Alles Guët zum Geburtstag mein liebstes
Ø * ö xx 19/05/2012
Ø * ö xx 19/05/2012
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Stolen from Jimi’s Music Store – Dublin / Ireland
Just read this on Facebook/Guitarist Ireland. I know the owner Jimmy, a gentleman. Very sad to hear this. If you see or hear anything related to this please contact Jimi at http://www.facebook.com/jimismusicstore
Jimi’s Music Store
Shopping/Retail
Unit B2 Ballymount Drive, Dublin 12 Walkinstown, Ireland (01) 456 9586
Stolen last night.
Serial numbers to follow
Gibson ES335 Black 2001
Gibson ES339 Light Caramel Burst (New)
Gibson Les Paul Standard Gold Top(New)
Gibson Les Paul Custom 1993 Cherry Sunburst
Gibson Les Paul Studio 60’s Tribute Gold Top 2011
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Desert Burst(New)
Gibson Les Paul Studio Ebony 2003
Gibson SG Standard Cherry (New)
Gibson SG Standard Ebony (New)
Gibson 61 SG Cherry (New)
Gibson SG Special Worn Cherry (New)
Epiphone Les Paul 2010 Tribute Cherry Sunburst
Fender 1978 Telecaster Antigua
Fender American Standard Strat Candy Apple Red RW 2005
Fender American Standard Strat Factory Special 2009 Surf Green RW
Fender American Special Strat Sunburst MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Sunburst MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Sunburst RW (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Black MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Candy Cola Red MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Olympic White MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Sunburst RW 2010
Fender American Deluxe Strat Sunburst RW (New)
Epiphone Les Paul 2010 Tribute Cherry Sunburst (New)
Fender Standard Strat Lake Placid Blue (New)
Fender Blacktop Strat RW (New)
Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster RW (New)
Fender Standard Telecaster Lake Placid Blue MN (New)
Epiphone Les Paul ’56 Gold Top
Tokai Flying V
Gibson Melody Maker Sunburst
Fender Precision Bass Natural RW 1978
Fender American Strat International Morroco Red 1978
Fender American Strat Natural RW 1974
Fender American Strat Black with Black pickguard MN 1979
Fender American Strat ’62 Re-issue Sherwood Green RW
Fender Lonestar Strat Pearl RW 1997
Fender American Deluxe Strat Black MN 2001
Fender VG Strat Black
Fender Mark Knopfler Strat Hot Red RW
Orange SP210 Isobaric 2×10 Cab (New)
Marshall MG101CFX (New)
Marshall MG102CFX (New)
Fender Rumble 30 (New)
Orange Rocker 30 Used
Fender Satellite Extension Cab
Marshall Superbass
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Cinco de Mayo – Mallorca – Dreams …
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RIP Greg Ham / Men at Work
Just heard on the Ronan Collins show that the multi instrumentalist ‘Greg Ham’ from Australian band ‘Men at Work’ died yesterday. His Flute playing on ‘Land Down Under’ is probably his most recognizable work.
There was an action taken against the band saying that this Flute ‘lick’ was ‘copied’ from an old campfire song called … wait for it … ‘Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree’.
I read this online about it: ‘Although Ham contends that the campfire classic had no bearing on his flute melody (“I was looking for sounding that sounded Australian – that’s what came out”),
I’ve tracked down a comparison listen. See what ya think:
In my opinion ‘NO WAY!’. There, I shouted lol.
Lawsuits aside, my all time fave song from Men at Work is a song called ‘Overkill’. The guitar solo timed-delay build-up, and Greg Ham’s perfectly placed Sax break at 02:26 sends a shiver down my spine every time.
R.I.P. Greg Ham
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Memories of the Past … Katmandu – ‘I Can Make The Future’
Just had a relisten to this – still love it. I usta go see them live on Sundays in the Baggot Inn/Dublin many moons ago. Great band, great bunch of musicians.
