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If anybody has a digital camera and a spare CD, you've come in handy. Oh, and you also need photos of somewhere you've been with me over the summer. (i.e Summer Madness, NC, Limerick, or random stuff here). I'm mainly looking at Jamie, Niall & Stevie, as they have a stash of these photos the size of the amount of crap on my desk.....(so when you get a chance send me some photos of all the summer stuff!)

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Weekend: Two awesome concerts in two nights. What made Graham's so different was the fact that they had a few microphones, a few cables, and some instruments. On Friday night we had a town full of wires, mics, seats, instruments, drums, staging, drum cageing, and fireworks launching units.

I don't know why the Saturday concert was so cool, it just was. Everybody was great. Where on earth to you get people like 'Banter' from??? Nobody else will go and sing a song in fully harmony about the world nuking itself! Cheers Graham.

All this fundraising for trips stuff has got me in the mood for a trip. I don't really care where, just a trip. And yes, there are plans in the pipeline of me going to Dublin to busk a few days before Christmas! Woohoo!

What else did i do this weekend? Swum, hung, and ate pizza. That was it!

Concertingotisdsdkf

So, i've just had a fun night of concerting, as we all winged it and came pretty much out on top! The whole percussion thing was pretty buzzing, especially for only a one night concert. It had timps, a gong, a tubular bell, bongos, congas, shakers and all sorts of whizzy things. And that big drum kit. How i ended up becoming "head" drummer beats me (haha, get the pun?!), but it's well worthwhile going to school for!

Let's see, highlights. That gong which is the size of a house was pretty cool. Cookies trombone solo with all the slides was legendary! The jazz band were fully in the zone, while Davey Howell stood up conducting looking swazz in his black shirt and silky white tie. Such a jazzer. Nobody thankfully screwed up Synchronicity, which we've spent years of time going over, and Nick winged the singing part. Apart from that all the other stuff was cool, and apparently "Run" (that Snow Patrol song) was pretty classy. For the record, the original version of Run bores me to the moon and back. So anyways we had the fireworks and all that crap, so i think people enjoyed it....and Rory's dad got most of the stuff recorded, score!

TV (sometimes) sucks

Well, many of us know nowadays that TV sucks bigtime. Bigtime bigtime. I don't even watch it that much anymore, mainly because i prefer to sit in front of the TV playing NHL 2005, bodychecking everybody on the ice, winning fights, and making Robert Lang score with awesome assists from Steve Yzerman. If anyone is interested in my NHL season, i am playing as the Detroit Red Wings, and i'm sitting around 8 points clear at the top of the NHL with 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. And it ain't on easy difficulty, so i'm happy with that one.

Anyways, back to TV. Yes it does suck, but there are still some classic shows on worth watching, so i rekon i'll post my "10 favourite TV things" (in no order):

1. 24 - I don't even watch this on TV, i buy it on DVD. Either way it kicks ass.
2. Late with Jools Holland - This guy knows how to pick good music, and so he does every Friday, from 11.30pm or whatever time it is. Enjoyable to watch.
3. The Simpsons - Whether i like it or not, The Simpsons have taught me a lot in life. Probably the same for a lot of people actually, but anyways, it is quality TV.
4. Gladiators - As everybody knows, i love it.
5. Friends - Good fun comedy with legendary characters.
6. COPS - Even though i don't watch it that much, it is quite quality. I saw a great episode last week, where some southern redneck got into an argument with a Cop for "being near her back yard" while chasing a carjacker....
7. Continental Eurosport after 10.30pm - On the UK Eurosport, after 10.30pm you get TVshop, with some weirdo trying to sell you their automatic cooking utensils or crap like that. On the continent after 10.30pm, all the regular sports go away, and you get the full on greatness of Truck Racing, Destruction Derbys, Chinsaw races, Log Rolling and big cool things like that.
8. NASN - (North American Sports Network). I wouldn't mind having that for a while actually, as i'd happily watch Ice Hockey, Basketball and Baseball. As for Yankee Football, i've only really watched it once, to laugh at them hustling each other and diving off the field to catch the ball. Actually, all American sports are funny to watch. Stuff like Ice Hockey seems to have reason too though!
9. Have I got News for You - Yea, i watch this from time to time, and the people on it are genius. Thinking up funny stuff on the spot. The guest presenters make it pretty cool too.
10. The Crystal Maze - With Richard O'Brien, it made good watching.

I guess i ain't exactly a TV buff, and i've probably missed like 20 good shows out, but what can you do?!

Half Term

I am currently sitting up, listening to Enya's "The Memory of Trees" album, and it contains some of the greatest music ever heard.

My half term in a nutshell:

• Weekend at Downhill, great fun
• Laser Tag on Sunday night
• Hangin' at the Odyssey & fireworks and all on Monday night
• NC meet up on Tuesday night
• Random party on Wednesday night
• Geri Allen jazz trio Thursday night
• Bergins 'gathering' Friday night

As for Saturday, i don't know. But i've made a lot of my week, so what i do tomorrow doesn't bother me. Let's see, stuff i've discovered over half term:

• How awesome Vinyls are
• Indian food is nice
• Pink Floyd are awesome(r than i thought before)
  
• Listening to music on a PC sucks
• I love Ice Hockey!

Cheers everybody....