Hello Simon - Welcome back!! *



9-5 - DOLLY PARTON



*waves excitedly from a windy hilltop

Oh Frabjous Day - Calloo Callay!



Welcome back. Oh yes.





IS IT LIKE TODAY? - WORLD PARTY







:^d

Just been thinking as I read Simon's blog - musing on the gym kit theft...



It couldn't possibly be that the kit has been 'mislaid' in an effort not to go back to the gym another day?



How could I possibly think such a thing? Is it the suspicious parent in me or memories of a distant skive from swimming lessons.....

Welcome back Simon and Team!! You have been missed.

Happy New Year Simon and fellow bloggers.



A couple of already tweeted suggestions:



WHITESNAKE - Here I Go Again

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - Workin' For A Living

SALT OF THE EARTH - Rolling Stones

Ooh, tune:



BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - The Pretenders





Dang the 3 minutes...



Alex_G

Good morning Simon, Mr Mayo, Sir.. you have been much missed, both here and at 5.05. Yes, the lovely Paddy did sterling work in your absence but there are no two ways about it, your shoes are hard to fill and it just wasn't the same without you! Oh, and by 'you' I mean the whole team of course ;)



It will nice to get back to a routine but whether it includes normality is debatable :D



So on to the mensh chasing. First thoughts -



9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON



But especially for you, Simon and all the team -



BRINGING ON BACK THE GOOD TIMES - LOVE AFFAIR



Back with more after I check the fence and have a thunk.

Jillyx

#3 - sorry, can't believe I actually wrote this. How could I even think that of our esteemed leader?!



What I should have said was:



'Welcome back to all at Drivetime - much excitement and anticipation in the Hoffs household for 5pm, even if it does bring us a day closer to the start of school.....'



Have a good day everyone x

Good morning all



It's good to have you back Simon.



I can't believe the blog managed 1020 posts - what an achievement!



Off to have a think ....



Tortie x

Good Morning All!



Welcome back Simon & Team!



What scarey weather that was overnight!



HERE I GO AGAIN - Hollies



different song -



HERE I GO AGAIN - Whitesnake



BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - Pretenders



THE SAME OLD SCENE - Roxy Music



SAME OLD SONG - 4 Tops

Good morning Poppeteers



Welcome back Simon!



Yikes, I can't think of tunes - too worried about the possibility of trees falling down on the house. We've already lost some slates of the roof. What a storm out there!

★★★ RESULT!



☆Number Of Blog Entries Over Christmas Competition☆ © Katy



Simon – OUT

Deebee - OUT

PSL - OUT

Zoe – OUT

Gazza - OUT

Star of David - OUT

Jilly – OUT

Vildeen - OUT

Chickster - OUT

Mandy - OUT

PoS - OUT

Driver - OUT

JohnBGood - OUT

Spitfire driver - OUT

Mrs Boris - OUT

Hoffs - OUT

Shona - OUT

Katy – OUT

Flo - OUT

AlexG - OUT

Toots - OUT

Billie - OUT

Alan - OUT

Spike - OUT

Mo – OUT

AutumnGale - OUT

Dougal - OUT

Tortie - OUT

Ken Jude - OUT

Jennie - OUT

Alison - OUT

★Brandon - 1015★

MTF – 1234

Glenn - 1500



.... and HOFFS wins the Last tune posted before the new blog with her #1017!



Jolly Well Played! I'm sure our very generous Friend In The North - Harry Snapper - will be along soon to dispense prizes.



:^D

Good morning everyone. Welcome back Lord Ammo.



All hats relinquished for a new blog. I'm now plain old Harry the "Hatless" Snapper.



Looks like Brandon won the "guess the posts" competition and Hoffs won the last linked song post competition. I'll be in touch with you later in the day.



Hope everyone has a great day and 'see' you all later.

BACK IN THE OLD ROUTINE - Strawbs



BACK IN THE OLD ROUTINE - Bing Crosby & Donald O'Connor from 1953!

Morning all :-)



WORKING MY WAT BACK TO YOU ...DETROIT SPINNERS



COME BACK AND FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED....GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS



START..THE JAM



thanks



PSL x

As the commute was back to it's usual busy self this morning...



GARY NUMAN - Cars



CHRIS REA - Road To Hell



SHEENA EASTON - 9 to 5/Morning Train



JENNIFER PAIGE - Crush

WELCOME BACK - John Sebastian



BACK FOR GOOD - TT (Wah!)

HERE I GO AGAIN.....ARCHIE BELL AND THE DRELLS

Wishing everyone a great 2012.



