Howl at the Moon - Thursday 21st June 2007

Hi all! Firstly, there are no pictures today as we lost (or it was stolen!) our camera last night, so sorry! If you have it, leave it in Howl at the Moon behind the bar and we will say nothing! It was our first night in Howl at the Moon last night, and I have to say, it is a long time since I enjoyed a gig as much. Our first ever singer in Howl at the Moon, was Frank, who sang with no music, and I have a funny feeling he will be back every week, X Factor, here he comes! Next up was the lovely Catriona. She was out celebrating leaving her job in Eirgrid (I think!). Jane joined her on stage to sing Like a Virgin by Madonna, but that was cut short and they sang Build me up Buttercup instead, and they were quite good, when they actually sang! Great dancers though! Aoife and Regis were next up! Good friends, in a casual relationship (can I say that?!) sang Summer Nights from the movie Grease and again, not bad! James Hennessy was next to entertain everybody! He did Bones by The Killers, and it was his first time to give it a go, and me thinks he will be doing that again! More from him later. His mate Daniel was up next. Hailing from Australia, he did Snow (Hey Ho) by RHCP and the more I hear him sing this the more he sounds like them! Thanks Dan! Next we had a draw for a €100 bar tab! Yes thats right, €100 worth of drink from behind the bar! And the winner is....... Noreen, who already had a tab, but drank an extra €100 worth of champers!! Oh, and by the way she works in a Centra near you! Back to the singing now! Mark Walsh was next up for two songs. He did Bad Touch by The Bloodhound Gang and then Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, and was as good as he is every time we see him. Dave McClean was your next singer. He did friends in low places by Garth Brooks, and he says he can only sing one song, well he does a super job of it! One of my favourites of the night. Another bloke up next, think thats 6 in a row! Brian Tallon sang Suspicious Minds by Elvis, and he was good, so good in fact I would guess it's not his first time to do it! My favourite singer of the night was next. Trina, from Naas in Co. Kildare was next. She did There must be an Angel by The Eurythmics, and ladies and gentlemen, she is superb! Hope to see her back again soon. Bernie Hennessy made her debut at a Just Entertainment gig last night. She sang I love rock and roll by Britney and she obviously takes after her brother, great stuff indeed! Ceaser from Brazil was joines by Ed from Englad to sing an all time classic. Their choice was Back in the USSR by The Beatles, and with a bit of practice they could be the new Robson and Jerome! Liz got everyone dancing next, with her great version of I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffaney, and I can see her becoming a regular too, great stuff Liz! Joanna and Trina were next up with a good version of 9-5 by Dolly Parton, love the dancing though! Dick Bishop, all the way from Wales was you next entertainer on stage. With a classic from Tom Jones, Delilah, he got all the hands high in the air, swaying from side to side! Regis got somebody else to sing with him. Kwamennr (excuse the spelling) joined him for Hey Jude by The Beatles (very popular band last night!), and again the kept the high standard up! Our final singer of the night was Daniel again. He finished off in style with We Will Rock You by Queen, and thanks to all the people for waving their hands in the air and clapping to the beat! We the handed over to Tony, your DJ who brought everyone through to the small hours of the morning. Thanks for reading and thanks for singing! Don't forget, Karaoke Sing a Long, Howl at the Moon, this and every Thursday from 9pm. It's just a bit of fun for a Thursday night! Over and out! Oh, by the way, coing next Thursday, Deal or no Deal, be there to check it out, and finally, over and out!

