Celebrating Australia Day In Abu Dhabi With Cricketing Great Shane Warne.
It was the next best thing to celebrating Australia Day in Australia and that was sharing Australia’s national day in catching up with Australian cricketing great Shane Warne.
Warne was in Abu Dhabi competing in the Abu Dhabi Invitational first on Sunday with Simon Dyson as his pro partner and then teeing up again on Monday in the amateur only event.
Warne is widely regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of cricket.
He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 ...
Fly Dubai’s ‘Crazy’ In-Flight Safey Video – Must See!
It has been a year since I flew Fly Dubai from Dubai to Doha for the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
And stepping on board for the short flight to Doha I was immediately reminded me of the ‘crazy’ in-flight safety video.
Check it out for yourself.
‘The Great Escape’ At 36,000 Feet.
It was the strangest scenario relaxing at 36,000 feet on a German airline, heading to Frankfurt in Germany, watching the all-time classic movie – The Great Escape.
The 1963 all-star cast movie remains one of my all-time favourites so much so the screen page of my laptop feature a photo of the late Steve McQueen astride his 1962 Triumph Thunderbird motor-cycle.
(Note – The motor cycle was modified to look WW 2 however there was no hiding the ‘chunky’ tyres that did not come ...
Meeting Tom Feeney At Lone Pine GC In West Palm Beach.
Maybe it was the ‘Irish’ connection but I had the pleasure of meeting one of the nicest fellows for some time recently.
His name is Tom Feeney.
Tom was born in Connemara in County Galway on the west coast of Ireland and a part of Ireland that has long been regarded as the real emerald of Ireland.
Connemarra is famed for the rugged Twelve Bens mountain range in the north and through lake-rich Roundstone Bog to the golden beaches reaching out into the Atlantic Ocean, and you’ll know ...
Bernie Breaks 70, Net 53 & A Blistering 46 Stableford Points.
The golfing New Year began in blistering style with your editor breaking 70 for a very first occasion and on a non par three layout with a round of 68 on the Lone Pine Golf Club course in West Palm Beach.
That translated a net score of a staggering 53 and also an incredible 46 points.
All but for the two opening holes the round was played in the company of Gary Scott, who works as a Commercial Producer for the local WPTV News Channel 5 and a FOX affiliate station.
Gary will be covering next month’s ...
A Visit To The Historic Paramount Theatre, Palm Beach, Florida.
It was by pure chance I found myself standing at the entrance of one of the most famous picture theaters in the US admiring a photograph of the former Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
The building is the historic Paramount Theater in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The theater opened just a few days short of 88 years ago on January 9th, 1927.
In 1974 the theater was added to the U.S. National Register of Historical Places and eight years later it was designated a Town Landmark by the Town of Palm Beach.
For ...
‘Pocket Change’ – R & B Band Hits The Jackpot With Guests At Seminole Immokalee Casino … Video.
‘Pocket Change’ is a six-piece R & B band that enjoy playing all over Florida.
We were very fortunate to catch up with the group at the Seminole Immokalee Casino where the band were certainly rewarding patrons with a great selection of ‘oldies’ and an equal balance of ‘newer’ hits.
And the band boasts having opened for the following artists:- Sean Paul, Paul Revere and The Raiders, Blue Oyster Cult, The Bellamy Brothers, Journey, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, ...
