Author: nearysboy
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The ski trip
I started skiing in the year 2000. For the next 20 years it was a big part of my life. A few years ago I started to lose interest, probably because of my increased desire to spend more time on music related matters. I have made many very good friends from skiing and had some…
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A man is in love
So there I was last Wednesday in the great institution. One of the barmen hinted to me that there was a woman from San Francisco in close proximity. And so I started chatting to her as I often do with people sitting near to me. She was in Ireland for a few days following a…
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Darkness
Recently I noticed a change in my eyesight. The field of vision seems a little narrower and things appear to be a tiny bit mistier than they used to be. All of which means that the lights will most likely go out sometime in the next year or two. When I get up in the…
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Solid people, flaky people
I was chatting to a friend recently about an occurrence that seemed a little odd to me. My friend remarked to me that more and more he is drifting away from people that he feels are somewhat flaky and consequently strengthening his bonds with those that he feels are solid. I found myself in complete…
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Life update
Yesterday four weeks ago we were in the NCH. There are times when it seems a little unreal. Did it really happen? Thankfully there is video evidence to prove that it did. It was the best night of my life. To be on stage with so many friends and to have more friends and family…
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Next stop Cork?
The madness of the NCH has died down. And what a glorious madness it was. I have two ideas for next year, The Cork Opera House in June and then a return to the NCH around this time next year. With regard to the Cork idea, it would depend on the involvement of the Irish…
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We pulled it off
Epic, amazing, dream come true. These are the words that I am settling on, 914 was the final sales figure. Only 20 of the complementary 50 seats were used which took us to 934. There were some people who could not make it on the night, so the attendance was approximately 920. It was a…
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A fighting chance
801. Add on the 50 and we are at 851. 1092 is the mark without the choir balcony seats. We still have a day to go. There is a possibility of getting on the Oliver Callan show tomorrow morning. If we did manage to get that, I feel we would get very close to the…
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In with a shout
637. Add on 50 and we are at 687. In order to fully sell out we need to do 547 in eight days. It’s a tall order. I have two local radio interviews to do this week. They should generate some seats. I feel we are still in with a good shout. Had a very…
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A fab week
487. We moved 101 tickets this week, our best return so far. Add on 50 and we are at 537, approaching the halfway mark with two weeks to go. I believe we will do it.
Blind light 