My contributions are as follows



Back to Life - Soul II Soul

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil

Circle of Life - Elton John

Deja Vu - Beyonce

Gotta get thru this - Daniel Bedingfield

I don't like Mondays (I know its Tuesday) - Boomtown Rats

I guess thats why they call it the blues - Elton John

If I could turn back time - Cher

Should I stay or should I go -The Clash

Soldier of Fortune - Deep Purple

The Importance of Being Idle - Oasis

Union City Blues - Blondie

Wages Day - Deacon Blue

Waiting for a train - Flash in the Pan



Any track from Men at Work

Wellhere goes....my first tune request re The working day..Glad your back Mr Mayo :)



"She works hard for the money" Donna Summer



"Welcome to the working week" Elvis Costello



Thanking you muchly



BD x

Also "Work to do" Isley Brothers and even "A hard days night" by the Beatles



BD x

SIXTEEN TONS - Tennessee Ernie Ford

HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW...THE SMITHS

Morning everyone and WELCOME BACK Simon!



After being on here late last night, chatting online to my friend in Connecticut whilst moving the blog along to 1,000 I have only just got back online as our power went off in the gales, so I had better hurry and think up some songs and post this in case it goes off again!!!



HERE I GO AGAIN ~ The Hollies



THIS WOMAN'S WORK ~ Kate Bush



WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY ~ Bruce Springsteen



Down Under ~ MEN AT WORK





Back later if our power stays on!



xx

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



A very Happy New Year to the Drivetime Team!



Suggestions for today:



GET BACK by the Beatles



RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED FROM by Maxine Nightingale



HERE I GO AGAIN by Whitesnake



SAME OLD SCENE by Roxy Music



~X~

"We can work it out"..... Stevie Wonder

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN - THIN LIZZY



BACK FOR GOOD - TAKE THAT



WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR - SKIDS



:^)

Morning good old Simon, good old NYM, good old team and good old bloggers,



I'm feeling a bit like Dorothy when she gets back from Oz to Kansas



Well if you're doing "routine" songs, you have to start here....



BACK TO LIFE, BACK TO REALITY - Soul II Soul

A few more choons...



BACK TO LIFE - SOUL II SOUL



I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - THE BOOMTOWN RATS



RAT RACE - THE SPECIALS



HARD WORK - JOHN HANDY (pehaps not all 7 minutes!)



Jx

I,ve just spotted what appears to be a green sandpit lid whizzing past my window....may be gone a while trying to ret...........

Howzabout ..



FRIDAY ON MY MIND - THE EASYBEATS

CHAIN GANG - Otis Redding



I didn't realise until today that jack russells could fly..............

(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - John and Yoko



WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING - Michael Jackson

... and for those who find it difficult to 're-acclimatise' ...



ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS



:^)

#31 - beautifulday - are you there? Don't risk life and limb for my sandpit lid when you have only just joined us here - but if you have managed to catch up with it, please could you hold on to it - I'll be along to get it straight away, as soon as I have strapped down the dog.....

CHAIN GANG ~ Sam Cooke



#14 Harry, you're not the only hatless blogger as I don't have one either for my 1,000 and listening to the gales outside, it wouldn't stay on in any case and I'm not sure our power will either after being off already today! The gazebo is lying on its side on the lawn... three word Tuesday.... GAZEBO OVER AGAIN!



I hope the gales die down before this evening as my daughter is flying (hopefully) down to Gatwick tonight, staying overnight in a hotel, ready to fly to Cuba in the morning!



x

KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED - Simon & Garfunkel



KEEP ON RUNNING - Spencer Davis Group

how about....



IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG...THE FOUR TOPS



PSL x

HARD DAYS NIGHT.....THE BEATLES

Nearly forgot this one...



WORK IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD - THE SMITHS





That poor gazebo, Florence! Hope your power stays on and it calms down later. Fingers crossed for your daughter's flights.



I know it is much worse up in Scotland and the North, so please stay safe everyone.

Even usually calm Surrey is blowing up a real storm this morning evidenced by everyone's recycling bags and boxes swirling off down the road.



Jx

JUST ANOTHER DAY - Jon Secada



ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE - Phil Collins



DAY IN THE LIFE - The Beatles



"Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head.."

Morning All,



'Come Back And Finish What You Started' Gladys Knoight and the Pips



Have a good day everybody

HELLO [TURN YOUR RADIO ON] - SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER



LET'S START AGAIN - FYFE DANGERFIELD



JANUARY MAN - CHRISTY MOORE



:^)

A couple more while our power is still on...



