tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59419302011-08-01T19:48:12.701+01:00jellylegsMemory is a wonderful thing if you don’t have to deal with the pastStevenoreply@blogger.comBlogger801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-60290393570186104232007-01-25T18:14:00.003Z2009-08-20T15:02:47.364+01:00this blog has now moved hereStevenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1133183274380350362005-11-28T13:07:00.000Z2005-11-28T19:18:05.153Z352nd Harvard CommencementThursday, June 5, 2003Class Day speechJune 4, 2003Will FerrellNOTE: "There's an online video of thIs speech here. It's the entire graduation but forward to the 1:30:00 mark or so to get to Ferrell."This is not the Worcester, Mass Boat Show, is it? I am sorry. I have made a terrible mistake. Ever since I left "Saturday Night Live," I mostly do public speaking now. And I Stevenoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1129215420135839102005-10-13T15:41:00.000+01:002005-10-14T22:28:03.800+01:00yesterday i went on the dave fanning show to talk about Pete Doherty. Was good fun although Dave is certainly not a Doherty fan. What can you do. Click here if you want to hear. I was on the Wednesday.In other news can't wait to see the wallace and gromit movie tomorrow. Stevenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1129024155872391842005-10-11T10:46:00.000+01:002005-10-11T10:50:28.326+01:00Went to see Kate Rusby last night at vicar st. Excellent gig and review to follow. She's an eccentric and very warm performer.more laterStevenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1128948519927322862005-10-10T13:15:00.000+01:002005-10-10T14:01:56.956+01:00I went home for the weekend. Back to Meath. It’s funny how the older I’ve got the more attracted to my home village I’ve got. I put a lot of this down to learning. Learning about Dublin, that it’s not all that. And learning about people, of which in the city are more rushed, dramatic, consumed. More urban and city like I suppose, which is obvious to point out but I’m sure you know what I mean. I Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1128603248045877412005-10-06T13:44:00.000+01:002005-10-06T14:07:52.306+01:00It's lunch time, and I'm tired. Tired. Damien Kiberd is speaking on Newstalk about schools and drugs and teachings and mugs. Setting up a business is next on the agenda. Moving forward and moving up. Every one wanting to get rich, and get rich quick. The hole in New Dublin has brought with it climers, and slippers, slippers and jumpers, jumpers and rogues. It's a struggle.Babyshambles have Stevenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1094468670029865812004-09-06T13:00:00.000+01:002004-09-06T12:04:30.030+01:00shoop shoop, shopp de-lang-a-lang
shoop shoop, shopp de-lang-a-lang
shoop shoop, shopp de-lang-a-lang
shoop shoop, shopp de-lang-a-lang
And my pins are none to strong katie......................................................................
entering my last week as resident of my LOndon flat. this is it. got work to do
arrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
shoop shoop, shopp de-lang-a-lang
shoop shoop, Stevenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1092694890983666572004-08-16T23:17:00.000+01:002004-08-16T23:21:30.983+01:00Guy I went to school with is fronting a new band from Mullingar called The Blizzards and they're pretty good. Mp3's available on their site here
They have just signed a management deal with Marcus Russell who also manages Oasis.
Yee should all try go to their gig in Whelans on September 11th.
