Morning All,



Just off th etop of mi head



Bridge to your heart - Wax



Back later wi more



A.

Good Morning again -



WE BUILT THIS CITY – Starship



BUILDING A BRIDGE TO YOU HEART – Wax



ONE PIECE AT A TIME – Johnny Cash



ROCKIT - Herbie Hancock



ROCKET MAN - Elton John

Morning Simon, team, NYM and well-engineered bloggers,



Oh dear, lots of opportunity for steel and iron and metal. Is it still Wednesday?

Good morning all, from a lovely sunny morning across the channel, sorry for any of you waking up to a dull start



ROCKET MAN - ELTON JOHN

BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - Foundations



COMPUTER LOVE - Kraftwerk



LIKE CLOCKWORK - Boom Town Rats

Morning again everyone





DESIGN FOR LIFE ~ Manic Street Preachers



WE BUILT THIS CITY ~ Starship



BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP ~ Foundations



ART FOR ART'S SAKE ~ 10CC



MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL ~ XTC



xx

Morning all - Happy Thursday.



Engineering, eh?



ELVIS COSTELLO - Shipbuilding (already tweeted!)

WAX - (Building a) Bridge to Your Heart

FUN BOY THREE - Tunnel of Love



or, with tongue firmly in cheek...

BREAD - I Want To Make It With You :o)



I'll be back once i've thought of a few more...

_HAMMER TO FALL - Queen



_IF I HAD A HAMMER - Trini Lopez



_MY HEART BEATS LIKE A HAMMER - Fleetwood Mac



_THE LEGEND OF JOHN HENRY'S HAMMER - Johnny Cash

Good morning Simon, team and blogpoppets all, the hatted and hatless! ;-)



Can't wait for the crumble, a particular favourite of mine.



Some choons ...



GENETIC ENGINEERING - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK



ENGINES - SNOW PATROL



WELCOME TO THE MACHINE - PINK FLOYD



A DESIGN FOR LIFE - MANIC STREET PREACHERS



BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL



BRIDGE TO YOUR HEART - ANDREW GOLD



TUNNEL OF LOVE - DIRE STRAITS



TUNNEL OF LOVE - FUN BOY THREE



TUNNEL OF LOVE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN





Lots of tunnels to choose from there! Back after more coffee.



Have great days all.

Jilly x

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



How about:



ROCKET MAN by Elton John (Stephenson's Rocket)



THUNDER ROAD by Bruce Springsteen



BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER by Simon and Garfunkel



BRIDGE TO YOUR HEART by Wax



SILVER DREAM MACHINE by David Essex



Deebee ~X~

STEEL RIVER - CHRIS REA

Good Morning All :)



Blimey I'm tired! It's been one of *those* weeks.



Anyway, I do like a nice crumble myself, apple only mind, I can't be doing with rhubarb or any other berries and such in it. I like my topping crunchy and not too sweet, or thick, with lashings of custard... There could well be a bit of borborygmus going on here too.



Oldie suggestions...



BUILD - THE HOUSEMARTINS



LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE - THE JUDDS (or any other fine version)



Will ponder on somemore...

CARS - Gary Newman



DESIGN FOR LIFE - Manics

Good morning,



BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER by Simon & Garfunkel anyone?



Apologies for not acknowledging mensh congrats for Xanadu. Have been dealing with a tricky work situation and an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. Life is never dull.



Have a good day. x

My choices for Engineering are:



Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

Bike - Pink Floyd

Confusion - ELO (Something for those who can't understand the subject!)

Our House - Madness

Tunnel of Love - Dire Straits

Road to Hell - Chris Rea

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel



A three word Thursday too: Another Year Older - Just ticking over the halfway point of the average age :(

LOCOMOTION - Little Eva or Kylie

CONCRETE & CLAY by UNIT 4+2

Just thought of Nickelback - When We Stand Together - a reference to Stonehenge or the like perhaps?

