THE SHOCK! MEME ( Read more... )

With all the discussion about graphics cards, pci-express, 64bit processors etc I've begun thinking about my next PC. Or indeed, whether it should even be a PC. Lets face it, Windows Vista is not looking positive and even XP suffers far more from Viruses, Spyware and Bots than it should. I find I need my system patched to the hilt just for a ( Read more... )

I'm putting together a concert at the moment. It's a fundraiser for the Musical Society I'm involved with and is being done on the cheap. So with no money, the only way to do this is to embrace it. I'm using backing tracks instead of a band, no chorus work and a handpicked selection of soloists. Unfortunately "handpicked" has political ( Read more... )

I went to a concert on Saturday Night. A small gig in a local theater with I suppose maybe 400 people, tops. It really reminded me how much I miss live music. The band scene in Ireland is more or less dead. Musicians in Pubs play with drum machines and backing tracks. You might as well have a DJ, cause it's not live music. When I was in my ( Read more... )

Good question. I've decided to start this in case I ever feel the need, but right now I can't imagine what I might say here. Time will tell.