Morning all



Happy Birthday Paul of Sheffield!



I have to confess, Simon, I am an old new romantic!



ARFO from me: DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY - Aerosmith



Back later



Tortie x

You've got to love an 80s song and as it just so happens, I do.



This one got overlooked in the 80s, although did climb the charts to number 12 ( I think!) .....



*** Twilight *** by ELO .



MTF.xx

OOPs, number 30 apparently, although it did better in Holland, reaching number 5. Good taste, the Dutch folk.



MTF.xx

Good morning Simon, team and all you lovely blogsters.



I was just watching Harry being consigned to the naughty step on the previous blog and here you all are. I'm munching on Katy's scrummy cakes (Happy Birthday again Paul) and trying to get my caffeine up to boost my brain levels before I choose my ARFO.... maybe one of those new romantic choons I used to love so much!



Be back in a bit.



Jx

I can't think of a suitable ARF tune yet, so will be back later for that. just wanted to say...



MTF - Thank you for drawing my attention to Katy's cake - I will take some! Happy Birthday Paul, maybe I should have saved some of that cake for the actual birthday boy, sorry.



Jilly - how fortuitous that you spotted those people, although sorry it's shaken you up a bit.



Katy - hope your Mum is continuing to improve.

Hi Simon and everyone.



Simon, how inciteful of you, you must read the blog very closely....the 80's was my teenager years and right at the end of it I passed my driving test!



Yes, I did have a perm or two....hence the piccie with the main man Mr Bryan Adams on my Facebook profile...however, not as huge as pic portrays...it WAS the shadow catching the top of my head that accentuated it! One perm was washed out when I got home ...due to a brand beginning with P!!!



As to 80's attire, when I was 14 and travelling on the bus by myself I wore a matching grey top and ra ra skirt, leggings and deely boppers on my head!

I had an Adam Ant style blouse ( white, 3/4 sleeves and ruffle at the front) paid for out of my winnings from a poster competition at school, sailor blouse and countless ski jumpers which I wore when I attended an Annie audition where I passed the singing but as to the tap dancing ( 2 left feet I am afraid to admit!)



Blimey that sounded like a confession...I can hear Matt cackling as I write!!!



Now for the ARFO, how about:



1. MY GENERATION - The Who

2. GENO - Dexys Midnight Runners

3. PINBALL WIZARD - The Who

4. BURNING LOVE - Elvis

5. KIDS WANNA ROCK - Bryan Adams



And Deebee we should pick a joint one for next Friday as we are birthdaying next Saturday!



Have a lovely day.



Catch ya laters



Mandy ;)

*Shouting from the naughty step*



Happy Birthday Paul!

Morning all Blogpoppets and the DTT.



Jilly-Glad you and the Mr are OK-You do do things that on reflection you think are daft but we've all done that. Lets hope they are caught soon.



Yes I loved all the New Romantic stuff, and love anything from 1982 and 1985 especially. Mr B doesn't like Duran Duran and there was a spate recently where whichever radio station he put on, there was a DD track playing. It was really the last straw when there was one on Radio 4 with an interview with Simon Le Bon-He really did think he was cursed but I thought it was really funny!!!!



Love to all as work is calling rather too loudly.



Mrs B xx

Morning All,



Funny you should be talking 'New Romantics', because this little number popped into my head earlier this morning! I haven't heard it for a while on the radio, so please would you consider for ARFO:



KARMA CHAMELEON by CULTURE CLUB



Also a very BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of the most eloquent of bloggers, the lovely Mr Paul of Sheff!



Madchick x

@LuciesMum, are you on FB? I need a favour ................ PLEASE :-)

SORRY PAUL OF SHEFFIELD.





H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y !!!



Mrs B x

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PAUL OF SHEFFIELD!!!



I don't think I was ever a New Romantic, but I did used to have a lot of perms back in the day. Ironically, these days my hair has gone naturally wavy when I want it to be straight.



