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my sister in Egypt

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pictures of scubadivers always make me laugh... because they always look really surprised to have someone taking their pictures but it's just because they are struggling to get a good pose under the water lol

well she looks happy anyway :-)

Modena City Ramblers

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a famous Italian band playing in the Village, i did their lights, crowd was in huge majority italian and they had apparently a lot of fun jumping around, dancing, singing. even at the end of the gig outside when hundreds of them were singin Bella Ciao acapella in front of the venue :-)

reminds me of these manu chao/ fermin muguruza/ ojos de brujo kinda of gigs where no one (artists, public, technicians) wants the music to stop, ever. and give everyone a big smile on the face for hours.

http://www.myspace.com/modenacityramblers

to my readers

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yes this blog will still be about culture, music, theatre, arts and my life in Ireland

but it is also gonna become more personal.

i can feel it, i'm gonna need to talk. and when i am overwhelmed by emotions and feelings, i write more than i talk. so with what is happening to my father, expect to be reading more about my feelings. you might not like it but that is what i need to do. express myself.

and when i can feel tears coming into my eyes, i can't talk. but i still need words. so i am going to write them down. here.

this might sound trivial but

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take care of yourself if you're depressed

- go to the hairdresser

- dye my hair

-sunbathing

-whitening teeth

-shopping

-girls talk about guys/ beauty tips/ food

-listening to bands i was listening to when i was 13 (i.e greenday or noir desir :-)

that's what i did/ or i'm going to do this week as i have a few days off

i guess it's just to help me thinking about something else... as i'm not working a lot this week, i need to be busy doing something.

so MGMT live

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i wrote that a few weeks ago:

MGMT
Based in Brooklyn, New York, MGMT (previously named The Management) are a two-piece band formed in 2002. We can label their music as psychedelic pop. Indeed it is pop thanks to the catchy lyrics and melodies. But they also distinguish themselves as 'surf jungle country': 'surf' because of the psychedelic riffs of their guitars and keyboards, 'jungle' because of their upbeat electronic sounds, and 'country' because of the distinctive high pitched and nasal vocals which remind us of Kings Of Leon’s frontman. Signed in 2006 for a four-album contract, MGMT is a band to keep up with. Live, they are certainly different and even more interesting as they become a five-piece band. Go on and have a listen to this unexpected mix of influences, genres and eras.

http://noisforwimps.blogspot.com/2008/03/pop-talented-and-trendy-plus-bonus.html

and i discovered them live last week, it was as i wrote before: surf with the nice melodies/ jungle with upbeat electro/ country with their american accents and refined lyrics. and they really well master the mix of these genres.

they are young but surely have a nice energy going on stage, they only played for half an hour though but it was quality and makes me want to see them again (they would be perfect for andrews lane theatre, ok it is small for them, but the club/ rock atmosphere of this venue would be perfect for MGMT i think)

we had fun

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all pics by Louise Coffey

the opposite

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-i went to CSS, MGMT and The Futureheads last night, great gig, good new album for CSS with more guitars and rock than dancy stuff

then we went to party in Whelans with Conor, Lola, Eleanor and Adriano from CSS, we had a good night even if we ended up in Sin (=worst bar ever but free in and open really late). Adriano is a really nice guy, we talked about Brazil, his city (Sao Paulo), London and the Londoners, and gays. he was flying to New York this morning, i don't know how he did that after what we all drank last night.

-yesterday i learned that my father has a lung cancer, well the doctor didn't say the word cancer because they don't have the final results so they are not allowed to say it. but he already has the catheter for the chimio...

so weird to have two opposite feelings coexisting at the same time

let the sun shining

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it's warm (25 degrees without the wind), it's sunny (such a blue sky), it's absolutely fabulous!

is it just the beginning of summer in Ireland or are we going to have just a nice month of may and crappy summer? this question is in everyone's mind.

summer=

-barbecue (first one of the year was in a house in Dundrum last night: peppers, mushrooms, potatoes, sausages, cauliflower etc);

-sunburn (well not for me for the moment but i'm starting to get some kinda of tan);

-wanting to move to the seaside (i'm moving out on the 23rd of june somewhere in betwen clontarf and malahide, in a three bedroom house with garden... or giant balcony);

-dancing to mad music (going to see CSS and MGMT tonight, yay!)

living and writing

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no, i did not die of exhaustion. i am still alive.

and so is No Is For Wimps!

here is the new issue with stories, photography, poetry recipe and advice: http://noisforwimps.blogspot.com

and here was the last article i wrote for them: http://noisforwimps.blogspot.com/2008/04/musical-collaborations.html

woohoo...

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i'm working. a lot. 45 hours in three days.

ballet. amnesty international gig. opera. rock gig. club.

i'm working in three different venues on friday.

17 hours straight on friday.

i am going to be tired. really tired.

don't try to contact me on saturday day. i will be in my bed. sleeping. i hope.

then work again on saturday night. and sunday day and night.

and then... i don't know.