Goodmorning from a lovely sunny Shire...



PSL xx

Good morning Simon and Blogpoppets



Where is everyone? I don't like being first to post and have been sitting here for 10 minutes hoping someone else will post first!



Happy St David's Day to all.



I'm glad your book launch was a success. Hopefully Sal, Matt and Rebecca enjoyed it too and Sal behaved herself!



EVERY DAY I WRITE THE BOOK ~ Elvis Costello



BOOKENDS ~ Simon and Garfunkel



WUTHERING HEIGHTS ~ Kate Bush



IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ~ Gordon Lightfoot



PICTURE BOOK ~ The Kinks



MY COLOURING BOOK ~ Dusty Springfield



xx

Morning Simon, team, NYM, Matt of the BAIU, and well-read bloggers,



Firstly, many congratulations on last night's launch of your book, sir. I'm sure it was, and is, and will be a huge success.



Oldies for WORLD BOOK DAY, you say? Well you have to start here:



PAPERBACK WRITER - The Beatles

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Good to hear the book launch went well. I hope there aren't too many sore heads this morning!



Today's theme is really hard - too many books to choose from, and my mind has gone blank! I'm going to start with:



HARRY by Catherine Howe (Potter)



GEORGIE GIRL by the Seekers (one of the Famous Five)



TEDDY BEAR by Elvis Presley (Winnie the Pooh/Paddington)



May think of one or two more on my drive to work...



~X~

Glad PSL was first... I couldn't believe the blog was empty for so long but I had the green box when I went to post, so maybe everyone else has encountered it too!



It's a lovely sunny day here and I hope it's the same for everyone else.



xx

IMAGINATION - Belouis Some



JUST MY IMAGINATION - The Temptations

BOTH SIDES NOW JUDY COLLINS

Ah - hang on. I read the theme as being just characters in books. I now see that it's wider than that. So can I add:



LAND OF A THOUSAND WORDS by Scissor Sisters



NEVERENDING STORY by Limahl



MORE THAN WORDS by Extreme



PAPERBACK WRITER by the Beatles



Thanks for all the lovely comments about my Mum. I've spoken to her this morning - she's in quite a lot of pain but relieved it's all over.



And Billie, from yesterday - yes I do read your posts and enjoy them, especially the food and KB related ones!



~X~

Morning all



I'm glad the launch went well Simon, and how lovely to have all the team with you!



OLIVER'S ARMY - Elvis Costello (Oliver Twist)



Back later



Tortie x



PS Deebee - I've not read back yet, how's your Mum?

YOU CAN DO MAGIC...LIMMIE AND THE FAMILY COOKING



JUST MY IMAGINATION....THE TEMPTATIONS



PSL

#9 Sorry Deebee, we posted at the same time!

This is for the book I started writing myself and didn't continue with, and for writer's block in general.



NATASHA BEDINGFIELD - Unwritten



F R DAVID - Words ("... don't come easy to me...")





And for genres



STATUS QUO - Mystery Song



MICHAEL JACKSON - Thriller



LINX - So This Is Romance

Good Morning again Poppeteers



Glad the book launch went well and I look forward to getting my copy in 9 days time......



Book characters?



MY NAME IS JACK - MANFRED MANN (Jack and the Beanstalk)



Off for another think............

Good morning Simon, team, BAIU and tip-top poppets,



I'm glad it all went well Simon and it's nice that you had the support of your radio family too, it must've been the lure of free crisps and smoking ice cream ;)



We had a lovely night out celebrating the Mister's birthday with friends. Thanks for all the good wishes and he usually celebrates in non birthday years on the 28th (I think it was Deebee that asked?)



Some bookish choons ...



PAPERBACK WRITER - THE BEATLES



MY BOOK - THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH



WUTHERING HEIGHTS - KATE BUSH



Will be back with more after coffee!



To other business....



Deebee, glad all went well for your Mum, hope she her recuperation is swift.



Alex, hope the trip to the big smoke went well and you get the job if you want it.



Billie, I always read every word of your posts.. and those of everyone else too. Whether they are written at 12 noon or midnight they are welcome and a much loved part of the blog :)



It's a beautiful day here, hope everyone has the sun where they are.

