That is literally what it is called here. “So have you had the obligatory Colin Farrell sighting yet?” There is also “the obligatory Bono sighting”, etc. <\/p>\n
The energy around celeb-sightings is very much Irish, and very much New York-ish. Both groups of people see celebs all the time, and so we are singularly unimpressed. “Oh, look, there’s Uma!!” “Oh yeah, whatever, I see her at this juice bar all the time.” No big deal. In Ireland it is the same way – especially with the local Irish celebs<\/p>\n
I saw Farrell down near Grafton Street. He walked right past me. It was a rainy day, he had on a raincoat with the hood up, he was smoking, he looked completely anonymous, like any other passerby, and he was much shorter than I imagined him.<\/p>\n
So now I can write home:<\/p>\n
— Saw the Book of Kells
\n— Saw the Cliffs of Moher
\n— Saw Belfast
\n— Saw Colin Farrell<\/p>\n
Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
That is literally what it is called here. “So have you had the obligatory Colin Farrell sighting yet?” There is also “the obligatory Bono sighting”, etc. The energy around celeb-sightings is very much Irish, and very much New York-ish. Both … Continue reading