SATURDAY
What a morning! Such queues!
Same for me! It was crazy! I actually got up at 7.30 am, just to be completely fresh and energised and ready!
Oh, I didn’t realise you have the same Saturday morning routine as we do! I guess I told you of its supposed benefits before!
I don’t follow…
Anyways, that queuing this morning was a shocker!
Eh… yeah…
At one point, I was queue-jumped!
At one point? Sure people were constantly being queue-jumped!
Were you in the same supermarket as me?
Supermarket?
Yeah, this morning? That agonising queue in the vegetable section? A nightmare! At one stage I was within touching distance of the broccoli when an old lady suddenly came from behind and queue-jumped me! Before I could muster even a standard ‘hold your horses’ she was gone into the distance, with an armful of broccoli and enough tomatoes to…
I wasn’t talking about a supermarket queue! I meant the tortuous queuing for tickets for Oasis! The Ticketmaster fiasco!
Oh, sorry! I was on about our weekend routine… we do our weekly shop on either a Friday night or a Saturday morning, supposedly to avoid queues! But it was pretty busy this morning!
Well, one old lady jumping a queue for broccoli is nothing compared to the nightmare the rest of the country had this morning… queueing for those elusive Oasis tickets!
I want to talk to you about Oasis in a moment! First, one other important issue, based on our chat so far…
Yeah?
Is a tomato actually a vegetable, or is it a fruit?
(They pause to chat about the Roscommon Club Championships, now taking shape and offering the promise of intriguing weekends ahead)
On Oasis tickets, what I wanted to say was, you shouldn’t be trying to buy any! Remember my plan from last week… we cover a Croker concert for the Roscommon People!
You’re delusional!
Not so! I’ve already been on to the PR company handling press accreditation!
Really?
YES! I spoke with a nice lady, and explained that we would be happy to review the concert AND interview Noel and Liam backstage, all for a special Roscommon People spread! In return, all I asked for was complimentary tickets, and access to any after-party!
What did she say?
We got cut off, but I expect she’ll call back!
I think you’ll be spending Saturday, August 17 2025 … doing your weekly shop!
My friend, on Saturday, August 17th next year you and I will be at that after-party with Noel and Liam!
Huh! You’ll be in supermarket mode!
Not so! You and I will be in Champagne Supernova mode!
