Morning all, first again?

Morning all.



We're just off on a 17 mile trek to collect 16year olds results.



To tie in with todays theme and the weather.....



I can see clearly now -- Johnny Nash ?



Maybe I'll be back later with something a bit more inspiring!!



Toodle oo.



MTF.xx

How's about this to get things moving along ...



WORKING FOR THE MAN - ROY ORBISON



And 'IF' it should get a mensh' how's about a name check for Elissa, my 'little' girl, also going through the results wringer today!



TTFN ...



G_C

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL CAREER - Belle & Sebastian



JUST A JOB TO DO - Genesis



A MAN'S JOB - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

Never be the same - Crowded House

Not the girls you think you are - Crowded House

" Hold On tight to your dreams"



----- ELO ----



MTF.xx



must dash.

THE WORKING MAN - Creedence Clearwater Revival



DIRTY JOB - Dolly Parton



WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK - Elvis Costello



FINEST WORKSONG - REM



GOIN' TO WORK - Martina McBride



WORK FOR THE WORKING MAN - Bon Jovi



TEN MEN WORKING - NEIL YOUNG

That'll do for me for a while - got to give others a chance :)

Morning All



Good luck to all those going to collect their results.



I would also like to second TwistyBass with the excellent choice of Making Plans for Nigel by XTC



Might return later if I can think of anything,



Mcw x

Morning All,



'Working 9 to 5' Dolly Parton

'Absolute Beginners' David Bowie or The Jam

'Start' The Jam



or for everybody who's done exams or starting a career 'Heroes' David Bowie

Or a really poignant song:



ONE DAY I'll FLY AWAY by RANDY CRAWFORD Or



I WONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME by NIK KERSHAW

'career opportunities' The Clash

'move on up' Curtis Mayfield

'what a waste ' Ian Dury and the Blockheads

'Rat race' The Specials

'work to do' Average White Band

'you can get it if you really want' Jimmy Cliff

Morning all!



NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT - Ella Fitzgerald

GOTTA BE STARTING SOMETHING - Michael Jackson

IF I WERE A CARPENTER - Bobby Darin



Laters!



Alex-G

Morning All



Good luck to everyone getting exam results, including Miss Mayo!



Just after I got to work today we had a power cut. Good start to the day...



For today's theme I'd like to propose:



MOVING OUT by Billy Joel



YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE by Nancy Sinatra



RESPECT YOURSELF by Madonna



SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY by Donna Summer



Deebee X

Morning all



My loose suggestion for today's topic is "Working For MCA" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Heard the Rumer session while listening to the Roxy Music In Concert from a couple of weeks ago last night.



What a gorgeous voice she has.

Hi every body,



Martyn Joseph - Working Mother

Working Class Hero - John Lennon ( or Elbow Cover )



Back soon



P Ayre

OLIVERS ARMY - Elvis Costello (first verse particularly appropriate)



GLAMOR PROFESSION - Steely Dan



DOWN AND OUT IN PARADISE - John Cougar Mellencamp



And I'll second DeeBee's

MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) - Billy Joel

Whoop whoop blogpoppets



Youngest son got 6As and 3A*s ... as well as the A, A* and B he's already got for the ones he's done early ... what a proud mum I am of both of my boys :-)))))



My top choice has gone already (making Plans For Nigel) although little one is actually called Ollie, so Oliver's Army would be just as good



xx

Good Morning Each! You know those occasions when Simon says something to the effect of, 'Lots of people have chosen this one today, led by...'



Well, I hope todays 'lots of people' are led by Twistybass, and I am certainly happy to be included in the lots of people. 'Making Plans For Nigel' by XTC is an excellent choice.

#21 I agree Ken. She reminds me a lot of Karen Carpenter.



#24 Well done to Ollie! Celebrations in the of Eastleigh household today then.

My own suggestions...



'Career Opportunities' by The Clash



'My New Career' by Japan



'A New Career In A New Town' by David Bowie

'Get A Job' by The Silhouettes (Or Sha-Na-Na)

'Work' by Bob Marley And The Wailers.

Phew, a big sigh of relief after a 35 mile round trip to collect results!



