My Top 10 iPod tracks - 3 March, 2007

1. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
2. She Goes Off At Night - Guided By Voices
3. Feel Too Good - The Move
4. Sheep - Pink Floyd
5. Alone On Piano - Colin Newman
6. Strange Kind Of Woman - Deep Purple
7. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
8. Invaders Of The Heart : Decadent Disco Mix - Jah Wobble
9. Neon Lights - Kraftwerk
10. Postcard Of A Painting - Maximo Park

Regards,

djp

To drop one mobile phone down the toilet is unfortunate. To drop two mobile phones down the toilet seems like carelessness. But to drop two mobile phones down the toilet at the same time is sheer idiocy.

Flushed with failure...


djp

Emirates Airlines have an ad with the tagline "When was the last time you did something for the first time?"

One doesn't like to live one's life in accordance with advertising, but that's one hell of a motto...

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djp

My Top Ten iPod tracks - 02/02/2007

1. She Goes Off At Night - Guided By Voices
2. Feel Too Good - The Move
3. Sheep - Pink Floyd
4. Albatross - Public Image Limited
5. Strange Kind Of Woman - Deep Purple
6. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
7. Invaders Of The Heart : Decadent Disco Mix - Jah Wobble
8. Neon Lights - Kraftwerk
9. Postcard Of A Painting - Maximo Park
10. Fun House - Red House Painters

Regards,

djp

There is absolutely nothing to be said in favour of the winter vomiting bug...:-(

Cleaned out...


djp

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I rather like what I've heard of the White Stripes' "Elephant" album. I always hated the idea of the White Stripes - no bass, inept drumming, all the hype. But this album isn't half-bad. There used to be a radio ad in Ireland back in the day for a brand of soft drink which was not particularly popular. The tagline for the ad was a lady saying "I never liked it 'til I tried it..." That sums up my view of the White Stripes - never liked 'em 'til I tried 'em...:-)

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djp

My Top 10 iPod tracks - 01/01/2007

1. She Goes Off At Night - Guided by Voices
2. Alone On Piano - Colin Newman
3. Signal & Sign - Maximo Park
4. The Certainty Of Chance - The Divine Comedy
5. Bulldog Skin - Guided by Voices
6. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
7. One In Seven - Jah Wobble
8. Postcard Of A Painting - Maximo Park
9. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
10. Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa - Sigúr Ros

Happy New Year, y'all...:-)

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djp

Heard Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" today for the first time in over 25 years. God, but it's crap...:-)

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djp

One doesn't normally expect to find words of wisdom on Myspace, but I came across a profile there today which had as it's slogan "No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent". Now, ain't that true, but...

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djp

Can anyone please explain to me what was the point of the Cocteau Twins?

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djp

I used to think that "Ishtar" was the worst major studio movie I'd ever seen, but I think Al Pacino's "Scarface" must come very close to worst. Crappy direction, lousy soundtrack, clichéd plot, hammy acting. This is supposed to be a classic movie - it's not, it's just lousy. I could go on and on about this film, but frankly I can't be arsed...

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djp

My Top 10 iPod tracks - 01/12/2006

1. Alone On Piano - Colin Newman
2. She Goes Off At Night - Guided By Voices
3. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
4. Signal & Sign - Maximo Park
5. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
6. Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa - Sigúr Ros
7. The Crying Of Lot G - Yo La Tengo
8. An Cailín Gaelach - Altan
9. Beat Box [Diversion One] - The Art Of Noise
10. Close (To The Edit) - The Art of Noise

Regards,

djp

I was driving along Childers Road in Limerick this afternoon (actually, stuck in traffic on Childers Road) when, out of nowhere, some little cunt threw an empty Heineken bottle at my car. Didn't do much damage (just a little ping on the rear left door), but it scared the bejasus out of me.

This is the type of incident which leads one to fantasise about dropping a concrete block on the little fucker's head and smashing in his elbows and knees with a lumphammer. But then the moment passed.

Not in good form...


djp

My Top 10 iPod tracks - 01/11/2006

1. Signal & Sign - Maximo Park
2. The Crying of Lot G - Yo La Tengo
3. Beat Box [Diversion One] - The Art of Noise
4. Close (To The Edit) - The Art of Noise
5. Theme From Chalets - The Chalets
6. Seconds To Last - Colin Newman
7. Songs Of Love - The Divine Comedy
8. She Goes Off At Night - Guided By Voices
9. Fading - Jah Wobble
10. One In Seven - Jah Wobble

Regards,

djp

Vienna was fantastic. Rather like Paris in terms of grandeur, but on a much smaller scale. People were very laid-back. Not as expensive as I'd imagined. Definitely going back there again sometime. Well worth checking out!

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djp

Off to Vienna tomorrow for a bit of a skite with the missus. Really looking forward to this, as I've wanted to go to Vienna for a long time. Looks like the weather is going to be OK, so that's a good thing too. Surely...

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djp

I nearly bought a didgeridoo. What an (ab)original idea that would have been...:-)


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djp

I've invented a new concept - the iPub. It's pretty simple really. You just go to the pub and bring along your iPod and listen to your favourite choons while you drink your favourite tipple. Just remember I thought of this first...


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djp

It's that time of year again folks - the dreaded time when office Christmas parties are planned...

I like Christmas, but I hate Christmas parties. All that forced bonhomie and silliness and then the terrible hangover afterwards. I'm no Ebeneezer Scrooge, and I have no problem with people having their "fun", just include me out if you don't mind. And please, PLEASE, do not get all huffy with me if I decide that I don't want to "do" Christmas. It's a free country and I have the right to opt-out if I choose. Don't make my life a misery by forcing me to do something which I don't want to do and which I am not obliged to do. OK?

Regards,


djp

My Top 10 iPod tracks - 3/10/2006

1. Signal & Sign - Maximo Park
2. The Crying of Lot G - Yo La Tengo
3. An Cailín Gaelach - Altan
4. Penny Lane - The Beatles
5. I'm In Great Shape/I Wanna Be Around/Workshop - Brian Wilson
6. Songs Of Love - The Divine Comedy
7. Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa
8. Jah - Lee Perry
9. Postcard Of A Painting - Maximo Park
10. Now I'm All Over The Shop - Maximo Park

Regards,

djp