So, for today's ARFO, how about one of the following:



BALLROOM BLITZ by The Sweet



BEDS ARE BURNING by Midnight Oil



And one that popped into my head earlier in the week, a bit off the wall and cheesy but in for a penny...:



THE BUMP by Kenny



Harry - what have you done now? *goes off to check yesterday's blog*



Back later with some poems - they're not very good though.



Deebee ~X~

Morning everyone and Happy Birthday Paul of Sheffield



ROLL AWAY THE STONE ~ Mott The Hoople



REELING IN THE YEARS ~ Steely Dan



xx

Morning again Simon and Poppeteers



A huge Happy Birthday to Paul of Sheffield. Hope you have a lovely day.



My ARFO suggestions



Burning Love - Elvis Presley (or as I tweeted a couple of weeks ago Elbow Presley - tee hee - predictive text)



I Love to Boogie - T Rex



I'm a 70's girl at heart although I do remember wearing some ridiculous flouncy collared blouses in the 80's as well.



Catch you later



Shona x

#10 Harry, are you on Deebee's facebook?

You've all been very busy this morning - I'm just trying to catch up!



Happy Birthday POS!



I don't think I was ever a New Romantic and I've never had a perm! These days I like to think of myself as an old romantic! Not sure anyone else does though!

#15 Deebee is a friend, yes

First time blogger on Simon's page so here goes.



Why not start with a real classic act from the 80's - Steve Arrington and

Feel so Real.



I must get my 12" vinyl out, keep threatening to show my daughter my 80's moves; although she's not yet 8 I'm turning her into an 80's girl as she loves most of the music from that era.



If I leave work on time I'll be in the car by the start of the first track.



Catch you on the flip side



Sharon

OK... Harry... have a look on your fb page!!! ;o)

#15 LuciesMum, you'll also find me on FB pages of ZoeUU, PSL, Madchickenwoman, Tortie,PoS, among others

Morning Simon and bloggers-all



I too was a New Romantic and my very first concert was Spandau Ballet at Wembly Arena ... ahh those were the days . Mind you - I saw them twice again last year and they were pretty darn good all these years on. Talking of the 80s - I'm off to Duran Duran and George Michael in December and saw Bon Jovi in June - so it's a big '80s' year for me musically!



I did have a perm. Once. It was hideous!



In that vein how about some 80s big-hair rock to start us off on ARF:

You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi



Happy Birthday Paul of Sheffield :)

Morning all! And a very grey one it is to around the Pudsey area.



How about a little "Birdhouse in Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants, to brighten up this dull day?



For those who feel there hasn't been many U2 selections this week you could always go for "City of Blinding Lights".



Maybe back later but busy day today as off on hols next week!



GB

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Morning all



Crikey, were Flock of Numbskulls, as one of my university friends referred to them, considered to be New Romantics?

After serious deliberation my ARF is:



WHAM - FREEDOM



I wish I was a teenager in the eighties... I was actually just a little nipper, although I do remember more music from that era than the nineties. I won a fancy dress competition as a child in the eighties, dressed as Strawberry Shortcake which largely comprised of two huge red ra ra skirts (one as a sort of smock top, one as a skirt). With a large pillow on my head in the shape of a strawberry.

Morning all,

And a very special one to POS - hope beer and curry is in the offing for your Birthday?

I'm glad to hear the naughty step was in use on the last blog - if only 'cos I was not around, so the blame cannot be on me, for a change!

Someone else must've egged Harry on...

Interested in the 80's discussion in the Blog, but for me, musically, the real time for my music taste formation was the 70's - it was while I was at school & Uni, and by the early 80's, I was in a job, then seemed to spend the rest of the 80's 'washing my hair' - ie bringing up a family!

However, I did posess a couple of Rara dresses..still had the legs, in those days ;-)

Oo and yes, had a crazy blonde mop of permed hair (Robert Plant was my ♥throb)



Here's a suggestion, for the ARFO - some bands that were around in the 70's and 80's:



MEDICINE JAR by WINGS or

MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP by Led Zep

Yes, you guessed it, my ipod is currently stuck on 'M'



Have a lovely weekend everyone, 'specially the birthday boy

Good Friday Simon, Driveteam, Constructors, Fellow Blogsters and my good friend, Mr Paul who lives in Sheffield but is really from Derby.

