Hurrah!



MTF.xx

Hello Simon & Team and fellow Blogpopsters!





The boys done good down under. How about a celebratory?

'Tis no secret that I love a bit of cheese, especially when it's served with a touch of class ...





GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE - SAILOR 1975



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeISAc9j0WE

If at first you dont succeed, then try, try and try again.



Then, try a bit more and then possibly a bit more....



My point being 2009 - tried. 2010 -tried.



So here we are in 2011, I guess theres only one thing for it, yup try again.



Dear Simon and the team, and nice young man that we met in the lift..



Could you please play *** Twilight *** by ELO.



It is a belter, as you will find out if you give it a whirl.



Thank you.



MTF.xx

Good Morning to you Simon, MTF and all Bloggers,



Well as the lady herself hasn't done it I will do it for her:



TWILIGHT by ELO, please.



Have a good day.x

Morning all



Please may I request Superstition by Stevie Wonder .. have a fab Friday x

Snook in there just before you Julia.xx

MTF and Julia - I guess we all pressed 'Enter' at the same time! 9.36am





:^)

#3 MTF we appear to have "crossed in the post". When I posted you were up there at No1 with no companions. Good luck. Would offer to keep everything crossed for you until 5.05 but am concerned about lack of circulation.

As posted on the previous blog.



Dear Moderators, could you explain, why CLPs blog is closed for further comments?



Thank you.



MTF.xx

morning all :-)



'I get the sweetest feeling' Jackie Wilson



really would love to hear it.....it's a make your 'tummy smile' kind of song ;-D and there is no better song to sum up going home on a friday night for the weekend



PSL

Morning all.



Snowing in Pudsey and definitely not 11c more like -1c and still no heating in our office!



As I missed last weeks unofficial ARF can we have U2 with New Years Day. Haven't heard it for ages. Anyway at least Richard Madeley read out my text about the FA Cup and the eldest son returning to uni at the weekend!



GB

#9 MTF - most odd. I trawled back to have a ganders .. a very abrupt closure. Hope it's temporary.



In the meantime ..



.. I would love to have the chatty CLP gang round for tea, coffee, hot choccy, etc. I'll even get the cake out





:^)

Katy, what about FNWC?



Yikes!



MTF.xx

#12 I'm on my way Katy x

I'm trying to rustle a few up Katy to boost the ARF numbers.



MTF.xx

Morning All,



I hope today brings success for MTF's ARF quest.



My own suggestion is:

'In A Big Country' by Big Country



Hope it's a good day for everybody

#13 MTF - hell yeah!





#14 Stick around Mo - can you guess what the FNMC is?



:^)

#17 gah! that'll teach me to 'preview'



It's FNWC - not what I wroted

SO SAD TO READ THE OTHER DAY OF THE DEATH OF MICK KARN FORMER BASS PLAYER OF THE GREAT 80'S BAND JAPAN.



MICK WAS ONLY 52 WHEN HE LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER - SO HOW ABOUT SPINNING A JAPAN TRACK IN HIS HONOUR?

MAYBE:



QUIET LIFE OR

VISIONS OF CHINA OR

CANTONESE BOY

Pardon?



MTF.xx

Morning All,



No ARF request from me as I have been very lucky this week with my 3 menshes!



Simon, that film about that poor man who fell down a crevice and got his arm trapped, it was great that he had a happy outcome, but I couldn't sit and watch him gradually cutting his arm off. Not my idea of fun. Looking forward to 'The King's Speech'.... Colin Firth is such a good actor as well as being so yummy!



Have a lovely weekend all, I have a busy day today, lots to do, people to see and places to go!



Mcw x

Katy, for one night only, it could be FNMC!



MTF.xx

Morning all



#11 Well done Simon, I heard RM read that out!



From the previous blog - Deevs I hope the snow has stopped now, and good luck for the interview!



Tortie x

Hope you have a lovely weekend too Mcw.



MTF.xx

Morning Tortie and Brandon.



Thanks both of you.



Right, work to get on with.



Whats keeping Deebee?



Cheerio.



MTF.xx

#19



Hi Twisty - yes, we talked about the sad passing of Mick Karn earlier this week and a few of us requested Japan tracks. Gerry Rafferty's passing did rather grab the headlines, though ...

Just spotted your post about snow Simon.



