trying to change my mind

Sailing in Dublin (SID) Club

http://www.sailingindublin.ie

Membership fee for the 2009 season (from January to December 2009) is e375.

 

 

cheap enough, isn't it?

it's horrible

that painful feeling, you can't do anything, you can just wait and hope for the best. like looking at him trying not to die. except i'm not looking at him because i'm away, far,  and i have to work. if i didn't have that loan, i'd go now, forget about work or obligations and be with him. i'm angry because i can't do anything, some people say it's in the hand of god, but i don't believe in god so i guess it's in his hands to try not to die and stay alive so he can see us have a career, have children, get married... i'm angry because if this god exists why he is not doing anything, why will he want to make us cry. please god help him, no. please fate help him and i don't want to believe it will be over soon, it can't. it just can't be finished. not like that. i don't want to. he never came to ireland. he never saw where i was living. he never saw me lighting a gig. or setting up climbing ladders and fixing plugs.

i don't want it to be finished. not yet.

A.L.T * website

http://andrewslanetheatre.wordpress.com/

 

My Moroccan adventure

-the view from the balcony, from any balconies, on the sea

-the aftas, nice cafe around the corner for breakfast

-the smell in the streets of taghazout, especially on tuesday when they emptied the septic tank

-look for the goat in the tree

-january is the new july

-the sunset poo (the toilets with the view on the ocean at the lads new place)

-learning how to bargain

-tajine, couscous and mint tea

-moroccan spices and especially the moroccan viagra

-the pink houses in every village, all pink even if it was different shades of pink

-the nice surprise when i saw jonathan rhys meyers picture signed and thanking chris (owner of the surf n stay company) for a great time

-drinking moroccan wine, pastis and suze with cassis

-reminding fergal to drive on the right side of the road

-being arrested for speeding on the way back from essaouira

-throwing bananas and oranges peels in each other's cars when overtaking them

-being the only french speaker, and helping the irish lads to translate words sometimes

 

 

 

-I wonder how I wonder why yesterday you told me
'bout the blue blue sky and all that I can see is just another argan tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another argan tree

 

pictures here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=599378367&k=56EXQ5PY4...

talking about it

this is Erica's building (cf note about Clermont Ferrand just below)

http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/monument-historique-ville-c...

Immeuble

Immeuble (16e siècle ; 18e siècle)
Façade du 18s sur rue, façade gothique avec la tourelle d' escalier et le portail sur la première cour intérieure, éléments de murs de la deuxième cour intérieure portant le linteau des anges musiciens ainsi qu' un atlante et une cariatide : inscription par arrêté du 12 février 1987
L'immeuble se compose de deux bâtiments en enfilade séparés par une cour intérieure commune. La cour intérieure éclaire une tourelle d'escalier gothique qui dessert les deux bâtiments. Un couloir traverse le deuxième bâtiment et conduit à une deuxième cour. La façade donnant sur cette deuxième cour est ornée d'éléments sculptés Renaissance, utilisés en remploi. Ces éléments de style gothique flamboyant datent de la fin du 15e siècle ou du premier quart du 16e siècle. Les éléments remployés Renaissance sont de la deuxième partie du 16e siècle. La façade principale est du 18e siècle. Ces éléments comprennent un linteau aux anges musiciens (fin 16e siècle) ; des personnages isolés.
A voir : cour, tourelle, escalier, portail, élévation, mur

Decor : sculpture
Date de protection : 1987/02/12 : inscrit MH
Adresse : 22 rue des Gras -

Martin-Sabon, Félix - Ministère de la Culture (France), Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine (archives photographiques) diffusion RMN

le Tour de France

1st of january: Saint Hilaire

spending time in the plane, the train, and the car

2nd of january: Moulins

spending time catching up with a friend over an italian meal in our favourite restaurant

3rd of january: Clermont-Fd

spending time catching up with two friends, and the past

taking the bus from the train station up to cafe des beaux arts, admiring the large terrace and the people having hot chocolate while it's -3 or -4 degrees outside; to le fournil, the best boulangerie ever to buy some calou (olive oil bread); rue saint esprit checking out the shoe shops; place de la victoire and laughing seeing the michelin boutique with bibendum outside; our black cathedrale standing there place de la victoire; the narrow rue de la treille with the creperie and the traditional instruments shop; visiting erica's flat and finding a bit of history with the old building she's living in, old stones, low doors, narrow stairs; place de jaude for a bit of shopping; and cafe pascal to meet Catherine while an ASM-Toulon game was being played and instead of watching the screen, checking out the good looking rugby fans; seeing a drummer of a local band i used to know and like and not recognising him at all; discovering some new projects of the music scene Clermontoise.

i miss this city sometimes.

