The Final Say
I was reading "The Final Say" in the current RTE guide and decided I'd do one for myself. What the hell, I was bored!
Where are you now?
I’m at home, in cork, wearing just my underpants.
Favourite Item of clothing?
Other than my underpants, probably my John Richmond jacket… its very versatile!
Favorite drink(s)?
Water
Ideal Meal?
My idea of fancy is pepper sauce on a steak.
Favorite holiday you’ve had?
Don’t do holidays… I did spend 3 weeks in Italy though, which was nice
Dream Holiday?
I don’t do holidays…
If they were making a movie of your life, who would you like to sea in the starring role?
Dylan Moran
What was the first record you bought?
First Album (cassette) Overkill – The years of decay
First Single (cd) Oui 3 – Change from the old routine
Your favourite three books?
Other than the books in my profile… DMT: the spirit molecule by Rick Strassman
Your most embarrassing moment?
Probably on the dance floor last night
Who would you like to give a good slap to?
Again, that probably happened on the dance floor last night.
Who makes you laugh?
Myself (because there are too many others to mention)
Your greatest fear?
Depression
Your worst habbit?
Biting my nails.... its hardly a bad habbit in itself but it is rather compulsive!
Current Ambition?
To keep the positive view of sociability going.
Whats the greatest song/piece of music ever composed?
Impossible to say, but for the sheer randomness I’ll say the entire Arbor Bona. Arbor Mala bonus disc by The Shamen. A wonderful psychedelic soundscape!
What is the worst song/piece ever written?
Surrender by Roger Taylor, from his Electric Fire album. If a train wreck had a theme tune, this would be it!
What made you want to become a musician?
Yeah these questions are getting a little unsuited now. Being a musician would be great though.
What is the best/worst thing about being a musician?
People are listening to you.
Are you a soaps or documentaries type, TV wise?
Documentaries… soaps are for poo brains!
What do you value most in people?
A willingness to listen and understand.
Recall for us your own best performance to date?
On the dance floor last night
Who has thrilled you in a musical, theatrical, TV or radio performance?
Im constantly being thrilled! Here’s some fantastic drumming on youtube that thrilled me…
Aww that was cruel :)
If your house was on fire, and everyone was safe, what possessions would you hope youd be able to take with you?
My hard drives and other media containing anything artistic that I’ve created. Love letters and photographs. Oh and my wallet, it’s a pain getting cards replaced. You can burn the rest to the ground.. I’ll be claiming off the insurance anyway :)
The person you would least like to go on holiday with?
Gary Glitter… There I’d be, on an innocent trip to Vietnam when suddenly...
Whose email address/phone number would you like to have?
That girl, on the dance floor last night…
Where are you now?
I’m at home, in cork, wearing just my underpants.
Favourite Item of clothing?
Other than my underpants, probably my John Richmond jacket… its very versatile!
Favorite drink(s)?
Water
Ideal Meal?
My idea of fancy is pepper sauce on a steak.
Favorite holiday you’ve had?
Don’t do holidays… I did spend 3 weeks in Italy though, which was nice
Dream Holiday?
I don’t do holidays…
If they were making a movie of your life, who would you like to sea in the starring role?
Dylan Moran
What was the first record you bought?
First Album (cassette) Overkill – The years of decay
First Single (cd) Oui 3 – Change from the old routine
Your favourite three books?
Other than the books in my profile… DMT: the spirit molecule by Rick Strassman
Your most embarrassing moment?
Probably on the dance floor last night
Who would you like to give a good slap to?
Again, that probably happened on the dance floor last night.
Who makes you laugh?
Myself (because there are too many others to mention)
Your greatest fear?
Depression
Your worst habbit?
Biting my nails.... its hardly a bad habbit in itself but it is rather compulsive!
Current Ambition?
To keep the positive view of sociability going.
Whats the greatest song/piece of music ever composed?