I think its as far down as Staffs.



Heavy heavy rain here and quite mild.



Go carefully those of you with the dreadful white stuff.



Yuck!



MTF.xx

Good Morning Each! Simon, this may seem a little perverse, but bear with it. The delightful MTF has long requested 'Twilight' by ELO as her ARF, and has been singularly unsuccessful in her attempts. I want to to continue along the path that Drivetime has previously taken, and continue to ignore her. Not as cruel a request as it might seem.Poor old MTF is feeling a tad underwhelmed at the mo, and is going to withdraw her presence from this blog, apart from a weekly visit, which presumably will be with her traditional ARF. If you were to succumb, and play it, we would run the risk of losing her completely, and we wouldn't want that, now would we?



Two solutions.

1)Don't play MTF's ARF, until normal relationships have been resumed;

or

2)RESUME NORMAL RELATIONSHIPS. This may require a bit of movement from each side of the rift, but hey, we don't want to take sides, and we don't want to lose either party.



Is this a high horse I find myself sitting upon? I'll get off it, and suggest my own ARF.

I considered choosing somethiong celebratory of Englands Ashes success, but I have an Australian customer and I will save my gloating for him. If he shows up, of course. Instead, would you give some consideration to playing...



'RUBBER BISCUIT' by THE CHIPS.

Paul, LOL!



I do have other songs to consider once Twilight has been played.



Good Luck with your Rubber Biscuit :)



Back to it...



MTF.xx

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



A friend of mine (the 'other' Mo) who's a bit of a film buff, went to see "127 Hours" yesterday. She survived.



Colin Firth - hmm... no, I'm not going to restart that debate. But as far as I'm concerned, he's all yours Mcw!



No ARF request from me today. I'm hoping to hand over the crown I received on Christmas Eve to another blogpoppet (MTF, perhaps?). Better make sure I've got rid of all the tinsel off it first... Plus Simon's already played my SRF this week.



#11 Simon W - I actually suggested that as an opener form Patrick Kielty's NYE ARF show. Then forgot to listen. I'm guessing it didn't get played...



Deebee X

#17 I know what FNWC is (I "lurk" on the other side) but not FNMC LOL

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and fellow blogpoppets!



Gerald the Lurgy has asked if I can move away from my usual Rosie related ARFs and request something to coomemorate all those musicians past and present who bring us the music that gives us so much pleasure. He did want John Miles but haschanged it to:



I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME - Kiki Dee



Laters



Alex-Girl (and Gerald)

Good Morning Everybody



Good Morning Simon & Team



Sorry I'm late.



Thank you for playing my song suggestions yesterday. Even so, may I be cheeky and make a request ?



Please will you play



THE BEAT by The Look ?



It's a stomper of a song from the very first second and would make a brill opener.



Love



BP

#31 Mo



I *think* MTF was hinting at Friday Night Mayo Club?!







Somewhere in Cambs a blonde lady swoons ...

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

#34 LOL - you are naughty Katy! : )

#34. At a FNWC, wine is consumed at a FNMC, do we consume Mayo or spread it?



A certain blonde lady swoons again....

Here is the missing . and the missing A.

...gremlins in my music steamer...Neil Diamond interspaced with The Smiths....very odd bed fellows!

#36 I hope Deebee doesn't read this LOL x

Hi Alex, how is Gerald today?

Looks like the FNMC might have to be postponed.



Normal service has been resumed over the fence.



I'll be over there and pooping back to congratulate whoever gets the ARF.



Toodles, still got oodles to doodles. Then its off to work.



MTF.xx

#39 I'm not sure what the connection is, Mo?

I didn't mention any names - neither did AlexG!

Morning All,



What's all the fuss about?

Someone gave an opinion which others (myself included) disagreed with, and, as far as I could tell, last time I checked - the world continues to spin.

Life's too short - let's crack on shall we?



I am tempted to suggest something like the New Seekers - I'd like to teach the world to sing or Van Halen - Why Can't This be Love, in the spirit of harmony and all the things that these blogs should be, but can't bear to waste another opportunity to call the kids over to the radio at 17:05 with the promise that Daddy might get a mention and a song played - only to be brought back to the real world by one of them asking "who is Deebee/MCW/PSL/MTF/Billie Pepper (insert your own choice), is that you Daddy"



Anyway - My winning (Ahem!) choice is: Ocean Colour Scene - Riverboat Song.....Come on! Friday evenings have missed this since TFi Friday went missing.