GOING' BACK ~ Dusty Springfield



WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK ~ Elvis Costello

I'm back in from the cold.........Hi Hoffs, managed to secure your lid...have put it in the garage till you can pick it up...I do hope you strapped down the dog well...:))))



Morning PSL I dont mind sharing the Beatles tune if you don't.......



"Don't leave me this way" Harold melvin and the bluenotes......

*Thinking when I pack my OH off to work*..



BD x

DON'T TELL ME THAT IT'S OVER - AMY MACDONALD



SAME OLD FEELING - PICKETTYWITCH [genuine hoib contender]



:^)

'Smithers Jones' The Jam

*jumps up and down and points*



#43 Brandon! Have you seen? Have you seen?! Post #13 and #14





•*☆*•.

NOTHING'S CHANGED HERE - Dwight Yoakam

Hi Simon and everyone.



Happy 2012 to one and all and hope you had a good christmas.



My it is blowing today....still better than the S word though!



Boy I have missed this, so here goes, hope I am not too rusty:



1. GET BACK - The Beatles

2. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU - Detroit Spinners

3. WAITING FOR A TRAIN - Flash in the Pan

4. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

5. 9 to 5 - Sheena Easton

6. GET OUT YOUR LAZY BED - Matt Bianco

7. RISE - Gabrielle

8. HARD DAYS NIGHT - Beatles

9. LETS GO ROUND AGAIN - Mcfadden and Whitehead

10. ITS THE SAME OLD SONG - Four Tops

11. BACK TO YOU - Bryan Adams

12. COME BACK AND FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED - Gladys and her Pips



Oh well, time to jump to it.



Hope you get another contract soon Alex Girl. Lucky you blogging at your leisure!



Have a good day



Mandy ;)

#41 Wibble Wobble Jelly, re our power being off, when it's wild and windy we often get power cuts because where we live the power lines are on the old telegraph poles and run across the fields between farms and a smattering of cottages and it's not like the town, where their power lines are underground and not affected by the winds!



The joys of living in the country.... and now I can hear tiles moving on the roof and I dare not go outside in case I get hit by one and they're those big heavy red pantiles... and our lights are flickering so I'd best post this quickly, while I can!!



xx

'Wages Day' Deacon Blue

Welcome back Simon, and good morning bloggers. Last day of my hols today and of the festive moniker - I was going to return to "autumn" today - but the current one seemed appropriate for the current conditions! I was awake half the night it seems as s run can was blown up and down the street. I was seriously considering donning dressing gown and boots at one point......



So back to work oldies:

Working my Way Back to You - Detroit Spinners

Start - The Jam

Back for Good - Take That

My Baby Takes the Morning Train - Sheena Easton

#54 "s run can" should have read a tin can



Bloomin mobile thingy predictive text!

HELLO and Happy New Year to you all.



I feel like such a fair weather blogger. I came into work today hoping to skim through what I have missed and...well it would take me all week methinks. Apologoes for not taking part over the holidays.



#44 - Katy I think that the Shakespear's Sister song is particularly applicable in my case. I just need Mister Evans to return and all will be well in Radio Land, hehehe. Especially now as my beloved Hubby got me a DAB radio for Christmas. What A Difference! I love it.



It's blowing a bit in South Yorkshire but not as bad as in other parts of the UK. Stay safe you guys.



Already been a good day. Found a five pound note walking into work this morning. After checking that there was no string attached, no hidden cameras and that it had not landed in any doggy do, I picked it up and it is drying out nicely on mi' radiator. Will treat everyone to choccy biscuits if I dare brave the weather to get some.



Not properly into work mode as yet so will have a think about today's theme and maybes I'll be back in a bit.



Ta Ra



A.

A serious note to all bloggers - please take care today if you have to travel anywhere. Typically this weather starts when everyone is going back to work.



Our lights have been flickering on and off and this particular area is prone to power cuts when the weather is like this so its likely that I won't be able to participate for much longer. Can I send you all best wishes for a good, safe day - hope to see you at 5pm x



xx

BELLE & SEBASTIAN - Step Into My Office Baby



THE SMITHS - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Morning all and a very happy new year!



A few suggestions:



LIFEGOESON - NOAH AND THE WHALE

LIFE IS LIFE - NOAH AND THE WHALE

THE NAME OF THE GAME - ABBA

MONEY,MONEY, MONEY - ABBA

THE SHOW MUST GO ON - QUEEN

THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES - QUEEN

CHASING CARS - SNOW PATROL

THE HARDEST PART - COLDPLAY

@Bright New Year Brandon - I've DM'd you on FB



@Hoffs - are you in touch with anyone from the DT Blog on FB or Tw*tter?