Impossible to say, but for the sheer randomness I’ll say the entire Arbor Bona. Arbor Mala bonus disc by The Shamen. A wonderful psychedelic soundscape!
What is the worst song/piece ever written?
Surrender by Roger Taylor, from his Electric Fire album. If a train wreck had a theme tune, this would be it!
What made you want to become a musician?
Yeah these questions are getting a little unsuited now. Being a musician would be great though.
What is the best/worst thing about being a musician?
People are listening to you.
Are you a soaps or documentaries type, TV wise?
Documentaries… soaps are for poo brains!
What do you value most in people?
A willingness to listen and understand.
Recall for us your own best performance to date?
On the dance floor last night
Who has thrilled you in a musical, theatrical, TV or radio performance?
Im constantly being thrilled! Here’s some fantastic drumming on youtube that thrilled me…
Aww that was cruel :)
If your house was on fire, and everyone was safe, what possessions would you hope youd be able to take with you?
My hard drives and other media containing anything artistic that I’ve created. Love letters and photographs. Oh and my wallet, it’s a pain getting cards replaced. You can burn the rest to the ground.. I’ll be claiming off the insurance anyway :)
The person you would least like to go on holiday with?
Gary Glitter… There I’d be, on an innocent trip to Vietnam when suddenly...
Whose email address/phone number would you like to have?
That girl, on the dance floor last night…
CJ Haughey - RIP
Charles Haughey, the three time leader of Ireland, died a week ago and was buried last friday. I don't have too many feelings on old CJ as I wasnt all that interested in the pols' while he was around. Many people say that he did a few bad things but he greatly improved Ireland, well thats fine and dandy but you could say the same for Hitler and Germany.
Anyway, people were allowed pass by his coffin and pay their last respects (and if they wanted, their last brown envelopes I suppose) to Charley on Thursday. Such was the demand, that many people had to be turned away as there wasnt enough time to allow everyone pass. The government, in their great wisdom, decided to put up a web cam to allow cyber morners view the body. Charlies Coffin Cam is still live so lets check in on "The Boss".
Anyway, people were allowed pass by his coffin and pay their last respects (and if they wanted, their last brown envelopes I suppose) to Charley on Thursday. Such was the demand, that many people had to be turned away as there wasnt enough time to allow everyone pass. The government, in their great wisdom, decided to put up a web cam to allow cyber morners view the body. Charlies Coffin Cam is still live so lets check in on "The Boss".
Aqualung
Perhaps the best photograph I've taken, unfortuantely the negative is destroyed by scratches making enlargment impossible.
I've never seen "VP Cream" anywhere else.
The Golden Ass
Preamble: Fibonacci may have once said, "That ass is so perfect it has to be cosmic!". If other parts of the human body fit the "Golden Ratio" then why not the ass? Is there a correlation between beautiful maths and a beautiful ass? Bunkum or fact? You decide!
Bored one day, I decided to enter random words into googles image search. One such word was "lank". Amoungst rubbish I came across an image of some candid ass. "Not bad" I thought, "but surely theres better to be had". And I was right! After a quick rumble around the images on the site in question, I came across this masterpiece. Surely it is the greatest ass in the world!
Ha! I hear you mock, "tis but an ass!". I have proof of its divinity! Behold, it fits the Golden Ratio perfectly!
There are countless examples of where the body fits the golden ratio so why not this ass? We all know from school that maths don't lie! If Fibonacci himself were around today he'd definately endorse that ass!
Sup' dog! I giv dat ass two thumbs up!
Silly Woman
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Caroline Worely from Gosforth (yes I did google her but found nothing), decided one day in the late 90's that her bum was too big and got it chopped off. Now you can debate whether a big ass is good or not (well you can debate all you want but if you think it isnt you are wrong!) but look at what she did, she ended up with this scabby ass thing! It's not like she had a Fatman utility belt going around her hips or anything, it was just a nice sticky out bum! Damn, if she wanted to mutilate herself why not just get a piercing or tattoo or something, theres no need to be cutting off vital appendages.
