Morning Simon and everyone else...gotta be a Stevie Wonder tune surely or then again Dylan had a few dalliances with the harmonica

Yep as an opener I'll go for Dylan's 'I want you' subject to change though as the day goes on...

Ooooo, do I go first or were you all being polite....Start the hamrmonica thang going with Love Me Do......? I see we've gone all non-alliterative this week, so Gong Tuesday, Dobro Wednesday, Sax Thursday? :)

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Morning, each! Todays opener then. Hows about James Alexander Gordon with the delightful "Derby County 1, NottS Forest 0" Sorry to keep MOUTHing and HARPing on (Did you see what I did there?), but it is music to my ears.

More seriously, my suggestion would be "Roxette", by Dr Feelgood, slightly more leftfield (He plays on the left, he plays on the right, that boy Kris Commons thinks Forest are...anyway) than Milk and Alcohol.



Wanders off cheerfully humming.... Steve Bloomers Watching....





(That's it Tricky, I'll shut up now)

Hi y'all - gotaa be the fantastic Groovin with Mr Bloe....what harmonica work ont hat record!

Giood morning Paul - thanks for reminding me of Saturday's score. I settled down at 3pm to listen in on the NottingHAM (not Notts, please!) Forest website, only to find I had forgottten it was an early kickoff, and they had already lost. Oh well. Remind me again, paul, where are we in the league compared to you guys? ;-)

Mr. Harry Pitch, harmonica player extraordinaire, has to feature somewhere in the show - and mo better demonstration of his skill than on "Groovin' with Mr. Bloe"...

Ooh Ooh - how about "Piano Man", Billy Joel? OK, it's titled Piano Man but there is some great mouth harp work there

I am aware that the weedy team are NottS County, and that using the S in your diminutive tends to wind up the trees. I don't know what I can have been thinking of. I also note that you are no longer using the Spanish version of my moniker. Is this because Pablo also ends in l-O?



Anyway, still Roxette for me.

Now then young man, if you want to take this outside (i.e. 5 live boards), then more than happy to do so! :-)



I'm not bitter, honest, let's just keep on keepin' on...:-)

as a devoted beatles fan simon - has to be "love me do" - sorry about the lack of capitals but i am typing one handed having broken my wrist saturday morning - slipped on the ice going to a prayer meeting at 7.30am!!!!!

Rev - Ouch! Take it easy with the wrist.

Not a huge Beatles fan but do like some of them. Love Me Do would be my choice, particularly relevant for this week's imminent establishment of the new ChezNicia Republic...is gud yes!



EclecticNic of ChezNicia



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oh good morning blogettes - may your week be full of delicious surprises and boss free hassle

Can't improve on "Love Me Do" - "And You and I" is too long and not a show opener :-)



Talking of the dobro, I shall be seeing the dobro man, Jerry Douglas, on Saturday night at the Royal Festival Hall, with Ally Bain, Danny Thompson etc. etc. and assorted singers including Cara Dillon. Can't wait, musical heaven. If only today was Friday.

been reflecting on my failure to get the 1st record right thus far and realised that i am largely an album man and i guess Simon you only play from a singles collection - the big hits.

Maybe a touch of Van Morrison "Bright Side of the Road" would be welcome during the show though. The consumate Grumpy performer to match Simon's grumpy mood.

S'me ....



Quickie break from training my replacement ....



Love Me Do as stated by my lovely man above, or



Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely (because I am!!)



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Morning all blogblesspoppets



Rev - that sounds painful, hopefully you have someone to administer TLC.



Opening record - I agree with trickytree - "Piano Man", please.





Tortie

Good call Ken on the Van tune, like the line Rev about boss-free hassle although it got me to thinking that if anyone doesn't need hassle from their boss it is yourself. Hope the wrist heals soon :)

Morning - I'll put my vote in for Love me Do.



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My second choice for Today as it is a bright tune to lighten a grumpy day woyld be Stevie Wonder's "isn't she lovely" - and thanks guys for comments about the wrist - at least it gets me out of the washing up!!

Has Simon played any Zep yet on the show. If not, a blast of "When The Levee Breaks" would be welcome.



Does anyone remember that "Star Sound" show on Radio 1 back in the 80s (?) when various performers played DJ for a show. This was in the days before rock stars became DJs :-).



I recall Tub Thumper Collins having a stint one Sunday night, playing "Levee" and declaring that Bonzo's sound on this tune was one that most drummers would give up an arm to achieve. Seems a tad on the drastic side to me, and electronic wizardry probably renders the sacrifice unnecessary these days, but it *was* a great sound.

Sorry to here about the wrist, Rev, hope it isn't too inconveniencing or painful. I reckon Simon should ignore the rest of us, and give you a sympathetic first record.

I also went on a trip this weekend, and also got plastered, but it was not the same thing at all.

Most drummers would, Ken, apart from Rick Allen.....

There's an alternative career choice for you then Rev, given your current disposition. Drumming!

It's funny how people know where they were or what they were doing when they heard about defining moments in history. Mine is that I know exactly where I was when I heard about Rick Allen's accident. Was sitting in an all-night Wimpy near Paddington Station in the early hours of New Years Day waiting for the first train back to Reading after going to Trafagar Square on New Years Eve. There there was a radio on and it was on the news very early that day.

Hey we are mainly sticking to music related posts today...oh yeah, no Spike or Deevs...anyway back to payroll sub ledger recs for me...I know, I'm So Excited, he said Pointedly, brothers and Sisters...



Nic

Ken was just having some armless fun..



Harmonica ? Didn't the gob on legs aka Steve Tyler play ? Will need to think about that one..

Morning..

