Tuesday, February 01, 2005

I decided to take a trip down to the new Mahon Point Shopping Centre around midday today. My main problem was that the traffic lights on the exit for the place were not switched on and it was and absolute disssssaasssttterrrrr. The centre itself is fantastic. Ill say it again, Cork really needed something like this. For some reason it doesnt feel like you're in Cork, its that good. Disappointly some of the shops were'nt open and no Eddie Rockets open either. I do love the Eddie Rockets. I have to take herself down there in a minute so more traffic bedlam. It will be interesting to see how the cinema will fair out as well as the retail park. But overall the whole place is Rockin!

Ive been waiting to hear news about something since November and it finally arrived today, so Id be a happy camper at this moment in time.

Monday, January 31, 2005

That Top 5 update wasnt too painfull. So what have I been up to, I hear one person at the back ask. Just been busy with "things" really. I did manage to see 3 amazing movies, The Aviator, Ray and House of Flying Daggers. The House of Flying Daggers has become one of my all time favourite movies, simply brilliant. Ive always been a fan of Asian cinema, granted they've been sporadic delvings in the last few years. Check it out if you can, sure its subtitled but who gives a toss.

From a show perspective we seem to be off to a flying start for 05. Just from listener reaction alone, we're rocking. Ive had very positive feedback from various other sources too. Hopefully we should have a few more bits going into the show in the next week or so........mainly a quiz of kinds. I feel our movie roulette wheel has run its course for a while, plus we lost one of the CDs!

Im looking forward to the opening of Mahon point, its something that Cork greatly needed. Im a bit disappointed not to see one of the big English electric stores going into the retail park. Limerick have them, why cant Cork? All in all though it sounds great. Im curious to know how long the hot dogs and the cheesy nachos will last in the new cinema there. They've never lasted in any other cinema in Cork from what I remember. What am I like, worried about cinema food...jesus!

Righto, out the gap.

Big Top 5 Update, Huge infact!

Late N Live Top 5 signs it’s the first few days in January (3/1/05)

5 – The only change you can get from a shop is a gift voucher

4 – You read it somewhere on a calendar

3 – Its so cold even Mary Harney isn’t sweating

2 – Your after suffering a janurary sale related injury

1 – Your still eating that damn turkey



Late N Live Top 5 New Years Resolutions by Cork people (4/1/05)

5 – Curry with no chips

4 – Give us a break we’re only back 2 days

3 – Only go bottle fighting on Pana once every 2 weeks

2 – Restrict alcohol intake to Weddings, funerals, birthdays and weekends

1 –Try and get a ticket to the City of Culture opening



Late N Live Top 5 signs your on a bad new years diet (5/1/05)

5 – The diet your on comes with a disclaimer that reads May not work for everyone

4 – You're not allowed to eat during months with an "R" in them

3 – One of the tips is to get a salad with your big mac

2 – You know you shouldn’t have to puke to lose weight

1 –Your ass size is gone from a Lopez to a Harney



Late N Live Top 5 things overheard during little womans Christmas (6/1/04)

5 – MMMMMMMm sound effect

4 – So then the milkman came round, and I wouldn’t mind the postman had only just gone

3 – There aint nothing little about a size 24

2 – The last time I saw a body like that I was trying to get underneath it

1 – Its womans little Christmas you idiot



Late N Live Top 5 things you didn’t want to hear from a guy at the Cork 2005 launch (10/1/05)

5 – The last time I heard so many bangs, I was staying in a cheap hotel

4 – Watch your step there love, I just got sick

3 – Ya know I got my own inflatable at home

2 – Ya I got a good deal on a loan off Sean Og

1 – I stay up longer than the fireworks



Late N Live Top 5 signs you’ve spent to much money in the January Sales (11/1/05)

5 - Credit card statement hand delivered by someone from Visa

4 – Person from Visa refuses to leave your house until you make a minimum payment

3 – You’ve spent more than your wife, and lets face it, that’s impressive

2 – The only thing left in your wallet is that condom from 2002

1 – Nothing works, nothing fits and you’ve no reciepts



Late N Live Top 5 things overheard at the Late N Live Top 5 1 Year Anniversary Party 12/1/05