_WHEELS OF STEEL - Saxon

TALKING HEADS - Road To Nowhere

DIRE STRAITS - Telegraph Road

CANNED HEAT - On The Road Again

MERCURY REV - Goddess on A Highway

LITTLE EVA - The Locomotion

OMD - Locomotion

STATUS QUO - Slow Train

ELO - Last Train To London



and the highly-unlikely-to-be-played

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT - The Light at the End of The Tunnel (Is The Light Of An Oncoming Train)

Just thought of another....





THE HANDS THAT BUILT AMERICA ~ U2

Good morning everyone.



Trying to chill out and allow my blood pressure to drop after driving in listening to CE's show where the filthy-rich can bid obscene amounts of money for a night out. I do hope all the children in need appreciate the sacrifices being made.



I'm sure the singer of my theme suggestion would be as appalled as I am:



I'M GONNA BE AN ENGINEER by PEGGY SEEGER



Be back later.

SHIPBUILDING - Robert Wyatt/Elvis Costello



CONCRETE & CLAY - Unit 4 + 2

Hello all,



WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL - JEFFERSON STARSHIP



EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - ALICIA KEYS

How about 'Road to Nowhere' from the Talking Heads....

I'm back - thought of another:



A DESIGN FOR LIFE by the Manic Street Preachers.



Must get on with some work...



~X~

_DIRTY WORK - Steely Dan







.

THE RAILROAD RUNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE - Alma Cogan

LOCOMOTION by OMD

Hi folks from Cutbush Central,



The cogs have been grinding away in our collective brains and we would love to hear one of the following:



LOCOMOTION - OMD



WORLD MACHINE - LEVEL 42



EMPIRE STATE HUMAN - HUMAN LEAGUE



CARS - GARY NUMAN



IRON MAN - BLACK SABBATH



Got to be lots of examples from the World of Mosh and we'll be thinking more as the day passes.



Have fun all,



- Paul TMFM, Paul G and Richie J.

Hi Simon and the team



Thanks for the mention yesterday, and great to hear an 80's track. (Although I loved the Elton John track, which I'd never heard before). Your show makes my long commute home from North Cornwall to Dartmoor go much quicker. My contributions for today are



Bridge over troubled water - Simon/Garfunkel

Living by Numbers - New Musik (Applies to engineers and accountants)

Many Rivers to Cross - UB40 - Thinking about Brunel's bridge over the Tamar

Sounds of the Underground - Girls Aloud

The Long and winding road - The Beetles

The Scientist - Coldplay

Road to Nowhere - Talking heads

Genetic Engineering - OMD

Pi - Kate Bush

Telegraph Road - Dire Straits

Tunnel of Love - Fun Boy Three?

Design for Life - Manic Street preachers



Thanks

A few more ..



BRICK HOUSE - THE COMMODORES



BRICK BY BRICK - TRAIN



WE CAN WORK IT OUT - THE BEATLES



STEELTOWN - BIG COUNTRY



GLITTERING PRIZE - SIMPLE MINDS



WHEELS OF STEEL - SAXON

MATHEMATICS - Cherry Ghost

Morning Simon, DT Team and Blogpoppets everywhere.



Toon suggestions:



MAXWELLS SILVER HAMMER-The Beatles

FLY ME TO THE MOON-Frank Sinatra

LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE-THe Monkees

And aiming for the HOIB,

THE RUNAWAY TRAIN-Vernon Dalhart or Michael Holliday

THE BALLARD OF CASEY JONES-Jonny Cash



Mrs B x

And another:

Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (for the lyric "well they used to sit and speculate upon their son's career, a lawyer or a doctor or a civil engineer")

Thinking about all the Health and Safety issues connected with engineering projects...



_THE SAFETY DANCE - Men without (hard)hats



Such fun! Must go,



JBG

Morning All,



'Double Barrel' Dave and Ansell Collins or

'Monkey Spanner' Dave and Ansell Collins



Have a good day everybody

Morning,



Build - The Housemartins



Bridge over troubled water - Simon and Garfunkel or Jimmy London



Hot Asphalt - The Dubliners



M62 Song - The Doves



2-4-6-8 Motorway - Tom Robinson



A design for life - Manic Street Preachers



Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello



Goodbye yellow brick road - Elton John



Perfect - Fairground Attraction



Mechanical wonder - Ocean Colour Scene



Concrete Jungle - The Specials

NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH ~ Al Stewart



DOWNTOWN TRAIN ~ Rod Stewart



LONG TRAIN RUNNING ~ Doobie Brothers



TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN' ~ The Yardbirds



Flo x

Hi Simon and everyone.



