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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-Kn_l2aM4

What you may need to know:

1. It’s the new film by Alexander Payne, who did About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004) and The Descendents (2011).

2. It stars Will ‘McGruber’ Forte, a bit of a comedy genius who did a film in Kerry last year  and starred in our favorite music video of 2013.

3. It also stars the great Bruce Dern. Now that’s what we call a ’70s movie bad-ass.

4. How bad-ass? Dern once killed John Wayne, in The Cowboys (1972). He shot him in the back.

5. He got the part in Nebraska because Gene Hackman wouldn’t come out of retirement.

6. The film also stars Stacy Keach and Bob ‘Better Call Saul’ Odenkirk. That’s right, this movie has THE GREATEST CAST EVER.

7. We do love a black and white flick.

8. Broadsheet Prognosis: The Feel Sad Movie Of The Season.

Release Date: Winter

 

Context

Alternatively…

421037_250789654997448_1715743636_nThey’re on a two-year honeytrek.

Yes.

DaithiF writes:

Smugsters Mike and Anne are on a 650 day honeymoon around the world. Currently in the West of Ireland and looking for suggestions.

 

Anyone?

Mike & Anne’s Honeytrek (Facebook)

Christy Moore DVD Launch

Further to Mike Scott’s song on the same subject…

Diageo Diageo have mounted a Crusade
Creating Arthur’s Day they’ve suckered us into their charade
Start ’em off on Alco-Pops tastes just like lemonade
Get ’em into the hit while they’re young and none the wiser

Diageo pump the volume up on Arthur’s Day
With The Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Tom Jones and David Gray
To flog their alcohol they’re revvin the youngsters up for a mighty spree
Twitter and Facebook tellin’ them where The Mumfords ‘r gonna be

(Chorus)

Happy Happy Happy Happy Arthur’s Day
Its such…. a Happy Clappy Advertisin’ Scheme
Drink sensibly they implore us, as their Hosannas sound a never-ending chorus
‘n kids get hooked on the fantasies that flash before us

Arthurs Alcoholiday is comin’ round again
He’s the patron saint of porter canonized by the Advertisin’ Men
The medics in the ambulance ‘ll be workin overtime,
The A&E ‘ll be like a drunk tank in the firing line
While Diageo goes AWOL at closing time

Gulp.

Christy Moore’s Arthur’s Day, out on September 26th.

Previously: The Glassed And Buried Song

Graham Hughes/Photocall Ireland

Meanwhile…
waterboysThe bawdily-defiant cover (that looks like something) for A Song For Arthur’s Day by The Waterboys, also released on September 26.

 

602907_10151833493723211_245306153_nSham Bob writes:

I was wondering if anyone could explain this image being used by the Fine Gael Seanad Campaign. I’m not sure if it’s a citizen who feels constrained by the existence of the Seanad or a Senator who could be doing something more productive if he was free.

Anyone?

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“You have to think of the mens rea. There’s a difference between Spurs fans self-describing themselves as Yids and someone calling someone a Yid as an insult,”  [David] Cameron told the Jewish Chronicle.

“You have to be motivated by hate. Hate speech should be prosecuted – but only when it’s motivated by hate.“

FIGHT!

Spurs fans should not be punished for chanting ‘Yid’, says David Cameron (The Guardian)

Yid?

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Cork city Fianna Fáil councillor Ken O’Flynn on the issue of parking and planning permission at the Islamic Centre on Shandon Street.

He has said that he has received numerous complaint about noise.Shandon Street has numerous pubs, chippers, corner shops and a late night pharmacy.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, in fairness.

Unrest in Shandon : O’Flynn at loggerheads with Islamic centre owner (Roisin Burke, Cork Independent)

Planners in row over city Islamic centre (Eoin English, Irish Examiner)

Previously: His Lad Is Out

Noel O’Flynn Steps Aside: That’s Bigot Of Him

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