I still can’t believe you made that suggestion to the Editor…
I just thought he might appreciate us being proactive, for once!
Fancy suggesting that he send us to Nenagh to cover Shane MacGowan’s funeral!
Most of the big media outlets from around the world were there!
Yeah, but the Roscommon People is all about LOCAL, LOCAL, LOCAL!
I disagree! The world is now a small place, in media terms!
Profound! So you actually emailed the Editor asking if he’d send us to cover the funeral?
Er, yes… I emailed him after midnight…
Hah!
We would have been the coolest men in Nenagh…
Eh… Johnny Depp?
Oh yeah…
Nick Cave?
Yeah, sorry, there were a lot of cool men there…
Not to mention those two priests!
Anyways, it’s history now…(my suggestion)
What happened?
I had a couple of drinks with the pub bore, got home, and just fired off the email…
Idiot!
I tried to tempt him by saying we might get an interview with Johnny Depp.
Huh!
‘In at the Depp end’… that was the heading I suggested… thought it might sway the Editor.
He was NEVER going to send us to Nenagh to cover Shane’s funeral.
Expenses?
Exactly! You know how tight he’s gone on travelling expenses…
Yeah, last summer when we wanted to show a bit of innovation and do our column from Hamrock’s in Athleague…
… the talks stalled when we asked the Editor to cover our travel expenses… from Roscommon!
Yeah! As I recall, he advised us to find a sponsor for the trip!
Well, we’re both huge fans of Shane, and that funeral was some tribute to him.
Agreed. May the great man rest in peace…
(They pause to send some sensitive texts to anguished local Manchester United supporters)
So, what did you think of the Christmas Festival in Roscommon?
It was great… even if the weather was awful!
Oh, cats and dogs!
What did you think of the performances of the new Roscommon Men’s Choir?
They were fantastic!
Yeah, with all that rain, maybe they should have sang that, er, classic… It’s Raining Men!
I think their repertoire was more Christmas-focussed, and they were really excellent!
This time next year, we can be members!
(They pause to tentatively sing as a duet)
Going back to Sunday in the Square, I was worried one of those inflatable cartoon figures might take off into the sky!
Nah… they were well secured.
Oh I know, but there were a few serious gusts… that giant inflatable pig looked like it might take off…
Nah, as Chico Marx famously said, you canna fool me… pigs can’t fly!
