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laurent

I fought the law and the ...

About Me

I am a French expatriate living the good life in the land of the guinness and trad music

My Interests

Rugby and Computer and music and Beer

I'd like to meet:

people

Music:

Rock reggae punk and Afro-beat and French indy music

the music I listened recently

liste of artists I like

4 non blondes, A river of sound, ACDC, Aerosmith, Alain Bashung, Alain Souchon, Alan Stivell, Alanis Morissette, Alien Ant Farm, Anderson brufford Wakeman Howe, Anouar Brahem, Arno, Arthur H, Asia Minor, Asian dub foundation, Astonvilla, Aswad, Axel Bauer, Ayo Nelson – Homiah, Barking Dogs, Beck, Ben harper, Big Country, Billy Corgan, Billy ze kick, Black Rose, Blur, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Buena vista social club, Burning spear, Cali, Calvin Russel, Charlie Parker, Chet baker , Chris Isaak, Christy Moore, Clannad , Claude Nougaro, Cock Robin, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Crowded House, Dave Stewart, David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, Deep blue something , Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, Deportivo, Derek and the Dominos, Dexy's midnight Runners, Dire Straits, Django Renhardt Stéphane Grappelli, Dueling Banjos, Eagle Eye Cherry, Eddy Mitchell, Eliades Ochoa, Eliades Ochoa, Elmer Food Beat, Evanescence, Feeder, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Femi Kuti, Fish, Flamming lips, Flanger, François Hadji-Lazaro, Franz Ferdinand, Future kings of spain, Garbage , Gary Moore, Genesis, Georges Brassens, Ghinzu, Gilles Servat , Gorillaz, Grant Lee Buffalo, Green day, Green day, Guillermo portabales, Guns n' roses, Gwendal, Harmonium, Helloween, Helmet, Hothouse flowers, Ibrahim Ferrer, Izzy Stradlin, Jacques Brel, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Higelin, James Galway, Jane Birkin, Janis Joplin, Jean Louis Aubert , Jean Michel Jarre, Jeff Buckley, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Page Robert Plant, Joan Osborne, Joe Cocker, Joe Strummer and the mescaleros, John Coltrane, John Lee Hooker, John Lennon, Juan de Marcos Afro-Cuban All stars, Kate Bush, King Crimson, Kora jazz trio, Ladysmith Black mambazo, Lauryn Hill, Led Zeppelin, Les Innocents, Les Negresses Vertes, Les Satellites, Les Têtes raides, Levellers, Lightning hopkins, Litfiba , Little Bob, Little Steven, Louis Armstrong, Louise attaque, Loyko, Luke, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madness, Manic eden, Mano negra, Manu Chao, Manu Dibango, Marillion, Massilia sound system, Matmatah, MC Solaar, Mecury Rev, Merry Christmas, Michel Polnareff, Mickey3d, Mike Oldfield, Mike Scott, Mory Kante, Mr Big, Muse, Myriam Makeba, Neil Young, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nickelback, Nine black alps, Nirvana, No Doubt, Nomos, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, Ocean Colour Scene, Omara Portuondo, Orchestra Baobab, Orlando Cachaito Lopez, Patato, Paul Personne, Peel Regional Police Band, Peter Gabriel, Peter Tosh, Pierpoljak, Pierre Perret, Pigalle, Pink Floyd, Placebo, Prince, Pulp, Queen, Quireboys, R.E.M., Radiohead, Red hot Chili Peppers, Renaud, Rory Gallagher, Ruben Gonzalez, Ry Cooder , Salif Keita, Sanseverino, Serge Gainsbourg, Sergent Garcia, Sex Pistols, Shane MacGowan And The Popes, Sheryl crow, Simon and Garfunkel, Simple minds, Sinead O'Connor, Sinsemilia, Skid row, Skunk Anansie, Smashing Pumpkins, Snow patrol, Soldat Louis , Stereophonics, Stevie Ray Vaughan and double Trouble, Sting, Supergrass, Supertramp, Suzanne Vega, Talkingheads, Tarmac, Telephone, Texas, The Band, The Beatles, The blues brothers, The Byrds, The Clash, The Cranberries, The Cure, The Drummers of Burundi, The Futureheads, The Jeff Healey Band, The Jimmi Hendrix Experience, The Noting Hillbillies, The Pogues, The Police, The president of the United state of america, The Rolling Stones, The Silencers, The Stranglers, The undertones, The Vaughan Brothers, The Waterboys, The White stripes, The Who, The Wonderstuff, The Yardbirds, Thelonius Monk, Thin Lizzy, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Travis, Tri Yann, Trust, U2, Ugly Kid Joe, Van Halen, Violent Femmes, William Sheller, Wind riders, Yes, Youssou N'Dour, Zazie, Zebda, Zwan

Movies:

Anything by Kurosawa (Ran, 7 samourai, kagemusha ),
French stuff lots can't mention them all.
Waynes world, Spinal tap, the wall

Television:

none (cause there's never anything)

Books:

lord of the ring, Mars trilogy from Kim Stanley Robinson, Terry pratchett

My Blog

I Love the 6 nations

Travelling to paris next week end with my Irish clubmates and will be suporting France in Stade de France. We have a game against my old club on friday night. troisième mi-temps to follow... We had...
Posted by laurent on Sun, 05 Feb 2006 01:55:00 PST

Holydays

Well at last a break well diserved as well I am off to France for 2 and a half week to spoil my nephew and niece... skiing if the legs permit and generally stuff my face with good food a...
Posted by laurent on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:47:00 PST

first day in new job

wow cut down on transport by 1h30 at least Got to start latish Will start doing scripting tomorrow . i'll bring some of my books and things will start rolling from there it looks really int...
Posted by laurent on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:04:00 PST

down and up

I went rummaging in some old pictures of a treck in Morocco the weather has been rotten of late here so that lifted me up and I posted them here. hope you like them too.
Posted by laurent on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:25:00 PST

friday ...

three more weeks on the job can't get out before that's hell how well rugby internationals tomorrow and pancakes with friends from brittany
Posted by laurent on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 01:12:00 PST

job

got an offer for a new job yesterday I will probably take it, it's closer to my place and it seems to be nicer
Posted by laurent on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:30:00 PST

short run

went running this morning the beach is allways nice erarly on when there is a bit of sun
Posted by laurent on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 04:02:00 PST

got in

Signed in today not much to say yet
Posted by laurent on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:23:00 PST