Every time I cover the Suicide debate on the show, be it prevention and awareness or otherwise I get more and more annoyed. As I said last night, how many more live's will have to be lost? All because there is not enough money pumped into awareness. All because many of the support groups cannot get funding. All because some idiots think the whole subject is taboo and prefer to hide it under the carpet. How many more lives will have to be lost? I really hope the issue of Suicide and Mental health doesnt come smashing though your door some day. As many people have pointed out, its only when it hits home that people realise how big an issue it really is. And its only then that yet again another life has been lost, that otherwise may have been saved if there was more awareness etc.
From doing the subject on the show over the last years, I've been educated on the subject as I hope many listeners have been as well. It IS tough listening from a listeners perspective. At times, even I find it tough listening to people, telling their stories of how family members have taken their own lives or how they themselves have attempted to end their own life. And to them, I give my sincere and utter thanks and admiration. These are the people that help raise awareness! Some of these people have never rang a radio station in their life. But they do it, to tell their story and in turn express anger for the lack of awareness in the country as a whole. In doing so, they also raise awareness.
I accept the point, that some will find the topic in itself depressing. But please, dont turn off the radio the next time it comes up. Listen to what people have to say. Listen to their side of things. As grim as some of it may sound to some, keep listening. It raises YOUR awareness! Its kept in the back of your mind. Again, lets hope it doesnt come through your door like a bull elephant. At least with the awareness, its kept in your mindset and people might not then be so quick to dismiss someone "whos just down in the dumps".
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The one on a Tuesday (Couldnt think of a better title!)
If you haven't got back into the grind after Christmas at this stage, then is there any jobs going where ya work!
The guy spitting out 600 words in 60 seconds, as heard on the show last night, is here
Keeping with youtube, for those of you desperately seeking a movie to look forward to, try this on for size. Cloverfield. Its been all over the net for the last while and now theres plenty of positive things coming about the movie. Its my tip for one of the better movies of 2008. Middle of Feb its hitting Cork cinemas.
Its all about keeping with today. Keeping with movies, Alien vs Predator Requiem hits the local movie houses this Friday. Way back, somewhere deep in the archives is a post about the movie. How I spilt my guts on how good the trailer looked, the bucket loads of gore, children being killed etc.etc. and how finally the AVP series got a decent go at being on the big screen. I read a few reviews over the weekend, and lets say I wont exactly be stocking up on skip loads of popcorn for this one!
On another note, John Waters of Irish Times "fame" was on another radio station (yes they exist....I think) saying bloggers were idiots etc.etc. and should all be boiled in oil (well maybe not boiled in oil...) I must give credit to Rick O Shea (of, yes, another radio station)
At least the bloggers have some content on their websites! As opposed to a big fat "Coming Soon notice!" The world holds its breath :) "An intelligents person guide to modern Ireland". Given the large amount of Irish blogs (plenty of journos typing there arses out for their blogs), theres quite a few intelligent folk out there. Not all of us wander around in smoking jackets and pipes, wandering how we're gonna take a piss in a new and exciting way. Maybe he's "write". Maybe all us bloggers are idiots, as I wander into a some half hearthed rant that has now run out of wind. But at least we have content, for all the intelligent people living in modern Ireland.
On a final note
Keep listening for the Grammy triple play, these songs, played in full in this order
For today, that is all!
The guy spitting out 600 words in 60 seconds, as heard on the show last night, is here
Keeping with youtube, for those of you desperately seeking a movie to look forward to, try this on for size. Cloverfield. Its been all over the net for the last while and now theres plenty of positive things coming about the movie. Its my tip for one of the better movies of 2008. Middle of Feb its hitting Cork cinemas.
Its all about keeping with today. Keeping with movies, Alien vs Predator Requiem hits the local movie houses this Friday. Way back, somewhere deep in the archives is a post about the movie. How I spilt my guts on how good the trailer looked, the bucket loads of gore, children being killed etc.etc. and how finally the AVP series got a decent go at being on the big screen. I read a few reviews over the weekend, and lets say I wont exactly be stocking up on skip loads of popcorn for this one!
