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Month: September 2004

  • Arrived in Dubai

    Well I made it to Dubai last night, here is a rather bad night picture of Sheikh Zayed Road. Yes I did have a few pints on me at the time. And bleedin hell its hot. I got a taxi last night with some Syrian guy, we drove past the American Hospital, and I half…

  • Eminem interprets "Just Lose It" on TRL

    I had the great chance to see the TRL preview of Eminem’s new song. It is hilarious. No doubt you gonna enjoy it. You can check it out there:

  • Fears growing for British hostage

    From the BBC: An Islamist website claiming to be linked to the group holding Ken Bigley and two Americans says one of the Americans has been killed. The website carries a nine-minute video purporting to show the man being beheaded. Earlier, Tony Blair said Britain would not give in to the hostage takers. The Reuters…

  • Kim's rehabilitation program in Minnesota: another chance for Kim Mathers?

    Kim Mathers seems to be in better health. She has even been released earlier to start her rehabilitation program in Minnesota.

  • D12 concert review. September the 17th, 2004, Paris Elysée Montmartre

    D12 concert review: September the 17th, Paris, Elysée Montmartre After waiting for hours in the crowd under a very hot and burning sun, it is a real pleasure when you manage to be placed in the first row, just in front of the stage.

  • Backstage people don't want brain. Guess what they want…

    Before writing my D12 concert review, I gotta let a lot of rage out of my chest. Before leaving for the show that had taken place on Friday the 17th of September, I had taken a sample of my (yet unpublished) Eminem biography and a floppy disk containing nearly all of my articles about D12’s…

  • Free Wireless Internet

    Esat BT are still offering free wireless broadband in Cork Airport. I thought it would become pay-for after the Irish presidency. Hopefully this is a permanent arrangement.

  • Bloggin

    Blogging will be light, I am off to London today, meeting up with some friends and having a few beers. Then on to Dubai next week. I will be blogging as much as possible while away.

  • Will Turkey join the EU club?

    Katrin Bennhold of the IHT asks if Turkey is set to join. The most important statistic, at least in my opinion: With 70 million inhabitants, Turkey is already the second-most populous country in the region, behind Germany with 82 million; by 2020, Turkey’s population is projected to reach 85 million, while Germany’s is expected to…

  • Kathryn Blair suicide bid

    Seems like the story has finally leaked out, I did point it out a good while back, after a tip off from a reader in London. No.10 are keeping very quiet about it, apparently all the lobby journalists were asked to keep quiet. She was rushed to hospital after a suspected overdose. Rumours suggest she…