Imagine that, me going to a festival for the weekend, and selling my book.
Well this one was very different, for many reasons. It was held in Huron Ohio, almost 1/2 way between my home in Cleveland and Sandusky, which is where Cedar Point is. It is only Friday evening, and Saturday. Held in […]
This is a LONG one, bitching at first, then great fun and pics.
What a mighty weekend, after a few not soo mighty weekdays.
I am in the 3rd printing of my book (www.songsandstories.net ) Of the 3 orders placed for my book. The order has been screwed up 3 times - NOT a good […]
This song has been running thru my head over and over the last week. I used to sing it all the time, but it has kind of faded, maybe with my marriage, I don’t know. With the blog I wrote on what I love about women, maybe the responses from so many brought it back, […]
A fella goes to the golf course and his very first shot, it is horrible, slicing left, it goes far more to the left, then forward. He slams the club down in frustration. Suddenly, up pops a little man, from nowhere. The fella jumps. “Hey, where’d you come from?
“Never you mind that,” little man answers. […]
Wow, What an absolutley crazy, happy, stressful and fun week, with some drama thrown in, just to keep us honest.
Friday nite had record crowds, great weather, and, when Quagmyre, the opening act on the Celtic Thunder Stage, out of Toronto, lost a few of their members to immigration problems, a special fill-in guest appearance by […]
A Continuous blog about the week around organizing the 24th Annual Cleveland’s Irish Cultural Festival - It goes from the bottom up, from oldest to today.
Tuesday July 18th
It all started out so well. Got up early, got a lot of paperwork caught up, did the radio show with Gerry Glennon on Midwest Irish Radio […]
Hi All,
Only 5 days till the 24th Cleveland’s Irish Cultural Festival!
Started by my father, and a group of incredibly dedicated, creative and engaging volunteers, which now number over 425, the festival is a living passion, to present, promote and preserve our wonderful Irish heritage.
So, each day you will find a daily recap, from Monday July […]
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by john obrien jr
I was told my life must be cold
and it freezes my blood
my very being
that it is actually true
self caused
life caused
experiences
hates
fears
years of blindness or oblivion
brought on by years of my own silent world
amplified
when chosen
peaceful when not - earplugs with batteries
isolation by the random happenstance
of this family
I dont know
loving
caring
generous
warm
friendly
listen
doesnt sound cold
describes me
yet
synonyms for […]
Hello,
I have a briefly free evening (it is 11:30 p.m.) from preparing for the 24th Annual Cleveland’s Irish Cultural Festival, to be held next weekend, July 21-23 at the Berea Fairgrounds in Cleveland, Ohio - www.clevelandirish.org.
This will be our 24th year and it just keeps growing and growing and (knock on my wooden head) great […]
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Some interesting Irish facts, some might just surprise you…..
The tune of the “Star Spangled Banner” was composed by the great blind harper Turlough OCarolan, who died about 35 years before the American revolution.
Brick-throwing between teenagers living in mixed Protestant and Catholic areas in Northern Ireland is still so common - and so pointless […]