Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
Tripping Along The Ledge
las vegas
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1969)
Yeah, it’s the laughing version… The back story, from Wikipedia: Read the rest of this entry »
IN YOUR FACE HOUDINI: ILLUSIONIST ESCAPES RAPE CHARGES
Ilusionist David Copperfield will not be facing charges over allegations of sexual assault made against him. Yeah, I know… who gives a shit? But check out the hilariously sleazy image the Huffington Post used to illustrate their report (not the same image as above.) Egads, it really begs the question… How is this man not a rapist? I mean, look at him. That’s your case right there! Read the rest of this entry »
RIGHT, SO I’M IN LAS VEGAS…
And I’m losing big time on the tables… Read the rest of this article.
SUSPICIOUS MINDS (1970)
“We’re caught in a trap
I can’t walk out
Because I love you too much baby…”
THE BIRD FLANAGAN
The Bird is a big old barn of a pub in Rialto. The barman sells us raffle tickets with our pints. What’s it in aid of, we ask? He looks back blankly. “Draw is at half ten,” he replies. Fair enough. It doesn’t get much more Dublin than this.
“This is the kind of place I like,” says Aidan, cradling his pint. “Local bar, you know?” Read the rest of this entry »