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1092489560757893942004-08-14T14:14:00.000+01:002004-08-14T14:26:31.356+01:00
More Great pics here
Will post my own feeble attempts in due course, One of which is in the current issue of Hot Press
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1091489800878026392004-08-03T00:30:00.002+01:002004-08-03T00:36:40.876+01:00So I've just had a life changing experience..... On the newt today, checking out The libertines (Whom I believe to be the greatest rock/punk band ever). Pete Doherty posts one of his regular ramblings on the babyshambles site...bacisicly says be at Mount Pleasent sorting office at 6..across the road are 4 red phone boxes..at 6:05 they will all ring..follow instructions. So at 6.05 we are directedStevenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1091489768921084822004-08-03T00:30:00.001+01:002004-08-03T00:36:08.920+01:00So I've just had a life changing experience..... On the newt today, checking out The libertines (Whom I believe to be the greatest rock/punk band ever). Pete Doherty posts one of his regular ramblings on the babyshambles site...bacisicly says be at Mount Pleasent sorting office at 6..across the road are 4 red phone boxes..at 6:05 they will all ring..follow instructions. So at 6.05 we are directedStevenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1091489677878690072004-08-03T00:30:00.000+01:002004-08-14T14:28:38.753+01:00
So I've just had a life changing experience..... On the newt today, checking out The libertines (Whom I believe to be the greatest rock/punk band ever). Pete Doherty posts one of his regular ramblings on the babyshambles site...bacisicly says be at Mount Pleasent sorting office at 6..across the road are 4 red phone boxes..at 6:05 they will all ring..follow instructions. So at 6.05 we are Stevenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1089578103187994082004-07-11T21:27:00.000+01:002004-07-11T21:35:03.186+01:00Ah Evan Dando. Always news in his world. Well he's put together a new version of The Lemonheads. Many are touting it as a re-union but since Dando is the only one coming back it's not really. He's even drafted in the folks that make up his solo backing band as the new Lemonheads. So essentially it's the same thing he's been doing for the last 3/4 years as he plays alot of Lemonheads stuff in his Stevenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1088636403469862142004-06-30T23:56:00.000+01:002004-07-01T00:02:17.426+01:00I'm freelancing for a free Irish related magazine thats distributed in pubs around the UK. This issue is just out and should anyone be interested, you can check it out online where you'll find features I've written on Thin Lizzy, Lisa Dee an Irish rapper,Before sunset and Tupac film reviews and an album review!
Ri-ra MagazineStevenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1088635579415655372004-06-30T23:44:00.000+01:002004-06-30T23:46:19.416+01:00hey
been busy lately so not been updating as reg as I'd like. will fill yee all in shortly. Gonna have a glasto review up shortly as well as some other stuff. Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1086879508897433792004-06-10T15:57:00.000+01:002004-06-11T13:27:18.636+01:00Ryan adams has taken all the content off his site leaving just a jukebox with a load of new songs (with the exception of The Rescue Blues). All free. Enjoy. www.ryan-adams.com
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1086790118582355512004-06-09T15:07:00.000+01:002004-06-09T15:08:38.583+01:00Finally, I have made my hotpress debut with a Paddy Casey Live review!Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1086097273606216372004-06-01T14:38:00.000+01:002004-06-01T14:41:13.606+01:00flew Ryanair back to London. Never again. Much as I like the smell of dead babies and vomit I shall now in future, in the words of Bill Hicks - pay that xtra nickel, to fly Aer Lingus. London is still here. Really feel for the US. that ice age was terrible. Hope they are all ok. Bill was prob lookin at it all laughin untill he realised it was but a dream. Some day Bill, Some day - bye you Lizard Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1085496621434860232004-05-25T15:47:00.000+01:002004-05-25T15:50:21.433+01:00So a while ago there was all this fuss about Jay-Z's Grey album - a remix of Jay z's black album and The Beatles White album. Haven't heard it but have been meaning to download for a while. So while looking for a site to download it from I came acroos this - www.jay-zeezer.com where some guy has remixed the black album with Weezer's blue album. Also you can go to www.jayzconstructionset.com whereStevenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1085309861390357102004-05-23T11:53:00.000+01:002004-05-23T11:57:41.390+01:00My good friend Frank has set up a website which acts as a forum to chat and post whatever you want. A communal blog if you like. On it you'll find rants, news and other bits and bobs by Frankavich himself; Karl 'dumbriffs' Whitney; Matt rice; Amy Mc; actor Hugh O'Connor; and my good self.
New members are welcome so drop by Crackjackson.com and join in on the chatStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1084962625304457982004-05-19T11:27:00.000+01:002004-05-19T11:32:30.833+01:00Two seasons ago Wenger commented that he believed his team could go a whole season unbeaten. Man Utd (aka The Scum) fans decided to print up the following t-shirts at the start of last season............Look who had the last laugh
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1084906820246129082004-05-18T19:59:00.000+01:002004-05-18T20:00:20.246+01:00List of celebrities I have seen in Islington over the past year shopping, walking down my local street, drinking and generally living there lives. The majority of these people have been spotted by my stalking eye on numerous occasions meaning they must live in the area.
