Good Morning/Bon Matin



STREETLIFE by Randy Crawford



Have a good day.x

Or hows about:



DOWN ON THE STREET by Shakatak

COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE by The Drifters



A cheeky one:



I PREDICT A RIOT by the Kaiser Chiefs...

DANCING IN THE STREET - DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER or MARTHA REEVES (in order of preference!)



Good Morning All btw :)

Good Morning again - Super Show last night Simon



Suggest -



DANCING IN THE STREET - Martha & The Vandellas/Mick Jagger & David Bowie



STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA – Bruce



STREET LIFE – Roxy Music



STREET LIFE – Crusaders



STREETS OF LONDON – Ralph McTell



STREET FIGHTING MAN – Rolling Stones

*Bounces slightly at first mention yesterday*



Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Streets

Morning Lord Ammo, team, NYM and les bloggeurs,



IT'S MY PARTY AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO - Lesley Gore

Morning again folks - great blog Lord Ammo - tres bien merci pour votre interest in our little ways ("petit rues"?)



DANCING IN THE STREET - by either Mick and Dave or Martha and the Vs is the obvious choice... maybe too obvious?



So let's go for



PENNY LANE - The Beatles. It is as British as a Union Jack, waved valiantly in the sun on any given Friday...

BEAUTIFUL NOISE - Neil Diamond

Bonjour!



Thank you for the mention last night, Simon!



At the moment I can't think of anything original, but as I love the toon, I'll second Julia39's



STREET LIFE by Randy Crawford



Off to find the thinking cap (or should that be fascinator?)



Back later



Tortie x

Morning All,



'Celebration' Kool and The Gang



Hope everybody has a good day

I forgot to say, I like the moniker 'Lord Ammo of Tea-time', Sir Duke of Ammo sounds too aggressive! But shouldn't it be 'Lord Ammo of Drivetime'?



Tortie x

#2 - Julia - love your "cheeky" one!





FRIDAY STREET - Paul Weller

COME AS YOU ARE - Nirvana

Kid Rock - Lonely Road of Faith



Green Day - Boulevard of...actually, no, I'm not anti...



Leddra Chapman - Summer Song



Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama Out



Secret Garden - Celebration (Unlikely, but hey...)



Tom Jones & The Stereophonics (Or Three Dog Night) - Mama Told Me Not To Come

'Where The Streets Have No Name' U2

With a little more thought, how about....(one of the only songs by this band I can stomach):



LOVE STREET - The Doors



and, because we're worth it (and it is unfeasibly splendid):



IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MAIN STREET - Joni Michell



("Amour, Mama, not cheap display....")

COME TOGETHER - Beatles



ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT - Kinks

RED, WHITE AND BLUE - Robert Plant



RAIN ON YOUR PARADE (?!) - Duffy

Duke of Ammo, please play...



(LET'S HAVE A) PARTY - ELVIS PRESLEY



I've tried 3 times to post this, so hope it's 3rd time lucky...

#7 A great blog? Oh Dear!!!! Simon (and B&B), I’m gobsmacked at this argument! Are you really arguing against constitutional change because Stephen Fry’s personal insecurities and inadequacies don't permit him to believe things could be better? Is this it: let’s not try to be the best we can, we might fail. Are we really supposed to be happy with mediocrity just because we might not reach the very top?



Mon Dieu! Je suis Francais!!!

One for everybody here (and I know this would sound good on Radio 2 around 5.20pm!):



ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES - The Velvet Underground (could there be a more appropriate song..."what costume will the poor girl wear"?)



or...



DOWNTOWN - Petula Clarke



PARTY FEARS 2 - The Associates (somewhere in the top ten greatest singles ever? Top twenty?)

Ha! Excellent blog Duke Ammo of Infinite Dudedom





STREET OF DREAMS - RAINBOW



STREETS OF LONDON - RALPH MCTELL [I stole a kiss from him once - in The Half Moon at Putney]



DANCING IN THE STREET - MARTHA AND HER VANDELLAS



PARTY FEARS TWO - ASSOCIATES



PARTY PARTY - ELVIS COSTELLO

TUBTHUMPING - Chumbawamba

CELEBRATION - KOOL AND THE GANG



I agree with The Duke of Ammo on the monarchy issue btw, a presidential system would be no cheaper, and we would need a massive overhaul of our voting/government systems.



