Michael Moynihan: Garth Brooks, nineties sport incarnate
Country singer Garth Brooks on the skyline at Croke Park Dublin for the announcement of his concerts at Croke Park
Ah, Garth Brooks.
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Country singer Garth Brooks on the skyline at Croke Park Dublin for the announcement of his concerts at Croke Park
Ah, Garth Brooks.
Thanks for reminding us of a far more innocent time. Not 2014, when everyone found out precisely what ‘subject to licence’ means, but his first iteration, when that urge to shout you got friends in low places seized 82% of the population at every social gathering.
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