Still alive!
Well, you could be forgiven for imagining that I had dropped off the face of the planet - so long it has been since I posted a blog entry! And you may also have tuned into RedFM during the day and found me on the missing list. Well, I'm still alive and kicking, thank you very much. The past few weeks have been ones of change. I am now broadcasting on a new show 'Red At Night' from midnight to 2am, Monday to Friday and I've also taken over the airwaves at the weekends, coming to you from 12noon to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. Hope some of my regular listeners will also tune in at these new times...
So while most of my waking hours have been taken over by these new changes over the past few weeks, there has also been time for a little extra-curricular fun... and it doesn't come much better than the recent fashion extravaganza at City Hall in aid of Chernobyl Children's Project International. With supermodels Helena Christensen and Jodie Kidd leading the line-up, it was sure to be a glamorous affair. They, along with Adi Roche, held a press conference prior to the show, which I attended. See my rather blurry grainy photos below... So what's the low-down? Yes, they are gorgeous, yes, they are slim - but happily they also look very healthy. I'm pleased to report that there are no bones jutting out through their skin! Helena, in particular, has this aloof quality about her, like an untouchable goddess, wheras Jodie is more girl next door (for a very lucky next-door neighbour, that is!)
The press conference was followed by a drinks reception at which I had a lot of fun celeb-spotting. Spoke to Bono's best friend GavinFriday, who is writing an album with a Cork musician at the moment so has been in these parts quite a bit. He has the same mannerisms as Bono which is a bit freaky. Bono's beautiful wife Ali was there too, dressed in black as seems to be her signature look. Colin Farrell's sister Claudine was there - an absolute stunner, I must say. I met busty Amanda Brunker, who didn't really want to be there! She complained of being tired! These Dublin socialites are probably too used to big parties and gigs so they get a bit complacent. You wouldn't have found any Corkonians complaining about being tired in CityHall that night!
Met Paul Harrington of 'Rock n'Roll Kids' fame (Past Eurovision winner, along with Charlie McGettigan, for those not in the know!) Also saw Dave Fanning, style queen Celia Holman Lee and a whole host of others.
Then there was the show itself... Apart from a major technical hitch which found us sitting in the dark listening to a DVD about Chernobyl (yes, we were supposed to see the footage!) everything else ran very smoothly. And when we did eventually see the DVD, it was worth it - as the images were a gruelling reminder of the real reason we were all there. Grainne Seoige was the MC for the evening and I must say, she handled that hitch particularly well. She had to come onstage and basically fill time as the techies got the problem fixed. I would have been coming out in some sweat if it had been me!
Helena and Jodie got the loudest cheers but the Irish models like Samina Zia, Sarah Morrissey, Glenda Gilson and Lizanna Kirwin looked fabulous too. And then there were the male celebrity models... Diarmaid Gavin (the gardener), Former Boyzone singer Keith Duffy and artist Rasher amongst them.
I had a fantastic seat... it could hardly be better... thanks to Jackie Dawson, the wonderfully capable PR person for Brown Thomas who looked after me. Hell, I was so close I could check for cellulite! There was none, however!
The fashion, all from Brown Thomas, was a delight to see - collections from the likes of Stella McCartney, Diane Von Furstenberg, Chanel, Burberry and all the top designers.
It was every fashionistas dream really... so lets hope they do it again next year and make Cork the style capital of the country!



Well, you could be forgiven for imagining that I had dropped off the face of the planet - so long it has been since I posted a blog entry! And you may also have tuned into RedFM during the day and found me on the missing list. Well, I'm still alive and kicking, thank you very much. The past few weeks have been ones of change. I am now broadcasting on a new show 'Red At Night' from midnight to 2am, Monday to Friday and I've also taken over the airwaves at the weekends, coming to you from 12noon to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. Hope some of my regular listeners will also tune in at these new times...
So while most of my waking hours have been taken over by these new changes over the past few weeks, there has also been time for a little extra-curricular fun... and it doesn't come much better than the recent fashion extravaganza at City Hall in aid of Chernobyl Children's Project International. With supermodels Helena Christensen and Jodie Kidd leading the line-up, it was sure to be a glamorous affair. They, along with Adi Roche, held a press conference prior to the show, which I attended. See my rather blurry grainy photos below... So what's the low-down? Yes, they are gorgeous, yes, they are slim - but happily they also look very healthy. I'm pleased to report that there are no bones jutting out through their skin! Helena, in particular, has this aloof quality about her, like an untouchable goddess, wheras Jodie is more girl next door (for a very lucky next-door neighbour, that is!)