Hope it goes ok for everyone else too.



MTF.xx

'Marry For Money' by Trace Adkins

Wow Alison, thats an incredible achievement, well done to Ollie.



Bacon butties all round here, too early for anything else!!



MTF.xx

'I Want To Be An Eddie Stobart Driver' by The Wurzels

#33 Are you sure you're not making that up?

# 26 & 32 - Thanks Deebee and MTF - my children have done SOOO much better than me in their exams. I could never do maths, still can't, so don't know where they get it from (not their dad!). I'm very envious of Katy Mac and her calculations (and drawings)

Working for the Yankee Dollar - The Skids



Working on the Highway - Bruce Springsteen



Lets Work Together - Canned Heat

'So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star' by THe Byrds. (I reckon this fits the career advice bill best of all the songs I've gone for so far)

#34. Unfortunately, our resident Wurzel expert is no longer around to back me up, but yes, it's a genuine song. Should I get my coat?

Short but sweet! Catch you all, later!

I've been known to be a bit of a Wurzel myself you know Paul.



Except, I dont drinks it all of the day!



MTF.xx

Well done Ollie! That's a magnificent set of results and well done son of MTF!!

Morning Everyone and, of course, Simon and The Team,



Just pooping by with:-



THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS, JOHNNY NASH.



Also,



THREE WORD TUESDAY



VERY PROUD MUM - I don't expect a mensh as I know there will be lots of us about today.



Back later - had a weird moment in the car on the way to work and want to share it. It may bring a lump to your froat.



GailyB

Work Rest and Play by Madness?

Three word Tuesday:



MOUNTAIN OF EGGS!!



The three new chickens are doing us proud!

Thanks Mcw.x



Gaily, I was going to switch off, but now am intrigued, dont leave us dangling too long!!



MTF.xx

'everybody wants to rule the world' Tears for Fears

Beatles, Paperback Writer?

Well done to Ollie of Eastleigh, son of MTF and son of Gaily - huge congratulations!



Alex-Girl

Ta Alex.x

'you can't get what you want (till you know what you want)' Joe Jackson

Hi MTF, Elder GB collected his GCSE results today too. I've been fretting for months now as I didn't see much evidence of him having done any studying but he has done sooooo well. On my drive into work, I just had this overwhelming urge to tell my Dad how proud I was of the GB and how well he'd done. My darling Dad died when I was a teenager, before I did my 'O' levels, many moons ago. I still miss him but the feeling took me quite by surprise. Apologoes for any lumps in froats or grit in eyes.



Off to do some work now. Been here almost an hour and haven't done a thing. :(



Gaily

Just a quickie before I go - I haven't taken time to catch up on earlier comments so please don't think I'm ignoring any of these gorgeous, clever children. Will have a look see in a bit, must get some work done first.



Gaily X

Well done to Ollie of Eastleigh and MTF and Gaily's sons

Dear Gaily



Thank you for sharing your moment and I hope that writing it down has helped. I'm sure your dad would have been extremely proud of both you and your son, as are us other blogpoppets.



xx

Thats lovely Gaily.



There are so many moments we want to share with our lost ones.



I like to think they would be so proud of how we've carried on in their abscence. I spend all afternoon alone with my thoughts in my car, and keep a big roll of soft tissue handy for such moments.xx



Well done to your eldest.



Thanks BB.



Now I must get some work done, beofre I go to work!



MTF.xx

Oh dear!



Beofre??



Time to bloggle off.



MTF.xx

Its Welsh you know!



MTF.xx

#46 poshsoullady- fabulous choice! My favourite, love the intro!

Well done to Gaily's and MTF's sons!



Gaily - that was so moving. And it made me think that my own Dad (who I lost 5 years ago) would be so proud that my son is going off to University next month. The two of them had a quite special relationship.

#51 Gaily that was lovely. I lost my dear Dad less than two years ago- he was far too young at 69. He knew that my son was going to University, and I remember him reading my daughters results, she took round the paper confirmation to him with all the scores. The smile on his face said it all, and he kept saying over and over how she had got full marks for Chemistry. I had a similar moment to you last week, Gaily,when our daughter got into RVC after brilliant A'level results, and I could just see that great big smile on his face.





