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CLUAS Writers: profile of Michael O'Hara
Michael O'Hara began to contribute to Cluas in 2006 when, after a religious
experience in the company of The Blue Nile's Paul Buchanan in May of that year,
he was inspired to put a new ribbon in the 20 year old typewriter which had been
contentedly gathering dust in his attic for well over a decade.
Once upon a very long time ago he contributed to Hot Press where career
highlights included comparing scars with snooker's Ken Doherty and asking that
bloke from the Manic Street Preachers who went missing a series of prepared
questions about his sex life. Once, before a phone interview with Damon Albarn,
he even managed to connect the recording device to his walkman incorrectly,
leaving him with a tape that consisted only of his questions and the occasional,
mumbled, "uh- huh". He hopes to God that the statute of limitations applies to
the quotes he subsequently made up.
Michael has seen Joe Elliott from Def Leppard naked. He's been karaoke singing
with the late Grant McLennan. He has had Billie Piper in the back of his car,
but not in the way you're thinking.
He is a member of The Bohemian Football club and almost certainly the only
contributor to Cluas, living or dead, who possesses an official handicap from
the Golfing Union of Ireland.
Aged 40, he is married to the lovely Sarah, and lives in Dublin where his
childlessness, despite his brother's claims, is just the way he likes it, and
nothing at all to do with the mumps.
Joined CLUAS: May 2006
Favourite Authors:
Brady Udall, Pat McCabe, John Banville, Tim
Parks, Barbara Trapido
Favourite Bands:
American
Music Club, The Blue Nile,
Sparks,
The
Flaming Lips, Cathal Coughlan
Favourite Films:
Dumb and Dumber, Blood Simple, Brazil,
Memento, Jean de Florette Album reviews...
Gig reviews...
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