5 – Whod have thought it takes him a whole week to write each top 5

4 – Isnt this a half arsed version of the david letterman top 10, literally

3 – Sometimes its actually funny

2 – Yeah, but this isn’t one of those times

1 – Look, theres Mr.Barry…naked ontop of the photocopier



Late N Live Top 5 signs that digital camera you got for Xmas was a bad idea (13/1/05)

5 – You still don’t know how to work it

4 – The only time you took some nature photography you got arrested

3 – You’ve decided that it was a bad idea to lend it to your parents on their “weekend away”

2 – When it comes to taking a pic of yourself nude, nothing seems to work, and we’re not talking about the camera

1 – Your more popular than Paris Hilton when it comes to downloads



Late N Live Top 5 reasons you didn’t win a golden globe (17/1/05)

5 –Brown Envelope not big enough

4 – If your name is Paris Hilton, aren’t you expecting a little too much

3 – Its that age old excuse again, actually we couldn’t come up with a number 3 to be honest

2 – Hello! Did you see anyone from Cork nominated for one

1 – That damn Clint Eastwood



Late N Live Top 5 features of a really scary haunted house (18/1/05)

5 –Colin Farrell, without a pint in his hand

4 – On the wall hangs a movie poster for Charlies Angels 3

3 – A very hungry health Minister

2 – Step-by-step demonstration of how a chicken becomes a mcnugget

1 – The possibility michael Jackson might jump out and say “wanna come to my place”



Late N Live Top 5 things overheard at President Bushs in augaration (20/1/05)

5 – There sure are a lot of fat ugly women here, oh look theres Bill Clinton

4 – Look Dick Cheneys daughter is getting it on with a man…sorry, its only Rosie O Donnell

3 – Man, those bush twins have been on the booze again

2 – Whod have thought I would be so difficult to say I do

1 – Whod have thought there would be loads of snow here, well george will feel right at home



Late N Live Top 5 signs your getting stressed out (24/1/05)

5 – Anytime your asked to cook, you make a Molotov cocktail and ask when and where

4 – Family pet has decided to go and live with the neighbours

3 – People no longer ask you questions, instead they feel its safer to email them

2 – Doors no longer need hinges in your house

1 – When it comes to sex night the only thing that you can pop is an anadin



Late N Live Top 5 things over heard when Ray Bruke arrived in Prison (25/1/05)

5 – Of all the famous people to go to prison we get this guy

4 – Hes a big man alright, Id say hes eaten plenty of meat in his time

3 – Lux or Imperial Leather

2 – Looks like we finally have a great teacher!

1 – I wonder does he take a shampoo AND a conditioner into the shower



Late N Live Top 5 prison pick up lines (26/1/05)

5 – Wanna borrow my soap

4 – Actually my real name is Sheila

3 – Look we haven’t been in prison yet, so we’re having trouble with this one

2 – So yours is the top bunk, got room for one more

1 – A former minister.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm



Late N Live Top 5 signs you’re spending too much time in bed (27/1/05)

5 – Bed doesn’t have as much soakage as it used to

4 – The only love of your life is a lavender pillow

3 – You look like Tom Cruise in that Castaway movie

2 – Your sheets are so stiff you could cut them up and use them as crackers

1 – The bed bugs don’t bite anymore, now they’re actually down to the bone

Finally

Havent been here in nearly a month, sorry. I promise It wont be as long the next time, maybe 2 weeks!. Loads of updates for the Top 5 so......

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Still Here

Well another xmas bites the dust. Managed to take in a fair few movies

Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban - Usual carry on
Chronicles of Riddick - Not bad, enjoyable
Miracle - Good show but fell asleep
Love Actually - Good show, seen it in the flicks but it was the first movie to get a premiere in my cinema, full house it was too!
Kilnaskully - Watched the whole series on DVD, very good......Go on the Dan
Bo-Selecta - Season 3 and Ho, Ho, Ho Selecta - Excellent as always

So thats it. Might take in some more later on. Sick of food and drink at this stage. My alcohol intake has been very low (thankfully) but Ive made up for it in other ways.

