Gabriel Reyes, Birthday Irish Music
Posted by: Eolaí on May 9th, 2008
Because I know Gabe doesn’t look at a computer - unless someone sticks one in front of his face - he’s not going to see […]
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Raglan Road Blog
Posted by: Eolaí on May 9th, 2008
Ages ago I told you that the new Irish Pub in downtown Kansas City’’s Power & Light district, Raglan Road, was also running a blog.
But […]
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Cycling Across America #40
Posted by: Eolaí on May 9th, 2008
Assault on Kansas City
Part 40 of the Cycle-Across-America series. (Read from the start in Boston or see the full index)
The next entry in the journal […]
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Adrienne Young at O’Malley’s Irish Pub
Posted by: Eolaí on May 8th, 2008
On, Friday, May 9, 2008, Adrienne Young plays in O’Malley’s 1842 Irish pub in Weston, Missouri.
This is a very nice treat of high quality for […]
Irish Barack Obama Song Gets More Attention
Posted by: Eolaí on May 8th, 2008
There’s No One As Irish As Barack Obama, the song by the Irish Band Hardy Drew & the Nancy Boys, that I featured a couple […]
Irish in Ordinary Time
Posted by: Eolaí on May 7th, 2008
Hey, I know it’s not mid March, nor any of those other select moments in the year when you’re supposed to be Irish; it’s just […]
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Nobody’s Child #47
Posted by: Eolaí on May 7th, 2008
Early February of 5 years ago was the period when I was separated from my son’s mother and the divorce, I was told, was on […]
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Linky Thanky
Posted by: Eolaí on May 7th, 2008
The Spring sale of my paintings isn’t finished - Sunday is the final day - but things are relatively quiet now after the thousands who […]
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Browne’s Anniversary Irish Street Fair
Posted by: Eolaí on May 7th, 2008
[UPDATE: The 2009 Browne’s Irish Street Fair takes place on Saturday, June 06 and features an impressive lineup of Celtic Rock and Irish music. […]
Blue Skies and Brown Bottles
Posted by: Eolaí on May 7th, 2008
As we begin our 4th day in succession of blue skies over Dublin West, so grow the bottles on the ground.
It’s the summer weather.
2 days […]
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Hansard & Irglova Live: Reviewed & Recorded
Posted by: Eolaí on May 6th, 2008
Last night’s gig at Kansas City’s Uptown Theatre of Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová gets a rave review from Timothy Finn on Back to Rockville, […]
Cycling Across America #39
Posted by: Eolaí on May 6th, 2008
Part 39 of the Cycle-Across-America series. (Read from the start in Boston or see the full index)
In the summer of 1996 I was attempting to […]
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Nobody’s Child #46
Posted by: Eolaí on May 6th, 2008
3 years ago it was 18 months after my divorce was finalised, itself 9 months after my son’s mother and I had separated.
He […]
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Once Concert Support: Damo
Posted by: Eolaí on May 5th, 2008
A couple of weeks ago when most of the concerts on Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova’s current US tour had already sold out, a couple […]
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Great is the Truth and it will Prevail
Posted by: Eolaí on May 5th, 2008
Over in Scotland, Kansas’ own Andy McKee seems to have gone down at least as well as such Irish traditional musicians as Brendan Begley and […]
Nobody’s Child #45
Posted by: Eolaí on May 5th, 2008
One day when he was 5 years old, Mr. Moo had diarrhoea.
Upon leaving the bathroom, when I asked him if he had pooped, he responded:
You […]
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Thick Lizzy in Kansas City: A Tribute to Thin Lizzy
Posted by: Eolaí on May 5th, 2008
Thick Lizzy are a Thin Lizzy tribute band out of Lawrence, Kansas.
Any band that chooses to highlight the Lizzy song Fightin’ wins me over in […]
Nobody’s Child #44
Posted by: Eolaí on May 5th, 2008
Over 8 years ago, some months after agreeing to adopt my son, somebody suggested that twice a week we spend chunks of time where just […]
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Kiss My Arse Kansas City
Posted by: Eolaí on May 2nd, 2008
Today Kansas City, Friday May 2, 2008, Kansas City, Missouri you can kiss my arse.
Or, to show I can assimilate, you can kiss my ass.
Yesterday […]
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Wearing Hats in my Dublin
Posted by: Eolaí on May 2nd, 2008
For as long as I can remember I use a hat to dry my hair.
No, I don’t use a great big floppy one and use […]
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