New Stuff: Graphic Novels

Graphic novels are a completely new genre to me, I actually didn't know about the term till just recently. I do have Craig Thompson's Blankets, but haven't read it yet. While In Dublin I came across this guide at Hodges & Figgis and decided to purchase it as soon as I get back home

Sandrah Hellberg

New Stuff: John Zorn

Another to my my already fairly large John Zorn collection; his soundtracks are always worth a listening.

Who's That Girl?

Illustrator: Alberto Martini

Bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Martini

Joséphine de la Baume

ph: Mikael Jansson

A Trip to Dublin #1

(my great-great-grandmother Margaret Farrell at the time of the marriage)

Last weekend I was in Dublin. The occasion was the celebration of my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. On my very first visit to Dublin in 1998 I had did some family geneaology and actually did find some valuable information. One finding was that my great-great-grandparents Bernard Farrell and Margaret Collins were married in the Rathmines church in 1866 just a few years before they emigrated to the USA with their first 3 children.
My parents decided to renew their marriage vows in remembrance of our Irish ancestors and arranged for the mass to be held in the Rathmines church inviting our whole family for this special occasion.

From my vaults: Lachlan Bailey

Find more at:

http://www.lachlanbailey.com

Bo Don

New York

(photo by me)