Thanks Paul - no guitar playing for a while!! I just love my Strat and 100w amp

Spike I fear, is working outside with limited acess to the blog - we miss him don't we?

Nic



Do you mean that bloggage isn't part of Deev's training of Deevs mark 2???? LOL



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That'll be a Marshall amp, I presume! (Sucks deeply on Meerschaum)

Tickety - indeed Mr. Tyler does play a mean harmonica. Saw Aerosmith at Hyde Park in 07 and he performed a mean solo. Hohner have even released a Steven Tyler signature harmonica...

Speaking of Aerosmith, Hangman Jury must deserve a play, Simon...

...and so does Canned Heat's "On The Road Again"...oh, I need to ride a Harley across the US sometime soon!

Maybe he swallowed one once, and that's why he looks like he does...?

sadly no Paul - too expensive at the time - it is a Peavey Bandit



How do you get two bagpipes to play a perfect unison?

Go on?

Shoot one of them!!

I bought an Epiphone Explorer Korina just before Christmas (a la the Edge!) and got a great Line6 amp with it - it measures up pretty well to my old Peavey.

Ooh er, my side seems to have split.

What's the difference between a bagpipe and a trampoline?

tricktree - what pedzls have you got?

Dare we ask?

Paul,

are you ready for another Tommy Cooper... ?

You take off your shoes when you jump on a trampoline.

I always am

I'm just trying to brighten your day guys - I think life is fun

What's the definition of a gentleman?

...man goes the Doctors....



Doctor, I can't pronounce my f's, t's and h's..



Well, you say can't say fairer than that...

Rev - just my old Boss chorus, flanger overdrive and digital delay pedals. I'm now saving up for a decent rack mounted setup...it'll be a long time coming though!

Someone who knows how to play the bagpipe and doesn't.

#51 - Boom Boom, here all week, try the veal...

mtd, No nor instructions for Poddypod, drinkage fbage etc..see I can post items that others don't understand too...



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My last pedal acquisition was a Line 6 DL4 Delay pedal - still learning how to use it.

Thanks Tickety, are you here all week?

Sorry Nic - what would like to talk about?

What's the range of a bagpipe?

#56 - that's why I have stuck with my basic pedlas for nighon 25 years - can't go wrong with dials!

Twenty yards if you have a good arm.

#39 with REVerb presumably? (kertishhhhhhh)

#62 I meant #33 - my tiny hands frozen from the cold....

And Spike re-enters with aplomb. I mean a plum!

And back to Harmonica (sheeeesh, you guys don't half know how to wander off piste!!) anything featuring the great Mark Feltham, preferably with Talk Talk.

Are you cold Spikey old chum?

What's the difference between a Scotsman and a Rolling Stone?

A Rolling Stone says "hey you, get off of my cloud!", while a Scotsman says "Hey McLeod, get off of my ewe!"

f-f-f-f-f-freezing thanks Rev - in for a quick cuppa then back up the ladder to clear the gutters! Hope the wrist better today. Howdy everybodypeeps - good blogging today - all in better humour than our host, obviously!

Who are the "etraordinary Midlake"?

Oi Rev,



That's it, I've had enough...outside now !!

Sorry Ticketboo - haVE i OFFENDED YOUR sCOTTISHNESS???

How can you tell if a bagpipe is out of tune?

Still greetin' ma hert oot over wee Andy Murray, with his great big gob..

Someone is blowing into it.

Murray's time will come - he played brilliantly this tournament.

Perhaps Ticketyboo is, like myself, a Rams fan. The astute choice of refined Midlanders. Mind you, if this were the case, I think the joke at #68 probably wouldn't have caused offense, rather just prompted a wry knowing smile. (I thought I'd better jump in before Tricky)

Rev - I get lost in the techie talk.

Murray - Did well to get to final but was never going to beat The Fed. Murray's Scottish you know....



Nic

Any suggestions as to how one can scratch a seriously itching arm buried under plaster? Or is this my punishment for the jokes?

He works in mysterious ways....Nice one Big Guy !!

Simon - boss man - Midlake are seriously good! Found them on Spotify - are you going to play one of their tunes?

Wasn't there an octopus that wanted to "play" with the bagpipes, but couldn't get her pyjamas off?

Rev,lets hope that we haven't exhausted the subject, if tomorrow turns out to be "Bagpipe Tuesday".

Right, I'm off to play some Runrig, really, really loudly......

83 I'm deeply in prayer about that....but I do love Runrig and have one of their albums and Simple Minds

#79 knitting needle! You could also maybe knit ticketysensitivesoulboo a set of bagpipes?

Thats what friends are for....



Dionne Warwick has a lovely bit of harmonica playing in it.



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OK - wanna hear a great joke about 3 preachers?

A Catholic priest, a Pentecostal preacher, and a rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it. Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience.



Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first. "Well," he said, "I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and he became as gentle as a lamb. The bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation."



Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, "WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus."



The priest and the preacher both looked down at the rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape. The rabbi looked up and said, "Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start."

A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter. So he put a note under the windscreen wiper: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES."

When he returned, he found a ticket from a traffic warden along with a note: "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION."

I googled you, rev, and found some American guy. Same name,same title...you?

My reason for doing this? I have become convinced that you are Dave Allen in disguise. That trouble typing capital letters? It's not some ,erm, finger based problem is it? If, IF, I am right, would you do the one about the apple, the orange and the piece of string, please?

Hey, we are approaching #100, and we've slowed right down. Who's going to go for it?

HELLOOO!!!

HELLOOO!!! Hellooo!!! hellooo!!!

It's feeling spookily lonely here, and I could go for #100 myself, but instaed I will say again, "ROXETTE" by DR. FEELGOOD>

Instaed? Oops

97...

98...

99...

I'm exhausted!



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