Galway Advertiser 1990/1990_08_02/GA_02081990_E1_019.pdf 

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Punchbag P U N C H E S BACK
Dear Editor,
O N BEHALF OF P U N C H B A G THEATRE C O . , WE APOLOGISE U N R E S E R V E D L Y TO H E L E N MORTIMER A N D OTHERS WHO ARRIVED AT THE C O L U M B A N HALL ON THURSDAY, 19TH J U LY, FOR A PERFORMANCE OF OUR PRODUCTION O F " F A M I N E " - NOT HAVING SEEN OR HEARD THE INFORMA TION WE PUT OUT REGARDING ITS CANCELLATION. T H E LAST THING A NEW, PROFESSIONAL GROUP NEEDS IS TO ANTAGONISE ITS POTENTIAL AUDIENCE - ESPECIALLY FROM SUCH TRADITIONALLY STRONG SUPPORTERS OF THEATRE A N D PARTICIPANTS I N A M A T E U R D R A M A OF REPUTE AS THOSE IN H E A D F O R D A N D OTHER PARTS OF OUR CITY. S O M E OTHER QUOTABLE WIT P E N N E D THE PHRASE - " T H E R E ' S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICI T Y " . WORD OF MOUTH IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS A MOST EFFECTIVE M E D I U M - AT ITS BEST, R U M O U R A N D GOSSIP; AT ITS BEST, PRAISE A N D RECOMMENDATION. B A D PUBLICITY, WE FEEL, STILL HAS THE STICKINESS OF M U D . A S A C O M P A N Y WHICH IS JUST OVER A Y E A R OLD, WE DO NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF, FOR E X A M P L E , AN ORGANISATION SUCH AS DRUID, WITH 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND REPUTATION, ON WHICH TO RE LY WHEN HAVING TO M A K E THE DIFFICULT CHOICE BET W E E N DELYAING AN OPENING OR CUTTING THE PREVIOUS SHOW B Y TWO P E R F O R M A N C E S . BECAUSE THE C O M P A N Y HAS CREATED A M U C H N E E D E D PERFORMANCE AREA FROM A VIRTUALLY E M P T Y S P A C E - TO U S E P E T E R BROOK'S TERM - THAT EXTRA T I M E WAS IMPERATIVE I N ORDER TO STRIKE O N E PRODUC TION, BUILD THE OTHER SET " I N SITU" - THE C O M P A N Y HAS NO WORKSHOP SPACE - RELIGHT, DO A TECHNICAL REHEARSAL AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF DRESS RUNS A N D P R E V I E W S O "PHILDELPHIA HERE I C O M E " WOULD O P N E ON T I M E TO FULFILL THE C O M M I T M E N T WE HAD TO OUR PUBLIC, BEING PART OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL P R O G R A M M E . THAT WAS A SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED A N D LONG-DISCUSSED " P R O F E S SIONAL", BUT HARD, DECISION TO M A K E , INVOLVING M U C H HEART-SEARCHING, QUESTION ING AND FEELINGS OF DISAPPOINTMENT. ALL EFFORTS WERE M A D E TO PUBLICISE THE ALTERATION. UNFORTUNATELY A COMBINA TION OF CIRCUMSTANCES LED TO M S . MORTIMER'S A N D OTHERS REGRETTABLE E X PERIENCE WHICH WOULD HAVE IRRITATED A N Y B O D Y . T W O REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY WERE TO B E AT THE THEATRE TO E X P L A I N , APOLOGISE, GIVES REFUNDS AND OFFER FREE TICKETS FOR "PHILADELPHIA HERE I COME!" AS S O M E RECOMPENSE OF THEIR DISAP POINTMENT A N D INCONVE N I E N C E . D E S P I T E CIR CUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, S O M E O N E WAS THERE AT 8.15 P . M . TICKET AGENTS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A N Y MISUNDERSTANDING OR MISTAKES, ULTIMATELY THE M A N A G E M E N T . O F THE C O M P A N Y IS. IF A N Y OTHERS W E R E SIMILARLY AFFECTED, COULD THEY PLEASE CONTACT R O S E PARKINSON ON 68932 BEFORE 6 P . M . A N Y DAY. FRANK MCDERMOTT, F O R A N D ON BEHALF OF PUNCHBAG THEATRE CO., BRIDGE MILLS, G A L W A Y . NOTE: W E HAVE BEEN ASKED TO POINT OUT THAT THE FINAL P E R F O R M A N C E O F "PHILADELPHIA HERE I C O M E " WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH, AND N O T AUGUST 12TH AS ADVER TISED.