Congrats to all menshion last night.



Just before DT last night I had a call from the Pen company inviting me to a 2nd interview next Friday morning ( in my 1st week of new contract!) talk about bad timing! This is for a 12 month contract though whereas the one next week is only for 4 months. And check this OTTc 2nd interview process for a contract job:



2 hour exam on analysis work

1 hour interview with company accountant

online psychometric personality test at home

online numeracy test at home!



Anyway, nice to feel in demand!



So lets engineer:



1. STEEL BARS - Michael Bolton

2. WE BUILD THIS CITY - Starship

3. ROAD TO NOWHERE - Talking Heads

4. ROAD TO HELL - Chris Rea

5. BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - The Foundations

6. SHE SAID - PLAN B

7. DESIGN FOR LIFE - Manic Street Preachers

8. BRIDGE TO YOUR HEART - Wax

9. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon and Garfunkel

10. LONG AND WINDING ROAD - The Beatles



Have a lovely day, sunny here in Brummy, off to do the banking of the KB club later.



Laters



Mandy ;) ( another under 52 listener!)

#12 - with you on not including other fruit, but adding some sultanas and cinnamon is a must for me...



#15 - Happy Birthday, then!

TRAINS & BOATS & PLANES - Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas

Off out now,



another five acts, been going through time but get stuck during the 90's as to new 'Best' artists that appear later, this is more a reflection on me than any performers. So going back again



1. Rolling Stones

2. Prince

3. ELO

4. The Clash

5. Pretenders



Have a good day one and all

Morning !

Bridge over troubled water - simon and garfunkle

Trains and Boats and Planes - Astrud Gilberto

Lego House Ed Sheeran



and - not too seriously

Wigan Pier - the houghton weavers

Bob the builder -can we fix it - bob the builder



:)

G

#41 - Thanks!

I keep thinking of others:

America - Ventura Highway

Good Morning Each!



Happy Birthday, Fenners!



'Bend It' by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch



'John Henry' by Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band



'If I Had A Hammer' by Trini Lopez



'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel



'Lego' by The Maccabees



'Nuts 'n Bolts 'n Nails 'n Screws' by Bob The Builder hm!



'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' by John Christie



'Welding Dub' by Sly & Robbie



'Monkey Spanner' by Dave & Ansel Collins



'The Engineers Dying Child' by Johnny Cash Cripes!



'Monkey And The Engineer' by The Grateful Dead

There's always that "ooh ooh ooh" moment every morning....





_BIG YELLOW TAXI - Joni Mitchell

THE CHAIN by FLEETWOOD MAC



COUNTDOWN by RUSH (in celebration of the Space Shuttle)



YELLOW SUBMARINE by THE BEATLES



CLOCKS by COLDPLAY



SHIPBUILDING by ELVIS COSTELLO



MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA by GLADYS KNIGHT



LOCOMOTIVE BREATH by JETHRO TULL or even THICK AS A BRICK



NAVIGATOR by THE POGUES (about building the Victorian railway network)



SLEDGEHAMMER by PETER GABRIEL



2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY by TOM ROBINSON



UNDER THE BRIDGE by THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS

'Rocket' by Def Leppard

Coffee time - needed this morning as I'm struggling to keep awake.



#30 D'oh - how could I miss WORLD MACHINE? Can I second it please, but it has to be the live version.



#40 Good luck with the interview Mandy. It seems to be a feast or a famine for you jobwise!



Reading Simon's blog (which I don't really have time to do properly first thing) I'm wondering what sort of car he has, if he's taking 5 children to school! Maybe it's a minibus...



I'm a crumble lover too - either apple, rhubarb or plum for preference. My topping is made with half flour and half breadcrumbs - it gives it a lovely nutty, crunchy texture. Mmmm... :o)



~X~

Morning one and all.................................weather in East Anglia getting a tad repetitive.................I could just say ditto everyday at the moment..............hope all is well with everyone..........................bit late today.......................no time to read back...........so I'll just fire away with my oldie suggestions..................



