Morning Simon



You're risking it mentioning the election - I got modded over on CLPs blog merely for saying I'd put an X in a box! Madness ......



As for Andrew Neill and his barge, my only conclusion is that it must be tough being Joan Collins (gawd bless 'er!) having to go through life constantly pouting like that ..... hee cheeks must ache so much! And the irony of having a celeb commentating on the day's events when she lives most of her life over the pond in La La Land! Brilliant!!



As for ARF, hows about a bit of



The Ramones - Baby I Love You



for my Nic.



Ta very muchly.



Deevs



x

Morning Simon,



Not requesting anything today, because you kindly (and inadvertantly!) played my request for Stand and Deliver on Wednesday and Thursday. There is a limit to how much Adam and the Ants that you can inflict on the Radio 2 audience!! Enjoyed your interview with the chicken lady - they can be excellent pets who reward you with the most delicious eggs. The shop bought ones are no where near as tasty.

Lets hope for a positive outcome to all this election malarky! (Some hope!)



Mcw x

Morning All!



Interesting to see Gordon 'hanging in there' fnarr fnarr





LIGHTNING SEEDS - LUCKY YOU



".. everything's blue now, o lucky you .."

Katy, the song that came to mind when I heard that was the Gloria Gaynor one, something about walking out the door!

#4



Absolutely MCW :)

..wish there was some way I could address you in matey manner without calling you MadChick!



HANGIN TOUGH - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK?





Might this be OUR chosen theme for the day?

Hi all



Snuck in before MTF - I'll stick with the usual ARF - Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf, pretty please Simon.



Btw, I think there will be another election in October as well.



mtd ffb xxx

Morning



Keeping with the folk theme and my mention by Simon on Wednesday may I please suggest - Lindisfarne and Fog on the Tyne

Not just because it is a great song but I think the fog is all over the country today - in a political sense that is!!



Susan x

I could be the wicked witch if my ARF doesn't get played after all this time of requesting..



TWILIGHT please Simon by the mighty ELO.



A gals gotta try after all.



Its not as if I am asking for rubbish is it, is it?? Now I am beginning to doubt myself.Best not go down that path eh!!



Heres to perstistence.



MTF.xx

Morning Simon, morning all



I haven't requested an ARF opener for a few weeks, but I think the time has come for a bit of good old funk.



So please will you play SOMETHING ABOUT YOU by Level 42.



Thank you.



Deebee X

Afternoon all



Bit quiet around here today - is everyone still recovering from staying up late last night?



It also appears to be an all-girls blog (apart from Simon, obvioiusly!)



ARF - Squeeze "Is that Love?" It's not big and loud, but I like it!



Tortie x

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We Will Rock You/Tie Your Mother Down - Queen

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Photograph - Def Leppard

Wild Thing - The Troggs

Rebel Rebel - David Bowie

My Generation - The Who



Any of those for the time being.



Did somebody say I got a mensh last night? I must of missed it, any point me listening to the Iplayer?



BTW I reckon it will be the Arched window today for Paul.





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Just changed my mind, My big choice for the ARF has got to be:





SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO by THE CLASH





Perfect for today regardless of your political viewpoint given the events of last night and choice the current PM has to make.





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#11 Darren, it was right at the top of the show, in the "how was your day" slot



Where IS everybody?

Unless Nick Clegg will have both Gordon and David:



Hanging On The Telephone - Blondie



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#13 Help, don't leave me alone with Deebee, she'll be telling me about how Mark King's bass guitar playing is faster than pheasant plucker's son plucking pheasants and how Mike Lindup has the voice of a castrated angel!!!



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#15 I couldn't possibly say that - or at least, only if I said it very slowly and carefully.



And anyway, angels are sexless.

Hello Everybody,



My suggestion for ARF - 'Stay with Me' by the Faces, last time heard on Radio 2 somebody talked over the beginning which was a bit of shame as one of best intros ever in my humble opinion, sure our esteemed DJ would not do that



Hope everybody having a good day.

David

#16 castrated and sexless kind has the same sort of meaning when you squint.



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Good ARFternoon Each! Darren, please explain what playschool windows have to do with me, it is driving me more bonkers. Or are you just trying to drum up a little extra business?



Anyroad, in addition to my usual ARF(posted on yesterdays blog, if anyone's bothered, which I doubt) I would also suggest the following:



'Dazed And Confused' By Led Zep



or



'Tiger feet' by Mud (Which all is now as clear as)

Eor the time being anyway how about I will Survive by Gordon Brown Sorry i mean Gloria Gaynor

The Show Must Go On by Queen

#6 Your BTW comment - perish the thought!



Darren you are giving poor Paul the humpty. Now, jemima telling him what it is all about so that he can hamble off and enjoy the rest of his day!



If I was going to ask for a song, it would be Same Old Scene by Roxy Music, but it is hardly big and loud.



