June 5, 2009

I'M A REAL MAN OF GENIUS

I had a great time rocking the TED on Friday. I had two sets this time, and a much bigger audience. I gave away a truck load of CDs over the two hours. My friends Wiley and Jonathan where there to help me out and they got a lot of pictures as well. I posted a small fraction of them below.

Something else happened at the Braves game that was pretty awesome. The guys in management asked me to be the rock singer voice of the Budweiser "Real Men Of Genius" commercials that they do just for Turner Field. They play them at every game at the end of the fifth inning. I went up to their studios and recorded five of them that day. I think they want me to do them the rest of the year! Pretty cool, right?

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May 27, 2009

HEY, LOOK WHAT I DID!

I don't post many videos to my site, but I wanted to show you all something cool I've created lately. Just click on the picture below and take a look. It may take a few seconds to download, so be patient.

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May 20, 2009

NO MORE TRIPPING

They finally fixed the sidewalk outside Limerick, taking away a great deal of our entertainment. Luckily, inside things are about the same as always; Friends come to the show, people raise drinks to toast, some girls get up to do the Unicorn Song and we all get attacked by some sort of poltergeist (No kidding look at the last picture, yes, it's smoke but it looks pretty cool.)

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May 14, 2009

A BUSY TIME FOR ME

So, April seems to have gone by in a hurry. I haven't been posting photos lately and I apologize. Not that I'm making excuses, but I've been trying to get in to law school in the fall, I'm finishing a novel (very nearly done) and I'm writing songs for the new CD, all while training a new puppy and maintaining my private little golf course and vegetable garden. Hey, that does sound like a lot of stuff when I list it like that. Peace.

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May 2, 2009

FRATTACULAR!

Brannon and the boys had me out to The House last weekend to play a daytime set for the college crowd. It ended up being an absolutely perfect day and a great party. Thanks guys!

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April 17, 2009

PARTY WITH THE GOD SQUAD

My good friends and loyals fans from Candler Seminary hired me to play a private birthday party last weekend. They had lots of Guiness and even made car bombs for everyone. Check out the pictures below. Download them both and swith bewteen them quickly, looks like we're doing bombs.

In other news, a party for the Glen Levitt guys at Stout was pretty cool. Everyone there was in kilts and they all seemed to enjoy the music.

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April 10, 2009

SINGING DRUNKEN LULLABIES

Wednesday at the Junction was packed with faces old and new. They ran me ragged and made me stay way too late. Thanks guys.

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April 2, 2009

THE WEATHER IS HERE...

I spent a long three day weekend in Pensacola with my girlfriend, Stephanie, and my dog, Stella. It was a much needed vacation for all of us. The weather was perfect, the beach was beautiful, and the hotel allowed dogs. We tried to get out to Fort Pickens, but we learned that the road had been washed out by Hurricane Ivan a few years ago. But we did find a place to race some go-carts, and we found a whole bunch of sea shells one day on the beach.

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March 26, 2009

SO MANY BIRTHDAYS

There were either an inordinate amount of babies born in March, or Limerick Junction was infested with liars last weekend. At least eight different people claimed it was their birthday. The ladies, of course, get to come up and join me for the Unicorn Song. The men just get ridiculed for being old. Here are some photos, enjoy!

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March 20, 2009

A FINE ST.PATRICK'S DAY WEEK

It's been a very long week for me, as most of you know. I'm still not quite finished with it yet, but I look forward to some time off. It was an incredible day on Tuesday, proof that God smiles on the Irish from time to time. Everyone was very kind to me, even the drunks! Slainte!

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March 12, 2009

I DIDN'T BREAK THE CAMERA

We did a photo shoot last week for my next CD as well as some other stuff. My friend Jeff snapped the shots, some of which I really liked. Take a look.

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February 10, 2009

DRINK IT UP MEN...