4th of january: Saint Hilaire

spending some time with my mother and father

5th of january: Saint Hilaire

spending some time with my mother and father

6th of january: Saint Hilaire

my father is sick and has to be hospitalised

7th of january: Paris - Melun

going to see my father in the hospital, him being put in a coma so he can be treated more efficiently against a lung infection

then taking the train to Melun to see my sister

8th of january: Paris

going to a nice restaurant rue Oberkampf with a friend of my sister (i haven't seen her for... 15 years!) seeing a friend from university who is now an english teacher, and going to la Bastille for drinks

9th of january: Roissy CDG airport

back to Dublin, packing for Morocco

back to reality

in Dublin now

trying to sort out work, trainings, gigs and new activities such as salsa, or jogging, or sailing, or drums, or... well nothing sure yet.

 

Happy New Year

to all of you.

 

my new year's resolution is: to learn more.

spend more time in the warehouse to learn about new desks, new lighting equipment, new lighting technologies etc

spend more time researching on the internet to learn about bands i like, countries i want to go to, writers i appreciate

and spend more time trying to learn the drums!

holliers part 2

Taghazout, Maroc

from the 10th to the 17th

(all pics stolen from Ian's facebook)

 

the village

 

 

 

 

 

 

the surf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the mountains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the sky

holliers part 1

le Tour de France

1st of january: Saint Hilaire

2nd of january: Moulins

3rd of january: Vichy - Clermont-Fd

4th of january: Saint Hilaire

5th of january: Saint Hilaire

6th of january: Saint Hilaire

7th of january: Paris - Melun

8th of january: Paris- 9eme

9th of january: Roissy CDG airport

my NYE

i will be working so no celebrations for me this year, but honestly i don't really care, every year everyone is forced to have fun, celebrate and drink on that very night... i find it not original and a tad repetitive... for once i don't have to think about what house party i'm gonna go to, or in what pub i'm gonna drink, or in what foreign city i'm gonna celebrate.

that's the poster for what's happening in ALT:

list best of 2008-Les Inrocks

50 - Spleen Comme un enfant

49 - The Ting Tings We Invented Nothing

48 - The Ruby Suns Sea Lion

47 - Zombie Zombie A Land for Renegades

46 - Lindstrom Where You Go I Go too

45 - Syd Matters Ghost Days

44 - Chairlift Does You Inspire You ?

43 - Cajun Dance Party The Coulorfull Life

42 - Justice A Cross the Universe

41 - Nicole Atkins Neptune City

40 - Ra Ra Riot The Rhumb Line

39 - Calexico Carried to Dust

38 - Nick Cave Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

37 - François Virot Yes or No

36 - Clare and the Reasons The Movie

35 - Against Me! New Wave

34 - Sigur Ròs Med sud ì eyrum vid spilum endalaust

33 - Coming Soon New Grids

32 - Liam Finn I’ll Be Lightning

31 - Foals Antidotes

30 - Bloc Party Intimacy

29 - Neon Neon Stainless Style

28 - The Dodos Visiter

27 - Born Ruffians Red, Yellow and Blue

26 - She & Him Volume One

25 - Christophe Aimer ce que nous sommes

24 - Beck Modern Guilt

23 - Crystal Castles Crystal Castles

22 - The Streets Everything is borrowed

21 - Scarlett Johansson Anywhere I Lay My Head

20 - Lupe Fiasco The Cool

19 - Of Montreal Skeletal Lamping

18 - Hot Chip Made in the Dark

17 - Juana Molina Un Dia

16 - Metronomy Le dernier metro

15 - Get Well Soon Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon

14 - Late of the Pier Fantasy Black Channel

13 - The Black Kids Partie Traumatic

12 - Camille Music Hole

11 - Alain Bashung Bleu Pétrole

10 - Bon Iver For Emma Forever Ago

9 - Sébastien Tellier Sexuality

8 - TV on The Radio Dear Science,

7 - Portishead Third

6 - Kanye West 808s Heartbrake

5 - The Last Shadow Puppets The Age of Understatement

4 - Santogold Santogold

3 - Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend

2 - Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes

1 - MGMT Oracular Spectacular

your Xmas present

Sufjan Stevens' new album

Songs for Christmas Volume 8: Astral Inter Planet Space Captain Christmas Infinity Voyage

download it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=68eda64a2012e36791b20c...

