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Chapter 1: What unfiltered chats do Deirdre and Emma have in this episode?
We said we'd keep it tight. We would 100% lied. We did. I'm Deirdre O'Kane. I'm Eva Doard. So keep it tight is basically the unfiltered chats that we'd normally have in the WhatsApp. The kind of carry on you'd screech off for your mate. Maybe like your mum. No overthinking. We kind of just let it all out. And somehow people keep showing up to hear more.
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Welcome to Keep It Tight.
Welcome to Keep It Tight.
Georgia's getting the lips on for you.
I'm getting the lip gloss on because you know me Emma, these reels and how I look in these reels is perplexing to say the very least. Cameras are cruel. And that's why actresses are demented. That's why they're mental. If everybody's wondering why actresses are getting so many facelifts and treatments, it's because they're constantly looking at themselves on a screen. And screens are not kind.
They are not kind. Everybody looks better full, straight on. Look, I looked at the camera. I look fine. Do the side profile. Shite. Do their shite. But you've got a bit of a do. So... I've got an asymmetrical bob. That's the name of it.
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Chapter 2: What travel disaster did Deirdre experience in Birmingham?
Well, how did this all come about?
I was inspired by Esther Perel. Oh, okay. Do you like a bit of Esther Perel? Yeah. I love her. Asymmetrical bob. Well, I was looking at her... Well, asymmetrical bob or lopsided haircut, whichever is your preference. But do you know what? It was kind of doing it naturally. I was pushing this behind my ear and it was kind of naturally a bit shorter than that side. And I thought, oh...
maybe I should just go for it. And then in my mind, I thought that would be very chic and Parisienne. So that was what I was going for. But I'm not, I'm not sure. I went on stage last night in Birmingham and I said to them, I've got to get an asymmetrical bob, just in case you're thinking, oh love, you need to have a chat with your hairdresser. She's blind. You're lopsided.
And what was the feedback from the crowd? Nothing.
Nobody cared.
Nobody said, ooh, fabulous. There's just nothing.
Do they not know you at all? And I keep expecting them. Do they turn up to a Georgia O'Kane gig and not understand, Georgia's going to need to talk about her hair. She's going to need to talk about the weather. Like, that's just going to happen. Yeah. And how she got to the gig, that was a disaster. How I got to the gig was disgust. That's the trilogy.
Was absolutely disgust. Anyway, your own hair is lovely. You've got highlights. So we're both there.
Yes.
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Chapter 3: How does Deirdre feel about her new asymmetrical bob hairstyle?
We're a different kind of buzz.
Yeah, I know, I know. We're all about it. Look, this is a big day. This is a huge day. School's out, love, for my son. Yes, mine too. Last exam this morning and who's else is school out for? Deirdre. Deirdre's doing show number 174 tonight in Ballinasloe and then I am done. Oh, caning it is done. God, I don't remember. I know shows have felt big when they ended before, but this one feels bigger.
Yes. Probably the biggest tour I've done.
Yes. Yeah.
So Sharon's your support tonight, but she's going home.
So what are you going to do? Sharon and Brida Larkin. Oh yeah, Brida.
Brida's from Belslow, so she'll be... I mean, I'm not really bothered. I had a 6am start this morning.
Yeah, I know.
Sometimes you can think, oh, it's going to, I'm going to have a massive blowout and whatever. And you're like, no, you need a week to recoup. What I actually just would like is just one gin and tonic, my feet up. Packet of crisps. Packet of crisps and up to my bed.
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Chapter 4: What insights do they share about the challenges of performing on stage?
And, of course, he's first year, so this is his first time ever finishing end of May rather than end of June. So he'll be lying in the bed while Tommy's getting up to go to school. How's that going to go down? I don't know. There might be a little bit where I'll walk you down stuff, I think. But we'll have to give him the first week to have the sleeps, I think. Definitely. Ah, yeah.
So that's what the summer is about. I won't be crowbaring.
I'm out of the bed too much.
No, Jane, you can't. No. They need to just, they need to lie in bed. Tell us about Birmingham then. Right, okay, I'll tell you the drama. Oh, Jesus. First of all, Birmingham people are bloody lovely, I'll tell you that. Yeah, yeah, they are. They couldn't have been kinder when you hear the feckin' drama that happened to me yesterday.
I know Emma I know it's you're not going to believe it no I said to Steve before I left the house I said I have an awful lot of business trips I said in the taxi like I'm taxiing to the airport I'm taxiing from the airport in Birmingham to the hotel then back and then you know Dublin to the pod and then the pod's only these should be on the A business card. These should be.
I shouldn't be paying. Okay. Take that business card with you and pay for them. So I do that. It's my first time to have the business card physically in my hand. Okay. That's unbelievable. So gig number what? Not a big deal, but I'm using this as my excuse. Oh, gig number what? 170 whatever. Yeah. And it's your first time having your own business card in your hand. Insane. Anyway, continue.
I know. I know. Anyway. Jesus. I got to arrive at Birmingham airport, get into the taxi at the airport. Yeah. Get out. And he says, yeah, no, no, get out. You know, get out of the car to pay me. So I was like, oh, oh, God, OK. So and I'm badly looking for the car because I'm not used to it because I normally pay with my phone. Yeah. So I get out. I pay the man. I go into my hotel. I check in.
There's a lovely woman at the desk.
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Chapter 5: How do Deirdre and Emma cope with the pressures of their careers?
