Dear Reader –
Part of the reason to write this letter is to share with you the best thoughts or ideas I come across each week…and last week there were lots!
The Big Thing
6 of the best one-liners from last week’s reading list - not all meant to be taken seriously!
“People will always stop you doing the right thing if it’s unconventional”.
“Never lease a car unless you're rich or the manufacturer is subsidizing the lease”.
“I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money.”
“Hold your hands like you've just dropped a marble”.
“When something is cheap, buy the best, it's much more satisfying”.
“You can miss a person every day, and still be glad that they are no longer in your life.”
Where else but Sligo?
I always think of 2002 when All-Ireland football Quarter-Final weekend comes around, and last weekend was no different. The 8 best teams in the country going at it in Croke Park - as a footballer it’s where you want to be.
These highlights are neither clear or comprehensive, but they do give a glimpse into the fervour that swept Sligo that year when we could genuinely compete with the best teams in the country. Hopefully a return to these days is not too far away.
What’s New?
TABBY CALLAGHAN joined us on In The Lamplight last month and my does he have a story to tell. Fighting with Liam Gallagher, a cameo as himself on Hollyoaks and the tricky transition he faced after life in the X Factor goldfish bowl. This was a fascinating chat. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
THE 24 CAUSES OF HUMAN MISJUDGEMENT: By Famed investor Charlie Munger. So many great insights in it. Read it here, or listen to his speech here.
NILS KAVANAGH: Teenage Theme Night Graduate and Irish Young Jazz Musician of the year Nils Kavanagh is embarking on his first tour this summer. Includes a Sligo gig as part of SJP on July 25. Tickets here.
Finally…
Fantastic vocal on this from Aoife Grennan at the Francie Lenehan gig recently. I hadn’t heard the song since it was released in 1996 and it was interesting to experience it again through the ears of a musician rather than a fan. A few tricky chords and key changes.
For anyone interested here are two questions on it - the first one is easier than the second…
a) In what key is the verse in? And the chorus?
b) What is the 7th chord in the chorus? Happens for the first time at 0:45.
Answers next week.
Till next time - Kieran.
