Once A Rebel!

So I’m on my way to Ireland to this fine place to be Exact [Photo] the Outrageously Beautiful Cushendall and that’s yours Truly Contemplating Tir Na Nog. So it will all be within a few miles of The Giants Causeway, Finn Mccoll, Carrick-A Rede Rope Bridge, Shane O’neills Grave, Ossians Grave, Roger Casements Memorial, Glenariff Glen, Rathlin Island, Empty Beaches and with a bit of Luck some Sun. add to that Family and Good Friends and I’m sorted for the Week.

On the way back it’s got to be a Visit to Belfasts Republican Plot in Milltown Cemetery To Honour our Heroic Dead among them the Immortal Bobby Sands, Kieran Doherty and Joe McDonnell and then a quick Ferry Ride to Scotland to round off a Splendid  Holiday...See you in 8 days time for Update!

They think that they have pacified Ireland. They think that they have purchased half of us and intimidated the other half. They think that they have foreseen everything, think that they have provided against everything; but the fools, the fools, the fools! - they have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.

Patrick Pearse

Kathleen argey - Price Of Justice

No compromise Irish Republican Music with cover Depicting Tortured Prisoners. "Innocent Until Proven Irish" as the Brits would say!

1  Ireland Live On   

2  Patriot Game   

3  Freedom Walk   

4  Price Of Justice   

5  Where Is The Man   

6  Boys Of The Old Brigade   

7  Out Lads In Crumlin Jail   

8  Michael Gaugan   

9  Snipers Promise   

10 The Town I Loved So Well   

11 Kerry   

12 Only Our Rivers Run Free 

Living In The Past

Long Ball To No One!

As I have Mastered the Art of being a Loner I guess it’s time to Embark on the Pain Filled Arena of Relationships both Platonic and Sexual with a bit of Luck. The amount of Love and Respect People show me has quite frankly not been met half way by me and today 3 AA Members I have never met delivered me a Beautiful 4 Seater Settee and refused to take even Petrol Money. In the Past I did these type of Deeds all the time and know it Enriches the Soul but somewhere along the line I became Detached from the Herd and have been Limping along as Lion Bait for too many Years.

The Subconscious Logic that has been Revealed through Meditation has been along the Lines of if I don’t Feel I can’t be Hurt which Works up to a Point. That Point would be my Boys who I Love to bits but would Prefer to use Words like Respect, Admire, Trust etc etc instead of the L word.

So don’t be too hard on me or my Subconscious as it has Weighed up the Loss of my Youngest Brother Brendan, the Disappearance of my Second Youngest Brother Eamonn, The Loss of my Second Son Kieran Patrick and then there’s the Loss of Ruth and I suppose We just decided to Shut Up Shop Emotionally.

Tomorrow I’m off to Ireland to try and Offer Love and Support to the Living and maybe continue on the Road to Healing!

Ronettes - Ronettes Feat Veronica

Really do like the sound of 60's Girl Bands and the Ronettes are one of the Finest. Phil Spector Production back when he was a God and not a Serious Nutter but i suppose they go hand in hand really!

1 He Did It 2:26

2 Silhouettes 2:22

3 Good Girls 2:19

4 The Memory 2:33

5 You Bet I Would 2:06

6 I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead 2:18

7 I'm On The Wagon 2:17

8 Recipe For Love 2:20

9 My Guiding Angel 2:37

10 I Want A Boy 2:07

11 What's So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen

Wall Of sound

Circus Is Leaving Town!

Scott McKenzie has Died and his Legacy “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)” will not be forgotten by yours truly as that Song always Reminds me of being a Child, so dig it out and give it a listen. On the Subject of Flowers the Dandelion Coffee Mission went well and turned out Easy to Accomplish. I dug the Roots, Washed them, Diced them, Roasted them [200 degrees] in the oven for about an hour and Ground them but the Jury is still out on the taste. All other Similar Projects like the Blackberry Jam Extravaganza will have to wait until I get back from Ireland as I need to get Organised for Thursdays Departure.

I’m off down to the Boneyard to say Hello to my Soul Sister Ruth who I still miss Every Day and then the Internet Café to Stock up on the Latest Music & Movies all Free to a Pirate like me!

