Come to Wicklow
From the 18th to the 20th of June we have in Wicklow Town a great weekend of activities
The Round Ireland Sail Festival 2010
With Air displays Mardi gras Fancy Dress and the American Drifters, the Garda Band and plenty of Traditional Music (see attached brochure)
Here Wicklow Town Sail Fest 2010
So come on down to Wicklow Town and have yourself a ball and why not stay for the weekend!
Thought this might give you all a laugh! This is a video I came across and I give the boys 10 out of 10 for their effort
please follow link to view video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGpcKu7kLuY&feature=related
The Happy Irish Government Family photo
Has managed to survive the worst ever economic downturn in the history of the state!
410.000 thousand Unemployed, (That is the ones they count) the loss of Ireland’s financial independence, the collapse of tax revenues
The collapse of all the Banks in the State!
The collapse of the building industry
The collapse of the car industry
The health services in a shambles
Public services cut to ribbons
They just closed down the Dail for the next 9 weeks and gone on Holidays
Tax’s on the up and up and more on the way
Did I forget anything?
Just think of the worst thing that can happen to the country and chances are with this crew in charge it will come to pass!
With glorious weather the competition get’s under way !
Armed with my PSP I went out into the street again and clipped a few more New Yorkers
they didn’t seem to mind at all!
Clip from a past visit to a shopping centre in New York
I was later stopped from filming by the centres security !
Apparently one is not allowed to film any shopping centres in New York. Opps! Sorry !
Here is a street view of NEW YORK CITY the city that never sleeps!
The Irish Government have threatened legal action against the owners of the research vessel that discovered the new coral reef of the Irish coast.
A new coral reef province covering almost 200 sq km has been discovered off the west coast of Ireland.
A Statement from a spokesman of the department of offshore resources claimed that there was a “misinterpretation” of the original contract, it claimed that they were contracted to find oil and gas and not” bloody rocks”
No further comment was forthcoming pending further study of the original contract
PSSSSSSSSSSSSS I couldn’t interest you in a few second-hand voting machines, they’re going cheap!!
Dear Bandleader:
We look forward to your performance at our daughter’s wedding.
If you don’t mind, we would like to request a few of our
favorite songs. Please play these during the reception:
A Keith Jarrett composition from his solo series. Please arrange it for full ensemble in the key of B but nothing but 4/4 please.
Mahavishnu Orchestra, “Dance of the Maya” and please have the
guitarist play John Mclaughlin’s solo from the live
performance Nov. 16,1972 at Chrysler Arena. My wife and I were
at that show and we liked his use of polyrhythms.
One of John Coltrane’s duets with Pharaoh Sanders. Our guests
love high register tenor saxes.
We thought a little Stravinsky right after the toast would be
nice. So please play “The Rite of Spring.” We like a tempo of
about 1/4 note = 93 and transpose it down 3 half-steps — it
will be so much more appropriate for this occasion in the
slightly lower register.
Then for the candle lighting ceremony, please play Frank
Zappa’s “The Grand Wazoo.” The original key of B flat, would
be fine but my cousin Jeannie would like to sing the baritone
sax solo in the key of D–she has kind of a high voice.
When my new son-in-law takes off the garter, please just a
little of Varese’s “Ionization.” It’s such a funny piece, we
think it would go over real well. Much better than “The
Stripper.”
And for the bride & groom’s first dance, please slow things
down a bit by doing Barber’s “Adagio For Strings.” It’s so
much better than “We’ve Only Just Begun” ,
or the “Anniversary Waltz.”
When my wife and I join in the first dance, could you segue to
Thelonius Monk’s “Ruby, My Dear” — it’s in honor of my wife’s
grandmother whose name was Ruby. It would mean so much to the
family. Thanks for all your help. Depending on the outcome we’ll
certainly be happy to recommend your band to our friends.
We’ll have your check for the fee of $250 (minus our expenses
in contacting you of $12.50 ) by the end of next month; we’re
a little short, as the young lady doing the balloon arch
her $1,850 in advance and the DJ had to be paid up
front his $2,500 as normal. Our daughter assured us that your
love of music was greater than your need for money, and that
you would welcome the exposure you would get from playing this
wedding.
Before you leave, please feel free to ask the caterer for a
snack sandwich and a soda (the bottles are returnable or you
can pay the deposit to the butler). Please use the back
entrance to avoid disturbing the guests.
Sincerely yours,
Alice Rockefeller Gates
