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Pictures and Words: Chicago – Boston – NYC
For a multitude of reasons I’ve been a bit slow finding the time to type. Consequently today’s blog is mostly pictures. Chicago Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 I walked a…
Read MoreLife – A Very Short Story
A boy holding a cane for his grandfather outside the restroom at Chicago navy yard pier. All of life in a moment.
Read MoreBeetlejuice and the Cubs
What a night to be in Chicago. First time in world series since 1945. Not since Ireland beat England in Euro 88 I have been surrounded by so many happy…
Read MoreNew York to Chicago
Fri, Oct 21st 2016 Train 49 Penn Station to Union Station 4.17pm At Penn Station on a Friday afternoon. I forgot about that part. Discomfort. Crowds. Too much luggage. On…
Read MoreWhere Else Should I Play?
The day after the first presidential debate, Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 Overheard in Brooklyn this morning. Ten year old A: “I think 90% of the population would just leave the…
Read MoreRaging Bull at 30,000 Feet
Sept 18th, 2016 Up in the Sky “In light of recent…uhm… events the use of Samsung blah blah is prohibited.” Bombs in New York. F**# you. I’m not…
Read MoreThank you Wexford and Dublin
Tuesday night, September 13th, 2016 I’m in a B and B in Wexford. I can hear the Australian soap opera Home and Away on TV in one room. I can…
Read MoreFifty Shades of Grey
50 Shades of Grey off the Dublin coast today. Ballymore Eustace – Wexford, Tues Sept 13th, 2016 Two Dublin auld ones overheard on the train: “Did ya hear Trump…
Read MoreHow do you get to Ballymore Eustace?
How do you get to Ballymore Eustace? Practice! I’m very excited to be asked back to play one of the finest listening rooms anywhere with Eugene Brosnan whom I very…
Read MoreCatching up – The Pine Lodge Tonight
Cork Catching up with old friends, catching up with myself. I’ll keep this dispatch brief as I am home and I want to be social. Yesterday I had the great…
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