John Martyn RIP

A video clip in memory of John Martyn who died yesterday. John lived in Ireland for a lot of his later life, being based in Kilkenny, and performed with many of the world's greats; Eric Clapton, John Paul Jones, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Paul Weller, Dave Gilmore, Phil Collins...

Clare Co. Council fail to live up to signage

If you stop at the public slipway just north of Killaloe, adjacent to the UL Activity Centre, you will see a sign telling you to use the rubbish bins provided. Unfortunately, there are NO rubbish bins available, and I had a good look over the entire site, so I had to take my rubbish home. Not everyone will be so caring, and to paraphrase the sign, it's not easy to make a difference when there are no rubbish facilities available. C'mon Clare Co. Co., give us some bins!

Dinner choice with any 4 people, past or present?

Have been considering this one for a while. You sometimes hear it on the radio, or see it in magazines, where someone is asked to name the 4 people they would most like to share a dinner with, and they can select anyone from any time in history, past or present. At the moment the list looks something like this:

Spike Milligan
David Byrne
Branford Marsalis
Gilles Villeneuve

But it is in a constant state of flux and may be completely different tomorrow! I find myself considering the most ridiculous things, like will they all get on together? Will someone take over the show? Should I select people simply because I want to meet them, or because I genuinely think they would be good company?