tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:18:23 +0000IrelandBertie AhernAnnoying the diasporaIrish PoliticsPure pop for now peopleBruce SpringsteenEducationIrish cricket teamJoy DivisionManchester UtdSid PerksSt Patrick's DayThe ArchersUkeleleWorld CupBBCBloomsdayBock the RobberButch WalkerClerical abuseCokeDavid HarveyFootballGuinnessIrish BudgetIrish CultureIrish electionJames JoyceJesse MalinLiverpoolLiverpool FCPakistanRadio 4Road SafetyRugbyTeachingUSAhealth service1970s245 GhostsA People'sHistory of the USAAccordion HeroAdvertisingAggressive DeerAlex FergusonAlex HigginsAmbridgeAmerican musicAnfieldAnimal AnticsAnkh-MorporkAnniversaryAnte-natal servicesAppleAuctioneersAustralian MusicBPBambiBatt O'KeeffeBeatlesBetting on MassBiggest surprise of the World Cup so farBirkenheadBirthdayBluesBob WoolmerBonoBooksBord PleanálaBoris JohnsonBoston Red SoxBreast FeedingBroken RadioBurning the BoweryC.W.StonekingCertificate of IrishnessCharlie O'ConnorCheatsChelseaChristianityClassCliffs of MoherClosuresCoalitionCollege HumorConcord Music GroupControlCorofinCorruptionCowsCrumlin Childrens HospitalDadDaily ExpressDaily MirrorDame StDaylight SavingDead KennedysDeathDermot AhernDervishDevil worshipDiageoDiscworldDown UnderDr Roisin HealyDriving testsDroghedaDropkick MurphysDublin City CouncilEaster risingEnglandEngland fansEntre Les MursEqual OpportunitiesEthnic CleansingEthnic MinoritiesEurovisionEurovision Song ContestEve ArnoldEvelyn EvelynEveryday LifeEvilFactory RecordsFar too much campaignFather's DayFianna FáilFionn ReganFood?FranceFrank SidebottomFrench RevolutionGay asylum seekersGeorge BestGeorge CarlinGlobalisationGoogle Search RankingsGreen PartyHalf Arsed Half BiscuitHalf Man Half BiscuitHappinessHateHereafterthisHillborough Justice CampaignHillsborough DisasterHillsborough Family Support GroupHomecomingHospitalHovis PresleyHoward ZinnHype MachineIan PaisleyInternational women's dayIranIraqIrishIrish ArchitectureIrish EconomyIrish Monopoly BoardIrish TourIrish attitudes to emigrationIvor CallelyJames GreensladeJapandroidsJazzJeremy HuntJilted JohnTony WilsonJohn 'Frog' WardJohn LennonJohn ShuttleworthJohn WatersJuly 4thKebabsLarry DavidLead in my pencilLib-DemsLimerickLord RodgerLord of the RingsLoveLove it to LifeLove will tear us apartLucinda WilliamsMacMillan Cancer CareMad songsMale groomingMan-drawerManchesterMapsMarilyn MonroeMark E SmithMary HarneyMen at workMens NeedsMichael FahyMichael McIntyreMichael StoneMicheál MartinMiseryModelsModern ArtMolly BloomMultinational CapitalMusic IndustryNational AnthemNational Blasphemy DayNationalismNew England Sports VenturesNew OrleansNew YorkNiall QuinnNine Inch NailsNoddy HolderNore MutinyNorthern IrelandNostalgiaNumber 1ObamaObituaryObjectificationObservational ComedyOil DistasterPCSOPaddy PowerPaolo NutiniParodyPensioners Bus PassPete QuaifePlastic PaddiesPlaying for changePostersPremiershipPresidential electionPrincePsychologyR and BRacismRadioheadRaoul VaneigemRatko MladicRecessionRed Army ChoirRed campaignReformation in IrelandReligionRememberance DayRevolutionRip off IrelandRobert BerryRoman CatholicRory GallagherRoy KeaneRoy ZimmermanSame sex marriageSatireSatoriSeasick SteveSerbiaShowgirlsSid Perks' deathSignageSilversun PickupsSinn FeinSkinheadSladeSnookerSophie-MadeleineStand by meStarsStorming the BastilleStormontStreet musicSuicideSummer songsSunday TribuneSunderland fansTeddy BearsTeenagersTerry PratchettTex PerkinsThe Beasts of BourbonThe BeatlesThe ClassThe ColoursThe CribsThe FallenThe KinksThe Men They Couldn't HangThe OakThe SunThee Oh SeesThomas JeffersonTicketmasterTimperleyTom HicksTony BlairTony HaywardToriesTribute BandsUK TourUK budgetUkelele Orchestra of Great BritainUlyssesViral VideoWalesWater supplyWendyWorkers SongWorking Class HistoryWorld Aids DayWorld Cup SongsYou TubeYou are my favouriteannoying bluetoothbiographybiopicbloggingblood transfusionboredombrutalisation of bottomcarschorus linecrime fictiondaisydemocracydomesticitydrunksexistentialfeminismgreat inventionsgreen energyhaemovigilanceiPadlittermurdermusicnational identitypatient confidentialityplanning permissionpriestpseudo-sciencere-cyclingresignationroad-ragesmoking banspeedingtwirlieswasted daylightwhite slave tradeVain,idiosyncratic shite-spouting by a man old enough to know betterhttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Liam G)Blogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-4199607389573574204Wed, 04 May 2011 23:46:00 +00002011-05-05T00:46:18.289+01:00biographyEducationTeaching3.1 Reflect upon your own past and current learning experiences. How were you taught, which theoretical perspectives have you experienced? (750 words) I was born in the 1950s and my educational experiences were typical for someone from my class and background from that time. I went to a working class primary school, which I loved, and then to a grammar school, which I hated.  