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The Song Girls and their white sweaters, representing modern California cool. The Leprechauns and their green garb, plus plaid-wearing old-timers bespeaking old-school Catholic tradition and timeless solidity in the face of change. In even years, the Thanksgiving weekend pilgrimage from Irish Nation to the sun-kissed beauty and noisy largeness of LA. In odd years such as this one, the mid-October trek for the Left Coasters to the statues, marble and haunting ghosts of an Indiana town cloaked in ancient glories and echoes aching to be awakened. Modernity versus tradition. Suntan versus the Son known as Touchdown Jesus. Triumph and Conquest versus the 1812 Overture. The lovely ladies of Los Angeles versus Our Lady. Traveler—the mother of all Trojan Horses (forget ancient Greece)—against the Four Horsemen. Fight On against the Fighting Irish.Posted by Josh at October 12, 2005 08:24 AM