
I am the son of a temporary Republican and that means I’ve gone to my fair
and that means I’ve gone to my fair
and that means I’ve gone to my fair share of funerals and wakes and as a
share of funerals and wakes and as a
share of funerals and wakes and as a young man I really enjoyed the time I
young man I really enjoyed the time I
young man I really enjoyed the time I spend with my father going to wakes
spend with my father going to wakes
spend with my father going to wakes which I know sounds a bit perverse but
which I know sounds a bit perverse but
which I know sounds a bit perverse but they’re kind of more fun than weddings
they’re kind of more fun than weddings
they’re kind of more fun than weddings especially if you’re not that close to
especially if you’re not that close to
especially if you’re not that close to the recently deceased you can come and
the recently deceased you can come and
the recently deceased you can come and go as you please you can drink what you
go as you please you can drink what you
go as you please you can drink what you want the wakes were amazing you know the
want the wakes were amazing you know the
want the wakes were amazing you know the euphemisms as a youngster you’d figure
euphemisms as a youngster you’d figure
euphemisms as a youngster you’d figure out what the euphemisms meant and you
out what the euphemisms meant and you
out what the euphemisms meant and you delve beyond into the power of language
delve beyond into the power of language
delve beyond into the power of language and the power of emotion in quite a
and the power of emotion in quite a
and the power of emotion in quite a repressed time in Ireland um he took a
repressed time in Ireland um he took a
repressed time in Ireland um he took a drink menced he drank a lot he liked to
drink menced he drank a lot he liked to
drink menced he drank a lot he liked to drink meant he was a roaring alcoholic
drink meant he was a roaring alcoholic
drink meant he was a roaring alcoholic he was a private man who kept himself to
he was a private man who kept himself to
he was a private man who kept himself to himself well let’s just say it was hard
himself well let’s just say it was hard
himself well let’s just say it was hard to be gay 35 years ago in rural Ireland
to be gay 35 years ago in rural Ireland
to be gay 35 years ago in rural Ireland and we got to learn where you know real
and we got to learn where you know real
and we got to learn where you know real truth would come from and even people
truth would come from and even people
truth would come from and even people that were repressed back then my dad
that were repressed back then my dad
that were repressed back then my dad always gave me a great insight he said
always gave me a great insight he said
always gave me a great insight he said especially if we were in the receiving
especially if we were in the receiving
especially if we were in the receiving line which unfortunately once or twice
line which unfortunately once or twice
line which unfortunately once or twice we were take your ring off because a lot
we were take your ring off because a lot
we were take your ring off because a lot of big-mountain e farmer men expressed
of big-mountain e farmer men expressed
of big-mountain e farmer men expressed grief in pounds per square inch of
grief in pounds per square inch of
grief in pounds per square inch of pressure on your hand and they will
pressure on your hand and they will
pressure on your hand and they will break your fingers and the ring won’t
break your fingers and the ring won’t
break your fingers and the ring won’t end well but I guess I was just a child
end well but I guess I was just a child
end well but I guess I was just a child looking to sneak drink and have hang
looking to sneak drink and have hang
looking to sneak drink and have hang sandwiches and I didn’t think things
sandwiches and I didn’t think things
sandwiches and I didn’t think things were going in but I now realize in
were going in but I now realize in
were going in but I now realize in retrospect how much that shaped me and
retrospect how much that shaped me and
retrospect how much that shaped me and how much of my character was formed by
how much of my character was formed by
how much of my character was formed by it so anyway skipping forward 35 odd
it so anyway skipping forward 35 odd
it so anyway skipping forward 35 odd years I now work with technology
years I now work with technology
years I now work with technology startups around the world I tell their
startups around the world I tell their
startups around the world I tell their stories I never tell a lie for them
stories I never tell a lie for them
stories I never tell a lie for them sometimes I tell future truths before
sometimes I tell future truths before
sometimes I tell future truths before the truth is real there are like times
the truth is real there are like times
the truth is real there are like times that the Lord allows and what you
that the Lord allows and what you
