***Glen Hansard Appreciation Thread***

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  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,633
    JH6056 said:

    In 1999 I happened to be at a festival where Glen played and I was nearby when he met Patti Smith for the first time. I heard and saw the brief but sweet interaction and I remember thinking "Wow, I'm sure that guy has a deep respect for her, but he totally just charmed her in a split second - she walked away with such a big smile! How did he do that??" I imagine meeting Leonard Cohen at 15 like that can help do that to you, open you up to that gracious and magnetic person you have inside...

    I think it's because he's Irish :)
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    Maybe, although there are a lot of Irish people in the world... I'm pretty sure Glen's got some extra level of charm/engagement that goes beyond his heritage...
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,633
    Very true. He is very humble.
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Getting a promo poster for a very important Glen show I attended framed right now. I had the opportunity to tell Glen how much that show in particular meant, and he signed the poster, too! It will be my first ever framed poster--I'm stoked! I pick it up on Saturday :)
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,633
    samjam said:

    Getting a promo poster for a very important Glen show I attended framed right now. I had the opportunity to tell Glen how much that show in particular meant, and he signed the poster, too! It will be my first ever framed poster--I'm stoked! I pick it up on Saturday :)

    awesome, please post a pic when you get it back!
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    edited December 2015
    Here it is! I'm so happy! image
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Most awesome Sam - don't you just love the feelings that return every time you look at it?
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    Beautiful framing job! Lovely!
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Thanks guys! It was certainly a special show for me. It will always reminds me that there is hope in dark times.
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    We all need reminders like that... You're lucky your reminder is so aesthetically pleasing! ;)
  • eldarion75
    eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    Cool frame!!

    Going to see glens final show of the year tonight. I'm late actually he's on in an hour. Should be a good one.
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    Vicar Street! Is Bitch Falcon going to come onstage again? I wish I'd seen that!
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,633
    samjam said:

    Here it is! I'm so happy! image

    Love the frame, congrats!
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    edited December 2015
    Thanks, kramer!

    So I realized recently I had never heard the original Heyday by Mic Christopher, (only Glen's version, which I LOVE) and finally got around to listening to it...fantastic. Glen has the best taste :)
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    Samjam if you wanna see Mic and Glen's incredible chemistry, this video is a favorite of mine. It's a cover of a Michelle Shocked song called "Fogtown" and Mic and Glen used to play it busking in Dublin back when they really busked... Mic was a brilliant musician and person.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwukxlySMcg
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    samjam said:

    Here it is! I'm so happy! image

    :plus_one:
    Thanks to whoever posted the Glen interview. What an awesome, authentic human being is he. So uplifting and encouraging to hear him speak his mind (and make his music :wink: ).
  • eldarion75
    eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    Glen did his annual Christmas Eve busk in Dublin today. Bono and Hozier turned up. . http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/bono-and-hozier-take-to-grafton-street-for-christmas-eve-busk-1.2477322
  • eldarion75
    eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    edited December 2015
    You can hear the frames live from Dublin and cork recorded this summer at 10pm tonight Irish time(not sure what that is where you're at ) if you go to Todayfm.com. They have an app with a listen live function too.
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  • eldarion75
    eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    edited January 2016
    Glen has an EP out with the track didn't he ramble on it
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,633
    Can't wait for that, hopefully they press it on vinyl too!

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