WELL, Well, well .....(106) What 'av we 'ere then?

[Redmist]

Cheers to Bones for a well answered well.

He has passed the well on to me like a rash in the nether regions, and I have accepted it like a true STD collector.....

Fire away lads.

[Bones]

Where do you live?

Where did you grow up?

What do you do for money?

[tone4days]

what is your highest level of education

where were you born? what is your age?

what is your occupation

what is the single most important accomplishment you'd like to achieve before you draw your final breath

what accomplishment have you achieved that is your proudest

what accomplishment have you achieved that is your most profound regret

what do we not know about you that you'd like us to?

what do we think we know about you that is false

what are some of the philosophical truths that guide you in your day-to-day?

what did your parents/family of origin do well that you hope to emulate?

what did your parents/family of origin do not well that you hope to improve upon ?

favorite childhood memory?

tell us one thing that was true about you 5 years ago that is no longer true and you are happy that it is not true

tell us one thing that was true about you 5 years ago that is no longer true and you are sad that it is not true

tell us one thing that is not true today but you hope will be true about you in 5 years that you welcome

tell us one thing that is not true today but that is likely to be true about you in 5 years but that you hope to avoid

tell us of your most influential romantic relationship - how did it start - how did it end (if it has ended) - how did it influence who you are today

what one thing (that is not about your physical appearance) would you change about yourself today if you had a magic wand that would serve this purpose

[Redmist]

Where do you live?

I now live out in the beautiful countryside of Northern Ireland, right in the middle of the best Pike and Trout fishing lakes in the country.
My partner and I built a great place with an acre of land at just the right time to get value build for money.

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in a smallish town near Belfast, which was big enough to have 7 pubs, but small enough to know nearly everyone!
It is also where the first ever motorcycle road race was held, pre-dating the Isle of Man TT by a few years, and which my father took me to every year since I was able to walk, sealing my fate as an avid sports bike rider.

What do you do for money?

As a 9-5 income, I teach 11 - 18 year old girls science as a teaching technician in a private girl's school.
On the side-lines, I am also, or have been, a sculptor, fantasy illustrator and custom bike artist, a sound and lighting engineer for theatre production, and more recently a horror make-up artist for rich people.

[ginormous]

What is the biggest difference between the real Ireland and the typical "top o' the mornin' to ya, faith an' begorrah" shamrocks-and-leprechauns image that many Americans seem to hold?

Living or dead, which artist (or band) would you like the opportunity to play with?

You're on a deserted island with a mysterious source of electrical power. What guitar would you play, through what amp? What effects would you use?

[TheProphet]

Top 5 movies?

Ideal pizza?

How do you eat an oreo cookie?

Say you win $10 million in the lottery, what are the first 5 things you do?

As far as your rig is concerned, describe your favorite sound that you get from it.

Favorite drink?

If you were given an unlimited budget to go on holiday, but could only go to one place, where would you go?

And what are your other hobbies?

[trevorus]

Pardon me sir, do you know the times?

[Redmist]

what is your highest level of education

A Bachelors in Microbiology.

what is the single most important accomplishment you'd like to achieve before you draw your final breath

To simply reach a ripe oldish age with all my faculties and most of my body still intact will be ample for my needs.

what accomplishment have you achieved that is your proudest

Usually whatever was my latest accomplishment. I don't really ever look back on things.

what accomplishment have you achieved that is your most profound regret

I suppose not getting to know my father as well as I could have before he passed away.

what do we not know about you that you'd like us to?

That I'm one of the soundest dudes you could ever meet

what do we think we know about you that is false

Probably that I'm not a two foot leprechaun who smells of guinness and wee.

what are some of the philosophical truths that guide you in your day-to-day?

To not judge people by their appearance, be careful what you wish for, stand up for your values at all times or you become less of who you are, choose your future before your past does it for you, and feel the fear but do it anyway!

what did your parents/family of origin do well that you hope to emulate?

Patience and understanding with a cool head.

what did your parents/family of origin do not well that you hope to improve upon ?

They had a very limited social life and circle of friends. Not a bad thing as such, but my parents only needed each other so when the time came for one to pass on, there is not enough independence to cope as an individual.

favorite childhood memory

Fishing and shooting trips with my father

tell us one thing that was true about you 5 years ago that is no longer true and you are happy that it is not true

I did not play guitar in a band 5 years ago.

tell us one thing that is not true today but you hope will be true about you in 5 years that you welcome

I would like to make an income based on my creativity alone.

tell us one thing that is not true today but that is likely to be true about you in 5 years but that you hope to avoid

I probably will not be able to ride sportsbikes as often as I do now due to the stress on my body.

tell us of your most influential romantic relationship - how did it start - how did it end (if it has ended) - how did it influence who you are today

This one would take more than a sentence or two, I will come back to it.

what one thing (that is not about your physical appearance) would you change about yourself today if you had a magic wand that would serve this purpose

I wish I wasn't as hot headed as I can be in certain situations. Probably by Scottish temprament!