Break for the Border - Friday 11th May 2007

A good crowd in from the off in Break on Friday night. Into the singers nice and early and first up we had Mark Walsh (Purty Kitchen fame!) He did a great song by Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire followed by Bad Touch by the Bloodhound gang, and not the Sugar Hill Gang as yours truly said a couple of weeks ago! Mark, as always is a tough act to follow, but Jullee Clarke did a top job as our next singer. She also sang two songs, the first of which was Superstar by the Carpenters, and I think she may have done this once or twice before! Seeing as she travelled all the way from Clongriffin on Dublins Northside, we decided she should sing another one! This time she sang Express Yourself by Madonna, and once again she was superb! Our next singer came from the Southside, Tallaght to be exact. Kayo McCarthy(left), who could pass as a professional singer, did Man I Feel Like A Woman by Shania Twain, and she was so good we would love to see her back again soon to sing again. Our next singer, Barbara Hughes, works in the Oirechtas (spelling!) office and she works in the Questions Office! Any random questions you may have, just call her office and ask for Barbara! Not only does she know the answer to EVERY question, but she also is a good singer! She sang, Simply the Best by Tina Turner and all her fellow workers were straight on to the floor to bop along. She got her friend Erin to join her for the next song. They did 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton, and although they are unsure of their politics, they know how to sing! Next up was a young lady who is getting married in Lanzarote next Tuesday. Mary, the hen, was joined by one of her friends to sing Paradise by The Dashboard Light, and only for I stopped it after 45 mins, they would have missed their flight! Ronan, the hardest working singer, I mean barman, in Break for the Border, did Under my Skin by Frank Sinatra and then Grease Lightning, from the movie Grease, and true to form, he was very good. A treat for all in Break next! James Hennessy was our next singer and I would say his knees are sore today! He did When the Sun Goes Down by the Artic Monkeys followed by Wonderboy by Tenacious D, and all I will say is he got the biggest round of applause of the night, and one or two free drinks!! Phil from Leicester was next up. He did Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice especially for his mate Chris who was celebrating his birthday, and then by request by me, he did Boom Shake Shake Shake the Room by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince and just like Thursday, he brought the house down. Gillian Farrell from Tallaght was next up. She was superb at Believe by Cher and with a bit of luck, she will be back soon. Next up, from the pensions division of the Oirechtas, was Fergal(left) who sang The Wonder of You by Elvis, and again, was not bad!(The future)Mrs McKeegan(right), from up North, and dressed as a golfer, was next up. She did Like a Virgin (ironic that!) by Madonna and seemed to enjoy herself! From someone getting married to two guys next! Rob and Sprocket did Gay Bar by Electric Six, and that was, eh, interesting! Patrick was our next entertainer on stage and he did a great song, Common People, by Pulp and was very good. Almost time to hand over to our DJ now, but before we did, we had one more to go. Doing a song that has been covered by more bands than I care to remember, David Carroll had everyone jumping up and down and swinging around to the Irish Rover. We then handed over to our DJ who is still there now! Thanks for reading and thanks for singing. Don't forget, Karaoke Sing a Long, Break for the Border, this and every Friday from 9pm. It's just a bit of fun for a Friday night. Over and out!

The Purty Kitchen - Thursday 10th May 2007

Another great night in the brand new Purty Kitchen in Temple Bar! We had a few new faces in as well as our usual friends. One of the old hands in the Purty Kitchen was first up. Mark Walsh gave us a couple of great songs to get the ball rolling. He did Basket Case by Green Day and then, for the first time, Snow (Hey Ho) by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and as usual he was great and really got everyone involved. Next up, another young man. This time we had John, who did the 70's classic, Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Band and we rekon it was not his first time to do, 10/10 John! Our next singer flew in from Leicester in England! He was meant to represent England in the Eurovision, but decided to join us in the Purty Kitchen instead! Phil (left and 6ft 10" by the way!) was superb at Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice and we just knew we had to get another song from him later on in the night! Dr. Entertainment, James Hennessy was next up. He shocked EVERYONE with his first choice. He did Hard Rock Halaluajh, by last years Eurovision winners Lordi! For someone who I assume never sang it before, he did a great job, so good in fact, we got him to do a second song. This time, by request (by Stephen) he did Wonderboy by Tenacious D and that always goes down so well. Hopefully we will see him in Break soon! His buddy Shane was next to join us on stage. He did My Way, but the Sid Vicious version! As always, we had one or two shocked faces in the crowd!! Frank was forced up next, by us, and he did a song by The Boomtown Rats. Tell Me Why I Don't Like Mondays always goes down well, and nobody is better at it than Frank (well maybe Bob Geldof is, but he never comes in anymore!) He then did the Barry Manilow Classic, Copacobana and true to form, he was excellent at ths also! Sinead, our first female singer, joined us next. This "Fiesty Red Head" sang Like a Prayer by Madonna and she was good and got particulary excited when she was told she would be on this website! Shane and James were next up with a little bit of Beastie Boys. Fight for Your Right to Party got everyone jumping around and in the mood to keep the party going until late in the Purty Kitchen. Caroline(right) from Coolock joined Sinead on stage for a little Guns N Roses, this time Sweet Child of Mine was there choice, and it was that good I am sure they will be back to show off again soon! Our new friend from Leicester was back again to start to wrap things up for us! This time Phil did the Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince track, Boom Shake Shake Shake the Room! He did this one for his mate Shaun, who is getting married in August, so best of luck with that mate! Last but not least, Mark Walsh joined us once again, this time doing 7 Nation Army by The White Stripes and that got all in the mood for our DJ, who was ready to part in the beautiful, brand new, Purty Kitchen. Thanks for reading and thanks for singing. Don't forget, Karaoke Sing a Long, this and every Thursday from 9pm. Its just a bit of fun for your Thursday night! Over and out.

