Scottish-based Irish Dancer Faster than God
James Devine, an Edinburgh-based Irish tap teacher, is upset with Michael Flatley, the Irish-American Bondage Lord of the Dance.
Mr Devine claims he set the world record of 38 taps per second in May 1998, a feat recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, but that the website (Don’t go there) of Flatley’s show, Celtic Tiger, claims the oily-chested wonder is the world’s fastest tapper with his 35 taps per second.
When you have people claiming something they don’t officially have, it gets a bit annoying, said James. Guinness confirmed. And the Celtic Tiger obliged.
Here are 38 words from reviews of Celtic Tiger, I typed up in just one second:
sparkling technique · powerhouse physicality · glitzy Irish · brash and brilliant · cheesy blockbuster · camp details and detours · bombastic bit of eroto-religiosity · glorified video arcade game · deafening noise and blinding flash · overblown posturing · trashy sentiment · flag-waving excess · Gladiator crossed with Liberace
Or you can take the Guardian’s 11 words on Friday’s Celtic Tiger in London: “mutant hybrid of Riverdance, the Wizard of Oz and Rocky Horror“. And although that sounds great, it isn’t. Trust me. And I speak as a man with more than one bottle of baby oil in the house.
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
I wish Flatley wold break a hip or something … ANYthing which would prevent him from ever dancing again. I can’t stand him or his shows. Disgusting.
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