10 min read From The Basement Tapes to Rough and Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan superfan Ian OâRiordan ranks the singerâs studio albums
He asked me to check out the used record stores and see had they any early Dylan on vinyl. This was his idea for a cheap Christmas present and sometime around that December of 1991, while in college in the US, I bought the self-titled debut album Bob Dylan as a gift for my younger brother.
So itâs his fault, really, because that first influence started something still not easily explained: from there I borrowed, or else stole, whatever other Dylan albums he had at the time, some on cassette such as Highway 61 Revisited, others such as Desire on vinyl, and after lifting too his copy of Robert Sheltonâs biography, No Direction Home, thereâs been no looking back.
Dublin Docklands Developer Harry Crosbie Seeks Return of former Lightship ‘Kittiwake’
3rd May 2021
The former lightship ALF Kittiwake that last served on station off the Co. Down coast, was withdrawn by Irish Lights in 2005. The vessel however remains berthed in Dublin Port s Alexandra Basin. In AFLOAT s above file photo, Kittiwake is within the Basin alongside the now demolished Bulk Jetty (Boliden Tara Mines) but replaced with a new terminal at the entrance of Dublin Dry Docks that closed in 2016.
Credit: Jehan Ashmore
The Dublin docklands developer, Harry Crosbie is launching a campaign for the return of the 134ft (floating) landmark, Kittiwake.
Apr 6, 2021
The running powerslam. The vertical suplex. Partnering with Dynamite Kid as the British Bulldogs, his iconic match with Bret Hart at Wembley Stadium. Battles against Shawn Michaels, teaming with Owen Hart and, of course, the run in the Hart Foundation.
“The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith had a career full of quintessential moments, which will be recognized on Tuesday night during WWE’s Hall of Fame celebration. Smith’s place as one of the greatest of all time was already firmly established, and his induction will provide a chance to reflect on his in-ring brilliance.
“Looking back on his career, it’s going to be like listening to a song on the radio you haven’t heard in a long time,” Davey’s widow, Diana Hart-Smith, says. “When you hear it again, you remember how beautiful it is. That’s Davey.”
Carole King's masterpiece, Tapestry, is not only one of the most commercially successful albums of all time, it marked the pinnacle of the career of one of the greatest songwriters in popular music history.
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High-performance Director of IABA Bernard Dunne
Bernard Dunne says more needs to be done to highlight the work that goes on at grassroots level in boxing as the sport came under increased scrutiny in the wake of a BBC Panorama documentary programme on Daniel Kinahan and MTK, the management company he co-founded.
Kinahan has been identified in the High Court as a senior figure in organised crime who controlled and managed the Kinahan organised crime group.
The Kinahan organised crime group has also been found by the Special Criminal Court to carry out execution type murders to protect its core activities drugs trafficking and firearms offences.