If the Sub City gig had been today I would have been a bit suspect about its cancellation, you know, the whole Friday the 13th buzz. But can you honestly say you’ve had an unlucky Friday the 13th in the past? If anything, they normally prove to be good days, whether in the office or music-wise. It would be a fine day now if someone happened to announce that The Police were actually going to play Croke Park on October 6th, or that Thom Yorke or Def Leppard would be added to the Electric Picnic bill. Madness? I think not…

Wikipedia has a look at where the whole ‘Friday the 13th‘ thing started…

  • The Last Supper, with stories that Judas was the thirteenth guest, and that the Crucifixion of Jesus occurred Friday.
  • That the biblical Eve offered the fruit to Adam on a Friday, and that the slaying of Abel happened on a Friday (though the Bible does not identify the days of the week when these events occurred).
  • That it started on Friday, October 13, 1307, the date that many Knights Templar were simultaneously arrested in France, by agents of King Philip IV.

But you know whats funny? The fact that today still strikes pure fear into the hearts of so many people, whether it happens once a year, three times a year or not at all in the year.

It’s been estimated that [U.S] $800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do

Madness. As far as we’re concerned it is work as normal around here. If my Friday the 13th won’t be unlucky it will certainly be busy, I can count at least 13 things that need to get done for KilkennyMusic.com this weekend so time to get the finger out! May break out the horror DVDs to have on in the background tonight so….