A Morning Visitor

I live on the top floor of the building. I was leaving for work yesterday morning when I saw this cheeky animal sitting outside the neighbours flat, directly opposite mine. The door he's in front of is up 6 flights of stairs! I went back inside to get my camera, and when I got back he hadn't budged. I took a few pictures with the flash on, and still he didn't seem in the slightest bit bothered by me. It was warm where he was sitting, and an inconvenience like me certainly wasn't going to get him back outside to the cold and wet!

Nice one, Robbie (and co.)!!

We've had our problems in recent times, but thank God that Ireland bowed out of Landsdowne Road on a high. I realise that European minnows San Marino should never have been a test for the Boys in Green, but after our trip to Cyprus, I have to admit that until we'd gone a couple of goals up on them, I was unable to relax and enjoy the show.

A couple of dodgy passes out of defense aside, it was a pretty accomplished display for the fans to watch. San Marino never looked like threatening Shay Given's goal, even from the set pieces that should have been their most likely route to scoring.

A man-of-the-match winning display from Robbie Keane, including his first ever international hat-trick, saw Ireland take 5 unanswered goals from the game. A deflected Andy Reid free-kick, and a great header off the underside of the crossbar from Kevin Doyle rounded off the scoring for the home side.

So, the Irish faithful left Landsdowne road for the last time with plenty to smile about. (Not least Federico Crescentini's hairstyle. And I use "style" in the loosest sense of the word!). Now it's onwards to Croke Park (after a quick trip to San Marino) to face Wales in a historic match that will hopefully keep those smiles just as wide.

Manchester, Here I Come...

Finally...

After weeks of trying, i've eventually landed a couple of tickets to see Morrissey play the G-Mex in Manchester on the 23rd December. It's the last gig of the tour, and is bound to be a cracker. I managed to land the pair of tickets for £52.00 ... not bad considering their face value is £35 + (ludicrous multiple) ticketmaster fees. I love getting tickets for less than face value on eBay... Maybe it's the bargain-hunter in me, but I suspect it's more the slightly smug feeling you get when you feel you've got one over on someone else! I know that sounds bad, but I've been stung a couple of times selling tickets on eBay, too, and could only imagine the satisfied faces of the person who just nabbed my tickets for a bargain-basement price!

I've seen him play 5 times before, with the best being a toss-up between the Olympia in Dublin and Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester (at the Move festival). Hopefully this one will rate up near the top, too!

As an aside.... I saw him play in Earl's Court, London. What is with London crowds? The place was packed, but the vast majority didn't seem that excited at all. Compared with places like Glasgow and Dublin, the atmosphere was very subdued. They seemed to have a "Right, i'm here... so entertain me" attitude, rather than showing up at the gig looking forward to seeing the singer/band that they liked. It really baffled me, and made that gig a less enjoyable experience than it otherwise would have been!

I'm fairly sure this won't be a problem in his home town of Manchester.

Only 34 shopping days until Morrissey!!

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