We went to this pub because it said they had live music. 
We got in and it was packed. Beth suggested I duck into this smaller room on the right to avoid getting too much attention. Of course just our luck the first guy who sees me starts freaking out, "IT'S HURLEY FROM LOST! IT'S HURLEY FROM LOST!" so pretty much the whole bar knows now. We snuck up to the second floor but it was too late really. Sitting there became a parade of photo ops for people so we decided to call it a night and went back to our hotel. On the road to Waterford though we passed a cool church. This is one of my favorite shots of the trip.
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Sweet photo of the church!
Ireland is truly a wonderful place. Sorry to hear about the Bar Scene! Did you buy a crystal?
wow - that is an awesome pic of the church! Bummer about the dude/people in the pub ... that doesn't happen much here in Hawaii does it? I like to think that we're a little more low-key and respectful of your privacy, but maybe I'm wrong?
glad you guys will be back to work soon!
That is a beautiful picture. Reminds me of a pic someone took of a landmark that used to stand where I work.
Do you get recognized a lot when you travel? I mean, here in NYC it's not surprising to see a famous person, but I'd imagine it comes as a bit of a shock to people in a small town in Ireland :)
If a I ever see you... I'll be discret. I promise ;) But I'll say: It's jorge frome dispatches from the island! jajajaj ;)
That's an awesome picture!
YOU are Hurley from Lost ???? Wow.... LOL. So now you know - never sneak into smaller rooms !!
But... ARE YOU HURLEY FROM LOST?
;)
Nice pics man!
That's so awesome. I lived in Ireland for awhile in college, two weeks of which (my favorite two weeks) was spent in Waterford. I love that town; the Three Shippes is awesome. Thanks for posting these; it brought back happy memories.
that's too bad that you don't get any peace when you go out. That's got to be tough to live with when trying to have a normal life. Beautiful photo of the cross. Thanks for sharing your trip with us, it's great.
I love your church picture! Excellent shot!
What a beautiful church! Great shot...your trip pictures have been SO fun to see. Thanks for sharing them!! *sigh* you lucky dog :)
great church pic!!
Awesome picture of the cross on the church! Thanks so much for sharing that.
Aww man, sorry about the bum night at the pub. Blah. If I see you in public, I'll simply smile and move on ... and maybe comment on the blog. Right? Right.
That is an AWESOME picture!! Dude, you'll forever be recoqnized!
Dude, it just goes to show you how popular a figure you are dude, as celebrities tend to get treated like everyone else.
But then you were in a pub and the drink was obviously a big influence in loosening the guys tongue :)
Shame it spoiled your quiet night out.
Really cool pic, reminds me of photos that a friend from Bristol was taking photos of around here, he seems to do a lot of sun shine through the monuments :)
The few times I have actually run into a celebrity...I usually have the opposite reaction. First I quietly freak out, then I run in the opposite direction. You should have seen me when I literally came nose to nose with THE David Crosby. Poor man probably thought I was unhinged.
I love your character though...and your blog! Enjoy the rest of your trip. Maybe one day I'll pluck up the nerve to actually write a "fan" letter LOL.
That photo of the church is GORGEOUS. I love how the light is shining through the cross. Just beautiful!!!
So, did you get any crystal while you were there?
I am sorry to hear that your night was cut short. I love listening to live music in bars. I have to admit though I was waiting to hear a punchline along the lines of the "live music" was one man with a harmonica or a chic with an accordion.
I hate to say...while I would not have followed you around I might have tried for a picture from whereever I was which means as usually I get a lot of pictures of the back of peoples heads. Not that I have seen a lot of stars. The only one I have actually "seen" close was Peter O'Toole at a book signing and he was fantastic, kissed me on the cheek and everything!
Love the church pic. Great job capturing the light shining through the cross, very dramatic. But... is that a UFO off to the right? :-)
Oh wow... All of your travel photos have been really cool, but that last one is just stunning. *is jealous* :D
What a gorgeous shot of the church!! breathtaking actually.-Debby
and then we later read online that some chicks that asked for a photo that night had been following us that day on the street and followed us right to the bar. yikes.
slowly becoming a hermit,
beth
Love the church photo, I always wondered, are you more likely to be friendly to someone if they use your real name or if they call you hurley.
The church shot is beautiful - you have a good eye.
I have a weird "ability" to not recognize a celebrity in my surroundings. I sat next to Ben Vereen on a flight recently and didn't recognize him til some obnoxious little old lady started schmoozing and he had to jam on his headphones and bury his head in a book.
Price of fame? Maybe. But I think that you should be able to enjoy a night in a pub much as the rest of us.
That is a -gorgeous- photo---wow!
It must be hard a good bit of the time to be the face that everyone knows wherever you go, especially when you just want to be one in a crowd and not the reason one has gathered. :( I hope that there are enough moments, though they must be rare, where you still feel as anonymous as you want to be in life.
Hey man, huge Irish Lost fan here. If your headed for Co. Kerry during your travels, myself and a few lads would gladly join you for a drink :)
Killarny and/or Dingle should be on your list, and Killorglin town will hosting a HUGE fair next sunday - tuesday known as 'Puck Fair'
Hope your enjoying yourself!
Hey man, huge Irish Lost fan here. If your headed for Co. Kerry during your travels, myself and a few lads would gladly join you for a drink :)
Killarny and/or Dingle should be on your list, and Killorglin town will hosting a HUGE fair next sunday - tuesday known as 'Puck Fair'
Hope your enjoying yourself!