Morning all and Happy New Year to all on the first blog of 2012, and welcome back Simon and team.



Absolutely wild here this morning (the weather, not me!).



Congrats to Brandon and Hoffs, very well done.



First day back at work for me today so busy, busy, busy! Will try to poop by later once I've trawled through all the accumulated holiday emails, most of which are now obsolete anyway!



GoD 8-)

well done Brandon...my guess was pathectically low! and Hoffs on the last catch of the christmas game



PSL x

Oh, and a choon choice from me to kick off my 2012 offerings ...



WORKING FOR THE MAN - ROY ORBISON

#46 you can have The Beatles song, I'm not a huge fan LOL

Wheelie bin gone again. I need to make a trip to the freezer in the garage but garage is t'other side of stable yard and it seems a long way in this weather. Do hope Mr P got to work okay.



Hi Mandy! Thank you! Not planning to work till February....or maybe March!



Hoffs, hope dogpoppet is ok. Mogpoppets can fly too, I have just learned!

Suspect this will be how many folks feel by 5.05 this evening...





I CAN'T TAKE IT NO MORE - John Fogerty





1 min 39 secs of desperation.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - WORKING ON A DREAM

WE'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE...THE ANIMALS

Very well done to Brandon! Had I known there was to be a game, I think my own blog count prediction would have been much higher... ;o) And well done to Hoffs for the last song!



So are we to set up a rota to patrol Mayo Mansions against thieves? I think we have enough guard dogs between us. Mr B and I were saying the other day, if our house ever got burgled the dogpoppet would be useless at stopping them from getting in as he's pleased to see any visitors, legitimate or not. But it would be okay, as he wouldn't let them leave...



~X~

#49 Thanks Katie, hadn't looked properly this morning. Well done for organising the score chart with your normal diligence and care. Last time I looked I thought Alison was the front runner.



#60 Harry, many thanks, will reply on fb this evening, you are very generous and kind to give the prize

#56 - With the weather here in Windsor as breezy as it is, I reckon that if I dropped a fiver outside now there's a good chance it could end up in South Yorkshire before it ever touched the ground.

#69 Deebee - many years ago, I used to have the same breed of dogpoppet, and she loved having visitors, but had to be either picked up or shut away when they tried to leave!

#71 in Windsor last week for a wedding at the Guildhall...very nice

#71 - The Driver, too right,lol. That's why I had a good look for the string, hehehe. Just couldn't believe it was just lying there. But it was tipping it down with rain last night and this morning, so it was just a bit soggy but it has dried out nicely now. Has been given to a kind soul who has bravely agreed to do the shop run. He maybe sometime, ;-)



Still no inspiriation.



A.

#72 Ours is the same, Tortie. He tends to get rather amorous with people's legs, which can be a bit embarrassing...



#59 #67 Is that you, Vildeen...?



Earlier on I got rather confused. I read Beautifulday's post #31 as 'a green sandpit lizzard...' and wondered what kind of flying reptile this could possibly be, and if maybe she was blogging from somewhere in the southern Mediterranean... Reading back, she clearly didn't post anything of the kind! Must get my eyes tested...



~X~

Good morning one and all......................although there is nothing good about the weather today!



Lovely to 'see' everyone again and be back to suggesting oldies...........................

my contribution today is.............................................................................



It's Over - Roy Orbison



Taking Care Of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive



Five O'Clock World - The Vogues



Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck ;0)



Welcome To The Working Week - Elvis Costello



This Woman's Work - Kate Bush (Especially for Simon)



Me done for now..............................take care out there..................................



Dougal x

Hi PSL, no probs. I never did like sharing anyway.....hee hee

BD

ODYSSEY....GOIN' BACK TO MY ROOTS

I've had my shuffle thingy on and it's thrown up a couple of songs that I thought might fit the bill at a push ...



THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES - QUEEN



DO I HAVE TO? - PET SHOP BOYS



WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS - PET SHOP BOYS & DUSTY



For all those commuters..



THE DAY WE CAUGHT THE TRAIN - OCEAN COLOUR SCENE



Jx

Good afternoon (for me)/ morning (for you) Simon, Team, NYM and blown-about bloggers one and all!



How fab to have the DT team and the daily blog back again. Is that what you were doing yesterday rather than ironing, Simon? Catching up on our musings?



Just one late tune from me today.



It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet



For those who are willing the end of the day to arrive - or those who are willing 5.05 and the return to DT :-)



Off to read back now. Is it as windy in the UK as it is here?