The press conference was followed by a drinks reception at which I had a lot of fun celeb-spotting. Spoke to Bono's best friend GavinFriday, who is writing an album with a Cork musician at the moment so has been in these parts quite a bit. He has the same mannerisms as Bono which is a bit freaky. Bono's beautiful wife Ali was there too, dressed in black as seems to be her signature look. Colin Farrell's sister Claudine was there - an absolute stunner, I must say. I met busty Amanda Brunker, who didn't really want to be there! She complained of being tired! These Dublin socialites are probably too used to big parties and gigs so they get a bit complacent. You wouldn't have found any Corkonians complaining about being tired in CityHall that night!
Met Paul Harrington of 'Rock n'Roll Kids' fame (Past Eurovision winner, along with Charlie McGettigan, for those not in the know!) Also saw Dave Fanning, style queen Celia Holman Lee and a whole host of others.
Then there was the show itself... Apart from a major technical hitch which found us sitting in the dark listening to a DVD about Chernobyl (yes, we were supposed to see the footage!) everything else ran very smoothly. And when we did eventually see the DVD, it was worth it - as the images were a gruelling reminder of the real reason we were all there. Grainne Seoige was the MC for the evening and I must say, she handled that hitch particularly well. She had to come onstage and basically fill time as the techies got the problem fixed. I would have been coming out in some sweat if it had been me!
Helena and Jodie got the loudest cheers but the Irish models like Samina Zia, Sarah Morrissey, Glenda Gilson and Lizanna Kirwin looked fabulous too. And then there were the male celebrity models... Diarmaid Gavin (the gardener), Former Boyzone singer Keith Duffy and artist Rasher amongst them.
I had a fantastic seat... it could hardly be better... thanks to Jackie Dawson, the wonderfully capable PR person for Brown Thomas who looked after me. Hell, I was so close I could check for cellulite! There was none, however!
The fashion, all from Brown Thomas, was a delight to see - collections from the likes of Stella McCartney, Diane Von Furstenberg, Chanel, Burberry and all the top designers.
It was every fashionistas dream really... so lets hope they do it again next year and make Cork the style capital of the country!




14 Comments:
you should have been one of the models!!!
well.. Martina.. I for one miss you during the day.... I sure hope that they get you back on during the day sometime..
Ah Martina, so how did these changes in show times come about?
Midnight to 2 am is not. I would argue, a good time slot for one of REd's best presenter.....
Must be very hard to adjust
Ha Ha we should start a campaign to get martina back on day time radio!!
Post
Unit 1,
University Technology Centre,
Curraheen Rd,
Bishopstown,
Cork
start writing
tell everyone
For 'anonymous' who is wondering how these changes cam,e about: Last time JNLR figures were released, it showed that RedFM was no 1. at night-time for our target audience (Stevie G's show through to Cork Talks Back with Victor Barry) so this is a way of extending the night-time programming and also, hopefully the night-time audience.
Thanks anyway for saying I am one of the best. I appreciate all your kind comments.
Yes, it's difficult to adjust but life is full of challenges - some a lot bigger than this, it has to be said!
Mr Clever: One of the models? Are you joking? I would probably come up to Jodie Kidd's knee! She even made Helena Christensen seem small!
Anyway, will post again next week. Until then... good luck with that campaign, haha!
i wouldnt mind comin up as far as jodie kidds knee... hahaha
Or we could just text and ring and email and text and email some more...
Hahahahaha!
This should be fun!! We need a name for the campaign though! Any ideas??
This will take some careful thought.. a good acronym..
I think writing a letter will have more impact.. If some one actually takes the time to sit down and write, they must be serious. Copy the Corkman as well....
we gotta tink of dave mc too... daves cool... wouldnt wanna put him out of a job...
plus.. what a better way to spend the wee hours after midnight than with martina!!!! and as long as she keeps updating the blog with her extremely aesthetically pleasing photos....as shes soooooo photogenic !!! ;-)
But the Red Zone is MARTINA'S show! I thought Dave was good at the weekends!
So martina and him can switch shifts....BINGO!!
Haha....
Better get writing;-)
sure I like Dave.. he is good.. however.. shifting from days to Midnight has to be tough for her..
I'm not usually up at that time... I always listed to Martina in the afternoon at work..
I sure miss her lovely voice..
Just want to say to Martina ..
Miss you!!
wish you were back!!!!
Hopefully you did not request this
and another heavy sad sigh!!!!..
I for one will be writing a letter
I didn't request it, b_cr... and won't discourage you guys from expressing yourselves in letters or whatever your plans are... but I wouldn't imagine that anything will change for the moment. We must trust that the powers that be have a terrific master-plan, right?
....No!!! We can't trust the powers!
Haha!! But we miss you!:-( We still don't have a name for the campaign though!!
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