:^)



You can never have too many cakes, I reckon.



Mum still doing fine and thank you for the kind thoughts and wishes.

Am doing an afternoon visit today - leaving the evening free for a glass or three of something grapey and giggle-inducing.



Hope to be back in time for ARF so I might request a couple of Openers, not that I have a hope in heck of them being chosen. Curiously enough, they are from the 80s ..





REWARD - TEARDROP EXPLODES



LOVE IS A WONDERFUL COLOUR - ICICLE WORKS





XX

#26 Suzie, I'm on the naughty step because I contributed a limerick which the moderator thought was unsuitable for the impressionable young people who find their way here. No expletives, just a euphemism and a double entendre.



I've put it on FB for the curious :-)

Good Morning all and thank you Simon for playing one of my selections yesterday for the 'Queen in Oz' topic, I feel honoured.



So trying for two in a row todays ARF, if thats not being greedy?



HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - ARGENT



AMERICAN WOMAN - GUESS WHO



JACK & DIANE - JOHN MELLENCAMP

Ahhhhhh Simon, now you're talking my language .....



The 80s. The decade of my awakening, men in make up, frilly shirts and pedal pushers. Lovely! In fact, just last night I watched a programme recorded from Sky Arts with Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes about Duran Duran's early videos. Pure and utter unadulterated GOLD!



See, I've gone all swoony swishy giddy mare now!



And yes, I'm also seeing the Duran combo in December (Manchester) will fellow CLP Blogger Jakeygirl.



And so to ARF ......



I was going to plump for



ROCKS - PRIMAL SCREAM



but in the light of my swoony swishy giddy mare status, I shall opt for:-



THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN



Once a Durannie, always a Durannie!



Muchos Amore, and big hair to boot



Deevs

x

Morning all,



ARFO for me today is:



THIS IS THE DAY - The The



As the Manic Street Sweepers version is being plugged currenly, howabout the original in all its glory.

#28 Oooo how racy! I saw you'd been modded and my eyebrows did shoot up!

Love a saucy limerick, there is one which Hugh Grant recites in 'Bridget Jones' (film no 1, natch) which always makes me giggle, in fact I am a bit of a snorter, truth be told. Have tried not to - but people egg me on so they can laugh at me....

Good morning Simon, Team (including the part-timers), NYM and blogpoppets!



Happy Birthday Paul



Thansk for the cakes, Katy. Delish!



OK Simon, I'll admit to being an old new romantic. Big permed hair, Spandau, DD et al all featured in my 80's experience.



ARFO:



ROXY MUSIC - LET'S STICK TOGETHER or



THE PROCLAIMERS - 500 MILES



Proper catch up later.



X

I would like to second the hooray for Friday..................plus an added yippppppppeeeeeeeeee......as I'm off on my hols next week....................with hubby and dog walking the beaches in Norfolk......that should blow away the cobwebs.......................................my ARFO today is.................................



DAVID BOWIE - SUFFRAGETTE CITY



Plus my limerick for KatyMac............................................................



There once were four lads from the 'Pool

Who entertained folk without a football

They sang from their hearts

And split generations apart

But years later remain fab and cool!



My best effort I'm afraid :0)......................................................................



Bon Anniversaire to PoS.....................................plus Deebee and Mandy for next Saturday.....................................save me some cake for my return.................



Take care everyone,



Dougal x



P.S I return on Halloween.......................maybe (?) it will be a Witches, Goblins and Vampires theme...............good time to listen to some Twilight me thinks ;0)

#30 El Deevo - glad you caught up - knowing your New Romantic proclivities ...

;^)





I'm going to ask for YET another 80s track:





TALK TALK - TALK TALK





☆♪♫

#20 just as well I'm not sensitive Harry ;-)



#18 Hello, Sharon, don't be shy. The more the merrier around these parts.



X

Hi again, and welcome to Sharon!



