No rushes for menshes, how bizarre!



MTF.xx

Well done Simon (and Jamie)! What a great show!!



I think I heard more new, fantastic music in the first hour of today’s broadcast than I’d hear in any single day of normal programming.



Of course, by showing what Radio2 can do when it chooses to be different, it has made the usual scheduling look quite jaded. Perhaps it is time to break away from the tired old format that Radio2 has been using since Adam decided that y-fronts were a good idea?

One of the bonuses of the i player Simon. Being able to listen to it at a more civilized hour.



What an early start you must have had!



MTF.xx



Ps, funny sort of a bounce on the blog this morning. Slightly hesitant!

Well done Simon and Jamie, lovely show.



csn. xx

Blogbounce has hit new hieghts.



Good Morning Each! I have to say, I wasn't sold on the idea of 2Day, overly, but I'm eating humble pie right now. It's all rather good thus far.

Morning all



Had a little listen earlier, and all sounded very intriguing. Will try to find a more convenient time to absorb at my leisure.

Good Morning



Congrats to Sergeant Major Mayo and Captain Calllum of the Coldstream Guards. A most enjoyable show this morning. Jamie was very good - but Simon showed exactly why he deserved that Sony Award. A truly great broadcaster.



#2 Harry, with the greatest of respect I am going to have to disagree with you entirely. I love the usual schedule - Chris Evans' energy gets me through the bedlam that is breakfast, Ken Bruce makes me laugh and Popmaster gets the brain working. Jeremy Vine gets the adrenalin pumping (and is a thoroughly decent bloke) and if I haven't got the pram out of the door by the time Wrighty's second oldie comes on I know I am going to in trouble for being late at the school gate.



Having said that I do know it isn't all about me, me me and what I like. It's good to see what else is on offer. However I think some things are suited to particular times of day. In the night I would find Janice Long warm and mellow but at this time of the day it just feels dull and dreary. Sorry!



Looking forward to all the other things 2Day has to offer.



Have a good day.x

Hello again and Happy Wednesdays all round .... it must feel like an unexpected day off for the Dude. Foot off pedal perhaps?



Let's celebrate with cake -





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Good Morning All



Brilliant show this morning! The music was fantastic - I think I only knew about 2 or 3 of the tracks that were played, but I'm one of those people who is going to be doing some downloading later! Shame it was only on for an hour though - really could have done with more of the same.



I think this 2Day thingy is a great idea. I really only listen to about 30 minutes of Chris in the morning, snatches of Jeremy if I happen to be out and about in the car at lunchtime, and the end of Steve on the way home. Plus as much of Drivetime as I can ;o) And at the weekends, the only programme I hear with any regularity is Johnny Walker's Sounds of the 70s. So to have a taster of what else is available on the network is quite refreshing. I'm only sorry I can't hear more of it 'live' today - thank goodness for iplayer...



~X~

#8



Celebrate with cake and go easy on the booze - which seems to be advisable for those 'of a certain age' - according to the ground-breaking research that's just been done.



Could've told them that for nowt.



;^)

#9 Cheers Katy, will go down nicely with a cuppa for my elevensies.x



Billie, are you there? Can you think of any appropriate 2Day choons just for fun?



IT TAKES TWO by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

NOTHING COMPARES 2 U by Sinead O'Connor

Hello All,



Missed Lord Ammo this morning. Will listen again at a more convenient time. Just finished listening to Janice Long and got say I didn't find her dull and dreary at all. Ron Sexsmith I was already familiar with as he has been on Lord Ammo's show recently but I haven't heard of The Imagined Village or Wine, Women and Song (Ithink I got that right). Will investigate further with my allotted 10 hours on Spotify.



Maybes later



A.

Morning all!



Jumping blog I see obviously can't cope with the R2 schedule today and neither can I. Have to agree though that Simon and Jamie worked well but so far the rest of the schedule has been poor imho.



GB

#7 Julia, I have no problems with you disagreeing with me; you always charming and respectful so how I could I complain? :-)



However, the 2Day programming so far has highlighted why I switch off Radio2 for most of the day. The whole thing is a rare treat for me. I'll enjoy it and then go back to listening at a more convenient time tomorrow.