Stephen Fretwell - Magpie

Described by Q Magazine as "Scunthorpe's Finest Export Ever". Fretwell described this as flattering but not something he actively encouraged. I don't know where Scunthorpe is but i recognise a great lyric as in

"Bad bad you and bad bad me

Is all we'll be left with anyway"

1. Do You Want To Come With? 

2. What's That You Say Little Girl 

3. Run 

4. Bad Bad You, Bad Bad Me 

5. Rose 

6. Lost Without You 

7. Emily 

8. Lines 

9. Play 

10. Brother 

11. New York 

12. Rain

13. If You Go

Hows Mrs Magpie

Going Back To My Roots!

I’ve always had a real Interest in Holistic and Natural Living and have a Diploma in Holistic Therapy, a HND in Health Therapies and a Degree in Health Promotion. Plus Gardening Skills, Food Preserving, Seed Collection, Foraging, Fishing and Actually Enjoy Waking up Outdoors in a Tent.  If you Add to those a Heart Felt Belief that when the Shit Hits the Fan which is Inevitable that Basic Skills are going too far out way the Skill Set of  for Example a Person in Media Studies or Perhaps a Chap in Marketing.

I Suppose Growing up in a War Zone helped Shape who I am and what I believe to be Important hence no X Factor, Soap Operas or Big Brother for me and the News is Filtered through my Cynical Eye to try and get to the Facts. I’m descent enough as a Person and made the Effort to go and Protest at the G20 in London against  Illegal Wars, Environmental Collapse, Capitalism and any Multitude of Worthy reasons which have not improved at all probably in Part Due to the less than 8,000 turn out of Protesters who bothered to make an Appearance in one of the Biggest Cities in the World.

So what’s all this Waffle Leading up to? God Knows! As all I know is that I have a lot of Free Time just now and am off to Fill a Couple of Hours Gathering Dandelion Roots to see if it can be made Simply enough into Coffee!

Nirvana - Fecal Matter [Demo]

This is not Shit! what it is is a demo of Kurt Cobains first band "Fecal Matter" and as such is well worth a listen!

1. Sound Of Dentage
2. Bambi Slaughter
3. Laminated Effect
4. Acusations [Clip]
5. Class Of 86
6. Class Of 86 [Clip Version]
7. Boatakk [Clip Version]
8. Boatakk [Full Version]
9. Anorexorcist [Clip Version]
10. Love My Family & Anorexorcist [Unknown]
11. Vaseline [Unknown]
12. Spank Thru
13. Blathers Log [Clip Version]
14. Blathers Log
15. Buffy's Pregnant
16. Buffy's Pregnant [Part 2]
17. Downer

I Don't Have A Gun

New Boots And Pantry’s!

Arsenal Yesterday had 70% of the Play in a Seriously 1 Sided Game and only Achieved a Draw which given it was the First game of the Season still doesn’t amount to Title Challenging Level. So a long Painful Campaign is my Prediction for the Gunners Fans this Year and Hopefully this Prediction will be as Useless as my Euro 2012 ones.

Also on a Sports Related Note Bradley Wiggins is out of my Good Book after getting Involved with Evolution Destroying X Factor.

Anyhow I got the Insight I was Looking for Yesterday so Expect much Less Manic Survival Strategies and Snare Buying but I will Stock up Some Food for Solid Reasons like lack of Spending Power and the Piss Poor State of the World Economy. All Round Top Insight Achieved Yesterday as I also Accepted I’ve been Running on Empty for Years so Hopefully I can Utilise some Deep Relaxation Practices into my Day to Enhance Meditation, Health and all Round Good Cheer!

Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith

So the song " I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is known around the World, let's just say if i did not have a full time job being Irish i would volunteer to be Scottish on the strength of the song "Sunshine On Leith" on its own!

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Cap In Hand

Then I Met You

My Old Friend The Blues

Sean

Sunshine On Leith

Come On Nature

I'm On My Way

What Do You Do

It's Saturday Night

Teardrops

Oh Jean

Irish Girls Are Pretty

Loony Tunes!

One of my Boy’s has got Wind of my Survivalist Behaviors and Inquired if I had made the Soup Yesterday from things found along the roadside. I assured him that the Lentils, Onion, Peas, Stock, Chicken Breast and Chicken Soup had all been Store Bought but that I may have found the Baby Sweet Corn in a Field. He says he will be Monitoring the Situation but He’ll need to Sharpen up as this Morning He Signed for a Parcel containing 10 Rabbit Snares but didn’t Notice. By the way without a Mental Health Referral even I know the Snares were a Mistake but I was Bored and online and just Hit the Buy Now Button.

I’m out all Today in Blistering Heat Chilin’ and Meditating for a bit of Insight into what Exactly my Fears are at the Moment and by this Evening Hopefully have Exchanged them for Faith and Trust.

Let’s face it Even with a bit of Nonsense going on I’m still Elated at not Working and don’t Intend to Meditate too much on how I went somewhere that made me so Unhappy and Unwell for over 3 Years and will just stay Satisfied that it was a Cheap Lesson and it’s been Learned Well!

Beastie Boys - In Sound From Way Out

1996 fully Instrumental Album by the Beastie Boys is the Greatest Statement of the Threesome's Musicianship. Superb tracks such as "Eugene's Lament" and "In 3's," are surely from Film Soundtracks of Movies yet to be made!

1. "Groove Holmes" – 2:33
2. "Sabrosa" – 3:30
3. "Namasté" – 3:59
4. "Pow" – 2:13
5. "Son of Neckbone" – 3:22
6. "In 3's" – 2:22
7. "Eugene's Lament" – 2:13
8. "Bobo on the Corner" – 1:13
9. "Shambala" – 3:15
10. "Lighten Up" – 2:46
11. "Ricky's Theme" – 3:44
12. "Transitions" – 2:32
13. "Drinkin' Wine" – 4:40

Fight For Your Right



Hairless Bikers Cookbook!

Touched for a Lovely and more Importantly just now Free Settee and it’s just in time as my Arse is Broken from the Sofa Bed I have been using in the Living Room. So I’m nearing the End of my First Weeks Full Unemployment and have No Regrets about Leaving my Job and it looks like my Payoff is going to be better than I Expected but we will wait and see. Anyhow  in the meantime I’ve Shaved my Head so that by the time I go to Irland next Thursday it will have Grown back a bit as the Old Folks aren’t down with Skinheads and with that out of the way I’m Freed up to get the Bike out and Cycle in this Glorious Weather it don’t Cost nothing. I’ve Packed a Few Sarnies and 2 litres of Water and am going to Liberate a Small Bag of Baby Sweet Corns from a Field near here for a nice Meal later. My Bro Sean says that’s being Dishonest and I Assured him that the only Dishonesty I Cared about was that I didn’t Tell Myself I could Drink again.

beautiful south - 0898

Sublime Song Writting from 1992 and crammed with so many Great Tunes its pointless trying to pick a favourite! [Bell Bottom Tear is mine by the way or is it Old Red Eyes Is Back?].

1. "Old Red Eyes Is Back"   3:35

2. "We Are Each Other"   3:39

3. "The Rocking Chair"   4:43

4. "We'll Deal With You Later"   4:07

5. "The Domino Man"   2:40

6. "36D"   5:16

7. "Here It is Again"   3:27

8. "Something That You Said"   4:20

9. "I'm Your No. 1 Fan"   4:28

10."Bell Bottomed Tear"   4:35

11."You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums"   5:06

12."When I'm 84" 

Songs For Whoever

All Coming Into Focus!

Out and about without my Reading Glasses so I'm Squinting at the Screen but Nevermind alls well as I've done a Meeting and had Lunch with Friends. during the Lunch I was trying to explain [Rationalise] how my Fears around Unemployment and lack of Moneyhad Morphed into me Reading Loads of Survival Guides and Visiting Weird and Wonderful Blogs. So far I have Amassed in my Survival Store a 3kg Bag of Pasta, a Jar of Peanut Butter and a Pair of Night Vision Binoculars. So I am a week nearer Self Sufficiency or Edging Ever Closer to being Sectioned!

loreena mckennitt - a mummers dance through ireland

A great introduction for anyone not aware of her work this compilation LP is a great place to begin. Shes a Harp playing Celtic Goddess!