Hope EVERYONE has a marvellous weekend



Rips



x

#42 Must be my interpretation. I thought you were talking about swooning over Mr M x

#43 hey I've never had the ARF...just for the record!!!



PSL ;-)

#39 ok, I have now worked out how this may cause upset. None intended. Apologies.



Mo x

It has occurred to me that my choice of 'Rubber Biscuit' may not fit into FYM's definition of what an ARF should be. The case being thus, then perhaps...



'Poison Ivy' by The Lambrettas



would be more suitable. In fact, if someone were to voice such an opinion, I would have to acquiesce to that view. Therefore, fine young man, production team, Simon and decision makers all, would you please play...



'POISON IVY' by THE LAMBRETTAS as the ARF opener.



It would make me happy.

Last night MTF and I were chatting on FB, and we came up with the idea of a blog meet in Cambridge. A very fine city of culture, with it's historical sites, lots of places to eat, excellent shopping emporia, and some very nice near neighbours (myself and Mcw included!). If the weather was fair, we could even go punting. It's (reasonably) easy to get to - the A1 passes close by, there's a fast train service from London (and I believe from 'oop North' you can get down the East Coast line), and for those further afield, Stansted airport is only about half an hour away. I could probably put a couple of people up overnight, and maybe Chickster would be able to do the same, but there are also plenty of hotels and guest houses around. What do people think. Does that sound like a plan?



Deebee X



(who is deliberately ignoring previous posts - you naughty lot!)

Afternoon All.



Snow now stopped and is thawing out so interview should still go ahead at 4pm (it's on a building site, and no, it's not for a hod carrier position!)



Thanks for the good wishes Tortie. I shall give it my best shot (although after a call from another Agency this morning there's a better prospect around the corner - watch this space!)



Agree with Rips ref all the kerfuffle! Opinions are allowed. And should be voiced. Heaven knows, I've had enough "opinions" fired at me over the last few years over the fence, and have come out of it smiling and non-plussed.



Twisty - yes, soe of us did request Japan tracks t'other night. The passing of Mick Karn was very sad indeed as Japan were fab in their heyday.



And so onto my ARF ..... I could go for something trendy, something indie, or goth, but as it's Friday I feel the need for Glam Cheese.



Hold onto your hats for ....







WIG WAM BAM - SWEET







Had a ball dancing to it on NYE with my Midland mate, and she's just as bonkers as my Suffolk mates, which is good!



Will poop back later - office has eyes today so will catch up from home this evening (now is lunch time!)



Muchos amore



Deevs

x

afternoon wet here in wellingbourough no work today

after hearing the show yesterday and the homework sucks bit



my arf is



tom hark-pirannas



a happy tune 2 start the weekend



gazza

#48. It's a plan!!! Count me in. I will leave Gerald behind though, if that's okay. In fact, he has been muttering about moving out.



Deebee - when are you thinking of having the blogtastic blogmeet?

#48 count me in too Deebee. As we discussed on FB t'other day, I am up for an adventure. And getting to Cambridge from here could be quite an adventure. But not insurmountable x

Gazza, how come yesterday's show and Homework Sucks affected your work? Seems serious!! Well done on the 50!



Deevs - good luck with the interview!!



Mo - thanks for asking after Gerald. He is mellowing but will borne missed when he does finally move out (and hopefully not toanother host)



X

Bad finget, bad spelling - Geralds fault.

Deevs! In my haste to respond to Deebee's suggestion I forgot to say



GOOD LUCK but if it's not the job for you then fingets crossed that one does come to you soon x

Well done Gazza on the 50. Lucky you with no work today.

Thank you ladies. My New Year's Resolution is to get a new job ASAP before my brain turns to porridge!



x

x

x

alex i dont work fridays the homework sucks was about pirannas teeth and can thay bite through crocadiles teeth i heard pirannahs and i thought of the song would be a good arf



thanks 4 well done alex-g



thanks 4 the well done blogger mo

After providing us with so much enjoyment for the last few weeks, surely there is only one possibility.



10cc - Dreadlock Holiday.

Gazza - here's a scarf. It's for getting post #50



♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

Lovely scarf Katy! Suits you Gazza.