Like everyone else, I also really enjoyed listening to Simon and Jamie this morning but the programme wasn't on long enough for me! I would prefer to hear the more mellow tones of Mr Mayo in the mornings, rather than Chris, who I find is too manic most of the time, but he was OK on Drivetime!



Perhaps Radio 2 could do this 'swap' thing more often allowing presenters to do full programmes! I like Janice Long and think it's a shame she's on so late, so that some people never get to hear her, and I'm sure Janice would do a good job of standing in for Steve Wright!

#9 Thanks KatyMatey - calorie-free cake, how lovely!



#11 How about TWO HEARTS by Phil Collins? Or TWO BECOME ONE by the Spice Girls?



Meant to say earlier a big thank you to Simon for writing a blog for us today, even though there is no song choosing to do and the show is already done and dusted. Really appreciate that!



Toots just texted to say she's having problems posting, but she's hoping to be here later.



~X~

Doh!!! A bit dishevelled - been trying to get in for ages. Just realised I hadn't logged in! Here it is for what it's worth:-



Morning Everyone and, of course, Simon the Early Bird Drivetime Dude, The Team and The NYM (just 'cos there's no theme doesn't mean we shouldn't include everyone),



I loved hearing Jamie's and your dulcets this morning Simon - great way to start the day :) I didn't hear it all so will listen again at a time more convenient. Was a bit put out, however, when Mr Shouty McShouty (CLP) put in an appearance - I came over all Mrs McShouty and was shouting at the radio "GET OFF, IT'S NOT YOUR TURN YET, STOP TRYING TO TAKE OVER"!!! Hmph! Blimmin' show off. Sadly, he's getting my back up more and more these days :( Used to love the guy, now I just about tolerate him. Anyhoo, Simon, suffice to say, I'll miss you at 5.05 this evening and will look forward to your show tomorrow :)



~ xx

morning,



I missed Lord Ammo this morning but had the displeasure of listening to Vanessa Feltz talk over Bill Kenwright and Jo Whiley. In the end I had to listen to a cd to save my sanity. I now know why I only listen to Lord ammo and sometimes Chris Evans because a lot of the others would put me over the edge.



I am looking forward to tomorrow when normal service is resumed.



hope you all have a good day.



Nick.

#17 Toots.... you weren't the only one who was irritated by Chris Evans making a 'shouty' appearance in the middle of Simon's show... it kind of annoyed me as Simon had so little time and it was so good not to hear CE's shouty voice (up to then)! My friend was just saying a smiliar thing and she said that her husband said "What's he doing interfering on Simon's programme?" My friend said she could imagine CE popping up all day on everyone else's programmes as he has to be the centre of attention!!!

I've just had a quick look at the website and one of the most perplexing of modern mysteries appears to have been solved. It was Steve Wright who ate all the pies!

Thank you Katy for the Cakey and talk about stating the blimmin' obvious re: alcohol and the elderly!



Thank you Deebs for being my go-between. Can't believe I hadn't realised I hadn't signed in - what a blimmin' airhead!



I was pleasantly surprised to see a blog this morning Mr M so cheers for taking the time. :)



~ xx

#17 Toots, I forgot to say on my earlier post that Chris is really starting to grate on me and I am more frequently listening to other stations or listening to cd's.



I know a lot of people on here like Chris but each to their own I say.



Nick.

#19 - LuciesMum - so glad it's not just me. I was going to have a bit of a rant but will rein it in as I don't want to offend anyone and after all this is the gawjus SM's blog, a place to escape all life's irritants :) xx



The younger boy is on his 'Intake Day' at secondary school today. I've had a text to tell me his tutor is Mr Jenkins - what a fab name for a teacher - he's a relatively new teacher to the school and quite young who teaches RE but, for some reason, I think he should teach woodwork, be fast approaching retirement, wear specs, have a bit of a baldy head, wear a threadbare sports jacket with leather elbow patches, have a pipe permanently lodged in his mouth and ash stains down his flannel trousers. We have a meeting for parents this evening - can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to that!