We tried republicanism in the 17th century, to not much success it has to be said. I'm not fervent royalist, but the other way isn't necessarily the best way either :/

#20 - Ah! Bonjour 'Arry, le Revolutionaire... I was referring more to the first half of Noisy's blog really Harry, and his implied chuckle at our multilingual wanderings. Be stressed not by the means by which we elect or do not elect our leaders.... it makes me think of this little scene from a film I am sure you know:



DENNIS: Listen - strange women lying in ponds distributing swords

is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power

derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical

aquatic ceremony.

ARTHUR: Be quiet!

DENNIS: Well you can't expect to wield supreme executive power

just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

ARTHUR: Shut up!

DENNIS: I mean, if I went around sayin' I was an empereror just

because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me they'd

put me away!

#9 Tortie, Always happy to share. In our family fascinators are called exciters. Mr 39 (38 actually) forgot their real name in a drunken moment at a wedding and called them that.



#12 Billie, Thought that might appeal to a minx like you ;-)



Stayed up late last night making the Big Girl a fancy dress outfit for her school street party today. Was very proud of the newspaper outfit I had made complete with royal wedding headline on her chest and the West Ham/Chelsea result the wrong way round on the back. When Big Girl saw it this morning she put on a plastic tiara and threw a strop worthy of a princess. She has gone to school wearing one of her princess dressing up outfits. Argh!

John - Another opportunity for GT&T ?



How about a bit of WAH?



GREATEST DAY - Take That

Hello again,



Party like it's 1999 - Prince



Surely that covers it the theme nicely!





Maybes Laters



A.

NEIGHBOURS - Rolling Stones



(no, not the theme from the TV show...)



By the way, thanks for the double-menshes yesterday, Lord Ammo of Dudish-Drivetime. Is that the Crouch End Dudish-Drivetimes?

Morning All,



PARTY ALL THE TIME - Black Eyed Peas

Bonjour tout le monde!



Without reading back (so may be some duplicates) how about:



DANCING IN THE STREET by Martha Reeves



OUR HOUSE by Madness



STREET LIFE by Randy Crawford



ALL NIGHT LONG by Lionel Ritchie



There's another song that I'm trying to think of, and it's really bugging me that I can't get to it. I'll stop trying, and it'll come to me I'm sure.



Deebee ~X~

#27 They'll all be going through the back gardens robbing our houses while we're stuffing our faces with sausage rolls.

#20 - Purely for Harry, I'd like to suggest



REBEL REBEL - David Bowie



:)

Got it! - how about:



DANCING IN THE CITY by Marshall Hain



Or:



DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT by Toploader



DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT by Thin Lizzy



~x~

#32 John - Don't know that one

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS - BILLY COTTON & HIS BAND

HOUSE PARTY - FRED WESLEY

Good morning Lord Ammo, Team and gorgeous blog poppets!



Lady Ethel Petal Dewsbury here.



Loved reading yesterdays blog - laughed out loud alot.



Katy - sorry to hear about the further delay. So frustrating for you.



I spent yesterday cleaning houses and berating estate agents. All getting a bit too stressful.



Little cousin poppets arrive tonight as their boarding school decided to close for the wedding. It will be nice to see them.



No suggestions from me - being on holiday has caused my mind to go blank.



Laters



A-G

After yesterday's success with Red Feathers -



COME TO MY PARTY - Keith Harris & Orville !

STREETS OF LONDON ~ Ralph McTell



DANCING IN THE STREET ~ Martha & The Vandellas



STREET LIFE ~ Crusaders

#34 - Deebee... to almost complete your full house -



DANCING IN THE DARK - Spruce Bringsteam



(pretty un-decided over Bruce, but love this song deeply)

#35 Billie - you could try it out on your keyboard tonight?



Was released as a B-side on "Put those trestle tables up without crushing your fingers and how can we stop the paper table cloths blowing away"

Morning all....



Most enjoyable blog yesterday and interesting to hear on 'the show' that old words like FAB are back in fashion - well, like, that's just cushti!



#8 - misread that the first time and thought it said BEAUTIFUL NOSE - see Simon's reference to Stephen Fry!



#25 - a very excellent film - one of my all time faves. So many good scenes, like, "it's only a flesh wound!"



Coming to the matter of a snog, I can't think of much better than already have been suggested, but I'll cogitate on it - but COME TOGETHER (The Beatles) in my mind is pick of the bunch and a damn fine song.



