Blog By James

Sorry about the mess of repeat blog/tweets guys. I had set something incorrectly in Twitter Tools.

• Just woke up in Scotland (8:55am). Had a lovely eve with our hosts. I think a castle is on the board today. More l8r. OMG we’re in Scotland! #
• @thursday_last We wish you two were with us. Next time we really need to all go! #
• Ended up out of bed at 11am. Angela made fantastic home made tomato soup. Went for walk around the neighborhood and enjoyed a lazy day… #
• We then went to an amazing Italian place called “Luigi’s”. Peroni on draught! Walked back home and watched Rush’s “A Show of Hands”. #
• This is truly the vacation of my dreams. If only our friends and family were here it would be perfect. #

This is the new thing that Joey and Corey from The Big Pill are doing. I really dig this tune a lot, especially when it gets slow and grindy at about 2:10 and I love the guitar solo. I really do hope these guys make it big. We NEED stuff like this on the radio. Their debut record should be out soon…

“Emperor”

http://www.magneticomusic.com/

Things are moving along with Throwing Heads currently. Head over to http://www.throwingheads.com/ for more info.

Allison and I are getting ready for our trip to Scotland next week. It will be great to see our friends and gracious hosts Robert, Angela and Samantha again. Being able to visit them twice in one year is so unbelievably fantastic. As for seeing Level 42 live, it has been a dream of mine for close to 25 years now to see them play. And to have it happen at the The Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow?! No doubt, a dream come true. Their latest album “Retroglide” has been on repeat in the car and I am getting seriously psyched! Of all the artists that I enjoy listening to, Level 42 and Rush are the two that I will never tire of.

The plans are set and everything is booked for the family trip to Disney World for Thanksgiving. I still can’t believe we’re spending T-Day and almost a week in a theme park. It’s going to be awesome!! I’ll be able to have a pint at the Rose & Crown multiple days in a row! ;) A HUGE thanks is owed to the Giovettis for making this happen.

I’ve already tweeted about this stuff but I’ll point it out again for those not on Twitter:

A new Rush DVD is coming out in November!! Head over to Power Windows for more info.

Tomb Raider: Underworld looks like it’s going to totally kick butt (and the heads of tigers apparently):

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After having a delightful lunch in Doolin we made our way to the Cliffs of Moher. It was incredibly windy up there just as it was the first time I visited the cliffs back in ‘98. Thankfully it wasn’t raining this time…

We did manage to take a picture of each other at the top. We were just a tad wind beaten by this point:

For dinner we went to the fantastic Pullman Restaurant at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel in Galway before heading back to the Adare Guest House. What an experience! It was an early Wednesday evening and we were the only people there! The atmosphere was incredible, the food was very good and presented brilliantly. I’d love to go there again one day.

One of the tables from outside:

Here is my lovely Alli and I enjoying a drink as we wait for the food to arrive:

After dinner we headed back for a good night’s rest before our drive up to Dublin. The 12th and final posting will be about our stay in Ireland’s capital city…