that the Lord allows and what you realize is when you work with these
realize is when you work with these
realize is when you work with these companies is a lot of them are
companies is a lot of them are
companies is a lot of them are venture-backed which basically means
venture-backed which basically means
venture-backed which basically means they want to go for the big shot and
they want to go for the big shot and
they want to go for the big shot and they’re going to give loads of money
they’re going to give loads of money
they’re going to give loads of money early on and they’re going to try
early on and they’re going to try
early on and they’re going to try something crazy and ninety percent of
something crazy and ninety percent of
something crazy and ninety percent of them fail
them fail
them fail now the individuals don’t fail is what I
now the individuals don’t fail is what I
now the individuals don’t fail is what I tell them but the companies and the ID
tell them but the companies and the ID
tell them but the companies and the ID has failed the wrong timing there was
has failed the wrong timing there was
has failed the wrong timing there was Google there was searched before Google
Google there was searched before Google
Google there was searched before Google there was plenty of Airbnb ease before
there was plenty of Airbnb ease before
there was plenty of Airbnb ease before Airbnb ease everyone likes to think that
Airbnb ease everyone likes to think that
Airbnb ease everyone likes to think that they manage their own destiny and that
they manage their own destiny and that
they manage their own destiny and that there are more in charge of what’s going
there are more in charge of what’s going
there are more in charge of what’s going on in the world and they are so they can
on in the world and they are so they can
on in the world and they are so they can never admit that actually it was just
never admit that actually it was just
never admit that actually it was just accidental timing which is usually what
accidental timing which is usually what
accidental timing which is usually what it is a consumer behavior tipping point
it is a consumer behavior tipping point
it is a consumer behavior tipping point that nobody could have seen just happens
that nobody could have seen just happens
that nobody could have seen just happens and if you’re standing there in the gap
and if you’re standing there in the gap
and if you’re standing there in the gap at the right time you’ll be successful
at the right time you’ll be successful
at the right time you’ll be successful I’m here to tell you I’m not an
I’m here to tell you I’m not an
I’m here to tell you I’m not an entrepreneur myself by the way I like to
entrepreneur myself by the way I like to
entrepreneur myself by the way I like to be entrepreneurial adjacent I’m like Tom
be entrepreneurial adjacent I’m like Tom
be entrepreneurial adjacent I’m like Tom in The Godfather I’m a consigliere I
in The Godfather I’m a consigliere I
in The Godfather I’m a consigliere I don’t have the tolerance for risk that
don’t have the tolerance for risk that
don’t have the tolerance for risk that entrepreneurs have but I love being
entrepreneurs have but I love being
entrepreneurs have but I love being beside them but the least interesting
beside them but the least interesting
beside them but the least interesting thing about them is when they’re
thing about them is when they’re
thing about them is when they’re successful because people are usually
successful because people are usually
successful because people are usually successful in their own way with their
successful in their own way with their
successful in their own way with their own sense of timing and it’s never
own sense of timing and it’s never
own sense of timing and it’s never replicable ah seeing the Kim brothers in
replicable ah seeing the Kim brothers in
replicable ah seeing the Kim brothers in the frontier some great entrepreneurs
the frontier some great entrepreneurs
the frontier some great entrepreneurs but still working out and what we
but still working out and what we
but still working out and what we realized was it’s in the failure stories
realized was it’s in the failure stories
realized was it’s in the failure stories that we really came to life you know I
that we really came to life you know I
that we really came to life you know I think will you go back to the Greek
think will you go back to the Greek
think will you go back to the Greek mythology it’s all about the hero on the
mythology it’s all about the hero on the
mythology it’s all about the hero on the quest and the interesting bit is how the
quest and the interesting bit is how the
quest and the interesting bit is how the character is formed as you face
character is formed as you face
character is formed as you face adversity it’s never when you get to the
adversity it’s never when you get to the
adversity it’s never when you get to the end and you get the prize or the girl or
end and you get the prize or the girl or
