Morning All,



Just here a little today (and all this week) due to work.



GOOD MORNING JUDGE - 10cc

Morning all



I love Bill Bailey - saw his Part Troll tour and it was just sooooooo funny, and he's a very clever man. Put him with Dylan Moran for a touch of Black Books and I'm in heaven!



As for today's feem of prizes ... finking cap donned.



Hope to be back later.



Deevs

x

What about



Reward - Teardrop Explodes



So You Win Again - Hot Chocolate



The Winner Takes It All - Abba



for now, anyhoo.



x

GLITTERING PRIZE - Simple Minds

Morning All



Simon, I'm quite worried about you - you don't seem to know the age of your own child. You blogged a while ago that he was just finishing Year 5. He must be quite advanced if he is still only 8... ;o)



Anyways, how about:



EVERYONE'S A WINNER by Hot Chocloate



SHE'S A WINNER by The Intruders



Deebee X

Morning all



Deebee - how's your Mum, and are you having withdrawal symptoms from Radio 2 yet? : )



First suggestion:



PAPERBACK WRITER - The Beatles



Tortie x

Morning all, some thinking time required for me this morning, as Deevskibooo has already bagged the fabulous REWARD - TEAR DROP EXPLODES, which I fully throw my weight behind!



G_C

Morning All,



Just a flying visit today...so how about this one...



Classic by Adrian Gurvitz (Gonna write a classic, gonna write it in an attic)



Mcw x

I love Reward by Teardrop Explodes. I'm right behind Deevs and Glenn! Simon, if you don't play it today, it would be an excellent first track on ARF!

morning all :-)

'celebration' kool and the Gang

#6 She had a bit of an uncomfortable night (see previous blog) but she seems in good spirits this morning. Thanks for asking. And yes, I am so missing Radio 2 - it's not the same having breakfast without CLP. Too quiet by far!



X

#11 One consolation Deebs, you'll be up to date with The Archers!! wishing your Mum a speedy recovery.



Another suggestion and then I really must get going..



Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush

#12 LOL Katy! I may become addicted!!

#13 sorry, that should have said MCW, not Katy.

Chuck Berry 'you never can tell'....the thoughts behind the judging!

Elvis Costello 'everyday I write the book'

Morning All,



'Top of the World' The Carpenters



Have a good day everybody

Hello Simon & team and fellow Blogpeeps!



A little more sunshine here in South Wilts today - hope it extends southwestwards into Deebee Mumland.



I can clearly see that several discerning blogfellows have ordered The Teardrops today and, having requested the track 23 times [no kidding] since January I am inclined to jump on that bandwagon, and I promise I won't get offended if you all get a mensh and I don't, because I find the mensh thing a bit embarrassing, yet still enjoy playing the game. Phew - that came out in one breath!





There's more ... meant to ask you all loads of stuff yesterday but was too busy ...

will be back after I've made a cuppa ...

Morning Simon and fellow poppets!



Apologoes for absence since Friday - had a weekend of jam making. 20lbs of the stuff in all, neatly packaged in the sweetest little 1/2 lb jars with red and white gingham tops and red and white labels. Plum, plum and ginger, plum and chipotle (yes, our plum tree did us proud) and blackberry and apple. Toast anyone?



I worked from home yesterday and was so busy that I didn't get a chance to poop by, but did get to listen to the whole of Drivetime. Whehay!! OMD were great - good to hear them back.



All my suggestions for toons have already been made so I will third Teardrop Explodes. It is a must play.



Deebee, glad your Mum is mending.

Katy - I hope your daughter said "thank you for having me" (I always say that to my Mum on my bday.

Alsion - have a great holiday and don't worry about the menfolk!

MCW - glad your break in the Lake District was good.

Kev - hope you are feeling better.

PoS - hope the roof is going well.

Anyone I have missed - kisses



Alex-G

Oops - just found the missing ) that fell off my comment to Katy. Please insert.

#19

AlexG - she certainly did say thanks for having her! In fact she made contact in several different ways [they are 8 hours ahead of us] FB, Skype and good-old fashioned phone calls all combined in spectacular fashion - made me feel part of it all. She returns 3 days before Christmas after 14 months away.



:^)

Madchickster - are you out there?!



