Friday, January 21, 2011

Peadar O'Donoghue, Total Feckin Eejit, on the Radio!!!

What better way to say goodbye to the Sunday Scrapbook and all its joys than to get a really famous, mysterious and supercool guest to help me see it out?
(Pat Inglesby wasn't available, so Peadar helpfully stepped in)

I am really grateful to Peadar for agreeing to come in and take us into his world for an hour of intrigue and mind-bending insight during his show, which is based on the theme of

"Certainty or Uncertainty, Depending"

Peadar needs little introduction to most of ye as the original poetry bus driver. He authors the World's Greatest Blog also known as "Total Feckin Eejit the people's lost republic of Eejit" over here, (a site that is frequently responsible for uncontrollable outbursts of hilarity in my life, and is safest read alone) and is an artist, poet and photographer of great talent. I am really priviledged to have him on the show as my very last ever guest, and know you're going to relish the time with him as much as I am...

And now the bio:

"Peadar O Donoghue, known affectionately by his online followers as TFE, Peadar is a photographer, sculpturist, figure skater, golden shorts wearing badminton player, three times winner of the "Drinking champagne without letting bubbles up your nose, while playing badminton championships", he once wrote an entire novella in yoghurt on the side of a hill deep in Co Wicklow - so deep that he had to use the yoghurt lids to signal a passing aeroplane to come to his rescue. His poems and photographs have been published in The Shop, Revival, The Stinging Fly, The Dubliner, Magma, Poetry Ireland Review, and he is editor of "the Poetry Bus" magazine and founder of the original poetry bus which has been touring the world since mid 2009 and is showing no sign of running out of petrol yet."

I'd say this one is unmissable. Tune in on Sunday, 96.4 fm on Liffey Sound - weblink to listen live on the right there, 4pm (11am in Miami), or catch up on the Sunday Scrapbook archive (http://sundayscrapbook.blogspot.com) as always, sometime after.

12 comments:

oran ryan said...

A great guy and a delight to chat to. I am totally looking forward to the show

Totalfeckineejit said...

You win on the intro sillification! Thanks Niamh twill be an honour to be you last guest.Yet I can't help tinking whatthefuckamIdoingandgiveaneejitenoughropeanddrinkandhewillswinglikeaselfindulgentnincompoop!AAAAAaaaaarrrrggghhhh!
Ps Thanks Oran, that's kind.

Rachel Fox said...

Our leader speaks...
x

Peter Goulding said...

This will be must-listen radio. Eagerly anticipated!

Karen said...

Can't wait, but I'd wager that I won't be able to understand a word he says!

JustJules said...

I never knew about the figure skating! Love your blog, Niamh, I'll be back and I'm glad to have found you!

chiccoreal said...

Dear Niamh: This is totally Totalfeckineejit! We get to here Paedar outside our heads now!

Niamh B said...

Tks Oran, you were a great guest yourself.
Thank you TFE, most delighted to have you on, sincerely a priviledge.
Yes Rachel!
Peter, it'll be worth every bit of the anticipating.
Karen, you'd be surprised!
Thanks Jules - he really is an international man of mystery. :)
Chicco, indeed we do, and we'll have it recorded too, so we can listen back!

swiss said...

last ever programme. you what? did i miss something? i know there's a baby on the way into the world and all but really...?

Niamh B said...

Am moving house and starting a new job in a far away (well 2.5 hours away by road) place this week as well as the baby being on the way Swiss... Couldn't keep the show, but am leaving it in very good hands.

Titus said...

Aaargh! Going to catch up now!

Niamh B said...

hope you enjoyed Titus!