12-03-2017, 11:00 AM
They are filming a movie with Blake Lively next to st Stephens green - tech said it will be called rhythm section. Didn't feel like standing in the rain to see Blake. They have a stage light the size of a minivan suspended by a 40ft crane in front of a nice hotel facing St Stephen's Green. But it's just making a mess of foot traffic. No sign of cameras or actors.
I saw that Saoirse Ronan & U2 were on SNL. Ireland strikes America! And hopefully, we're better for it. I'll have to check that out later. Today was all about U2 for me. It was raining constantly. But it was more of a heavy mist and only a few people bothered with umbrellas. I opened mine a couple times, but mostly just walked in the mist. Saw Dubliners in t-shirts, woman with skirts and bare legs, crazy. It's not as cold - mid-40s - but very very wet. It's kind of refreshing tho. Cuts down on the cig & pipe smoke.
The Little Museum of Dublin was a good history lesson, but a bit of a tourist trap. The bottom room was dedicated to George Bernard Shaw and the top was U2 - those were self-guided tours and the best parts. I really must read some GBS - his essays on vegetarianism and socialism look intriguing. I've always been a bit put off by his comments on Lenin and Hitler, so haven't really engaged him. I thought the museum was expensive for what it was, and crowded, so I wouldn't recommend it.
I also checked out the Irish Museum of Rock and Roll, which is actually a tour of a working studio where many great albums were recorded, as well as a 700-seat theater where Sofi Tukker is going to play soon. Michael Jackson lived there for 6 months and they had his PJs, his keyboard and one of his jackets. They had a lot of other odd things there too - several ancient analog soundboards that many classic albums were mixed upon, some odd instruments and memorabilia, and a lot of very Irish tales of great musicians - Sinead, Van Morrison, Pogues, Cranberries, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, and of course - U2. Never put together how many greats came from Ireland. That was much better than I thought it was going to be and they also had one studio room dedicated to U2. U2 just dropped their new album last Friday and there are billboards and posters everywhere, plus I hear it being played about (at least that's what I assume it is).
Mostly I just kicked about Grafton & Temple Bar today, shopping, window shopping, and wandering. In the rain. Very very wet. Everything is soaked and I've seen several tourists slip on the cobblestones. But I'm fyne with it now. I'm all bundled up, actually sweating under my layers sometimes, and leapfrogging from indoor warm & dry places. Everywhere is packed with xmas shoppers, but I'm not on a schedule, so remain unperturbed. Can't even get down a half block of Grafton street without getting bumped into by someone. Crazy thick foot traffic.
Dinner next - splurging on Matt the Thresher.
I saw that Saoirse Ronan & U2 were on SNL. Ireland strikes America! And hopefully, we're better for it. I'll have to check that out later. Today was all about U2 for me. It was raining constantly. But it was more of a heavy mist and only a few people bothered with umbrellas. I opened mine a couple times, but mostly just walked in the mist. Saw Dubliners in t-shirts, woman with skirts and bare legs, crazy. It's not as cold - mid-40s - but very very wet. It's kind of refreshing tho. Cuts down on the cig & pipe smoke.
The Little Museum of Dublin was a good history lesson, but a bit of a tourist trap. The bottom room was dedicated to George Bernard Shaw and the top was U2 - those were self-guided tours and the best parts. I really must read some GBS - his essays on vegetarianism and socialism look intriguing. I've always been a bit put off by his comments on Lenin and Hitler, so haven't really engaged him. I thought the museum was expensive for what it was, and crowded, so I wouldn't recommend it.
I also checked out the Irish Museum of Rock and Roll, which is actually a tour of a working studio where many great albums were recorded, as well as a 700-seat theater where Sofi Tukker is going to play soon. Michael Jackson lived there for 6 months and they had his PJs, his keyboard and one of his jackets. They had a lot of other odd things there too - several ancient analog soundboards that many classic albums were mixed upon, some odd instruments and memorabilia, and a lot of very Irish tales of great musicians - Sinead, Van Morrison, Pogues, Cranberries, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, and of course - U2. Never put together how many greats came from Ireland. That was much better than I thought it was going to be and they also had one studio room dedicated to U2. U2 just dropped their new album last Friday and there are billboards and posters everywhere, plus I hear it being played about (at least that's what I assume it is).
Mostly I just kicked about Grafton & Temple Bar today, shopping, window shopping, and wandering. In the rain. Very very wet. Everything is soaked and I've seen several tourists slip on the cobblestones. But I'm fyne with it now. I'm all bundled up, actually sweating under my layers sometimes, and leapfrogging from indoor warm & dry places. Everywhere is packed with xmas shoppers, but I'm not on a schedule, so remain unperturbed. Can't even get down a half block of Grafton street without getting bumped into by someone. Crazy thick foot traffic.
Dinner next - splurging on Matt the Thresher.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse