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Every year, a special Chicagoland woman is chosen as the ST Patrick's Day parade queen.
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And this year, our selection is Aaron Mulcahy.
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She's participated in the contest for the past eight years, and now it is her big moment to shine.
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So Aaron is joining us now with a preview on Saturdays.
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Big ST Patrick's Day parade.
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I don't know if we about now we're already seated.
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So I did We bow if we kiss the ring.
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But we do say a big Thank you so much.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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It's It's gonna be such a wonderful experience to be queen this year.
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Oh, the last five years, I was in court.
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And so it's such a great honor to represent plumbers Local 1 30 this year in the parade.
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So I'm very excited.
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So Okay, So tell us.
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Because you did say you were on the court for five years.
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Last year's queen I know she came into It was Lauren Cory, right?
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Lauren came into Amazing.
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Now Lauren Nielsen.
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I was actually a bridesmaid in her wedding.
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This s o.
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This experience has been so much fun.
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I've met a lot of great girlfriends and made a lot of really long lasting relationships that spent a lot of fun.
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How do you become it like, what's the process?
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Because you said you started like when you were 18.
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I'm sure there's a lot of people out there like, Hey, I want to be the Queen like me for ST Patrick's Day.
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But okay, yeah, so is ages 18 to 28.
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Uh, any young lady of Irish ancestry never married.
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And then there's a contest held.
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Yeah, sorry, we can.
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And then there's a contest held a plumber's hall because those are the folks that actually put on the parade the last 61 years on.
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They're also the ones that died the river green, which is really great.
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Really fun.
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Yeah, And then it's just a wonderful, fun filled day with family and friends and representing the mole Katie clan.
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The serum Very excited.
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So how does the Mulcahy?
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Because I know when we talked to Lauren, like it meant so much to the family to be able to be the same Patrick's Day parade queen.
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What does it mean to your?
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Although that's a beautiful picture, we're missing my one other brother my brother Ryan, too.
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I have a 23 year old brother who is actually in the Marines, and then he's in, but pipefitters?
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Apprenticeship.
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So it was a wonderful day.
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It really means a lot where families, especially since the last five years, we've all been doing it together, so to represent them.
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And I have my mom and everything.
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It's just it's really great, and I'm really proud.
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So she just called and hit up like every part.
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I mean, she has to be on the phone.
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They have to be cutting out articles.
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Loves it.
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We've got some memory books and just be able to show my kids and my grandkids hopefully.
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So, yeah, so I retire.
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It is very important to our family's kind of things.
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Did you have, like, we saw you guys?
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I was very beetle last your worker across the street?
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Like, what kind of things do you have to do in order to get into the court like water?
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That contest or what?
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Yeah, so that picture is really funny.
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We actually stop traffic right over by the times and centers.
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So that was a lot of fun, but so the court members basically comes everything that I go to, they're gonna be in Mercedes convertibles in the print.
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So there's four girls we have.
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Four new girls have never been on it this year.
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And, uh, they're really great representation of the Irish community.
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And plumbers look, 1 30 a swell.
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So you get the carriage.
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They got a camera here, too.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm gonna have to My little cousins, Madison and Lily and the carriage with me and then my mom and my godmother.
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So really is a family affair.
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And to be able to have all of them with me, it's gonna be real.
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Mona's mom balling the entire tub.
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Would you have to be out of control?
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They have to take me out of that carrot bill to control myself.
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I know.
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I know.
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She's very proud on.
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And then something also really special is, um, the anniversary of the Easter rising.
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The 100 year anniversary for the Irish American Independence.
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So So you're celebrating that this year, And that's one of the great themes this year.
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So Yeah.
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Great.
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So I have a quick question.
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What other?
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What odd places do you wear your crown because, like like me.
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Maybe in my mind, I would wear it while I'm watching TV.
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Yes, absolutely.
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So the day I won, I'm pretty sure I fell asleep with the sash on on the ground.
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So I was just too excited to take it off.
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And so it was It was really fun.
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And every time I put the cape on and put the sash on, it's just surreal.
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I just I just feel it's such an honor to be able to represent my community.
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So you get advice to from other parade queens.
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Obviously, you're good friends with Lauren.
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But before that, you like, did you get some advice?
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It gets passed down?
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Yes.
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So the last five years, I've been on courts with, um, the last consecutive five queen.
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So all of them have become really close with me and very close with their families.
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And I think they were all just really excited for me to join the club of such a established women.
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And I learned so much from them at 19.
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It was better than any internship I could have had over being involved with parades.
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Yeah, s so sweet.
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That seems very well deserving.
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We showed your family the best.
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Enjoy every second of it.
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Thank you.
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Saw Mac this practice always at this.
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What is it now?
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The ST Patrick's Day Parade kicks up a noon Saturday at Columbus and Balbo do not miss this.
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The weather should be really nice to you.
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Could log on to Chicago ST Pat's parade dot com for more information.
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And of course, we've to our Brandon Queen.
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Aaron.
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Thanks so much for having me for company.