~ xx

#22 Hey Nick, I know, that's why I reined in my remarks. I've occasionally been listening to CDs on the way to work (CLP) and, on the way home (SW), i've been tuning in to Radio 4 (hope I don't get modded). One day last week, I heard a play which i found to be a v enjoyable way to unwind on the way home.



~ xx

Oh and it would appear that my posts are posting immediately without the need to refresh! Could we be on for 500 comments to the page?



Still got the 3 minute rule tho' but with a snazzy little timer counting down how long 'til you can post again ;)



~ xx

I'm going to take a break from 2Day for an hour ;-)

Who's on at the mo Harry?



~ xx

#27 Toots, Chris Evans and Zoe Ball ................ I quite like Zoe but she's being totally blitzed out.

Re the discussion about the normal R2 breakfast show with CE etc, some of you will be interested in this:



https://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2011/jun/20/breakfast-radio-battle?intcmp=239



Apparently his show will be reviewed tomorrow.

#27 Toots and #28 Harry.. you're so right.... I turned on Radio2 a few minutes ago and Chris was going on about all the cars he bought in the 90s... just because he had the funds to do so and I switched it off after two minutes of his car chat... but then he did say the other day that he knows very little about music and doesn't buy any music CDs or downloads either, so he's talking about what he knows more about! ;~)

#28 - Harry, oh dear - it really doesn't make for good listening, does it?



#29 - Thank you JbG - v interesting.



I think 2Day is a fab idea but I think care should be taken not to alienate listeners - although it's great to hear different music and not always be listening to the same old same old, it is nice to hear something familiar. I didn't hear all of Simon and Jamie's show this morning so I'm sure there were familiar tunes in there; the bits I heard I didn't recognise the tunes so it wasn't the best start to the day. It was, however, strangely reassuring to hear Simon's and Jamie's chat - perhaps not as off the cuff as usual but I'm guessing they had a target to aim for and in such a limited time they couldn't afford to be sidetracked. I loved CLP's upbeat presenting in the very early days of his breakfast show, it was a breath of fresh air.



~ xx

Good afternoon all!



How lovely to have a new blog today - bless you Simon.



I missed the 7 - 8 slot, and the 9 - 10 as well. Wasn't feeling particularly chipper so decided to start the day very slowly. I did hear Janice Long and enjoyed the music she played. I also caught some of Johnnie Walker and was perplexed - I thought he was meant to be partnering Brian Matthews but it was Joe Brown. Hope all is well with Mr Matthews.



Anyhow, I enjoyed what I heard and will definitely be listening at a time different to the time originally broadcast. Nice to hear presenters I don't normally catch showcase their talent and music choices.

#32 - due to the language barrier, I was rather perplexed to hear yesterday afternoon that Johnnie Walker was to be partnered by Jo Brand!



~ xx

#20 Just had a look at the home page. Steve W has been turned into a Weeble!!

#34 - Alex~G - I was sure I heard SW mention, fairly recently, he was on a diet.



~ xx

Three word Wednesday, for what its worth....



Headless chicken syndrome!



Arghhhhhh!



MTF.xx

#35. Well, ...... ..... diet. ' ..... .....' .........!



(Saves the mods the trouble)

#33 Toots, You and me both! Thought Ms Brand had been on 40 a day when Mr Brown's deeper tones came on air. Was going to refer back to the dwarf conversation earlier this week and ask to take the name Dopey.



#12 JPA, I probably wouldn't find it dull and dreary in the evening. Perhaps I should listen again at a more convenient time.



#14 Harry, you are very kind. However yet again we disagree because 12 to 1 was fab. A real trip down memory lane. I had forgotten all about teabag tops.



#16 Deebee, very good!



Thought of another one:



TWO LITTLE BOY by Rolf Harris



Off to sports day now...

Incidentally, for the fb scrabblers amongst us. Has that hacker from Essex been at that site? Word of the day is 'twassage'. It has no definition, and if you try it in their own dictionary, it is invalid. Other dictionaries are available, but it appears in none of them. Apart from one...



https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=15651&post=129788&uid=283025062830#post129788

ooh 'ello again - how lovely to see blog chumsters wanting to just chat without the clamour for you-know-what ...

;^)



I've just spent a very worthwhile couple of hours negotiating a shiny new all-singing all-dancing phone. Actually I didn't really need to negotiate.