Think I may need to go and blow my nose.......xxx

#58 it kind of sums up that heady optimism of youth... :-)

PS Now that I've composed myself, well done Gaily's elder GB. Sounds like all the boys have done us proud!

#61 Fingets crossed it gets played.

#51 Gaily, that was lovely and thank you for sharing your moment with us. I lost my Dad 16 years ago. He was only 59. There are so many times when I think "I must tell Dad...." and get brought up short. Even worse are the times when I think "Oh, I'll ask Dad - he'll know". He did meet Mr P and saw the details of the house we were buying so he knew how happy and settled I was and I am glad of that.



#60 MCW - also lovely words.

ABC by the Jackson 5

#21 Ken, quite agree with your comments about Rumer. She has an amazing voice. Did you hear her on Dermot's show last Saturday?

Oven cleaning tips are currently being discussed on the other side!



MTF.xx

#67 Is that comment meant to encourage us to go over and join in? ;o)

Three Word Tuesday:



Oven Cleaning Sucks!

'get an AGA' no more oven cleaning ever yay ;-)

I have an excellent oven cleaner - Mr Bee!

#68, no, but it got the ball rolling again.LOL!



MTf.xx

Afternoon all



Just a quick poop in as v busy today. Congrat's to all those whose offspring had results today.



My suggestion is 'Money for Nothing' - Dire Straits, which i don't think has been picked. 'Should have learn to play the guitar etc.'



Cheers



A



PS on the oven cleaning - why just not spill in the first place?

#72 MTF, you minx!

Three word Tuesday, which can also be found on CLPs blog ahem!!!



"Last figs picked"



I juggled it around a bit and it sounds better like that!



MTF.xx

#66 Afraid not, Dermot's show is 3pm on Saturday afternoon's isn't it? Sport watching time, either on the terrace or on TV or internet! Plus I'm afraid he's categorised as "host of reality TV rubbish" in my brain which doesn't really tempt me to listen in.



Was it with full band on is show? She had the full band in Maida Vale studios for the "In Concert" show session and they played it in between a chat with Jo Whiley. The session sounded really good. Might be tempted to buy the album - if she and band can do it for real in a BBC session then I guess you can safely assume she can do it without autotune and the like*



* He says, with fingers crossed that nobody is going to jump in and tell me that all those lovely old BBC sessions from the 70s were autotuned after the event :-).

P.S. I'm sure Dermot's a nice chap. I also liked Davina before she hitched up on Big Brother. My reality garbage prejudices are universal and extended to all :-)

#71.I must have a word with Mr Bee, he is plainly letting the side down. Not insofar as he cleans the oven, we all end up having to fulfil that function. No, it's that you think he is good at it. That means the poor chap will keep being asked to do it. I mean, really!

Well that's a first - I put work before blog today - guilty conscience I think. Anyhoo, I'm all caught up now.



Thank you for all your congratulations - I'll pass them on. thank you too for sharing stories about your Dads. My Dad was a very young 48. He knew my sister's (now) husband but didn't meet my ex (thankfully - he'd have strung him up by the wotsits) but saddest of all he didn't meet the GBs. I've taken some time to step back a bit lately and have noticed just how totally gorgeous the elder GB is - he was just so lovely to someone recently - it was worth more than all the A*s in the world.



G_C - any news on your GD (gorgeous daughter)? I hope she's happy with her results.



Ollie of Eastleigh - what an achievement, well done young sir. The elder GB had a fair mix of A*s and As with a B thrown in to keep him grounded. Likewise, Alison, he has surpassed his father's and my own academic achievements. EGB takes his brains from my dad. What made it all the more poignant this morning, EGB is the first grandchild to follow in my Dad's footsteps - he wants to be an engineer.



MTF - hearty congrats to your lad too - the 35 mile round trip was worth it then. I bet the first 17.5 miles were the longest.



#21 - Loving the tune by Rumer - her voice is amazing.



Off to refresh and catch up again - a colleague came to chat so I think there'll be a fair bit to catch up on.



