Regular readers with great memories may remember Niamho writing about David O’ Doherty‘s live gig in Whelan’s of Wexford St, Dublin last August to record his new album. A couple of us went - supporting live comedy, don’t ya know - and it was indeed, what it promised to be - a funny, fast and frenetic couple of hours in the company of DOD, his keyboards, his many batteries and his rambling, manic, sometimes dangerous mind.
EDIT: Feck, I really should read this site from time to time. If I did, I’d have seen that Anto has already blogged about this CD this week. Sorry! It’s over on mine so I thought I’d share the video of Brain Cowen being kidnapped that has landed in my inbox with you as well. Shocking what some people will do to push their new CD - Use Democracy Sensibly - featuring two topical, politically satirical but above all hilarious tracks of them doing funny stuff. Erm, yes. Anyhow, in The Emergency’s Christmas Carol, we’re treated to After collapsing into a customary deep sleep in Leinster House, acting Taoiseach Brian Cowen receives a chilling visitation from the ghost of Eamon deValera who sends three spirits; The Ghost of Governments Past, the Ghost of Governments Present and the Ghost of Governments Yet To Come, to visit and make him repent for … There’s more
People Of Ireland… If you are wondering why I look like such an eejit in this picture… chances are you’ve never laughed as hard as I did the day I met The Emergency. Never heard of The Emergency before…? Chances are you’ve shared a cave with a bearded man for too long now. For the elder statesmen, The Emergency, is a resurrgance, of sorts, from those who may remember the old [ala Dermot Morgan] Scrap Saturday days. It’s a sort of spitting image without the dummys [literally] and a stage further. Some time ago I was privelidged to meet, with Anthony, the entire cast of The Emergency [minus of course Karen Ardiff ]. We ended up in the studio having a cup of tea and watched the making of a show… we even played a much famed role in one or two of the sketches. [ The great thing about the people who play these … There’s more