end and you get the prize or the girl or the you know the fable or anything else
the you know the fable or anything else
the you know the fable or anything else that’s boring and it’s boasting nobody
that’s boring and it’s boasting nobody
that’s boring and it’s boasting nobody likes it there’s a lot of pain last
likes it there’s a lot of pain last
likes it there’s a lot of pain last earnings and I’m not here to celebrate
earnings and I’m not here to celebrate
earnings and I’m not here to celebrate failure I hope you can all avoid it in
failure I hope you can all avoid it in
failure I hope you can all avoid it in life but what I realized is you need
life but what I realized is you need
life but what I realized is you need people around you when you’re at your
people around you when you’re at your
people around you when you’re at your most vulnerable when you’re at your most
most vulnerable when you’re at your most
most vulnerable when you’re at your most paint and we set up a small club
paint and we set up a small club
paint and we set up a small club accidentally called flounders for failed
accidentally called flounders for failed
accidentally called flounders for failed founders and the price of admission was
founders and the price of admission was
founders and the price of admission was you have to tell your failure story and
you have to tell your failure story and
you have to tell your failure story and the bigger and better the failure story
the bigger and better the failure story
the bigger and better the failure story the better the more money you wasted the
the better the more money you wasted the
the better the more money you wasted the bigger mistake you made and I know
bigger mistake you made and I know
bigger mistake you made and I know you’re going to be shocked to find out
you’re going to be shocked to find out
you’re going to be shocked to find out that there was an awful of drink taken
that there was an awful of drink taken
that there was an awful of drink taken during this club it actually mirrored
during this club it actually mirrored
during this club it actually mirrored the founders event at the web summit and
the founders event at the web summit and
the founders event at the web summit and it got bigger and out of hand and at one
it got bigger and out of hand and at one
it got bigger and out of hand and at one stage there was 500 people at flounders
stage there was 500 people at flounders
stage there was 500 people at flounders we
we
we nearly sunk a boat and some really big
nearly sunk a boat and some really big
nearly sunk a boat and some really big success stories came to flounders
success stories came to flounders
success stories came to flounders accidentally I love the irony of that
accidentally I love the irony of that
accidentally I love the irony of that failure in fact he shall remain nameless
failure in fact he shall remain nameless
failure in fact he shall remain nameless but he put the first man to put a
but he put the first man to put a
but he put the first man to put a reusable space rocket into space that
reusable space rocket into space that
reusable space rocket into space that could be used again that’s what a
could be used again that’s what a
could be used again that’s what a reusable space rocket is I want to get
reusable space rocket is I want to get
reusable space rocket is I want to get technical today as it turns out he came
technical today as it turns out he came
technical today as it turns out he came to flounders by accident and I mistook
to flounders by accident and I mistook
to flounders by accident and I mistook him for David Hasselhoff and told him to
him for David Hasselhoff and told him to
him for David Hasselhoff and told him to go home with his robot talking car again
go home with his robot talking car again
go home with his robot talking car again lot of drink taken a wise tipperary man
lot of drink taken a wise tipperary man
lot of drink taken a wise tipperary man dr. tony ryan who started ryanair the
dr. tony ryan who started ryanair the
dr. tony ryan who started ryanair the ryan academy came along a known is here
ryan academy came along a known is here
ryan academy came along a known is here from there tonight and he said this is
from there tonight and he said this is
from there tonight and he said this is wonderful but none of you remember what
wonderful but none of you remember what
wonderful but none of you remember what the failure stories the lessons anything
the failure stories the lessons anything
the failure stories the lessons anything is and they said you need to put some
is and they said you need to put some
is and they said you need to put some structure on this so that people can
structure on this so that people can
structure on this so that people can really tell and share where things went
really tell and share where things went
really tell and share where things went wrong and so I don’t know whether they
wrong and so I don’t know whether they
