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'Tis grand! A great dance tune.

About Me:: Divorced father of 5 grown children, Love Ireland and poetry, writing, music. Play piano, can sing. Looking for things beyond the material

Favorite Music:: Van Morrison, very eclectic from bluegrass to jazz, folk to symphonies - Live music is best

Currently Reading? (Books Magazines etc): Oh, Play that Thing; Saveur mag;harlan ellison; Persian myths

At 8:18am on 21 November 2008, Mysstree said…: Thank you for the welcome.And,yes I like the tree's roots too.I chose that avatar because I have a fondness for trees and celtic art.

~Mysstree

At 10:17pm on 27 September 2008, Laura G said…: I read your article - you got it right. So, you do understand that I love Ireland just because it is. I am glad to know I am not the only one! In a matter of 2 or 3 days of being there I knew I had lost my heart forever. Thanks for taking the time to put your thoughts down on paper. <3 *laura*

At 8:11pm on 27 September 2008, Laura G said…: Thanks for putting the article on, I just was going to say it wasn't attached :o). I'll be back after I read it! *laura*

At 10:09pm on 25 September 2008, James P Mahon said…: Oops, forgot to attach theVantheMan&theBurning_Ground-1.txt article! Hope this works.

At 10:26pm on 24 September 2008, Laura G said…: I am glad to hear that Ireland will be / should be beautiful in October. It was amazing in May. I am so looking forward to being there again.

When my grandma brought up the idea of wanting to to Ireland last spring, who was I to refuse a trip? I can't say that I had always dreamed of going there, but it sounded okay to me. My mom and aunt and grandmother had been the ones doing all the research into our relatives who left Ireland during the famine and family history of the Fitzgeralds.

But when we got there and I saw the country and met the people, I totally lost my heart! It's something I can't put into words. Not the feeling some people have of "home", I just love it because it is. Does that even make sense...probably not. Oh well....

I haven't seen Van Morrison ever, but I tried to pull up some videos on youtube. Not much out there on him. I just know he is called the Belfast Cowboy. That seems funny to me. My older brothers played a lot of music and so I think I tend to like what they listened to and he is one of them. Also The Guess Who, Chicago, some others.

I really like Florida. I have been there several times. Of course, I am a big fan of sunshine and warmth! *laura*

At 11:43pm on 23 September 2008, Walter said…: James,

With the 'hat and beard' we have much in common. Not to mention poetry, singing, an eclectic taste in music and of course last but not least . . .Van Morrison (a fellow 'Belfastonian' of mine). Nice to have you as a friend!

Cheers . . . Walter

At 1:13pm on 23 September 2008, Laura G said…: I see you like Van Morrison, I like him too (or at least some of his stuff). I have his Brown Eyed Girl playing on my page.

At 1:11pm on 23 September 2008, Laura G said…: Thanks for the photo comment! I lucked out on the lighting. I had been walking around Dublin all evening and was trying to find my way back to my hotel and was walking past this (museum) and snapped it. It was almost too dark! Plus, I don't have that great of a camera! I am going back to Ireland in two weeks with a better camera, so I hope to get better pictures. I don't know if I'll be back in Dublin, but I'll get to see the Ring of Kerry that I didn't get to see in May. Thanks again!