Jilly xxx

WHO DONE IT? - TAVARES



FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP



BEAUTY & THE BEAST - DAVID BOWIE



SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY - JOHN MARTYN



HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS - THE SUNDAYS



GUNS OF NAVARONE - THE SKATALITES

ROMEO AND JULIET - Dire Straits



(To kill a) MOCKINGBIRD - Carly Simon and James Taylor



WUTHERING HEIGHTS - Kate Bush





Off for a bit now, back later. I suspect this one will be a slow burner...



Deebee and Billie - messages for you on yesterday's blog.



Good day all



JBG

CROCODILE ROCK - ELTON JOHN ( From Peter Pan )

Good Morning -



I'm late!

Jilly - double snap! 14/16 and 3/14! Glad you had a nice celebration. Does the Mr eat and drink 4 times as much to make up for the missing years?!

#5 Sun? What is this sun of which you speak? 150 yard visibility fog here...



I've not had much time to read the blog over the last few days, so can I please collectively take this opportunity to wish good health and speedy recovery to bloggers and their rellies alike - just 'cos I haven't noticed what's going on or posted a specific wish doesn't mean I don't care!

PRINCE CHARMING - ADAM ANT



POISON PRINCE - AMY MCDONALD



THE PUPPY SONG - DAVID CASSIDY (Wah!) From 101 Dalmations?



Must get on with some work.......back in a while.

OO7 - DESMOND DECKER



BRIGHT EYES (WATERSHIP DOWN) - ART GARFUNKEL

#19 The alignment is strong! :)



A few more book themed tunes...



SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY - WET WET WET



A FINE ROMANCE - ELLA FITZGERALD



NEVER ENDING STORY - LIMAHL



LOVE STORY - ANDY WILLIAMS



Jx

Don Quixote - Nick Kershaw

Biko - Simple Minds

Prince Charming - Adam and The Ants

Queen of my Heart - Westlife (Alice in Wonderland)

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden

Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits

Roxanne - Police

Samson and Delilah - Bad Manners

Ah, always nice to hear them on R2. Go on...



WRAPPED UP IN BOOKS - Belle & Sebastian

Hi Simon and everyone.



Glad the book launch went well.



Deebee, pleased your mum is doing well....remember no pain no gain!



On my drive in this morning I saw buzz light year then I realised it was world book day, although i did hear that there are some schools not partaking...meanies!!!!



Here are my literal offerings:



1. EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK - Elvis Costello

2. PAPERBACK WRITER - The Beatles

3. THIS IS WHERE THE STORY ENDS - Tin Tin Out

4. NEVER ENDING STORY - Limahl

5. HURRY UP HARRY - Sham 69 ( Harry Potter)

6. BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP - The Temptations

7. CATHYS CLOWN - The Everley Brothers ( Cathy from Withering Heights)

8. Birdhouse in your soul - THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS ( BFG)

9. CHOCOLATE GIRL - Deacon Blue - ( Charlie and the chocolate factory)

10. Move on up - FIVE (Famous Five)



Oh well things to do.



Have a noce day.



Laters



Mandy ;)



PS RIP Davy Jones and that PC that Raul Moat shot!

Morning all,

Dt team, bloggers, fog-bound poppets and DT Dude, fresh from his Big Day now being introduced as 'Radio DJ and Author' - that must be a thrill (even if it is from Steve Wright's lips!)



We are very foggy here ourselves, but I cycled in, looking like I had cycled thru a shower...and found that one member of staff (who comes into work in a car) had called in and claimed his village was 'fog bound' and he could NOT get in...pah kids these days...



Absinthe from the mini-blog yesterday, apols, I have a note.

Nearing the end of term (hurrah!) so soon will have some peace.

No water in the building today, making it interesting with up to 170 students' bottoms, and twice that number of hands to wash...tricky.



RE theme, I thought it might be World Book Day theme, but thought we had a book one recently? I remember paperback writer for sure.



I'd like to 2nd/3rd whatever both Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights and

Elvis Costello Everyday I write the book



Back later, after I've had a thunk for more originals of my own!

Good morning everyone.



For my suggestion for the theme I'll take the "characters in books" aspect:



BABY JUMP by MUNGO JERRY



Be back later

Who is that always wants 25 or 6 to 4 for the ARFO? It was one of the Gobsmackers this morning!!