 1  Bonny Portmore   The Visit 04:21

 2  Stolen Child  Elemental 05:04

 3  Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance  Parallel Dreams 04:22

 4  She Moved Through the Fair  Elemental 04:02

 5  Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)  Parallel Dreams 04:43

 6  The Mummers' Dance (Single Version)  

 7  Come by the Hills  Elemental 03:02

 8  Lark in the Clear Air  Elemental 02:05

 9  The Old Ways  The Visit 05:43

 10 Never-ending Road (Amhrán Duit)

Irelands Finest

I’m A Convert!

One Man’s Struggle to get a Piece of the Action or at Least a Piece of Free Software began quite well as I Downloaded it and took it Home where it worked Magically in Converting 3 PDF’s then Alarmingly and Out of the Blue the Following Popped up on the Screen. Thanks for using Free PDF to Word Converter! Now you can get a Free Registration. It's very easy to do just answer a simple math question.

Question: 392 - (824 x 830) + 623 x 929 = ?

What happened to the TV type Intelligence Test where you Phone in at an Outrageous Tariff for the chance of Winning a Massive Prize by answering a Mind Numbingly Inane Poser such as

Question: Which Of The Following Is an Ex England Soccer Player Adolf Hitler, Dame Shirley Bassey or David Beckham?

Anyway Relying on my Ungraded O Level Math’s and the Computers Calculator I Churned out an Answer which turned out to be only 50,000 out. Undeterred I Slapped that Question into the Google Search Bar and got the Correct Answer in 0:3 of a Second!

New Question Do I have too much Free Time on My Hands?

Leo Sayer - Silverbird

Big Act in the 70's before Stephen King and John Wayne Gacy made Clowns forever Scary. Leo's not Scary hes a smooth Voiced Singer and very Enjoyable!

1 Innocent Bystander 3:02

2 Goodnight Old Friend 2:49

3 Drop Back 3:20

4 Silver Bird 1:19

5 The Show Must Go On 3:30

6 The Dancer 4:28

8 Tomorrow 4:12

9 Don't Say It's Over 3:14

10 Slow Motion 1:45

11 Oh Wot A Life 2:52

12 Why Is Everybody Going Home

They Are All laughing At Me Now

The Alternative Family Tree!

So Granny is Humping her Daughters Ex Boyfriend who in turn Murders the Grand Daughter and the Body is Hidden in a 2 Up 2 Down House which the Police Fail to Detect after 3 Searches of the Property. Forget the Usual Police Incompetence and Ponder if you will the Relationships involved as I can’t get my Head around some of it, perhaps I am Old Fashioned but even at a Casual Glance there’s Obviously something Deeply Disturbing at the Core of this Tragedy. If it turns out as it could well do [and I’ve made up my Mind already] that Good Old Gran Helped in the Hiding of Her Grand Daughters Body then We are really Trawling the Depths. Finally on the News today it Appears that the Social Services where meant to be Protecting this Child all along. Expect the Usual Horror Story to Emerge like in the Baby P Case where he had been brought  to a Social Service Office with His Cuts and Bruises Disguised by Chocolate Sauce and the Hapless C**t who Worked there Accepted the C**t’s who brought P’s Claims that he had just been to a Party and Failed to Notice that he had been Beaten to a Pulp.

Yes it makes Me Angry as I Love my Boys and no one not even Dad’s Mistress is going to change that!

james brown and his famous flames - tour the USA

Early early early James Brown and never mind the Dodgy Cover its Great Stuff. Only issue i have with this Album is that it is definately not as Live as the Title would suggest!

1 Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.   2:49

2 Choo-Choo Loco-Motion   2:54

3 Three Hearts in a Tangle   3:00

4 Doin' the Limbo   2:28

5 I Don't Care   2:50

6 Joggin' Along   2:24

7 I've Got Money   2:30

8 Sticky   2:40

9 Like a Baby   2:50

10 Every Beat of My Heart   3:30

11 In the Wee Wee Hours (Of the Nite)   2:48

12 Cross Firing

Get On The Good Foot