"She turned me into a newt......" (sorry, couldn't resist that one!)

A few more tunes.....



GET THIS PARTY STARTED ~ Pink



MAIN STREET ~ Bob Seger



WHERE'S THE PARTY? ~ Eddie Money



59th STREET BRIDGE SONG ~ Simon & Garfunkel

THESE STREETS - Paolo Nutini



MY PARTY - Kings of Leon (Seems extra appropriate given the group name)

GOING TO A GO-GO - THE MIRACLES



The twins were supposed to wear red, white and blue clothes for a Royal Wedding street party at their school. But in the end only twin two managed it because twin one has got 'issues' with certain colours of clothing at the moment!!



I found the language feature on last night's show interesting too. The word 'Amazeballs' seems to be in fashion with the yoof these days, but I can't bring myself to use it, think I'm too old to be hip!! :D

Ken now playing The Pierces - Glorious. I mention this because I have been listening to a lot of their music and am smitted. Vocal harmonies second to none. Fab music.



I say this now because the track will be played to death on R2 ...

#43 EthicsMan...cutting and pasting another favourite bit....



ROGER: Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say `ni'

at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing

is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under

considerable economic stress at this period in history.

ARTHUR: Did you say `shrubberies'?

ROGER: Yes, shrubberies are my trade - I am a shrubber. My name

is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies.

BEDEMIR: Ni!

#43. A snog, Ethics Man? At this hour of the morning??

Nowt wrong with a snog, whatever time of day ;-)





A.

#48 - Cut and paste......?! I'm doing all from memory.

"I'm not dead!" etc



#49 - I'm an early riser!

#51...okay then..."Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?"

I know what I'll be doing later....



...And before anyone get's any strange ideas, I mean watching Monty Python & The Holy Grail.



"It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut."

#53 - it's beautifully written eh? "Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries..."

"Bring forth the holy hand grenade of Antioch".....

"... and it shall blow him into tiny bits."



Totally excellent film!

WHERE'S THE PARTY - Madonna



SWING STREET - Christopher Cross

CIRQUE DANS LA RUE - Plain White T's

HAVING A PARTY BY SAM COOKE



BTW thanks Simon for having RON SEXSMITH on the show yesterday he was great!

THE BUNTING SONG - THe Good, The Bad & The Queen



CRUMBS FROM YOUR TABLE - U2



TIME TABLE - Genesis



TABLE DANCE - Bobby Valentino

YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME - Billie Holliday

Sounds like the party's already started in some areas!



Alex - I feel for you re the estate agents. Isn't buying/selling houses supposed to be one of life's most stressful activities, along with bereavement and divorce? I really hope you get everything sorted soon. Have a great time with the poppets.



B&B #41 - thanks for that. Not a big fan of the man myself either, but that's one of his better attempts :o)



Billie #39 I'll trump your Keith Harris with Russ Abbot singing I LOVE A PARTY WITH A HAPPY ATMOSPHERE. Anyone seen that HOIB?



KatyMatey #47 - I'll definitely give them a listen. I love anything with good harmonies.



Alice - hear, hear! And well done for the 50th post - I think that deserves a fascinator...



~x~

Good Morning Each!



The Duke of Ammo? Dame Fumet - hook!



Lord Ammo of Tea-time? Admiral Mofette Moo!



Songs...



'Road Block' by Janis Joplin



'Road Block' by The Skatalites



'You Can All Join In' by Traffic



'We've Got To Get Ourselves Together' by Santana



'Pass Around The Grog' by Fishermen's Friends

ok - back to the snogs......



What about the classic street party song WE'LL MEET AGAIN by Dame Vera Lynn...?

Morning Lord Ammo of Teatime, Team, NNYM, and bloggeurs extraordinaires!



Wonderful programme last night, Ron Sexsmith's new song 'Down The Line' is one of the few new songs that I never tire of. Can't believe the man is 47, he looks as though he's just left school!



I am glad you enjoyed the blog yesterday, Simon. I am sure that the reason why the blog works so well is that it is most definitely a two way thing between Your Lordship and us, The Great Unwashed!



Vive la Blog!! (not sure if the blog is masculine or feminine.... a bit of both methinks!)



