Radio Tau
Morning to bloggers all, from the cooler, shady pastures of London town. I don't think today is a 2 shower day but you can never be too sure. A welcome drop in the temperature here but an increase elsewhere so maybe Aberdeen might enjoy something better than yesterday's 12C which was pathetic. Maybe we'll get to do heat oldies this summer but not just yet it would seem.
Child 3 brought his school report back yesterday - a much more relaxed affair these days. I remember bringing home a brown sealed envelope and waiting nervously for some kind of verdict. Now it seems quite chilled, the main points already known and discussed. Maybe there are schools where the pupils write their own now. I was never quite convinced my report writers actually remembered who I was. The art of generalisation perfected.
Ross Kemp will be on Drivetime tonight from 6. I've interviewed Ross many times and his TV shows and books on gangs and the military are always impressive. He's always struck me as happier talking about those programmes than any acting he might be up to. Now he has written his first novel called 'Devil to Pay' (don't you just love celebs who write novels? I'm hoping you can tolerate them for a while longer anyway). The plot revolves around former soldier Nick Kane who investigates the mysterious death of an old colleague, in search of 'the terrifying truth'. Because the 'truth' is always terrifying, otherwise we wouldn't read it. If the 'truth' was kind of interesting but a little dull, we wouldn't bother.
Oldies time! You might have noticed that despite being useless at maths and science at school I find them endlessly fascinating now. Today we learn that pi (repeat after me 3.14159265 etc) is wrong. School textbooks should, apparently, be replaced by tau which 6.28 which is 2pi. It's all about (bear with me here) the relationship between the circumference of a circle to its diameter and we've had it wrong all these years. So these dissident mathematicians have declared today Tau Day. On Radio Tau. So lets do NUMBERS please. All of them, some of them, Tau, pi and a quick hypotenuse if you fancy.
Have a beautifully logical and worked out day, see you after 5.
Comment number 1.
At 10:23 28th Jun 2011, Mandy wrote:Hi Simon and blogsters
Hope you are not too wet after last nights storm!
Aha! Numbers.... cool ...right up my street as a KICK ASS ACCOUNTANT!!! lol
1. LIVING BY NUMBERS - New Musik
2. LUCKY NUMBER - Lene Lovitch
3. 1, 2, 3, - Gloria Estefan
4. E=MC2 Landscape? or Big Audio Dynamite
5. TAKE IT AWAY - Paul Mccartneey
6. Misgrace THE TYMES
7. LOVE TIMES LOVE - George Benson
More soon.
Mandy
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Comment number 2.
At 10:25 28th Jun 2011, Simple with a dimple Sal wrote:This is going to get confusing.
MTF.xx
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Comment number 3.
At 10:28 28th Jun 2011, Suzieeeeeee the intermittent blogger wrote:Morning all,
The one Simon is waiting for of course is
PI by the loverly KATE BUSH
If the numbers are wrong, are they in her song? seems to indicate that in this article:
https://usability.typepad.com/confusability/2005/11/kate_bush_sings.html
Have a nice day, y'all, only a 1/2 day for me, off to tea, cakes & scones with a friend at a lovely hotel (no, not that kind of friend) plus a spot of clothes mooching, if time allows.
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At 10:28 28th Jun 2011, Simple with a dimple Sal wrote:Mandy, click on the 'next' above. Seems we have two up and running, the party started at 10.14 on the other one.x
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Comment number 5.
At 10:29 28th Jun 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:tau blog day too!!!!
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Comment number 6.
At 10:32 28th Jun 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:just in case your team read this one:
1 2 3 LEN BARRY
JUST SEVEN NUMBERS THE FOUR TOPS
INSTANT REPLAY DAN HARTMAN....it has a great count down intro
I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
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Comment number 7.
At 10:32 28th Jun 2011, Alex Heney wrote:Morning all,
Wife's op went OK yesterday, she now has a new left knee :)
I would secon PI by Kate Bush.