Westinghouse Honours C n os i e s r hp Tom Costello on R d ai o

Smoking-- Addiction and Obsession
D E A R SIR, I REFER TO M A R Y O C O N NOR'S ARTICLE ON SMOKING. I A M AN E X - M E M B E R MYSELF, THANKS B E TO G O D A N D THE HELP OF A SUPPORT GROUP. I STARTED M A K I N G AT THE A G E OF 12 (WHETHER FROM P E E R PRESSURE OR A FEELING OF IN A D E Q U A C Y I DON'T KNOW) A N D WAS A C O N F I R M E D NICOTINE ADDICT U P UNTIL 8 MONTHS AGO. A PERIOD OF ABOUT 30 YEARS. I COULD STOP ALL RIGHT, FOR A W E E K OR TWO WEEKS OR E V E N LONGER. I N FACT, I COULD STOP A N Y T I M E I LIKED BUT I COULD NOT stay STOPPED. W H Y IS THAT? IF, AS M A R Y O ' C O N N O R SAYS, THR WITHDRAWAL S Y M P T O M S SUBSIDE AFTER 72 HOURS, I SHOULD B E H O M E A N D DRY AFTER O N E WEEK. A N D YET THIS IS NOT SO. T H E REASON IS THIS: SMOK ING IS A TWO-FOLD ACTIVITY, I.E. A NICOTINE ADDICTION COMBINED WITH A MENTAL OBSESSION. I MUST USE M Y WILL-POWER TO DEAL WITH THE ADDICTION PART A N D THE SUP PORT OF A GROUP TO DEAL WITH THE OBSESSION. M A N Y PEOPLE WHO STOP SMOKING GO ON TO DEVELOP A NEW OBSESSION, EATING FOR E X A M P L E . W H Y IS THAT? IT IS BECAUSE THE OLD OBSESSION HAS NOT B E DEALT WITH BUT IS IN FACT BEING SURPRESSED. T H E SUPPORT GROUP I REFERRED TO M E T E V E R Y F R I D A Y AT 8.30 P . M . AT T H E PRIORY, JESUIT HALL, S E A R O A D . A N Y O N E WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH T H E " W E E D " I S W E L C O M E TO C O M E ALONG. T H E R E ARE NO FEES OR FORMAL M E M B E R SHIP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. W E TALK ABOUT HOW W E STARTED, WHY WE WANT TO STOP, ETC. IT IS TALK THERAPY OR GROUP THERAPY OR GROUP THERAPY OR WHATEVER Y O U WANT TO CALL IT. Y O U DON'T H A V E TO STOP AT YOUR FIRST MEETING OR SECOND M E E T I N G , Y O U STOP WHEN Y O U A R E READY A N D ABLE TO STOP. T H E IDEA FOR A M E M B E R ' S SELF-HELP GROUP ORIGINATED IN A M E R I C A AROUND THE EAR LY '80'S. T H E INSPIRATION C A M E F R O M A . A . I T WAS REASONED THAT IF THE A . A . P R O G R A M M E WORKED FOR ALCOHOL, IT WOULD ALSO WORK FOR SMOKERS AS IT S E E M S TO WORK F O R ALL SELFDESTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. THIS IS THE A G E OF THE SELF-HELP GROUP, THANKS B E TO G O D . Y O U R S FAITHFULLY, SECRETARY, SMOKERS ANONYMOUS, T H E PRIORY, JESUIT H A L L , SEA ROAD, GALWAY.

D E A R SIR, I N ALL THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE BROADCASTING BILL, NO-ONE S E E M S TO H A V E M E N TIONED THAT IN THE E N D BOTH R T E A N D THE NEW C O M MERICIAL STATIONS WILL STILL B E SUBJECT TO CENSORSHIP. A N D THIS CENSORSHIP AC C U R A T E L Y REFLECTS T H E PATRICHAL CULTURE WITHIN WHICH WE LIVE. T H E PATRIAR CHY'S A I M IS ALWAYS TO E X ERT C O M P L E T E AUTHORITY OVER LIFE AND DEATH - HENCE ITS N E E D TO CONTROL BOTH W O M E N ' S FERTILITY A N D WEAPONS OF WAR. U N D E R THE S U P R E M E COURT RULING, ABORTION FACILITIES M A Y NOT B E DISCUSSED E V E N THOUGH WOMEN SEEK THEM AND M A K E USE OF T H E M E V E R Y DAY OF THE Y E A R ; UNDER SEC TION 31, THE WAR IN THE NORTH M A Y NOT B E REALISTICALLY DEBATED, E V E N THOUGH IT IS ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPOR TANT POLITICAL FACT CONFRON TING THE LIFE OF THE ISLAND. O N HIROSHIMA D A Y R A D I O P I R A T E - W O M A N WILL A G A I N TAKE TO THE AIR, I N G A L W A Y ; THE CUSTODIANS OF THE PATRIARCHY CAN RELAX FOR A WHILE A N D I M B I B E THE R E A L CULTURE. F M 1 0 2 , M I D NIGHT SUNDAY 5 AUGUST FOR TWO HOURS A N D 1 1 A M M O N D A Y 6 A U G U S T FOR TWO HOURS! - IN SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE W O M A N AT G R E E N H A M C O M M O N WHO WILL B E TAK ING ACTION THAT DAY AGAINST THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL C O M P L E X , INCLUDING THE BRITISH A R M Y ' S ROLE IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND. T H E Y WILL ALSO B E C O M M E M O R A T I N G THE DEATH O F H E L E N THOMAS, KILLED AT G R E E N H A M ON 5 AUGUST LAST Y E A R B Y A WEST MIDLANDS POLICE VEHICLE. Y O U R S ETC., MARGARETTA D ' A R C Y SYBILLA S N A K E RADIO PIRATE-WOMAN, C / O 1 0 ST. B R I D G E T ' S PLACE LOWER, GALWAY.

The Westinghouse Order of Merit has been awarded to T O M COSTELLO, PRESIDENT of the Thermo King Corporation. Thermo King, the world leader in transport refrigeration, employs over 600 people in GALWAY, DUBLIN AND Shannon. The Order of Merit, WHICH was won by less than a dozen of Westinghouse's 120,000 employees worldwide, marks outstanding corporate achievement. Mr. Costello WHOSE mother emigrated from Athlone IN 1930, last year received an honorary doctorate of laws from University College Galway

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