Harry #17 how lovely to know that I'm a friend :o)



Must admit I never really 'got' the men in makeup and long hair thing. Men should look like men in my view, otherwise it's just confusing. Ha! I'm sounding like a grumpy old woman again... ;o)



~X~

#37 I have a naughty confession, every time I am behind a man with a ponytail, say on a bus, or on an escalator I have an awful urge to produce a pair of scissors and silently snip it off!

Also have to say that the BIG RED button on escalators which says 'only press in case of emergency' draws me like a cliff edge towards it!

Maybe Harry should shift up a bit, for us that just have naughty urges...ooo er

I remember seeing a live Duran Duran show from the Hammersmith Palais on the telly sometime in the 80s. The over-riding impression was "they can really play, which is a shame because you can't actually hear it underneath of all the screaming".



I do own a best-of, and the Wedding Album because Ordinary World is a gorgeous song and their best by a country mile.



Are/were the Duranies New Romantic? If so I think that's probably the complete extent of my New Romantic collection.

The 80's were my teenage years and early twenties and I recall perming my already wavy hair and ending up with a style reminiscent of a poodle crossed with Jon Bon Jovi in his massive hair phase but I remember loving it at the time! I did like the New Romantics but was also a fan of the big haired rockers and the more quirky stuff that was around too, my music taste was and still is eclectic.



I do know I danced around my bedroom (probably singing into a hairbrush) to this one, which I thought had some quite daring lyrics at the time (hilarious when you hear the songs now) so I choose as my ARFO today ...



CENTREFOLD - J. GEILS BAND





p.s. #27 - Katy, I love that Teardrop Explodes song and haven't heard it for eons so fingers crossed for that too.

Good Morning all.



Todays ARFO choices include:

Strange Town- The Jam

AntMusic- Adam and the Ants

Tommy Gun- The Clash

Someone Like You- Adele

Do anything You wanna Do- Eddie and The Hot Rods

Waiting for an alibi- Thin Lizzy

I Feel love- Donna Summer

Ace Of Spades- Motorhead



And This weeks long shot........



Looking after No 1- Boomtown Rats



Cheers everyone have a fine weekend.



D x

#34 Thanks Dougal - your Limerick is on file - along with a couple of others that have been submitted.



That doesn't include yours, Harry. Made me smile. A lot. Wondered how long it would be allowed to stand before a twitchy beebwomble took action. LOL.



I hope no-one minds me just collecting the submitted Limericks without a by-your-leave!

We haven't really had a consensus on this - or even an agreement that Limericks might be a fun competition.



Please, if anyone else has a good idea - just shout out.



And Harry - if you want to keep the list, or even be the judge [although I guessed you may want to enter] I'll liaise with you via Fb



:^)

The 80's just wasn't for me

No perms or make up you see

The Beatles were best

The Stones and the rest

The 60's are my cup of tea!



Well it's a start! x

#42 Katy, I won't be entering, and I certainly don't want to judge anyone, but I'm looking forward to reading them all.



Part of my censored post did say that I once contemplated writing to slebs to ask for their favourite limerick. It never amounted to anything. I always thought it would make a great charity book.



Incidently, one of the Baring-Goulds (William, I think?) wrote a book on limericks which is where I first came across the "Plumber from Leigh". In that book he also recorded a French version which worked perfectly, too. Worth seeking out if you like that sort of thing.

Did anyone suggest:



I WANT YOUR LOVE by TRANSVISION VAMP



for the ARFO?



I see no one did. In that case, I will ;-)

#43 Cheers Alan - Lim duly filed in LimFile :)



#44 Harry - and of course Lear popularised the form, although his last line always referenced, in most cases repeated, at least the last word of the first line - somewhat easier to write!

Don't you just love how polite the BBC can be?



"Dear BBC Visitor, Thank you for contributing to the BBC web site. Unfortunately we've had to remove the content below because it contravened one of our House Rules." LOL

Hi Ken



Duran Duran WERE the fore-runners of new romanticism - the style, the music, the glamour .... along with Spandau Ballet, Boy George, Steve Strange, Depeche Mode ...... oh I'mstill all a-swoon!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR OF SHEFFIELD

(I may even let you win at Scrabs today .... ahem!!)



