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ANOTHER defeat but another very encouraging evening for Offaly as they competed very well with Kilkenny in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final in Nowlan Park on Wednesday evening.
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final
Kilkenny 2-23
Offaly 1-16
It was a very brave performance by Offaly and they were in the hunt well inside the last ten minutes. Offaly had the gap back to a point, 1-13 to 1-12 with twenty minutes left and were able to dream of a famous and sensational win. It didn t happen as Kilkenny got away from them in the closing quarter for an ultimately comfortable win.
Competitive Offaly were in the hunt until closing minutes as Kilkenny march on
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The One-Hit Wonder File: ‘Rock On’
1973’s “Rock On” remains his most distinctive stroll into pop infamy.
With his dewy eyes, tousled hair, and angular good looks, David Essex was every bit the seventies icon he never quite became. Moviegoers will recognize him for his hardened turn in
That’ll Be The Day – a powerhouse rock movie featuring drummers Keith Moon and Ringo Starr among the supporting cast- and Essex was also the first person to cover Mike Batt’s seasonal standard “A Winter’s Tale.” However, 1973’s “Rock On” remains his most distinctive stroll into pop infamy.
Replete with swagger and character, the punchy vignette proved a favorite amongst Glam audiences. New York producer Jeff Wayne, a titan of progressive pop, arranged the track, impressed by the single’s kitsch.”When David wrote ‘Rock On’, it was the type of song that from my point of view as an arranger and producer gave me much more adventurous ideas, a concept of sound