59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel



Galvanize - Chemical Brothers



Iron Man - Black Sabbath (especially for Matt!)



Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers



London Bridge Song - Joni Mitchell



The Ballad Of Casey Jones- Joe Hickerson



Bristol Shore - Eric Johnson (to celebrate the greatness of IKB)



My 3 word Thursday is..........Keep Peddling Matt!.................the great man passes by our village today on his way to Cambridge......hope he makes it.



Have a good day.....................................................................................



The Magic Roundabout Lady x

Surely Messrs Brunel and Stephenson and other engineers could be described as:





_METAL GURU - T Rex

Grey and dank morning in my part of the East today but I hope other bloggers have some brightness.



Crumble is something I can take or leave - in fact I'm not a fan of "hot"/ tradtional pubs at all. Ice cream and cheescake on the other hand......



Anyway, a wide-ranging oldies theme today so plenty of scope. Some great songs already mentioned so will add my weight to the vote:



Tunnel of Love - any mentioned (although Dire Straits would be my choice)

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Grafunkel (must remember to look up a piccie of PS after ysterday's ruminations on his face)

Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight or Going Underground - The Jam

Ode to Billy Joe - Bobby Gentry

Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

The Bridge - Elton John



Back later....

Now I'm really not here.....

Just realised that I got a mensh last night.The listen again thing is a marvel of modern technlogy. Missed last night's show as we had visitors.



Loadsa suggestions so I'll just type today's list:-



1. Foo Fighters

2. U2

3. Take That

4. Eminem

5. Kasabian



Maybes laters



A.

ROCKET by MUD (Stephenson connection?)

TESTIFY from the album BRIDGES by DIANNE REEVES

SEX MACHINE by JAMES BROWN (Bobby should I take 'em to the bridge?)

CASEY JONES (THE BRAVE ENGINEER) by EDDY ARNOLD

#47 but John what about that other moment when you think of a clever song? ;-)



Happy Birthday Fenners!



Jx

Morning!



HIGHER AND HIGHER - JACKIE WILSON



Pen x

Morning all,

DT team, bloggers, poppets and DT Dude keeping his cool at YET ANOTHER ROADWORK on his merry way around the Big Smoke.

We had a MARE of a return trip back from London last night, due to those pesky little rascals setting up roadworks on the A40 and also the M40, just to top it off. This meant that I happened to pass the Shepherd's Bush Empire, on the first diversion we took with the 'Bellowhead' sign overhead (advertising for today, course - which by then (1am) it was!

So I have read the blog from the DT Dude, and having no time to read back, will be suggesting

'BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD' by VAN Morrison

No doubt you bright young things have already got that one to a #2#3#4 or so by now...

Back later for a drop of craic, if I'm still awake..Zzzzzzzz

My Top Five: Day 4 (aka c. 1992/93)



1. Al Stewart

2. Aly Bain

3. Kate Rusby

4. June Tabor

5. Dougie MacLean

Morning everyone



It's been a while so thought I'd pop in and say hellooo! Nice to see lots of familiar faces as well as some new ones.



First thought re today's theme:



'Watching the Wheels' - John Lennon



Sure I've got a couple more in my noggin so will be back in a bit.



N x

This week, top 5 artists. Next week, bad rhymes. The week after, crumble recipes! lol

So many elements for Engineering!



HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED - BOB DYLAN



ELECTRIC AVENUE = EDDY GRANT



SOUND & VISION - DAVID BOWIE



MERCEDES BENZ - JANIS JOPLIN

bit late again all I can think of is



'working with fire and streel' by China Crisis!



good news on the work front this morning - two new house extension clients...so that will see us into the new year thank goodness!



Love Sparkyhunter xx

STEAM - PETER GABRIEL

Mike and the Mechanics 'All we need is a Miracle'

Greetings Mayo Man & ALL Blog Peoples...



Bingo Star 'ere...