wrong and so I don’t know whether they came up with it or I came up with it or
came up with it or I came up with it or
came up with it or I came up with it or I went back but I rang my dad let’s stay
I went back but I rang my dad let’s stay
I went back but I rang my dad let’s stay for the purposes of story flow I rang my
for the purposes of story flow I rang my
for the purposes of story flow I rang my dad it has more of a you know narrative
dad it has more of a you know narrative
dad it has more of a you know narrative to it and I said any good funerals gone
to it and I said any good funerals gone
to it and I said any good funerals gone we have a very morbid sense of humor he
we have a very morbid sense of humor he
we have a very morbid sense of humor he said there was actually and so we went
said there was actually and so we went
said there was actually and so we went down to a funeral in parlous as I’m
down to a funeral in parlous as I’m
down to a funeral in parlous as I’m going tomorrow actually to a communion
going tomorrow actually to a communion
going tomorrow actually to a communion which is kinda like a funeral I tell ya
which is kinda like a funeral I tell ya
which is kinda like a funeral I tell ya that’s the age I’m at now and we were at
that’s the age I’m at now and we were at
that’s the age I’m at now and we were at this general and it was an interesting
this general and it was an interesting
this general and it was an interesting one because it was only a few years ago
one because it was only a few years ago
one because it was only a few years ago and the deceased was going to be
and the deceased was going to be
and the deceased was going to be cremated in Cork in ovens actually in
cremated in Cork in ovens actually in
cremated in Cork in ovens actually in cork which is the weirdest thing that
cork which is the weirdest thing that
cork which is the weirdest thing that you couldn’t make it up place called
you couldn’t make it up place called
you couldn’t make it up place called ovens that’s where they cremate you in
ovens that’s where they cremate you in
ovens that’s where they cremate you in court but I said to my dad the Tipperary
court but I said to my dad the Tipperary
court but I said to my dad the Tipperary Republican or he said to me would you
Republican or he said to me would you
Republican or he said to me would you cremate me and I looked at him and this
cremate me and I looked at him and this
cremate me and I looked at him and this is how I express my love for my father
is how I express my love for my father
is how I express my love for my father at that moment I said dad if we let you
at that moment I said dad if we let you
at that moment I said dad if we let you you’d never go out I was referring more
you’d never go out I was referring more
you’d never go out I was referring more to the alcohol levels in his liver than
to the alcohol levels in his liver than
to the alcohol levels in his liver than you know his bright burning inspiration
you know his bright burning inspiration
you know his bright burning inspiration to me but I started thinking about the
to me but I started thinking about the
to me but I started thinking about the wakes and owned and declan a few more we
wakes and owned and declan a few more we
wakes and owned and declan a few more we said right let’s put them together so we
said right let’s put them together so we
said right let’s put them together so we put the first startup wake on out in the
put the first startup wake on out in the
put the first startup wake on out in the ryan academy and we put the trappings
ryan academy and we put the trappings
ryan academy and we put the trappings around us i was the priest I don’t
around us i was the priest I don’t
around us i was the priest I don’t normally wear a suit this is
normally wear a suit this is
normally wear a suit this is my funeral suit and their chief mourners
my funeral suit and their chief mourners
my funeral suit and their chief mourners I’ve actually performed a wedding in
I’ve actually performed a wedding in
I’ve actually performed a wedding in this suit as well again it all gets out
this suit as well again it all gets out
this suit as well again it all gets out of hand once you start rolling with this
of hand once you start rolling with this
of hand once you start rolling with this stuff we felt that the important thing
stuff we felt that the important thing
stuff we felt that the important thing was that to get people to open up there
was that to get people to open up there
was that to get people to open up there would have to be humor don’t have to be
would have to be humor don’t have to be
would have to be humor don’t have to be a little bit of drink but afterwards but
a little bit of drink but afterwards but
a little bit of drink but afterwards but there would also have to be people to
there would also have to be people to
there would also have to be people to give them permission to open up so I
give them permission to open up so I