...it's long after 10 (days since I updated the site here. Get it?) I have a lot of pictures from between then and now, so I'm just going to put them all up together. I had my God Squad back on Thursday for the first time in quite a while. I also had some good friends, David, Anna and Patrick, come out on Friday, which was great. Then I had a freak with a tie on his head in front of me all night. Actually they were good people and we had a blast together. Thanks everyone.

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January 26, 2009

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

WE HAVE A NEW RECORD!

Yes people, after a year and a half the old record has finally fallen. On Saturday there were no less than 6 ladies on stage to help me with the unicorn song. The previous record was 5 set back in August of 07. It was a magical night indeed. In all seriousness, it was a great week back at the Junction. Thanks to all and see you in two weeks.

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January 18, 2009

A BIT OF WARMTH IN WINTER

Typically, the winters at my Sunday gig at Marlow's can be somewhat under attended due to the weather. It's a patio gig and it can get a little chilly out there. But, once in a while, the sun breaks through and the masses come out of hibernation to enjoy the show. Such was the case this passed Sunday when a couple dozen good friends showed up to hang with me and have a little fun. Also, I had to show you the tiny origami that my friend Anna made. Pretty cool, eh? Thanks so much everyone and I'll see you all again soon.

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January 10, 2009

...AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I spent my new year's eve in a quiet way, at home with a few friends. I prefer to leave that night to the amateurs. It's safer that way. It was good to get back to Limerick in the new year and see all the old friends after a few weeks off. It did seem like there was some renewed energy with the old regulars and the four day stint had some really good moments. My friend Rachel gave me a great new years toast, 'May your troubles in the new year be as short lived as your resolutions'. Isn't that awesome?"

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December 30, 2008

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

This party was a good idea from the start. John Swanson and a big group of his friends decided to have a party on the 30th as a way of celebrating the holidays together. As he explained, getting everyone together around Christmas is impossible and getting baby sitters for everyone on New Years Eve is almost as difficult. Besides, we both agreed that New Years Eve is far better left to the amateurs anyway. Yes, there were men at this party, but the women were having a much better time I think.

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December 29, 2008

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Just a quick hello to everyone wishing you well and a happy 2009. I for one, am glad to be saying goodbye to 08' and am looking forward to seeing everyone in the coming new year. Look for me at Limerick Junction pretty often in 09', I have 25 engagements there this year.

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December 21, 2008

THE LONG COLD WINTER

Yes, it's the first day of winter and we are looking at temperatures in the teens tonight as I head out to play the Marlow's patio this evening. Winter really didn't have to arrive with such vengance in my opinion, but what are you gonna do? Sharing a few pics pics from my final gig at Limerick Junction in 2008. See you back there in the new year!

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December 20, 2008

SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU

If I've done this right, you should be hearing a song I wrote the week. It's in the Irish tradition and it's about a couple of aliens that come to earth for beer. It's called 'How Guinness Saved The World' and I made this scratch recording of it earlier today. It turned out okay so I thought I would share it. I hope it becomes a regular at Limerick. Also had some good photos from last night. Enjoy.

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December 12, 2008

A PRETTY COOL PARTY

My friend Rob and I went to a "Save the Planet" party at the Tabernacle on Friday. It was a much bigger deal than either of us tought it would be. I met Chevy Chase, saw Ted Turner, Ludacris, Jack Blades, Jeff Carlisi, Morris Day, the dude from the Romantics, and got to hang out with my friend Holly Firfer and Miss Georgia. It was a pretty cool night. Got a few photos. Wanna see em?"

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December 8, 2008

SOME ODDS AND ENDS

Well, I forgot to recharge the camera battery after my Mexico trip, so I have no photos from this past week at Limerick, which was a great week by the way. But, I did find some extra stuff from mexico that I wanted to share, including some pretty cool video of some manta rays feeding in the early morning hours out in the bay. Click on the ocean photo below to see it. The other is me right after surfing. Yes, I'm exhausted.

