Reeling the years - 2012

Almost forgot that post this year, so lets go for another spin of reeling the years. I actually think since i've been round the 5 year cycle, I will not do the post next year.

The idea is very simple and based on a simple question: Where was I 5 years ago, 10, 15 ...etc ?

Previous post were: 2011,  2010, 2009 and 2008.

2007: Limerick, Ireland

Limerick

Third year in Ireland, and still living in  Dooradoyle but soon i moved to live in the city centre.

This is also the first time I am seeing the ASM playing in Thomond park against Munster...

Le Renard in Thomond Park.

Note: on the following pictures, there might be some imprecision with the year it was taken ( it was around that, but it's grand)

2002: Grenoble, France:
Third year in Grenoble, working full steam in analog layout.
And I have starting scuba-diving in Marseille with that crazy guy:

The Master showing off ... 

1997: Clermont-Ferrand, France
In CPGE... eating mathematics and physics ..... amongst other things

L'inversion

1992: Hauterive, France
Le Lycée, en premiere scientifique...

1987: Hauterive, France
College Victor Hugo

Not the right year ... this one was 1990...

1982: Hauterive, France

Guess where ....

1977: Hauterive, France
One year old .... happy days ...

Who is this ?

My 2012 movember

mymovember, a photo by TOF2006 on Flickr.

In summary:
- Gigs (RSAG, Ham Sandwich, Hermitage Green ... )
- Choucroute
- Turf fires, pub and whiskey
- Dublin findings includes Choucroute
- A mow
- Some ginger beer and half nurphys.

Ham Sandwich in Dolans - December 2012

So i was in back in Dolans for another taste of the brilliant Ham Sandwich.

They had the nice addition of 2 trumpets this time, to go along with confettis and ballons antics, and they were amazing as usual.

The crowd was enthusiastic, or as Podge McNamee put it " a bizarrely amazing crowd"

Ham Sandwich on the main stage

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Additional pictures on Shane Serrano tumblr : here

R.S.A.G in Dolans for the Freeze Sessions

I got some free ticket for the Jägermeister Freezer Session organized by Hot Press, the program was interesting least to say:

• Leading Armies
• R.S.A.G
• We cut corners
• Toby Kaar

Welcoming giant bottle of....

Another brilliant performance from this very talented man:

R.S.A.G

R.S.A.G

R.S.A.G

R.S.A.G

R.S.A.G

More on him:

• http://www.rarelyseenaboveground.com/
• http://www.myspace.com/rarelyseenaboveground

Seen through a fisheye - East

Got the results of the fisheye photography, during my last visit in Dublin ....

A lovely couple

Unloading the catch of the day on the pier...

Walk on the beach...

Trees ...

Another lovely weekend in Dublin

Nice pint in the pub of Dublin city center.

What's up doc  ?

Off course it was Halloween

Scary Cat

No joke ... i found them...

French delicacy found in Dublin shop

The aquarium in Bray

More Kitty Cat

Malahide Walk

Back to shore

Pier

Venezuela in UCH - Limerick

So this sunday, I went to the University Concert Hall to attend a wonderful performance from the Venezuelan Percussion Ensemble

 

You can see more of there stuff here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ensamblepercuve?feature=watch

Fantastic concert, funny, live, fully entertaining and giving you terrible envy to shake your body.

The ensemble is a product of "El Systema" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sistema ), which is a wonderful idea to promote education through Music.

The idea expressed by the founder José Antonio Abreu:
"Music has to be recognised as an agent of social development, in the highest sense because it transmits the highest values - solidarity, harmony, mutual compassion. And it has the ability to unite an entire community, and to express sublime feelings."

The concert was organised by the Irish Chamber Orchestra ( http://www.irishchamberorchestra.com/ ) which is responsible for a wonderful project as part of the regeneration project in Limerick: Sing Out With String.

Note: I recommend that post about some of the concert: http://magicbulletin.me/2012/05/sing-out-with-strings-this-wednesday/