Ladies and gentlmen, change your bookmarks
October 25, 2007
That’s right, I’m outta here. This is the last post on donal.wordpress.com because like others I have made the transition to a shiny new .ie domain. And seeing as I’m the imaginative type, I’ve plumped for …. *drum roll* … Donal.ie.
If you like, you can subscribe through Feedburner, which will be updated with the new feed in 20 mins or so.
The whole process took a bit of fiddling with links and the such so if you notice anything wrong over at my new home, please let me know. In particular, when importing I had to split up the import file as the upload limit of 2MB didn’t seem to change regardless of what I did. Also, any links to other posts had to have the https://donal.wordpress.com element of it removed completely. I had to delete the data and start again a few times which wasn’t too hard thanks to a handy plug-in which deletes the required data. Once I’m happy that everything is running as it should I’m definitely de-activating that one!
I will find a nice template for myself by the weekend in case it’s confused with the stylish design used by Damien :).
Oh and does anybody have any recommendations about what should happen to the content here? Should it be deleted completely or is there some way to re-direct to my new site?
Berlin Sony Centre Revisited
October 8, 2007
The second of possibly three photos from the magnificent Sony Centre in Berlin. Amazing architecture and a nice place to get a cup of coffee!
Panoramastraβe – Berlin Television Tower
October 5, 2007
There’s a television tower in Berlin which can be seen from a lot of the city. We wandered over there the first day we were there but didn’t go up it because of the queues. The next day we were supposed to go back early but we never did. I’d say there’s an impressive view from up there!
Sony Centre in Berlin
October 4, 2007
After a hectic week in Germany which included a visit to Berlin and Munich (for the Oktoberfest) and finally onto Salzburg in Austria I felt it time to post a few photos so here’s one from Berlin at the Sony Centre. We had rented bikes and ended up here for a nice coffee and dessert before heading off to the Jewish museum. Alas, I got a puncture and got lost in Berlin with no German and no map but I’ll leave that to another day…
Richard Gilewitz in Slainte
September 21, 2007
Richard Gilewitz played last night in Slainte and like I said yesterday, I went along after hearing a clip on Campus Radio in UCC. The venue is small but it suited the finger-picking guitar style of Richard. As well as being an amazing guitarist, he also spins a good yarn or two although the jokes were a bit heavy on the cheese a few times! Very enjoyable night and if you get a chance you can catch him down at the Clonakilty Guitar Festival. He’s giving a seminar at 2pm tomorrow in the parish hall and is playing in Shanley’s at 4pm. Oh and check out the festival website for some classy music.
Tomorrow: some pictures from support act Peter Delaney.
Richard Gilewitz tonight in Slainte in Cork City
September 20, 2007
Just a quick post to let people know that Richard Gilewitz is playing in Slainte (formerly The Vineyard) tonight. I only heard of him on Campus Radio in UCC a few weeks back but check out some of his finger-picking guitar tunes and get your sorry ass into Slainte tonight for what promises to be a great gig.
I’m off to Germany on Saturday morning for the Oktoberfest so there may be some photos from tonight’s gig at some stage tomorrow. I’ve never been upstairs in Slainte for a gig so it should be interesting. The show starts at 9:30 and tickets cost €8.
Charity Exhibition in Mallow Starts Today
September 6, 2007
This is my first post in quite a while, like Ryan, I have been busy moving house. I’m feeling so broke at the moment that I will have loads of time to get back to posting as I won’t have money for anything else. Normal posting will resume soon.
In the meantime, there is a charity photo exhibition starting in Mallow in Co Cork today at which big brother has a picture. It’s for a good cause so go check it out if you’re in the area. And bring your large open wallet.
Exit: Pursued by a Bear at Mitchelstown Music Festival
August 15, 2007
Cork outfit Exit: Pursued by a Bear played at the recent Mitchelstown Music Festival. They were first up on the Sunday of the festival and got the show off to a good start. Thankfully the rain from the previous night had disappeared too! I had seen them play quite a while back and unless I got my band names mixed up, there’s been some serious hair-cutting going on in this band! I did get this band and Exit the Street mixed up before, and Exit the Street played on the same day just to confuse matters! Pictures from them to come later on this week.
Check out their MySpace for some tracks and they even have a blog which says that they have new EP out available in Virgin and Plug’d at the moment.
See all pictures from their gig in Mitchelstown.
Sultans of Ping at Mitchelstown Music Festival
August 12, 2007
The Sultans of Ping played at the Mitchelstown Music Festival again this year after a great performance last year. This year, they played later in the evening but unfortunately the rain was bucketing down at the time. Not much else I need to say about the Sultans, the first band I saw play live back in Cork City Hall in the early 90’s. It’s great to see them back playing again and that last year wasn’t just a once-off.
The full set of photos can be seen here.
The Stone Roses Experience at the Mitchelstown Music Festival
August 11, 2007
The Stone Roses Experience were next up on stage after Ham Sandwich last Saturday at the Mitchelstown Indie-Pendence Festival. I’m not a fan of the Stone Roses but as tribute bands go, these guys really do the music justice. I like it when a tribute band gets it right!
As it was lashing rain at the time and I doubt my trusty Canon 400D is too waterproof there are only a few more photos in the full set if you would like to see more.
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