Archive for the 'Personal' Category
On year three
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008I was up to my eyes at the time so couldn’t mark the event properly but on the 25th July this website turned three.
As is tradition at this stage I tend to mark this anniversary with a bit of navel gazing about what has happened in the last year, both in terms of the site […]
A positive Dell experience
Saturday, July 5th, 2008Having read Cian Ginty’s negative interaction with Dell tech support and having had my own trouble with their courier of choice, UPS, I braced myself for the worst when the power adaptor on my [10 month old] Vostro 1000 kicked the bucket last week.
So on Thursday I rang Dell up, expecting to be without any […]
On Newstalk for the Sunday newspaper preview
Saturday, June 21st, 2008I’ll be on Newstalk’s Culture Shock at around 8:45pm this evening to go through some of tomorrow’s newspaper headlines.
Lisbon is likely to factor heavily - as it has for the past week - but here’s hoping there’ll be some variety of topics on the agenda besides that.
So if you’re the impatient type and can’t wait […]
An account from a witness to beauty
Monday, June 16th, 2008After being absolutely blown away by Leonard Cohen on Saturday night, I knew I had to go again. He was just that good.
Let me explain.
Just before the gig on Saturday started my friend asked me how long I thought he’d play for. “It’ll either be 20 minutes or 3 hours”, I said, implying that it […]
After the goldrush
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Excuse me for using an Neil Young song title for a post about the Tom Waits gig but as Fergal points out, there has been a touch of Waits-Fever online today as people finally got a chance to splash out on his upcoming Dublin gigs.
Having called in a few favours, dissolved a few assets and […]
Having patience when pitching
Monday, May 26th, 2008One of the most annoying periods of a freelancer’s working week is the wait in between the pitch and the commission/rejection. With some editors you can have a reply (for better or for worse) within the hour. With others you might spend a few days talking to their voicemail before you get them and that […]
Tom Waits’ three nights in Dublin
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008So after all of that, Tom Waits’ Dublin gig has been totally confirmed.
The details:
Three gigs in a marquee/tent in the Phoenix Park (entitled ‘The RatCellar’); dates July 30th, 31st and August 1st.
Gig is rumoured to have a 6,000 person capacity.
Tickets are €116 and €131 each, they go on sale next Tuesday at 9AM.
Two tickets allowed […]
Tom Waits’ Dublin gigs confirmed?
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008I’ve been following news on Tom Waits’ return to Ireland like a hawk and between a few friends we’ve all been keeping each other up to date on the latest rumours.
Today Hot Press have said that Waits will play two nights at a Marquee at the Phoenix Park; July 30th and 31st. No sign of […]
A tale of two Berties
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008With Bertie Ahern’s lap of honour entering its final week I came across something quite interesting that I felt I had to share with the wider world (or at least the tiny portion of the wider world that might wander by here).
I had a relative who lived in Ahern’s constituency of Dublin Central for most […]
On Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight
Saturday, April 26th, 2008I’ll be doing the Sunday newspaper preview on Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight for anyone who’s doing nothing at 8:45pm or so.
You can tune in online or if you’re in Ireland through your FM, DAB or Internet radio; through your UPC or Sky digibox or by making your way to their city centre studios and pressing […]
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