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John Anthony Brennan's Blog – June 2015 Archive (2)
The Gardeners
"Hey boy, who am I going to leave these hands to when I’m gone?”
A long silence…then the words were repeated, louder and more animated.
“I say, who will I leave them to, eh? I think I’ll leave them to science.”
Again, the words fell on deaf ears and were greeted with total silence…
Those immortal words were uttered by my father, Mal, as he…
ContinueAdded by John Anthony Brennan on June 30, 2015 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments
The Quare Fella.
I was thrilled to hear that long departed Brendan Behan, one of my fellow Irish storytellers, has finally been resurrected. “Brendan at the Chelsea Hotel,” a new play about his time in NYC has recently opened off Broadway to tumultuous reviews and much ribaldry, women chasin’ and bar hoppin’. Behan, a rebel, carouser, drinkin’ man’s drinkin’ man, racounteur and above all a writer, taught us that you can be both a fighter and a writer.
I have here in my possession a letter written to…
ContinueAdded by John Anthony Brennan on June 9, 2015 at 12:30pm — No Comments
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