Like a child I was up at six on Xmas morning and dragged herself up in the process. After opening presents and getting some sleep twas off visiting till 1, and then the onslaught of food and drink (kinda) began. Xmas telly was absolute shite, shite and even more shite, never seen it so bad.

Anyways alot done, more to do. Laters!

Monday, December 27, 2004

Best of the Year Yoke

Right, Im still alive after Christmas...even after my own cooking. We had a great Xmas here, far better than I expected, and it even snowed. As soon as I saw the snow I said "Fuck why didnt I put any money down!"

So....best of 2004 for yours truly

Best DVDs
Star Wars Trilogy, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, ROTK: Extended Edition, 21 Grams, Big Fish, Hellboy, Spiderman 2, I, Robot, Shrek2

Best Movies at the cinema
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bad Santa, Incredibles, Hero, Shrek 2,

Best Song
Want It Can't Have It - Paddy Casey

Best Album
Green Day - American Idiot

Favourite Interviews of 2004 on the show
Paddy Casey, Nancy Sinatra, Minister for Health, Afroman, Jon Kenny - and tonnes I cant think of right now

Funniest things Ive heard all year
Robin Williams - Live on Broadway, Rodney Dangerfield (RIP) "I dont get No Respect"

TV show of the year
The Simpsons

Things Ive got into this year
Washing Machines, Seinfeld...thats about it really

Book of the year
The Long Way Round - Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

Moment of the year for me
Getting the keys to our first house

Cool thing of the year
Actually getting broadband and completing my cinema!

Saddest moment
Actually leaving my family home

Theres lots more, but I cant be arsed...theres another box of quality street that needs some attention

Friday, December 24, 2004


Well its Xmas eve, and all is quiet. Get all my stuff down and dusted bright and early this morning. Spent way too much (as usual) and Im now looking forward to a nice quiet few days!.

HAVE A GREAT XMAS

Hope you all enjoyed the Xmas show last night.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Ill be back on the air from 9pm January 3rd 2005

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Late N Live Top 5 excuses if you forgot to buy someone a christmas present (20/12/04)

5 – Well, the reindeer ate it


4 – Hold on a second here, NOBODY forgets to buy someone a Christmas present


3 – Well what was the point, its going to be cheaper next week anyway


2 – Well last week I just turned jewish


1 – Ah who needs Christmas…ya want an easter egg instead!

Monday, December 20, 2004

Christmas Week

Well we're all into the final countdown to Christmas. Do people actually give a shit about it anymore...oh you dont, OK. Its my first Xmas in the new house and its supposed to be fun, people tell me. Well there aint no dancing clowns crashing through the window. So far its a hassle to get a turkey thats not the size of a small hippo. I must admit it doesnt feel like Christmas at all at all. Then again what is Christmas supposed to feel like. Santy Claus methinks!!! and thats it. Although we bought one of the Santa Pet suits for the dog. It looks cool, but hes shitless when its on.

We're trying to nail down alot on the show for our final week before we take a few days off. Santa WILL arrive this week on the show and you dont want to miss that, and of course we will be having the second celebrity christmas throughout the week. You'll never know who might drop by.

My christmas shopping is 47% done (dont ask how I got 47%) and the only chance Im going to get to do the rest of it is Xmas eve. Great no lie in this Friday. Im planning on being in town by 9am and out of it by 11am. Most of the stores say they'll close by 5.30 / 6, but by that time some of the staff are shagging each other on the counter and are closed up. So get in there early. My plans for the Christmas day are to visit the families in the morning and be home by 11 ish and cook up the turkey and whatever else. Stuffed by 3 and constipated by 3.15. Of course the other christmas day tradition is to watch shit loads of TV. Well there is SHIT loads on alright. Nothing much. A day of Jamie Oliver on UK Food. Might be good for an hour. Hopefully he'll be cooking a turkey. Then by 7pm its time for a turkey sandwich, great!