Link here.

The Button Factory, Tuesday night from 8.

I spent an inordinate amount of time in the Leviathan tent at Electric Picnic - attended all three nights, sad git that I am and ordinarily wouldn't be in favour of plugging events. But, there are a few here who have an interest in what goes on across the big pond and if it's as good a night as the others I've attended, it'll be a great way of spending an otherwise dull Tuesday night.

Tickets, E25 - a bit steep I think but it's a decent, central venue...

Everyone has to work the next day - so that's not an excuse.

Kate P wrote:

Link here.

The Button Factory, Tuesday night from 8.

I spent an inordinate amount of time in the Leviathan tent at Electric Picnic - attended all three nights, sad git that I am and ordinarily wouldn't be in favour of plugging events. But, there are a few here who have an interest in what goes on across the big pond and if it's as good a night as the others I've attended, it'll be a great way of spending an otherwise dull Tuesday night.

Tickets, E25 - a bit steep I think but it's a decent, central venue...

Everyone has to work the next day - so that's not an excuse.

Anyone we know in the photo Kate?

My ticket is booked - cheers for the tip off Kate. Should be very interesting.

cactus flower wrote:

Kate P wrote:

Link here.

The Button Factory, Tuesday night from 8.

I spent an inordinate amount of time in the Leviathan tent at Electric Picnic - attended all three nights, sad git that I am and ordinarily wouldn't be in favour of plugging events. But, there are a few here who have an interest in what goes on across the big pond and if it's as good a night as the others I've attended, it'll be a great way of spending an otherwise dull Tuesday night.

Tickets, E25 - a bit steep I think but it's a decent, central venue...

Everyone has to work the next day - so that's not an excuse.

Anyone we know in the photo Kate?

I can't spot any familiar posters in it, and I was at most of the ones in Crawdaddy (the venue shown in the pic).

I will be attending this gathering, and have taken the next day off work in anticipation of a good night.

cactus flower wrote:

Kate P wrote:

Link here.

The Button Factory, Tuesday night from 8.

I spent an inordinate amount of time in the Leviathan tent at Electric Picnic - attended all three nights, sad git that I am and ordinarily wouldn't be in favour of plugging events. But, there are a few here who have an interest in what goes on across the big pond and if it's as good a night as the others I've attended, it'll be a great way of spending an otherwise dull Tuesday night.

Tickets, E25 - a bit steep I think but it's a decent, central venue...

Everyone has to work the next day - so that's not an excuse.

Anyone we know in the photo Kate?

No one that I know, but the guy in the centre foreground looks somehow familiar - I think .

Glad you're going, Aragon. If I see you in the catwoman rigout, I'll come over and say hello if I make it myself.

Kate P wrote:

No one that I know, but the guy in the centre foreground looks somehow familiar - I think .

Looks like Senator Rónán Mullen, but I don't think it's him.

Kate P wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

Kate P wrote:

Link here.

The Button Factory, Tuesday night from 8.

I spent an inordinate amount of time in the Leviathan tent at Electric Picnic - attended all three nights, sad git that I am and ordinarily wouldn't be in favour of plugging events. But, there are a few here who have an interest in what goes on across the big pond and if it's as good a night as the others I've attended, it'll be a great way of spending an otherwise dull Tuesday night.

Tickets, E25 - a bit steep I think but it's a decent, central venue...

Everyone has to work the next day - so that's not an excuse.

Anyone we know in the photo Kate?

No one that I know, but the guy in the centre foreground looks somehow familiar - I think .

Glad you're going, Aragon. If I see you in the catwoman rigout, I'll come over and say hello if I make it myself.

Catw- ? It's Trinity - Trinity.

It does look a bit like Ronán Mullen alright but I don't think it's him. Isn't that rockofcashel next to him with the arms folded ?

Who the hell is Trinity?

It's not RockofCashel - though it's not unlike Michael McLoughlin, Labour Party man in Meath who is running in the 2009 election. He's general election material, I would have thought; a very able and intelligent speaker.

Kate P wrote:

Who the hell is Trinity?

The best in a long line of recent Lady Ass-Kickers


trinity *heart*


beatrix


leeloo, 5th element


I'll kick my own ass, thanks

Auditor #9 wrote:

Kate P wrote:

Who the hell is Trinity?