Deevs

x



4 weeks til CiN!

Maybe, if we can see all the entered limericks together, we could vote for the one we like the best? Just an idea if no one wants to be the judge. And I think, Katy, that as the entries are already rolling in we can take the consensus as read.. it's a good, fun idea.



Still have my thunking cap on in regards to my contribution but I'm having trouble rhyming anything with Led Zepellin!!! ;-)

#47 Indubitably. Impeccable manners. Which House Rule would that be then?



Re: Beeb bans - interesting that the Beatles were allowed to broadcast 'Come Together' and yet Frankie Goes To Hollywood weren't allowed to broadcast 'Relax' ...

#50 I remember when Rod Stewart's 'Tonight's the night' was censored by the bbc, and we had to hear it under bed covers, on a trannie radio via Radio Luxembourg...

now there's soo much access to smut and in-your-face grinding on music videos (they call it dancing) no wonder the yoof of today are confused..

ps heard the mentioned Rod Stewart track on R2 the other day - how times have changed!

Pathetic entry to limerick contest:

--------------------------------------------



There was a youngish lady from Brum

Who joined a blog on a bit of a whim

She liked it soo much

She blogged every day

Then coming to work became SUCH FUN!

--------------------------------------------





Rhyming was never my strong point...nor spelling, to be fair

How about this one:



Funk/rock band Level 42

Are oh such a talented crew

Mark King slaps that bass

The rest keep a-pace

And chorus "Something About You!"



~X~

#37 Deebee - I'm generally not a fan of long hair, but there are exceptions (JBJ *swoon*). However I will admit to an odd ..... fancy? fetish? .... for men wearing make-up and particularly nail varnish! I blame my New Romantic influences, but to this day I get quite hot under the collar for a bit of eyeliner!



Hmmm - well now I've confessed my dirty secret - I'd better move on or heaven knows what'll come out next!



Not very good at limericks, might have a go though....anything to avoid marking!

Morning everyone and Happy Birthday Paul of Sheffield



On my now weekly visit to the blog , work now prevents me spending more time on here with you lovely people .



As ususal can i request that the ARFO is



COMMON PEOPLE - PULP



Hope everyone has a great weekend and halfterm holiday



Wharfedale Andy



or



Andy Knight (Sunday name)



or



@artfoundryman ( twitter name )

#54 Autumn_Gale, I couldn't disagree more! I have a 'thing' about hands, it's something I tend to notice about people when I first meet them. And on men, I like to see nice neat, clean and not too long nails. Definitely no varnish *shudders* But then, wouldn't life be boring if we all had the same tastes.



Incidentally, our esteemed leader has nice hands.



~X~

As ever...



GIRLS AND BOYS - Blur (pleasethankyou)

Ooh, or else #55's choice please!



(I have just learned you can only post on here with 180 seconds gap between each post. How respectable?)

Afternoon all



First chance to blog all week as trying to catch up after hols, which were nice after a tricky start (technical fault, return to Manchester on plane, blue lights on runway!, overnight stay in Mcr, nice flight next morning.)



I see that the naughty step is in use again!



Can I suggest



WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN - THE STYLE COUNCIL



a good 80's tune if not realy in a new romantic vein.



Mt teen years were through the 80's and I went from a Ska 2tone white shirt and pressed trousers, to long hair denim and hard rock. Still love both, but the hair has def gone now!



Cheers



A

#59 Andy: You've just made me think of Madness with your Ska reference so how about



Madness by Madness for the ARFO



could just about sum us all up (in the nicest possible way of course!!!!)



Mrs B xx



PS Sorry was that TOO many !'s?

38 Susie... you mentioned escalators, so I must own up to a daft craze I like to do on escalators (well my husband thinks it's daft) since first being dared to do it at C & A in Bristol many years ago, after telling a friend I had a yearning to do it!



I love running up a down-escalator, even though I'm no spring chicken, that doesn't stop me as long as the steps are empty!!! The last time I did it was at Zurich airport a couple of Christmases ago and I encouraged someone I had befriended on our holiday who was on our flight and stayed in the same hotel... and loads of people cheered when we reached the top!!!



