KMLE Country 108 at the Cliffs of Moher

KMLE COUNTRY 108 at the Cliffs of Moher

I had better start at the begining. Last November i received an e-mail from a young lady informing me that her parents were arriving at Shannon and wanted to be driven to the Cliffs of Moher, have a wander around, stop for lunch and a pint, and return to Shannon airport in time for their flight home again in the afternoon. Now this is not the usual kind of enquiry i receive, but a job is a job, and i replied that i would like to discuss this further if she sent me a phone number. To cut a long story short, the young lady in question, Catherine, sent me a number and i agreed to look after them. Just to help them find me at Shannon i informed Catherine that i was "Tall, dark and handsome." They found me ok.
This was just the begining of what turned out to be a wonderful adventure and quiet unlike any other 4 hour trip i ever took. Dad and Mom were "Tim and Connie" and they were on a mission. The mission, which i was still unaware of, was to scatter Tim's Mom's ashes at the Cliffs of Moher. From the word go it was like we were old pals and by the time we got to the Cliffs we were all having a great time. It was when we climbed the hillside that Tim let me in on his secret mission and if you watch the video recording it will explain the rest.( Google the text "Dave Hogan: Ireland expert" at the bottom) We went to Gus O'Connor's pub in Doolin after the Cliffs where we had a wonderful feed of fresh fish and chips, and Tim had his pint of Guinness. He was also well able to drink that pint. I used to drink myself many years ago, and if i had met Tim in those days he would have been a great drinking buddy. Us Irish know what a good pint drinker is. On leaving Doolin we drove to St Bridgid's well near the Cliffs where Tim left his Mom's rememberance card. This is a special place where people leave relics of their loved ones, dead, or missing, or sick in some way or another. It is a nice place to stop and say a prayer for someone.
As i drove Tim and Connie back to the airport at Shannon Tim explained to me all about his job and the radio station he was working with and their daily country music show on KLME Country 108, "The Tim and Willy show." He asked me if i would maybe agree to have a little chat with them on their show sometime, and of course i told him that i would love to help, if i could. He suggested that St Patrick's day might be a great time and "Lo and Behold" that is what happened last week. I just keep asking myself why has it taken me so long to become famous. It was fun and i hope that we can do it again sometime.
I must say that meeting Tim and Connie was such a pleasure, and Connie was and angel, and i am sure she has to be with a bundle of energy like Tim around. I would love to think that someday i will have the opportunity to have the pleasure of their company for a much longer period when i will get the chance to show them more of this wonderful country of ours. I think that i can provide Tim with enough material to keep his listeners glued to the radio and their web-site for many long hours.
Thanks again Tim and Connie and also all of you at KLME Country 108, Willy and Audrey and all the gang.



From your adopted Irish cousin

Dave

Have a look at the clips

"Dave Hogan: Irish Expert" (Google this to see clips)