The best in a long line of recent Lady Ass-Kickers


trinity *heart*

Trinity is the head off me See you there Audi and Kate!

Are you going there to kick some ass Aragon? Please leave the PVC at home - there's only so much I can take.

No PVC, then, out of consideration for you Audi. Damn, I was looking forward to giving the old work togs an airing.

Auditor #9 wrote:

Are you going there to kick some ass Aragon? Please leave the PVC at home - there's only so much I can take.

Will you be there too? We should have some sort of signal to identify each other, like wearing odd socks or some such.

TheBear wrote:

Auditor #9 wrote:

Are you going there to kick some ass Aragon? Please leave the PVC at home - there's only so much I can take.

Will you be there too? We should have some sort of signal to identify each other, like wearing odd socks or some such.

Use the Machine Nation secret question, ie, "Have you looked under the Nation's Bonnet?" The answer being of course, "Yes, and my Auditor gave me 9 for my effort!".

TheBear wrote:

Auditor #9 wrote:

Are you going there to kick some ass Aragon? Please leave the PVC at home - there's only so much I can take.

Will you be there too? We should have some sort of signal to identify each other, like wearing odd socks or some such.

Are you going to dress up as a girl again?

cookiemonster wrote:

TheBear wrote:

Auditor #9 wrote:

Are you going there to kick some ass Aragon? Please leave the PVC at home - there's only so much I can take.

Will you be there too? We should have some sort of signal to identify each other, like wearing odd socks or some such.

Are you going to dress up as a girl again?

Well, I've been working on the costume for a while, and I think some of the new adjustments make it even more convincing.

What about you? You bring out the CookieOgress costume?

Should be an interesting night, I've seen it advertised on P.ie. Unfortunately I won't be there, but try not to let that put you off going. My flatmates are absolutely obsessed with the US election and we're going to get in a few cans and stay up all night watching it.

I was lucky enough to get a ticket to the U.S Embassy election night party so I'm looking forward to that. Work the next morning is not going to be fun

unaligned wrote:

I was lucky enough to get a ticket to the U.S Embassy election night party so I'm looking forward to that. Work the next morning is not going to be fun

Don't get amnesia unaligned, I'll be looking forward to the report back

Did anyone make it to Leviathan? I think Aragon did: she posted from Dublin. How was it for you?

How was the embassy unaligned? Many Obama supporters there?

Embassy gig was great although the food was a bit disappointing...

Nearly all Obama supporters as you might expect. Batt O'Keefe was apparently flying the flag for John McCain, he's a man not afraid to swim against the tide! There was also a free bar so by kicking out time I was a bit

The tickets were sold out when I went to get them online - devastated. But I bet it was good...

unaligned wrote:

Embassy gig was great although the food was a bit disappointing...

Nearly all Obama supporters as you might expect. Batt O'Keefe was apparently flying the flag for John McCain, he's a man not afraid to swim against the tide! There was also a free bar so by kicking out time I was a bit

Any speculation about who Obama's ambassadors might be ?

Talk of Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to the UN. His advisor on Irish Affairs is Trina Vargo, a formidable lady by all accounts. Perhaps she will have a role in the administration. It is interesting to note that he has appointed Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. He is a hyper-partisan Democratic ball-breaker who has a fairly toxic reputation with Republicans. Apparently, the character of Josh Lyman in 'the West Wing' was based on Emanuel.

unaligned wrote:

Talk of Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to the UN. His advisor on Irish Affairs is Trina Vargo, a formidable lady by all accounts. Perhaps she will have a role in the administration. It is interesting to note that he has appointed Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. He is a hyper-partisan Democratic ball-breaker who has a fairly toxic reputation with Republicans. Apparently, the character of Josh Lyman in 'the West Wing' was based on Emanuel.

Saw him on the news tonight and have to admit thought him rather appealing

This is a podcast of Trina interviewing the Irish Ambassador http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=651

She described amnesty for Irish illegal immigrants as "putting lipstick on a pig" and is also described as Obama's gatekeeper on Irish matters.

http://irishvoices.blogspot.com/2008/06/who-speaks-for-obama.html




http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=446