Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Well I am back in my room after a crazy weekend down in Kilkenny. I see that finally a bit of negative criticism has found its way onto the website after Kilkenny. it is amazing how one group of people can be so happy with what another group can be so disappointed with. You decide to be more subdued for one show and people say you are being Lazy. You go nuts on the Energy for another show and people tell you that you looked nervous. In the end I did 15 shows in Kikenny and all but one was sold out so I hope most people were happy. I just hate when people say I am not making an effort.
Am I all performance and no substance. My God could it be that without my over the top energy I am not entertaining. My God could it be that I am in fact a cabaret act. My worst fears seem to be coming true. i left the festival this morning thinking that I had the best festival if my career but the 2 gigs where I held back on the performance and went for a more deadpan approach recieved negative feedback. I am an empty shell painted with very bright water colours rolling down a bumpy hill in the pouring rain.
Such a sensitive head returning to such a openly public life.
I had a great time though I have to tell you. And the Good Night Cats was great fun. Normally I don't enjoy it that much but this year I really had a ball. Went to bed at 6:30 am this morning just to polish off a weekend of little sleep and much adrenaline. Had a great time doing the old party piece with the Band at the festival club as well.
Never took any pictures though as I just kept forgetting. I am sure some will surface though as i was in loads of pictures.
I guess the last thing to do is gloat about the Rest of the worlds victory. s captain I take great pride in our Victory. More than that though I take great interest in all the people who come as spectators and claim that some people take the game to seriously. I have no shame about taking it seriously as I notice that the crowd are silent when we score yet go nuts when the Irish score. I think that is great by the way but it don't seem like a bit of craic to me. you want the Irish to win you xenophobes. I have got news for you. The Irish take the game very seriously and many discussions were had after and I can assure you that they were not about how to make the match more fun. Before people came down to watch the match years ago The Irish always won and they held that fact up with great pride. The game has never been played for laughs. I think people should just accept the Irish lost and not blame things. They had the crowd, the referee, subs and experience on their side. I will give them all that but I will not give them excuses. I love it.
Des
Am I all performance and no substance. My God could it be that without my over the top energy I am not entertaining. My God could it be that I am in fact a cabaret act. My worst fears seem to be coming true. i left the festival this morning thinking that I had the best festival if my career but the 2 gigs where I held back on the performance and went for a more deadpan approach recieved negative feedback. I am an empty shell painted with very bright water colours rolling down a bumpy hill in the pouring rain.
Such a sensitive head returning to such a openly public life.
I had a great time though I have to tell you. And the Good Night Cats was great fun. Normally I don't enjoy it that much but this year I really had a ball. Went to bed at 6:30 am this morning just to polish off a weekend of little sleep and much adrenaline. Had a great time doing the old party piece with the Band at the festival club as well.
Never took any pictures though as I just kept forgetting. I am sure some will surface though as i was in loads of pictures.
I guess the last thing to do is gloat about the Rest of the worlds victory. s captain I take great pride in our Victory. More than that though I take great interest in all the people who come as spectators and claim that some people take the game to seriously. I have no shame about taking it seriously as I notice that the crowd are silent when we score yet go nuts when the Irish score. I think that is great by the way but it don't seem like a bit of craic to me. you want the Irish to win you xenophobes. I have got news for you. The Irish take the game very seriously and many discussions were had after and I can assure you that they were not about how to make the match more fun. Before people came down to watch the match years ago The Irish always won and they held that fact up with great pride. The game has never been played for laughs. I think people should just accept the Irish lost and not blame things. They had the crowd, the referee, subs and experience on their side. I will give them all that but I will not give them excuses. I love it.
Des
Comments:
Howya Des, I wouldn't worry too much about negative criticism, you can't please all of the people all of the time. I wouldn't say there was a single comedian at the festival who didn't get some negative criticism.
Katherine
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