Terenure College

This is me driving a Ferrarri 360.in Donnington Park racetrack

Well boys must have toys.

Coming this Sunday
If you like cars all roads lead to Terenure College for the annual vintage and classic motor show.
All the money raised goes to charity.
And in beautiful sunshine it will be fantastic.

Stop the auction

I couldn't find this clip last night.



Today Aollsops an English auctioneer were to have an auction of "distressed" properties.
But things did not go to plan for them.
Protesters went in and spoke of how the bank were selling their homes for a pittance while the banks themselves were bailed out at a cost of billions.
Yet no concessions are being made to the home owners.
Don't forget all the officials who caused this are on fat pensions and they got thousands in severance pay when they stepped down.
They reckon that the banks will take over 30,000 homes and sell them again for for a song to their mates who will then rent them out for 10/15 years and then sell them again when the price is right.
The Garda have had the "Anglo tapes" (conversations between bankers about how they would screw the central bank) for more than 3 years and no bankers have been locked up
It is a really sick joke.
I know this has happened all over the world did you ever hear of "the new world order"
Perhaps that is not the title but it is all about people who are at the top of the pyramid and how they plan to control the world,

IF WE LET THEM.

I cannot find the clip so I will show you this clip again.


A guy in the taxi going to Blackrock from Clontarf.
"Over the East link" I said.
He balked at the €1.70 cost.
So we went down to Amiens St and over the Sam Beckett bridge where we got stuck in hellish traffic.
I gritted my teeth as he looked at his watch, after a few more minutes I had to tell him that the distance and the traffic was adding more than €7 to his journey.
"Believe me save money go over the toll bridge to Blackrock"
As we were leaving Mount Merrion I told him I was turning off the meter at €15
When we came into the town I asked Left? No straight on to the Garda station.

His story was that he parked his car in a marked space and when he came back his car had been towed away.
In the rain he had parked in a space between 2 parking spaces in front of a woman's driveway.
She had reported him. He told her that she would do better to ring the corporation to put a yellow line down and not be so quick to have cars towed away.
He reckons that the ransom for his car will be €200 and the pound is in Wicklow.

I am glad I stopped the meter for him.

4th of July

Happy 4th of July to all our American friends.

The old world is getting so small.You are thinking about a new book that you heard about you link up your kindle and start reading. You see a gizmo and head over to Amazon and a guy in Korea is putting it into a box before you have your computer turned of.

Will shops be all gone soon?

I am pretty sure this person might never read the blog and even if they did they wouldn't mind me sharing.
"Sorry I am late, I looked at the weather forecast and wore a summer frock. When I came out it was so cold that I had to go back in to change.
How could they get it so wrong?"

Five minutes later...

"Oh I see what I did I was looking at the forecast for my home town San Diego!"

Or the guy getting into the taxi asking for Oxford Street, he got really mad when the taxi driver suggested Oxford Road....."Good God man how did you ever pass the knowledge?"
It took nearly another 10 minutes until the penny dropped...
The Gent thought he was in London,

You can have all the Gizmos you like and still make mistakes.
Take the taxi rank at the airport.
A guy asks a driverwith a HailO sticker on his car if he would he take a credit card?.
"Sorry mate my card reader is broken"
So the guy gets into the car behind...Look I'm going to NewRoss in Wexford and back. Will you do me a deal?
So they head off and after a few phone calls they finish up in Wexford town where they pick up a young lad and back to the airport, the cost €620  So the driver knocks off the €20.

The first driver only wanted a cash job and he lost out on a massive run.
Just because he didn't want to pay the 3% credit card charge.
I suppose what I am saying is that with all this technology you must still use your brain.

Every day I thank God for all the older people the "Greys" as they are known.
It must be very hard when your high flying job goes and you are sitting in the back of a taxi looking for sympathy from the driver.
I had a Microsoft girl who was made redundant a couple of weeks ago and She allowed me to ask her how it felt after the helter skelter ride.
She was surprised that I had thought about her changing life at all.
"17 years hard work now I can draw a breath and play with my kids."

Oh yes my children of Google your day may yet come.

2/7/200

I was looking at this footage last week then I found that Joey Duhnop died on 2/7/2000 in Estonia




Just thought I would show you this, look how he is overtaking guys after the second mile.
Calm as anything he explains how you have to stay composed if your helmet clips the wall as you drive past.
There are stone walls on either side of the road.
Remember he is doing 180 MPH and the only rubber contact with the road would be the surface of your two palms.