[Redmist]

Pardon me sir, do you know the times?

I have a flick through every Sunday.

[Kam]

What happened with crashing into the tree, dude? Everyone okay?

[Redmist]

Yeah man, we're good.
Looked like the tree had only just fallen
The car in front must have just crashed through it too, though we hadn't noticed the car or tree as it was pitch and raining.
He had lost his windscreen and grill and stuff, we got away with just a trashed mirror, light cluster and wipers.
Cars coming through after us were a bit hairy trying not to pile into the cars stopped in front of them, as I was out checking our vehicle.
It was my girlfriend driving, and she was pretty shaken up, but she held it together well
as we passed through what felt like a pliable wall at about 60.
It took a few Stella to chill out after

[Redmist]

What is the biggest difference between the real Ireland and the typical "top o' the mornin' to ya, faith an' begorrah" shamrocks-and-leprechauns image that many Americans seem to hold?

Living or dead, which artist (or band) would you like the opportunity to play with?

You're on a deserted island with a mysterious source of electrical power. What guitar would you play, through what amp? What effects would you use?

Northern Ireland is as unknown to many Southerners as the South is to many from the North.
If you took all the happy smooth people you ever meet and put them in one place, that would be Ireland. Sure there are rare individuals about, but nearly everyone just gets on with having fun in any way they can. Belfast is as cool as Amsterdam and the West coast is stunnng.
The free flowing music all over Ireland is class.

That's a tough one about playing with an artist living or dead.
Whoever I'm getting in to at the time would be the choice of the moment probably.
Right now, the only people I groove with are the rest of my band.

The Island would need either my Dean Hardtail with a fret job, or a real nice Paul from any year, so long as it was sweet, through something I haven't yet played through of a vintage valve nature. Maybe orange.
Maybe just a bit of delay and compression thanks to Boss.
It would all end up slow tempo stuff, in time with the waves.

[Redmist]

On a side note
Spock is dead.

We found him, probably wiped out by a car and a bit stiff, this morning.

1 year old and the coolest cat I've ever met.
Was serious contender in Guinness book of Records for the world's longest cat.

R.I.P. Spock

[exnihilo]

Well, that sucks!! Was he missing, in another thread?

cg

[Redmist]

Nah man, I was going to.. but it's only just happened and then Bones gave me the Well.
Just buried hIm there now and lit a petrol bonfire in the rain.
"It was emotional"

[Redmist]

Top 5 movies?

Ideal pizza?

How do you eat an oreo cookie?

Say you win $10 million in the lottery, what are the first 5 things you do?

As far as your rig is concerned, describe your favorite sound that you get from it.

Favorite drink?

If you were given an unlimited budget to go on holiday, but could only go to one place, where would you go?

And what are your other hobbies?

Probably something like Alien, Apocalypse Now, Carry on Screaming, Fear and Loathing and Bladerunner.

Ideal Pizza would be a thin crust base with some real food on top.
Then I'd throw away the base.
I hate Pizza.

I've never even heard of those cookies, but I neck a double packet of Jaffa cakes with a pint of milk in style.


10 big ones?
I'd make sure everyone I cared about was comfy, including me, and give a fair bit away. Whichever five come first.

The sound I crave, with my rig or any other, is to have leaky and slightly compressed gain that isn't trying too hard, with more tight bottom end than the bass guitar, sliding at my will into feedback.


I tend to drink a lot of bottled Stella these days, but am well into fine wine and the odd aged whiskey and port. And everything else.

There's no-where I'd go back to, but I haven't spent some quality
time in the right places in Thailand yet.

Cooking, fishing, shagging and working on the house seem to take up the rest of my hobby time. Apart from music and the band of course. And my bike.

[dr. ad]

sorry to hear about your cat.


were you always this chilled out?

[Redmist]

I didn't realise that I was chilled out man.
I'm glad you think so.

I probably used to be, and still can be, the most unchilled mind in my company at times.
Rough with the smooth I guess?

[Ninja Monkey]

"Waffle fries are amazing."

Agree or disagree?

[Redmist]

"Waffle fries are amazing."

Agree or disagree?

Never tried them.
But if they are anything like Irish potato bread, then they get my vote!