As I am of Lancastrian/Cumbrian heritage and my other half is from Cumbria [his folks still live there] I retain a very real sense of northern-ness. Would love to know where you were based in Lakeland. Also - did you Wainwright?



:^)

Good Morning Each!



What is this life if full of care



We have no time to stand and stare?



No time to stand beneath the boughs



And stare as long as sheep, or cows.



No time to see, when woods we pass,



Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.



No time to see, in broad daylight,



Streams full of stars, like skies at night.



No time to turn at Beauty's glance,



And watch her feet, how they can dance.



No time to wait till her mouth can



Enrich that smile her eyes began.



A poor life this, if full of care,



We have no time to stand and stare.







William Henry Davies 1871 - 1940





He plainly wasn't a Newsagent wi'out a roof. In other words, as much as I'd like, I can't stop, this is just a fleeting vivit whilst time permi...

My U2 track for the day is "A Celebration" . Bonus track for Bill bailey would be "Stand up Comedy" by U2 of course!



Have a good day everyone.

'shining star' earth wind and Fire

'affirmation' Savage Garden

'high hopes' Frank Sinatra

#23

Roofless of Sheffield - the Gimme Shelter lyrics may be more apt. On second thoughts, that track gets a bit dark ... the first verse of Gimme Shelter then.

What I'm trying to say is: those roofers - gee them up a bit - you are also needed here

:^)

#24 Hi SimonWard - can't help noticing your U2 fixation - all good, I hastily add. Reckon there are enough tracks over the years to cover any theme?

:^)

Morning all



Bit of flying visit, as v busy, but not roofless (thankfully).



Howabout Europe - The Final Countdown, a bit poodle rock, but there you go!



Cheers



A

#2 Deevskiboooooooo



My most memorable Laugh Out Loud - Bill Bailey Part Troll Tour - *that* love song :



"... the duck lays shredded in a pancake, soaking in the hoisin of your lies."







#Anyone else - OK OK - perhaps it doesn't translate too well out of context onto the written page - at the time it was thee most gloriously funny tears rolling down the cheeks moment.

:^)

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



Congrats on the menshes yesterday everyone - I heard your mensh Gary - well done - I hope that doesn't mean you're going to give up - you seem to be conspicuous by your absence my lovely.



I saw I was mentioned in despatches would that be for my three word Monday? Confirmation, anyone? As you may have gathered, I missed it. Once confirmation has been received, I shall listen again. I heard your three word Monday mensh, PSL, and immediately thought - ouch, that's painful. Hope it's all better soonly.



Deebee - good luck my lovely, I think you're in need. No tuning in to CLP or the gorgeous SM? How will you survive?



THREE WORD TUESDAY - THINKING OF DEEBEE - and all things associated therewith.



AG - that was a major jamming session my lovely - are you feeling all virtuous and marvellous now?



PoS - would an umbrella hat be of any use?



SW - keep it coming with the U2 suggestions - they're marvellous but I've kind of lost touch with them. I was a big fan of theirs in the early days and saw them in the Playhouse in Edinburgh - they were amazing. Once they went all super-group, I lost interest although I still like their music.



Surprisingly, enough I haven't come up with a suggestion. Will wander off for a ponder and, lightbulb moment permitting, I may be back with a tune.



GailyB



Ps - Enjoyed the bit about stationery last night. I thought it was just me. I love stationery, my favourite being a little notebook bound in banana leaves and purchased in South Africa - it's on display on a shelf in the living room - I keep picking it up thinking I may write in it but just can't bring myself to spoil it. I have another lovely notebook a friend bought me for my birthday last year which she made me promise to jot down my thoughts in but I just can't bring myself to - I need to find the right pen first. X

#22 Katy, we have a small cottage near Ambleside. We did a lot of walking in the Southern lakes this year, Elterwater, Ambleside, Loughrigg, Coniston area. We had glorious sunshine, and I even managed to top up my fast fading Greek tan! It is a wonderful place, even more so when the sun shines!



Mcw x (who really shouldn't be here..... We have a family gathering/21st chez Mcw and thanks to the MiL, the small, informal family luncheon is turning into a bit of a bonanza. I didn't realise just how many relations there were on 'his' side! Am slowly tearing my hair out!! Will be totally bald by Sunday!)

CONGRATULATIONS, CLIFF RICHARD?



HOIB?

