicious supper of shrimp, veggies, meat balls, cheese and an assortment of desserts as well as wine, beer, soda and coffee all for the price of $16!! It was heartening to see how many folks came up and welcomed Dad back to action on the dance floor!
On most days, Dad and I swim in our junior olympic heated pool. Dad walks back and forth in the pool to strengthen his muscles humming his favorite tunes as he walks. In the afternoon, he practices his music and people stop by to compliment him. Last week, a woman from our park came in to listen to his music. She said she was bored as her husband was watching football and she loved the music. Several people have requested that Dad play at the pool area for the community. We both are enjoying our time here. On Saturday evenings, we celebrate liturgy with our faith community, Mary, Mother of Jesus House Church. We enjoy our fun times with our friends such as New Year's Eve. and Christmas. See below.

Jack Meehan plays Irish music at Christmas party in Sarasota

We had a lovely liturgy Christmas eve in our house church and great dinner and Irish party that ended just before midnight last night, a first for our quiet neighborhood -most go to bed by 10pm- in this area!!
Our neighbors, Paula and Georgette from Iowa love the music and brought us in freshly squeezed orange juice this morning. It went great with our delicious Irish breakfast!!

Enjoy these scenes of Dad playing the music he loves with our friends from Sarasota, Fl.

Below is our family blog and the two youtube movies.

http://jackbridgetmarymeehan.blogspot.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmhHIptFxc4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tj2gxQMeFc

Sean's Birthday Celebration

Nancy, my sister-in-law is one of the world's best cooks. She has prepared a feast for our family for years. Her day job is an elementary school teacher at St. Thomas More in Arlington, Va.

We are truly blessed by her generous spirit and bounteous table. My brother, Sean, is a loving husband, father, and engineer and can fix just about anything mechanical. He takes after my Dad, Jack, who was also an engineer. Jack is also a world-class musician. He plays trumpet, sax, trombone. He played for presidents, embassies, hotels. Now he plays for the sheer joy of it!

Her friend Dawn is a also a fab. baker and crafter as well as a good cook and picture taker.
We enjoyed a festive Thanksgiving Day dinner and fun family celebration at Nancy
and Sean's home. Katie is now in college JMU ( in light blue) and Danny ( the tall lad in royal blue) is in high school:O'Connell.

Nov. 30, 2008 Irish Breakfast at Mairead's Home

Brunch at Mairead O'Halloran's on Nov. 30, 2008
ah, those Irish sausages hit the spot, didn't they?
Dad and Mairead dancing to Irish musci
Kim and Bridget Mary

Sean's Birthday, Nov. 29th, 2008: Meehan Family Celebration