Mcw x

#20 If only for the lyrics: 'Walk out the door, just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore!'

Why are you fed up, MCW? It's Crunchie day! (other chocolate bars....)

Guess I was hoping for a clear cut result today.



Never mind, the gawjus Gene Genie is on tonight and the weekend beckons!

Just treated myself to a Picnic bar (other chocolate bars....) - when fed up eat choklit as Debs always says!

#25 That's the spirit!

Spirit???? Gin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



x

Ooh, mention of Rainbow in the blog makes me think that "Stargazer" would be a mightily thunderous, tub-thumping start to the show. But sadly too long I think. Can't think of anything



Would really get the speakers vibrating though.



Maybe "Tarot Woman" as a shorter alternative from "Rainbow Rising". Plenty of tub thumping on there as well. :-)

#27 Well it's a bit early for me really, but if you insist....

# 28 unscheduled ctrl-v in the above post before hitting send.

#29 Not into spirits, but a cold glass of pinot grigio would go down nicely, if it wasn't so early!!



#30 You've lost me there, Ken!

#31 multi-tasking failure. Partial sentence pasted into wrong window without realising. Typical male.

MFU MCW - nearly time for FNWC on t'other side. Mind you as the song goes 'it's five o'clock somewhere'.



mtd ffb xxx

#32 You haven't been pasting things in Paul's window have you Ken?



Naughty boy!!!



(I am assuming Paul now gets one of the oldest jokes in book and hopefully he takes it with the same amount of affection as it was intended).



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Simon, how about "Should I stay or should I go?" by The Clash?

Um, just realised someone else suggested that already, but can I second it then?

Personally I think it was a splednid choice Sanya and if I hadn't of said it first I would be thirding it now. Oh what the hell, I third it anyway!!!!



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#34 - I don't though. Get it that is....



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#38 You are not alone MTD- I don't either!



Mcw x

#38 #39 I have a sneaking feeling that's probably a good thing.

So what was the ARF opener? I take it it wasn't any of us, due to the lack of comments.



I had something a bit unpleasant happen to me earlier. I was walking through an underpass in Cambridge, and a man was coming towards me. He was clearly drunk. I moved to one side to pass him, but instead of walking passed he moved in front of me. Then he grabbed my arm and leered at me. I just shook him off and walked on, but I felt a bit wobbly afterwards. And I was worried because I had to go back the same way, but luckily he'd gone. Then on the way home in the car I was listening to the little girl who did synchronised swimming, and I laughed at something Simon said, and realised my laughter sounded slightly hysterical. So now I'm about to pour myself a large something.

Oooh Deebee, that doesn't sound like a very nice experience. Enjoy your glass of something, and yes, make it a large one. Shake off the memory and have a lovely weekend.



Deevs



x

No not very nice at all.



btw - ARF opener - Did I ask for the full version? No because the full version is longer than 5 minutes. So why did the person who asked for the full version get a mensh and not me??????? As you can probably guess, Simon played Bat out of Hell yeahhh but only mentioned a tweeter boooo.



mtd ffb xxx

#41 Bat Out Of Hell (short version) by Meatloaf





#34,38,39 - And I still dont get it either. I thought I was being a bit thick, but now feel reassured. I suspect he was being a bit mean, hence the lack of explanation, but I'm sure he didn't mean to offend, and there is none taken. Still like to know. though.

The call with the lady in the bath was priceless, our hero managed to keep going........well just about



David

Deebee, how horrible! Not surprised by your reaction at all. You definitely deserve that drink.



Paul there is a well worn and flippant joke about not looking out of the window in the morning, because you wont have anything to do in the afternoon. But have an even better one for you that will definitely make you smile:



Arthur is 90 years old. He's played golf every day since his retirement 25 years ago. One day he arrives home looking downcast.



"That's it!" he tells his wife, "I'm giving up golf. My eyesight has got so bad that once I've hit the ball, I can't see where it went."



His wife sympathizes and makes him a cup of tea. as they sit down, she says

"Why don't you take my brother with you and give it one more try?"



"That's no good" sighs Arthur, "Your brother is a hundred and three, he can't help!"



"He may be 103", says the wife, "but his eyesight is perfect."



So the next day, Arthur heads off to the golf course with his brother in law. He tees up, takes an almighty swing and squints down the fairway.

He turns to his brother in law, "Did you see the ball?"



"Of course I did " replied the brother in law, "I have perfect eyesight"



"Where did it go?" says Arthur.



"I don't remember."





;-) On that note I shall take my leave. Have a good weekend folks! Mcw x

Fridays could be joke days. Although, on all the available evidence...

#45 I wish I'd heard that bit. I may have to listen again - can you remember roughly what time it was on?



#46 LOL!! I feel much better now MCW - thank you!

