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Smells Like Teen Spirit
Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Last is an old folk song "In the Pines" most associated with the legendary Huddie Ledbetter, but of much older origin (possibly a murder ballad of Irish or Scots origin in the vein of Rose Connolly). Anyway Kurt makes it his own in the unplugged performance.

Regarding boycott, Israel are a participant not a direct opponent. They are also participants in Olympics, Euros, club competitions that league of Ireland clubs participate in, that clubs supported by Irish people (Celtic, Liverpool, Man United, etc) participate in.

Why are we only hearing the loudest voices against the Eurovision. How about a bit of pressure on our boxers, golfers, soccer players, runners, rowers...

We know we won't of course.

Do we only put pressure on the transgender queer who at least is very vocal in their support of Palestine. Loved the use of Ogham even if the organisers somehow turned out to be experts in ancient Irish script. Crown the Witch.

It's a song that has grown on me. They are clearly very talented and it's nice to have something different. So I'm jumping on the bandwagon. Crown the Witch! 

Bit of a contrast for Mayo compared to semi-final with Ros when they only registered 4 wides, and converted 16/24 chances - even though losing 8 out of their own kickouts. They tend to shoot better in the Hyde. Any chance we could give them home advantage for the group game.

And how is the fouled player to know he has an advantage? eyes in the back of his head?
It's a totally idiotic advantage rule when you can lose the advantage inside 4 seconds.

If a player does happen to notice that he has the advantage, can he stop play and say, 'thanks ref but I want the free kick not the so called advantage'?

No, he has to 'honestly' play on and make the ref call it that no advantage is being gained.

I think a ref would give the free in the case of getting bottled up, as it would be clear no advantage is being gained at the start of the bottling up.

It's where the attacking player overcarries for no ones fault but their own that a foul would be called.

Thanks,  are you saying if the ref plays advantage but subsequently the player gets caught in a swarm and holds onto the ball too long, the ref would generally call the play back for the advantage as you alluded to?

But that in the event of the player committing a technical foul on his own accord (too many steps), the ref will generally call the foul against the player?

Refs rarely penalise steps when advantage is given. Tommy Conroy was given an advantage in the 1st half yesterday, proceeded to take way too many steps. Gough stopped play and gave original free to Mayo, which they pointed.

Learn the Bm chord
https://www.uberchord.com/blog/b-minor-chord-on-guitar-chord-shapes-minor-scale-popular-songs/

Now it's very a moody chord, but great for so many songs, particular the brooding Irish folk song like Ride On (modern one I know by Jimmy McCarthy).

But that finger shape will then let you move up and down the frets, particularly if you use it on the top A D G strings. It you want to take it up a notch from plaintive Celtic sad songs, you can start on E, and then play Eddie Cochran's C'mon Everybody. Even with muffled strings will sound great.

Another good Guitar tip is to use a Mnemonic to remember the strings. I still use two I found on the internet: Every Acid Dealer Gets Busted Eventually/Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears

Disagree with Devanney there. Thought it was a decent half of football with some great scores.

Sadly never saw them live with Freddie in concert but did catch Brian May and Roger Taylor who I'd have up there with all the great guitarists and drummers of all time. Deacon was unsung bass player too - his riff in Under Pressure was something else. Add Freddie's vocals and you had some band.

Killer Queen

Love of my Life
(when Brian now sings this with a video of Freddie completing song, it's very haunting)

Bohemian Rhapsody
(went to see original lyrics at Sotheby's auction and was originally called Mongolian Rhapsody. Epic piece of music).

Back in the teenage discos in the 80's in the old cold rural dancehalls, when Wonderful Tonight came on, it signaled the start of the slow set. It had the added bonus that if you couldn't find a girl to dance with (or were refused), it was the one slow song that you could at least still play air guitar to until the good stuff started up again.

Peaches and Diesel
His guitar solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps

And if you covet the singers girl on above song, sure might as well write a great song about her too.

Layla

It was a great competition. Going into that last round, it could have went anyway. All 5 were in contention for top 3 spots. At half time Mayo were poised to win the group because they had the most points in a 3 way playoff between Galway, Ros and Mayo. With Sligo storming to a win after a second half comeback, Mayo went from 1st to last in the group. BTW where have all the Sligonians gone?

Drop Dead... One of my favourite scenes from Derry Girls

Bottom of the group without a point or a goal scored. Are the team really better without Vera Pau as some of the players told the media?

Before you start criticising these Girls.
We have the following ranked teams in our group

England - 2
France - 3
Sweden - 6

We are Ranked 25 and we were ranked 38 at one stage.

We are mixing with the BIG GUNS here.

They got very unlucky with the draw, England and Sweden were in pot 2 and 3 because of poor performance in the previous Nations League tournament. They will still have a chance to make it through the playoffs into Euro 2025 but if they lose all 6 games, which could happen that might make the playoff path tougher.

The draw is mad It's weird that it wasn't overridden.
Ireland may have to wait another 4 years for the euros

Bottom two go into playoffs so will still have a decent chance of qualifying.

Home Home on the range (cover of folk song)
Four Strong Winds
Long May You Run

2-0 loss at home to England. Damage was done in 1st half, where England also missed a penalty. As Euro champions they are a step up. Ireland really didn't start playing until the 70th minute with the introduction of Megan Campbell and Leanne Kiernan. They made a serious impact and Ireland had a rake of chances to nab a goal or two in the last 15 minutes, Katie McCabe almost scoring when the England goalie's kicking it out managed to whack the ball off Katie's backside. Questions will be asked about the manager's starting team/tactics. But overall we are very dependent on a few good players.

'thats very Irish'

If its used once its too many

Or 'only in Ireland' for things that happen all over the world.

The "luck of the Irish" when something lucky happens. The luck of the Irish was used as an ironic expression of bad luck during the famine in Ireland

I believe that  was a derogatory term used  in the likes of the States , to tar the Irish as a lazy, and drunken race.  For example ,  any money they got,  they got through luck  , they certainly didn't get it  from hard work

Then if anyone else experienced bad luck, they blamed the Irish too.

Murphy's Law!