Dec 19 2007

Irish Waves…

Category: PicturesChrisM @ 4:33 am

If you take a quick look at the 2nd photo, below, you would be forgiven for assuming it was taken near Hawaii or some tropical island with a history of intimidating waves…
Well, the area is actually off shore from Donegal Bay, in the Republic of Ireland! Although weather warnings had been broadcast, Duncan Scott and friends had already experienced towing each other out into huge waves, and decided to give it a shot.
See directly below for the transport they used to get out into the action.
Surfer Hitches On A Jet Ski

And here is a shot of one of them; some of the footage shot may be used in a film (Waveriders (I’m guessing the film’s crew expertise lie in the waves, not original titles)) next year.
Hawaii --- Nope Ireland!

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Jul 13 2007

James Blunt Sold His Sister… On E-Bay

Category: PersonalChrisM @ 11:30 pm

OK, I admit, the title for this post is pretty much link bait, but if it is good enough for the Times, it is good enough for ChrisMerriman.com 🙂
Irina noticed the article, and so I checked out the details. Apparently this story has already done the rounds once, but I did not hear of it when Blunt was promoting his first album.
James (a former British Army officer) explained that following a tragic death, his sister had to get to the Republic of Ireland (Eire) for the funeral. The ferries were not making the crossing at that time of year (the Irish sea can be quite rough in certain seasons), and there was a strike that meant planes were not making the journey either. Mr Blunt posted a plea on e-bay, and someone helped out by letting James’ sister use their helicopter. However, these is a positive ending to this story – the winning bidder is now due to marry Mr Blunt’s sister!

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