Sober Paddy – Page 20

Embarassment

I chat here about how I am “feeling” – a very important part of the modern mans existence – What about that curl in the centre of my mallet?

Interview with Nigel Marsh, bestselling author of “Fat, Forty and Fired”

I caught up with the gregarious Nigel Marsh, bestselling author of “Fat, Forty and Fired”, who told me about his story with alcohol. He reveals why and how he gave it up, and what sort of an affect this has had on his life.

Porn, passion and porter

The Irish man is a puzzling creature. We baffle people sometimes. We confuse ourselves most of the time. We love to have a laugh at our own expense or anyone else’s for that matter. We have a wild streak which is natural and honest. We take life relatively easily and carefree. As a Paddy with a piss potation problem, I know how we love to celebrate everything with booze. We love to lacquer the various trimmings of life with gallons of intoxicating liqueurs. Sure our Taoiseach (Prime Minister) is a booze hound of Boris Yeltsin proportions.

India, Dublin and the Roosters..with a little bit of booze.

It is not the first time for me to give up drinking. I find myself in the similar position to many smokers over the years – it’s not a problem giving up, it’s staying off the cigarette that’s the stickler. I have tried it in my halcyon days around the turn of the millennium. It wasn’t too difficult as I substituted drink with pills, nicotine and caffeine

Interview with Aslan lead singer Christy Dignam

I caught up with Christy Dignam, lead singer of Irish Rock band Aslan, when he was on tour in Sydney recently. He shared his thoughts on being sober and how it has affected his music, his life and his attitude to life. He talks about his desire to be a rock and roll star, shooting …

A hole in One (well, nearly)

In this video you can see me attempt to hit a hole in one on a recent holiday in New Zealand. My golf swing is more shovel throw than Tiger turn, but it doesn’t stop me from giving it a good lash.