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November 28, 2008

IT'S BEEN A GOOD WEEK

What can I tell you? At times it seems I live a pretty charmed life. The last two weeks of it have been particularly incredible, starting from my birthday bash and all the way through this awesome week in Mexico. The waves were great, the fishing was good, the company was warm and welcoming, and the weather, well.... Regardless, I am anxious now to get back, for a variety of reasons. One can only handle so much paradise, right?

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I HAVE TWO CDs FOR SALE!

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November 25, 2008

A QUICK VIDEO HELLO

I won't spend a lot of time explaining this, so just click HERE for my holiday video message from Mexico. See you soon.

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November 24, 2008

SAY HELLO TO STELLA

Yes, I have a new puppy. She is 6 months old and seems to be part beagle and part lab. I've decided to call her Stella, but right now she's just being called, NO!

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November 18, 2008

A GREAT DEAL TO TELL YOU

Well, for starters, my birthday was last Saturday and several very good friends came to town from points near and very far. Jason, Amelie and cousin Scott from Colorado, Blair from Texas and Brett from New York. As soon as we were all together, we hit Limerick to catch Chris Ricker and have some libations. Great to be surrounded by friends and fans on a night like that. I got up and did a short set with Ricker and the car bombs flowed. It was an excellent night to start off the weekend.

Then came the birthday party, which was amazing. I think the final tally was just short of 50 people and the clubhouse where we staged it was perfect. (Thanks Melissa and Shawn). We had a community car bomb, music, billiards and good food. I really cleaned up on the alcohol thing. I won't have to visit a liquor store for months, perhaps years. There were some great moments that night, like Brett running up to hug Jason (in 20 years, these two best friends of mine had never actually met before that weekend). Jason and I sang a few tunes together like in the old days. Then everyone got in on the action, and we just had the best time ever! It was a magical night for me, and thanks so much to EVERYONE for coming out and helping me celebrate the big 40. Yes, It's a lot of pictures, but it was a big night. Enjoy!

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November 10, 2008

MORE SMILING FACES

I did manage to snap off a few photos this week at the Junction. I've added a few new songs to the repetoir that seem to be going over very well. More to come guys, so keep the suggestions coming, and thanks much.

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November 2, 2008

ROCKIN MACONGA

Macon, Georgia that is. Neal came down south with me to play a show at The Shamrock. In front of family and friends we played a pretty solid set of Irish tunes and some contemporary stuff. A fellow by the name of Mickey sat in on harmonica for a few songs as well. Dargan, the owner of the place, seems to think we can pack it out in the coming year and make a lot of new frans, that's friends/fans that I meet at my shows. Clever, right? Oh, bite me.

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October 30, 2008

A LITTLE LIMERICK

Had a short stint at Limerick Junction this week leading up to Halloween. We had a better than average Thursday with a lot of the regulars coming out to play. Also had my friend Neal Lee up from Florida to play some Bodhran for me. Good things.

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October 27, 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Another great Halloween party this year at my sister Becky and her husband Mike's place down in Macon. It was a big turnout with loads of great costumes. I went as Darkmane, the guy from the ESPN X Games commercials. Yes, I had to explain it all night, but everyone gave me credit for the effort and the spot on immitation. So, I got that going for me, which is nice.

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October 17, 2008

A THIRSTY THURSDAY

Great crowd and a full house last night at Limerick Junction. I really had a great time. Thanks to everyone for hanging out so late and let's do it again in two weeks time, yeah?

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October 10, 2008

HI, I'M TV'S GALEN CRADER

That's my favorite cheesy line, but the point is, I just finished editing some video footage from a show a while back and I thought I'd post it here. It's only a couple of minutes, but it's a pretty good example of what I do (for those of you who have never seen my Irish show).

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October 02, 2008

ROCK CRED RENEWED

Without a doubt, last night was one of the most strange and awesome Wednesdays at Limerick Junction ever. What started out as a nice and somewhat subdued birthday party for a lovely girl named Koko, slowly degenerated into an amped up head banger hootenanny. Turns out Koko's friends include Rachel Bolan and a few of the other lads from Skid Row. So, naturally, I had to up my game, and for the first time in quite a while, 100% rock was achieved and even maintained for a respectable duration. The photos are great. Yes, that's two girls kissing. Enjoy!