My choices for today's theme, if I'm not to late already, are:



DANCING IN THE STREET by NEIL DIAMOND



STREET BOOGIE by ELTON JOHN



TIME TO PARTY by CRAIG DAVID



And I hope all those having Street parties have a truly marvellous time, with lots of ham sandwiches, hard boiled eggs and lashings of ginger beer!



Madchick x

How's about



(You gotta) fight for the right (to party) - The Beastie Boys



Err...maybes not!



A.

I'bve been rfooting about in the cupboards, and guess what I found. Now, who wants it. I suggest it should be shared between Billie and Deebs. I mean, ladies....





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#63 I meant 'Get In Line', I obviously was thinking of the Gerry Rafferty song! it's my age you know!

Morning all



Have a long weekend with no on-call mobile so planning to have a nice snooze tomorrow. With no debit card (thanks Sony!) I guess staying in and snoozing will be all I can do for the next 7-10 days (didn't financial institutions used to keep replacement cards in branches in the old days?).



Bowie and Jagger would go down quite well. Haven't heard that in ages.

Morning Simon, Morning Everyone,



Loved the blog yesterday - trying to think of a good name for myself...



A good party tune might be 'We're Having A Party' - The Osmonds.



Have good days and enjoy whatever you do tomorrow.



Softy

xx

Simon

Surely it should be

LORD AMMO of Petite Four - or is that Petite 5-7?



As for the tunes



PINK - Get this Party Started



Nigel

Missed Tuesday's show but heard the homework answer from the day before (why do athletes go anticlockwise?), and was a bit puzzled by it



If the left-to-right reading of a book is the reason, wouldn't the athletes going clockwise (and moving right to left across the field of vision) give the closest, most aesthetically aproximation to print moving across the field of vision when reading a book?

A late bit of inspiratino ...for all those jam butties being left on the tables to wilt in the sun*/ go soggy in the rain*



JAMMIN' - Bob Marley (but reggae never gets played on R2)



JELLY BREAD - Booker T and the MGs



*delete as appropriate

Missed Tuesday's show but heard the homework answer from the day before (why do athletes go anticlockwise?), and was a bit puzzled by it



If the left-to-right reading of a book is the reason, wouldn't the athletes going clockwise (and moving right to left across the field of vision) give the closest, most aesthetically pleasing approximation to print moving across the field of vision when reading a book?



Or am I barking up the wrong tree? :-)

or maybe for the posher street parties.....



GUAVA JELLY - Johnny Nash



Crayfish and avocado sandwich, anyone?

Curses, apologies for duplicate post, I thought it hadn't appeared.

#70.Ken. Hmm, interesting perspective. I can certainly see your point, but surely that effect is only gendered by the eyes themselves moving across the page from left to right. You have made me think, though, and you may possibly be able to hear the crunch of the cogs.

I remember hearing of a people, possibly African, but I can't be sure, who saw the past as something laid out before them whereas the future was behind. This due to the fact that you can plainly 'see' the past, therefore it is in your natural line of vision, but the future is unseen. Seems to make sense.

#75, reminds me of an old joke. Punch line...My big 'en's gone...

#75 - now that's getting a bit deep, like.

I would say that one doesn't as much 'see' the past as remember it, which is perhaps why we have eyes in the front of our heads so we can look to the future, and not fall over ;-)



(Is the current poularity of the use of the word 'like' anything to do with the common link to a particular social community website?)

#75 Paul - I read a novel last year based on the beliefs of an African tribe, who believe that when you die your life is not actually ended until the last person is gone who you met or influenced during your time on earth. Which, if you think about it, is kind of true. Until that happens, your "life" continues but in a different place, before your soul finally moves on.



Don't want to lead the blog off into existential areas today, as it's not the right day. Just wanted to share while I remember. I'm sure you agree it adds a powerful dimension to what we actually do with our time here, and how we interact with others.

#77 poularity - darn it, I'm missing a pee!



#78 would this mean that famous people that might have influenced many people mean that their lives never end?

On to more mundane matters....



When previewing, does anybody else keep getting the pink box? (No, that's not a euphemism!)

Afternoon all



Another interesting day on here I see ..



May I jump in with JUST WANT TO DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY by The Mavericks - they were the headline act on Millennium night in Edinburgh, and we did ..

#79 Ethics - I think the assumption is "positive influence". And the tribe probably hadn't anticipated Jimmy Saville!

#80 - sometimes..... Rather frustrating as one doesn't know if it's been posted or not; but slightly better than the bouncing!

