Today is St. Patrick’s Day, as you know. There was just about no mention of it in The Heights during our time at BC. Maybe that was because it was also Rector’s Day and it was a day off from school. (The Rector was the priest who oversaw the Jesuit Community. At BC at the time, the Rector and President were the same priest — Michael Walsh, SJ.)

Lining them up at the “Tam.” Classmate Carmine Sarno at right. Sub Turri photo

There were, however, probably quite a few lifted in honor of the Rector . . . and St. Patrick . . . on those days at the Tam O’Shanter Lounge, Beacon Street, Brookline. That was back before craft beer. Indeed, it was before “light” beer, which wasn’t even invented until 1967, let alone popularized.

What was your beer of choice? Carling, Miller, Schlitz, Rheingold, Narragansett? Did you go for foreign, such as Löwenbräu? Looks like it’s Bud in the photo.