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September 26, 2008

OKTOBERFEST HAT BEGONNEN!

Friday was the start of Oktoberfest in the Virginia Highlands, and it was a good one. I played for nearly seven hours over the course of the day and was pretty wiped out afterwards. The next night I had a private party to play and it was all I could do to find the energy for it. I couldn't tell if the gas situation here in Atlanta was keeping people away. We had a pretty full house all week long with a lot of fun people. Check out the pics.

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September 12, 2008

THIS IS PRETTY CUTE

My very wonderful and very loyal Thursday night crew found themselves in Limerick Junction on a night I wasn't there. This is the picture they sent me. Thanks for the good laugh!

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September 10, 2008

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

I got this email this morning:

Galen,

You dropped off a CD at Erin’s Snug Irish Pub in Madison, WI. My name is Jerry Waller one of the owners. I am interested in learning more. Where is your home base?. How much do you charge for a three set gig? What is your availability?

We are beginning to book bands every Friday and may expand to Saturdays as well if we can justify it from a cost standpoint. Our hope is to rotate 6 to 8 bands so that we might build a following.

Jerry

So, I guess the question has to be; What the hell was I doing in Madison Wisconsin? Am I Tyler Durden? Was I there to start a fight club? Something very strange is going on here. I love mysteries!

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September 7, 2008

TUESDAYS WITH WILEY

I have no idea what we are doing in this photo, but I'm told the caption should read "Woooooo Tang", so it does. Just kidding, I'm not that big a geek. This was Wiley's idea, however, and we all thought it was pretty hilarious.

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September 3, 2008

PHYSICS LESSON DELIVERED

Another four day stint at Limerick Junction would get a bit old if not for the amazing loyalty and friendship of our core patrons in The Highlands. I got the PA sounding prefect on Wednesday, so I should be in good form for the rest of the week. See you there everybody.

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August 30, 2008

99% ROCK ACHIEVED

After hovering near the lower nineties for most of the night, close to 100% rock was finally achieved in the closing 3 songs of the night on Thursday at Limerick Junction. Thanks to all who helped me to reach the goal by cheering me on so nicely. You know who you are.

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August 28, 2008

SHE WAS THE BIRTHDAY GIRL

Does everyone remember Dominique in the pink dress? Of course you do. Here are some pictures in case you missed it. I think it's safe to say she had a memorable birthday at Limerick Junction.

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August 26, 2008

JAMES WOULD BE PROUD

Tuesdays at The James Joyce in Avondale are starting to pick up nicely. Fortunately I have some good friends in the area that are loyal and enthusiastic. I have confidence that this will be my favorite place to play very soon. Thanks to all the new people I met tonight as well. Hope to see you there again soon.

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August 18, 2008

ROCKED THE TED AGAIN

I got the call on Saturday to come to Turner Field again and do the pre game entertainment. It was a day game on a Monday, so the attendance wasn't exactly high, but I did get to do some tunes with The Heavy Hitters Drum squad, and the Tomahawk girls danced for me the whole time, so it was GOOD! The game was not so good, Braves where shut out, but we had fun regardless.

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August 15, 2008

GOD SQUAD RETURNS!

So school is almost back in session and it's marked by the return of Ashley, the Dans, and Wiley (aka, "Black Angus") to Thursday night. I missed all you guys very much over the summer. Last night was incredible and thanks for bringing all the new pals! These pictures were taken by some of the future religious leaders of America, and God bless them!

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August 4, 2008

SWEATIN LIKE ELVIS

It was another hot one on the patio at Marlow's Sunday evening, but that didn't seem to keep anyone away. We had another full house of good and generous people. I believe I made some new friends that night. I hope to see you all again next Sunday.