give them permission to open up so I went for what I saw is the most
went for what I saw is the most
went for what I saw is the most successful people from different walks
successful people from different walks
successful people from different walks of life who would give the tree startup
of life who would give the tree startup
of life who would give the tree startup failures permission or just the feeling
failures permission or just the feeling
failures permission or just the feeling that it’s okay to share where it all
that it’s okay to share where it all
that it’s okay to share where it all went wrong because they’re very
went wrong because they’re very
went wrong because they’re very vulnerable and I’m very conscious of
vulnerable and I’m very conscious of
vulnerable and I’m very conscious of that when it happens so we got an Irish
that when it happens so we got an Irish
that when it happens so we got an Irish rugby player who just lost the captaincy
rugby player who just lost the captaincy
rugby player who just lost the captaincy of Ireland that narrows it down we got a
of Ireland that narrows it down we got a
of Ireland that narrows it down we got a billionaire who dat one stage had a
billionaire who dat one stage had a
billionaire who dat one stage had a combined net worth value of five billion
combined net worth value of five billion
combined net worth value of five billion wiped down too much happier now was an
wiped down too much happier now was an
wiped down too much happier now was an art Dublin farmer actually as it turns
art Dublin farmer actually as it turns
art Dublin farmer actually as it turns out but anyway and he told about the
out but anyway and he told about the
out but anyway and he told about the failure stories as they went along and
failure stories as they went along and
failure stories as they went along and it opened up and they were much more
it opened up and they were much more
it opened up and they were much more interesting and then I met a young chap
interesting and then I met a young chap
interesting and then I met a young chap I started cycling again Rob tells me I’m
I started cycling again Rob tells me I’m
I started cycling again Rob tells me I’m cycling the wrong way because the valley
cycling the wrong way because the valley
cycling the wrong way because the valley gets bigger but I met a young chap who
gets bigger but I met a young chap who
gets bigger but I met a young chap who was a tip minor and he went blind and he
was a tip minor and he went blind and he
was a tip minor and he went blind and he was personally inspiring to me because
was personally inspiring to me because
was personally inspiring to me because he got up on the bike and got to Rio
he got up on the bike and got to Rio
he got up on the bike and got to Rio with Ellen and he came along and spoke
with Ellen and he came along and spoke
with Ellen and he came along and spoke in case we lost the run of ourselves the
in case we lost the run of ourselves the
in case we lost the run of ourselves the business failure is actually like real
business failure is actually like real
business failure is actually like real adversity or real death it is hard but
adversity or real death it is hard but
adversity or real death it is hard but sometimes we just need a little bit of
sometimes we just need a little bit of
sometimes we just need a little bit of rebalancing and these people allowed the
rebalancing and these people allowed the
rebalancing and these people allowed the three business failures to speak about
three business failures to speak about
three business failures to speak about where it went wrong and it was an
where it went wrong and it was an
where it went wrong and it was an amazing experience the thing that
amazing experience the thing that
amazing experience the thing that happened organically which we didn’t
happened organically which we didn’t
happened organically which we didn’t realize was the investors were all in
realize was the investors were all in
realize was the investors were all in the audience and they kind of forgave
the audience and they kind of forgave
the audience and they kind of forgave them they stood up one by one over time
them they stood up one by one over time
them they stood up one by one over time and said you gave it a good shot you
and said you gave it a good shot you
and said you gave it a good shot you wasted all our money on some stupid
wasted all our money on some stupid
wasted all our money on some stupid ideas but that was kind of the point of
ideas but that was kind of the point of
ideas but that was kind of the point of it and they were really saying to them
it and they were really saying to them
it and they were really saying to them you were honest failures you should go
you were honest failures you should go
you were honest failures you should go again and that’s what we don’t have in
again and that’s what we don’t have in
again and that’s what we don’t have in this country or maybe we don’t have
this country or maybe we don’t have
