Sometimes, yesterday’s hangover dictates that you keep it slow. Henceforth was I really glad to meet some of my usual sidekicks at Whelans for some relaxed drinks and conversation yesterday – without dancing on any table. Not that I’ve ever done that, but I like the sound of the sentence. So we had something you could call a laid back evening in ole Dublin Town. To add even more smotheness to our evening planning we were able to experience a free (free!) singer/songwriter showcase on the main stage. Seated, that was.

Unfortunately we missed the first two bands, Champion Jim and Squarehead, but I was delighted to see Dublin’s own Lauren Guillery return to the stage after an illness related absence. And boy, can Mademoiselle hit the mark with her voice and the guitar. Backed by Georgie Furey on lead guitar, the French lady entertained us with her no-bullshit-stories about every-day life. Headlining was the brilliant ODI, a.k.a Claire Odlum, supported by Dave Redfearn on guitar. A nice mellow ending for this unexpected show, which I was lucky to attend.

I was able to take the rather funky-looking pictures in this post thanks to my new Iphone application, Hipstamatic. I found this neat thing via the Stylespion, and am quite enthusiastic about it. Besides the fact that I posess absolutely zero talent for photography, the IPhone-camera produces rather shitty pictures, which the application is able to transform into simulated analog pictures. Even more shitty, but it almost looks cool.