Tim Wheeler (Ash)
Quentin Tarantino
Michael Madsen
Paul Whitehouse
Jon Ronson
Lauren Laverne
Sara Cox
Shane Mac Gowan
Ardal O’Stevenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-10835117090680902004-05-02T16:28:00.000+01:002004-05-02T16:35:40.340+01:00Regardless of your Loyalties, Everyone should have this t-shirt
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1081465674441284432004-04-09T00:07:00.000+01:002004-04-09T14:33:52.250+01:00today i bought the new graham coxon album 'Happiness in magazines'. I really really got to stop spending as I'm rapidly screwing myself out of cash. However i picked up the cd as a promo for 6 quid and it isn't officially released untill the 17th of March so it was a bit of a bargin. Album is very good. Having heard three out of Coxon's five records I'd argue that this is his best and most Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1081359484427469382004-04-07T18:38:00.000+01:002004-04-07T18:54:23.576+01:00Larry Walters - The Lawn Chair Pilot - 100% true
One day, Larry, had a bright idea. He decided to fly. He went to the local Army-Navy surplus store and purchased 45 weather balloons and several tanks of helium. The weather balloons, when fully inflated, would measure more than four feet across. Back home, Larry securely strapped the balloons to his sturdy lawn chair. He anchored the chair to theStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1081160122248548132004-04-05T11:15:00.000+01:002004-04-05T11:19:06.090+01:00never rains but it pours....................trying since November to sort out some work experience and today I get two offers back within 2o minutes of each other! Am doing a week and a bit in Hot Press from Wed 14th of this month till 25th and then The Irish Post here in London for 3 weeks in June. Not bad not bad. Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1080881230811179912004-04-02T05:47:00.000+01:002004-04-02T05:50:49.746+01:00it's just gone 5:30am on fri 2nd and I have just got my Glasto tics!!!!!!!!! Been on mobile and net since 8pm last night. nine hours+. Mad you might say, but then you've never been to glasto. Those who've been - you know. It's worth it. Fuck though. amazed at the speed and demand for the tickets. two years ago they took two months to sell. Last year a day. This year it looks like 12 hours. just Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1080433315254757502004-03-28T00:21:00.000Z2004-03-29T23:17:34.810+01:00went to vill/ charlton on sat. really really great game. villa look like contenders for that last champions league spot, and with rumours of a take over at the club, we might at last begin to compete with the big boys GO ON THE VILLA!!!!!!!!!!!Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1080388190336582692004-03-27T11:49:00.000Z2004-03-28T12:16:55.920+01:00Distance
Now that the space race is over, I can't help but feel that we've all grown up too soon.
Billy Bragg
The longer I live in London, the more I am dreading returning to Ireland/Dublin. I love my country immensely, as I do my city but the distance between my life there and here is affecting how my return will be. Dublin is a changing city. Not for the better I hasten to add. On Dublin, an Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1080087289602696312004-03-24T00:14:00.000Z2004-03-24T00:19:01.013Zafter madrid i'm gettin freaked out. theres a real air of tension in london at the moment. a terrorist attack seems inevitable really and its scary. scary in how easily it could happen. once the thought manifists in your head the fear runs and runs. today in the cinema three guys walked in to the watch the film. It was 'mona lisa smile' and i thought it weird that 3 guys of there own free will Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1079389679405312542004-03-15T22:27:00.000Z2004-03-15T22:31:14.936Zso week 2. Here we go again. But b4 we go there, Oralaghs mum, bro and sis came over at the weekend and we had a brilliant time. really great. the best times here are when we have visitors. We went to see phantom of the opera which was great. Brill weekend.
but now back to Uni work. we finish effectivly on thursday. next week will be easy enough and then I'm off Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1078962370389751642004-03-10T23:46:00.000Z2004-03-10T23:49:18.903ZI'm drained. Mentally exhausted. I don't even know if I spelt that right. I don't care. Got some good stories today, wrote some sport and developed a feature idea. Today more then ever it hit me again, like it did during those exhausting production weekends in the Observer, especially on a thursday and friday when things were manic and everyone was running around like a blue arsed fly. This is Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1078881945516879572004-03-10T01:25:00.000Z2004-03-10T01:28:53.030Zso i've been so fuckin busy lately. lot of tension in newsroom at moment. certin folk ain't pulling there weight. I though am remaining one of the good guys - but well busy
thats how it is in the real world though. got some good stories. fuck it, I'm going to bed...
au revoir fuckers!!