this country or maybe we don’t have generally there’s a sense of shame
generally there’s a sense of shame
generally there’s a sense of shame there’s a sense of you can’t go again so
there’s a sense of you can’t go again so
there’s a sense of you can’t go again so what we started this is a bit of craic I
what we started this is a bit of craic I
what we started this is a bit of craic I actually now see it as a bit of a
actually now see it as a bit of a
actually now see it as a bit of a mission because failure what
mission because failure what
mission because failure what that old phrase success has many parents
that old phrase success has many parents
that old phrase success has many parents but failure is an orphan you tend to be
but failure is an orphan you tend to be
but failure is an orphan you tend to be abandoned when you need people the most
abandoned when you need people the most
abandoned when you need people the most the most beautiful thing about real
the most beautiful thing about real
the most beautiful thing about real wakes to me is when people start telling
wakes to me is when people start telling
wakes to me is when people start telling stories and staying into the night and
stories and staying into the night and
stories and staying into the night and reliving the person’s life and really
reliving the person’s life and really
reliving the person’s life and really what they’re saying to the living people
what they’re saying to the living people
what they’re saying to the living people is we love them we honor them we tell
is we love them we honor them we tell
is we love them we honor them we tell their stories and will be with you
their stories and will be with you
their stories and will be with you tomorrow will distract you will make the
tomorrow will distract you will make the
tomorrow will distract you will make the hang sandwiches we’ve come in with the
hang sandwiches we’ve come in with the
hang sandwiches we’ve come in with the food we’ve come in with the drink will
food we’ve come in with the drink will
food we’ve come in with the drink will stay with you you have a big gaping hole
stay with you you have a big gaping hole
stay with you you have a big gaping hole but you are more than that and you’re
but you are more than that and you’re
but you are more than that and you’re surrounded so before I go all Oprah on
surrounded so before I go all Oprah on
surrounded so before I go all Oprah on your ass is there but you know it’s it’s
your ass is there but you know it’s it’s
your ass is there but you know it’s it’s important it’s what we do well maybe we
important it’s what we do well maybe we
important it’s what we do well maybe we should do it more during life rather
should do it more during life rather
should do it more during life rather than just at the end anyway it was a
than just at the end anyway it was a
than just at the end anyway it was a great success with ryan Academy’s help
great success with ryan Academy’s help
great success with ryan Academy’s help we took it around the world London we
we took it around the world London we
we took it around the world London we added stuff was ruined coffins in London
added stuff was ruined coffins in London
added stuff was ruined coffins in London funniest thing was to cockney
funniest thing was to cockney
funniest thing was to cockney Undertaker’s going alright God now it
Undertaker’s going alright God now it
Undertaker’s going alright God now it says here you want to collect the coffin
says here you want to collect the coffin
says here you want to collect the coffin in the morning that’s a first and we
in the morning that’s a first and we
in the morning that’s a first and we went to set by Southwest with the Dublin
went to set by Southwest with the Dublin
went to set by Southwest with the Dublin started Commissioner Haim sandwiches
started Commissioner Haim sandwiches
started Commissioner Haim sandwiches flask e milk tea the Americans didn’t
flask e milk tea the Americans didn’t
flask e milk tea the Americans didn’t really get the wake but they got into
really get the wake but they got into
really get the wake but they got into the swing of it at the end lots of music
the swing of it at the end lots of music
the swing of it at the end lots of music Berlin even cork we got as far as there
Berlin even cork we got as far as there
Berlin even cork we got as far as there the beautiful thing about the the format
the beautiful thing about the the format
the beautiful thing about the the format is we used to burn the business plan
is we used to burn the business plan
is we used to burn the business plan there has to be a cathartic moment where
there has to be a cathartic moment where
there has to be a cathartic moment where it’s now dead it’s okay you’re not
it’s now dead it’s okay you’re not
it’s now dead it’s okay you’re not putting in the bottom drawer cuz that’s
putting in the bottom drawer cuz that’s
putting in the bottom drawer cuz that’s what we do as humans we go no that’s not
what we do as humans we go no that’s not