I've had a SIM only contract with my provider for ages and ages - just to make phone calls and send texts, you understand. They contacted me and told me I was a loyal and deserving customer and for a couple of quid a month more, would I like a fancy phone? Well, she didn't use the word 'fancy' but that's what she meant.



It's already in the post.



I'm now rather excited about doing all manner of stuff from one little hand-held.... LOVE learning new technology







:^)

#39 Paul Ha! Spotted that word my first thought was - would one ever 'use up' 2 - letter S's just for the satisfaction of placing such a fabulous word?



It didn't occur to look up a definition, mind.

I'm liking yours.

A wazz*ck with twa*ttish tendencies would spew forth twassage, methinks. But I'm sure that's not what you meant ...



;^D

#40. Ooh, Katy, I am a tad jealous. I hope it comes with a lovely instruction manual for you to ignore/lose.

#41 Just wondering what that 2nd * is doing?

Just heard a few minutes of the lovely Richard Allinson on the way back from my swim. I really wish R2 would give him a regular slot at a more reasonable hour. 2 till 5, maybe...?



~X~

#38 Julia, I am pleased that someone got some pleasure form it. :-)

And Simon wins the 2Day chart. It's not a popularity contest, but well done Simon. Oh, wait. It is!

#36 - MTF - Oh no, you've not had a visit from Foxie Loxie???



#37 - PoS - I think he must have been on the seafood diet...



#38 - Julia 40 (btw, has life begun yet??? ;)) The pronunciation was misleading - a bit like dan saf instead of down south.



#39 - I just g**gled 'define twassage' and it came back with 'did you mean massage'?



#40 - Katy not only a loyal and deserving blogpoppet, but a loyal and deserving phone customer to boot - enjoy your new gadget - you thoroughly deserve it for your loyalty :) xx



~ xx

Tooots, no LOL!!



Its my head, took on too many jobs this morning before heading off for the paid job. Looks like we have been burgled, might act as a deterrent though!



Have a good day everyone. Gonna miss the usual, but as they say a change... blah de blah de blah....



Toodle pip.



MTF.xx

#38 - Julia 40 - I hope sports day goes well and the weather stays dry. It was the younger boy's sports day yesterday, hasten (I know it should be hence but my son's childminder uses 'hasten' as an alternative!?! which I think merits an entry in the blogpoppet dictionary) my absinthe yesterday. *Proud Parent Alert* The boy came first in both the long distance race and the sprint and his team won the relay race too. A rather splendid way to end his sporting career at primary school. He's on his intake day at secondary school today :)



Humblest apologoes for being boastful - not my intention just wanted to share some good news.



~ xx

#49 Well done to the Junior Toots!!!! You are allowed to boast, my lovely!



Lucky Katy - new phone! I love new toys. Mr P is one for manuals - getting him a pressie that has a manual with it keeps him in deep joy for ages. Being a typical Arian, I chuck the manual out with the box and just start playing!



Not too sure about that Scrabble word - sounds rude.



Note to self: never try the diet SW is on. It doesn't work.

#50 - Thank you Alex~G.



I never read manuals but keep them, just in case...



Hee hee, like your note to self.



~ xx

Helloooooo! Blog was down for maintenance last time I tried to post :-(



Another busy day here but had to poop on to say how much I enjoyed Noisy & Jamie's show this morning (apart from the very rude interruptions). Had to poop home at lunchtime so heard the second half of Chris & Zoe (interesting reminiscences of 90s) and a bit of Richard A. Fell in love with the Secret Sisters, the first song he played.



Oops, late for a meeting. Shall post this and catch up later.



Did I see a cake up above. Will take it with me to have with my coffee. Thank you Katy!



X

Rightio, guys, I'm outta here. Doubt I'll make it back later - following a meeting for parents at 'big' school tonight, I'll be in communicado 'til I get through the ironing pile :s



Have wonderful Wednesdays.



a bientot



~ xx

#44 Deebee... I know quite a few people who would love to hear Richard Allinson between 2 and 5pm every week-day... me included! At the risk of upsetting Steve Wright fans, I really think he has hogged that spot for a bit too long and a new time of between 2 and 5am for Steve, would suite me fine!



