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Allison

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About Me

I'm part of a consortium of people with a passion for Rock music. We organise 'Hot' All Ages gigs which we market under the banner of 'No Fake ID Required!' Its a not-for-profit organisation, but 'NoFakeID' is up for rock! As well as developing musical education (from some of the best tutors in Northern Ireland), we want to make sure more and more young people can hear live music from some of the Island’s top rock and metal bands. Our three main streams are: * Musical education – from top tutors; * The chance to develop skills as musicians in a band; and * All-ages concerts giving children and young people the opportunity to see top acts. We successfully held our first "NoFakeId" gig on August 18th in Belfast, our second one was in 'Oh Yeah' on 27th October. The plan being to roll them out over Northern Ireland as a recognised and respected brand. A consumate Rock Chick at heart and really lucky to have shaken life warmly by the throat and done all sorts of roles in TV.......Radio......Publishing .......Advertising and Media! Some writing, some training, worked for Kerrang and presented a syndicated Rock Show in England also interviewed some 'Greats' in the World of Rock. (AC/DC, Scorpions, Bryan Adams, Metallica, et al) Done a hell of a lot of bottom kicking! I was a biker for years which keeps you grounded and sane. Originally from Beautiful Barnard Castle in the little known land of Teesdale, now in Northern Ireland. I live a wee bit outside Carrickfergus and love life to the max! I'm interested in spiritualism, astrology and related subjects. Saw a fortune teller a few months ago who said I'd kissed my last frog.... I'm totally convinced she was 100% right ...Hello Colin!!! ... but just in case she wasn't...... note to self .........hunt out waders and get down and dirty in a few ponds.....check under lilly pads, get friendly with a few tadpoles ...... hang around Sir Paul McCartneys studio, puckering up!! Thoughts on Life, the Universe and mans ability to create pathways of communication don't keep me awake at night. However, I do feel a change is about to happen ..... a sort of .......'Help!' .......Stop the world.........All we normal, decent people would like to get off!' Kind of moment.....when it happens, I want to be able to go with the flow. I think I'm a light worker.......just that my taper got blown out!!! I believe that we have changed the very element that is nature.....Which, lets face it, is the one thing we can rely on to tell us things...... if only we had listened to it......we have to stop the destruction of our planet! Now ask me if I recycle .... or if I'm an eco warrior? To my shame, and totally out of laziness, I don't do enough, if I don't have the time then I should knit some............procrastination and all that Jazz! Music is very important to me, it makes me come alive. I still behave like a 15 year old at times, I've such a lot of energy and wouldn't know what being reserved was if it jumped up and bit me on the nose! I ask for nothing in this life, I'll go out of it the same way I came in, mind you I'll be a tad bigger and have a blue rinse! Just don't compartmentalise me, I am no race, colour, religious persuasion or sex...I am simply me!! Here's one for you to say as you kneel at the side of your bed tonight, head lowered and hands clasped........Dear Lord,I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods. Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him to death.AMEN Get your layout at ProfileFiend.com

My Interests

Reading, Music (Rock.....Oh Yes Baby......you better believe it!), Laughing, Being with friends, Walking, Talking, Rugby, Newcastle United FC, All things equestrian, Good food (I love to cook) Nice Wine, Writing, Painting, Drawing and in my spare time............Champion of the Under Dog! Here's a very quick one for ya.......Q: What does it mean when a man is in your bed gasping for breath and calling your name?A: You didn't hold the pillow down long enough.

I'd like to meet:

No one in particular, that is apart from the guy on the Cilit Bang advert, like a Slinky, I'd happily push him down the stairs. I suspect he's the love child of the 1970's Shake and Vac woman!!! Apart from him.....just good, decent people who are prepared to go the extra distance to make an impression on those who self proclaim to lead. This isn't a dress rehersal and what you do with your life should leave a legacy for others to continue. We should all, in our own ways make a difference, stand tall for those who's voices are small, shout loud so they may be heard. By the way, I don't want to meet any Myspace people called 'Funny' because when looking for a laugh I did a search for them.........What a gormless, boring bunch of bum wipes they are! I'm a big believer in destiny and if you're supposed to cross paths with someone on this plain then you will......no matter who it is......one day it could be the elderly mother of the guy that owns the corner shop.....another it could be Nelson Mandela....Who knows! I know that everyone I meet will have a direct bearing on my life and that it happens in a pre-ordained way, like a domino effect, it's knock on and creates ripples that eminate from our own little pond out into the ocean that is mankind! Shit there goes the aquatic theme again........Sod the waders, someone chuck me a snorkle and water wings, I'm going in there!!! I think its important to be the best you can and try to take what I can from the following passage!"Go placidly among the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and agressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may be vain or bitter, for always will there be greater or lesser persons than yourself. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and stars; you have a right to be here. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it's still a beautiful world."

