Dear Reader –
We are the sum of our actions.
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The Big Thing
Consistency.
It has come up a lot this week. Trying to be consistent. Encouraging others to be consistent. Finding ways to make consistency easier to achieve.
And then a message from Michael Christie lands in my inbox, letting me know that his band - The Kings Of Cool - have released another song. The Kings of Consistency more like.
Their YouTube channel shows 10 new releases (by my count) in the last 2 years alone - check out their latest offering below.
Where else but Sligo?
This morning. Golden light. ‘Daddy why are you taking a picture of the front garden?’ Drop in an application form for a secondary school for my daughter. Wish a friend a happy birthday. An unexpected car journey with my wife.
Training and a gang of us trying to figure out Ronaldo. Learning panto songs. Stories of parents not getting much sleep with young children. Memories of last night in Bree’s. A new album title for Michael Rooney. A lift home with Scruffy Duffy.
Some great feedback from parents of students. Some not-so-great feedback about what’s needed to fix my car and my keyboard. Inspiration. Chats with friends fighting big battles. Chats with family about nice things happening. We are lucky. Make the most of it.
Decisions to make. Songs to choose. Letter to write. Emails about last week’s letter. Games v Mayo.
My morning. My Sligo. Our Sligo. Our country. Our planet. The millions of interactions that happen each day and the chances we all have to make our communities better places. We are the sum of our actions, our interactions. We can start again each minute. Win the battle in front of your face. Make it better. For you. For us.
What’s New?
BREE’S NEWS: Not only was Seamie was back from his travels last night, but he brought with him the legendary bodhrán player John Joe Kelly. Great session, and next Monday will be special too - we will be joined by saxophonist Cathal Roche.
DAVID PAICH: This is a great listen - some fantastic stories and insight from Toto’s keyboard player. What a life in music this man has had.
EVANNE: I knew that Teenage Theme Night graduate Evanne Kilgallon was making a name for herself as an actress in Dublin. What I didn’t know was that she was writing plays too. So I got a lovely surprise when walking down Dawson St recently and saw this poster. An Lár runs from Nov 28 to Dec 17 in The Glass Mask Theatre, Dublin.
Finally…
Had a great day on Sunday recording a new track with the crew behind this 2021 song and vid. Corcra have new music coming out VERY soon.
Till next time - Kieran.