The former gavehttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-ive-been-doing-last-while.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-5874997690589369867Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:28:00 +00002010-10-06T08:28:00.287+01:00AnfieldBoston Red SoxLiverpool FCNew England Sports VenturesTom Hicks It's a shame this arrived so late in the day, but it still brought a lump to my throat at 7.15am this morning. But maybe Hicks & Gillette will see it, do the right thing and let the proposed sale to New England Sports Ventures,  who own the Boston Red Sox, go through.  http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/10/mr-hicks-me-arse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-8331860890912021256Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:24:00 +00002010-07-25T02:26:36.167+01:00Alex HigginsGeorge BestSnooker I met this git half a dozen times in the 1990s. He, in combination with his entourage of lowlife mates, acted the maggot on every occasion. I hated him and I'm glad the woman-beating twat is dead. He was a sad and pathetic bastard who would have done better to top himself after he came back against  Jimmy White in 1982. Then at least the 'people's champion' legend might have meant http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/hurricane-higgins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-7699667469718310192Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:15:00 +00002010-07-16T14:15:09.350+01:00Australian MusicTex PerkinsThe Beasts of BourbonAt last, a band named after me The Beasts of Bourbon, Aussie bastard offspring of an orgy involving Nick Cave, Tom Waits and the New York Dolls by the look/sound of it. De-lovely!http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/anyone-got-any-travel-sickness-tablets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-1143345802803442043Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:42:00 +00002010-07-15T17:37:13.366+01:00Down UnderMen at workRed Army ChoirRed Army Choir do Aussie National Anthem HOSTED FREE AT MYDATANEST.COMhttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/he-just-smiled-and-gave-me-caviare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-3519542146143716519Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:25:00 +00002010-07-14T08:25:44.932+01:00French RevolutionHereafterthisStorming the BastilleThomas JeffersonAllons enfants de la Patrie..... The deputies retired, the people rushed against the place, and almost in an instant were in possession of a fortification, defended by 100 men, of infinite strength, which in other times had stood several regular sieges and had never been taken. How they got in, has as yet been impossible to discover.Thomas Jefferson, 14th July 1789 Storming the Bastille http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/intoxicated-with-liberty-and-enthusiasm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-1834024506362489240Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:46:00 +00002010-07-13T08:20:04.572+01:00Evelyn EvelynJoy DivisionLove will tear us apartUkelele These odd young people live here  and those of you who prefer the original,have a lookee herehttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/mad-songs-on-ukele-no-2-in-occasional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-377266192683089747Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:33:00 +00002010-07-12T16:33:26.170+01:00great inventionsMale groomingPersonal grooming aids for real men From Hyperbole and a half  (via Sociological Images)http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/modern-times-great-inventions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-1861505787777081112Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:49:00 +00002010-07-08T14:53:35.845+01:00Daily ExpressGay asylum seekersLord RodgerIn its self-appointed role of holding back the hordes of queer immigrants, it's nice to see that the 'Ryanair of Fleet Street' is maintaining its usual high standards when it comes to equality issues. Expect a 'Gay asylum seekers in Diana assassination plot' headline any day now. Still, at least when this camp tsunami of huddled masses washes over the nation's threshold they won't be stealing http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/homophobia-and-racism-2-birds-1-stone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-4230452012765456487Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:54:00 +00002010-07-08T11:56:07.136+01:00BluesC.W.StonekingJazzNew Orleans He's C.W. Stoneking. He's Australian (tho' you'd never guess it), he lives here and he sounds like this: HOSTED FREE AT MYDATANEST.COMPublish Posthttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/some-days-you-just-wake-up-feeling-like.