Music,Literature,Various teas....at the moment getting on with the day with PJ
Music
Jaco Pastorius , Marcus Miller , Abe Laboriel , Miles Davis , Weather Report , Joe Zawinul, Turlough O'Carolan , Steps Ahead , Steely Dan ,Herbert Von Karajan , Keith Jarrett , Bill Evans, Joni Mitchell, Bjork, Edgar Meyer,Eddie Gomez, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Led Zeppelin ,Bothy Band ,Gorecki, Beethoven , Bach---- Currently listening to a lot of Van
Movies
Manhattan, Royal Tennenbaums, Harvey, Philadelphia Story, Some like it Hot, Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show,For your Consideration, Jungle Book, Aristocats---any old Black and Whites really.Hitchcock movies. Manon des sources/Jean De Florette. Microcosmos. Star Wars/Lord Of The Rings etc etc.
Television
Family Guy , Simpsons, Curb your Enthusiasm...........BBC sitcoms- Dads Army/Fawlty Towers/Yes Prime MInister
Books
Anything by James Joyce,Umberto Eco,Robert Graves, Flann O' Brien,Henryk Ibsen,Richard Feynman.John Banville and John Mc Gahern,Oscar Wilde short stories.Poems by e.e.cummings/Patrick Kavanagh.
About me: I have been playing Electric bass since the age of 14 and Upright Bass from the age of 16.I live in Dublin,but spend a lot of time these days in the UK.
I have recorded or have performed with such artists as Mary Coughlan ,Jimmy Mc Carthy, Cafe Orchestra, Davy Spillane, The Chieftains, Mark Knopfler, Daniel O’Donnell, Irish Film Orchestras, Donal Lunny , Riverdance , Andrew Strong, Declan O’Rourke, Juliet Turner, Alex Chilton, Eivør Pálsdóttir, RTE Concert Orchestra, Sharon Shannon, Dave Gold Big Band, Mike Batt, Ronnie Drew and currently Van Morrison.
hi paul , and congrats to ya for gettin' the van gig's. lookin' forward to hearin' with him. actualy i should be congratulating van for getiin' you on board the van train. well done again mate . up wexford ,, noel
hey buba thanks for the add so what do u think of the new stuff were writing ? a clater of shit in the key of G ha. hope your keeping well,love the new video of van on your page fab. talk soon mal...
So What.... So whats happenin with you? I have just had a lousy week were everything has broken down. Car!....thousand euro repair bill (for the gear box) Gym membership....more money! It goes on and on...but I won't bore ya, but apart from all that....I'm fine! Hope you're well too.
Ah thanks very much for the request Paul. Hope you're keeping well, how is little PJ. Tommy tells us about him, we have little Ged and three months old Aran now and it's wonderful. Take care, Ger
Hi Paul, good to hear from you: keeping well, thanks. Bass playing is all right these days, another 40 years at it and I'll be cracking! Hope you well and happy 2008 :-)
