Quote of the day
It is impossible for me to estimate how many of my early impressions of the world, correct and the opposite, came to me through newspapers. Homicide, adultery, no-hit pitching, and Balkanism were concepts that, left to my own devices, I would have encountered much later in life.
Pete McCarthy
Born: November 9, 1951
Died: October 6, 2004 (aged 52)
Bio: Pete McCarthy was an English comedian, radio and television presenter and travel writer. He was noted for his bestselling travel books McCarthy's Bar and The Road to McCarthy, in which he explored Ireland and the Irish diaspora around the world.