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A world record day
So there I was, belting out my unique take on Bach’s ‘Jesu, joy of man’s desiring’, when I heard the word ‘thanks’ being uttered in my direction. Immediately I responded with a very sincere ‘thank you’, and when I looked down at my guitar case after finishing the piece there were several coins on it.…
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Hats off to the women
Katie Taylor, the Meath ladies Gaelic football team and Leona Maguire. The sporting women of Ireland stole the weekend show. Long regarded as one of Ireland’s all time great sports people, Katie Taylor defended her undisputed world lightweight title against American Jennifer Han on Saturday night with relative ease. As I tuned in to the…
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A few minutes of fame
So there I was, out with The Kilkenny Lady and keeping a low profile, when a discussion on street furniture in Dublin city centre started up on the RTE Radio One show ‘Liveline’. Needless to say this is a subject that interests My Good Self and before I had time to say ‘where have all…
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Going somewhat viral
Following on from suggestions by The Greek Goddess and The King of Staines, and aided by some words of wisdom from The Multi Instrumentalist and The Diligent Drumcondra Man, it would now appear that YouTube have a new kid on the block. Seemingly if the phrase ‘Andante in G Peter Gorey’ is typed into the…
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Added dimensions
So here I am, over a fortnight into my new career as a wine guzzling, classical guitar busker and I can only say it has been a very positive experience to date. The undoubted highlight so far came yesterday. I had just finished playing my take on ‘Over the rainbow’. I looked up and saw…
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A little recognition
So there I was, doing my thing on South King Street, playing a few tunes, when a voice called out to me, ‘is that ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’ ‘? ‘Yes it is!’, I replied excitedly. ‘Thank you, a bit of recognition is all I’m after’, and my first fan flashed a beautiful smile back to…
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What a wonderful world
So there I was, sitting in the drizzly rain on South King Street, playing a few tunes. It was Ab Fab! When I first attempted to play I was drowned out by some dude belting out a few tunes at the top of Grafton Street. As one who is not easily deterred by the little…
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Queen of Portland Row
It really made very little difference whether or not Kellie Harrington became an Olympic champion this morning given that she had already claimed the hearts of a nation. However she did win her final bout and she is now the undoubted Queen of her sport. And by all accounts it couldn’t happen to a nicer…
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A new adventure
South King Street is located between the top of Grafton Street and South William Street and is probably best known as being the home of the Gaiety Theatre. All going well it will soon have a new claim to fame in that next Wednesday at lunchtime, this is where I intend to launch my new…
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Hakuna Matata
There are no losers in the Olympic Games. Anyone who makes it there has risen to the top of their chosen sport, so hats off to them. The interviews with the participants are often emotional affairs, with stories of dedication and devotion aplenty. The Irish boxer Kellie Harrington spoke to RTE in the wake of…
Blind light 