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Old 11-02-2012, 02:43 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic View Post
Yes, I liked that about him too, when I saw him play in an old converted London cinema; he just seemed like a regular guy and he really worked hard on stage. He was wearing one of his trade-mark checked shirts, and when I looked across at the audience sitting in their cinema seats, about a third of them were waving scarves and wearing checked shirts too. It seemed like there was a special bond between him and his fans.
Some guy in Cork told me that one day Rory walked into a pub and bought everyone in the pub a pint but left before anyone could find out who he was or who had bought them the pints.
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