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August 3, 2008

THE GANGS ALL HERE

Saturday was my official CD release party at the Junction, and I was joined by Neal and Joe for most of the night. Our trio sounded pretty good if I do say so myself. Neal suggested we close the show with Chasing Cars which went over very well. Also, two of my very good friends, Chad and his wife Sally, came to the show. The night ended on a great note with the staff and regulars descending on The Majestic for a late night grub fest. I don't think we stopped laughing the entire time, good stuff.

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August 1, 2008

FELT LIKE A FRIDAY

Had the best Thursday ever last night at the Junction. Packed house all night. I busted out Brave Sir Robin's theme song and virtually everyone got it. I gave a few people a generous amount of ribbing. They were all good sports and good people. I sold around 30 CDs as well. Couldn't believe it. Thanks everyone!

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July 31, 2008

THEY'RE HERE!

The new CD was released today. They turned out very cool. I sold a dozen or so tonight on what turned out to be an excellent Tuesday night at the Junction. I'll have them there the rest of the week for those of you who would like to pick one up. Hope to see you there.

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July 30, 2008

GOING WEEKLY AT THE JAMES JOYCE

After a very successful Tuesday night in Avondale, we've decided to go to an every week schedule at The James Joyce Pub. I'm looking forward to growing the business and increasing the happiness there in Decatur. I believe it will eventually be my biggest show. Thanks to everyone who came out. Sorry I forgot to get any photos.

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July 28, 2008

SHOT A 74 AT CHEROKEE TCC

Unfortunately, we only played 15 holes. It was just to damn hot to play golf, even with the beers. The golf was secondary to hanging out with my friend John Roux-Lough. He's a marshall there on the weekends and gets to play one Monday a month (and bring 3 guests!) He's about to celebrate his 88th birthday next month and he still hits a pretty good ball. God bless him. We had a GREAT time.

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July 26, 2008

JUNCTION IN THE TRUNCTION

Yes, I'm running out of puns, cut me some slack. Saturday night was great in its own weird way. Good audience, good energy, good time had by all. I should have Neal and Joe with me next. That ought to be a lot of fun. Hope to see you all then.

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July 25, 2008

PLAYED WITH A LEGEND

Seriously, a very cool thing happened Friday night at Limerick Junction. I was joined on stage for a full set with Mr. Dallas Burrell, who, at the ripe old age of 81, still plays a smoking hot fiddle. He quite literally stole my show, but I didn't mind a bit. It was one of my favorite moments even at Limerick. Thanks again to Annie Rumble for the photos.

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July 10, 2008

FIVE PACES, ONE GUY

Holy crap, Five Paces Inn is insane on Thursday nights. It was only the third time I've played there, but it was just like I remembered it, out of control. I really never have seen that many people crammed into such a tight space since frat parties in college. Well done guys. And thanks for the great gig.

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...AND BURIED IN KILARNEY

You should be hearing a tune called "Some Say The Devil Is Dead" from the upcoming live CD. I'm told I can expect delivery of them in about 8 days. Good audience participation on this one, great song.

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July 7, 2008

LOVING THE LIMERICK

The weekends at Limerick Junction are better than ever. I had a lot of friends come out this time. People I hadn't seen in a very long time. Really great catching up with everyone and I hope to see you all out there in two weeks.

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June 30, 2008

DECIDED TO GO NUTS ON THIS ONE

You should be hearing a new version of "Caledonia" that I recorded over the past two days here at home. The file of the live recording turned out to be too corrupt to work with and I really wanted the song on the new CD. I think it's the only one I have to re-record. The others are coming out fine. Hope you like it.

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June 24, 2008

LIVE CD IS ALMOST READY

I've spoken to dozens of you over the past few weeks inquiring about the live CD. Well, the tracks are done and off at mastering and you can see below that the design work is done for the cover/back, so we are looking at a late July release when the units come back from duplication. Stay tuned, kids.

