Stuff Irish Girls said to me...

Following that hilarious video about Shite Irish Girl Say:



Just a compilation of the one I heard, or they said to me:

The weird questions:

•  "Auvergne, it's near Paris ?"   actually works for any French place, the further form Paris the better.
•  "Are you sure you're single ?"  what i am suppose to answer to that ? .. err actually no ?
•  "Are you married ?"
• "Are you polish ?"
• "I am fierce independent, are you sure you want to ?"

The tentative french talk:

• "Je m'appelle xxxx" with an Irish accent
• "Je veux une baguette !"
• "J'aime le vin !"

 Strange logic:

• "I am not that kind of girl, i don't bring boys - like that - in my bedroom !"
  off course this is said in her bedroom...
• "You're so French, you're using a napkin..." .... well it was in a  abrakebabra

The almost good :

• "You wear me out"
• "You're wearing me out"
• "First time with a french, I highly recommend it"
• "I think there is a connection" ... well never answer that actually you don't agree....

The not so good:

• "There is no sparkle !"
• "Sorry for the mixed signal, i am not ready to date yet !"

Limerick Music Scene

I have spend my first thursdays evening of 2012 in the quite decent Limerick pub called: Bourkes ( website: http://bourkesbar.com ), enjoying some delightful and various musical acts. From electronic DJ Toby Kaar, to pop band "yeh deadlies", every night have been a joyful discovery.

Limerick is full of nice pubs where you can listen music, live bands and discover artists. The main venue for artist would be The Dolans ( http://dolanspub.com/ )  with the big warehouse but also a more intimate venue upstairs.Upstairs in the intimate atmosphere I have discovered Vertigo Smyth, James Vincent Mcmorrow, Maria Doyle Kennedy amongst other... while in the big concert room I have enjoyed The Answer, Lisa Hannigan, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mick Flannery...



There is also a concert hall in the University ( http://www.uch.ie/ ) , and The Daghda Space - sadly now defunct - use to be another alternative venue.

But beside the musical venues, the pub are showing great activities: Cobblestone Joe and Nancy Blake have regular live band on wednesday and sunday nights. The Curragower pub and Foleys allows you to listen to some blue grass.

Interesting DJ's can be heard in Mickey Martins, but also in my favorite funky bar: The Wicked Chicken.
The Wicked Chicken also entertain some concert downstairs or in combination with Baker Place.
In my head I am still bopping to some 50s song, thanks to show hosted by DJ Andy Smith.



And lastly Bourkes have started a series of great quality musical acts.




Limerick has a very much alive music scene, with passionate listeners and sound enthusiasts.
An interesting blog delivering gig reports: Indie Limerick ( http://indielimerick.blogspot.com )

Read here last thursday gig report:
http://indielimerick.blogspot.com/2012/01/certain-three-tour-2012-bourkes-bar.html


As a conclusion lets' finish with the lost brothers as seen on Other Voices:

2011 - A summary, top events...

Top things which happen in 2011:

• A lost

Me in green ... helping somehow my grand father :)

• Diving trip to Inishboffin

Inishboffin

Post dive relaxing guinness....

• Seeing Jethro Tull in concert (Dublin, March 2011)

• The Waterford Tall Ship festival

Masts .....

• A dolans concert: The Answer

The singer of The Answer.

• Discovering Hook Head on a dive trip

xhh

• Going back surfing

Ready to go in the water in Spanish Point

• Working trip to Arizona, and making the 12 pubs of christmas over there.

No Pic available, thank god.

• Seeing my firt octopus in Irish water ( down in Kerry ).

Octopus (photo: B.Donnelly)

• A trip to Dublin to see the Guinness museum and the French rugby team in Landsdowne Road.

Inside the Guinness Storehouse

And all the friends talks and activities...

Top  Movies seen in 2011. Poor year for cinema attendance at least for me.

• Black Swan (D.Arronofsky)
• Tangled (Disney)
• True Grit (Cohen)
• Exit through the gift shop (Bansky)
• Super 8 (JJ Abrahams)
• Crazy Heart  (Scott Cooper) 

Reeling the years 2011

Another spin of reeling the years.

The idea is very simple and based on a simple question: Where was I 5 years ago, 10, 15 ...etc ?
Previous post were: 2010, 2009 and 2008.

So let's go back in time by 5 years leap....


2006: Limerick, Ireland
My second year in Ireland, which saw my first dives in Ireland

Probably the year, I have visited the most Ireland, thanks to those guys: les boulets

2001: Grenoble, France
My first work ( permanent contract ) in France, Grenoble ( actually Meylan to be more precise ), as an engineer. And discover the nice bar in Grenoble:The Loco Mosquito
Also the year I graduated Clermont-Ferrand university.

1996: Clermont Ferrand, France
Still in CPGE at Lycee Blaise Pascal


1991: Hauterive, France
Starting in French High School

1986: Hauterive, France


1981: Hauterive, France
I think this is the year I started going to school, or was it the following.....

1976: Hauterive, France
That christmas I am barely 9 year month old, and I have many dogs to take care of me ( in the photo below i think it was atos )

Playlist

Not being very active on the blog scene at the moment, so here's my current playlist:

Hauterive

My village .... Hauterive
The Main street, it has not changed that much actually

Hauterive - Main square

And the famous mineral source, actually one of the 4-5 mineral water sources which surges the Village, most of them are exploited by St Yorre nowadays:

mineral water Ad 

 

Concert - The Answer in Dolans

Brilliant concert last night in Dolans, featuring the Northern Ireland band: The Answer.

The two support band were let's say entertaining, the first one though not bad, reminded me of spinal stap through their outfit ( head bandana, cut jean, leather trouser, goth style singer.... ), the second paid a lot less attention to its outfit, but as soon as the guitar started, they meant business, the energic singer performed the perfect warm-up to the leading act.

The first I saw The Answer , was at The Who concert in Cork, about 2-3 years ago, at the time I was really impressed by their style and their energy.

:D :D :D