Gaily

Deebee - do you hire Mr Bee out for the cleaning of ovens - I know of one that needs a bit of a clean before it becomes classified as a nuclear waste zone. It is currently at health hazard status. ;)



#78 PoS - yes I thought it was a pre-requisite that men did jobs to a barely acceptable standard to avoid being asked to do them again. You need to have a word with Mr Bee - obviously he's just too conscientious.



Gaily

#80. You are almost correct, but it depends on the job. I am the worlds best at ensuring the cleanliness of any cake mixing bowl.

#81 I think Mr P would challenge you there Paul! (Although, as I rarely make cakes, he is a bit out of training!



It's funny isn't it - the oven cleaning / hoovering / whatever is done to the "barely acceptable" and yet we just smile fondly and say "Bless, at least he tried". Men are clever creatures deep down....















.... very deep down.





(Runs for cover)

#76 She had some band members with her Ken. She sang 'Moon River' live (On iplayer 0:32:30 if your interested, well worth a listen). I agree about Dermot, and I don't particularly like the laddish interviewing style he has, but I was a captive audience in the car at the time.

I quite like Dermot O'Leary but agree Madchickster, I'm not so keen on his interviewing style either. Sometimes, I just want him to spit out the question and cut out the rambling. I'm usually a captive audience in the kitchen preparing tea on a Saturday when he's on. Having said that, on a Saturday we have started to retune to t'other side and listen to Vernon, et al ending up with the gorgeous and talented Reggie Yates's request show.



GailyB

Oh dear, I seem to have stalled the blog - was it the mention of the other side?



Gaily

#80 #81 I wouldn't call him conscientious exactly - more brow-beaten, if I'm honest. And he is VERY good at certain jobs, namely car polishing. Especially if the car in question happens to be a sports car...



#83 #84 I don't listen to the radio much at the weekends - I tend to stick to my podcasts and music. I'm quite enjoying Patrick Kielty, but I won't go out of my way to listen to him - only if I'm in the car and he happens to be on.

I have been asked, that's ASKED (not by Luey), to point out that most men are also very adept at ,erm,... er... bottom burping. I find it difficult to argue otherwise.



This blog entry provided by PoS Tone Lowering Services.

Best Saturday morning listening ever was Chris Evans on GLR and then The Treatment on 5 Live before Bob Shennan axes it make way for Ian Wright. Best Saturday afternoon listening was the halcyon days of Rock On followed by Fluff and then In Concert on R1. Nothing can touch that afternoon line up.

The only interview Dermot has done that I have enjoyed was with Michael Buble. On that occasion, Dermot had his Mum in the studio and she did most of the interview. It was hilarious! I find Dermot mumbles so I tend to tune out.



Paul - thank you for highlighting that particular male ...er.... skill.

PoS - the GBs are in training to be real men then, I wondered!



Ken - sounds marvellous - I miss Fluff - DW just isn't the same, imho.



Gaily



(the 'h' is for humble, btw)

#87 Can we have a hat for Tone Lowering Bloggetry?

#91 - Perhaps a raspberry shaped hat?

#92 Or even a raspberry beret?

#93 ooh la la Miss P - very clever. I like it.



Gaily

Going back to being the proud parent - did I mention that he may appear in the local rag tomorrow - he was photographed on the shoulders of two of his mates waving his results sheet in his hand. It may be the last photograph to be taken tho', the smug little so and so rang up to tell me he'd just realised he was more qualified than me in everything now. I will be having a word in his shell-like...



Gaily

Also, just before I blog off for the day - Simon I admire your willpower not to peep. Don't know if I could have resisted the temptation. Hope your GD is happy with her results too.



Will be tuned in at 5.05 - perhaps in the kitchen, perhaps pounding the streets in a pre-treat exercise frenzy - I'm taking the night off running club in honour of EGB's results.



Gaily

It does seem to be a particularly slow trickle towards the century today.

#93 Haha Alex - you got me back for making you laugh yesterday :o)



#96 Gaily, Simon's earlier tweet suggested that she was pleased. So good results all round!

Deebee - I am still chuckling about your comment of yesterday!

100?