'There's a fine edge to new grief, it severs nerves, disconnects reality....only with time, as the edge wears, does the real ache begin.' Christopher Moore.
Hi Paul, just came across your Twitter account when you posted a photo of Christy at the Ilac overflow car park gig. I was the guitarist in a band that supported you ( or vice versa) in the Underground in the eighties. You guys were fantastic then. I recall lots of that time but especially your poster with the boot / whip etc taped outside the door. You were a fantastic guitarist as I recall. I have no photos of that time in the underground except a few we played in the Baggot around ,87.
The band’s name was Tragic Parody. We played a couple of times with you as I recall( you guys were far superior). Billy and Jeff used to run the place. Great days indeed. Can’t remember a lot of the bands names we played with except for you guys and A House. We hung out with the Garden hasn’t changed much ( brilliant too)Sid and the Stonecrushers were excellent too . Hope all is well with you and your still in music in some way.
I remember Tragic Parody well - you were a very good band. Also remember the Seventh Veil, Donnybrook Garage, the Possessed, the Gorehounds and Giant - all bands that played the Underground at that time. So many great bands that nobody got to hear about.
Hey. This is so well written. I have never seen young grief described so eloquently and in such a relatable fashion together with the impact that that has on the creation of music and art from then on. How has no one expressed it so clearly before? Nice one. Looking forward to the next instalment!
Thank you so much David - and I am sorry you experienced the loss of a parent at such a young age too. We are a part of a club that nobody wants to be a part of. I poured so much of that pain into making music - it was the only way I could articulate it but I have only come to realise that many years later. I am glad the music meant something to you - I look back at our those gigs in Kilkenny with incredible fondness - but tinged with sadness. Writing about the loss of two friends from Kilkenny from that time - it’s the very first piece I wrote here, and maybe even the inspiration to keep telling the WB story. Thank you - your words mean a lot.
Hi Paul, just came across your Twitter account when you posted a photo of Christy at the Ilac overflow car park gig. I was the guitarist in a band that supported you ( or vice versa) in the Underground in the eighties. You guys were fantastic then. I recall lots of that time but especially your poster with the boot / whip etc taped outside the door. You were a fantastic guitarist as I recall. I have no photos of that time in the underground except a few we played in the Baggot around ,87.
Hi Niall - great days. Everything was new and exciting, and the local music scene in Dublin was thriving. What was the name of your band?
The band’s name was Tragic Parody. We played a couple of times with you as I recall( you guys were far superior). Billy and Jeff used to run the place. Great days indeed. Can’t remember a lot of the bands names we played with except for you guys and A House. We hung out with the Garden hasn’t changed much ( brilliant too)Sid and the Stonecrushers were excellent too . Hope all is well with you and your still in music in some way.
I remember Tragic Parody well - you were a very good band. Also remember the Seventh Veil, Donnybrook Garage, the Possessed, the Gorehounds and Giant - all bands that played the Underground at that time. So many great bands that nobody got to hear about.
Hey. This is so well written. I have never seen young grief described so eloquently and in such a relatable fashion together with the impact that that has on the creation of music and art from then on. How has no one expressed it so clearly before? Nice one. Looking forward to the next instalment!
Thanks Carmel - appreciate the kind words.
Thank you so much David - and I am sorry you experienced the loss of a parent at such a young age too. We are a part of a club that nobody wants to be a part of. I poured so much of that pain into making music - it was the only way I could articulate it but I have only come to realise that many years later. I am glad the music meant something to you - I look back at our those gigs in Kilkenny with incredible fondness - but tinged with sadness. Writing about the loss of two friends from Kilkenny from that time - it’s the very first piece I wrote here, and maybe even the inspiration to keep telling the WB story. Thank you - your words mean a lot.