tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post5797156216315734170..comments2023-10-02T10:31:13.350+01:00Comments on Gombeen Nation: Garth Brooks Croke Park gigs - gombeen Ireland in actionThe Gombeen Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-12708959863431415172014-07-27T11:03:16.793+01:002014-07-27T11:03:16.793+01:00If it would have been Bruce Springsteen, Enda woul...If it would have been Bruce Springsteen, Enda would have let him play 10 shows in a row! Enda is a huge fan of "The Boss". At least that's what he told me when we were shaking hands in Ennis a few years ago. He paid a visit and was crossing the lane where I was busking, followed by his entourage during an election campaign. He requested a Springsteen song which I frankly couldn't play. I gave him the Galway Girl and everybody sang along. This happened twice.<br /><br />I would like to take the opportunity and say hello to all the lads here. Especially to Pike and Bernd. <br /><br />Bernd, who's exploring the chinese way of life lately, the Taoism inclined to simplicity in all things and who strictly refuses being a part of a group, hence "howling with the pack". Well I'm surprised to find him here, not that I want to judge. But some things never change. You are who you are. Right? :DNenadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364463905302830157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-19853295255049693122014-07-22T17:35:54.573+01:002014-07-22T17:35:54.573+01:00It is not as though the man could sing.It is not as though the man could sing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-50287406912131636382014-07-22T00:30:54.003+01:002014-07-22T00:30:54.003+01:00Mad stuff, folks. It's what our little gombee...Mad stuff, folks. It's what our little gombeen land is all about, it seems...The Gombeen Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-68301459064743745992014-07-21T22:48:10.286+01:002014-07-21T22:48:10.286+01:00What a gobshite country. A dude from Texas gets mo...What a gobshite country. A dude from Texas gets more coverage and ire than the Bank Guarantee, unemployment,emigration the list is endless.DC3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-61015021686145690772014-07-16T18:26:14.468+01:002014-07-16T18:26:14.468+01:00I have been living abroad working , Thank God for ...I have been living abroad working , Thank God for better countries. I have been listening to all the horseshit regarding these concerts and I thought it was a joke. I read elsewhere on a more serious note that 300k people have emigrated in three years. Alas we still have 400k on the dole. It seems if the whole country emigrated we would still have 400k on the dole. Its typical lies and waffle from the shower of gobshites running the country. There is probably a million people unemployed in this kipalcrowleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-86209462990952199592014-07-14T21:30:25.089+01:002014-07-14T21:30:25.089+01:00ignoring or bypassing our planning laws, sure how ...ignoring or bypassing our planning laws, sure how much damage could this lead to.<br />after all there is money to be madeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-11826368176193888032014-07-13T19:06:30.614+01:002014-07-13T19:06:30.614+01:00Gas stuff. My favourite bit was when Ballybough re...Gas stuff. My favourite bit was when Ballybough residents who want the concerts to go ahead called on Barack Obama to intervene. You couldn't make this shit up. The 21st century equivalent to moving statues.Nietzschemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-45623560512613449842014-07-13T14:23:35.202+01:002014-07-13T14:23:35.202+01:00@ Bernd. Ha ha... hadn't seen your comment fo...@ Bernd. Ha ha... hadn't seen your comment for moderation when I said the unspeakable. <br /><br />Surely II am now entitled to a last cigarette?<br /><br />Oh hang on, I don't smoke...<br /><br />@ Ella. Nothing, but nothing surprises me! Mad stuff.<br /><br />@ Ponyboy. Says it all that his fame in Europe seems to stop at Ireland. But I remember all that Irish C&W stuff when I was a kid... and who can ever forget Bit Tom and the Mainliners, if only for the name which they didn't, presumably, see the meaning of.The Gombeen Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-30613440686952599602014-07-13T10:22:23.300+01:002014-07-13T10:22:23.300+01:00ah joy and bliss - not the Brookshit but to find s...ah joy and bliss - not the Brookshit but to find some life on the Gombeen Blog. Love it. Now off to find out who this muppet it and where I can get a pair a dem bootsponyboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-74995461358797908452014-07-12T22:03:57.090+01:002014-07-12T22:03:57.090+01:00I don't remember spontaneous protests taking p...I don't remember spontaneous protests taking place when the bank guarantee was pushed through, and that cost the economy an awful lot more than EUR 50 million. Mad stuff. You couldn't make it up.<br /><br />http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/protest-in-dublin-city-over-cancellation-of-garth-brooks-Croke-park-concerts-30426453.htmlEllanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-72775378742742929412014-07-12T21:28:31.798+01:002014-07-12T21:28:31.798+01:00Jasus Pike... consider yourselves lucky. Was yer m...Jasus Pike... consider yourselves lucky. Was yer man responsible for Achey Breaky Heart (even if he didn't sing it)? Another reason for a short swim in the wide Atlantic.<br /><br />That's right Bernd. Think about the children, Joe. Haven't they been abused enough, for goodness sake?<br />I wish those f**kers phoning up Joe Duffy every day would get jobs, for all our sakes!The Gombeen Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-82468134749295660132014-07-12T16:44:54.063+01:002014-07-12T16:44:54.063+01:00The next person to mention Garth Brooks and "...The next person to mention Garth Brooks and "Achy Breaky Heart" in one article should get shot ... just for the sake of some integrity.Berndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458118596726040460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-55176367071003737822014-07-12T11:37:29.345+01:002014-07-12T11:37:29.345+01:00But think about the children, Joe, and the economy...But think about the children, Joe, and the economy, Joe ... and the massive mileage for the media.Berndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458118596726040460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-90690733779579272132014-07-12T09:39:19.096+01:002014-07-12T09:39:19.096+01:00Garth who? I asked a good few people here in Germa...Garth who? I asked a good few people here in Germany: none of them knew Garth Brooks. Ok, when you mention "Achy Breaky Heart" some of them show a reaction. And from what I know he didn't even sing that song himself...<br />Anyway: a bog joke what's going on in Ireland, and luckily enough it goes widely unnoiticed outside of Ireland ;-)Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219035890592028642noreply@blogger.com