Yes – I know many of you will have seen it, but many of you won’t. And even if you have – it’s worth watching again. You… Read more “Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke”
Month: July 2018
Winning.
Regular readers of this blog will know my thoughts on unnecessary comparisons. Sometimes they are necessary though. The whole point of professional sport is to compare yourself… Read more “Winning.”
Nothing’s gonna stop us now…
I had a lull yesterday evening at around 5pm. I had already put in a good shift, but was tired, had a couple of hours work still… Read more “Nothing’s gonna stop us now…”
Observations on musical direction…
The musical director is the person in charge of delivering the musical side of a project. Sometimes this is the whole project, sometimes it’s part of a… Read more “Observations on musical direction…”
Georgie.
This is Georgie Gorman. He was the guest of the band last night in Connolly’s – so it was more of a songs night than a tunes… Read more “Georgie.”
Unnecessary comparisons
I heard it yesterday after the exciting All Ireland quarter-final between Kilkenny and Limerick – ‘when hurling is played well there’s no other game in the world… Read more “Unnecessary comparisons”
The first time.
“The first time ever I saw your face, I thought the sun rose in your eyes. And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave… Read more “The first time.”
When do you stop?
When you have a bad day? When you stop seeing progress? When you’re too old? When you’re not enjoying it? When it gets stale? When you have… Read more “When do you stop?”
What a nice surprise!
Once….she was brand new. Polished, varnished, tuned, hungry for talented fingers to show her off at her best to an admiring public. Now…she’s in a sonically unforgiving… Read more “What a nice surprise!”
The key is…the key.
In 1818, a burglary in the dockyard in Portsmouth prompted the British Government to announce a competition to produce a lock that could be opened only with… Read more “The key is…the key.”