Has anyone on here ever run up a down-escalator, or has a daft craze/hobby? :o))



xx

LOL Lucies Mum, I do similar on those moving walkway things that they have at Disneyland and other type places. Its really funny going the wrong way, as you stay in the same place!



Right early start for me today, so wish everyone well, with thier ARF choices.



Its going to be mad out there, I may be a while.



Cheers me Dears.



MTF.xx

#61 LOL!



Here's another limerick, this one for Lord Ammo:



Our Drivetime Dude's king on the air

With humour and interview flair

His bloggers he menshes

The guys and the wenches

Top tunes to be played everywhere



~X~

Hi Simon,



Please can we have HEAVEN IN MY HANDS by LEVEL 42 as the ARFO.



thanks,

#61 Do that on the London Underground and you'll get a harsh penalty and fine!

:^D

#63 Ta Deebs - it's in the LimFile.



If Simon does agree to judge the final 5 - and yours about him is one of them ... modesty may prevail.







Just a note - for those that are participating in this fun - after the deadline - any objections if I show the anonymous offerings to a COMPLETELY NEUTRAL PERSON to form a shortlist? I would of course let you know who this completely neutral person is.



;^)

#61, oh yes, running up a down escalator, fun cardio exercise. Just ignore the funny looks...

#66 Thanks KatyMatey. Don't worry - it's the taking part, not the winning...



;o)

#48 . .then I can confirm that "Decade" and "Wedding Album" are the sum total of my New Romantic music collection :-)

Afternoon everyone.



I have just received a telephone call from an accountancy practice in Stourbridge, West Midlands inviting me to an interview on Friday 4th November......I only posted it yesterday! I thought they would have recruited by now as it was posted on the internet on 6th October! They specifically requested a handwritten application...obviously my handwriting must have knocked them out!!!



Also, my recruitment consultant at Reed is putting me forward for a 9 month contract at a firm in Wolverhampton, the former above is Permanent role.



So everything crossed again!!!!

Goos ARFternoon Each! And HAPPY TRAFALGAR DAY!



I must seem terribly rude not popping by before now, but I have been incredibly busy in the shop. Thank you all for the kind wishes on my birthday, I really appreciate it. It must be said, the kindness on this blog is most gratifying. Most of my birthday wishes at this end seem to have been derogative comments pertaining to high(ish) numbers. I can't understand it. I am as sprightly as I was in my twenties, when I'm upright. And horizontal, come to that. It does seem to take a bit more effort moving between those two latitudes, however, and it is at that point, THAT POINT, when my 54 years begin to show. Still, at least my brain doesn't seem to be aging. Oh, hang on, I don't mean aging, I mean developing any degree of maturity. Wouldn't want that.

Beer and curry? Seems like a plan. Luey (Mrs PoS, for those that don't know), is actually somewhere in France. Went yesterday, back Sunday, so the birthday celebrations, such as they will be, are actually delayed until her return. There are advantages to letting your loved one desert you for a boozy few days a la francaise, mainly concerned with the re-earning of brownie points. My plans are already laid. ;0)

ARF request? I'm far too late, but it would have been



'Baby Jump' by Mungo Jerry



thus showing that most of that new romantic tosh passed me by.



Thanks again for the good wishes, and the cake.

#66 Katy, what are the rules and deadline for the limericks please, not that I am any good at making them up... I'm better with poetry!

CHEAP TRICK - I WANT YOU TO WANT ME (PLEASE)



Gail.

Happy Birthday Paul, just remember its mine in 9 weeks and 5 days.



#Mandy our accountants are in Stourbridge, I wonder if its the same (FW?)



The headache has finally gone and the braincells are working . . . Just had another fantastic suggestion for a starting track, it follows on from the news of late and is very topical too.



Spandau Ballet - Through the Barricades (1986)



I don't think they had afros but the eyeliner and frills were very much the moment and definitely 80's.



Happy singing

Sharon

I am now fully AED requalified. If you need your heart stopping, I'm your girl...