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1078704287898060082004-03-08T00:04:00.000Z2004-03-08T00:07:52.890ZLate night writing. Production forthnight begins tomorrow and on top of that I've to give a fuckin presentation. All go..No sleep. Great day yesterday. Found a great Irish pub with Mick up on Holloway road and went on the piss for the day. The rugby was fantastic. What a display. I'm now becoming a rugby fan. NEVER thought it would happen. I hate rugby heads. maybe I'll bring about a sea of Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1078575130544872132004-03-06T12:12:00.000Z2004-03-06T12:15:13.420ZSo last night I spoke to Amy and Frank on the phone which was without doubt the highlight of a pretty stressful week. Stressful no doubt for them too. they moved in to their new house, which is theirs - ownership and all. It has to be damn exciting. a great moment and couple of days which will stick with them forever. Am lookin forward to seeing it, gives me furthur boost to get home and catch upStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1078167728696794582004-03-01T19:02:00.000Z2004-03-01T19:05:05.170Zso I haven't blogged in quite a while. Basicly I've been very busy lately. Had visitors over a few weekends back and had a fantastic time with them. really great to show friends back home the life I'm leading in London and the city I now call home. great stuff. also went to my first derby which was amazing..great atmosphere, passion and an amazing experience. just approaching Villa Park and Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1078134945490676432004-03-01T09:55:00.000Z2004-03-01T09:58:40.733Zexcuse my lateness in reporting the brum result. It has been brought to my attention by one Matt Rice that I should have said:
hello........Villa were destroyed by an excellent Everton side........they
were truely excellent and much better than us...........that Rooney guy
is unbelievbable, he was so good I wet my pants..............later folks
Let them have their moment. It is, afterall the Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1078082433461703892004-02-29T19:20:00.000Z2004-02-29T19:23:28.310Zhello.......villa drew againist brum............later folksStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1077323916711988512004-02-21T00:38:00.000Z2004-02-21T00:41:19.280ZNice one. Emma and elaine have just arrived. All set for a great weekend. Feels weird to have people from home in our flat in london but it's fantastic gonna be a great weekend. And on sun.................I'm goin to the Villa v's Birmingham game. Yes!!! Go on the villaStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1076951624389536112004-02-16T17:13:00.000Z2004-02-16T17:17:03.793ZMy mate matt has brought too my attention someone who is less then pleased with the upcoming garfield movie.
This is great
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1076950619908071132004-02-16T16:56:00.000Z2004-02-16T16:59:36.280Zso London is seeping into my system. I'm really falling in love with this city. it's just so accessible and free...free to be who and what you like. Liberation.
I listen now to Bob Marley. Boy, what a genius. So free, so vocal, so all seeing. Beautiful songs bubbling with hate and rage but only ever preaching understanding. He thought the world something beautiful and humane.
Last night i dreamtStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1076606149356104932004-02-12T17:15:00.000Z2004-02-12T17:18:20.780ZWoo hoo! - Simpsons movie is going to become a reality. In the planning stages. Emmmmmmmmmmmmmmm feature length Simpsons ahhhhhhhhStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1076605789827437882004-02-12T17:09:00.000Z2004-02-12T17:12:21.340ZOn tuesday night I continued to do the ex-pat thing and went to see Paddy Casey in The Borderline, Central London. Really great venue. Sort of half the size of Whelens, maybe slightly smaller. No upstairs. Actually its prob same size as the UCD student bar when they used too split it in half for gigs. Alot nicer though. Some great people played their London debut shows there - The Pixies, The Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1076429150326757152004-02-10T16:05:00.000Z2004-02-10T16:08:19.043ZThose in London, check out carling live for a list of 5 or 6 free gigs taking place in the Islington carling academy at the end of the month. Tickets as I say are free and there's some great bands playing such as black rebel motorcycle club, Ash, snowpatrol and the vines amongst others.Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1076104810234739522004-02-06T22:00:00.000Z2004-02-06T22:13:37.996ZLast night went to see Damien Dempsey's debut London headline show. Great gig and was graced by the presence of one Shane MacGowan who fell on top of me as he walked through the crowd. He also threw some beer at me, affectionatly i believe! Classy guy. Anyhow venue was small and really nice. Great spot and nice too see Shane up close as well. Also interviewed Damo Dempsey in John Reynolds London Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1075713611011402162004-02-02T09:20:00.000Z2004-02-02T09:22:28.140ZVery difficult these days to equate the difference between when I'm tired, and when I'm drunk. Seem to act the same way on both occasions. I dunno. I'm also having problems with distingushing reality from my dream world. Whats real and what isn't. What has actually happened and what hasn't. It's quite difficult to put up, especially when your unsure of your actions,etc towards others. It is Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1075664122775340992004-02-01T19:35:00.000Z2004-02-01T19:37:38.903ZIt's been a hectic few weeks here in London. Term one was: this is what journalists do. Term 2: go do it. Sink or swim my son! Lots of work. Crazy deadlines and high pressure. It's great nonetheless. Anyhow amongst the chaos that was my weekend I managed to catch the end of Borders Music sale. I said I'd treat myself to someat and so opted for the Inspiral Carpets. Never before really listened toStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1075651041773063862004-02-01T15:57:00.000Z2004-02-01T15:59:38.216ZCD WOW: Take A Bow And Exit Stage Left.........
