Veronica Brighton

[NE Ohio Scanner @NEO_Scan]

u/d: and... I-90 EB is open again. Backed up to Crocker, if you're coming from the west be careful, don't cause the next one! https://t.co/rkmgKvzQnD -DD

[NE Ohio Scanner @NEO_Scan]

u/d: Fire thru roof of garage, power lines compromised. https://t.co/CsaMoMWgi9 -BW

[U2 @U2]

Sometimes I would wonder if Glen Hansard really existed….

Seriously, he was such an angelic presence… not otherworldly…in fact, very present this presence…
A smiling rascal if you needed him to be… this most musical and mischievous archangel of Ballymun… no airs, plenty of graces...

Of course, Glen was the shining star of the Christmas Eve busk… sometimes the only one reminding the rest of us that Christmas began with a refugee born in a manger, which is hardly a step from living on the street.

To be utterly yourself by being more interested in others - a clue for any of us trying out different personas. He really was who you thought he was. He could never walk by a person living rough without checking they were OK… and more than that, he worked very hard so that less people had to live on the streets in the first place.

When the crowds got bigger and for safety’s sake Glen had to agree to move the busk to a stage kindly provided outside The Gaiety Theatre, he would say 'we’ll give it our best but it’s not a busk if we’re not on the street!’ …because that’s who he was - a performer at eye level in any situation. The stage was a separation he wouldn’t recognize. Of all the grand and gigantic venues he and The Frames played, you sensed the street was his most favoured place to perform. And street people, his favourite audience.

Voice of the streets. A choir of angels in one man. The rest of us blessed to stand there beside our very own and very earthed Angel Gabriel… All of us welcome in his choir, whatever shape or form.

….and I’m telling myself this morning that if he never existed, then he can never cease to exist. For me, he will always be everywhere I see a coin spinning into an open guitar case.

May you rest in the peace you gave to so many.

Bono

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@jeffglor He was so talented. One of the best performances I have seen.

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@CBSMornings @vladduthiersCBS here is your talk of the table tomorrow. Is the person who took a nose dive behind @tonydokoupil tonight alright?

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@markmartin @NASCAR The old points system from back in the day was the best

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@CBSMMiller I just picked this up from the library. I can't wait to read it.

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@NASCARClassics @MonsterMile @NASCAR And both gone way too soon

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@ValleyoftheFox @RayPetelinWx Yes that is it!!!!

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@RayPetelinWx Unfortunately not. I couldn't get the camera to take a picture of it. We are up in Cleveland and there was a little red dot at the bottom. Our view went from southeast to northwest. One of the most amazing things to see!!!

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@PicturesFoIder No, you can't stop when you are running that fast and that kid should not have been on the track.

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@GayleKing I think Lady Gaga would be good at playing Barbra Streisand.

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@cleveland19news you do know that the Cleveland Monsters home opener is tonight, right? Please start covering them more for us hockey fans.

[Grumpy Cat @RealGrumpyCat]

This Christmas will truly be the worst one ever. 😾🎄📺

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@fr8auctions @markmartin @NWBSpeedway @Team_FRM @Mc_Driver @brave_wyatt @roushyates This design reminds me of your Folgers car. My favorite car of yours.

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@Browns Bottom right. He looks like he means business.

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@nateburleson Fork

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@danajacobson Sending you hugs. I am right there with you.

[Veronica Brighton @abbsmcgee]

@nateburleson did the Mrs. see the talk of the table this morning? @danajacobson had a great story and @DavidBegnaud and @tonydokoupil agree. Dogs are great!