Warm Wednesday morning greetings to, (takes a big breath) – 634Salan, Adam_McReynolds, Alison from Eastleigh, Andy_Toverson, Anthony in Rugby, BabyDriver, St David Marshall, Brenda, DruidessDeevs, cleverSupernanny, dawhandle, DameEllenMacDeebee, DBB59, dreamurdream, Emily, Flourishing, Helen May, Jason Issacs, Jeff, John Merrick, KatyMac, Ken Jude, Kev TrickyTree Williams, Kidteeth, Luey Luey, MadChickenWoman, Malcolm_Powder, Mark Cannon, MissToeDipper, MobileToothFairy, Music_Geek, NicRolastic, Over Here Paul of Sheffield, Paul?, Payre, PoshSoulLady, PurpleDragon, SparkleSparklyTinsel, Susan_upon_Tyne, SylviaB88, Ticketyboo, Tortie-cat, untalentedmrripley, ,... and somebody who rarely makes a post, SpikeGissusajob?!





Radar Love by Golden Earring

Road to Hell by Chris Rea

Drive by R.E.M.

Drive by The Cars

Helen Wheels by Wings

Greased Lightening by John Travolta







Love the show, the host, myself, the staff, the other blogpoppets, the mods, the tweeters, the browsers, the callers, the emailers, the face bookers, the ones that don't even know the show exists (shame on you)

Morning all



How about Driving in my Car - Madness



or Im in Love With My Car - Queen

Morning All,



I second Mark's choice of 'Driving in my Car' by Madness and also suggest 'On the Road Again' Canned Heat



Hope the day is good for you all.



David

Hi chaps :)







BABY DRIVER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL







We all reasonably happy? Wednesday is usually a lively day in here and on the ray-dio

Morning Simon,



How about



BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD by Van Morrison?



Cheers, Dave

Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads

Morning all - we are reasonably happy, thanks Katy, but would love a chance to demonstrate our considered feelings and opinions to certain individuals, who have contributed distress to a voluntary organisation (of which your correspondant is a member) concerned with the organisation of a popular local charity event.



Apart from that, all fine.



On the motoring subject, I know it's a different discipline, but how about:



THE CHAIN by FLEETWOOD MAC.



I suggest this for 2 reasons:



a) it's a classic song



b) the British Grand Prix is the same day as the World Cup final, so we know what the subject of the contributions are going to be around that time...



In a related field, I shall be marshalling at the Grand Prix at Silverstone again this year, working on the startline. Looking forward to it!



Have a great day all



MP

In relation to my above rant, 3 word Wednesday as follows (in capitals!):



WE'RE A CHARITY!!! (Can we have 3 words and 3 punctuation marks?)

Good Morning Each. Ooh, the promise of two blogs in one day. Spoiled, we are!

Le Mans, surely...



'I Drove All Night' by Roy Orbison

#8 (Adopts pedant posture) How many punctuation marks? And is we're one word? now I've gonfused myself. Again.

#10. Now, I would like to say that those spelling and punctuation errors were deliberate, but that would be untrue. So, red pen. nX N. gonfusedX confused.

Apologies - 4 punctuation marks, and for the purposes of blogging, we're is one word.

#8 You tell 'em Malc. Think I know where you're coming from - my dear mother works tirelessly for a local organisation which is a registered charity - and often has to ..ahem .. remind people.







Silverstone - lucky you. I love F1.

ooooh - mostly boyblog so far today ..





Where are you Madchickster, Deebee, Tortie, Deevs, Mtd and MTF, poshsoullady, Luey?

#9 Great choice oh yes Mr Sheffield - one of my favourite songs -

#14 I'm here! Briefly, as it's my coffee break. Morning all, by the way!



How about:



"The Race" by Yello

"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol



#7 My son went to Silverston for his 18th birthday two years ago. He absolutely loved it (he's a big F1 fan) but he and Mr Bee who went with him nearly froze to death. In June.



*waits in eager anticipation for Simon's second blog*



Deebee X

Le Mans...



'24 Hours' by The Sundays



or...



'Twenty Four Hours A Day' by Apu (From The Simpsons)



or...



'Danger On The Track' by Europe



or...



'Strength To Endure' by The Ramones

#9 It is a fantastic choice - nice bit o' Big O.

#16 In contrast, Deebee, I was lucky enough to be in Abu Dhabi for the Grand Prix there, and in overalls etc, I nearly baked!! Oh, the life of a motorsport fan.

