Monthly Archives: July 2012

Barry Hingston writes:

My first Bruce concert… this show is legendary in the history of Rock in Ireland. Bruce was just coming to the peak of his world-wide ‘general public’ popularity. It seemed that the whole of Ireland had arrived in County Meath for this show – it was the place to be, the ticket to have, the concert of the year.

It was also reputed to be the hottest day ever on record in Ireland. My cousin gave me a castle guest pass – the concert was being held in the grounds of Lord Henry Mount Charles’ stately castle. My guest pass left me walking bewildered through crowds of rock stars also attending the gig of the year, with free beer at my finger tips! It was unbelievable!! I ended up sitting out on the grassy hill to the right of the stage, in front of the castle, with all the room in the world, looking down on the E Street Band, listening to the set above… I was 19 & in heaven – definitely one of the formative experiences of my life.

 

Earlier: Bruce At Stillorgan Bowl

(Photo: AP)

Del Popolo – a mobile pizzeria made from a re-purposed 20 foot shipping container that owner Jon Darsky spent $180,000 fitting to a heavy-duty delivery truck, working with several designers to replace one side with a glass wall and instal a large 800-degree oven which cooks a pizza in about a minute.

The truck (whose location Darsky posts on Twitter) is currently en route to the SoMa StrEat Food Park in San Francisco.

designboom

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCxmzBzhOvo&feature=youtu.be

The Elements – Smooth Sailing (Featuring Ruairi Coogan)

Previously: The Elements – The Road

Free album download here.

Written By Mr Highspeed, S.W.O.R.D.S and Ruairi Coogan
Produced By Gemsmiff
Co Prod. Mixed And Mastered By NDLZ
Video Directed By Ger Walsh For O.I.C media

‘Sibling of Daedalus’ writes:

Edward Linley Sambourne was an Edwardian gent who liked to photograph prosperous London women as they walked along the street. Was he the Sartorialist of the 1900s or did he just like a pretty ankle?  No one can quite decide.
 His photographs are in the possession of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Public Library, who have been publishing them online over the past few months.Yesterday, the Daily Mail featured some of the photos to much admiration.
 I thought I would have a look at our National Library website to see how Irish women of the same period compared. I think we look well better than those London hussies.
 Above are images  of smart Dublin ladies from around the time of Leopold Bloom (see if you can spot the locations). Most of the Dublin photos are by medical doctor John J Clarke (1879-1961)
 Pretty Irish girl (pic 3) is a nurse (probably from the old St.Vincent’s Hospital) and pretty Irish girl (pic 5) coming out of the National Library is wearing a orthopaedic shoe.