Music: Unexpected Pleasures
When I went to Streetlight Records the other day, they were playing Van Morrison's Veedon Fleece - quite a contrast to their usual hip-hop/punk. I started (softly) singing along with "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push The River", which got a smirk from the tattooed and pierced 20-something salesgirl. Browsing, I discovered Gigi's One Ethiopia and also bought Joao Gilberto's Live in Montreux.

I'm listening to Veedon Fleece right now. Someone once described it as "incandescent", but that's not quite the right word for music this subtle and evocative.

In my mind, I'm walking through the streets of Arklow, head filled with poetry...