24 Hours From Tulsa -Gene Pitney

(Cat, pigeons etc)

I gotta say, I've never really got F1. I used to go to Darley Moor, years ago, to watch a bit of bike racing, and I still like MotoGP on the telly, but where is the fun watching a race in which it is difficult to overtake, and the race is often decided in qualifying. They even acknowledge this problem with rule changes every season. Perhaps if the fastest cars started at the back of the grid...

#21 I agree, Paul, that as a televisual spectacle it leaves something to be desired, and is not my favourite motorsport event (Touring Cars takes that honour). However, there is an undeniable atmosphere being at a live Grand Prix, knowing you are that close to the most advanced motoring technology [Jeremy Clarkson pause] ...in the world.



Starting the fastest cars at the back of the grid would be a good way round the overtaking situation, but it would create soooooooooo much politics - there'd be merry hell.

I just noticed Somon has changed his name. (see above) ;-)

#23 Good point! I believe it should be spelt 'Someone' though...

Now I've calmed down, can I change my 3 word Wednesday? 'Skittles final tonight' is a brighter note than my last effort.

Oldies suggestions:

Radar Love - Golden Earing

Driver's Seat - Sniff and the Tears

The Race - Yellow

All Night Long - Lionel Richie

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

'A man's place is in the wrong.' - Lynn Bowles. Ain't that the truth :-P

She drives e cazy - Fine Young Canibals

I drove all night - Cyndi Lauper

sleeping in my car - Roxette

Paradise by the dashbaord light - Meat Loaf

Cars - Gary Numan

Baby Driver - simon and Garfunkle





soulie choices...

Mustang Sally Wilson Picket

That driving beat Willie Mitchell

Afternoon all



That David Frost - trickier to pin down than a dodgy us president, pob be easier to get the president on than DF.



We had a good show yesterday for mensh's - still inordinately pleased at first for me (small things etc.)



How about for today



Little Deuce Coupe by the beach boys



or Little Red Corvette - Prince (or whatever he's called now)



Plus I'd like to third Radar Love and it has to be AC/DC for the mid week mosh



Cheers



A

The midweekmosh is invariably ACflippinDC - sick of em now.

Katy



How about Motorhead by Motorhead!



A

#31 A few weeks ago Matt played Ace Of Spades by Motorhead and gave me a mensh. I was grateful for the mensh, but largely it was undeserved, as I actually asked for Motorhead by Motorhead. I,ve kept schtumm 'til now. Does this count as a confession?

#29 Congratulations on breaking your duck Andy. The novelty doesn't wear off - I still get excited when I hear my name!

Matts Middle Aged Middle Of The Week Moshing Moment. If Malcolm P listens in tonight, that'll be skittles AND m+m's.



I think I may find the appropriate spot, and suggest 'Bread Fan' by Budgie.

Thought of another one:



"Drive" by the Cars.



Deebee X

#34 Good work Paul!! I'll keep an ear out.

Can I be today's tumbleweed monitor?

At last, my opportunity to request the best driving song ever:



Roadrunner, by Jonathan Richman (the version with the hammond organ pls, not sure which of the many versions that was, but it's the best).



Alternatively/additionally:



Stolen Car, Bruce Springsteen

Racing in the Street, Bruce Springsteen (am I right in thinking Le Mans is a road race? If so, particularly appropriate)

Drive, REM (seconded)

#37 Yes. Or we could have a game of chess?

#39 OI! That's my scrabble partner your looking at, there!



:¬)

#40 yes, and I'm about as good at chess too.

Touche!

Resisting the temptation to list all 128 of Mr Springsteen's car songs, but Thunder Road is also an appropriate title.



There's also Terraplane Blues by Robert Johnson, Dodge Vegematic by the aforementioned J Richman, and, more loosely connected, that song by Joni Mitchell about the Mercedes Benz she wants from God.



Great to hear Neil Young yesterday, which presumably rules him out today, but Long May You Run is a great ode to a car, maybe for another day.

#43 Glad you resisted OverHere [Mr?] ;^)

We have enough 'listers' in this blog to sink a pirate radio ship

Anyone fancy a race to #50?

Ready...

Steady...

Delayed start!

GO!

Go on then Katy

Missed it by One

Sorry - I couldn't resist.

#44 - sorry, only just realised my name is Over Here - it displays as "you" of course, causing the confusion ... Am I the only one whose comment box has an obligatory single-character space pre-entered?

#54 I have that too - I've got into the habit of automatically hitting the backspace key before I start typing.

#54 no - I have it too. Don't worry too much about it.