Jorge,
That is a cool picture of the church. It's funny but churches in the UK and Ireland are being targeted by theifs for the tin, commodity price is sky high (pardon the pun), on their roofs. You should have gone inside and looked up to see if the roof was on.
thiefs, not theifs
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Great pic of that church, just beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip with us, it's been fun!!
did you look at/buy any waterford crystals?
Hello Jorge,
The church pic is great. I think it would work also as a nice desktop for your pc.
Being recognisable is a curse and a blessing at the same time. Curse because some times you cannot enjoy your privacy and blessing because it means that you are good in what you do and people really loves you!
Hurley in LOST is a "cartoonistic" (don't know if it is the correct word to use) character that although he is not the only one starring, somehow he receives all the attention of the audience because of his unique way to be the "little hero" that is an irreplaceable factor in the progress of the story.
And if you ever visit Greece and cross my way, I will not start shouting “it is Hurley …it is Hurley” but I hope asking to have a pic with you won’t be much tiresome.
Your LOST fun from Athens - Greece,
Dimitris.
it´s a lovely picture!!!
Hola Jorge, soy italiana pero no hablo bien el ingles asì que voy a escribir en español, con la esperanza que tu me puedas entender.
Me encantò tu blog, los viajes y las fotos son muy preciosas y tu eres muy muy muy simpatico, ma de esto no tenia duda... jejjj jii jiji
Un grande abrazo da Roma y seguirè tu viaje se no te molesta!!!!
hola Jorge, I'm italian too, but my spanish is basic.... so I'm writing in english :-/
here's my top picks 4 U: cross Limerick, Xperience a stunning view from Cliffs of Moher and have a amazing night in Galway (http://www.theskeff.ie/)
Having people follow you around sounds kinda scary- even if it is just a couple of girls.
why don't you come to spain???
I'm heading to Waterford in just a few weeks - so sorry I'll miss you! I would have totally bought you a pint of your favorite. And then I would have left you alone.
Promise.
Oh my goodness. I hope you blow up that picture and frame it. Just amazing. (You can have it done on a mouse pad - and on a shirt - and on a magnet at Cafepress........ I use them all the time (but for much less exciting pictures!!)
Thanks for taking the time to share your travels. Always brings a smile!
That was funny :)
Also exactly why I don't bother famous people, and I see a lot where I live. Must suck to be hounded.
Though I did do a triple take at Ben Kingsley. He is the only one who has stunned me so far.
That's a good shot of the cross. :)
People are dumb, huh? Like you can't possibly mind giving up your vacation time to work. People don't realize doing photo ops, etc., is work. Yuck.
sweet picture
P.S. HUGE fan
wow you are hurley from lost!! lol, i've found your blog by chance, so cool.
cheers from Italy!!
Chiara
hey, nice picture! im a fan of you im argentinan boy i know that yowr father is from chile and i think that you understand spanish, but its not a porblem i understand very well english you are my god
of lost you are my favorite.
well bye!...
JuanPedro
What a shame. The downside of being on television for sure.
The photo of the cross is awesome!
Hey, Jorge: I saw you perform tonight with the Band From TV. You were awesome! Here's some pictures and a video (with crummy sound...sorry).
Hello Jorge, I'm from Egypt and we watch lost here too, so if you visit Egypt you'll probably get recognized too :D
It must get really annoying sometimes but then its only because people love you :)
btw nice pic
Great picture Jorge,
You and Beth have taken us on a wonderful vacation this Summer.Thanks for all the exciting,
and unusual stories, and those photos you've shared with us.
From Maven's video; You look like such a natural performing on stage in The Band From TV.
I hope you took some pictures.
Hey, if you come to Barcelona, send me a mail. I'll take you a beautiful places!
That last shot--pure bliss. One of my favorite images I have seen all year. Sorry folks aren't laid back in out in Waterford.
Ah...the price of fame! BTW, I just started watching LOST a couple of months ago. You play an awesome character, dude!!!!
I love the photo of the church! excellent!
It must suck to be famous. Although I have to confess if I saw you in public I would be pretty geeked to!
I can't believe you were only an hour down the road from me! You should have come to Clonmel to try some Bulmers! ;)
It must be tough to be a celeb especially with eejits who scream in your face when you're trying to have a quiet drink.
But I'd be kind of shocked too, I must admit. Hope you had a good time.
I always try to play it cool when I see famous people and leave them be. But I imagine that if I was drunk it'd be a lot harder to stick to that.
Actually, the last time we were at California Adventure, we just happened to be on the same rides as Silent Bob's kids for, like, 20 minutes. And I'd just seen him in Catch and Release a few days before and thought he was the best part about that movie. And I wanted to tell him, because I really was so impressed with his performance, but not only could I not remember his real name, but I also couldn't remember the name of the movie at the time, and I didn't want to be like, "Hey, Silent Bob, I loved you in that movie with Jennifer Garner!" So, yeah. The one time I was going to bother a famous person in public, I didn't, because I didn't want to sound like a dork.
Maybe more people need to have that fear of dorkitude.
Wow, that is a pretty amazing shot...
what a gorgeous picture of the church! i was in waterford a few years ago. hope you boughts some pretty crystal!
That is an amazing photo! You have great talent Jorge!
I think you are the cutest little thing, but I won't tell the world if I see you around the corner, lol. I'll let you enjoy being wherever you are.:)
Wow.. fantastic shot of the Church!
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