BINGO: 5 MAY 2013


May the fifth be with you! Or more to the point, may you be with us on the Fifth of May for our Bank Holiday BingO.M.G! Lots of great prizes and a really fun show, so see you at The George from 9pm. Bring Read more

BINGO: EASTER SUNDAY


It's gonna be a religious experience at Bank Holiday Bingo on Easter Sunday so expect to get spiritual (unless you're a beer drinker or a Pioneer). That's cuz we're having an Easter Vigil! (Are you excited? I know I'm meant to be.) To celebrate The Read more

BINGO: 10 MARCH 2013


Why give up a night out with me just because it's Mother's Day? Apart from the ones who wrote in to RTE to complain about me, most mother's love me! So get your Ma in on the act this Mother's Day and get her Read more

SHIRLEY ON PADDY'S DAY


  St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday this year and, mainly because I don't fancy swimming to The George through a river of wee and vomit, we're putting on our show at the earlier - and hopefully more sober - time of 6pm. We'll Read more

BINGO: 17 FEBRUARY 2013


Love is a many splendour'd thing. Or so they say. I don't know what exactly a "splendoured" thing is. My guess:  Something that's low in actual sugar but high in Xylitol or Aspertame or some sugar replacement. That's all good if you have Type Read more

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My Journal

Ignite

posted on 31 January, 2012 by Shirley Temple Bar in My Journal | Leave a comment

I was asked to give a talk at the Ignite event at Dublin’s Science Gallery in December. It’s a geektastic event where a bunch of people get up and give a short talk on a subject they know something about. Or at least they pretend to know something about it. The audience don’t get to ask questions so, if you have the taxi waiting outside, you can pretty much say anything you like. Of course, they video the talk so you might get called up on it at some later stage…

Ignite is a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes.

 

Since I am not really an expert on anything  (except 1990s ecstasy tablets) , I had no idea of what to talk about… and because I was terrified that a rational person might find me out, I was quite the Nervous Nellie on the night. The organisers gave me some alcohol, which was naughty since I am clearly underage but it sure got me talking. I think that’s why they called my talk Influences... Here‘s a video of what went down.

It was smart of me to wear my school uniform to give the talk. It gave me an air of authority, don’t ya think? On the other hand, I should have known better than to hold the microphone so close to my mouth. Force of habit because the ones I am used to using in The George require you to (practically) swallow them. The unfortunate side effect is that it make me sound like a man.

Stage Muthas

posted on 20 December, 2011 by Shirley Temple Bar in My Journal | Leave a comment

During a show, we are always trying to ruin it for each other. The older ones try to drug the younger ones and the fat ones try to trip up the pretty ones. Nothing says “Age is Immaterial” like a fresh scab. The most dangerous time of a group performance is when you are at the front. If you are doing it right, that means the others are behind you -  and you have no idea what they are doing (except that they probably aren’t doing it right).

Life is a Beach!

posted on 5 December, 2011 by Shirley Temple Bar in My Journal | 1 Comment

It’s so very cold so I’m visualizing that I am on a beach with a few of my galpals drinking a few cocktails and catching rays. Here’s a snap from our group trip to Fire Island USA a few years ago. We had a howl there. I caught crabs (and we made salad) and then we taught Victoria how to pose in a more high fashion manner. She’s a quick learner. Davina and Veda then drank the place dry and danced like it was 1945.

Photo by Emma McG. Left to right: Victoria Secret, Davina Devine, Veda Beaux Reves and yours truly (which means me, Shirley Temple Bar).

Birthday Boy

posted on 5 December, 2011 by Shirley Temple Bar in My Journal | 1 Comment

This is Anto. He used to do production on our shows for many moons (as well as DJ in the club on other nights too). He has been away. Living in Manchester (because he’s worth it). But Anto came back to Dublin to celebrate his birthday with us. Veda used him as a muse in a collaborative performance. This “explains” it.

Circle of Life

posted on 29 November, 2011 by Shirley Temple Bar in My Journal | 3 Comments

I think this is one of my most favourite pictures ever – and I haven’t even got around to looking at myself! Here I am with the gang from my Alternative Miss Ireland 2011 performance of the Circle of Life (from The Lion King, which should help to explain our costume choices). It was such a fun performance too. Amongst the madness, see if you can find Victoria Secret, Portia Diamonte, Davina Devine, April Showers, Veda Beaux Reves, Trudy Scrumptious, Bunny O’Hare, DJs Anto & Karen, RuPaul Ryder, “Pan-Pipe Faun Dyke” (whose real stage name I forget), Sinéad Burke (whose stage names are many) and little, old, Madonna-armed me.

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Hello Goodbye

posted on 17 November, 2011 by Shirley Temple Bar in My Journal | Leave a comment

Imperia, yours truly and Davina Devine backstage at The Olympia. They actually prublished this hideous picture in The Irish Times. Yikes

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