Posted in obituary, memory, TV on Dec 10th, 2008 No Comments »
And when Bagpuss was asleep,
All his friends were asleep.
The mice were ornaments on the mouse organ.
Gabriel and Madeleine were just dolls.
Professor Yaffle was just an old wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker.
Even Bagpuss himself, once he was asleep, was just an old, saggy cloth cat,
Baggy, and a bit loose at the seams,
But Emily […]
Posted in memory, dublin, Irish social history on Jul 27th, 2008 10 Comments »
Came across this on YouTube. An interesting piece of footage of South Dublin, Walkinstown Cross, and the Crumlin Road (Children’s Hospital) during the “Big Snow”.
Enjoy.
Posted in memory, Irish Economy, Irish music, Irish social history on Jun 6th, 2008 12 Comments »
I came across this single in the St. Vincent de Paul shop on Sean McDermott Street. First of all, some stuff about the single from the Irish Times, 25 February 1985.
Irish music stars, major and minor, filled the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin on Saturday last to produce a record along the lines of what […]
Posted in memory on May 28th, 2008 6 Comments »
This is for Linda Howard, who would have been thirty eight today. I was going to put up one of her favourite songs, but Linda, God bless her, had bloody shite taste in music, so I’m afraid she’s going to have to put up with this instead.
In blessed memory.
Posted in Irish journalism, RTE, memory, Media, Ireland on Mar 16th, 2008 4 Comments »
In the 45 year tradition of The Late Late Show, the programme seeks opinions from all shades of society both nationally and internationally. Irving’s views were suitably challenged and balanced by German history academic Dr. Robert Gerwarth. The programme makers believe that the decision to interview Mr. Irving was timely and appropriate, and however […]
Posted in memory, FAI, football on Mar 11th, 2008 17 Comments »
Photo c. Inpho Website
News, or rather confirmation, came last week that Liam Brady was to take on a role as assistant to Trappatoni for Ireland RTE Story - Brady appointment Good news pours forth in abundance for Irish football this weather, at least until the next time 11 boys in […]
Posted in memory, aesthetics, Film on Nov 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
Lumière and Company (1995, original title “Lumière et Cie”) was a collaboration between 41 international film directors in which each made a short film using the original Cinématographe camera invented by the Lumière brothers.
Shorts were edited in-camera and abided by three rules:A short may be no longer than 52 seconds;No synchronized sound;No more than three […]
Posted in memory, music on Jul 18th, 2007 7 Comments »
Inspired by a combination of Conor’s Forgotten Irish Bands posts, WorldbyStorm’s post about the reforming of The Jesus and Mary Chain and the fact that I just got a new stereo with a record player, I decided last night to dig out a box of records I had in the shed.
I’ve moved house several […]
Some Candy Talking & Taste of Cindy: Play Now | Play in Popup Hit/Psychocandy: Play Now | Play in Popup Just Like Honey/Head: Play Now | Play in Popup Cracked/Just Like Honey (Demo): Play Now | Play in Popup You Trip Me Up: Play Now | Play in PopupPosted in memory, dublin, History on Jul 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Were Proust to write his masterpiece today, it would be a clip from youTube, and not a madeleine cake, that would awaken in him memories of things past. Of this I am convinced.
“at once the vicissitudes of life had become indifferent to me, its disasters innocuous, its brevity illusory…”
