Butch Moore – remembering the singing legend 20 years on
Shortly before he died, 20 years ago on April 3rd, 2001, Ireland’s Eurovision legend Butch Moore reflected on his career in an interview with Colm Keane.
Mayhem and madness erupted at Dublin Airport on the night of March 22, 1965. The uproar was prompted by the return of Butch Moore from the Eurovision Song Contest in Naples. More than 5,000 fans screamed their heads off on the airport balcony and in the arrivals hall. They waved banners and placards and chanted “We want Butch! We want Butch!”
Guards, airport officials and security men struggled to keep the fans in check. Hundreds of teenage girls jammed the doors of the airport lounge. Some made it onto the apron, close to where the singer’s aircraft had come to a halt. The place had seen nothing like it before, not even when The Beatles had arrived there in November 1963.
Take 5: Good things to do this weekend
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Saturday and environmentally related, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center hosts the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative and Clean Up from 1 to 4 p.m., starting at the center, 1 Confluence Way, East Alton. This is a citizen science project that will show a snapshot of plastic pollution along the river. Learn more at www.mrcti.org/mississippi-river-plastic-pollution . Supplies provided include vests, gloves, litter grabbers, trash bags for volunteers. Make sure phones fully charged to track trash. Masks required. Building closed, but restrooms available. Show MoreShow Less
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Friday through Sunday enjoy live music all weekend at Recess Brewing, 307 N. Main St., Edwardsville, starting at 6 p.m.