EIGHTEEN TONNES of fireworks!!!

Bard

That's right... Eighteen! (18) tonnes of fireworks are due to be let off, all in perfect rhythm to a musical score, bang in the heart of the Dublin city centre. Thats three times bigger than the first time they did it.

Skyfest, a part of the St. Patrick's Festival weekend, is expected to draw a crowd numbering anywhere up to 1 MILLION to Dublin. Shur the craic'll be mighty, altogether...

More info at http://www.stpatricksday.ie/daytwo.html#sky

So... who's going? ... and where to for pints afterwards? !

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Bard

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Are ya right there Paddy?... H'up ya boya!... Top'o'the mornin' to ya'!... Begorra and begosh... (etc.)

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chernobyl

thats a really strange number.
i had access to a guys ftp in holland and his town (and his house) was blown up with that amount of fireworks..i think...

RopeDrink

..Blow up a house? You could challenge the FCA with that...

Nasty.

SHAMAN

That sounds like something the IRA will probably sabotage...

boddah

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Against a backdrop of longest firing site in Europe, stretching from the Point Depot to the Customs House, and with this year's exclusive soundtrack, mixed by top Irish DJ Johnny Moy
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excuse my blatant ignorance, but who the phuck is johnny Moy and who's bright idea was it to let a DJ(DJ==>dance music==> ) organise the music for irelands national festival?

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harVee

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by boddah:
excuse my blatant ignorance, but who the phuck is johnny Moy and who's bright idea was it to let a DJ(DJ==>dance music==> ) organise the music for irelands national festival?
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There is no excusing ignorance of that level. Moy is one of the biggest DJs/promoters this country has ever produced.
Anyway, what is wrong with letting a DJ sort the music? Somebody who puts beats together for a living will have a better idea of what makes people move than some PR moron from an agency.
I'd love to hear you alternative suggestions.

yossarin

yeah - but johnny Moy ...


why not one of the up n comers?
glen brady ?

still - i saw it last night the display was pretty good and the music not too bad i have to admit

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boddah

ohcome on... i tuned in for a few minutes, and all i could hear was U2's "beautiful day" against a backround of UNCE UNCE UNCE UNCE... don't you think someone could have done a little better on our national holiday?

LegacyUser

Ahhh Johnny moy rocks any way I was there it was very nice

adnans

i was there too, all irished up for the fake st patricks day. got some photos too. might post them up when they develop.

adnans

Son of Blam

Johnny Moy, I've never heard him actually produce anything and as a DJ I've heard mixed reports. I've seen him play a few good sets and a lot more bad ones.

Glen Brady, I've heard some excellent DJ sets from him, but the tracks he's actully made himself are pretty average to poor. He releases stuff in Influx (Moy is the head honcho of the Influx "Krew").

-Son of Blam

SHAMAN

Did u here they were first experimenting with fireworks and there was almost an explosion but they got a really fat man 2 sit on themand disaster was averted....
Ofcoursehehadabadgasproblemafterwards!

WhiteWashMan

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SHAMAN:
Did u here they were first experimenting with fireworks and there was almost an explosion but they got a really fat man 2 sit on themand disaster was averted....
Ofcoursehehadabadgasproblemafterwards!</font>

it was enschede and i have been there. home of he very fine grolsh brewery.
shaman, you truely are a many of humourous talents...
i think you ought to go out and show the world these talents. please. now.

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One Of your Imps Does A Good Impersonation Of You
He Can Even Do The Ears.....

Shinji

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">There is no excusing ignorance of that level. Moy is one of the biggest DJs/promoters this country has ever produced.</font>

Absolutely, how DARE you not know who some random niche "musician" who plays in a small area of club culture or suchlike. Heretic!!

Jesus, like anyone gives a shíte about these people.

zeemoud

i can see one problem with this if they send up 18 ton. of fireworks up won't it all/mostly fall to the earth againn as dust/sut.which will undo alot of the good work like the cleaning of trinity/central bank. and just think of the birds they can't breath in that much dust.

Lump

I'm sure alot of it would burn up therefore converting it to gas )which is less dense then Air) Which wont fall back down.

John

Thorbar

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">i can see one problem with this if they send up 18 ton. of fireworks up won't it all/mostly fall to the earth againn as dust/sut.which will undo alot of the good work like the cleaning of trinity/central bank. and just think of the birds they can't breath in that much dust.</font>

Are you being sarcastic or are you just thick?

Also I've been to some of these big firework displays and I've noticed how the music almost never correlates to the fireworks in any noticeable way. Also they generally have the music playing over a ****e PA system. So my point is doesn't matter what DJ they pick it wont sound that great. Also techno/dance/whatever they're calling it this week is ****e get some real musicians like boyzone to do the music.

yossarin

the dust: it doesn't matter - it'd just go into the river, and we dont care about that...

Oogy_Boogy

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adnans

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by adnans:
i was there too, all irished up for the fake st patricks day. got some photos too. might post them up when they develop.

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true to my word, here they are and for some people that get some funky a$$ 404 error click here for de photos.

adnans

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SHAMAN

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