Summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime

Performed at the Chicago Irish American Heritage Center about ten days ago. Great fun. Good audiences. Thanks, Sheila, Frank, Caroline and Erin.
Sold several copies of CLEAN CABBAGE, and received the compliments and thanks of those that had bought the book on my last visit.
Met a happy couple that had been passengers on the Celebrity cruise ship HORIZON where I was once the "Under-the-stairwell, out-by-the-pool-deck, in-front-of-the-clean-towel-rack, beside-the-soiled-towel-bin, facing-the-recycled-trash-cans GIG!!!!
To their credit, they journeyed, once a day, to the main desk to register their complaint that someone of Dennis O'Rourke's caliber should be forced to suffer the indignities that accompanied this ridiculous "station" he had been given.
Didn't/Never do no good, but thanks, Tom and Sue.

I'm gonna post some of the diary I kept while performing aboard the Horizon. Why not? There's a laugh or two there, though I didn't think a damn bit of it was funny at the time. I'll post it soon on my web site: www.dennisorourke.com

That's it. I've been away a while. Bought a house. My very first. Year #1 anniversary tomorrow. I'm out in the country. There's 250 acres of forest out back. Course, only one of them is mine, but the rest might just as well be. Lookit that moon. AAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

New Website For CLEAN CABBAGE!

Hello to all,
The website to purchase the book, with a link for credit card orders, is up!
www.cleancabbage.com
We have all been impressed by the enthusiasm with which the book's release has been greeted, and by the amount of initial sales. Thank you! Best of all, the feedback on the stories has been just terrific. Looks like we have a hit on our hands.
Dennis O
August 4, 2007

STAY TUNED

We are setting up a CLEAN CABBAGE website with information on how to purchase the book. Our individual websites will also carry that information. Everything should be up and running by the 25th of July. Thanks!

Published at last!

CLEAN CABBAGE IN THE BUCKET And Other Tales From the Irish Music Trenches will be published on June 19th, 2007. It's been a long haul. Six years ago I brought the idea to Robbie, Seamus, Frank and Harry. They were all enthusiastic. The first stories were written in early August of 2001. There were some bumps and detours along the way, as with any creative project, but we made it. And this is no slim, vanity volume. There are 400 pages of stories -humorous, touching, dare I say, poetic, and all true, so help me. We're very proud of this and we know you're going to enjoy it. All the best, Dennis O'Rourke

www.dennisorourke.com

What a funny title!!

This is the blog for the soon to be released book - Clean Cabbage in a Bucket.