Break for the Border - Friday 29th March 2007

Hi all! A good crowd in from very early in Break last Friday, All waiting for the Karaoke to kick off. Our first singer on stage was a real performer! Tom Loftus, from Booterstown in Dublin, sang the Verve and Bitter Sweet Symphony, and you would have to have been there to appreciate how much of an entertainer he is!! He was followed by Jonathan from Coolock, who sang The Dean Martin Classic, Little Ol Wine Drinker Me and he was good, but not quite Robbie Williams, although he did walk around the bar pretending his phone was a microphone! Nice one Jonathan! Belinda joined us again in Break, and she did the Bette Midler track, Wind Beneath My Wings and you could tell it wasn't her first time to do it, thanks Belinda! The girls from JFA were next up on stage. They sang It's Raining Men, and they were very good, especially the three small dancers at the back! Mary Daly really got the crowd going with her choice. She did a song from The Country Queen, Dolly Parton and it was Jolene and she was great! Jenny was up next, and did the Cranberries track Zombie and I have heard her doing this before and she is as good as anyone at singing this. Next up was Michelle from Scotland. She was returning to Break for the second time and was celebrating her 30th Birthday! She tried to sing Sex on The Beach, but she didn't really know it, so she changed it to Love Machine by Girls Aloud, and she didn't really know that either! Our favourite bar tender Ronan was next up to entertain on Friday. He sang two songs he has never done before. New York New York by Frank Sinatra followed by Grease Lightning and for his first time, he was very good! Lisa from Cabra decided that everyone needed a wake up call, and boy did they get one. She was superb at the Guns N Roses Track, Sweet Child of Mine, so thanks Lisa! After a few more people got up, we had a request for a man called Ed Cullen to sing. It was late in the evening, so we normally try and stay away from slow songs, but it was a special request. He wanted to sing More Than Words by Extreme especially for Babs, and me being a lover not a fighter, I decided to let him woo her! And may I just say, he is a fantastic singer and I hope he wooed her! Robbie Williams fan Baz was next up! He did the biggest Robbie track of them all, Angles and I would imagine he has done that once or twice before! Jonty and Glenn were next up and sang a very strange song for two guys to sing! They sang Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson!!!! Anything you want to tell us lads??!! Before we finished up we had to get Vali and friends up! They came from all over the world! Malaysia was represented twice, NYC once and Germany once! They did the Hermes House version of Country Roads and that got everyone in the mood for our DJ, who was there till the wee hours playing some classic tunes! Thanks for reading and thanks for singing. Don't forget, Karaoke, Break for the Border, this (well not this because it's good Friday!) and every Friday night from 9pm. It's just a bit of fun for a Friday night! Over and out.