Okay, I've set up a discussion for the blog meet on our FB page - Blogpoppets of Simon Mayo's DriveTime Show for anyone who isn't already a member (you won't find it on the Drivetime page!). If everyone who's interested could leave a reply there, it will be easier to keep track.



X

Not a regular - but hello to all.



Some great ARF suggestions already. "70s cheese" works for me on this rainy Friday - I swear it didn't get light here until well after 9.30! So I'll 2nd Sweet's Wig Wam Bam and raise you a Slade Coz I Luv You.

Deevs hope the interview goes well. Still snowing in Pudsey btw!

In praise of the success 'down under' -



Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie

#24 Thanks MTF, GD goes back to University tomorrow, :-(



#43 & #45 I haven't been successful on ARF either!



#49 Hope the interview went well, Deevs. Loving your ARF request!



From a rather soggy Mcw who has been aquaplaning in torrential rain (poor car!) x



PS Deebee/MTF, blog meet Cambridge? What a swell party it will be!

Hello Simon, Hello everyone,



All well I hope.



Probably too late for an ARF but..... is anyone an Osmonds fan?



How about Goin'Home as in the Ashes are Goin'Home to England?



Love,



Softy

x

thanks 4 the scarf katy i wear when im at the football tomorrow

this should have been the opener

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssrjLMNP_Q



it would cheer everyone up

How disappointing. Bad luck MTF.



MrP's comment was "nice choice but not a bloggers choice". He is very perceptive at times.

Too right Gazza! Mine was quite a cheerful tune as well. As were many others requested in here.



Still - Steely Dan appear to hold a special place in R2 peoples' hearts, so hardly surprising ...



Which footie game you watching tomorrow then ..?

hi katy im going 2 watch my team watford play hartlepool in the fa cup i only get 2 see them live a few times in the season now as i now live in northamptonshire and dont drive but this game is only £10 instead of the normal £25 so we decided 2 get tickets we are on a good run at the moment 6th in the league unbeaten in 7 won the last 5 on the trot beat the top 2 in the league in this run good times at the moment and the so called commerters said we would stuggle this season as have the youngest squad in the league but we are the top goal scorers and have the top goal scorer what do these punters know lol

#71 katy do you like this sailor song



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPGiLsdWZdo



gazza

#67 Good choice Softy - shame it didn't get played. I was in the doctor's waiting room earlier and they had Radio 2 on, and SW played 'Love me for a reason'.



#70 Well said Mr P!



X

theres only 1 deebee,1 deebee walking along singing a song walking in a deebee wonderland

#75 Haha! Thanks Gazza - it's lovely to be serenaded!

#76 welcome deebee did you see what i posted a couple of nights ago about the 4th jan 2011

#72 Gazza

Ah yes - Vicarage Road. A friend of mine is from Watford and altho' he lives here in Wiltshire, often pops back to support the team. Hope you win.



Sailor song 'Girls Girls Girls' - not really my style, I'm afraid. Much prefer the one I requested. LOL.

Good Evening Everybody - hope everyone's well.



Shame about the ARF Opener.



Going to have a read through.

#78 katy i was born in vicarage road the hospital is next door 2 the ground and lived 10 mins away from the ground on the holywell estate your friend might have heard of it you dont like girls girls girls i love girls girls girls lol



gazza

good evening billie x

Tidying up………..



#43 Mr. Ripley, Good Sir , just like PsL #45 and McW #66 - I’ve not had an ARF Opener either.



#49 Deevs Wig Wam Bam would have been excellent!

How did the interview go?



#50 Gazza - so would your choice! And you got the #50! And it’s a lovely scarf!



#53 Alex. Have you thought that you might miss Gerald when he’s gone?



#63 AutumnGale - Hello to you.



Love



BP

Good Evening Gazza!

#83 good evening billie im going 2 wear the scarf at the footy tomorrow



gazza x

Gazza, forgive me but you are just such a sweet chap. I am glad you are here.

OOPS! #43 #45 #66 Apologies....it's surely, only a matter of time though x



Rips



x

#85 thank you alex-girl you are a sweet girl im glad you are here as well are you on facebook i am you find me in the bloggpoppets page under real names xx



gazza xx

Morning All,



Quite mild and sun trying to break through here, hope that doesn't hack off anybody suffering snow or floods



Hope you enjoy the match Gazmondo



And hope it is a good day for everbody

Good Morning Everybody. Happy Saturday.