A tenuous link to last year's Man Booker Prize winner - HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF, DURAN DURAN



GailyB

#32 - it was a major jamming session indeed, Gaily! Guess what I was singing throughout? (Until we spilt the blackberry and apply, when I started singing "When Father papered the parlour" but changed the words to fit our jam crisis!).



I too love stationery. Mr P was on his way home and laughed alot as he knew I would be hanging onto every word of that feature! He has to drag me past Rymans, Office World and all other stationery suppliers. I had 3 new notebooks for my birthday and stroke them often!!

We are the Champions - Queen



(Phew, thought of one at last!)

As Paul Weller has been nominated for a Mercury Prize, how's about



A TOWN CALLED MALICE, PAUL WELLER



did you see what I did there?



Although the novel by Nevil Shute wasn't a winner, it came 17th in a list of 100 best English language novels of the 20th century.



GailyB

#38 at the risk of being a pedant, and purely to clarify what I was referring to, NS's novel is A Town Like Alice.



GailyB

#38 Paul Weller has been nominated?? I honestly thought the Mercury Prize was for up and coming acts who had released a decent album the previous year, could do with the accolade [and the cash] etcetc.



Mind you - whatever became of the Klaxons? LOL

my choice today is( reward by teardrops explode)

Hey Katy - check this out my lovely. I wasn't sure what the prize was for so had a wee look see and came up with this.



https://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/about.php



GailyB

Back to the theme of the day and inspired by Britrock/Indieness:





[WHAT'S THE STORY] MORNING GLORY - OASIS



LUCKY MAN - THE VERVE



UNDERDOG - KASABIAN





:^)

#42 Thanks Gailypoppet! Was having a swift google around and spotted that - then I went on to look at past winners, some of who[m?] I was aware, which in turn led me into Britpop territory hence my chosen list above.

Just pooping back for a quickie before I think about lunch.



KatyMac - we had sun, then rain, then a bit more sun. I think the rain's on it's way again :( I hope it's dry in Sheffield. Paul, have you got webbed feet?



Gaily - you are sooo lovely with your 3 word Tuesday. If you were here I would give you a great big hug! I think I'm going to be quite tired by Friday, when my bro takes over. Mum's no trouble, bless her, but I'm having to do quite a lot for her. Mind you, it's not all bad. She's just decided she'd like a small glass of sherry before lunch. And I can't have her drinking alone ;o)



Deebee X

#44 - you're welcome Katy Sweetie, what a super surf you've had - started off in one place and ended up somewhere else with some lovely views along the way. Btw, I'm thinking with the 'm'.



GailyB

#45 - Aw Deebs, how civilised; it'd be too rude not to. Wish I was there to share hugs and sherry :)



Gailyb

31 Katy - absolute genius!



(i don't seem to be able to do the little cross number symbol on this keyboard!)



Stationery! We've got a young girl leaving here on Friday to return to Uni to complete her studies (interrupted by pregnancy 2 years ago but that's another story!) Rather than the usual chocs/wine/flowers gift, I've just been to ELH and bought her some reet funky bright pink stationery so she's all equipped for her first day of term in a few weeks' time!



And this was nice - a friend from Suffolk sent me some floweres today as a belated birthday prezzie! Made my day it did!



Deevs

x

#45



Deebee - your Mum sounds like a splendid lady. Spelled the correct way. All ladies who are partial to a small sherry before lunch are splendid.

My mother is a G&T 'just a small one dear' before dinner sort of lady. Only once a week mind.



:^)

loved the stationery feature too....I love note books and carry a suede A5 in my bag for jottings! It has the Ghandi quote embossed on it...'you must be the change you wish to see in the world' I always write in a HB pencil...

#49 Katy, sherry runs through our veins. My parents knew Mr Bee was the man for me the day they found out he likes it. Sadly, it's not a fashionable drink these days.

#50 - nicely done PSL - a wee snuck in there for the 50 - many congrats. You too are extremely civilised with your suede A5 - liking the HB pencil. May have to consider that for my jotting down notebook.



Gailyb

Poshsoullady - Not just a collector of notebooks and HB pencils - but also of ..









HATS!

50th post -



:^)



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#51

Fashionable or not, Deebs, sadly I am allergic to it. Strange really. I can knock back the vino and brandy as though there's no tomorrow.