Mayo Mate (when a say/ write 'Mate' a don't mean it in a sycophantic way... Just in a friednly way and a feel it most apporpriate as 'Mate' begins with an em aka 'M' EXACTLY the same as 'Mayo' does.... 'ence 'Mayo Mate!!!!'..... Where was a????

Oh I yeah.....



Mayo Mate - WHATTA COINCIDENCE!!!!!!!!!!!



Terdee am 'eading ter London on something that was part invented by The Brunnel & Stephenson dudes.... Aka a train!!!!!!!!

Way better... then going by the shambles that is road travel.... Even though a make me living out of being a trucker.... A ALWAYS wanted ter be either a train driver or airline pilot!!!!!!! (love driving without being surrounded by cones, roadworks and bad drivers!!!!). (In fact ave even passed 2 train driver aptitude tests BUT sadly due to it being such a good job it's near impossible for a man of my low stature ter get on.... Even though ave showed BIG willing by taking 2 aptitude test!!!!! But sadly that is the madness of modern Britain!!!!!) (Am sure 70 years ago a would ave snapped up as a fireman (drivers mate/ coal shoveller) (but nowadees yerv gotta ave a degree in structural engineering, be 30k in debt as a result, and a failed structural engineer (even though yer wanted ter follow in the footsteps of The Brunnel, but can't)... or 'ave a relative already working on the railway even though PC/ employment laws claim ter make getting a job for all fair regardless of if yer know somebody already woking on the railway, race, etc!!!!!) (so it's normally somebody with a degree who ends driving trains who didn't wanter driver trains) (as for airline pilot probably not brainy enough at my end of the situation!!!!) (But be a great job as nowbody ter cut yer up when yer turning right!!!!!)

Where was a again?????

Oh I yeah - Actually a can't remember where a was as a got carried away!!!!!!!



But a can remember where am going.... Am coming ter London terdee ready ter 'elp out with The Children In Need Radio 2 gig on Fridee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Complete with BIG sideburns (whatta coincidence r.e. yer title above... Although mine are not as BIG as The Brunnel or INDEED The Stephenson!!!!!)



So for appropriate tunes 'ow about:



STEAM by EAST 17!!!!!!!

MARRRRAKESH EXPRESS by THE NASH!!!!!!

LOVE TRAIN by FRANKIE GOES TER 'OLLYWOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MIDNIGHT TRAIN TER GEORGIA by THE DIAMOND!!!!!!!

or the other Neil Diamond tune, BEAUTIFUL NOISE where 'e sings the lyric "clickety clack of a train on a track!!!!!"

Or finally me favourite trian tune by:

ROD STEWART and DOWNTOWN TRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



'ope this 'elps!!!!!!!!!



PS Sorry a couldn't blog yesterdee.... A was out driving with a drivers mate with me, aka Barry, aka ex-gravedigger (as Road Stewart used ter be!!!)!!!!!!

Some stories 'e told me, during our 13 'our shift, including about 'ow 'e got sacked after 20 years digging after a mix up over the deased wife/ 'usband.... 100% TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A tell yer got some fresh ideas for me book.... learn alot from real life people/ characters!!!!!!!

There's alot out there a can tell yer!!!!!!!



Bye! ;-))

We were also thinking maybe JET by WINGS, but Sir Paul prob doesn't need the royalties so we'll let it go....

Morning all,



Lots of good suggestions above.



My 4th Favourites list (Mostly folk this time):



1. The Corries

2. Joan Baez

3. Steeleye Span

4. Fairport Convention

5. Janis Ian

Afternoon all - a busy day dishing out said CinN cakes made last night. My autumn crumble has to be the best - my mum's home-grown apples off the estate and locally picked brambles washed in salt water. Oh and it HAS to be butter in the crumble.



I'd like to second any suggestions that I missed regarding Kate Bush and 'running up that hill'. Also as a novelty song suggestion how about:



BERNARD CRIBBINS - HOLE IN THE GROUND'

Couple more late entries:



'Bright Idea' - Orson

'The Only Way Is Up' - Yazz

Hi Blogsters et al.



Just enough time to post a couple of ideas.. and hopefully all different (as I like to be!)

Last Train to London - ELO

Steel Rail Blues - Gordon Lightfoot



or for a laugh... Rocking all over the WELD - Status Quo!