I hope you soon get the hang of your new phone Katy and that Julia's sports' day will be in dry weather! It's lovely and sunny up here in Scotland today... quite warm too!

Right. Everyone's being jolly nice to me, so I'm going to reply in order.



*employs scrolling finger*



#42 Paul - It'll take me a few days to suss it out and I'll do it by the book which will more than satisfy my nerding instincts



#43 Paul - the second* is touch of a fool-a-womble trickery. Think about it.



#44 Deebeedeebs - I was preparing the pork [not a euphemism] in the kitchen and thought EXACTLY THE SAME THING about Richard Allinson!



#47 Toots - that's offly nice of you to say Ms Inspiratino x *smiley face*



#48 MTF - Byeeee -e -e-e-e-e- . Oh, she's gone.



#49 A Big Up for Master Toots. Sporting wins are just the best thing for self-esteem at his time of life.



#50 Alex :^) The phone. It's ... ahem ..white. Not that I'm remotely interested in what it looks like .. SW! snigger ye not.



Hi Mo poppet and LuciesMum!







:^)

#50 Alex G, MrP. reads manuals? Sandi Toksvig reckons if you want to keep a secret from a man, you put it on your computer in a folder labelled "Instructions" :-)

I have never seen Tim, sidekick of Steve Wright, and on the home page I was scrolling through the pictures of the people who have already been on today and on the pic of SW and the PM is a picture of 'Tim'... is that the same Tim who is on SW's show? If so, I thought he was a much younger man... but then perhaps the pic is of a different Tim... and if so, apologies for thinking he looks a much older man in the picture, than he sounds on the radio!!!

#56 Harry - and Sandi Toksvig is of course an expert on men ...



;^)



Trying not to sound catty. Admire her enormously. Also, I sort of know her sister.

#57 Isn't it odd the way we create a mental image of a person just from the sound of their voice? Before I saw a photo of Sally Traffic, I had this picture in my head of tall, dark haired woman. She's no less gorgeous for being a little shorter and blonde but not at all how I imagined.

#56 Unfortunately, that would not work in our household! We still have the manuals for old cookers / fridges etc "just in case". I suppose just in case the old fridge finds its way home from the tip and re-establishes itself in the corner of the kitchen. He (Mr P) can be a strange man at times but I love him dearly.



#55 Ooh Katy, a white phone! How exciting! You will be so busy playing with it that you will forget to blog, and then we will all miss you hugely, leading to depression and a completely inability to choose songs for the day's theme, leading to both consternation and a lack of music on Drivetime, creating chaos within Radio 2, the abdication of Peta Womble and ultimately the collapse of the Empire.



I need to lie down.

#57

#57



LuciesMum - yeah - Tim the sidekick. Bit of a shocker, eh? Looks like he should be starring in the latest episode of Luther ...







.. now I really must stop this cattiness. It's not big and it's not clever.

And it's not even funny.

#58 Maybe she's not the first person to spring to mind when looking for an expert on the male of the species but she's right in this instance, is she not? (Except for Mr P, of course).

#58 I was going to say something along those lines!!!



#59 Sally is tall - well, taller than me. Not as tall as the lovely Alison of Eastleigh.

#55 Steady on now Alex - that didn't happen when I took my Oct-Dec 2010 blog break ...



... seriously though, there's a huge B & B shaped hole in this blog at the mo.



:^(

#63 I guess it's all a matter of perspective. Tall women in my world are over 6' - that is, taller than me :-)

#61 Maybe that's why he sits in for Alex Lester? His pic was a bit of a shocker.





Alex G - move away from the catty corner. Move away right now............

I have just looked at the pictures of SW, Tim and the PM. I also, didnt think that Tim would look like that and hasnt Steve put the beef on, his profile picture must be very very old as he looks slim(ish).



shall I move into the catty corner and join daylightkaty and Alex G, i couldnt ask for better company..

Harry - so you're an InstructionManual-o-phobe?



And that's because you is a bloke?



Or because you is a bookish sort of chap?