:^)

I prefer to write in pencil too. My one of choice at the moment is pink and glittery - it's a beggar to sharpen. Oh to be the owner of a stationery shop..........



#48 Deevs - loving the idea of a "little cross number". My choice would be the number 8. For some reason, it is the one that causes me most difficulty in Sudoku. Don't know why. Have developed quite an aversion to it. 8 is definitely a cross number cos it makes me cross.



.....rambles off, muttering madly to self...........

Paperchase (other stationers...) has just opened in Lincoln - I've not been in yet - I'm waiting 'til I'm in town on my own so I can touch, handle (and sniff) the products that catch my eye, in a leisurely manner. The youngerGB just doesn't understand but I have a feeling the elderGB is realising the joys of stationery.



GailyB

#48 Deevskiboooo - that'll be the hash key ######### LOL ;^)





Oooh - stationery with an e ...

Have tried to resist - sorry in advance:



1] One of the most exciting jobs I have ever undertaken is to set up a home office for my brother. Well - two of the most exciting jobs because I set up my own home office - come to think of it I did my sister-in-law's as well - that's 3 of the most exciting jobs I've ever .. [Ed - OK enough!].

We've got a mahooosive Staples and any excuse to go in there - it is my absolutely favourite pla.. [Ed - I warned you - I'll delete you]



2] Sorrysorry sorry - can I just say that when I was young my favourite word was 'crayon' - still is. Played it in Scrabble t'other day and came over all contented ...

#57 Just the thought of a packet of new crayons is enough to make me feel warm and cosy.



I bought some a few years back for when my god daughter comes to stay. I also bought a colouring book. Hours of pleasure......







..... the god daughter better visit soon otehrwise I will have finished the book............





.........oh, she's 13 now? Where did time go? You mean I can finish the colouring by myself? And Mr P is out tonight? A satisfying evening awaits!!

#57 Lol Katy. My favourite word as a kid was a made up one - it was sweerdy-barlow for a person who said a bad word. Don't think it's achievable in Scrabble. As a child, my favourite person (outside the family that is) was a neighbour who I called Numminy Widsum - her real name? Minnie Wood, not quite the same ring to it, is it?



GailyB

AG - I found a partially completed colouring book the other day, briefly thought of chucking it in the recycling bin but very quickly decided against that notion. I've held onto it even tho' the youngerGB is 10. There is something very comforting about a colouring book and some lovely colouring pencils. Oh I might have to look it out again the next time I have a spare few mins.



GailyB

#60 Glad it's not just me!!!

What I used to love as a kid was getting one of those mahoosive sets of coloured pencils, with all the colours of the rainbow. Sometimes you could get them with each pencil having two different colours, one at each end. And a brand new, pristine sketch pad....



You know, I've always thought there was something slightly odd about me liking stationery shops. But reading the above has made me realise that I'm quite normal after all. Relief!



Unless you're all a bit odd too....

#61 As I was yesterday AG when I heard about people buying notebooks and not using them. I even purloined some Filofax (other organisers...)notebooks when our office was amalgamating with another. Nobody seemed to use the notebooks. They're currently residing in a drawer in my hall table. The youngerGB needed a notebook the other day for his school trip. I tried to palm him off with an old school book but he wasn't for having it and made off with one of the aforementioned notebooks. It came back unused and I breathed a huge sigh of relief.



GailyB

I used to keep a diary when I was younger, which I wrote in notebooks. The joy of starting a new notebook... :o)

I haven't suggested a song yet. And so, with time pressing, I aim straight for THOIB.



'The Winners Song' by Geraldine McQueen (AKA Peter Kay)



I will return later to see if I have an award of any kind.

#65 I think that probably deserves the Tony Blackburn special. Which I believe you yourself suggested on an earlier blog, Paul.

PoS - I think your suggestion trumps my Cliff contribution of earlier. Katy, pass the hat my lovely. ;)



Deebee - We used to have those double ended crayons at Sunday School - I loved them but never thought to ask my Mum to buy them for me. I probably thought they were special only for Sunday School crayons so was happy just to have them on a Sunday.



GailyB

Deebee - I'd forgotten all about the TB HOIB - oh yes Paul, suits you sir! ;)

thank you KM :-)



lurve Paperchase too..may see you in there!