what we do as humans we go no that’s not dead that’s just in the boundary I’m
dead that’s just in the boundary I’m
dead that’s just in the boundary I’m coming back to that that’s no good fear
coming back to that that’s no good fear
coming back to that that’s no good fear that’s gonna weigh on your mind you need
that’s gonna weigh on your mind you need
that’s gonna weigh on your mind you need to exercise it exercises not exercise it
to exercise it exercises not exercise it
to exercise it exercises not exercise it so we’re not allowed barn things anymore
so we’re not allowed barn things anymore
so we’re not allowed barn things anymore because it sets off sprinklers or
because it sets off sprinklers or
because it sets off sprinklers or whatever so we have this symbolism
whatever so we have this symbolism
whatever so we have this symbolism whereby we sing a special song and we
whereby we sing a special song and we
whereby we sing a special song and we drink a special whiskey and then it’s
drink a special whiskey and then it’s
drink a special whiskey and then it’s gone it’s done because usually at that
gone it’s done because usually at that
gone it’s done because usually at that stage in the evening in a real wake you
stage in the evening in a real wake you
stage in the evening in a real wake you know it’s time to go home as well
know it’s time to go home as well
know it’s time to go home as well we all fail life is failure just how you
we all fail life is failure just how you
we all fail life is failure just how you play the game it all ends in debt it’s
play the game it all ends in debt it’s
play the game it all ends in debt it’s nothing to be ashamed of any more and
nothing to be ashamed of any more and
nothing to be ashamed of any more and the only way we can lessen the shame is
the only way we can lessen the shame is
the only way we can lessen the shame is if we bring it out into the light and
if we bring it out into the light and
if we bring it out into the light and that means people have to be around you
that means people have to be around you
that means people have to be around you you have to change your behavior around
you have to change your behavior around
you have to change your behavior around people I I challenged myself first
people I I challenged myself first
people I I challenged myself first because out of either respect or fear or
because out of either respect or fear or
because out of either respect or fear or not wanting to be contaminated if
not wanting to be contaminated if
not wanting to be contaminated if someone was failing you you withdraw
someone was failing you you withdraw
someone was failing you you withdraw from them just at the moment they need
from them just at the moment they need
from them just at the moment they need you most cuz I know I know billionaires
you most cuz I know I know billionaires
you most cuz I know I know billionaires aren’t that many of them in the country
aren’t that many of them in the country
aren’t that many of them in the country anymore and most of its they haven’t the
anymore and most of its they haven’t the
anymore and most of its they haven’t the price of a pint in their pocket Jesus
price of a pint in their pocket Jesus
price of a pint in their pocket Jesus their worst but they’re not any happier
their worst but they’re not any happier
their worst but they’re not any happier and they’re not they really just want to
and they’re not they really just want to
and they’re not they really just want to tell the stories and commune and connect
tell the stories and commune and connect
tell the stories and commune and connect and get with people it’s not about how
and get with people it’s not about how
and get with people it’s not about how many toys you have at the end it’s how
many toys you have at the end it’s how
many toys you have at the end it’s how you treated people as you went along and
you treated people as you went along and
you treated people as you went along and how you supported people so learn share
how you supported people so learn share
how you supported people so learn share help others would they fail and as we
help others would they fail and as we
help others would they fail and as we learnt while cycling most of us start
learnt while cycling most of us start
learnt while cycling most of us start midlife crisis cycling you know these
midlife crisis cycling you know these
midlife crisis cycling you know these mammals middle-aged men in lycra it
mammals middle-aged men in lycra it
mammals middle-aged men in lycra it nobody looks good in it but we do these
nobody looks good in it but we do these
nobody looks good in it but we do these big cycles true France for charity and
big cycles true France for charity and
big cycles true France for charity and everything else and about ten percent of
everything else and about ten percent of
everything else and about ten percent of the people are cycling for big reasons
the people are cycling for big reasons
