Toms View of the World

After 9  months or so of looking at Christmas merchandise in the shops, I think it’s now time to say “Happy Christmas” (replace Christmas with your choice of winter holiday if it’s not applicable to you).

So, the year in review… Continue Reading »

… or to give it it’s full title - “Jeff Waynes Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Live Tour 2007″

Basically, a live presentation of the well known album, with a full orchestra,   large-screen projections, the disembodied head of Richard Burton (the Narrator of the Original Recording) and of course, a 30ft Fighting Machine.

If you like this classic music album - and you get a chance to see this show during it’s tour - GO.  It’s simply superb.

… are maybe slightly stronger than a million to one - they say.

Well, apparently there are signs that there used to be microbial life on Mars.  Although it clearly wasn’t capable of operating Martian Fighting Machines equipped with Heat Rays…

(With apologies to HG Wells and Jeff Wayne)

Funderland (the funfair I visit every winter in Dublin) have posted a teaser on their website…

” A Giant New Looping Rollercoaster with a height of almost 30 meters…, ”

Now, there’s not many contenders for that - transportable coasters that big are rare in themselves, loopers even more so… so even assuming it’s “New” as in something never seen at Funderland before, rather than new “straight from the factory” there’s still only a handful of possibilities…

“Eurostar” (too big)

“Olympia Looping” (about the right size, but the rest of fair is probably too small to support a ride that big)

however, there’s a design on Gerstlauers website for a new portable Eurofighter of around the right size too… dunno if it’s actually been built yet though.

Update: It’s not the Eurofighter either.

Well, here we go again, it’s approaching Christmas, so it’s time for some more houses with lights set to music…