Groom Brian Kelly (left) and his missing Best Man Ed Costello, 1973
Many years ago when Brian wed
He was backed up by his best man Ed
But Ed had to go
And Brian wants to know
Where his old friend now lays his head.
John Moynes
Yearly Archives: 2016
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Giulia Gutterer writes:
We’ve produced this infographic which compares mortality and causes of death in 2015 and 2030, using predictions from the World Health Organization.
A tribute by Raging Cinema to the late, great Gene Wilder who, according to director Edgar Wright, was:
…funny doing something & funny doing nothing.
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The Budnitz Model E is the lightest electric bike of its kind, combining an enclosed 250W electric motor (feeding a 30V L-ion 160Wh battery) with a titanium alloy frame, it can cruise at 15mph (24km/h) for 100 miles (160km).
Your wallet will be similarly lightened by $3,950 (€3,500).
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“There’s no such thing as a walk of shame…”
The tagline for Kilkenny-written and Waterford-produced Pulled, a brand-new stage comedy about the modern condition amid a battle with the horrors.
Written by and starring Kilkenny’s Niamh Moroney, directed by Ita Morrissey, and starring Andrea Bolger, the play is produced by Central Arts and Devious Theatre.
Pulled kicks off at Central Arts, Waterford from September 13-17, before moving to the Set Theatre, Kilkenny, from September 29-October 1..
Tickets (€12) here.
Gülpen.
Art Vandelay writes:
Was looking to buy a bobber on donedeal… Saw this one (above) for sale – Interesting symbol on the tank…
Yesterday: Whyte’s Pride
Irish wrestler Fergal Devitt
Last we saw of intrepid pro-wrestling globetrotter Fergal Devitt, the Bray, County Wicklow man had signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (that’s the ex-WWF to the ’80s childer).
Debuting with its Florida-based NXT brand/division/etc., Fergal capitalised on his reputation from grappling exploits in Japan (where he was the subject of an RTÉ documentary), Mexico and Europe.
He become NXT’s biggest star as it began taking off, with touring and merchandise for WWE’s alternative product swelling around his arrival and championship reign…
…as Finn Balór (above), mild-mannered veteran by day, body-painted manimal on fight night.
So it seemed like the dream coming true for 35-year-old Fergal when he was finally called up to WWE’s main roster after nearly two years.
The creation of a new top championship for WWE’s Raw brand created an opportunity for Devitt to oppose storyline corporate golden-boy Seth Rollins at WWE Summerslam last month for the newly-minted WWE Universal Championship.
Customary ridiculousness of the title’s moniker aside, it placed Devitt right at the centre of the action.
Until this happened…
In the course of some scuffling on the floor of the Barclay’s Centre in Brooklyn, New York, Devitt went full-force into the guard rail surrounding the ring.
He not only separated his shoulder, but popped it back into place on camera, before proceeding to finish the match, becoming the champion of the world before 17,000 rabid fans in the process.
After finishing the morning’s media appearances, Devitt got his shoulder checked out, and with a career’s damage taking its toll, WWE doctors told him he’d need immediate surgery and 3-4 months’ recovery time.
Fergal had been champion for less than twenty-four hours before relinquishing the belt, after a sixteen-year career.
What’s left of a story to tell?
Why, the Rocky comeback, of course, and WWE are already all over it, generating sympathy and support in anticipation of his return bout and inevitable rematch with Rollins, showing footage of his surgery and day one of his physical therapy.
Mmf.
Fake FIGHT!
Previously: Fergal Devitt on Broadsheet
SKYMAS – new single ‘No Easy Way Out’
What you may need to know…
01. SKYMAS are a Belfast electronic/rock duo comprised of Martin Corrigan and Nick Todd.
02. Emerging in 2013, the band have slowly been releasing a series of singles that have begun to bring them to the attention of Northern music media, including The Thin Air, who’ve called them “an act that aim straight for the sonic jugular”.
03. Above is streaming audio of the new single, as premiered on TTA’s website.
04. Available for download now via Amazon Music, with another single and attendant live engagements to follow later this year.
VERDICT: Like early Therapy?’s big-beat moments, welded to the grooves, riffs and rhetoric of Nine Inch Nails. For those who are so inclined.