WHO WROTE THE BOOK OF LOVE? - Mudlarks





THE STORY OF MY LIFE - Michael Holliday



MY ROMANCE - Carly Simon

#4 Oh Deebee, Margaret Forster will be disappointed that you have to associate it with The Famous Five. "Georgie Girl" was her first novel.

YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY LOOKING AT THE COVER - Bo Diddley/Stones

My #31, and even I've made a mistake: it was spelled "Georgy" and it was her thrid novel :-S

THE STORY OF THE BLUES - WAH (not TT!)



FANTASY - Earth Wind & Fire

Literary characters ....



JUMPING JACK FLASH - THE ROLLING STONES (Flashman)



MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL - XTC (Nigel Molesworth)



BABY JANE - ROD STEWART (Baby Jane and Jane Eyre)



TEDDY BEAR - ELVIS (Paddington, Rupert, Baloo, Winnie)



Jx

World Book Day oldies:



MY BOOK - The Beautiful South



DRESSED FOR SUCCESS - Roxette

I've just been texted a joke which made me smile:



News just in that archaeologists digging in Egypt have discovered a new pyramid containing a mummy which had been embalmed with chocolate.



Deciphering the hieroglyphs on the side of the sarcophagus revealed it was the tomb of Pharoah Rocher.









Well, it made me smile :-)

UP THE JUNCTION........SQUEEZE



EMMA.....HOT CHOCOLATE



PSL

Good Morning Each!

'Ghost Story' by Don Williams



'Fairy Tale Lullaby' by John Martyn



'Romeo And Juliet' by Dire Straits



'Lady Eleanor' by Lindisfarne (And in walked Roderick Usher* with the Lady Eleanor)



*From Poe's The Fall Of The House Of Usher)

Ooh I need a coffee and perhaps a wee banana. My bananas usually have a red coat that has K*t K*t on them.

Don't know the figures but Simon's book is currently No 27 in their top 100 (#9 in the "Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Adventure" category.



Little wonder when it's being sold for 38% off the RRP.



You have to marvel that any independent book seller is surviving.

#41 and extensive free advertising on the BBC!

#41 Ooooops, I should have mentioned that I was looking at the "big river" site :-(

#37 I liked your text too Harry. Made me smile :)

#42 PSL, what's the title of the latest Bruce Springsteen song? ;-)

Just thought of one for Simon.... :o)



ITCHYCOO PARK ~ The Small Faces

Good morning.............................................................hope all is well..............



CHARLIE BROWN - THE COASTERS (CHARLIE BROWN & SNOOPY)



MOWGLI'S ROAD - MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS (JUNGLE BOOK)



WHOLE LOT OF ROSIE - AC/DC (ROSIE & JIM)



THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (GRAPES OF WRATH)



RHIANNON - FLEETWOOD MAC (TRIAD)



CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES - THE CURE (CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES)



LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE - SMOKIE (THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS)



DIRTY HARRY - GORILLAZ (HARRY POTTER)



ROMEO & JULIET - DIRE STRAITS



CHARLIE BROWN - COLDPLAY



Coffee time...............................................................................................



Dougal x...................................................................................................



P.S #71 Billie from yesterday.............yes I also read back.................................

I'm pleased the day and evening was a success for you Simon! I read different reviews of your book, all terrific and also read the 1st. chapter on the Guardian site. My son and I are going to read it together, so it's all good. :)



Wrapped Up In Books by Belle and Sebastian



Wishng everyone a happy, sunny spring-like day,

LB, x

Lion, Witch & Wardrobe, Rosemary's Baby, To Kill A Mockingbird and Animal Farm





THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT ~ Tight Fit



LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES ~ Edison Lighthouse



MOCKINGBIRD ~ Inez and Charlie Foxx



MAGGIE'S FARM ~ Bob Dylan

Caffeine kicking in............................................................................



PEACHES - THE STRANGLERS (JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH)



DENIS - BLONDIE (DENNIS THE MENACE)



DOCTOR DOCTOR - THOMPSON TWINS (DR WHO)



OH SUPERMAN - LAURIE ANDERSON (SUPERMAN)



Dougal x....................................................................................................

#40 careful with those red-coated bananas, they are radiocative, you know...





Too early for a HOIB?