I think her name is Tricia. She's coming to see me tonight. I'm coming to see you tonight. Lovely. We're off. We're rocking and rolling. Check in, go up to my bedroom and look for my phone. Where's the phone, Emma? In the taxi. I've left it in the taxi. Ah, Jesus. Jesus Christ. Now, how often are we having the conversation, losing your phone's not an option?
So my head just goes, I go straight down to the reception desk in case I've left it sitting there. But I know it's in the taxi. I know because I was on it in the car and I thought I'm going to put it down on the seat. Got out to pay the man because I didn't flunk and pay with the phone like I normally do. Because that's what I was blaming now. I was blaming the business card.
I was going, it's your fault. If it didn't have this, I would have had to pay him with the phone. So it would have to be... Anyway... So my head immediately went to, okay, what's the biggest problem I'm facing here? The biggest problem I was facing was that my boarding card for this morning was on the phone, flying with Ryanair, a paperless airline. Yes.
So I thought, oh, Jesus Christ, like, that's very early in the morning. How will I... How am I... Like, will they let me on? Will they let me on the flight? And if I don't get on the flight, then I'm not getting to the pod for 11. I'm not getting to my fire show and buying a slow. Because I can't... There's nothing I can do. I've got no other device. I don't have a laptop with me or anything.
Like, there's nothing I can do.
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Chapter 6: What humorous moments arise from Deirdre's experiences with her son?
I'm stranded. Meanwhile, we go down to the desk. I have a receipt from the taxi driver. Let's call them. So we call the taxi company. And of course, it's a London number. And sure, they take the details. And what... Give me the last four digits of the card. This. And how much was the amount? This. Nope. Can't find it. Can't find it. Okay. You can't find it. That's that. I can't find it.
Anyway, we'll try, madam. We'll try. Stay positive. We're often lucky. So I go to the gym. I go to the gym and the hotel because I just have to do something.
Yeah, distract yourself.
Distract myself. So I did a little workout. Back to the desk. Anything? No. And I'm saying to myself, Deirdre, this isn't going to happen. You're not going to get your phone back. Even though I What I was hoping was that the next person who got in the car would give it to the driver and he would say, oh, that's the lady I dropped at the bar. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, that didn't happen.
So my next problem was, how will I... I'm going to make my way to the gig now because I normally use my Google Maps to walk to the gig. What are you going to stop everybody every five minutes? Do you know where the lead loop is? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So no, I had a bite to eat and I taxied to, but I was late because I could never tell the time. I was constantly stopping people to ask them the time.
This used to be a common occurrence. I just stopped people and said, do you know the time? What happened to the thing that you had for putting the phone around your neck? I got rid of that long ago. I was like a toddler with the thing hanging around my neck. You only had that for like two days. You're like, look at this, Emma. It was amazing for travelling. Just for the travelling bit.
And this wouldn't have happened if I'd had it, if I'd had my little toddler ID around my neck. Yes.
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Chapter 7: What is the significance of the 'cure for scalded chests' mentioned?
Anyway, it's long ago. So stopping people to ask the time, directions, this, that. I couldn't call anyone. I don't know anyone's phone number. Yeah. I didn't have a phone to call anyone anyway. But I wanted to kind of let Steve know. I have no phone. Or anybody. Yeah. Okay, I can't do that. He's always telling me to memorise his number, but I can't. So that's that.
Maybe I'll get it tattooed on my wrist. I was thinking it would be handy if I tattooed his number. You don't know his number off by heart. No, I've tried to learn it, but it won't stick. But you don't need to learn the 08 whatever. Obviously. You've got that done. I've got that done. So now you're only learning seven numbers. Can't do it. I've tried. It won't stick.
Chapter 8: How do Deirdre and Emma reflect on their personal and professional growth?
Well, do you know what you do? I try hard. Do you know what you do then? Yeah. From now on, every time you phone him, don't go into your contacts. Type it out. God, okay, Mammy Dorn. That's very... Jesus, you're very like the schoolteacher Mammy there. The next time you're calling him, you're not going to reach your phone. I think myself and everyone who hears this would agree with me.
You need a little bit of teetering. Teetering? You can hardly step outside your front door without fucking a disaster. This is not true. I mean, 90% of the time, 90% of the time, everything is perfect. I don't think it's 90. Okay, out of 174 shows, there was one chaotic flight day in Cardiff and now one last fall. Okay, so you got to the gig. They're the two biggest.
You got to the gig.
Out of two years.
Okay.
There's definitely more. But you got to the gig and you were late, Grant. Well, I wasn't late for the show. I was arriving with the punters. Here she is. Here she is. As they're all coming in. I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why you're seeing me now when I get on the stage. Anyway, I get in and Quan Wen is opening for me. Okay. And I use his phone to Instagram everyone I know. Holly...
Holly because I think she's the one who might look at her Instagram the most Instagram message Steve thinking nah he won't look at that but I do it anyway yeah and then Mark who's running the Glee Club says I'll ring the black cabs and see if they'll put out a message so they put out a message all of this yada yada Anyway, in the meantime, I was madly Googling Ryanair.
What happens if I lose my phone? So they say, if you lose your phone or your device, we will print you a ticket at the airport for a fee, Emma, apparently of about 70 euros. Doesn't say that when you go into the chat. A woman told me that later. I said, that's outrageous. But anyway, that was the fucking least of my worries.
Yeah.
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