Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to Glen Hansard:
“Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard. We met in Ireland many years ago and he was always nothing but a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man. Always positive, smiling and ready to sing. God bless him and his loved ones.”
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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
Rounding off Day 3️⃣ with 4 golds and 2 silvers 🙌, including a first-ever Scottish gold in the All-Around for gymnast Reuben Ward and gold in the pool for Angharad Evans 👏
Eyes Open 20th anniversary edition is out now. Can’t believe it’s been 20 years (then I look in the mirror and I’m like: “you mean 40 years, right?).
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The Scotland team in tomorrow’s Nations Championship clash against Fiji are paying their own tribute to one of the sport’s all-time greats, Scott Hastings 🏴
Contained within the digits ‘1’ and ‘3’ are words so associated with Scott: British & Irish Lions; Grand Slam 1990; Watsonians; Barbarians, Scotland, Edinburgh, Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame; and Melrose 7s.
Actor Sam Neill was asked what was the greatest lesson he learned from his parents.
He recalled his mother’s simple but profound advice:
“Sometimes you just have to pull yourself together. It’s a tough lesson, but it’s a good one.”
Wise words from a man who lived his life with grace and dignity.
Rest in peace, Sam Neill.
"I'll start with Linda, my ex-friend..." 😆
Funny AND classy from Karolina Muchova, who congratulates her good friend Linda Noskova on her Wimbledon title win 🤝
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Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid defeat Gustavo Fernandez and Tokito Oda 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to claim their seventh Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles Championships 🇬🇧
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Trailer for A Grand Biltmore Christmas starring Niall Matter & Holland Roden. Premiering this Countdown To Christmas on Hallmark Channel! #AGrandBiltmoreChristmas#CountdownToChristmas ⏳️🎄💫
Looks so fun!
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