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-5064288705147450721Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:34:00 +00002010-07-07T10:34:01.400+01:00HappinessLead in my pencilPaolo Nutinihttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/skies-turned-gray-no-clean-underpants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-1180442482565689909Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:56:00 +00002010-07-07T09:56:24.366+01:00pseudo-sciencePsychology Behavioral scientists routinely publish broad claims about human psychology and behavior in the world's top journals based on samples drawn entirely from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies. Researchers – often implicitly – assume that either there is little variation across human populations, or that these “standard subjects” are as representative of http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/western-psychology-is-shite-official.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-8637736585605214920Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:43:00 +00002010-07-05T21:49:56.832+01:00Daily MirrorMusic IndustryNine Inch NailsPrinceRadioheadcHis Madnesty. the Royal Badness, the purple pope of Paisley Park, the artist formerly known as little Prince Rogers  Nelson appears finally to have formally disconnected from the contemporary world of music distribution. In an interview with Peter Willis in today's on-line Daily Mirror, His Purpleness demonstrates the very same obdurate unwillingness to embrace (or even acknowledge) http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/purple-popster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-4545949123223071203Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:16:00 +00002010-07-04T13:16:30.170+01:00A People'sHistory of the USABruce SpringsteenHoward ZinnJuly 4thUSAI want young people to understand that ours is a beautiful country, but it has been taken over by men who have no respect for human rights or constitutional liberties. Our people are basically decent and caring, and our highest ideals are expressed in the Declaration of Independence, which says that all of us have an equal right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The history ofhttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-birthday-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-1488297601619013704Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:16:00 +00002010-07-02T20:55:53.096+01:00Aggressive DeerAnimal AnticsBambiViral VideoWarning: Not for the sensitive of heart. Bambi's mum gives Lassie a right pasting. (via Boing Boing)http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/whos-daddy-bambis-mum-thats-who.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-8968718166446859185Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:10:00 +00002010-07-02T00:10:53.154+01:00Bock the RobberDavid HarveyIrish EconomyRecessionAccording to the day's old lady of D'Olier St, the recession in Ireland is officially over. Those of us who beat the rats out of the sinking ship of post Celtic Ireland can now wipe the smirks off our I-told-you-so-gobs and start loading up the auld Hiace for a short hop back across the St George's Channel with a sheepish look on our faces. Or should we?  Unfortunately, the trumpeted http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/recession-over-can-i-go-home-now-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-5245385607475790883Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:38:00 +00002010-07-01T09:38:16.006+01:00Broken RadioBruce SpringsteenBurning the BoweryJesse MalinLove it to LifeUK TourWendy Jesse Malin and The St. Marks Social "Burning the Bowery" Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social | MySpace Music Videos I love this guy. He's helped make some hard times bearable with the joys and sadnesses of his music. You can hear more of him here and here.  He's a new album out and is touring this side of the pond now. Dublin on the 4th (that should be good), Liverpool on the 5th and http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/07/jesse-malin-love-it-to-life-tour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-2997207603754417134Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:41:00 +00002010-06-29T19:43:57.071+01:00Hillborough Justice CampaignHillsborough DisasterHillsborough Family Support GroupJeremy HuntThe Sun Jeremy Hunt, Tory Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has been compelled to issue an apology after suggesting that the 1989 Hillsborough disaster was caused by hooliganism rather than the South Yorkshire police force's somewhat  laissez-faire approach to crowd control. Apology not