I'll look out for you PSL - you'll be the posh soulful one? Are you near Lincoln?



GailyB

#65 For Roofless of Sheffield

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My colleague is doing Edward Scissorhands with three empty paper rolls - the paper is enormous to fit a plotter - we've called him Edward Cardboardhands. A wee insight into my fun-filled life ;)



Rightio, 2 minutes 'til lousing time - (a term used by my totally gawjus Dad for home time - can't bear to think to what it refers).



Cheerio.



GailyB

The HOIB hat is supposed to be morphing into a battered wobbly affair - to suit all browsers.

I hit the 'Post comment' button a little earlier than intended so didn't get chance to finish it off. Next time, eh?



:^)

#73 Well it will keep the rain off him, at the very least!

Just been out to get a prescription, so I had a blast of SW in the car. Not my presenter of choice, as you know - but Mum might have thought it a bit strange if I said I couldn't go till 5 o'clock. And anyway hey, it's Radio 2!

Afternoon Everybody.



Late visit today. Love all your suggestions esp.#8 Mcw.



Can't better them. Good luck to all.



BP

# 57



oooooooooooooh they work on this keyboard!!! (have changed desks for the afternoon stint!)



###########################################



Just because I can!



x

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! a double mensh - reverse psychology which was not meant to work quite as efficiently as it did



*hoots of laughter*

#78



At least it has confirmed that the rest of my family don't know my blog name!

"Kathy D? That's you isn't it, Kathy/Mum?"

Sheepish reply "Er, yes - you've rumbled me .."



Twitter is guilty





:^)

#77



I'll see your #hash tag Deevskibooo and raise you a double row of ampersands -

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Hmph!

You win!

Well done DeeBee - who probably isn't listening at the mo but might see this later.

[Win, Place or Show She's a Winner]





xx

#82 Cheryl?! You're giving in way too easily missus



xx

FANDEEBEEDOZY!!!



Well done Katy, too! #3 Deevs you wuz robbed of a mensh!

'Good Enough' by Dodgy.

I know someone from Dodgy. He lives locally. Has a raydio programme. He sort of manages my other half's other band.





Self disclosure are me



:^)

#85 Thanks Madchick but but but .. you got me thinking.



Deevskiboo - was I a winner because of my superior keyboard naming skills [LOL!] or because I got the mensh for Reward?

Sorry if I got that wrong.



Only - it's sort of a joke how many times I've tweeted Simon requesting 'Reward' or 'Treason' given the most tenuous of links to the daily theme. A touch of irony may have just been demonstrated. But then again, I could be completely wrong.

Miffed that I woz robbed Katy, but well done for the mensh! What about MTF's Twilight for ARF after all this time!?!?!



Tea's ready ....



Deevs

x

Hmmm. That's bettererer. Can't beat a bit of salmon on a Tuesday!



x

#87 & #88 It just shows what excellent taste in music you both have! (She says crawling out of that big hole what she dug!)



We have a fishy dinner tonight, too. Lemon sole, yumm..

#88 AlexH was robbed as well missing out on a mensh for Simple Minds's Glittering Prize - unless he has another moniker on Twitter.



;-)

Thanks for the hat. Well done to Katy and Deebs, well deserved menshes.



I got tweet of wisdom, but it seems that Bill Bailey didn't approve too much. Can't blame him. I must admit to being a tad surprised as I tweeted it a day or two ago.



And so to Scrabble, for a Katylashing. I think I'm becoming addicted.

Tomorrow, time and circumstance permitting, I intend to betray a long standing confidence, here on this blog. Suffice to say, that a very, very famous celebrity (not Simon), imparted a secret of the highest order to me. A secret I have kept solemnly for the best part of thirty five or so years, and which I shall divest myself of tomorrow. This as a direct result of the aforementioned celebrity betraying me, and certain friends of mine. I hope that celebrity is reading this, and is quaking in their boots. The secret is coming out, and anything Wayne Rooney may have wanted covering up, pales in comparison. Watch this space.

Fat balls and flapjacks... seriously??



Tut tut!



MTF.xx

Under certain circumstances, Mtf,...



Ooh no, I don't want to go there.

Race you to 100!

Or, shall we stop at 99?

Or maybe just 98?

No, 99 it is. And...

100