Comments on: Saturday miscellany: Cancer Vixen, Femi Kuti, Edith Wharton, Old Joy and new Bjork http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/20/saturday-miscellany-cancer-vixen-femi-kuti-edith-wharton-old-joy-and-new-bjork/ Sinéad Gleeson's blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: CD http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/20/saturday-miscellany-cancer-vixen-femi-kuti-edith-wharton-old-joy-and-new-bjork/#comment-29665 CD Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:41:57 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/20/saturday-miscellany-cancer-vixen-femi-kuti-edith-wharton-old-joy-and-new-bjork/#comment-29665 Hello - I really like The Shins as well but loads a good stuff out there at the moment; I'm from Barcelona's new album - I think it's a new one? - is brilliant. More of the same catchiness for the depression that is January - THE longest month of the year. I'm laughing my way to bed on Monday and Tuesday nights though after watching Dan and Becs on RTE - is anyone catching it? Hello - I really like The Shins as well but loads a good stuff out there at the moment; I’m from Barcelona’s new album - I think it’s a new one? - is brilliant. More of the same catchiness for the depression that is January - THE longest month of the year. I’m laughing my way to bed on Monday and Tuesday nights though after watching Dan and Becs on RTE - is anyone catching it?

]]> By: kav http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/20/saturday-miscellany-cancer-vixen-femi-kuti-edith-wharton-old-joy-and-new-bjork/#comment-29522 kav Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:04:26 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/20/saturday-miscellany-cancer-vixen-femi-kuti-edith-wharton-old-joy-and-new-bjork/#comment-29522 Yeah...it's one of those "where were you when Kennedy was shot?" things for people. I hate having to tell people I was just after finishing table tennis practice. It's just not rock n roll. Yeah…it’s one of those “where were you when Kennedy was shot?” things for people. I hate having to tell people I was just after finishing table tennis practice. It’s just not rock n roll.

]]> By: Stellanova http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/20/saturday-miscellany-cancer-vixen-femi-kuti-edith-wharton-old-joy-and-new-bjork/#comment-29515 Stellanova Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:13:30 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/20/saturday-miscellany-cancer-vixen-femi-kuti-edith-wharton-old-joy-and-new-bjork/#comment-29515 <i>Kav, twas ‘94 wasn’t it? </i> It was indeed; I was in first year at college and remember I was in the Buttery (the Trinity bar) when someone came up to us and said, tastefully, "hey, did you hear Kurt Cobain's topped himself?" My younger sister still has her ticket for the famed Dublin gig that had just been cancelled but which had been scheduled for that very night. Apparently MCD made a freaking fortune because hardly anyone brought back their tickets for a refund and they didn't have the expense of putting on the gig. Kav, twas ‘94 wasn’t it?

It was indeed; I was in first year at college and remember I was in the Buttery (the Trinity bar) when someone came up to us and said, tastefully, “hey, did you hear Kurt Cobain’s topped himself?” My younger sister still has her ticket for the famed Dublin gig that had just been cancelled but which had been scheduled for that very night. Apparently MCD made a freaking fortune because hardly anyone brought back their tickets for a refund and they didn’t have the expense of putting on the gig.

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