Gazza, you wrap that scarf up tight. It's cold.



Have Nicetimes, everyone.



Love



BP

Good Morning All



It's the GB's last day at home - we're taking him back to Uni tomorrow. I think he's ready to go back, but it would be nice to have him here for a bit longer. Trying to persuade him to come home for his sister's 18th birthday in a couple of weeks.



Dull and windy here this morning (that's the weather, not me - I haven't been eating Nigel's Jewish stew!) No particular plans for the day. So that'll be the housework then...



Enjoy the match, Gazza, and wrap up warm. Hope everyone else has a good day.



Deebee X

Morning All,



Gazza, enjoy the match.



Hope you are all enjoying a restful weekend.



A friend of Gerald's seems to have invited himself to stay! Let's hope that it wont be for long! He seems to be making serious inroads into my loo roll supply!



Sniff, sniff, cough, splutter!



Mcw x

Morning all



A tad grey and windy in London town and we had a lot of rain overnight. One of the cats got caught out in it and decided that the best way to dry off was to get into bed with me. Changing the muddy sheets for clean ones today.



Mcw - sorry to hear you are not feeling so good. Gerald definitely seems to be moving out - about time too.



Wrap up warm gazza and enjoy the footie.



Have a good day everyone else.



A-G

Morning all



Feeling very virtuous having done a 5k run this morning .. round a new course as the old one was way too muddy .. will have to wait until my time is published to see if I was any faster .. I doubt it after Christmas indulgences



Mr from Eastleigh and I are going to walk up two hills on the South Downs Way today (he only thinks we're doing one) .. Beacon Hill and Old Winchester Hill .. I'll let you know what his reaction is later



xx

morning everyone



hope it be a good game im just waiting 4 my dad 2 pick me up i got my hat and scarf ready its not as cold as the last time i went it was snowing then and very cold but we did win im going 2 be in a differant stand from where i usaly am im in the lower rouse instead of the rookery end my dad wanted 2 see it in another stand we going to b faceing the tunnel so see the players ready 2 come out



gazza x

at 3 minutes to 3 pm this is what i will hear when the team comes out



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUtHJ8BP5M8



gazza

#91 #92 Sorry you're feeling poorly Mcw. Is it today you're taking your GD back? Hope it goes well - it's emotional enough anyway, without adding the lurgy into the equation. But I'm pleased to hear Gerald's moving out of your gaff, Alex. He'd better not show his face around here - we've had quite enough coughs and sneezes thank you very much!



Alex, you have my sympathy re the muddy cat. The mutt rolled in something unspeakable this morning when Mr B took him out for a walk. I'm hoping when it's dried most of it will brush off, otherwise it's in the B A T H for him this afternoon (I have to spell it - he understands every word, you know...) I'm trying (not very successfully) to keep him off the furniture in the mean time.



It occured to me this morning that Simon hasn't written his column for the Telegraph for ages. I think the last one was just before his summer break. I wonder why he stopped - I used to enjoy reading them.



X

MCW, sorry to read you not feeling too good hope it passes quickly for you.



Alex_G, Geraldine, a relation of Gerald has finally started to really move out of here, been staying far too long, and now am really starting to notice a difference, hope the same is happening with you

Good Afternoon,



Enyoy the match, Gaz. What colour(s) is/are your scarf? I am a claret and blue girl myself.



Alex, glad to here your unwelcome house guest Gerald has finally started packing his bags.



MCW/Brandon, Hope Gerald's relatives don't stay long...



Alison, Well done on your run! And now to "relax" you are hill climbing. What a superwoman!



Filthy black sky here but the sun is trying really hard to break through. Going to disappear now in order to try and locate the rainbow that must be out there somewhere.



Have a good afternoon.x

Thanks everyone, for your kind wishes. The cold is not that bad, just annoying.



Deebee, she went back about an hour ago. I must admit that neither Mr Mcw or I fancied driving down to London, so a very nice man that usually takes Mr Mcw to airports, has taken her. She, infact, suggested him, I think she was ready to go back! So it is just Mr Mcw and I and the animals now.



The Garden Centre beckons.....we know how to live!



Mcw x

Afternoon troops!



x