Classical, Blues & Jazz music. Cinema (Paint drying in black & white on wet Swedish islands). Architecture. Travel. Etymology.
Music
Michael Praetorius - Recessional from a Lutheran Mass for Christmas Morning "In Dulcie Jubilo"
Robert Nesta Marley OM "Redemption Song"
Br. Edgar Brackett "Simple Gifts"
Jackie Wilson "Danny Boy"
L V Beethoven "Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"Recitavo "An Die Freude""
Debbie Harry's cover of Cole Porter's "Did you Evah?"
Movies
Frederico Fellini's "Amarcord"
Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Time"
Stanley Kubrick's "2001, A Space Odyssey"
Michael Curtiz "Cassablanca"
Gurinder Chadra's "Bride & Prejudice"
Television
Whatever happened to the Rabbit Ears?
Bring back the white dot - it was the best bit!
Books
Homer (The poet, not the guy with the wife with blue hair)"The Illiad"
Herodetus "Histories"
Sinclair Lewis "Main Street"
Graham Greene "The Heart of the Matter"
Diaz de Bernal "Conquest of New Spain"
Heroes
Nelson Mandela & Kadar Asmal.
Antonio Benneti, A great American who walked with Martin Luther King and also sings.
Antoine Domino, "The Fat Man" who is the Big Easy.
Pablo Neruda who used the name of a Czech socialist in his nom de plume.
Simon Wiesenthal who never forgot the evil of the Shoah.
Samuel Becket who gave a rare interview in later life and talked about French second division football.
Pierre Jeanneret and Eileen Grey who were connected by E1027.
Vladimir Illich Ulyanov who knew what needed to be done.
Ivan Denisovich who showed us what happened when you forget what needed to be done.
Sean McBride (aka "The Skull") who had a Special Branch file before he was born and who fulfilled this early promise by co-founding Amnesty International and being the only person to win both the Lenin and Nobel Peace prizes.
Frederic Engels who lived with an Irish factory girl, Rosie O'Connor and when she died with her sister, much to the disgust of Jenny Marx who found the situation "too common"!
David's Details
Status:
Married
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Hometown:
Dublin
Body type:
3' 0"
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Religion:
Atheist
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Smoke / Drink:
No / Yes
Education:
Grad / professional school
Occupation:
Usually
David's Schools
University of Westminster
LONDON, United Kingdom
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Accounting
1992 to 1994
College of Technology
Dublin 1, Ireland
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Architecture
1973 to 1976
St Kevins College
Dublin 11, Ireland
Graduated: 1973
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
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David Today in Ireland the mood is grim with calls to boycott French Fries, French Batons and even calls to outlaw French Kissing! It is safe to assume that Thierry H Posted at 11:11 PM Nov 19 view more
About me: A native of Dublin where he lived for 33 years until, fearing crucifixion, he followed the example of St. Patrick's snakes and went to the UK just in time to avoid the stress of the boom in the Irish economy.
Now working in London and living in Buckinghamshire with wife and cat close to Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence.
This and the fact I work within sight of Big Ben and Scotland Yard I'm obviously a prime terrorist target and hope I won't be recognised from my photo!
I subscribe fully to my townsman, George Bernard Shaw's, opinion "The Irish are a very honest people, they never speak well of each other".
My other townsman, Brendan Behan's, opinion that "Irish and Jewish organisations have much in common, the first item on the agenda is always THE SPLIT!" is also worthy of honourable mention.
However the "ultimate compliment" award goes to another of my townsmen; Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, who left all his money in his will to found a psychiatric hospital (still extant to this day) called St. Patrick's and who wrote his will in verse;
"He gave what little wealth he had,
to found a house for fools and mad,
to show with one satiric touch,
no nation needed it as much."
Enough said!
Like all Irish people I carry the mental baggage of being traumatised 3 fold:
Firstly - For 3 years in the 19th Century we had no potatoes and had to eat Cod without chips. Never mind that the rest of the World has had several wars since, this left all Irish people traumatised. Luckily this won't happen in the future as the Rape of the Oceans means we'll be eating chips without Cod.
Secondly - I'm a member of the Irish Diaspora but Mary Robinson is no longer President and lighting a candle in the window for me each night.
Thirdly - There will be no more episodes of Father Ted. Feck!
I rest my case.
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
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Hi David, Hope all's well. Just letting you know that the gals and myself are playing at The Borderline this Thursday 18th, at 8pm, supporting Eileen Rose. It's going to be a great night if you're in town and you fancy popping down! paulax
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