merry xmas to all

i'm going straight to the airport after work tomorrow early morning and then coming back on the 26th as i'm working on the 27th. so i won't be writing for a few days.

enjoy family time and your days off.

xx

 

picture a shoe

to support the throwing of shoes on George Bush, visit this page:

http://www.thankyouforthrowingyourshoe.com/

 

a present from Franz Ferdinand

http://www.nme.com/franzferdinand/downloads

a nice collaboration

Manu Chao, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Amazigh

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rpd7_manu-chao-tiken-j...

 

going to

France, Saint Hilaire: from the 24th to the 26th of december

France, Saint Hilaire/ Vichy/ Clermont-Fd/ Paris: from the 1st to the 9th of january

Morocco, Taghazout: from the 10th to the 17th of january

(here is a map of morocco, click on it, and look south next to the sea http://www.routard.com/guide_carte/code_dest/maroc.htm)

amazing

a printer that you can carry in your pocket! i love polaroid!

http://www.polaroid.com/pogo/be/index.html

 

so relieved

so relieved today after a not so good week full of stress, doubts and fears.

i am ok, just a guy i know was in big trouble.

but everything is ok now.

 

let's go back to fun and work (yes you can have both at the same time!)

i want to be a superhero

http://www.makemesuper.com/

 

this is so funny

and so true

Call Centre Movie

part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twYtcz1eL-Q

part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqPJfA6wCM

 

pfff

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2008/12/15/reforme-...

 

donc les lyceens sont contents. mais ils ont pas compris que la reforme passera cet ete quand tout le monde sera en vacances?

oooh

Munster

23 - 13

Clermont Auvergne

what just happened?

fun and amazement followed by fear and chaos... what a night.

a new venue in town

opening (for real) in february

a (proper) PA and stage

same capacity than whelans (i think)

it is the Academy 2.

i know it is open already, for clubs most of the time. but from february, you will be able to watch gigs there as well (they already did that for hard working class heroes but i think it wasn't too successful). they are gonna upgrade the equipment and promote it as a venue.

we'll see how it goes.

 

(now think about it, MCD are now gonna be interested by smaller and upcoming bands... that can be a threat for the promoters in that area but that can be also good for local bands...)

 

 

oh and the ambassador is closing. for real this time. last gigs in december. no more gigs but an exhibition space first, then a library.

check that out

look at that http://www.lesinrocks.com/inrocks-tv/inrocks-tv-clip/clip...

listen (and watch-it was recorded in a radio studio) to a full live set here http://www.lesinrocks.com/inrocks-tv/inrocks-tv-clip/clip...

and if you like it, or are still sceptical but think you might like it

Birdy Nam Nam dj set (different than the live show but still good as you get to hear all their influences)

ALT

12th of december

doors at 11pm.

last gigs

Messiah J and The Experts: good set although it was better last night, i really like their lyrics and they are really nice lads.

http://www.myspace.com/messiahjandtheexpert

 

The Kanyu Tree: they are ok, make me think of the gorgeous colours, but they are missing something.

http://www.myspace.com/thekanyutree

 

All Star Charge: brilliant band, really impressed. have a listen.

http://www.myspace.com/allstarcharge

 

Deshonos: a copy of oasis. so obvious it's laughable. no personnality or charisma whatsoever.

http://www.myspace.com/deshonos

it's cold, let's have a soup

40g butter

40g flour

1 white onion, diced 1cm

1 leek, diced 1cm

 

 

5 potatoes, peeled and diced 1cm

1 pint milk

½ pint whipping cream

½ pint of white wine

 

garlic

sage

thyme

 

 

Method

 

1. Place butter, onion, leek  in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook 5-6 minutes. Add thyme, sage and flour and cook for 2 minutes.

2. Add potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add garlic. Cook for 2 minutes.

3. Add milk, cream, gently cook soup until potatoes are soft. Add white wine. Check seasoning and consistency.