At the risk of a whoosh

Arkaga have filed documents to-day placing them in administration.

Advice for a technophobe.

My interaction with purchasing on D'internet is somewhat reminiscent of my first experiences with females in Disco Travolta.
I think I know what to do, I'm pressing a lot of bottons but when everything is finished, I'm still a virgin. So, I have recently catapulted myself gleefully into this millenium by purchasing an ipod. I have downloaded my own CD's and now I want to experiance the ultimate thrill. To continue with the analagy I used earlier, I am about to pay money in order to lose my virginal status. Yes, I want to download a CD from iTunes.
So, I've registered and now find myself a bundle of nervous excitement. This time however I find myself bolstered by the benefit of experience and intend not to make the mistakes I made first time round, (We are continuing the analagy) so instead of just rushing in and getting out as quick as possible so I can tell everyone, I have decided to seek advice.
During my registration with iTunes, they took my Credit Card number so
a) Is this safe?
Are they reasonable?
c) Is there anything I should look out for?
d) Where can I get free music?
e) Does downloading Album artwork cost money?
f) Was my imagary above a bit too graphic?

Really annoying?

Those dopey Cork people who have decided to adopt the inflection at the end of a sentence which makes them sound like some antipodean dimwit really do my head in. You know the ones who raise their voice at the end to make it sound like a question, when in fact they are simply stating a fact. A largely irrelevent one, but a fact none the less.
Generations of Corkonians have communicated for years by hanging on to the last syllable like some class of verbal miser. It is what defines us. So for example, when asked this evening where you are headed the answer is not
"I'm going to the match?" uttered hesitantly like some sort of effeminate aussie
But "I'm goin' to the maaaaaaaaatch" clearly enunciated with pride and a certain disbelief as if the answer was so obvious, it questions the very intelligence of the questioner.

The Lennox era

is truly over.

The registered address of the compnay has been moved from bandon road to 93 Grand Parade.

That's all, no big deal.

Billy Barry

on 96FM now.

Fighting the good fight.

Fair play.