Bad Bobs - Thursday 28th March 2007

A very slow start to the night last Thursday, but that was to be expected due to the bad weather. One man who was down nice and early was Mark Walsh, who was out celebrating his birthday! He was first up on stage and sang two great songs, Under the Bridge by the Chillie Peppers and then With or Without you by U2, and it must be something to do with the old age, but he is getting better every week! Marks good friend James Hennessy was up next, and did two of his classics, the world famous Wonderboy by Jack Black and then The Artic Monkeys track, When the Sun Goes Down, both of which really got the night going! Another of our regulars, Frank, was up next. He did a song that he last did in Tenerife in 1982, and that was Elvis and American Triology followed by The Boomtown Rats hit, I Don't Like Mondays, and this week he was word and note perfect, probably because I didn't put him off!! Our fourth singer on stage was the ever mad, ever entertaining Shane Butler. He did My Way by The Sex Pistols, which all the group from Hewlett Packard really enjoyed! Next up we had a young man that I hadn't heard singing before. His name was Conor O' Rourke and he sang Razorlight and Fall to Pieces and 10/10, he was excellent! First lady on stage last Thursday was Anne-Marie who pretended that she worked for Hewlett Packard just to get the free drink! She sang a song for her husband Dave, who really does work for Hewlett Packard and it was Women In Love by Barbara Strisand, and I will be honest, she was superb and got a massive round of applause. Daniel, our Aussie mate, was up next and did Snow (Hey Ho) by the Chillie Peppers followed by One by U2, and he was as good as he is every week! Another Aussie up next, this time in the form of a female! Another Hewlett Packard staff member and another super singer! Sam sang the ultimate in sing a long songs, Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi and everyone was really starting to loosten up.... Our next singers joined us all the way from Hungry (which I really was at this stage). Mariann and Tommy belted out the Andy Williams Classic, Can't Take My Eyes off You, and the party had really started at this point! We were starting to run out of time at this stage, but not before we got a few more people up! Mr Yeates (Peter not WB) was the next choice. He realised that everyone was in good form, and dancing and singing, so, being a pro he picked the up-tempo Footloose by Kenny Loggins and was fantastic. James and Shane returned to the stage next, and I asked them not to make a mess of this, and they didn't let me down. The sang the Beastie Boys track, Fight for Your Right to Party, and I was amazed at how good it was! Thanks lads! The night would not have been complete without our next singer. He stood quietly in the corner all night waiting for his chance. The resemblence to Sinatra was uncanny! He flew for 17hrs, all the way from Chilie, just to sing for us! Hi name was John, and he did my favourite song of all time, Frank Sinatras, My Way and we could have been in Vegas to be honest! It was time for our DJ John to take over and keep everyone in the great form they were in. Once again, Happy Birthday Mark! Thanks for reading and thanks for singing. And remember, Karaoke, Bad Bobs, this and every Thursday night. It's just a bit of fun for your Thursday nights! Over and out! Well, not quiet! This Thursday (Holy Thursday) Karaoke will kick off at 7.30pm, thats right 7.30pm, so get there nice and early as it will be really busy from early! Over and out.

Break for the Border - Friday 16th March 2007

It was the eve of St. Patricks Day in Break for the Border last Friday, and what a night we had!! Claire and Charmaine (both officially mad by the way) got the ball rolling for us and they did Mariah Carey and Hero followed by our first Irish (well sort of!!) song of the night and that was One by U2 (and Mary J Blige, but we won't mention that bit because its nearly Paddys Day!) Next up was Alan Roche who did a superb job of the Garth Brooks, Barry Manilow and Ronan Keating track If Tomorrow Never Comes. Our next singer came all the way from Scotland! Marelle comes from Airshire and was in Dublin to celebrate her friend Lindseys Birthday (40th, shhhhh!!) She did the Carly Simon classic You're So Vain, a personal favourite of mine, and she was brilliant at it, probably not her first time to do it! Andy Iles from England was next to entertain the crowd in Break on Friday. He did the big floor filler I'm Your Man by Wham! and again, was really good. Scott slowed things down a bit with Elton Johns Can You Feel The Love Tonight, and it was obvious it wasn't his first time either, a really high standard of singing. Marelle (left) joined us back on stage next, this time with Lindsay (birthday girl) Clare and Caroline and they got veeryone up on the floor with some Abba, this time Dancing Queen. Break for the Border regular Terry was our next singer on stage, and was as good and as popular as ever with The Dance by Garth Brooks. There will be no post this week as all the An Post crew were all on the gargle on Friday night!! Adel and Karen (top right) from An Post were next up and they did a great tune by Tiffaney, I Think We're Alone Now, and they seemed to really enjoy themselves! Oh and they were good as well! Next in Break, was Bad Bobs regular Shane. The regulars in the bar didn't know what hit them as Shane, now officially the madest entertainer around, did My Way by Frank Sinatra, and if you haven't seen this yet, you have got to come along and check it out!! Next up was Marion. I know a fair bit about this young girl, but can't tell you!! She sang Hit Me One More Time by Britney Spears and it was good for her first time. The only barstaff in Ireland with a stalker was our next singer on stage! Ronan sang the song from Grease, Greased Lightning and why do all the ladies love him??! Gus was up next, and I was looking forward to this since I saw the song come up. He did My Generation by The Who and was really good, thanks Gus! Cristina was our next singer. She flew in from Madrid just to sing in Break for the Border and was superb at Rivers of babylon by Boney M! Next up was Liverpool fan Gareth Battersby and he too was great, singing the Johnny Cash song Ring of Fire. David got a surprise when he came up to sing New York New York! We changed it to The Fields of Athenry, being Paddy Weekend and all that, and fair play to him, he did a great job at short notice! Fred was totally put on the spot next! He was made sing Irish Rover and 10/10 to him, not the easiest song to do and he was brilliant! Thanks Fred. Macker was our final singer of the night and in the true spirit of Paddys Day he sang Seven Drunken Nights and then it was time to have a few drinks and celebrate the early hours of St Patricks day and dance our way home! Thanks for reading and thanks for singing! Don't forget, Karaoke, Break for the Border, next, and every Friday night from 9pm. It's just a bit of fun for a Friday Night! Over and out.