Posted in Bands, David O'Toole, Ireland, Katmandu, Music
Tagged Baggot Inn, Belfast, Dublin, I Can Make The Future, Katmandu
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In Love We Trust …
Been chippin’ away at a new instrumental. Its actually got vocals on it. An instrumental with vocals? Well just ‘aaahs ‘ really but yeh Its called ‘In Love We Trust’. Shurrup and just play the song Daithí…
Hazel O’Connor – Will You
Got a search request on my Backing Track site today for Hazel O’Connor’s ‘Will You’. I’ve always loved this song. Gonna do a backing track for it next for sure. But anyways …
Its gotta be one of the best Sax Solo’s/Motifs/Pieces out there – well in ‘Pop’ world, I’m sure there’s others.
I remember a few years ago playing support to Hazel O’Connor in the Olympia Theatre in a great band I was in called ‘Papa Hobo’ – howiya lads! I also remember the hairy moment when, exactly like the scene from ‘Spinal Tap’, we all scrambled frantically to find the stage when it was time to go on lol.
And Hazel and the band did this track note perfect. I remember Hazel sitting on the front of the stage for it like she did on her Top of the Pops appearance way back in 1981. Incidently that was the year U2 released their classic first album ‘Boy’. But I digress …
So I searched out a video of that song from the bands Top of the Pops appearance, and also below it is a video with the full track on it right to the end. A trip down memory lane indeed.
Dedicate this whole page, yes the whole page – phew, to my good friend and Keyboardist, Bass Player, Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, Music Programmer, 80s expert, Beach Towel Fanatic, and who knows what else … the multi talented and all round nice guy … Mr. Gerry Hoey.
Hazel O’Connor – Top of the Pops / Will You 1981
Hazel O’Connor / Will You / Full Audio
Posted in David O'Toole, Gerry Hoey, Hazel O'Connor, Music, Musical Instruments, People, Saxophone
Tagged 1981, Gerry Hoey, Hazel O'Connor, People, Top of the Pops, Will You
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Javascript Unique Master / Paul Neave
I found a website a couple years back which intrigued me. It was full of interactive stuff like classic arcade games (for example Space Invaders) and artwork amongst some other very clever material.
Paul Neave’s digital playground of interactive tools, toys, apps and art!
paul-neave-website
I was back up on this site recently and its looking better than ever. The guy behind it in my opinion is a very clever genius (is there such a thing as a stupid genius?). He’s called ‘Paul Neave’.
Here’s an example of his work - clue: there’s a mouse in the house
Isn’t that pretty?To get the full size effect you should view it on http://neave.com/imagination/
Another fave of mine from the Neave site is Fractal Zoomer shown below:
paul-neave-fractal-zoomer
There’s lots more up there on neave.com
There’s even a full version of that old classic ‘Tetris’ which you can play right there. Brings me back to my Gameboy days! Great fun and happy memories.
So git on over there and have a look yourself, see what you reckon. The word ‘innovative’ comes to my mind.
And thanks to Paul Neave for the inspiration!
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Back to Work on Backing Track HQ
So after working the last few weeks on my own static site, and also a few new songs and videos for it, I’m back at last working on one of my other websites called “Backing Track HQ’.
I been wanting to get back to it a while now but only just managed to get back into the swing of it today.
I made a new backing track for it called ‘Old School Rock Progression in D’ and then posted it to the blog.
I was in ‘Thin Lizzy’ mode still after one of the new tracks I wrote recently in that vein, so its a good track for any Lizzy/Guitar fans wanting to practice on that style of playing. That Phil Lynott/Thin Lizzy tribute song can be heard and seen at http://www.davidotoole.com/Black-Eagle.htm
I also posted about using backing tracks when learning guitar etc.
So I’m back on the trail. Still have a few cleanups and updates to make on a few other sites too, but gonna work on the backing tracks one a while.
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Hello World! from davidotoole.com
Hi. Just installed this blog on my site, and the standard ‘Welcome to WordPress this is your first post” (this post which I’ve kept but updated), was dated Jan 4th 2012.
That’s the exact day I wrote a song called ‘Black Eagle’ which is my tribute song to Philip Lynott of Thin Lizzy. Jan 4th is also the date he died on in ’86!
Talk about coincidence. I’ll take it as ‘a sign’.
Here’s the song I wrote that day … more info, lyrics and insights on it available here on my static website > http://www.davidotoole.com/Black-Eagle.htm
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Tagged Coincidence, davidotoole.com, Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy
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