Hello, good afternoon, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Celtic Da Weekly. Yes, this week is a very special one for Celtic Das everywhere. It was Teachers’ New Year on Wednesday, and all the professional drinkers had to put up with young female English teachers yammering on about Chappell Roan. Which obviously caused our ears to prick up, as with a name like that, she has to be a Tim, eh?
And if you think that is an attempt at shameless SEO manipulation, then you’d be absolutely right. Trust me on this one—Red Wine Supernova is the sound of the summer for Celtic Das everywhere. (Personally, I prefer HOT TO GO, but then I’ve always been instinctively different from the herd…)
And “Killing Thatcher” is the beach read of choice for the discerning Celtic Da—“Did you know I went to school just round the corner from where the safe house was, son? Oh aye, it was a big thing back in the day.” “Were you in the 'Ra, Dad?” “Well, I was only 11, so I’d say more ‘Ra adjacent.' I did have all of U2’s albums up until Pop, so that kind of counts.”
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