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At 10:37 28th Jun 2011, Alex Heney wrote:MAMBO NUMBER 5 - Lou Bega
GET YOUR NUMBER - Mariah Carey
CLOUD NUMBER NINE - Bryan Adams
DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER - Phil Collins
RICKY DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER - Steeley Dan
I GOT YOUR NUMBER - Stereophonics
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Comment number 9.
At 10:39 28th Jun 2011, Nadine wrote:Morning all,
Oh my, numbers - where to begin? OK, my starters for ten are:
Just the two of us - Bill Withers
54-46 was my Number - Toots and the Maytels
ABC - Jackson 5
Back of my hand (I got your number) - The Jags
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Comment number 10.
At 10:41 28th Jun 2011, Our Zoe wrote:Good Morning All :)
It is damp, grey but still quite warm here :/
Feeling tired after a disturbed night's sleep (too hot and thunderstorms going on!)
Oldie suggestions...
ONE - THREE DOG NIGHT
SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE - PRINCESS
NUMBERS - KRAFTWERK
MATHEMATICS - CHERRY GHOST
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At 10:41 28th Jun 2011, Simple with a dimple Sal wrote:Thats good news about your wife Alex.
Click on the next above and share it with all the others who are posting away on another page.
MTF.xx
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Comment number 12.
At 10:45 28th Jun 2011, Billie on the Blog wrote:Hi All
It seems there are 2 blogs up and running. There are more comments on the other.
Maybe you might want to C & P ? The mods won't let you do it "en masse" though.
You'll have to do it individually.
Love
BP
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Comment number 13.
At 10:46 28th Jun 2011, Alex Heney wrote:THE CIRCLE GAME - Joni Mitchell (or various others)
PRIME TIME - Alan Parsons Project
THE PRIME OF YOUR LOVE - Billy Joel
CARDINAL SIN - Black Sabbath
FIGURED YOU OUT - Nickelback (or Backstreet Boys)
FIGURE OF SPEECH - Joan Armatrading
DIGITAL MAN - Rush
BINARY LOVE - Blake Lewis
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Comment number 14.
At 10:53 28th Jun 2011, Katy Mac wrote:Hi Blogsters - these are my posts from the 'parallel blog' _
BACK OF MY HAND - JAGS
THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN - SPARKS
NUMBERS - SOFT CELL
1 2 3 - LEN BARRY
YOU'RE MORE THAN A NUMBER IN MY LITTLE RED BOOK - DRIFTERS
LUCKY NUMBER - LENE LOVICH
25 OR 6 TO 4 - CHICAGO
SONG 2 - BLUR
50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER - PAUL SIMON
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At 11:00 28th Jun 2011, PhilMewis wrote:Morning,
Wrong Number - The Cure
The magic number - Del a Soul
54-46 was my number - Toots and the Maytals
Lucky number - Lene Lovich
Confusion - ELO
Change - Lightning seeds
Changes - David Bowie or Black Sabbath
Circlesquare - The Wonderstuff
The number song - DJ Shadow
Dazed and confused - Led Zeppelin
I close my eyes and count to ten - Dust Springfield
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Comment number 16.
At 11:22 28th Jun 2011, Paul of Sheffield wrote:Good Moning Each!
Numbers songs...
I think we have visited this subject before, as I have definitely requested (unsuccesfully...
'The Humans Are Dead' by The Flight Of The Conchords. The only song I know with a chorus in binary code...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1BdQcJ2ZYY&NR=1
'Two Out Of Three Aint Bad' by Meatloaf
'54321' by Manfred Mann
'The Magic Number' by DeLa Soul
'Zero And Blind Terry' by Bruce Springsteen
To that I will add...
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Comment number 17.
At 11:29 28th Jun 2011, Simple with a dimple Sal wrote:Hiya Paul, quiet here innit?
Take a look back at the 'next' at top of page.
MTF.xx
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Comment number 18.
At 11:47 28th Jun 2011, Vildeen wrote:Good Morning
A couple of thoughts for todays tunes.
40,000 Headmen - Traffic
Take 5 - Dave Brubeck
Enjoy the cooler weather
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