There is loads more on YouTube

One story I heard about him in Australia. He was looking at a new motorcycle owned by a fellow cyclest and the owner told him to take it for a spin.. He took off down the highway at 200 MPH
The police put up a large visable roadblock to stop him when he was coming back.
The guy in charge roared at him !
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE  JOEY FECKEN DUNLOP?"
Joey took off the helmet and said "I hope so"
To which the officer said "Come to the police station at five O'clock tomorrow."

"Are ya gonna arrest me"Says Joey.

"Naw  Just autographs and Photographs."

The other one was when he was stopped for driving a bit fast.
"Go a bit slower you might come across some mist or fog and what would you do then?"
Well says Joey " I would just have to put Mister foot on Mister brake"

I said "Mist Or Fog!" said the laughing policeman

Well Joey I hope for your sake they have motorbikes in heaven.

A man who crossed the secterian devide in Northern Ireland it is a pity he didn't see the troubles come to an end...

RIP

Joey Dunlop
Dunlop at Bray Hill during the Senior TT in 1992.
Nationality	Northern Irish
Born	25 February 1952 Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland, UK
Died	2 July 2000 (aged 48) Tallinn, Estonia
Bike number	3
[hide]Motorcycle racing career statistics Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 25 (1976 - 2000) TT wins 26 First TT win 1977 Jubilee Classic Last TT win 2000 Ultra-Lightweight 125 TT Podiums 40

William Joseph Dunlop, OBE (25 February 1952 – 2 July 2000), was a world champion motorcyclist from Ballymoney in Northern Ireland. In 2005 he was voted the fifth greatest motorcycling icon ever by Motorcycle News.^[1] His achievements include three hat-tricks at the Isle of Man TT meeting (1985, 1988 and 2000), where he won a record 26 races in total. During his career he won the Ulster Grand Prix 24 times. In 1986 he won a fifth consecutive TT Formula One world title.
He was awarded the MBE in 1986 for his services to the sport, and in 1996 he was awarded the OBE for his humanitarian work for children in Romanian orphanages, to which he had delivered clothing and food.^[2]

A Smile for the weekend

This should lighten up your day


When I was in London at the magic convention last year Jeff McBride got an award for his new magic show called the Illusionists. Now I didn't think that many people would go to see a magic show never mind to find enough people to fill a stadium. But in Mexico city they ran for 8 days and entertained 42,000 people.
That is a wow!click here to see the next leg of their world tour.
Promo video.


Paul Daniels once told me that "Magic is fun, its about the best fun you can have without taking your clothes off. But I would advise you John to keep your clothes on at all times"

Let us start to live our lives a bit more fully, it is not all about work.

I was talking to Bernie who runs a flower shop beside me. I asked how her Mauritian girl who worked with her was getting on. She told me that she has started a new job in Paris. She then told me that the girls husband dropped dead from a heart attack a while back.
"Just like that, no warning at 41.
So live your life John"

Look who came into the pub last Friday, Elvis!
 But I can't upload the video.

When the baliff comes?

Take a look at this.

You would never guess what happens in the end.

Lots of people have come to a very hard end in finance, so look and learn.



There is some intrest in the Sunday papers about these Payday loans, Wonga etc.
EASY TO GET LOANS UNTIL PAY DAY.

The intrest is as high as %4,000  So read the small print

What should I go to see in Dublin?

I was asked this twice in 24 hours!

Let me see.

First thing is to go to the tourist office beside O'Neills pub in Andrews street.
Get maps and information leaflets about things to do.
I do think they have a Dublin pass (like the one I bought in Rome)
Then get on one of those open top buses which tour the city, the ticket lasts 24 hours and they visit many of the top sights.
Our art galleries are great, depending on your taste.(closed on Monday)
The National gallery has a Carravegio which is a must to go see.
The writers museum at the top of Parnell Sq is really good if that floats your boat.
The Hugh Lane gallery has good stuff.

Chapters restaurant do deals for meals (Early bird) and it is excellent and well worth the money.

