Took Junior to the O2 in Dublin on Sunday night for a pre-siblings treat - www.starwarsinconcert.com .

It was a pretty impressive, if expensive experience. A full orchestra (the Royal Philharmonic to be precise), choir, narration by Anthony Daniels (C3PO) and choice sequences from all six movies made for a real event.

But rewatching the video of the beginning of the evening I realised what it was I would be happy to pay *big* money for. In the style of all those bands of the last few years reforming and playing their seminal albums track by track I would really like to see the original movie (that's number 4 to my son) from beginning to end with the orchestra and choir.

Now that would be worth watching. Not convinced? Take a look at the short clip below and hear the audience's reaction.

Junior and I made it to Ballybunion this afternoon. The road there was atrocious. Snow, ice, lots of pot holes re-emerging and all the detrious associated with them bursting open. Oh yeah, and the usual atrocious local drivers...

Never mind, it was worth it. The beach still has snow, but its disappearing fast. It was quite surreal to run around in snow on a beach. But it was an occasion I'm glad I experienced.