Music:

Rock, Blues and anything interesting! Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, RHCP, Foo Fighters, GnR, MSG, Led Zep, Deep Purple, Metallica, Thin Lizzy, Magnum, Gary Moore, Robert Plant, Free, Jimmy Paige, Tigers of Pang Tang, Big Country, SLF, Blondie, Ash, U2, Muse, Blue Oyster Cult, Bon Jovi, The Answer, Reo Speedwagon, Van Halen, UFO, Motorhead, Sex Pistols, Iron Maiden, Diamond Head, (The mighty Sean Harris) AC/DC, Lion, Pat Benetar, Jaco Pastorius, Robert Cray, Slayer, Kiss, Winger, Yes, Rush, Patti Smith, ZZ Top, Dustys Rusty Nuts, Iggy Pop, .............and on it goes!!!!

Movies:

House of the Flying Daggers, Highlander, Harvey, The Green Mile, Borat, American Beauty, Just Visiting, Its a Wonderful Life, Spinal Tap, The Committments, Stakeout, Mad Max, From Dusk til Dawn, Shawshank Redemption, Bringing up Baby, Blazing Saddles, Blues Brothers, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Ealing Comedies (Passport to Pimlico etc) Braveheart, The Jerk, Wizard of Oz, Life of Brian, ........Beaches, Pretty Woman..................Well I am a girl!

Television:

I don't do Soaps etc. I do like Scuzz and Kerrang, Time Team, Antiques Roadshow, Countryfile, (how middle aged!) ....Cookery programmes, I'm an old hag....... make me look presentable!, Location Location Location, Grand Designs, I love history and the odd reality show, Shipwrecked and the series that brought us Ben Fogle ....I used to work for Duncan Bannatyne, so the Dragons Den is a must, I like cookery programmes too and think that Hugh Fernley Whittingstall is the nicest little package of a man ever.....bit new man, bit cook, bit responsible lifestyle guru, bit family man and ever so slightly off the wall! I like something with 'Body' Good scripts.....Bodice ripping Drama and programmes with proper production and direction!!!!

Books:

If it's printed.....I'll read it! I have an ecclectic taste in reading material from business journals to historical novels, Viz to The Celestine Prophecy ......I'm not adverse to The Yellow Pages if I'm caught without anything else! I have a library in my Loo.........I jest ye not, stuffed full of lots of fabulous guides and maps, Oscar Wilde, Roger McGough, Jane Austin, Dickens, Where's Wally..........Ad Infinitum

Heroes:

People who love all races, creeds and beliefs without boundries, people who care and those that overcome adversity..................The unsung are my heroes!

My Blog

Prostitution...

This is just a quicky, killing time while the boyfriend cleans himself up before we hit the Empire for a Thin Lizzy tribute band...if he doesn't get a move on we're going to be late, and with him bein...
Posted by Allison on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:15:00 PST

A dress with the potential to maim!

I'm going to TK Max at lunchtime to buy a new formal dress....the one I have doesn't fit...it never has, I bought it because it was a bargain!  I'm heading off to Dublin for an awards ceremo...
Posted by Allison on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:07:00 PST

Having a Laugh...

I need help!  Serious help.....had to bring the magazine (Hooker Rugby) home to proof read before it heads off to the great printers in the sky.  Well, I'm proofing away like a good girl and...
Posted by Allison on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:29:00 PST

Goodbye my Liver...Goodbye my friend!

I had a great day yesterday!  I'd forgotten just how much I loved Rugby, went on a corporate day with my new M.D and was plied with food and drink and spoke to some fabulously interesting people....
Posted by Allison on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:17:00 PST

Do I look like an idiot?

I'm terribly excited!  You know how I've been daytime telly Queen and a tracksuit wearing unwashed one for a couple of weeks....Well, I've seen lots of terrible programmes about sleeping wi...
Posted by Allison on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:00:00 PST

Reputations, and how to get one dead easy!

Son is packing his bags and planning on leaving home. His long suffering Mother...namely me, has bagged a new job!  'Twas only a week of being one of the great unwashed and daytime telly Queen.&n...
Posted by Allison on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:40:00 PST

Reflections

I've been pigeon holing things.  Putting life in perspective, coming to terms with the last few months.  In February I contracted a condition called Devils Grip, or Bornholms Disease.  ...
Posted by Allison on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:12:00 PST

Cant take me anywhere!

I went on a peace protest yesterday.  I stood outside Belfast City Hall and held up a piece of paper that said something along the lines of stopping the bloodshed in Burma.  It was organised...
Posted by Allison on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:52:00 PST

What a Morning!

  Yep!  I do indeed need a mechanic as a mate!  Woke up at 7:30 this morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed and lay there wondering what to do with the day....I wanted to see the cook...
Posted by Allison on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:47:00 PST

Some Friends!

I survived the driving lesson but sons car has developed a squeak...a high pitched one that comes when the wheels are turning, but as you go faster it dissipates!  He seems to think that if he st...
Posted by Allison on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:14:00 PST