irish times

Christ, I’m having that dream again…

The man was a midget… midget… midget…

“Y’all want more Trapped in the Closet?” R. Kelly asked his followers on Twitter the other day. “I need to know if this is what you guys want from me…” The R&B singer has already served up 22 installments of his “incalculably bizarre” urban hip-(soap)-hopera Trapped in the Closet. And the good news is that, after a three year break, episodes 23-27 are now ready to drop this spring. Read the rest of this entry »

Miscellaneous Amusing Items I’ve Come Across #25

Looking back, it wasn’t too difficult to pinpoint the precise moment at which Mohammed and Ahmed first began to suspect their commanding officer had it in for them…

M’eh… it’s okay, but it’s no Titanic

This is Funny

Doctor: You have a lettuce leaf growing out of your arse.

Patient: Jesus Christ. Is this serious? Read the rest of this entry »

What a douchebag! What a slimey line!

It’s slightly counterintuitive, but as an interviewer, I’ve always found that the richer and more successful a person is, the less likely they are to be an arsehole. They’re at ease with themselves, I suppose, and therefore usually at ease with you. (Also they have PR people who can squelch you like a bug.)

On Thursday night, I spoke to Dave Matthews, of the Dave Matthews Band, who are playing the Point next month. They’re not an act I particularly care for, admittedly. But he was a pretty cool, self-aware guy and there was one question I really wanted to ask him. I didn’t broach it till the very end of the interview, in case he get offended or tell me to go fuck myself… Read the rest of this entry »

Go Speed Dater, Go

Went speed dating the other night. Came home, sat up for 12 hours straight and wrote a 1,500 word feature on it for Valentine’s Day issue of Irish Times magazine. Then slept pretty much 24 hours. Did all of this, incidentally, while in the throes of the most severe vomiting and going-to-the-bathroom-more-frequently-than-I-would-wish bug I have ever endured. Read the rest of this entry »

This is Funny

One of the most hilarious segments they ever ran on Late Night With Conan O’Brien. “Here’s a spoiler… you will die alone!”

King Charlies, Dame Street, Dublin 2

Just witnessed a rather wobbly Taoiseach Brian Cowen being escorted from this restaurant on Dame Street by two bouncers and his driver at approx. 1.15am tonight. Hopped into government Merc parked (I can only assume illegally) on the footpath a few yards down the street. Classy.

“Meanwhile, government ministers and members of the Health Service Executive were locked in crisis talks, and had to be rescued by the fire brigade…”