HI EVERONE
PHEW! WHAT A WEEKEND I HAVE HAD
SATURDAY NIGHT WE WENT TO SEE THE MANIC STREET PREACHERS IN THE ULSTER HALL , THE NEWLY DONE UP ULSTER HALL LOOKED BRILLIANT AND I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THEY HAD KEPT IT VERY MUCH LIKE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN . THERE WAS A BRILLIANT SMOKING AREA IN WHICH I SPENT SOME TIME IN !!! IT'S A PITY THEY CAN'T GET ROUND BRINGING YOUR DRINK OUT TOO (WHATS THAT A NANO STATE YOU SAY MMMM!!!) ANYWAY THE CONCERT WAS SPLIT INTO 2 WITH THE 1ST PART BEING THE NEW ALBUM , THE BAR WAS FULL WITH DIE HARD MANICS POO POOING THE NEW ALBUM , I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED OKAY BUT IT WAS SO LOUD THE SOUND WAS DISTORTED A LOT (OR MABEY I AM GETTING TOO AULD FOR IT ! ) THE 2ND HALF WAS ALL THE OLD STUFF AND THE CROWD RESPONDED DELIGHTED ! ACROSS THE ROAD TO MORRISONS FOR A PINT AND THE VIBE WAS GOOD IN THERE WITH A FAB DJ PLAYING ALL THE TUNES TO CUT SOME SHAPES SHATTERED WE MADE A QUICK RETREAT TO BANGOR WITH A LOVELY TAXI DRIVER BILLY XX

NEXT UP SUNDAY FOR AWALK ALONG BALLYHOLME BEACH WITH DARKY ME AULD MAN AND SOME FRIENDS , IT WAS A GREAT DAY AND WE WERE ALL BLOWING OUT A LITTLE HANGOVER, I WAS AMAZED TO SEE A MAN WALKING ALONG THE BEACH WITH A BLACK BIN LINER PICKING UP THE RUBBISH ! I HAD TO GO AND THANK HIM WHILE HE WAS WORKING , HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD WALKED THERE FOR YEARS AND IT CRACKED HIM UP SO MUCH HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT !!! YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THE PEOPLES THOUGHT PATTERN TO ACTUALLY PICK UP DOG TURD IN A BAG THEN HANG IT UP ON THE WALL I MEAN IT'S BIO DEGRADEABLE IF YOUR GOING TO DO THAT JUST LEAVE IT ON THE GROUND !!! IT' S DISGUSTING ROUND THERE BANGOR COUNCIL SHOULD HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME . SO I URGE YOU TAKE A BAG AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF CLEARING UP AS YOU WALK I WILL BE DOING THIS FROM NOW ON AND LET'S CLEAN UP OUR COUNTRYSIDE .

SUNDAY NIGHT WE WENT TO THE OPERA IN CASTLEWARD IT WAS "DIE FLIEDERMAUS" (THE BAT) IT WAS SPECTACULAR AND REALLY FUNNY , THE COSTUME'S AND SETS WERE SO MODERN AND TRENDY REALLY NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM OPERA . THEY MUST ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE OPERA AND BY DOING THIS IT CERTAINLY WILL APPEAL TO A WIDER AUDIENCE .THEY STILL HAVE
SOME TICKETS LEFT SO GET A BIT OF CULTURE INTO YOUR LIFES AND GO ALONG AND SUPPORT THEM . DATES AVAILABLE ARE TUES 9TH, WED 10TH, FRI 12TH, WED 17TH AND FRI 19TH BOOKING CAN BE DONE AT www.castlewardopera.com .

MONDAY WE WERE UP EARLY FOR DAVID TO GO TO BRADEN HEALTH CARE FOR A DENTIST APP. FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW DENTIST THIS IS DEFINITELY THE PLACE TO GO SO PROFESSIONAL AND UP TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD OF CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM . AFTER THAT WE WENT FOR BRUNCH ON THE ORMEAU ROAD TO A CAFE CALLED SOUL FOOD WHERE WE HAD A FILLED BAGEL IT WAS TRULY HISTORIC -A NICE FRIENDLY STAFF WITH A GOOD BUZZ ABOUT IT . WE THEN WALKED IT ALL OFF BY STROLLING THROUGH ORMEAU PARK (A FIRST FOR US BOTH !) IT REALLY IS QUITE BEAUTIFULLY KEPT AND IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN I EXPECTED .

LATER ON THAT EVENING WE WERE INVITED TO OUR DEAR FRIEND FIONA CLEMENTS ART EXHIBITION , I REALLY WASN'T EXPECTING THE AMOUNT OF TALENT THAT WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE ART COLLEGE- IT REALLY WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE , THE STUDENTS HAVE SWEATED BLOOD TO GET THEIR COLLECTIONS FINISHED AND WERE IN HIGH SPIRITS AND THE CAMERADERIE WAS VERY APPARENT , FIONAS WORK IS FANTASTIC SHE HAS DONE WELL TO GET A 2 1 IN HER EXAM- VERY WELL DESERVED AS A BUSY MOTHER MYSELF I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE PULLED IT OFF -OBVIOUSLY A REMARKABLE LADY . YOU SHOULD GO TO THIS ADMISION IS FREE -ITS ON FROM THE (9-20 JUNE 09 ) MONDAY TO SATURDAY 10 am -8pm CLOSES AT 1pm ON SAT SO FIRE YOURSELF ALONG AND HAVE A LOOK AT OUT ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE !!!

CATCH UP SOON LOVE LAWRAIN XX