withstanding, I suspect that the good people of Liverpool will henceforth exploit the potential http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/tory-sport-monkey-apologises-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-8501397609921542981Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:32:00 +00002010-06-28T15:33:25.554+01:00Google Search RankingsNumber 1Sid PerksThe ArchersWell fuck me old boots, I never thought I'd see the day that this would happen: Who'd have thought that a punctuation error and a dead fictional character could bring this kind of success? Now all I have to do is sit back and wait for the royalty checks to roll in (That is how it works, ain't it?) You can read the post that put me top of the Google dog-pile herehttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-success-i-owe-to-little-people-thank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-6490777985404782956Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:54:00 +00002010-06-27T08:59:07.144+01:00Pete QuaifeThe KinksPete Quaife, the original bass player with The Kinks passed away this week. There are some really cool pictures of the band in their Mod heyday over to that Yank, hippie publication, The Rolling Stone Via Dangerous Mindshttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/pete-quaife-1943-2010-rip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-8614871875512526311Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:06:00 +00002010-06-26T13:06:00.467+01:00BBCLord of the RingsRadio 4Sid PerksSid Perks' deathThe ArchersThe lack of fanfare surrounding the recent off-air death of actor Alan Devereaux from the long-running BBC Radio 4 rural soap has continued to puzzle Archers' fans across the globe. Both the actor himself and BBC mandarins have remained tight-lipped regarding the reason for his abrupt departure after more than 40 years in the role of Brummie rough diamond Sid Perks. Where Angels Fear, whose http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/sid-perks-deaththe-plotlines-thicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-7230222804781844165Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:46:00 +00002010-06-25T23:49:11.510+01:00MacMillan Cancer CareSophie-MadeleineUkeleleYou are my favouriteIn every generation, for any given instrument, there comes a giant. Our instrument is the ukelele, our giant is Sophie-Madeleine. If this tune doesn't touch your heart and make you smile, then it's not a heart you have, it's a swinging brick. Regular readers will know I like this kind of collaborative work. It's what the internet should be for. The original tune is available for download athttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/for-weeks-when-beds-too-big-and-frying.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-8631444300218900017Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:43:00 +00002010-06-25T09:51:50.850+01:00Biggest surprise of the World Cup so fardrunksEngland fansPCSOForget the  fabulous humiliation of the French, ignore the Italians' inglorious exit with a finishing place somewhere south of New Zealand, even put behind you the near miracle of England managing to make it through to the knockout stage on the basis of performances so moribund that the recently deceased were ringing up Gary Linneker to complain. No, by far and away the biggest surprise of http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/biggest-surprise-of-world-cup-so-far.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-7485148882740223316Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:25:00 +00002010-06-24T09:27:12.498+01:00Hype MachineJapandroidsPure pop for now peopleSummer songsI came across these geezers here (via the mighty Hype Machine). They too are Canadian (what is it about me and Canucks lately?) and I suspect they'd be fun guys to go for a Moosehead or a Molson with. You can find them at home here Music Playlist at MixPod.comhttp://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/songs-of-summer-no1-japandroids-younger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34584097.post-4566706756879620795Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:56:00 +00002010-06-23T11:56:59.080+01:00David HarveyDropkick MurphysLib-DemsToriesUK budgetWorkers SongApart from the fact that the Lib-Dems should be ashamed of themselves, my thoughts on yesterday's budget (or should I say Phase 1 of the Tory plan to turn us into America or Indonesia or something) can be succinctly expressed thus (pay particular attention to the lyrics, kiddiewinks) : And if you want an explanation why budget took the form it did, then look no further than this chap: http://liamgr.blogspot.com/2010/06/making-nation-safe-for-international.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam G)0