I have been performing live gigs with various bands, playing both original material and more recently covers, for well over a decade now and in that time I have noticed a worrying change in the expectations of live audiences. Particularly at weddings now, it seems that punters want all the entertainment and spontaneity of a…
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Will The Real St Patrick Please Stand Up!
B’Jesus, b’gorrah, and top o’ the mornin’ to ye. Yes, horrible isn’t it? It’s also a perfect example of the lazy stereotyping that drinks manufacturers now resort to when marketing ‘St Paddy’s Day’. As someone who actually has some Irish heritage – my grandad is from Kilkenny (check the surname if you please) you’d think…
Wii Fit . . . Me Fat.
“Hello, Wayne. Oh dear . . . . did you know it’s been 231 days since your last visit?” “Has it really been that long?” I innocently reply. “You know very well how long it’s been, young man, and I must say I can tell by looking at you that it’s been a while –…
Fellow Geeks Unite! Are We Not Men?
Most of the time I feel like a fairly capable, intelligent person. And whilst I have all of the athletic prowess of a common garden snail and the physique of Benny Hill, for the most part I am assured of my masculinity and social standing. Fair enough, I wasn’t educated at Oxford or Cambridge nor…
Thankyou for the Music . . .
Potentially not a great start to the day: Awoken by my 7 year old daughter at 7.20am who calmly informs me that I seem to have overslept by about half an hour. She, however, has washed, dressed, tidied her room and now wants to borrow the laptop to prepare for the opening of the markets….
Twitter and a blog? What next – Fire?!
I tried Myspace for a while (still pretty good for music – check out www.myspace.com/thekicksbanduk), fell in love with Facebook and then only a week ago, my friend and boss virtually had to force me to try Twitter. Have to admit I was sceptical, as I already find myself wasting too much time of an…