The Less I Give, The More I Get Back...

Tune of the week is The Civil Wars "Poison & Wine", taken from their wonderful album "Barton Hollow".

The Nashville duo are back in Dublin to perform in the Olympia Theatre on  October 29th

Link to the wonderful Poison & Wine on You Tube

First Communion!

Why do we go through with this charade? Irish parents will collectively spend more than €33 million on their children’s First Communion while a further €20m will be given to the newly-pious in the form of cash gifts from friends and family in the moments after they walk down the aisles of Catholic churches all over the country.

 I'm a lapsed Catholic, but I must confess I let my two children go through with this charade also! Sometimes I really do annoy myself!

"The Scream"...How much is worth?

I will make a bid of $10 max as soon as sale begins in Sotheby's NYC on May 2nd.

Is this too much?

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" will go under the hammer at the infamous auction house where it promises to be an eventful evening.

The painting was stolen from the Munch museum on a couple of occasions has fortunately remained in good condition, not bad considering this piece of work done dates back to 1893!

Making History in Frankfurt this April...

Truly fabulous art by Connecticut artist and photographer David Lachapelle.

David's music video work ain't have bad either, his work on Moby's 2000 hit "Natural Blues" must get a mention from me.

BKRW magazine's collection of Lachapelle's classics are worth a viewing!

Making History - 20th April to 8th July 2012

Dreamers...

We all have a belief that deep down we have a special gift, a belief that we can make a difference, that we can touch/connect with others in a special way.

We start out as children full of hope and dreams, yet for many of us those dreams can get way laid as life gets in the way.

Now in my 40's I have spent some years trying to restore these dreams, and to try and make them real.

Where did it all go wrong?

Ever wonder where did it all go wrong for you? 

In my case there are far too many reasons to write about.

I will keep those reasons to myself, and sit back and relax in the knowledge that no matter what, I have survived life thus far anyway!