I Quite like New York
Saturday June 18th, 2016 Oh, Ireland 0- Belgium 3. Watching it on the computer with a slight delay while listening on the radio, every time I watched Ireland have a…
Read MoreIn the Confession Box with E.W. Harris
Confession Box Songs: Week 4 Last night Steve Goulding asked the very fair question, “The Confession Box? Is it small and judgmental?”, “Does it at least smell of…
Read MoreMurder, Music, Football
“What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding?” – Elvis Costello June 15th, 2016 She said. He said. C & T, incessant on the radio. The FBI investigates the shooter.…
Read MoreCondolences to Orlando
June 13th, 2016 , Brooklyn, NYC Photo: Sascha Osaka My friend Michael Brunnock once told me, “Never argue with a pig, you won’t change its mind and it only upsets…
Read MoreSafe Haven Songs at Irish Haven Tonight
The Irish Haven frequently pops up on those internet lists of ‘NYC’s Best Dive Bars’ and ‘America’s Best Dive Bars’. It was also voted one of ‘Top Ten Irish…
Read MoreA Walk in the Park
Band rehearsal photo by Dennis Cronin, also in the band and in the room. A Walk in the Park Thursday, May 26th, 2016 Prospect Park yesterday. A saxophone player practicing…
Read MoreFlorence and the Machine, James Connolly and Michael Stipe
Thursday May 12th, 2016 – Midtown Rooftop Proposal Dispatches from ExpensiveTownUSA Brazil’s president has been impeached. I saw two dead baby birds on my 8 minute walk to the train.…
Read MoreCuala Festival – On Hearing John Montague Read
Friday May 6th, 2016 Raining and 51 degrees in Central Park. John Montague in conversation with Theo Dorgan, The American Irish Historical Society, NYC I made my second ever…
Read MoreInterview with Minds in Music/Royal College Of Psychiatrists
Here’s an interview I did with Dr. John Tully for the latest Minds in Music blog on the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ website. John’s an old friend, a psychiatrist and…
Read MoreThe Secret Service, Bill Clinton and Me.
Tuesday April 12th, 2016, Back in NYC, On the 4 Train Well, here I am back in New York City, settling into my sleepy week of recovery. A few hours…
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