Bad Bobs - Thursday 8th March 2007

Straight into the action very early in Bobs last night! It was a strange kind of night, busy and everyone in top form. First up we had Mark Walsh and he sang two songs for us. First off he did the Green Day song Basket Case and then he did Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, and, as he is every week, he was great! Second up was his buddy James Hennessy. He also did a new song, and that was Fall to Pieces by Razorlight, which went down really well, and then, for a second time, he did I Believe in a Thing Called love by the Darkness! People that haven't been in Bobs before didn't really know what was going on!! Top tunes though. Jonathan was next up on stage and he did the Oasis song Wonderwall (which will be an all time classic!) and again, he was superb. Next up is the maddest singer around! Doing My Way from the Sex Pistols was Shane (below) and everyone, especially the people from Yorkshire in England enjoyed that one! Temple Bar's favourite busker, Paul from Canada, was next to entertain you all. He did a song from The Offspring called The Kids Aren't Alright (which i don't think i have ever heard before!) and then the RHCP hit, Snow (hey ho) and if he was busking with that tune, would have cleaned up! Next up was another Paul, and this is no lie, he was from Canada too! He sang the Dean Martin Swing Classic Ain't That a Kick in the Head, although he thought it came from Frank Sinatra! Our next singer travelled a long way to sing for us! Dave, from Francis Street, only around the corner really, sang one of my favourites and that is Piano Man from Billy Joel. Gordon from Scotland sang next and he also did a song you don't hear at Karaoke very often, and that is Buck Rodgers by Feeder, and he was very very good at it. Daniel, all the way from Australia, sang next. He did Desire by U2 (and Bono was just outside the window, and thats not a lie either!) and then Sweet Child of Mine by Guns N Roses. I have to thank Daniel for Flying in from Australia every week to sing for us. Thanks Dan! Our next singer was the 10th singer of the night! Why is that relevant?? Because she was the first lady to sing in Bobs last night. Her name is Lillian and she works in The Central Bank (there were loads of them!!!) and she sang You're So Vain by Carly Simon, and that was especially for the office flamer, who has a crush on Aileen! Our next singer rang his Mammy when he was singing so she could hear him, ahhh! I bet she wishes he didn't!! He comes from Limerick and did the Supergrass song, Alright, and he was quite good although he didn't think his performance was up to his usual standards! We had the Hoff in last night! Well, Corks version of the Hoff! His name is John and he did a really cool song, cause he is cool, and that was Parklife by Blur. Peter Yates (below left) was up next and he also did two songs. The Barenaked Ladies One Week was his first choice and then he got everyone dancing and swinging their legs to Footloose by Kenny Loggins! Michael from the Boy Band McFly was up next and he did a song from his mates band! U2 When Love Comes to Town was his choice and a top job he did too! Our old mate Frank was back in Bobs again! He did I Don't Like Monday's by The Boomtown Rats and was as good as ever, like he hadn't been away! Sorry about the bit I messed up in the middle Frank!! Jenny, wearing next to nothing, was our second girl on stage!! She sang the Cramberries song Zombie, and it was great to hear her voice again! James and Peter finished the night off for us with the Blues Brother Everybody Needs Somebody, and that got everyone in the mood for John, our DJ, who brought everyone through till the small hours of the morning! Thanks for reading and thanks for singing! Don't forget, Karaoke, Bad Bobs, next Thursday and every Thursday, from now, and until the end of time! Over and out.