Paul Boon spent much of Thursday afternoon glued to the internet. While those around him were busy ensuring administrative life at City University continued as normal, Paul was busy securing last minute bargains on CD Wow’s web site. His morning paper had brought the news that the popular music retailer had settled out of court with the British Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1075416604625089722004-01-29T22:50:00.000Z2004-01-29T22:52:16.640ZBritain has a new great comedy show - Directors Commentary with Peter De Lane is hysterical. Absolutely fan-bloody-tastic
Watch it.
"Vintage De Lane"Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1075328347272601292004-01-28T22:19:00.000Z2004-01-28T22:21:18.296ZSo last night I went to the Villa semi second leg. Fantastic game, great atmosphere and Villa put in a fine performance to win the game 2-0. We needed 3 goals though put with 10 men for most of the match we gave a great account of ourselves.
Anyhow got back from Brum and went to see Runaway Jury in the multiplex. It was at enjoyable romp with Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and John Cusack. On the Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1074905604857066312004-01-24T00:53:00.000Z2004-01-24T13:34:08.733ZheyStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1074696453721505732004-01-21T14:47:00.000Z2004-01-21T14:52:14.670ZFirst day back.............
So finally went back to college today even though I was due in since monday. Good to be back. Thrown straight into the panic when the first thing I was told was 'Hey Steve, Your name was called out in Roy Greenslades calss yesterday. Supposedly he mistakenly received your international relations essay before xmas as well as the one ment for him' What a glorius start! Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1074523710241155462004-01-19T14:48:00.000Z2004-01-19T14:54:22.296ZI hate that the advertisement thing on my site is about rats and mice. I hate that they read my text and have rats and mice ads gazing out.
Last night I had the best ever night out in London. Superb. Danny (ex observer editor) came over and we went on the tear with Enda, Dean and Gearoid. ate some indian....food. Got locked in a pub till 3am...because we're Irish....and free drink...because Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1074381595414135032004-01-17T23:19:00.000Z2004-01-17T23:37:04.920ZNothing like reading a drunk blog post ranting about music eh...................(see yesterday or rather the early hours of this morning) but I think I came off alright.
So today. dealt with my trobbing head with some lucozade and a dash to college where I began work on my website (due monday). I had originaly hoped to focus on something interesting, like a site devoted to Woody allen or Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1074299510872537832004-01-17T00:31:00.000Z2004-01-17T00:33:45.390ZMy biggest regret in life…………………
Not seeing U2 in Slane. That is the biggest regret in my life. Even if I wanted I couldn’t have got a ticket. U2 ARE THE GREATEST BAND EVER…….EVER. For SO many fuckin’ reasons. Tunes….voice…..music….influence…inspiration. Whatever you may say about Bono (and if it’s negative and your Irish…it’s not valid……we Irish despise our own fortune and others too. We’re Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1074299168442561822004-01-17T00:26:00.000Z2004-01-17T00:32:46.216ZA beautiful Moment..........
In the Slane DVD, someone throws Bono up a tri-colour. Bono has never worn a tri-colour. He has always flown a white flag during Irish gigs stating that claiming a crass nationalism was a part of the Irish problem. He’s all too right. But during ‘New Years Day’ he dons the flag looking up to the hill…at his manager...maybe. And he states, “Just once….” He’s back Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1074036001924628272004-01-13T23:20:00.000Z2004-01-13T23:21:52.436ZI finally started my feature (due next week) and quickly switched topics after a lack of belief on my part off what i was writing. I'm now focussed on a new topic. more on that soon
I'll keep it short today. Saw Lost in Translation today and it's fantastic. really spurs you in to writing. Highly enjoyable, influencial and just generally great.
go see.
more tomorrow my friendsStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073913952730103112004-01-12T13:25:00.000Z2004-01-12T13:26:13.580ZGreat weekend. lots of drinking and getting to know new friends. Really makes a difference to life in London because as I still await returning to college, the one thing I've been missing here is a social life. So thats great. turned out as well that they got tickets for a load of gigs we're off to which is great.
