Thursday, April 01, 2004
Just to let you know I had posted the following entry before we started using this site so I will just paste it below. Its a few days old.....
Well first of all I would like to welcome you all to my website and my blog situation. I will be trying to keep you posted regularly of my situation, as it appears that this is an extremely popular thing to do on the net. I am almost sure the first one is the hardest to do so I think I will tell you about how we came to get desbishop.com. In fact I will even include the e-mail as the story unfolds.
Well many of you will know that the Work Experience programmes went very well. I thought that I had missed a big opportunity through not having a web site and not being able to use the huge amount of publicity to push the site. As a result it was a matter of huge importance that I get one. I then worried that I might have left it too late to get something as convenient as desbishop.com. I was right. Someone had taken it. I was pissed off at myself as many times I had the registration site in front of me and then thought I would do it another time.
Anyway I checked who had registered it and it turned out it was in New York……
Could it be someone I bullied at school getting revenge……
Could it be someone who bullied me still trying to bully me……
Could it be my mother still trying to organize everything for me but forgetting to tell me….
Or as we would all assume was it someone trying to make a quick buck……
Well I will now paste the following e-mail corresponances without to Addresses to protect the innocent and the guilty.
Des: Hi,
I was just curious to know what need you have for desbishop.com. Would appreciate you getting back to me.
Des
Rob: I was trying to look up ways to get a copy of your show in Ireland and got switched to a company that gave me access to buy your name for a web site and I just went ahead and purchased it. I live in New York and was in Ireland at the end of January. I am a NYC Fireman I am not looking to keep the web address for any purpose but would really like to get a hold of a tape of your show(s), when you went around Ireland working for the minimum wage. It was probably one of the funniest shows I ever saw. I have had no luck with RTE they never respond to my emails. So let me know what you want me to do and I will transfer it over to you. Didn't mean to cause you any bother. That show was one of the funniest shows I have ever saw.
Rob
Des: Hey man that is great news. I can get you a copy of the whole series. My brother is coming over here for Easter so if you don't mind waiting I can send him home with the copies. That will be mid April. The only thing is they will be on the Irish Video think but I will see what I can do about getting that changed over.
We have alot of Fireman in our family so it is a delight to get these for you. As far as the web address I will find out what to do there. No sweat.
Thanks for the reply and glad you liked the show.
Des Bishop
Rob: That would be great to get a hold of the series. I've told a bunch of guys at the firehouse who are Irish American about how funny the show was so it would be great to play at work. Let me know what you want me to do as far as changing it over to you. It was strange how I got prompted to buy it. My main goal was trying to get a copy of the show.
My information
Robert………
Des: Thanks
I will find out what to do and let you know. Going away for a couple of days so probably won't find out till Monday. Out of interest where is your firehouse
Des
So thanks for listening and I know it was a bit long but at least there is a bit of a story there. And thanks to Rob again.
See ya at a gig somewhere
Des Bishop
Well first of all I would like to welcome you all to my website and my blog situation. I will be trying to keep you posted regularly of my situation, as it appears that this is an extremely popular thing to do on the net. I am almost sure the first one is the hardest to do so I think I will tell you about how we came to get desbishop.com. In fact I will even include the e-mail as the story unfolds.
Well many of you will know that the Work Experience programmes went very well. I thought that I had missed a big opportunity through not having a web site and not being able to use the huge amount of publicity to push the site. As a result it was a matter of huge importance that I get one. I then worried that I might have left it too late to get something as convenient as desbishop.com. I was right. Someone had taken it. I was pissed off at myself as many times I had the registration site in front of me and then thought I would do it another time.
Anyway I checked who had registered it and it turned out it was in New York……
Could it be someone I bullied at school getting revenge……
Could it be someone who bullied me still trying to bully me……
Could it be my mother still trying to organize everything for me but forgetting to tell me….
Or as we would all assume was it someone trying to make a quick buck……
Well I will now paste the following e-mail corresponances without to Addresses to protect the innocent and the guilty.
Des: Hi,
I was just curious to know what need you have for desbishop.com. Would appreciate you getting back to me.
Des
Rob: I was trying to look up ways to get a copy of your show in Ireland and got switched to a company that gave me access to buy your name for a web site and I just went ahead and purchased it. I live in New York and was in Ireland at the end of January. I am a NYC Fireman I am not looking to keep the web address for any purpose but would really like to get a hold of a tape of your show(s), when you went around Ireland working for the minimum wage. It was probably one of the funniest shows I ever saw. I have had no luck with RTE they never respond to my emails. So let me know what you want me to do and I will transfer it over to you. Didn't mean to cause you any bother. That show was one of the funniest shows I have ever saw.
Rob
Des: Hey man that is great news. I can get you a copy of the whole series. My brother is coming over here for Easter so if you don't mind waiting I can send him home with the copies. That will be mid April. The only thing is they will be on the Irish Video think but I will see what I can do about getting that changed over.
We have alot of Fireman in our family so it is a delight to get these for you. As far as the web address I will find out what to do there. No sweat.
Thanks for the reply and glad you liked the show.
Des Bishop
Rob: That would be great to get a hold of the series. I've told a bunch of guys at the firehouse who are Irish American about how funny the show was so it would be great to play at work. Let me know what you want me to do as far as changing it over to you. It was strange how I got prompted to buy it. My main goal was trying to get a copy of the show.
My information
Robert………
Des: Thanks
I will find out what to do and let you know. Going away for a couple of days so probably won't find out till Monday. Out of interest where is your firehouse
Des
So thanks for listening and I know it was a bit long but at least there is a bit of a story there. And thanks to Rob again.
See ya at a gig somewhere
Des Bishop
