Im not here for a long time... Im here for a good time!

“Live every act fully, as if it were your last…” –Buddha. My name is Paul Longo; this blog is to share my personal experiences, hobbies, travels, and encounters of my life with the world and those of you that are interested. Life is too short, it’s a saying we hear on a daily basis and the reality of the matter is it's true! It is so easy to get caught up in a daily struggle to create the “perfect” life that sometimes the best parts of it all are passing us by on the quest to the top of a peak less mountain. How do we measure success? How does one define a fulfilled life? I have no idea and I am not going to pretend that I have those answers because I don’t, but I do have an opinion! Grow up, go to college, get a job, get a wife, have kids, travel within your means, get old, die, and repeat… not so much. We are only here once, we only get one chance to experience the everyday beauty that life has to offer and it is our job to enjoy every minute of that! Every second we waste not living life to our maximum potential is not only unfair to the people that put us here, but wasted time we can NEVER get back! Chase a dream, follow your heart instead of your head once in a while, be spontaneous, take chances, and create ways to make responsibility a fun priority as opposed to forced misery. I’m no preacher; I’m just a kid that enjoys everything no matter how simple it may be and constantly strives to make the best of any situation. I make a continuous effort everyday to keep a positive attitude and not let the insignificant things drag me down to a miserable reality. Work hard, play hard, but most importantly have fun, help people along the way, appreciate all that you have and never give up on the things that you want in your life. ENJOY!

I want to thank my family and friends that have made it possible for me experience all that I have over the last 25 years… I dedicate this site to my parents Paul and Renee Longo for sacrificing SO much for their children and teaching me to always appreciate the little things in life. I love you both and thanks for having me!

Make the world turn,
-Paul Longo

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Fermanagh Herald!

After cabareting around the north of Ireland for the last 2 weeks I should have realized that a 6’4’’ long haired freak wearing leopard print and women’s clothes with an American accent wouldn’t go unnoticed for very long. After a while I would introduce myself to people in pub’s around town and get responses like “oh yea, you’re the guy from New York” or “yea you’re the guy who was buying leather pants in Topshop for yourself!” No matter how awkward the reasons were for people having heard about me, most of them were true. Before I came to the North I figured the only way I would end up in the news was if I were in trouble or being shipped back to the states in a body bag, surprisingly the weekly circulated paper wrote me up for a completely different reason. A man by the name of Patrick Riley, who will definitely be getting a profile done later in this blog, came in to the bar last week snapping random photos of me at work. I went about y business knowing he is kind of a nutcase assuming he was going to use the pics for his own sick personal enjoyment. (Just kidding Pat) The next morning I received a phone call from a local reporter asking me about my thoughts on the country and my status as an international bartender. She also asked about my status as an international playboy after she heard I had been entertaining a few of her interns the night before at Magee’s Pub. We spoke for twenty minutes or so and she concluded our convo by saying the herald might want to use a few words for their travel section. The next morning, bang! Front page! I mean, it’s no "page 6" but it’s a funny thing to make any headline anywhere for just doing your do!
Cheers to my friends at the Herald and off course Magee’s Spirit Store. Very special thanks to Patrick Riley and Nuala Mcaloon.
Life is our stage...!

1 comment:

  1. I was in Northern Ireland last summer. Besides Desigual, I didn't find many places that sold cute womens clothes!

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