Red Friday I, for one, plan on following the plan set down in this message…. Red Friday Just keeping you “in the loop” so you’ll know what’s going on in case this takes off. RED FRIDAYS —– Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support [...]
At the National Art Gallery in Dublin, a couple were staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted 3 black men totally naked, sitting on a park bench. Two of the figures had black willies, but the one in the middle had a pink willy. The curator of the gallery realized [...]
This song was written by Barry Moore, who took the stage name Luka Bloom (Luka after the song Luka by Suzanne Vega and Bloom, from James Joyce’s Ulysses), to make his own path, outside of his famous brother, Chrisy Moore, who, ironically, had a much bigger hit with his own recording of Luka’s song. It [...]
Grab My Hand Joe is walking down the street and falls into a hole. He jumps, he yells, he tries to climb out, all to no avail. Then a doctor comes along. He hears Joe’s cries. He leans over, writes a prescription, tosses it down into the hole and walks on. A priest comes along, [...]
Festival Legends Has Arrived! Festival Legends: Songs & Stories, the biographical look at modern Irish music legends, is now available for purchase. Featuring such folk and Irish music greats as Tommy Makem, Danny Doyle, Liam Clancy, Johnny McEvoy, The Dublin City Ramblers, Brendan Shine, Dennis Doyle, Batt Burns, Tom Sweeney, The Makem & Spain [...]
Another great song, most notable recorded by Mary Black, Peggy Goonin Baker. It is me, but not because of love. Past the Point of Rescue by Mick Hanley Last night I dreamed you were back again Larger than life again, holding me tight again Placing those same kisses on my brow Sweeter than ever now, [...]
Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6am. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA). [...]
Why is it….. Here are a few things to think about that you probably have never thought about; Can you cry under water? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Why do you have to “put your two cents in”.. but it’s only a “penny [...]
A little lizard is walking through the rain forest and see’s a koala in a gum tree doing something. The lizard says, “Hey you! What are you doing?”. The koala says, “I’m smoking a joint, come up and have some.” The little lizard climbs up and does just that. The two of them talk a [...]
Song: Kevin Barry 90th Anniversary of 1916 Easter Rebellion Kevin Barry, a rebel song and a true story, sung the world over. Kevin died at 18, shot by British Soldiers in a firing squad, one of “the “Forgotten Ten”. Not as well known as those killed in the Easter Rising, his story, willing to die [...]