Thanks to John  from the excellent Titanic Quarter Facebook page, I just watched this video again for the first time in ages:

I remember being interviewed back in the very very early days of Dock Cafe (look how rough it looks in the background behind me!), when Titanic Belfast was just about to open its doors amidst the rush of that incredible year of 2012.  The wooden model you can see in the video was becoming reality and (as you can tell) it fired me with inspiration and excitement.

Back then, everything to come – the stupendous growth of Dock Cafe… the genesis of Dock Market… Sunday Nights on Nomadic (and later in the Dock)… pilgrimage walks and prayer gardens and honesty boxes… and especially a certain Wee Tram – it was all unknown.  All I knew was that I was loving the adventure, wherever it would lead.

How cool to look back after three further years and know that it’s been even better than I had thought or dreamed… and that I can still say “I want to be part of that” with as much passion as ever!