Comments on: Grafton Street’s a wonderland…

By: Shardul

Shardul — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:05:34 +0000

Hi Colleen,
Thanks for stopping by… I am very much looking forward to visiting Dublin and the west of Ireland in April of next year - and Grafton Street is on my to-do list!
Best wishes, Shardul.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:49:31 +0000

You’re so right! Grafton Street is a wonderland… the music around every corner, my favorite was the slide guitar… don’t know his name, but he was amazing.
I was there in Oct 2007 and it will forever hold a special place in my memory bank.
Colleen

By: Shardul

Shardul — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:01:42 +0000

Hi Tejvan. Victor Borge certainly was a hero — a good man. He lived a very interesting life and was a beloved working entertainer right into the sunset of his life too — very much in demand I believe. I used to watch him on the TV when I was a kid with the family and we would be in stitches. The way he would start to play a piece of music and keep interrupting himself with commentary on one thing or another. One would begin to wonder if he would actually end up playing anything — it was almost frustrating! But goodness, when he played. He was a world class pianist and a great improviser. And who would not find his ‘inflationary speech’ and ‘phonetic punctuation’ hilarious. I love that story where he played to a half filled hall in Flint, Michigan. At one stage he said, “Flint must be an extremely wealthy town — I see that each of you bought two or three seats.” Classic! Victor Borge was unique and will always be remembered as a gentleman entertainer of the very best variety. Men like him light up the world…

By: Tejvan

Tejvan — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:10:11 +0000

Immortal stuff. Victor Borge what a hero.