The one with the first large one of 2008

Time to get the blog back to normality. The season the be jolly has passed (thankfully) and I survived a slightly undercooked turkey. My own doing, but nobody got the shits, pukes or died.
Last night was the first night back and as usual, after a bout of time off, its hard to get back into the swing of things. But swing I did!

On another note, I would like to apologise to anybody that was in Amicus over the holidays. I was in there one Saturday night and nearly burnt the place to the ground. The table next to us was empty and one of the tea lights was burning in a molten container of oil, flaring up as it went. So, without thinking for my own safety, I grabbed the menu that was about to go up in smoke and gave it another chance to be read, some other day. Then I decided to do the what Denis Leary would do in Rescue Me and out the fire. Except Denis Leary never outed an oil induced flame with a glass of water. A flame about 3 feet high, shot up, the whole place came to a grinding halt and the glass holder the tealight was in, split in half and shot across the restaurant. Nobody injured, nothing burnt, only a glass holder lost its life! That said, the food was fantastic! And yes, I know your never to put water on an oil fire.....as it floats. In the ensuing embarassment, I scanned around the restaurant and spotted some old dear with a terrified look on her face. No doubt, thinking to herself "So this is the way I go, in a restaurant set on fire by some fool who thinks he's in the TV show Rescue Me. And I havent even got my desert yet!"

Besides that incident, Xmas went by fairly quickly. I turned to the darkside, as some people call it, for the PS3, which Im finding is a fantastic piece of kit. Still, though the Xbox 360 does alot of things that much better, Xbox Live being one. But my main attracting for the PS3 is the Blu-Ray drive in it. Given the recent carry on with HD-DVD and Warner jumping ship to Blu-Ray exclusively, its good to have the 2 options for Hi-Def viewing. Uncharted got most of my love over Xmas. Great looking game and very, very enjoyable but a bit short for my liking. Other things that got some love, was Little Britain. HMV had all 3 seasons on offer for €5.99, so we indulged a season a night over the holidays. And yes I know Im about 3 years behind everyone else when it comes to TV. Die Hard 4, The Simpsons movie, The Pixar Collection all got some outings on Blu-Ray to boot, with The Simpsons movie prooving alot less funny than in was in the flicks!

So thats it, the first big un of 2008!!!! Till 9pm!

The one with who knows what

Back on air tonight!!!! 9pm!!! That is all!

The one where Im on the campaign trail

The annual blog awards are here again so if you vote for my blog (victorbarry.blogspot.com) in the best personal blog section, or whatever you want I'll tarmac your road, fill some pot holes and make a few pigs fly! So go on, click the link and give us yer vote

http://awards.ie/blogawards/nominations/

If I get nominated and win we'll have a big reception down in the church hall....with cakes and things!

The one with....

Happpy New Year (Again!!!) and all that jazz. The blog will return to normal next Monday, Jan 7th and I will be back on air that night to boot. Just taking a couple of days holidays!

Check out my East Cork Sun tan from next monday!

The last one of the year

Well 2007 has got a few hours left in its lifetime and then we're full pelt into 2008. As if you need to read that in a blog! Either way, theres a big New Years Eve bash in Club Light, Mallow with yours truly, tonight! Doors 11pm!!!!

Over the next few days I'll give the low down on Xmas and how Im after turning to the darkside!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The one with my best of 2007

Well, its over. Too much of everything as usual :) Im gonna be in Light tonight with Phil. 2 Rooms, 2 DJS, Doors 11pm! And as it tradition on the blog around this time of the year, here ya go!!!!!


Movies I fancied this year:
Bourne Ultimatium - Im slowly but surely becoming a Matt Damon fan

Transformers - The trailer led me to believe that there would be mass slaying of the human race, but that aside, a big ass popcorn flick. Trucks that turn into robots, what more do you want

Simpsons Movie - I know plenty of you hated it, but from someone who now enjoys Family guy more than Homer and Co, this was a bit of a trip down memory boreen, when the Simpsons was great

Superbad - What can be said! McLoving all the way!!!!

This is England - Enjoyable

The Departed - It took a second watch of this in HD for me to lovingly want to bend it over! Great flick!!!

300 - Gore, gore and rippling torsos. And the whole thing looked amazing as well!

Live Free or Die Hard - John McClane doing what he does best. Blowing up helicopters with cars. No brainer, enjoyable!

Ratatouille - Superb!! Pixar does it again!

Grindhouse - That Tarantino and Rodriguez flick. Sure alot of people didnt get the 2 flicks back to back, but I enjoyed it!

Music I fancied this year:
Too many to mention to be honest, but anything with Dave Grohl attached seemed to go down well! It might not be recent, but the Dropkick Murphys with Im shipping up to Boston has been on constant repeat on the Ipod

Video games I fancied this year:

Halo 3 - Great single player campaign and the multiplayer was like some real cheap, hot ass, suck a golf ball through a hose hooker. Ya just kept coming back for more

PGR4 - I loved PGR3 and this tickled the cockels of my feet as well.

Assasins Creed - Love it or Loathe it, this is one video game I nearly did take to bed. A bit easy, but savage none the less

Zelda on the DS

Track and Field on Xbox Live Arcade

Uncharted on PS3 - Drop dead gorgeous!

Moments of the year on a personal level:
Well its gotta be the moment I got down on one knee in Central Park and proposed to my soulmate!
As cheesy as it may sound, dining at Gordon Ramsays in NYC. Im still looking at the $500 odd bill!
I really enjoyed the the first ever Cork Talks Back with Victor Barry Too Close and Personal. The listener Q&A that we held in the Crane Lane.


Highlights of the year from Cork Talks Back
Way too many to mention! On a lighter note, my battle of the local politicians during Xmas week was definitely something worth mentioning and of course my interview with Kevin Smith!

TV I fancied this year:
Family Guy, Rescue Me, The very last episode of the Sopranos, Top Gear, The Long way Down and most things on Sky HD

The one with nothing but Xmas

This is gonna be very short!!!! Have a wonderful xmas and keep checking back here for the traditional best of 2007 over the
Next few days

The one with Vibez

Tomorrow night, be there!!!!! Or Christmas will be cancelled!!!!!!

The one with Hypnosis mugshots and video

The one with, well its Xmas week afterall

Not a great deal of time on me hands today, but live Hypnosis with Paul Dee on the air tonight, Joe Rooney (who spills his guts on the Kilinaskully Xmas day special, bit of an exclusive) and tonnes of giveaways to boot. Xmas week on Cork Talks Back is nearly done, so make sure you dont miss a single bit of it. Still to come, the Battle of the RedFM staff.

Also, congratulations to Jerry Buttimer (FG) for winning the first Battle of the Local Politicians. He overcame insurmountable odds against Terry Shannon (FF) Chris O Leary (GP) and Jonathan O Brien (SF). Jerry managed to get the highest score in our quiz, written exclusively by Inquizition authour, Mark Evans. All in the confines of a 4x2 cubicle in the jacks of Leinster House!

We hope to podcast the above pretty soon, so make sure you subscribe to the feed on iTunes.

The traditional best of the year, from yours truly will make an appearance by Xmas Eve. That is all till tomorrow. Loadsa photos from the Hypnosis will be available later on to boot. In the meantime, Im off to think about buying more Xmas presents!