May be too late for inclusion now but..



HEAVEN 17 - Crushed By The Wheels of Industry

Hi all!



Been too busy to post my choices here so I have Tweeted them earlier. Child 2 decided to throw up in the car just as Dr. mosh was about to appear last night, so missed it. Imagine my delight when matt tweeted me to say it was my choice from last week that was played. I DO love that track! I seem to be having more luck choosing the Midweek mosh than the oldies! And thanks, paul, for the message yesterday!



Hope everyone is enjoying the sunsheeiiiinneee, as Liam would say...



Kev

Good afternoon Simon et al,

How about Lonnie Donegan's version of "ROCK ISLAND LINE" (I know it's about an American railway but is still a top class tune IMO) ?

Good afternoon all - hope everyone is well and loins are being girded for tomorrows CiN marathon. Good luck for everyone taking part!



Happy birthday Fenners!



Can only think of songs already mentioned but would like to second (or third, fourth..............)



Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Down Town Train - Rod Stewart

John Henry - Bruce Springsteen and The Seeger Sessions Band

Build me up buttercup - The Four Tops(?)



What is the song about someone constructing a car by stealing all the parts from the factory?



Off the the store where ELH - on line shopping is brilliant!



See you later.



Jennie

#76 Jennie, Johnny Cash - One Piece at a Time?

Definelty would go for Hammer to Fall (not played enough on radio anyway)



Rocket by Def Leppard

2-4-6-8 Motorway by Tom Robinson

Alexander Graham Bell by Sweet

#77 Thanks Harry! That's the one!

Some more favourite artists:



Beatles

Carpenters

Pet Shop Boys

Roxy Music

Robbie Williams



~X~

Brightened up a bit here I'm pleased to say. Today's top5 list is to rectify the fact that I've had no female representation in my other 3:



1. Ella Fitzgerald

2. Aretha Franklin

3. Adele

4. Carole King

5. Dolly Parton

Hi, quick suggestion U2 "The Electric Co.".



Not got much time at the moment.



GB

Fav List 4:



1. Squeeze

2. Duran Duran

3. Paul Young

4. Heaven 17

5. The Beatles



Mrs B x

Reading all the suggestions - please play Bridge to your Heart by Wax - It always reminds me of the Greenbelt Festival when you were there and you made up actions to go with it on the mainstage and I haven't heard it for ages - please please please!!!

Three Word Thursday:



SEEING DAVE GORMAN



Should be good!

my last two lists as I'm not here to play tomorrow :-D



1. The Jam

2. Johnny Cash

3. REM

4. The Killers

5. Otis redding

my all time top



1. Marvin Gaye

2. The Four Tops

3. Diana Ross & The Supremes

4. Jimi Hendrix

5. Morrissey



PSL x

I was having my nails done this morning so was only able to tweet one tune and the blog was broken too :-(



SHIPBUILDING ROBERT WYATT



he ran over my foot one Sunday evening in the local SP*R we where all in there topping up on 'pop', lovely bloke see him often in my town.

'e was there again all.... Ave written about 'im on the CLP Blog before.... Aka possibly the world's worse busker!!!!!!

Every time a go through the subway from Liverpool Lime Street underground station upter the main station... The same busker is always there!!!!!

Ave just gone through on me way ter get the train ter London for the CIN gig at R2 termozz.... And yet again... 'e's there all!!!!!!

Been there for years.... And all 'e does is play a C major on 'is accoustic guitar.... 'alf 'eartedly up & down strokes... up & down C major... the same tune... And at the same time simply blow a quick blow of the 'armonica.... C major up & down stroke.... blow 'armonica... actually more of a squeak!!!!!



C major, up & down... 'armonica quick squeak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



'e was even there in June when a started me long, long, long journey ter Thailand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



'e was even there last year when a started me journey ter the CIN R2 gig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



So am on me way ter London now... Absolutely love travelling on fast train although always VERY, VERY, VERY frustraited am not driving the damn thing!!!!!!

Always been me one long life passion ter do as ajob... but as am VERY near ter 40 years old now... looks like ave gotta tell mesen it's not gonna 'appen!!!!!!