#56 - I need something to worry about. Do you have any other options, besides the phantom space?

#57 We could start a list of improvements we'd like to see:



1) remove backspace

2) allow preview/edit

3) include smilies

4) allow posters to delete their own post if they change their mind

#57 second all of Deebee's motions.

#58

seconded ... also,



allow us to choose themes sometimes, for future shows, rather than just the songs

Oops - should have been #58 in my last post.



And second #60 Over Here.



May I make a suggestion of my own? Once a month, a 'blogpoppet' is chosen at random to appear as a guest on the show??

Afternoon all - apologies for my absinthe I have a note...



#58 seconded all - come on beeb, you know it makes sense.



When it comes to #60 and #61, although the ideas have merit, we are talking production changes here which are a bit more difficult to influence.



I for one (or three at least) am extreeeeeemely jealous of Mr P's trip to Silverstone in July, however at least I will be able to watch both events on the telebox...



Now then for the request of the day, my first thought was The Chain - Fleetwood Mac, so I'll second or third that one.



mtd ffb xxx

#62 Hi mtd, yes absolutely - I was talking about suggestions for the blog specifically, rather than the show. Which I happen to think is brilliant just as it is. And although #61 is a good idea in theory, personally I would find such a thing far too scary (a look round the studio off air would be good though)

How's that tumbleweed coming on Deebee?

#58 we have preview and edit now...although when you see some of my posts it's hard to beleive hee hee...still it keeps the blog prefects busy ;-) I like the idea of being able to delete posts.

#65 I 'beleive' you're right poshsoullady (sorry, couldn't resist)



Anyone hear the beginning of the show?

#66 and neither could I... ;-)

A WOO AND A HOO AND A YIP YIP YIBBLE!!!!



I got a mensh for Snow Patrol! I was in the car at the time - I love that song anyway so I had the volume turned up and I was singing along. So when Simon said "that was chosen by Deebee from the blog" it came out really loud!



Actually, that's the second time I've had a mensh for that particular song. I think the last time was for the James May themed show.



I also got Yello played, but no mensh.



Where IS everybody, by the way?

Well done Deebs, I thought it was going to be a twit only zone today, but you rode to the blogs rescue. Incidentally, your post 58, request 2. You already have a preview button, directly next to the post button.

#69 Thanks Paul. Yes I noticed the preview button after psl mentioned it. Although if everybody checked their posts we would lose a fair amount of hilarity on the blog, don't you think?

I agree. It occurred to me that I never preview any of my posts, and particularly that last one might have made me look a ruddy idiot, to quote Alan Partridge.I think it was OK.



So, how many entries on the Deebee list now?

Herbie Flowers on the One Show at the moment. He used to be in Sky - I went to see them in concert a few times, back in the day.

#71 Twenty songs played in total, and ten menshes. And I have included the cheesy ones!

Now Jonnie Walker's on the One Show. They're doing a feature about "Walk on the wild side" by Lou Reid

Well done Deebee, another one to chalk up



David

#73. Well, that knocks me into a cocked hat.



Have you recieved Simons latest tweet? He may be interested to know that there is a rumour that Jeremy Clarkson has a donkey called Kristen Scott Donkey.

#76 LOL yes - I've just sent him a reply that refers to Top Gear!

#77 btw, is saying "a bit up herself" rude?

Depends on the bit!

Oooh, Matron!

Okay I'm off to eat now. See you later.

I wonder if the fact that it is Portugal Day tomorrow will have any bearing on our song choices? However, it will also be the anniversary of the first Oxbridge Boat Race, Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson, Saab produces its first automobile, Apple ships its first Apple II personal computer.



Also on this day in history, Howlin' Wolf, Prince Philip - Duke of Edinburgh, Judy Garland, Robert Maxwell and Dean Leacock (Up The Rams) are all born.



Alexander the Great, Frederick Delius, Spencer Tracy, Les Dawson and Ray Charles all pop their clogs, bless them.



It is also the feast day of:

* Getulius, Amancius and Cerealus

* John of Tobolsk

* Landry of Paris

* Olivia

and it is Abolition Day in French Guyana, and Reconciliation Day in the Republic of the Congo.



With all of this in mind, my suggestion would be...



'Whisky In The Jar' by Thin Lizzy. Any chance?

#82 Abolition Day in French Guyana, and Reconciliation Day in the Republic of the Congo, would make for a tricky subject for song selection.

David

#82 On this day in history - that sounds like a good idea for a feature...,;-)

new blog!