Hurling and Gaelic football,rugby, swimming when I get the time, reading copious amounts of historical and political literature,golf, music of all sorts and boxing(CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS OF MY SON PEARSE TRAINING FOR AND BOXING IN HIS FIRST FIGHT - TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER ON THE VIDEO SLIDER).
ALL TIME FAVOURITE SPORTSMEN;
GAELIC FOOTBALL - Henry Downey, Captain Derry All-Ireland Football winning side 1993;
HURLING - Dan Shanahan (Waterford), Seamus Downey(Derry), DJ Carey (Kilkenny), Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny), John Fenton (Cork) and the best of all, Eoin Kelly (Tipperary).
BOXING - Paul Mc Closkey World IBF Light Welter weight champion(check him out on youtube), closely followed by Muhammed Ali, 'Smokin' Joe Frasier, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr., Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the awesome World Middle Weight champ Kelly'The Ghost' Pavlik from Youngstown Ohio.
Music
Everything from classical to rock. As long as it stirs the soul. Favourite band ever is The Police - saw them with my wife in Croke Park in October 07 and they were incredible (CLICK ON THE VIDEO SLIDER TO SEE A CLIP THAT BREN TOOK OF THE SHOW). Others - Eric Whitacre, Gorecki, Beethoven, John Debney, Pink Floyd, Midnight Oil, Thin Lizzy, Christy Moore, Van Halen, Karl Jenkins, DJ Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Gregor Tresher, Ferry Corsten and About Us(CLICK ON MY FRIENDS TO HEAR ABOUT US SING THEIR DEBUT SONG)...the list goes on...
Movies
Platoon, JFK, Passion of the Christ, Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources, Life is beautiful, Cinema Paradiso, Withnail and I, Easy Rider, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Resevoir Dogs, Heat.
Television
The Sopranos, documentaries, politics shows and current affairs. Also like to watch sports, especially boxing and RTE's flagship Gaelic Sports programme 'The Sunday Game'
Books
Michael Collins by Tim Pat Coogan, Stalin- The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalingrad by Antony Beevor, Rush to Judgement by Mark Lane, Mila 18 by Leon Uris, Trinity by Leon Uris, The Collected Poetry of Charles Baudelaire (in French), Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Heroes
Fire Fighters and Emergency and Medical workers all over the world, volunteers and charity workers everywhere who help the poor the sick and those scarred by war and conflict, MARTIN LUTHER KING, GHANDI, BILL HICKS, MICHAEL COLLINS, MUHAMMED ALI. (CLICK BELOW TO SEE ALI'S RECIPE FOR LIFE)
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO SEE BILL HICKS'TAKE ON THE JFK AMBUSH.
Who I'd like to meet: Ghandi,Martin Luther King, JFK, Michael Collins, Muhammed Ali, Bill Hicks. I'd also like to meet Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland. If I had a choice of spending an evening with anyone it would probably be Billy Connolly. That would be something refreshing for the soul. However, of all the living souls I'd want to meet there can only be 'The Greatest',- Muhammed Ali. Check out his recipe for life on the Youtube video at the bottom of my page - it's only about 20 seconds long so it won't take up much of your time. Nonetheless it's a powerful statement from one of the greatest good guys ever to have graced this planet.
Yea seen the picture it is a really nice one!! You must be missing everyone, not long now to your back a school! Things are great over here for me, am working hard...lol the summer went so fast... i cant believe it almost over. Cant wait to come home myself but there is no work over there at all.. Might come home and go back to college. Am playing Gealic and softball over here having a blast am sure notthing new is happening back home?? Take care
Hi today! Gave Pearsie your message and let Aine check out your profile. He said thank you and he loved it. Just winding things down and weeding out clothes for packing, talk to you tomorrow!
Hey! I love your quote. I just read one from a book I'm reading at the moment that says, "Those who struggle for immortality, don't know how to enjoy themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon." I'd have that as mine but for some reason, it won't allow me. Check out the music video on my page. Tayls and I are going to see them on Tuesday.
