#Gallagher demanded that SeaWorld’s #Shamu ripped him off. “Every kid that gets splashed at an amusement park owes me,” he said, audibly aggravated.
Oh, and people. People pissed him off: “I am so frustrated by the world…it’s almost like I live on another planet and the people are aliens.”
The conversation didn’t elicit as much usable content as I’d hoped, but I do remember it fondly as an early “celebrity” interview. Give it a glance, if you’d like. 4/4
Given that #Gallagher was a veteran performer, working countless events over the decades, and wanted to talk about a new event venue idea, I presumed it wouldn’t be difficult to make this interview topically fit into our lineup. Accordingly, I gladly set up a time to talk with this man I grew up watching on #HBO with my father in the 1980s. Back then, a lot of his humor went over my head; now I “get” it, it’s just not that entertaining—but he clearly filled a need. 2/4
I don't recall hearing about the death of #Gallagher six months ago. But someone just mentioned his departure, so I might as well share the time I interviewed the fruit-smashing comic.
The year: 2009.
This came by way of seemingly random/misplaced PR outreach email. “Gallagher is doing _____, want to interview him?”
One advantage of writing for the meeting/event industry is that there’s an applicable angle for many topics and personalities. 1/4
Divided House Approves G.O.P. Inquiry Into ‘Weaponization’ of Government https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/us/politics/house-republican-committee-weaponization-government.html #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #CivilRightsandLiberties #Gallagher,Mike(1984-) #McCarthy,Kevin(1965-) #Jordan,Jim(1964-) #Biden,JosephRJr #Fauci,AnthonyS #Trump,DonaldJ #Biden,Hunter
#UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #CivilRightsandLiberties #Gallagher #McCarthy #Jordan #Biden #Fauci #Trump
#Gallagher
Caused a stir
Stopped smashing melons
Hired by Texas to execute felons
#Gallagher
Caused a stir.
Stopped smashing melons.
Hired, by Texas, to execute felons.
"The amazing Master Tool Corporation, a subsidiary of Fly-By-Night Industries, has entrusted who? Me! To show you! The handiest and the dandiest kitchen tool you’ve ever seen. And don’t you wanna know how it works!?
Well, first you get out an ordinary apple. You place the apple between the patented pans. Then you reach for the tool that is not a slicer, is not a dicer, is not a chopper in a hopper! What in the hell could it possibly be?! The Sledge-O-Matic!”
Awe man, #Gallagher passed away. I remember watching his specials on TV as a kid. I thought he was the funniest. 🍉 🔨 We'll miss you! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/entertainment/gallagher-comic-dead/index.html
#RIPGallagher Family story about him. When my mom and stepdad (Al) were dating they saw Gallagher, pre-watermelon period, at a comedy club in Claremont, CA. He thought Al was one of the profs. at the colleges.
Al: I’m not a prof. I’m an engineer.
Gallagher: What are you working on?
A (pointing to my mom): Her.
G (peering at my mom): She looks real lifelike, doesn’t she?
(Mom attempts to crawl under the table)
(Despite this exchange, Mom and Al were married for 25 years)
#gallagher #comedy
#RIPGallagher #Gallagher #comedy
Watermelons around the world breathe a big sigh of relief in unison. #RIP #Gallagher
"Well, first you get out an ordinary apple. You place the apple between the patented pans. Then you reach for the tool that is not a slicer, is not a dicer, is not chopper in a hopper! What in the hell could it possibly be?! The Sledge-O-Matic!" #gallagher RIP
Noooooo Gallagher died! My big "hey are you related to..." celebrity nemesis is no more. You were awesome dude. #Gallagher
Just found out that #Gallagher passed away this morning. That might explain the sudden torrential downpour a bit ago. Sledge-O-Matic hard at work up there, I guess. RIP.
Seeing reports that the comedian #Gallagher has died.
I remember watching #ComedyCentral in the 90s and seeing one of his bits where he joked that he hated TWA (an old airline) because it stood for "Travels With Arabs." Instead, he said, he preferred Delta Airlines, since that stood for "Don't Even Let Them Aboard."
Yeah.
So anyway, he's dead. I won't miss him.
(p.s. Comedy Central execs 25 years ago, what the hell were you thinking airing that?)
At number 4, we have #Rory #Gallagher performing Tattoo'd lady in one of his Irish Tour gigs in 1974. If you don't know the one and only individual who is responsible for Brian May's guitar sound, then get to know him and his artistic work. Many people are not familiar with Rory's music, and obviously they don't know what they are missing. If you are impatient the 2nd SOLO begins at 4:08. Enjoy!
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkleKuAshLA
#music #Top10LiveRockSongs (8/n)
#Rory #Gallagher #music #Top10LiveRockSongs
“Papa Francesco andrà in Ucraina”: le date/ Mons. Gallagher: “guerra non è normalità” #papa #francesco #andrà #ucraina #date/ #mons #gallagher #guerra #normalità #12luglio https://parliamodi.news/article/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaWxzdXNzaWRpYXJpby5uZXQvbmV3cy9wYXBhLWZyYW5jZXNjby1hbmRyYS1pbi11Y3JhaW5hLWxlLWRhdGUtbW9ucy1nYWxsYWdoZXItZ3VlcnJhLW5vbi1lLW5vcm1hbGl0YS8yMzczNDU1Lw==
#12luglio #normalità #guerra #Gallagher #mons #date #ucraina #andrà #francesco #papa
Liam Gallagher senza freni: `Gli Oasis pisci*no in testa ai Beatles` #liam #gallagher #freni #oasis #pisci*no #testa #beatles #24maggio https://parliamodi.news/article/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGFzY2ltbWlhcGVuc2EuY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjMvbGlhbS1nYWxsYWdoZXItc2VuemEtZnJlbmktZ2xpLW9hc2lzLXBpc2Npbm8taW4tdGVzdGEtYWktYmVhdGxlcy8=
#24maggio #beatles #Testa #pisci #oasis #freni #Gallagher #liam
ex-Navy Seal Eddie #Gallagher, enthusiastically supported by #Trump, and attending holiday celebrations at Mar-a-Lago as a bellwether for the rise of US #fascism https://www.salon.com/2020/01/02/eddie-gallagher-isnt-a-lifestyle-brand-story-its-a-story-about-the-rights-violent-nihilism/