On another note, John Waters of Irish Times "fame" was on another radio station (yes they exist....I think) saying bloggers were idiots etc.etc. and should all be boiled in oil (well maybe not boiled in oil...) I must give credit to Rick O Shea (of, yes, another radio station)
At least the bloggers have some content on their websites! As opposed to a big fat "Coming Soon notice!" The world holds its breath :) "An intelligents person guide to modern Ireland". Given the large amount of Irish blogs (plenty of journos typing there arses out for their blogs), theres quite a few intelligent folk out there. Not all of us wander around in smoking jackets and pipes, wandering how we're gonna take a piss in a new and exciting way. Maybe he's "write". Maybe all us bloggers are idiots, as I wander into a some half hearthed rant that has now run out of wind. But at least we have content, for all the intelligent people living in modern Ireland.
On a final note
Return flights from Dublin/Cork to
Personal meet and greet service on arrival at LAX Airport
Five (5) nights 4* hotel accommodation in
City Tour of LA
Day trip to Universal Studios
Day trip to
Silver level tickets to the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
Keep listening for the Grammy triple play, these songs, played in full in this order
1 – AMY WINEHOUSE - REHAB
2 – TIMBABLAND – GIVE IT TO ME
For today, that is all!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The one with vidya's
For those wondering, vidya's is Corkonian for VIDEOS. First off we have some of our bravest in this
The majority of people who rang and text the show last night have no problem with the above video. But as one of the Commandants's from Collins Barracks said, they have broken military law, as communication is strictly limited with the public. Personally, in my own humble opinion, I dont see anything wrong with it. In fact, I got a laugh out of it and thought it was very well done. As an individual who pays tax, it doesnt bother me either. These brave men and women are going to places that your average joe soap wouldnt even have a nightmare about, and if they spend some downtime producing up the BeeGees then thats fine by me. The only issue I really have with it, is...the fecking BeeGees. Lads c'mon. Some other people took exception to the "At least I hope Im talking to the people of Cork" comment. At the time, there was little point in making issue of it, as it would have detracted from the debate at hand and was completely irrelevant. But rest assured, unless the commenter was looking out a window and seeing Grafton St, he was talking to the thousands and thousands of (cue George Dubya word) folks...who listen on a nightly basis. Either way, Military law was broken...no ways around that!
Second vidya would be around here, but if truth be told Im after completely forgetting what I was going to put up. Christ, life is so difficult.
On another note, has anybody being watching Chicken Run on Channel 4 over the last few nights? Fascinating program and fairplay to Hugh FW for getting involved. I've always been a Free Range buyer, but on occasion there has been one of the cheap chickens magically appear in the freezer!
Anyway, thats my bit for today! For those of you waiting for the second vidya, well keep waiting :(
The majority of people who rang and text the show last night have no problem with the above video. But as one of the Commandants's from Collins Barracks said, they have broken military law, as communication is strictly limited with the public. Personally, in my own humble opinion, I dont see anything wrong with it. In fact, I got a laugh out of it and thought it was very well done. As an individual who pays tax, it doesnt bother me either. These brave men and women are going to places that your average joe soap wouldnt even have a nightmare about, and if they spend some downtime producing up the BeeGees then thats fine by me. The only issue I really have with it, is...the fecking BeeGees. Lads c'mon. Some other people took exception to the "At least I hope Im talking to the people of Cork" comment. At the time, there was little point in making issue of it, as it would have detracted from the debate at hand and was completely irrelevant. But rest assured, unless the commenter was looking out a window and seeing Grafton St, he was talking to the thousands and thousands of (cue George Dubya word) folks...who listen on a nightly basis. Either way, Military law was broken...no ways around that!
Second vidya would be around here, but if truth be told Im after completely forgetting what I was going to put up. Christ, life is so difficult.
On another note, has anybody being watching Chicken Run on Channel 4 over the last few nights? Fascinating program and fairplay to Hugh FW for getting involved. I've always been a Free Range buyer, but on occasion there has been one of the cheap chickens magically appear in the freezer!
Anyway, thats my bit for today! For those of you waiting for the second vidya, well keep waiting :(
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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!
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!
Monday, January 07, 2008
Thursday, January 03, 2008
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!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
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!
Check out my East Cork Sun tan from next monday!
Monday, December 31, 2007
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!
Over the next few days I'll give the low down on Xmas and how Im after turning to the darkside!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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
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
Monday, December 24, 2007
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
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