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June 21, 2008

EVERYTHING'S BETTER IN TEXAS

Last week I was in Dallas for a few days and had a chance to play at Trinity Hall. It worked out perfectly and I had a great time. Also got to reconnect with an old friend who lives in Houston. He made the treacherous 4 hour drive in a truck with no AC! Now that's a good friend.

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June 16, 2008

BIG WEEK AT LIMERICK

I had Neal with me this week at the Junction. Good shows for the most part, and nothing really weird happened. What's up with that?

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June 11, 2008

CAN'T PUT THIS ONE ON THE RECORD

You should now be hearing a song called "The Hills Of Donegal". It's not in the public domain and they want too much money for the rights to it, so it's not going on the record, but I liked the way it turned out on the recording, so here ya go!

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June 5, 2008

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

Well, you should be. I've embedded a song from the live recording last week at Limerick Junction. There is still a lot of material to through, but this one sounded decent, so I put it up. Hope you like it.

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June 2, 2008

IT'S ON THE RECORD

We now have the second of our two nights of live recording in the can. I would estimate about 3 or 4 weeks of mixing and mastering, and another 2 weeks for printing, so look for the CD to be on sale about mid August. I had some excellent audience participation, which is what we were counting on Saturday night. Great crowd and overall a good show.

My friend and drummer, Neal, was there for recording night as well. Hopefully some of the stuff we did together will make the record. I BARELY lost a car bomb shoot out to Neal that night, but I whipped his butt on the golf course today, so I feel alright about that.

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May 29, 2008

LAYING DOWN SOME TRACKS

Had a great night Thursday at a recording studio over near Dunwoody. My friend John Rowland is friends with a producer named Jaywil (I hope that's right) and they wanted me to lay down some guitar and vocals for a hip hop version of "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover", the old Paul Simon song. We ended up staying for hours and listening while he laid in drums, organ, synth and bass, even another little bit of my guitar that he liked. I think I'll be using that studio for some of my own projects in the future.

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May 25, 2008

ANOTHER WILD WEEK AT THE JUNCTION

Well, we didn't get to finish the live record on Friday, my friend and engineer Bill had to tend to some urgent business, so we've decided to shoot for Saturday the 31st. I hope as many of you will show up then as did on Friday, that was very cool.

There was yet another car accident right outside of Limerick on Wednesday. This time my friend, Ben's vintage motorcycle got run over while parked in front of the door. Pretty bad damage, but he says he can fix it. Forgot to get a picture.

Last night the girls of the Atlanta Roller Derby League stopped in to say hi and hand out flyers. Had to get a picture of that, right? Then, the Falcon's Joey Harrington showed up at the Junction with some friends from Oregon. It was pretty cool meeting him and playing his multitude of requests. (He was quite generous with the tip jar.) He was even going to get up and play the piano, till we all discovered that the piano they have at the pub is rotted and useless. Too bad, apperently Joey is an accomplished pianist. It would have been cool.

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May 20, 2008

THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER DONE

If you have two and a half minutes, I'd like to show you the second greatest moment of my entire life. It happened yesterday at Turner Field before the Braves game. I was selected for The Delta Fly Ball Challenge where you have a chance to catch three fly balls and min 25000 sky miles. Yes, I tripped over the cameraman on the second ball, but they gave me another chance. On my last ball, the guy launching them turned the machine on full blast and shot it into right center. I caught it in a dead sprint, the fastest I've ever run in my life.

I caught all three and won the miles, but what was really cool was the hundreds of people who stopped me over the rest of the night to say "nice catch, man". I don't think I will ever get tired of telling that story. My thanks to my buddy David Lucado for the fine job of recording my moment. Click on the pic below to watch the video.

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May 19, 2008

PLAYED THE TED

So, many of you expressed your anger at me for not telling anyone about the show at Turner Field. I was not sure what it was going to be like or if I would do well. Well, I did do well and now regret not having told my peeps. If they give me another chance, I'll make sure you all know about it. Take a look at the photo. The name in lights was pretty cool.