X

How pleased am I that my 1 humble suggestion is not a repeat from above :-)



Well done Brandon and Hoffs!



And good luck to Beautifulday for your first mensh. Not sure I fancy your chances today given it quite clearly isn't (a beautiful day).



X

Uh oh. Lights are flickering.



Yes Mo, it is as windy here!



Forgot to say well done to Brandon and Hoffs!



Really must go to the garage. Really don't want to.

Well Viking Mo...its like they say, you have to be in it to win it.... :) many thanks all the same........Each new dawn is a beautiful day







BD x

Good Morning Each! And a Happy New Blogging Year to all.



Off for a read back, then some choon ideas...

Good Morning All :)



How lovely to have Simon back, I've missed his blogs, his voice on the radio, and the show as a whole. I really can't wait until 5pm today to hear the DT team back in full swing :D



I hope everyone is keeping safe and sound in this very stormy weather :-s I won't be venturing out today, I don't think, but all the chocolate I ate over Christmas will provide me sufficient ballast to stop me blowing away, I think!



Oh dear, my mensh chasing intentions were scuppered earlier, by my not being very well, and having to sleep the morning away. Still, nevermind, there's time yet to throw a couple of suggestions in the ring...



BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN - GENE AUTRY

Bit late today



LIKE I'VE NEVER BEEN GONE - BILLY FURY

ON THE ROAD AGAIN - CANNED HEAT

COMING AROUND AGAIN - CARLY SIMON

and for those returning to their offices and their computers

TURN IT ON AGAIN - GENISIS



Enjoy the day

Hello - back again - bright blue sky and all the trees outside are completely still now. Not even a hint of wind.



Thank you to everyone for their best wishes on my win. The smaller Hoffs in the household are very excited as we never win anything!



#60 - Harry - thank you you are very kind - in reply to your question, 'no' but am on both FB and twi**er so could link up somehow, but as a tech-dino not sure how!



#85 - Zoe - poor you - hope you feel better soon - tuck up warm and stay away from the wind.



#80 - Mo - good morning - love the song suggestion!



Back later - my house is leaking and I'm not sure where its all coming from (obviously from the sky originally but its come right through my house to the kitchen - straight into the toaster - lovely!)



x

'What A Difference A Day Makes' by Dinah Washington



'Slight Return' by The Bluetones



'Right Back To Where We Started From' by Maxine Nightingale



'Let's Work Together' by Canned Heat



'The Party's Over' by Peggy Lee (Or Julie London)

The dog needs her walkies but I don't think either of us want to go out in this.. the wind was bad enough but with torrential rain it is looking like a bit of a nightmare.



Am hoping your stillness and blue sky will hurry up and get down here Hoffs otherwise I think the hound and I might have to find a boat!

#87 Hoffs, you'll find me on Tw*tter as harry_snapper

#89 - Sending blue sky and calm weather your way WWJ!

BACK TO THE HOOD OF THINGS - R KELLY

GOTTA GET UP - NILSSON

HELLO HELLO I'M BACK AGAIN - GARY GLITTER

(Quite a few Phil Spector-produced songs on the radio and I did hear Jonathan King's version of Lazy Bones in a BBC documentary during the festive season, so ... can one play Mr Glitter's hits without causing public/media outrage?)

SAME OLD THING - THE STREETS

ON THE ROAD AGAIN - CANNED HEAT

ON THE ROAD AGAIN - WILLIE NELSON

#90 - Thanks Harry, I think I am following you now.

Crikey, spent the morning holding the windows so they wouldn't blow in and in a realy panic about how much the numerous trees were bending outside the house - very frightening.



Seems calmer here now and hope it is where you are too.



Managed a choon suggestion on Twi**er earlier but not a very good one:



I Want You Back - Jackson 5



Back later



Shona x

At last a few moments to type something other than song suggestions.



I can't recall having had such miserable weather for a while. When I got to work this morning it seemed as if lots of people had come in early to get a parking space as close to the building as possible. Consequently my car is parked almost as far across the car park as it could be. Not a problem when I arrived, as it was only spitting rain, but looking out the window now the rain is almost horizontal, and the forecast is for it to remain much that way until home time. Something to look forward to...

#94 a real panic



Congratulations by the way to Hoffs and Brandon and thanks to Harry for the kind prizes

Who is going to get a new year hat?

# 95 - Hi Driver - I live in Wiltshire - and so hopefully it won't be long before this weather gets to you if its going the way I think its going.

#93 Hoffs, and I you ............ I've DM'd you :-)

#94 Shona - As a contractor, that's the song I'd always want my clients to suggest...