Tool Art

I use my Leatherman Juice XE 6 almost every day, opening parcels/bottles, fixing violins, it has so many uses.

Check out the art, I spelled Leatherman with a few slightly dubious configurations...

KC's

We managed to squeeze in a trip to KC's as part of the hectic whistlestop tour of ireland again this time. Here we are just after opening time with Tristen about to encounter his first creole.

Mono-manus-octo-sonas-munus

Salutations. I took my 5 string viola to a trad session last night, along with the octave pedal (Boss OC3). There were a lot of melody instruments at the session (whistles, mandolins etc.) and only one guitar so I pretty much played the bass for the night, it was great! Also, because it was mainly jigs and reels, and because the signal was so clear from the viola through the octave pedal, I could do most of the gig one handed left hand pizz (one fingered pretty much, C1-G1-C1-G1-G-C1-G1-C2-C1-G1-C1-G1-G-G1-C1-C1-) so that kept my right hand free for other tasks, such as drinking beer. Hahaha, playing the viola just got even EASIER!!!!

Beer beer beer

Check it out, its one of those pour your own pint stations, I saw it in the bull mccabe up by the airport when I was in Cork last week, its a pretty sweet settup, you can either leave your credit card behind the bar and settle up at the end or just put 20 pints worth of cash behind the bar and pour away till the regulator trips over. Great for matches, dont have to que at the bar etc.

Speaking of pour your own beer, here is what I currently have on tap in the bar. A really smooth stout and a refreshing wheat-beer

Im Back

Hello blogfans, its been a mad two weeks, travelling half way around the world from wedding to wedding, and its great to be back. The weddings were amazing! Here is a photo of Margaret & Hugh on the lawn of Ampleforth College


Here are the briday party.

Met up with the lads in Cork, heres Owen, Gosia, Hally & Fionn, all looking well.

And here is the ONLY photo I took in all teh 5 days we were in malaysia, its the petronas towers from the shopping mall below it.

the twin towers

We are in kuala lumpur at the moment, staying in the lap of luxery in the shangri la hotel. Its amazing and has set a new standard for all our future travels. Here is a photo of the petronas towers from inside the shopping mall at its base.