Monthly Archives: August 2012

Marlay Park, Ratharnham,  Co Dublin, last night.

Darren Devereux writes:

Just a note on security at the Marlay Park gigs.I was at the Kasabian/Noel Gallagher gig last night and just thought that the security was OTT. We had to queue 3 times to get to the queue to enter the event. At one of the queues we were given a plastic bag (above) to put ‘anything you have in your pockets’ in. Then we were patted down thoroughly by one guy and sent over to the next guy who gave us the once over with a metal detector. After the sound came back on (power went down for a while), in the pit there were security guys going round in groups of 8-10 telling people to ‘stop jumping’ which was hilarious to watch. But hey, at least nobody was stabbed!! The system works!

Rivendell

Yet another addition to the growing set of LEGO diorams based on Lord of the Rings (we’ve previously had the Battle of Isengard and Barad Dûr) comes from Blake Baer and Jack Bittner who built this stunning version of Rivendell. They even made a video showcasing it for your viewing pleasure.

[via The Brother Brick]

YOU decide.

From the current issue of Hot Press. Ivan Murray, barman of the Ardilaun Hotel, Galway,

Eight pints three gins.

Before switching to lager.

Eight Pints Three Gins Before His Dinner (Owen Conlon, The Irish Sun)

(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland) 

“People have been saying to me for a number of years now, because it was perfectly clear to most intelligent people that Armstrong had been doping, and they asked if I felt vindication because I was accusing him for many years. I’ve never felt vindicated [Armstrong sued him for libel] because I’ve never needed vindication in my life. I was never sure of anything more in my life than that this guy and his team were doping and that was from the very first Tour in 1999.

“It’s just wrong that guys who were riding the race clean and never appeared in the top 20 were screwed by a corrupt system and in my view a system that couldn’t not have remained corrupt without the complicity of the people who run the sport, the race organisers, the sponsors, the cycling journalists. Too many people turned a blind eye to something that was obviously wrong and they did it for all the wrong reasons.”

Irish sportswriter David Walsh, of The Sunday Times.

David Walsh On Armstrong (CyclingNews)

The Unsung Hero Of The Lance Armstrong Scandal (TheBrokenElbow, June 2011)

Meanwhile, on BikeRadar:

Paul Kimmage?

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