On Saturday I drove down to Macon, GA to survey the tornado damage and help my sister and her husband clean up the mess around their home. The photo is from a near-by college campus where the twister must touched down in a big way. I'd say there were at least 300 trees snapped off at the trunk. Incredible sight.

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May 16, 2008

HEY, YOU CAN'T PARK THERE

It was an unbelievably strange night at Limerick Juntion. About an hour and a half into the show, we hear screeching tires and I turn around just in time to see an SUV barreling into a parked car (the one parked directly in front of mine) and send it crashing through the window of the restaurant right next door to Limerick. The car that rear ended the SUV came to rest less than 5 inches from my truck! I just had to get some pictures of that, right?.

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May 15, 2008

Playing The Ted!

I forgot to include this in last weeks news, but I've been added to the Atlanta Braves roster of entertainers! Yeah, this is big. I'll be performing in the grotto behind center field at the main entrance for one hour before game time. My first appearance is tomorrow (Friday 16th) from 6 to 7. I hope to see some of you there.

In other news, last night we started working on a live CD at Limerick Junction. Now that I've worked out all the sound issues with my equipment and the house PA there, I felt like it was time to give it another shot. My friend, Bill, is engineering it and I believe we got some good stuff last night even though the crowd wasn't huge. We are going to do at least one more full night of recording on Friday, May 23, so I will need as many of you there as possible. Below are some pics from last night's show. Notice the tall stands at the sides of the stage.

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May 14, 2008

It Was Once New Amsterdam

Alright, I'm just back from New York City where I had one of the best trips ever. My old friend Brett and I took in a Yankee game, where they won (4 homeruns) great seats and excellent ballpark food. Even the weather was perfect. I think the photos says it all.

This wasn't just a pleasure trip though. I got to play music, both Irish and contemporary in a few places and set up some awesome contacts for my next trip there, probably in the fall. I didn't get any photos of the Irish jam, but below is a picture of the two lovely ladies that let me take the stage at The Village Lantern on Sunday night. They were both extremely talented and I'm hoping to get them down to the ATL some time soon. See if you can guess why I took the last picture posted here. Do you recognize it?

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May 6, 2008

Cinqo Swim

It was a busy Cinqo De Mayo for your truly. First there was the 7am wake up call for the Wild Wing Weed Hockey Tournament, where my friends, Chad, Dave, Don and myself were defending champs. Unfortunately we not in as good a form this year, but we really did have fun. Pretty cool sombreros, right?.

Later that night I was back at Limerick Junction for the Cinqo festivities, which turned out huge. I sold about half a dozen CDs and made a lot of new friends. I'm off to New York later this week, so I'll check back in here when I get back. I should have some good pictures to share. See you all soon.

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May 4, 2008

Craicin' Good Time

Finished up to the weekend and ended up having a great time Saturday night with my friend Neal Lee on The Bodhrán. We had some very good moments thoughout the night. Enjoy the photos.

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April 30, 2008

No Nay Never

First night back at the Limerick in a few weeks. Was a good night. Most of The Bastards showed. Many car bombs were consumed. It should be a good week.

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April 25, 2008

Trying To Keep Pace

About once every 4 months I get to play the 5 Paces Inn / One Pace Over club in Buckhead. It's always an energetic crowd and last night was no exception. Met some cool people and made some friends. A pretty good singer chick, Samantha I think, got up and did a few tunes with me too. Sounded good. Here's some pics.

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April 21, 2008

Spring Has Sprung

We had some great weather and great friends come out to Marlow's yesterday. The outdoor music season is finally here. Beside the crowd shot, there's one of me with my newlywed friends, Nick and Summer Horton. Thanks for coming guys. It was a lot of fun.

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April 19, 2008

Ask And You Shall Recieve

Very cool! Last week I came here and complained about my lack of photos from St. Patty's and yesterday someone sent me one! It's a good one too. Say hello to Martin, Alexis, Monica and Denise. The hairy overly tan guy in the middle? Well, that's me. Thanks guys!

