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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…
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A moving story
This episode of the podcast ‘Sideways’ tells a moving story of forgiveness and healing. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/sideways/id1552027709
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Sports funding
So here I am, boggle eyed and and bleary eared, and it’s only day three. The thing about the Olympics is that, for the most part, you know this is the stuff that dreams are made of. Leaving aside the nonsense that is Olympic golf and tennis, these two weeks of sporting competition bring together…
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Olympic fever
So there’s no need to worry about sleep for the next few weeks. The Tokyo Olympics have finally arrived and a lot of the action will take place in the wee, small hours of the morning, all of which means that visits to the hay will be of the short and sweet variety. My first…