:^D



In all my experience of menkind, which is vast, natch, [joke] most have enjoyed following instructions ...

my apologies for the really bad puncuation and grammar on my earlier postings. It was and is not my strongest points.



tall women in my world are over 6'2.

Why thank you BigNick40 - lovely to have you in our corner,

and whilst we're on the subject - are you a technical manual/ instruction following sort of chap?



I'm doing a spot of qualitative research to prove Sandi wrong ...

#68 In my experience, instruction manuals are more confusing than sitting down and working out how to do it myself. I don't know if that is because I'm a man. I would never consider myself to be a 'bloke'. But, hey, what would I know?

Katy and Harry... sometimes when we see a person we have listened to for a long time, yet have no idea what they look like, we often think they look nothing like their voice and others look exactly how they sound!



I have just been listening to David Jacobs... and to me, he has always looked exactly how he sounds on the radio! Steve Wright looks like his voice and so does Lord Ammo... but I also imagined Sally to be a well dressed brunette, tall and leggy, but I saw her once at a motor show and she looked quite the opposite of how I had pictures her... not that she would have been dressed up for a motor show, but she looked like she had long blonde hair extensions that were quite windswept! She's good fun though and perfect with Simon, Matt and Rebecca as they all have a warm, friendly rapport and that is still evident when 'part-time Pauline' is there in place of Rebecca!



I have seen Ken Bruce too... back in the early 80s when he had hair and a beard and he looked more like Ken then, than he does now! He has a nice personality and a good voice for radio.



Are there any celebs/DJs etc who you blogpoppets think look either exactly the same, or completely the opposite of how you imagined them to be when you saw them for the first time?

You know lots. Which is why it's interesting to get your viewpoint.

:^)

#70. Now I am a 50/50 kind of bloke depending on what the manual is for. If it is anything technical/electrical I dump the manual in a drawer for future use, if it is for flatpack furniture I follow the instructions to the diagram (if I can work them out) as have been caught out trying to be a know it all and doing my own thing with legs shorter than the others and drawers or doors not opening properly.



I quite like the catty corner, perhaps I should change and be constantly catty about everything.



Miaow.



Nick.

#70 Not that this will prove Sandi Toksvig right or wrong, but I heard her make the comment on an episode of QI. All the male panellists, most of the audience in the studio, together with me and Mrs Snapper, all chuckled in recognition of the (general) truth of the statement.

#72. Luciesmum, I often wondered how the darklord Alex Lester looked and he wasnt what I thought he would be like. also, Richard Allinson.

Must go and give my dogs a good walk as I'm going to see Don McLean tonight and they'll be on their own... with the radio on to keep them company, but I've no idea who will be on tonight!



I'm looking forward to seeing what Don McLean looks like now as I've not seen pictures of him and not seen him on TV for a long time! Wonder if he'll look like I imagine him.. all these years on! Just hope he sings American Pie! ;o)



Back later! x

Still here, just until my three minute warning is up! #76 BigNick40, I have no idea what The Dark Lord looks like so will have to check him out later!

Ah Nick (welcome to the corner, by the way), maybe I should follow your practice. I chuck ALL manuals. Hence the flatpack desk I put together has an upside down drawer. I keep it as a storage area in the also upside down cupboard on the side. It sits snugly on the shelf (which is woodchip side up, veneer down). I quite like my wonky desk.



Katy, I think we are all missing B&B..... :(



#72 Luciesmum, I was fortunate to be at Children in Need last year and was really surprised that Jezza Vine is taller and thinner than he appears! Chris Evans was also really tall. Johnny Saunders was better looking than I expected, as was Richard Allison.



Rightio gang, I am heading off early as still not feeling 100%. As usual, thank you for your company, banter and bon mots. Wishing you all a pleasant evening and see you on the morrow.



A-G

X

Dear MayoBlog/Wittertainment



How very irritating to have freebies to cinema tonight and the one film I really wanted to see is on every OTHER NIGHT but tonight.