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April 13, 2008

Recovered From St. Patrick's Day

It was an amazing week and it nearly killed me. I'm only exaggerating a little here. It was so busy and crazy, I completely forgot to attain any photographic evidence of the proceedings. I would invite anyone who may have taken pictures of me or my band or the crowd from Limerick Junction, to e-mail me with them and I'll be happy to post them on the site. In the mean time, I've resolved to check in more often on the blog and keep everyone updated on what's happening. See you soon.

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April 12, 2007

Okay, Now It's Finished!

Well, I think I rushed to get that first song on the site before I was really happy with it. I've reworked that song and recorded a second one called "Wasn't This Love?" which seems to be a favorite among my regulars. That should be what you are hearing now. If you'd like to hear the new improved "Girl" just go to the Samples page and click the link. Remember, there are still no bass tracks laid down on these songs, but that's coming soon.

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April 9, 2007

Hey, I Finished A Song!

If I've done this right, you should be hearing a home studio recorded version of "The Girl She Used To Be" playing on this page. I just finished mixing it yesterday, and I play all the instruments, so forgive my simplistic drumming. Hope you like it!

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April 4, 2007

They Were After Me Lucky Charms

What a night! Two nights actually. Limerick Junction, one of Atlanta's most authentic Irish Pubs, is out of control on Wednesday nights. Big thanks to "The Bastards" for knowing all the retorts to all the choruses of every song I did. Really good people. See you back there in a couple of weeks guys.

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March 30, 2007

Gone Fishin', Bass Fishin'

My buddy Shannon and I went up to Lake Lanier today for some afternoon bass fishing. It started pretty slow, but before long we were pulling in fish left and right, then left again. The pic below is one of the better ones I landed toward the end of the trip. The video is from the ride back where we were doing about 55mph over some pretty choppy water. The last few seconds of the video are pretty out of control.

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March 28, 2007

St. Patrick's Day Goes On

I got some good news yesterday. Gordon Kerr, from Limerick Junction, agreed to book me there for a few dates in April. I was in there a few nights ago and did a tune with the great Barry Nelson and I think I impressed the right people. Word got back to Gordon, and there you are. Look for the dates on the "Gigs" page and join me for an evening of traditional Irish folk music, with some other stuff thrown in for fun. See you there!

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March 9, 2007

Still A Mile High

From the trip that is. What a week, one of the best ever. I arrived in Denver on Friday afternoon, after working at Headline News all morning, and went straight from the airport to the Toad Tavern thanks to my buddy Jason. We arrived in plenty of time as it turns out, because the second act had cancelled, moving my time slot back a bit. A bus load of my friends and family showed up to see the show and spend some time together. It was truly a great night.

On Sunday the boys and I headed off for Steamboat Springs. I had never been there myself, so I was constantly in awe of how big this place is and how well it's run. I snowboarded till I could barely walk, but I think I made some progress. The guys on the trip were all good friends and we had an absolute blast. The captain never turned on the "no drinking" light apparently and unfortunately. The last picture is taken just before we hit the tubing run. We were subsequently asked to leave the tubing area after taking the run all at once, a giant screaming mass of tube fury, something we were of course specifically asked not to do. Hilarious!

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February 16, 2007

There Are Fado's and Fadon'ts

Alright, that's not a very good pun, but it was a good gig. Drummer Dave and I rocked out at the Buckhead landmark Thursday night to a very enthusiastic crowd. We always have a good time there, but last night was awesome. Thanks to everyone who came out.

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January 10, 2007

Video From Puerto Blues Fest

Most of this footage is from my digital camera, so the sound quality kind of blows, but you'll get the idea. I tried to keep it short enough that it would download in a reasonable amount of time. It's about 9MB, so it shouldn't be too bad. Just click the photo below to start downloading the WMV format video.

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