Maggie’s Centre

My Girlfriend, Kate, is taking part in a Charity Trek for the Maggie’s Centre. Centres which provide invaluable support for people who have or have had Cancer as well as their friends and families.

I’ll post up her own words on the matter:

Hi Folks,

Just thought I’d email and let you all know that I’m going to be taking part in a Maggie’s Centre Trek in October 2005 in order to raise money for the charity.

My task (should I choose to accept it), is to raise 3000 pounds by June 2005 – a rather huge feat, I’m sure you’ll all realise

You can see the challenge in more detail on www.justgiving.com/maggiesfund where I’ll keep you all updated.

Any support would be very welcome!

Thanks guys, and I’ll see ya soon.

Kate

So any help at all would be greatly appreciated

Steve Vai & The Metropole Orchestra on the Radio

Vai.com has just announced that the concerts I enjoyed earlier this year in Holland featuring Steve Vai & The Metropole Orchestra are to be aired on the Radio on September the 8th ( Part 1 ) and September the 15th ( Part 2 ) from 10:30 p.m – Midnight Dutch time

An internet broadcast of the shows will be available here.

The broadcasts are actually part of the new lauch of the 4FM radio broadcast launching on the 6th of September and will feature interviews with Vai etc.

via Via.com the schedule reads:

Wednesday, September 8th:In concert: Steve Vai & The Metropole Orchestra: The Aching Hunger – Part One.

Friday, September 10th:Spotlight on Steve Vai: Steve & Co de Kloet discuss The Aching Hunger.

Wednesday, September 15th:In concert: Steve Vai & The Metropole Orchestra: The Aching Hunger – Part Two.

Monday, October 11th:The Universe Will Provide on CD! Mike Keneally & Co de Kloet discuss TUWP.

Monday, October 18:Chamber Works: The Radio premiere of the studio version of Chamber Works, by Terry Bozzio and The Metropole Orchestra.

Friday, October 22nd:Spotlight on Chris Opperman. Opperman & De Kloet discuss and play Oppy Music, including material only heard on this show.

Thursday, October 28:Exclusive acoustic studio session with Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller.

Friday, October 29:Spotlight on Bryan Beller: Beller and De Kloet talk about View.

Nice

Oooh my Liver & Happy Birthday markmcguigan.com!

And so I return…

Having just spent 5 days in Amsterdam for a mate’s Stag do (cheers Dave! ) I’m still a bit tender and my liver has decided enough is enough . So a few thoughts of late:

1) Amstel is the Beer of Beers.

2) The Bermuda Bar is the Bar of Bars.

3) I had no idea you could do such things with a Banana.

4) Doom III is possibly the scariest game I have ever played. It disturbs me.

5) markmcguigan.com was 1 year old on the 13th August! …and I still haven’t put up any vids .

6) There is far too much spam mail in the World today.

7) Microsoft, wtf are you up to?