I now have the choice of:

BAD TEACHER (Contains strong sex references and language, drug use and moderate nudity)



BRIDESMAIDS (Contains very strong language, strong sex references and crude humour)



GREEN LANTERN (Contains moderate fantasy violence)



KUNG FU PANDA (Contains mild martial arts action)



MARS NEEDS MOMS (Contains mild sci-fi violence and threat)



PIRATES OF THE CARIB 4 :STRANGER TIDES (Contains mild sci-fi violence and threat)



THE HANGOVER PART II (Contains very strong language, strong sex references, nudity and drug use)



TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (Contains moderate action violence and one use of strong language)



X MEN: FIRST CLASS (Contains moderate fantasy violence and one use of strong language) Yeahyeahyeah - saw that.







I wanted to see:

SENNA (contains infrequent strong language and footage of motor racing crashes) No kidding,eh?

;^)





Yours grumpily,

DaylightKaty (contains a rather fine Gordon Lightfoot song and a miaow)

I think I may have Toots' occasional problem of not being able to post long posts. Let's see if this mini one works...



~X~

If it's any help Katy, Jo Wiley said earlier that she thought BRIDESMAIDS was going to be a bit lightweight, and had planned to avoid it, but had since heard good reviews of it, and had changed her mind. So, that is a sort of Jo Wiley recommendation. Make of it what you will.



Manuals are for wimps, people that dont want to risk their warranties. Binning them is one of the few excitements left to me.

#79 AlexGirl... I hadn't imagined Tim Vine to be tall nor Christ Evans but I thought Johnny would be quite a tall guy. What about Lord Ammo... I picture him to be about 6 feet tall?

#83 I think Lord Ammo is around 6 ft tall - he mentioned his height once, but I can't remember what he said. He seems tall, because he's quite slim. Jamie Cullum is very short - did you see the picture of the two of them on Twitter this morning? Chris Evans is taller in real life than I thought he would be (as Alex said), and Johnny Saunders is VERY tall!



Alex - hope you feel better soon.



KatyMatey - I feel your pain. I want to see Senna too - was hoping it would be on at our local World of Cine this weekend.



Off home in a mo. And no Drivetime to look forward to - what on earth am I going to do with my early evening...?



~X~

Afternoon All



You've all been busy. Need to read back but have just seen Deebee's last comment.

I agree. Strange feeling indeed.

Men reading instruction manuals!



Whatever next, asking for directions when lost in the car?

Hello all



I have really enjoyed listening to Tony and Trevor.



Looking forward to Jools Holland at 6pm.



csn. xx

Pos, there's an apology on FB from Scrabble. The letter T was added in error!

Gotta say, if you are going to take Simon off, Jools never disappoints. Loving this!

#88. Well, what a T....

Pos, I am loving Jools too.



csn. xx

Ruby Turner has a fantastic voice.



csn. xx

Annie, hope you're listening to Ruby Turner.



csn. xx

Sorry, meant to post that last message on Chris's blog. LOL!



csn. xx

Good evening! Manuals? Pft. More trouble than they're worth IMO. I just get stuck in then find someone to fix or finish the job ;-)



Can anyone recommend anything by Secret Sisters? Heard them on Richard A and loved them. He mentioned that the song he played had never been recorded by them. Will definitely be listening again to some of the shows. What I heard of Tony B and Trevor N made for good listening. Forgot about the 6pm concert :-(



And thank you Simon fir taking time to give us a new blog today. I hope we have done it justice.



Losing track of where this post is going so will post now.



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CSN - you can always ask Annie to come over here and see her message! She'd be very welcome.



I caught a bit of the Comedy hour earlier on my way home. I love Henning Wehn - I first came across him on one of the 'Act Your Age' recordings that I went to. Very funny guy!



Been spending my Drivetimeless early evening copying some stuff from HDD onto DVD. With the aid of the manual, naturally... It's still taking a lot longer than it ought too. Well on the way to finishing now though, and somebody will be receiving a little present through the post soon. With the correct postage on this time...



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How lovely that we are nearly at 100 posts. And on a non mensh chasing day, too!



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Been out much of today, but have just listened to Jools and friends, very good



Hope everybody has had a good day

#95 Mo, I have The Secret Sisters' self named album and I think that's the only one that's out. Has their most famous song on it (Tennessee Me) on it. It's quite good.

#98 thanks Harry. Will have a look on iToons.



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I see the automatic refresh was short lived! Who broke it this time?



Having a listen again to some of 2day.



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