# 48 Deebee, Think it was between 6 and half past, but happy to be corrected on that! glad you feeling better, not nice thing at all



David

#49 Thanks, I'll have a listen tomorrow.



I'm intrigued by your blog name by the way. I guess it's too much to hope for that you're really David Brown, the originator of the most gorgeous cars in the world (Aston Martin). And also incidentally inspiration for my own blog name - although it helps that it sounds a bit like my real name (as outed by Simon the other day!)



Night all.



Deebee X

For tomorrows no request Saturday, could you please avoid playing 'Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold' by The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band. Thanks.



(I feel the thrill of an unplayed non request coming on already. I may have hit on a successful new formula. In which case...©2010PofS

Positive on the unmentioning, unplaying unrequest front, then. However, it turns out that there is NO accompanying feeling of euphoria, that WOULD be associated with a successful mensh and played request. Bummocks, to quote S.K.

So then, footie over until August (apart from the World Cup shirt-pulling and diving competition). Bring on the Test series.

#53. Why not maintain interest by investing in a fine set of football stickers? Special 'Torres' stickers only available from,,,etc,etc.

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Just incase tomorrow's music theme is unlikley music collaborations:



Nelly and Tim McGraw – “Over and Over”

Tammy Wynette and KLF – “Justified and Ancient”

Ozzy Osbourne and Miss Piggy – “Born to be Wild”

Arthur Mullard and Hilda Baker – “You’re the One That I Want (Grease cover)”

and is it the wrong time year for Bowie and Bing?





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Do you have some inside information then, Darren???

nuttin'



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#53 Whoa, whoa, whoa....footie over??? Not for me, Ken. A little matter of the playoff second leg tomorrow night. Forest 2-1 down at half time, all to play for, and we are at home in the second leg, where we have only lost twice all season.



So I am banking on a Blackpool win, then!



Oh, morning all, BTW!

Morning all



It struck me yesterday how many of the people I follow on Twitter, both celebs and friends, are football fans. I may actually have to start taking an interst. Only problem is, which team should I support?

#59 interst - don't you think that's a splednid word for a Monday!

Morning All,



It is a beautiful day, sun is shining, slight breeze, the garden is looking lovely, I am aching in places that I didn't know I had!! (Think I overdid the gardening yesterday!). Hope you all had good weekends.



If we keep inventing all these wonderful new words, we could be playing an alternative Scrabble!



Mcw x

Hello :)



Not sure how today is going to pan out. Will get some results from tests done after my hospitalisation which may be quite cheering. On the other hand, recent re-mobilisation has just been scuppered - a large bottle of diet coke fell out of the fridge door, landed square on my big toe and cracked a bone ..



.. so it's back to feet uppiness



:^/

#61 Alternative Scrabble - yes I like it MCW. I might have a better chance of not getting seriously thrashed like I am at the moment!

#62 Ow, KatyMac - you poor thing! Good luck with the results. X

#59 - if you want to be a real footie fan, support your local team. If not, support ManUtd / Chelski / Arsenal, etc etc



#62 - Ouch! At least it was Diet Coke. Imaging the damage to your toe that all those extra calories would have done if it was full fat Coke!

#656 Imaging - another splednid Monday word!

#62 Sounds really painful, sorry to hear that Katy!

LOL - full fat coke!



Ta all. No real pain if I keep still.





Deebee - footie fandom - is there a league team near where you live? Cambridgeshire?

Failing that, people often support their 'home town/place of birth, which, thankfully makes me a 'valid' Manchester United supporter.

I say valid because the charge of 'glory hunters' is often levelled at Man U fans, ie. those who only support a team that wins a lot of silverware, etc.



Hmm - I wonder how many Chelsea fans were born in Chelsea ...

Is there a theme set for today? - haven't been into Twitter yet

Morning all



Hope the results are good today KatyMac, and the foot gets better soon.



DeeBee - did you see Simon on the programme about past Radio 1 breakfast shows last night?



#61 It's grey, cold and drizzly here - can you send us some of your weather please!



Tortie x

#68 - I'm with you, KatyMac. The support of a team where you were born is the way to go. Faqiling that, the nearest team to you - doesn;t have to be a Football League club either. When I was working in London I used to go and watch Hendon Town, being the nearest team to where I was staying. That's the difference between "following" a club and "supporting" a club. You can follow any club you like, but you can only support one team...in my opinion!

#58, paragraph 2. Snap!



#59 Deebee County, surely!



Splednid!

Oh, no song subject as yet, unless you count Simon's tweet; "Are there any songs for tortuous haggling over political power sharing and economic bailout?" - Of course there are - TWO TRIBES by FRANKIE for one! :-)

Thanks Tortie :)



The Chris Moyles docu was rather good and he said that back in the day his hero was Simon. I'm with him on that one.

#72 - and if that prediction comes to fruition, I'm taking Wednesday off from the blog! :-)

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