#66 #68 KatyMatey - did you also get my #53?



#71 Another advantage of Mrs of Sheffield being away is that you can spread the birthday celebrations over several days...



~X~

There once was a woman called Katie,

She blogged. Became everyones Matey,

She made lots of hats,

And scarves, and yet that's

Still ignoring her crowns and her pastries.

Which are nice!

Welcome to the blog Sharon, yes the firm is Folkes Worton in Church Street...Small World!!!

Hi again!



Happy Birthday to Paul and good luck to Mandy on the interviews, although why you would want to work for an accountancy firm escapes me! By the way as I write I am studiously ignoring all the accounts and tax returns collecting around my desk.



Happy blogging all and see you all in a week or so. Disneyland Paris is apparently calling me.



GB

Welcome Sharon.



#71 Sounds like your birthday will be lasting a while Paul! Hope it's a good one.



You can call him Al now he's homeward bound

The train in the distance is coming on round

There's something so right

Leaving lovers in the night

Paul's poetry endures like a silent sound.



Not sure it makes sense so I'll call it poetic license and leave it there!

#72 LMum - Yesterday's blog #111 was just my suggestion - but most people seem to be riding with it!



#76 Thank you sweet Paul - I believe you've written a few in your mayoblog life, yes?



#75 Deebs - a heart-stopping moment? A private rendition of 'Thank You' from Robert 'Percy' Plant please.



:^D

Deebie's got a boat,

She uses it to float,

Hither,

And thither,

Which would be impossible to do if she moored it in a moat!

More good luck being wished your way Mandy and congrats on the defib Deebee!



Loving the limericks.. really making me smile.



Here's my first effort....



This blog I discovered one day

And whilst working I do tend to play

It's never too soon

To suggest a good choon

And if menshed I come out with a YAY!



Jx

#79 SimonWard - oooh what fun - have a wicked time at Disneyland Paris x

#80. To quote Lloydy from the nineties television show 'All Quiet On The Preston Front', later just called 'Preston Front'...



'Makes Me Laugh!@

Hello everyone...sorry I'm late again



loving all the poems/limericks....I have no talent in that department whatsoever :-(



I was a Soulie in the late 70's and the uniform was...

full circle ankle length skirt (that flew waist high when you did your spins)

'simon' top (three button v-neck pointed collar)

black leather fitted jacket (with pin tuck front, zip and peplum)

Cl*rks Polyvelt shoes

flick fringe

eyeliner +++

.....well I thought I looked the bee's knees at the time!

happy birthday paul

An occasional blogger called Kevin,

Moved to a county down south. It weren't Devon,

And if you're there, and you're ill,

He's a man with a musical pill,

But to get it, you have to hospitalise yourself on a Tuesday evening.







These are getting harder!

Happy birthday Paul....I hear there's a bottle of some real ale with your name on it for later...cheers xx

#87. Ta very much.

There was a young man from Nantucket

Who ................







On second thoughts ;-)

Hi all...just a quick one



My ARF Robert Knight Love on a mountain top :)))



Laters



BLTD

You just love that naughty step Harry!

#86 Hey PSL - this for you



This 70s Soul Girl sublime

Flicked fringe and eyeliner - no crime

With her circular skirt

And her three-buttoned shirt

She looked the bee's knees at the time



:^)

That oh so Brit band called The Feeling

Sang songs whilst ensconsed on the ceiling

From their lofty abode

'bove the family Spode

They called for a pot of Darjeeling

There was a 'young' DJ named Simon

Who enjoyed the occasional pie, man

He muched pies day and night

On crisp pastry he'd bite

Til one day he exploded and made a horrible mess .....



OK, so I'm no Ted Hughes!



Deevs

x

Gary starred in a band called Take That

When they split, he did run to fat

But as he's grown older

He's started to smoulder

And now he's delish to look at!



(wah!)



lol

Jx

#94 thank you Katy :-D

#75 think I'd rarher you started my heart, Deebee ;-)



Happy holidays SimonW.



Good luck for arfo! Pretty confident it's not me ;-)



X

Good luck everyone for the ARF!