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Crazy Irish Kid Set Loose On Oz and Southeast Asia. Click the archives for old news, and scroll down here for the new! God bless Ireland

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Location: Athlone - Soon to be in Asia!, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Welcome to my blog for the trip to SE Asia. Leave a comment if you can, t'will be greatly appreciated! ;) Hope you enjoy.

Friday, January 27, 2006

The High Thirties

Pretty much the entire week, sometimes wandering into the forties, sometimes falling below twenty at night, but it stayed in the thirties alllll night last night.
Rock and Roll.
Went to see Seamus Begley and Jim Murray Wednesday night.
Savage.
Chatting to Begley after, was supposed to have session yesterday but didn't, he's giving me a ring next week when he's back in Melbourne. Isn't that gas, one of the most respected trad heads is meeting up with me for a session! Very excited about that.
Also I believe Andy Irvine is going to one of the Monday night sessions in a few weeks time, which would be amazing, Lily Savage.
Anyway work is fine, Scotland still don't have jobs, but I believe effort is being made!
Well with work we don't have many adventures at all now. But I am going to get tickets this week for the Australian Grand Prix, which is five minutes walk from where I live!
It's around 110euro for the entire weekend, which is a fraction of the price of what I'd pay to go to any other one when I get home.
I've ta go get breakie now soon, chat y'all later.
Here's some pics:

Our last picture in Terence...oh God, I just need a moment.... Posted by Picasa

I can't remember who it was that asked for this photo. OK, the front of my guitar...you can see the crack on the far side of the strings, there is another small one an inch to the right of it. Also the very closest edge to the camera is split all up the side. The rest of the damage is jsut playing it. All of it together is character :) Posted by Picasa

Flinders St. around the corner from our apartment. Posted by Picasa

The ultimate pose. Posted by Picasa

Cathy appears to be scaring the shit out of Neil with a dance, although these days, anything scares Neil, even his own hands sometimes. Posted by Picasa

Myself and Ise from work, we're really cool. Posted by Picasa

Little Creatures....at the moment, my favourite beer, it's just so good, maybe you can get it in the Porterhouse off Temple Bar in Dublin, I sure has hell hope so! Posted by Picasa

So behind the boat on the left is PJ O'Briens, where I work. New employees have to walk over the arch of the pedestrian bridge in the photo, that was good craic! Posted by Picasa

The lads in the paper. Hope you can read what it says at the bottom, probably cant unless you copy the photo out to the desktop, ahhhhh they does be lovely lookin' Posted by Picasa

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Quick note

It's back to the pb and j sambo.
It's 44degrees.

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Grand

A quick wee update:
Work was good, I think it'll be grand for however long I stay there, the workmates are cool.
I did a lap of the Australian Grand Prix! Well two laps, one backwards for good measure.
Need I say more?

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Comments

I've barely got the pics up and people are responding. That's great. And some people I don't even know!
Jenna, glad you liked the site, what's yours if you have one? You didn't leave any contact info!
Another person did leave a contact, but their site was a bit graphic, hehe
Anyway some news from today, to get people up to date:
Tim got a job, it's about time, he deserves one more than any of us. He's worked the hardest towards getting one. It's in the "Converting people to other fuel sources" industry. Good man Tim.
Also I'm going ot see Seamus Begley and Jim Murray in concert next week, tickets were 10bucks, so I couldn't say no :)
It's 35 degrees today, quiet warm, was around the same yesterday, and said to stay the same for awhile.
The Scots went to the Tennis (Austrailian Open) and got in the newspaper yesterday! It's says some stereotypical Scotish slang, Och aye jock - or something like that, but they got in it! Don't worry all you Scotish mammys, they've got a copy, and are sending it home.
I got a pressie from my great friends back home, Sean and Kim, was great! I got the new Day In The Life Nellie!
- actually Kim was due yesterday, must see what the craic is with that later today, when it's a reasonable hour back home.
Sean the DVD and CD rocks! Well done, and thanks for the thanks on the CD :) The books look like they'll be a good read too, I'll keep you posted.
Smeels quit her team happy valium face job, and got a new one, lets hope it goes better. It's in telesales I believe.... go Smeels!

That is it for now, hope you enjoy whats to follow!.....

Greetings!
So I've shtuck up a good few pics again. I've put them in a few different groups 'cause there's lots.
I sometimes forget to mention things that happen out here in the blog, until it's far to long after them. Such as the ninth member of the gang, yes that's right, there is someone else....
Dirty Henry to his friends, Henry to his Mam, and "You pig!" to the ladies.
Dirty Henry speaks his mind, and isn't afraid to say what comes into it. Legend of sorts, but he can get the gang into trouble sometimes, so here's a few shots of Dirty Henry on a night out.
Enjoy
Slan

Dirty Henry, I think he has is top on inside out in this photo, you can see the tag there on the side.... Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry was on top form here, but starting to show signs of "The raging yellow demon" Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry moved onto the beer, and that's where it really went pear shaped... Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry knocking back another vodi-coke, as he calls them. Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry knocking back another vodi-coke, as he calls them. Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry puking down the back of Iain, Iain wasn't impressed, and he didn't smell great afterwards either. Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry giving the finger to the camera. Wasn't called for at all. Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry helping himself to Guinness whilst abusing the barman for "Not living on the edge" Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry trying to get some vodka himself, he got us in some shit for pulling this stunt. Posted by Picasa

Dirty Henry shkew-eyed at the end of a long night. Posted by Picasa

The group section

Here's the group, pulling faces.
Madness.

New years eve, look at Smeels! And to follow, some face pulling over the last few months..... Posted by Picasa

Drunk face. Posted by Picasa

Shocked face. Posted by Picasa

The gang on the road. Posted by Picasa

Excited face. Look at Tim, you wouldn't even know him. Posted by Picasa

Scared face. Posted by Picasa