Am in the rear carriage at the very rear as yer get the wildest ride there... Rear of the train wobbles from side ter side more at 125mph than the middle or front – love it... speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Am VERY 'appy & excited ter be 'elping out with Children In Need again this year, great ter see all the blog dudes. It's like a yearly blog meet even where most bloggies turn out. And at the same time maybe see & meet the odd celeb/ DJ (not that am saying celebs/ DJs are odd).

And the thing that make sit 100 times even more brilliant is it's all in the name of charity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And a kids charity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The only thing, a must admit am a little sad a can't go to the Children In Need Wrocks Gig at the MEN Arena in Manchester tonight.... Me 'ero Chris Martin & Coldplay are playing ter name but one MEGA act on!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least a will be able ter watch it terneet live on BBC TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



It's just brilliant what the BBC do every year with CIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yer just can not imagine something so big and wonderful 'appening if the beeb was just another private company trying ter please shareholders and wealthy directors!!!!!!!!

The fact that so many celebs and famous people give up their time for free.... Like Chris Evans 'imself letting people drive 'is collection of AWESOME cars!!!!!!!!!!!

People like Gary Barlow organising the big gig in Manchester this evening!!!!!!!!

It's all just so MEGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



We really MUST make sure the beeb NEVER gets privatised – It's one of the great assets of Great Britain that is still part of the British public!!!!!!

Something the government 'ave not managed ter get their mucky 'ands on & sell off for a quick buck!!!!!!!



WROCK ON THE BBC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



WROCK ON CHILDREN IN NEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



WE 'NEED' THE BEEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#TBFA



My list for today...



1) Little Feat

2) Gram Parsons

3) Ozark Mountain Daredevils

4) Alison Krauss & Union Station

5) Darts*



Because there are a number of CiN'ers tomorrow, I will delay publishing the final "chart" until Monday. I suggest that the closing time for posting lists should be 7p.m. tomorrow



* Sad, I know, but I had to squeeze Darts in somewhere

Just read me blog back.... Sorry if it comes across as abit over excitable or MAD!!!!!!! As if someblody slightly unbalanced 'as read it!!!!!!

And too many excliminimation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (whoops soz!)

#84 LOL! I don't suppose there's a y**t*be clip of that anywhere around - sounds hilarious!



My final list (with some duplications)



1. Level 42

2. Scissor Sisters

3. The Feeling

4. Caro Emerald

5. Coldplay



But if you ask me again in a few weeks, I'll probably give a completely different list!



Have a safe journey Bingo - looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!



~X~

Please please can we have U2 with Hands that built America,



such a wonderful song, amazing lyrics and we never get enough U2!



And fro my wonderful son who is in California building into the lives of young people.



Annie in Guisborough

Afternoon Poppeteers



Home safe. Happy birthday Fenners and MTF, I'll check out the penguin thing of fb later. Thankyou for doing that. Tee hee.



My fourth list



1. Christie Moore

2. Van Morrison

3. Johnny Cash

4. Bob Dylan

5. Elvis Presley



Off to get out of the glad rags and into the wet gear to walk the dogs. It is chucking down here.



I can feel the excitement from all CiN folks - good luck to you all. Is it 10 am til 7pm you are on phones?



Back later



Shona x



p.s. Good luck with getting your song choices played this afternoon. x

Afternoon All



No so many posts today?



It's been sunny here but a really cold wind.



Going to read back ..................

I was just thinking that myself Ms Billie... as I've been out most of the day and just having a quick blog catch-up and expected to see the messages well into the second page!

Afternoon!



Please can I second #6 Florence and #9 JilllyM for:



Manic Street Preachers, A DESIGN FOR LIFE



Looking forward to the crumble.................

#93 Annie... glad you also like that U2 tune! I also chose it earlier today... post #21

May i wade in with a couple of suggestions?



LONESOME HIGHWAY - Rory Gallagher



LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - The Eagles



ROCKET QUEEN - Guns and Roses



CROSSROADS - Cream



Cheers



Take it easy!

It's a bit quiet in here!



Have tea and custard creams here :-)