I'll not stay for long, I've a feature to do for uni next week on unsolved Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073758494854029782004-01-10T18:14:00.000Z2004-01-10T18:17:37.973ZSo The short story may now never see the light of day because , to be blunt, it's shit...ish. It's great learning for me but yee would laugh.
In other news I was, well I dunno how to say this, but.......John Lydon (Rotton) is to appear on 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here' in two weeks. It's either another mind bloggling move following his appearance on Judge Judy OR (which I suspect) its goingStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073576724230196702004-01-08T15:45:00.000Z2004-01-08T15:46:41.240ZSo yesterday I wrote a short story that I intend to post up here in the next day or two. Just gonna let it breathe abit and then I'll touch it up. It's about a recently unemployed 20 odd year old who sits on his backwall for most of the day. The backwall looks out at Mountjoy prison entrance and side.
Also yesterday I went to Starbucks and was perplexed, and quite annoyed, by the fact that they Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073479745594017512004-01-07T12:49:00.000Z2004-01-07T12:51:12.310ZOk brief mouse update. While i was in the pub Orlagh saw him and chased him around the house before losing him. He nimbled at the traps again. I reset them. No catch. I'm now going to take them away from tomorr and go full on with poison and possibly glue traps which will catch the bugger alive. Gross I know but fuck it. It's him or me at this stage.
Leaving that subject, a great win for the Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073409609991475042004-01-06T17:20:00.000Z2004-01-06T17:26:25.873ZI am Neil Diamond
So I was on google and decided to check if this blog would appear under my own name in the search field when I stumbled upon this little beauty.
It doesn't get much better then this, etc
Me and Neil DiamondStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073404961731084622004-01-06T16:02:00.000Z2004-01-06T16:10:11.700ZSo I now sit with a bottle of jameson in one hand and a big long stick I found in the back of the airing press. It's thick and slightly longer then a mop handle. I've boarded up the, well sort of covered, the heater for I think the mouse/mice/ rat (see below) are living. Its located where a fire place used to me and it's my prime suspect for a nesting area. The little cunt faced bastard taunted Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073333424147122972004-01-05T20:10:00.000Z2004-01-05T20:10:43.433ZYesterday I bought the first season of Dawson's creek on DVD in the New Years sale. I spent today watching some of the episodes and trying to grasp why I harbour such an emotional attachment to this show. I know all the drawbacks and criticisms of the show and its flaws but for me it means something special. I was 17 when I first saw it and in a way grew up with it. I always wanted that life as Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073264170899851982004-01-05T00:56:00.000Z2004-01-05T00:56:29.273ZSo today is the day where the rest of my life will twist and twirl and amass itself more in sync with my thought process. It’s the 4th of January. Four days late but I have to deal with the New Year hang over. Not in the literal sense of course. I wish though.. I wish my head throbbed like the sound of Gary what’s his face’s ‘Mad World’ over and over again. But no hangover, just a ‘hang on what Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1073153134550921412004-01-03T18:05:00.000Z2004-01-03T18:34:27.423ZSo I haven't blogged in a couple of days mainly due to a verment that has single handedly guided me into a depression over the last two days. I arrived home new years day evening to find a mouse in the flat. The little fucker is annoying the hell out of me. I'd spotted him somedays earlier. As I was sitting on the couch I saw something dart down the hallway at the corner of my eye but put it downStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1072880136083627012003-12-31T14:15:00.000Z2003-12-31T14:20:35.716ZSo the last day of the year and goodbye to 2003. I remember being in this place before. While others usually look back at the trials and tribulations of the world over the past 12 months I'm usually assessing the merits of the last Oasis release, the contenders for the gig of the year and bemoaning the fact that Woody Allen once again failed to find a European Distributor. And then there's hope. Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1072803473970017782003-12-30T16:57:00.000Z2003-12-30T17:01:08.403ZActually....Your smiling face on the new David Kitt has nabbed me the more i listen........hope for the album yet.
