Cape Canaveral

Conor Oberst with a very cool version of Cape Canaveral for KCRW

Damo & Ivor

RTE probably field a lot of pitches for comedy shows some of which might, with a bit of development, become decent shows. But RTE don’t bother with any of that, instead they run with Damo and Ivor.

Because it’s an opportunity not to be missed to take two of the most tired characters in the history of the State and put them together in the one show. They couldn’t pass that chance up. Shite squared.

Don't Stop

There’s a reporter and camera at the scene of an incident or accident and the “crew” on site is inevitably said to be “working around the clock” at whatever restorative work is necessary. It’s always a crew and they’re never merely doing their best, doing all they can or working hard; they are always working around the clock. This is a strict rule.

Bookburning

A pamphlet all about kids’ safety came home from the school the other day. They’re all over the safety now.  They’ll do anything for safety except break the cartel that puts four stone of books into the back pack of every kid from first class upwards every year. Evidently it’s in the interests of the safety and well being of kids from the age of six to be hauling around a bag that an adult would struggle with. Character building, don’t you know.

The well being of the teachers would seemingly be unduly compromised by asking them to dispense with the books and spend a bit of time preparing their lessons like they do everywhere else.

Keep your teachers’ down time safe kids, throw that up on your back till next June. You’re young, you’re well able for it and they're so worth it.

Oh Yes He Would

Oh the laughs we used to have at the Americans , five or six of them standing pitchside in matching jackets with their massive mikes and massive headsets dissecting the defensive play of the Denver Broncos, looking like eejits. Paddy would never do that. Right Paddy?

Friend and Foe

Conor Pope, the consumer advocate and someone who I, for a long time now, believed was on our side said this the other day on the radio “Bank of Ireland are trying to migrate customers into the online sphere”. Trust no one in this war against bullshit.

The Next Step

Just in case you are not depressed enough I would encourage you to spend a few minutes going through the comments section at the bottom of any news story on thejournal.ie.

These people are amongst us, there are two dozen of them on this bus. We don’t need the troika anymore, we need the troika with Uzis. We’ve moved on.

Mandolin Midfield

Are you sure Charlie Adam has never been in The Pogues?