“The real
glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory.
Thats the essence of it.”
This week, I
won. Yeh! I won tickets, through a radio station competition, for a Jack White
gig this summer. As I’m a massive fan, clearly, I was lifted. That lift was
weighed down somewhat, by the fact the radio producer, mistook me for an
apparent ‘stalker’ type lady who has been harassing him for alt tickets. Wrong
gig, Ed and wrong girl! Oh, but how we laughed!
So, maybe
winning isn’t everything. Yesterday
is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. It’s not the destination but the journey… blady, blady,
blah blah.
So,
this week, I am not winning but taking part in two major events, in Kerry. Listowel Writers Week will resume its’ beautiful assault on Listowel town from
this Thursday. WW is fantastic. Not only a great socializing event, it houses
storytellers, poets, drunks, craic, crafters and a couple of writers. I have
been to see many great speakers such as Richard Dawkins, who intelligence far
by-passed his audience but still managed to remain intriguing. Alain de Botton
was witt, light and sharp as a tack. David Sedaris, won of my favourites was
speaking in St John’s theatre sometime before or after the stage play Carnage.
As the latest addition to Listowel, the Craftshop na Mear, will also be hosting
events throughout the week. I will be there.
Killorglin is
home to KFest, Munsters newest cultural fringe festival. This will be taking
place over the weekend. As I’m a newbie, I don’t know what to expect. It looks like a whole lot of good so a win win situation.
So a busy
week for all involved in these two gems. Long may they continue to transfuse
rich culture and a bit of fun into rural Ireland.
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