........and CUT!!



Thats it, filming over. Phew!!



Looking forward to receiving the copy that they have promised me.



Is it Coronation chicken tonight? I'll be tuning in for a portion if so !!



Looks like we are in for a 'fun' show judging by the above choices :)



MTF.xx

DANCING PARTY by Showaddywaddy ..



I know for a fact that MTF and I have both seen them live (as children obviously) .. anyone else prepared to confess?

#82 - I thought he was still with us.....

I really don't want to bring the blog down as we're all having a good time on here today, but I've had a couple of bits of bad news this week; my Mum had a fall over the Easter weekend - nothing broken but badly bruised and shaken - I can't get over to see her until this weekend, so feel quite bad about that. And, yesterday the brother of a close friend died aged 48. I feel so sorry for his sister and his parents who are in their 70s and have to deal with this - so in the midst of all the celebrations, I feel quite sad today.



As I say, don't want to spoil the party, but need cheering up.



Tortie x

afternoon all



dancing in the city-marshall hain



street life-crusaders



dancing in the street-martha reeves and the vandellas



its my party-lesley gore



party-elvis presley



party time-fatback band



chirpy chirpy cheep cheep-middle of the road

#87 - Tortie, very sorry to hear your news. It being a globally British week, with the wedding and all, I find the easiest way to retain the stiff upper lip is to smile.

It's sometimes hard to do, I know, as my dad's demetia is getting worse... but a wee smile can work wonders.

#89 I am smiling Ethics_Man, especially at the stuff that goes on on here!

#87 Sorry to hear your news T-C. These things put everything into perspective.



Maybe a bit of lunchtime punnage and other sillinesseses will bring a smile to your face.



ALWAYS BUNTING THERE TO REMIND ME – Sandie Shaw

Waaaaah!!! I've been trying to post on here for two hours. I thought my initial post may have been too long so I'm trying this wee shortie to see what's what.



~ xx

#87 A virtual hug for my virtual friend and those near and dear to her xx

Ha!!! Here is the first installment!



Bonjour tout le monde et, biensur, Simon Le Dude Duke of Ammo, Le Team et Le NYM,



Apologoes for extended absinthe, busy round these parts plus having my boss sitting on my shoulder it has proved a little difficult to keep up with the e-socialising. I have truly missed my blog pals.



Loving the lingo, Simon. A frenchman could talk the biggest lot of rubbish to me but I really wouldn't mind, I just love the accent. Ooooh la la!



I believe PSL has undergone her op (providing it wasn't cancelled at the last min); hope it went well m' Lovely.



I had a bit of a lurk last week and noticed that the gawjus MTF is now jollying around in a 'new to her' Noggin the Nog - hope he's settling in to his new role as the Tooth Fairy's motorised assistant.



~ xx

jolly good idea JbG...

ONE DAY TRETLE ALL BE YOURS by WEDDING PRESENT - possibly quite apt!

#92 Good to see you Studio (or may I call you Toots?) - how are you?

The second instalment.



Deebee, Would love to catch up with you and hear all about your trip to NYC.



KatyM, Not sure if your maintenance work has been carried out yet m' Lovely but I hope all's well with you.



Zoe Double-Ewe, has your sanity been restored?



Harry, been thinking about you lately m' Lovely - I'm reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - one of the main characters works in her Dad's bookshop which is more a labour of love rather than a get rich quick venture. Sound familiar?



As for all you other reprobates, I hope you've been behaving yourselves.



~ xx

hah - I spoiled that one (#95)

Should have been:

ONE DAY TRESTLE ALL BE YOURS by WEDDING PRESENT

Hello Toots - yes, the blog's been a bit temperamental. Actually less tempera, and more mental. I blame the French - see yesterday.



Continuing with the feem...



IT’S ONLY SAUSAGE ROLL BUT I LIKE IT – Rolling Stones

Thought you might like to know I've given myself a thorough talking to and I now realise the errors of my ways. This is clearly the best of all possible worlds!



So, I'm coming up so you'd better get this party started. I may be skint because of all the bank holidays but I'm sure it couldn't be any better and it's all for my own good.



I know there have been some scurrilous rumours about the saintly Ms Middleton's motives in getting married to His Royal Highness so, to put them to rest once and for all, may I request:



I WANT YOUR LOVE by TRANSVISION VAMP



"I don't want your money, Honey,

I want your love"