When I turned 60  I wanted to treat my friends. But dates would not work out for everyone.
So party 1 was held in the 1014 in Clontarf  Fantastic
Party 2 Chapter one Parnell Sq  Really great
Party 3 The Cellar restaurant at the Merrion hotel..The fish was great.
Party 4 L'Ecrevan in Baggott st I forget what the special was but it was really good.
Party 5 La Cave in South Anne St. You have to downstairs beside Vards furriers Always really good.
Party 6 Chez Max in Baggott St  Yes the French food is great

Look at menupages.ie and get special deals, but I find that the places which give deals are not the best.

No it was not 20 at each party but my friends are the most precious thing I have, so I look after them.

Now in North Great Georges St there is the James Joyce center and across the street there is a coffee shop where the elite literati meet.

I am a very strange person if you know me. I know hundreds of people because I am open to conversation always, in return I am greeted by loads of people all the time, all very strange if you are walking with me and you don't know me.One young lady from Boston asked me if I was a film star or a television personality because everyone wanted to talk to me.

OK, so Parnell St has become our China town, a great place to get a cheap dinner or get your mobile phone fixed. Chinese people are great at techie stuff.

Our National Museum has a vast treasure of Celtic gold artifacts they are really well crafted, and then travel through the rest of the displays and become educated.
Trinity college and the Book of Kells were on Mrs Obamas list as well.
The Zoo and the "Dead Zoo" on Merrion Sq.are great for kids.

Guinness brewery is the biggest atraction in Ireland and the Jameson distillery would also be on your radar.
A brand new attraction opened up "The Irish house party" beside the Tivoli theater on Francis St
This is an all in show with food and music. Its new!
Take a look at the art work around the Tivoli it is really good.
Antique shops further down..I had a Hollywood producers wife down there trying to buy Wainscoting of all things
Take a look at the Brazen Head on Winetavern St and the Merchant on the other side of the road still has traditional Irish dancing..
The Arlington Hotel do an Irish night with dancing food and more.
The comedy clubs could rock your boat.
May I suggest the botanical gardens in Glasneven
Perhaps the Casino in Marino would be your thing,
Perhaps a Tango dance lesson in the Harbourmaster bar would be good or try here

As for drink there are literary walking pub tours and loads more things to do.

Enjoy yourself..you are on holiday.




Oh yes Riverdance is back in town.
Take a look at this clip with the lovely Jean Butler leading the charge.

Or you could just relax

This is the clip I couldn't find. I think its great.

HailO still bringing in the work

   A Sicilian alleyway

    This is a "Virtual" tour guide directs folks by I fone.

     New venture in Wexford St

On Dean St a young guy around 25 years old stopped me.

I HAVE TO MAKE 3 OR 4 STOPS.

This is the signal for a drug run.
He was on his phone constantly, "There in 5"
"Are ya ready there in 10"
 "Well tell Anto he has had his chance"
As we stopped at each pickup point a packet of money was handed over. This was counted as we went and marked into a book before the next stop.
I think we made around 7 pickups and the final drop off was made to Drimnagh where the money was paid over.
Heroin is killing off thousands of people every year in Dublin. There is no solution to it. No end in sight.
Look up Buckingham St from the 5 lamps.
There is a statue of a flaming torch in memory of the hundreds of kids who gave their lives to Heroin from that area.
I see them dealing and shooting up around Abbey st Marlborough st every day. They are brazen in the way they go about it, nothing to fear.
A guy gave me his business card one day. "When you find the solution to the drug problem call me up.
Then we will travel the world giving lectures to thousands of people.
No one knows how to beat drugs"


As I passed through the East point business park I got a HailO call.
I stopped and a guy right beside me put up his hand.
"I can't believe it  ! I just pressed the app and there you were."
2 young ladies from Romania ran up and asked me to call them a taxi as well.
Long story short they shared the taxi to town.
But as we were pulling into Amiens St my phone rang.
"John where are you? we cannot see you"
I had the wrong passengers...What I didn't understand at that point was that I was still holding his HailO application on my phone. So he couldn't call another taxi until I disconnected him.
My passenger who was staying in the Shelbourne hotel paid by AmeX.
2 minutes later the first guy was back on asking me why I had charged the journey to him.
It took some explaining to him that if he looked at the receipt he would see that the numbers on the card were not his.
I drive a yellow taxi with HailO written all over it, he had booked a taxi from a different company.

HailO started in London, then to Dublin  Next thing the World

• London
• Cork
• Dublin
• Barcelona
• Madrid

North America

• Boston
• Chicago
• Toronto
• New York
• Washington DC

Asia & Middle East

• 東京 Tokyo
•  
•  
•