If anyone wants a compilation cd made email me your adreess as I'm bored. Put 'give me a cd' in the subject. jellyleggs@hotmail.comStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1072802969128308702003-12-30T16:49:00.000Z2003-12-30T16:49:46.380ZSo I've been doing fuck all since I got back here. Spent today converting my 1600 audio files into mp3 formet as well as ACC so I can listen to them on my mini disc. Now I'm going over the new David Kitt album which I got on the cheap. Not too impressed. I'd heard it earlier in the year and was no too impressed but thought maybe it was a grower....wrong...I think. Back to the future is on so Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1072794060488755412003-12-30T14:21:00.000Z2003-12-30T14:21:18.023ZJust reading over last nights entry and it appears I may have become David Brent over the Christmas!! Great final two episodes.
Later
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1072729156882728872003-12-29T20:19:00.000Z2003-12-29T20:19:34.230ZSo back in Londinium. Got back yesterday. Islington remains. Still buzzing. People eating, drinking, talking business and wearing there uber cool xmas jumpers proudly telling their friends that Colin Farrell wore a similar garment in that trendy Irish flick, Intermission! Ah London. Its good to be back in some ways. Had a topsy turvey Xmas. In my public life all was great but privately I was Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1070239993743534722003-12-01T00:53:00.000Z2003-12-01T01:00:52.430ZHey all. Been way to long since I blogged. Busy and shit with London town. In the last few weeks though I'll gradually take yee up to date............saw Zimmey in Wembley. On top form and a great show. Then caught Kittser around the corner, met some random Irish for drinks, I remember very little. Lately been busy with work and such. One week of term left. In a bid to make up for my slackness I Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1068392684301515932003-11-09T15:44:00.000Z2003-11-09T15:49:18.813ZTHE WIT AND THE WISDOM OF HOMER J. SIMPSON
1) "Now son, you don't want to drink beer. That's for Daddys, and kids with fake IDs."
2) "Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen."
3) "You couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day of your life if you had an electrified fooling machine."
4) "Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weaseling out of things is important to Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1067794045398751992003-11-02T17:27:00.000Z2003-11-02T17:27:52.526ZEvan comes to visit
Evan Dando is the latest addition to the ‘Way beyond Nashville’ festival currently taking place throughout London. The former front man of The Lemonheads is set to headline a tribute concert to country rock legend Gram Parsons entitled ‘standing in the shadow of the grievous angel’, which will take place in Islington’s Union Chapel on November 15th.
Dando is among a Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1067731914780308252003-11-02T00:11:00.000Z2003-11-02T00:16:26.786ZSteven Paul (Elliott) Smith. August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003.
Still can't get over it. A beautiful beautiful songwriter. He'll be missed dearly. Lets play the records loud. Thanks for the music and good luck Elliott.
Sweet adeline
official siteStevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1067730268797809342003-11-01T23:44:00.000Z2003-11-01T23:44:30.733ZWSIS veering towards disaster
The World summit on the Information society (WSIS) is veering towards failure unless a preparatory committee this month settles profound differences between world governments. Prep Com 3, which ended in disarray last September, reconvenes in Geneva from November 10th for a three day sitting. It will aim to establish an agreement of principles and plan of action in Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1066912579076184422003-10-23T13:36:00.000+01:002003-11-01T23:59:11.533ZIs Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic(absorbs heat)?
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time?
So we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1066505062150485562003-10-18T20:24:00.000+01:002003-10-19T16:56:41.973+01:00To read A response to Is This It?......(published below) by Karl Whitney click on the following link
Also keep on eye on Karl's excellent website, Dumbriffs.
Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1066473175094810922003-10-18T11:32:00.000+01:002003-10-18T11:49:57.016+01:00Is This It? - Why modern music has failed to excite me....untill now.
This weekend sees the arrival of the most anticipated album since…... well since The White Stripes last outing. The Strokes second LP I guess though is surrounded by more then just anticipation. For many it’s an exciting prospect and an important landmark in their listening years. Yet, much as I enjoyed ‘Is this it?’, and Stevenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941930.post-1066249106514804802003-10-15T21:18:00.000+01:002003-10-17T10:33:22.683+01:00A Daily Infringement
A couple of weeks ago I was privleged enough to be amongst an audience addressed by Wilf Mbanga, founder of the recently closed 'Daily News', an independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe. The publication literally had its printing presses removed because the zimbabwen government disliked what it printed.
In an address to the students of London's City University, Mr Mbanga Stevenoreply@blogger.com0