Is it just me or has she got a bit of Sligozone.net going on about her too?
Some Drawings
Here's some of my less offensive* drawings. Please note they do get get mildly offensive* as they go on, so in view of that: NSFW!
* as defined by Photobucket
Chalk pastel on paper
Pencil
Pencil
Pencil
Oil Pastel - even I dont know whats going on :)
Page from sketchpad
Following page in sketchpad
Acrylic paint on prepared canvas
Chalk pastel on paper
Oil pastel on paper
Oil pastel on prepared canvas
Oil Pastel on paper
* as defined by Photobucket
Chalk pastel on paper
Pencil
Pencil
Pencil
Oil Pastel - even I dont know whats going on :)
Page from sketchpad
Following page in sketchpad
Acrylic paint on prepared canvas
Chalk pastel on paper
Oil pastel on paper
Oil pastel on prepared canvas
Oil Pastel on paper
I'm now a Photobucket offender!
Is this picture offensive?
There I was, just about to post about a few of my drawings, with a few nudes near the end, when I get one of my drawings deleted by Photobucket for violation of terms of service. I'll take it as a complement regarding my draughtsmanship shall I?
They must be cracking (forgive the pun) down on pictures because I only read about American Drumslingers problems with Photobucket a few days ago.
Actual Cover Art
The cover for Supermassive Black Hole has been released. I'll do a complete review later.
Amazon Link
VIP Photography
The cover of the second VIP magazine, from 1999. I kept it for a good reason...
This is a photograph taken from the inside of said magazine. Notice that big white blobby thing in the window...
Yep! Its the reflection of the flash umbrella.
This is amateur to say the least. I have no problem with flash problems at candid shoots or fuzzy focusing at parties but this shot was set up, and they messed it up.
There were more problems in following issues but I couldnt be bothered highlighting these. More importantly, I had a look in a November 2005 issue expecting things to have improved in 6 years and of course they hadnt. Within another photoshoot, there it was, standing out like Mr. A in a primary school, the outline of a flashgun in a mirror.
The Pink Panther (2006)
"I know that head", I said to myself...
... and as I thought, it was Johnny Stratman alright.
I was shocked to see Johnny Stratman in this montrosity, but at least Transporter 2 doesnt seem so bad now. I feel sorry for Jean Reno though, surely he can do better than shite like this.
Chick Corea Concert bootleg
Another update of the Chick Corea concert I went to last year, the original post can be found here.
This time its an audio recording I made of the evening, well the first 40 minutes of anyway, my phone packed up after that. I thought the sound was awful so I just forgot about the recording but upon reviewing it again recently I managed to clean it up with a hefty bit of eq'ing.
I'm only including the first 7 minutes of talking here. I'd love to leave in the music but I think even one or two downloads would kill my monthly download limit in no time. Anyway, the best bit is hearing how Chick Corea had use eating out of his hand.... charismatic bastard! Thats Scientology voodoo for you!
Download Bootleg
Mary's a good girl really!
Most Haunted is a Most Awful program but I have watched it. Derek the psychic gets possessed every episode and often reveals shocking confessions from dead persons. Well its Marys turn this week. And its filmed outside the toilets! Sheer class!
"The magic is coming; can you feel the magic? Shazam!"
via
Supermassive Black Hump
Coming to a store near you soon!Ok so I'm dragging a bit on this one but I'll finish it all up with this post [probably]. In a nutshell, its Black Eyed Pea's "My Humps" mixed with Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole".
I did this while away from my main work station (business trip!). I put it all together on a laptop just using the crappy laptop speakers but I don't need any excuses cos my version is fantastic :) I worked out most of the mix in my head while driving around listening to the Muse track.
Upon returning I was most worried that the Hump vocals wouldnt sit down well into Muse track but to my surprise they arent too bad. As a matter of fact, its brilliant!
Supermassive Black Hump.mp3
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