the people are cycling for big reasons they just lost a loved one or they’re
they just lost a loved one or they’re
they just lost a loved one or they’re about to lose someone that’s important
about to lose someone that’s important
about to lose someone that’s important to them and you cycle alongside them for
to them and you cycle alongside them for
to them and you cycle alongside them for your silly reasons you know your belly
your silly reasons you know your belly
your silly reasons you know your belly or your midlife crisis and then you
or your midlife crisis and then you
or your midlife crisis and then you realize you’re helping them just by
realize you’re helping them just by
realize you’re helping them just by being there and then at the end of it
being there and then at the end of it
being there and then at the end of it you realize that the reason you’re
you realize that the reason you’re
you realize that the reason you’re cycling is when you cycle for the big
cycling is when you cycle for the big
cycling is when you cycle for the big reasons and you will so I can it’s just
reasons and you will so I can it’s just
reasons and you will so I can it’s just a metaphor here you get that right I am
a metaphor here you get that right I am
a metaphor here you get that right I am when you cycle for the big reasons
when you cycle for the big reasons
when you cycle for the big reasons you’ll never have to cycle alone and
you’ll never have to cycle alone and
you’ll never have to cycle alone and that’s the same no one should have to be
that’s the same no one should have to be
that’s the same no one should have to be alone out of failure they need to
alone out of failure they need to
alone out of failure they need to commune cluster come together and fail
commune cluster come together and fail
commune cluster come together and fail oh so with that mm-hmm
oh so with that mm-hmm
oh so with that mm-hmm this is about fear so I’m going to
this is about fear so I’m going to
this is about fear so I’m going to embrace my fear for the first time sober
embrace my fear for the first time sober
embrace my fear for the first time sober because I have done a drunk I’m going to
because I have done a drunk I’m going to
because I have done a drunk I’m going to sing and bring you into the end of what
sing and bring you into the end of what
sing and bring you into the end of what the wakes are and this is a very
the wakes are and this is a very
the wakes are and this is a very important symbolic moment that goes back
important symbolic moment that goes back
important symbolic moment that goes back months in our cannon of made up wake
months in our cannon of made up wake
months in our cannon of made up wake stuff so if you know it is old Liam Plan
stuff so if you know it is old Liam Plan
stuff so if you know it is old Liam Plan C classic the words are actually quite
C classic the words are actually quite
C classic the words are actually quite fitting I’ve been given three props to
fitting I’ve been given three props to
fitting I’ve been given three props to help me through this I’m a professional
help me through this I’m a professional
help me through this I’m a professional athlete after all sponsored um a small
athlete after all sponsored um a small
athlete after all sponsored um a small drop of the Creator just in case and God
drop of the Creator just in case and God
drop of the Creator just in case and God bless Ellen up there cuz I think it
bless Ellen up there cuz I think it
bless Ellen up there cuz I think it deserves to be acknowledged by the way
deserves to be acknowledged by the way
deserves to be acknowledged by the way cuz she downplayed it in her own talk
cuz she downplayed it in her own talk
cuz she downplayed it in her own talk but she won a medal in Rio which he gave
but she won a medal in Rio which he gave
but she won a medal in Rio which he gave me for courage so that I would wear it
me for courage so that I would wear it
me for courage so that I would wear it while I sang i hope i get some help on
while I sang i hope i get some help on
while I sang i hope i get some help on this i’m cracking this whiskey okay the
this i’m cracking this whiskey okay the
this i’m cracking this whiskey okay the parking glass uh of all the money that
parking glass uh of all the money that
parking glass uh of all the money that air I had I he spent it in good company
air I had I he spent it in good company
air I had I he spent it in good company and all the harm I’ve ever done alas it
and all the harm I’ve ever done alas it
and all the harm I’ve ever done alas it was to none but me and all I’ve done for
was to none but me and all I’ve done for
was to none but me and all I’ve done for want of wit to memory now why he can’t
want of wit to memory now why he can’t
want of wit to memory now why he can’t recall so who filled to me the parting
recall so who filled to me the parting
recall so who filled to me the parting glass good night enjoy be with you all
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