by johnfoyle Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:24 am
I'm just in from evening here in Dublin , starting with a film , ending with a concert - both in the company ( sort of) of
Cait O'Riordan. Queuing to get into
O'Donoghues Opera in the haphazard line in the packed foyer of the Irish Film Institute , someone behind me is greeted by a man to my left. The someone is Cait and they have a oud conversation about their activities. Standing as she was next to me I had a up-close look and very well she is looking, shiny hair, clear skin etc. Cait moves on into the crowd and manages to skip the line (grrr!) when the door opens.
I didn't spot her in the auditorium . Doubtlessly she enjoyed, along with rest of us this, 1960's curio, a 35 minute film featuring folk legends
The Dubliners. The story centered around the ballad The Night Before Larry Was Stretched which, of course , Elvis Costello once recorded ; it's on the Rhino edition of
Kojak Variety. Three of the group were there, including
Ronnie Drew ( wrapped in a hat and scarf due to ongoing cancer treatment) , did a short q. and a. with actor
Brendan Gleeson afterwards , finishing with a brief song.
By then it was 8.30 and I dashed around the corner to The Olympia Theatre , arriving in plenty of time for
Squeeze. Difford and Tilbrook served up a superior cabaret version of their back catalogue, to the adulation of a packed venue. In my second row balcony seat I enjoyed it , particularly that amazing way Chris 'n Glenn's voices work so well together. A song or so in I happened to glance around and , yes,
guess who was behind me , two rows back , to my left ? Ms Riordan. She and her friends were all smiles and having a ball of a time.
Tomorrow I go see
Jens Lekman at Whelans - if she's there - well, it'll be all a matter!
O'Donoghues Opera
http://www.loopline.com/htm/08_odonoghues_opera.htmI'm just in from evening here in Dublin , starting with a film , ending with a concert - both in the company ( sort of) of [b]Cait O'Riordan[/b]. Queuing to get into[b] O'Donoghues Opera [/b] in the haphazard line in the packed foyer of the Irish Film Institute , someone behind me is greeted by a man to my left. The someone is Cait and they have a oud conversation about their activities. Standing as she was next to me I had a up-close look and very well she is looking, shiny hair, clear skin etc. Cait moves on into the crowd and manages to skip the line (grrr!) when the door opens.
I didn't spot her in the auditorium . Doubtlessly she enjoyed, along with rest of us this, 1960's curio, a 35 minute film featuring folk legends [b]The Dubliners.[/b] The story centered around the ballad The Night Before Larry Was Stretched which, of course , Elvis Costello once recorded ; it's on the Rhino edition of [b]Kojak Variety[/b]. Three of the group were there, including[b] Ronnie Drew [/b]( wrapped in a hat and scarf due to ongoing cancer treatment) , did a short q. and a. with actor[b] Brendan Gleeson[/b] afterwards , finishing with a brief song.
By then it was 8.30 and I dashed around the corner to The Olympia Theatre , arriving in plenty of time for[b] Squeeze[/b]. Difford and Tilbrook served up a superior cabaret version of their back catalogue, to the adulation of a packed venue. In my second row balcony seat I enjoyed it , particularly that amazing way Chris 'n Glenn's voices work so well together. A song or so in I happened to glance around and , yes, [b]guess who was behind me[/b] , two rows back , to my left ? Ms Riordan. She and her friends were all smiles and having a ball of a time.
Tomorrow I go see[b] Jens Lekman[/b] at Whelans - if she's there - well, it'll be all a matter!
O'Donoghues Opera
http://www.loopline.com/htm/08_odonoghues_opera.htm