BILLY (BUNTER) DON'T BE A HERO Paper Lace...



Ok, ok you can stop groaning now..who threw that banana skin?

For Jane Eyre and Little Women two of my favourite childhood books.





LADY JANE ~ The Rolling Stones



HONKY TONK WOMEN ~ The Rolling Stones

What about:



BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES by UMBERTO ECO AND THE BUNNYMEN

Oh...................this is fun.........................................................................



RABBIT - CHAS N' DAVE (THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT)



LION ZION - BOB MARLEY (THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA)



TIGER FEET - MUD (WINNIE-THE-POOH)



BOBBY'S GIRL - MARCIE BLANE (BOB THE BUILDER)



Dougal x...................................................................................................

#26 Agreed, sad day yesterday, to hear of the bouncy Davey Jones dying suddenly, and of poor PC Rathband.



The Monkees recorded a song called 'WORDS' which is the only appropriate thing of theirs I could find for the theme..unlikely to be played (snowball in hells' chance, truth be told) but worth bringing to the table, as t'were



#46 I tweeted that one too earlier, but think the DT Dude is not good at self-promotion (except for all day yesterday, of course...) we'll have to see if he gets it past the team!

Well, I'd like to offer:-



"I am The Walrus" - The Beatles (Walrus and the Carpenter - there's also a mention of Edgar Allen Poe)



and



"All the young girls love Alice" - Elton John (from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road)

Oh what a beautiful way to start March, is this a sign of things to come, Oh how I've missed the sunshine with warmth. Days like today make you glad to be alive, is it me or are the birds singing extra loudly today.



My suggestions based on Book Day are:-



Just my Imagination - The Temptations

Patches - Clarence Carter (I think) - Cause it tells a good story!



Have a happy day.



Sharon

OK........I think I'm done with book characters........so just a general book tune to finish............................................................................................



TURN TURN TURN - THE BYRDS



Have a good day everyone............................................sun now breaking through the mist here............................................................................



Dougal x...........................................................................................

Some more:



HAPPY ENDING - Mika

GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John



and the best one I've thought of in ages (unless someone else already has).....



I WISH I WAS JAMES BOND - Scouting for Girls

#29, 25 or 6 to 4? That's be me. Cue iThingy...



CHRISTOPHER CROSS - Arthur's Theme (for Arthur Dent in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, my favourite book - or rather five part trilogy - ever)

#51 Careful you don't slip there Suzeee......



I don't really have anyone to read Simon's book with anymore so I'll just read it myself :) I could do a lot of promotion in schools though...........for a small fee??????

#31 #33 I didn't know about Georgie(ey) Girl by Margaret Forster... in any case I think the Enid Blyton character is probably better known ;o)



#41 Harry, are you selling Itch in your bookshop?



The joke made me smile :o))



~X~

Morning All,



Parents dressing up children



'We're Gonna Make You A Star' David Essex



Please to read your mum's op went well Deebee



Have a good day everybody

Morning all.



Georgy Girl... One of my all time fave films, guess she reminded me of myself a tad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Y7_B3g9YU



Happy Days.

Re last post....



That would be the hairdressers scene, not the sugar daddy scenario. Yikes!!!

'Devil in Disguise' Elvis Presley



or



'Teddy Bear' Elvis Presley

#57 #58 where are you guys living??

Cold, grey and very very foggy here in the city of dreaming (hidden by fog) spires....but yes, the birds are giving it welly here too - pairing up and going for the last bird in the bush in order to do what comes naturally.

Walking thru the Uni parks yesterday, I was struck on the head by a falling piece of tree bark - t'was bloomin' kamikaze squirrels! - I tell you, they think they own the place.



The sky here is grey and shows no sign of giving way to give us a wee drop of warm sunshine, but don't you worry about us here, you all just enjoy your lovely weather 8-/



Twittered these:

HEY JUDE (THE OBSCURE): THE BEATLES



JAMES (BOND) AND THE COLD: GUN KATE BUSH



BERTIE (WOOSTER) : KATE BUSH



LADY ELEANOR (FOR ELINOR DASHWOOD): LINDISFARNE



WHEN I WRITE THE BOOK: NICK LOWE



FLOCK OF SEAGULLS': THE STORY OF A YOUNG HEART



oh and ITCHYCOO PARK, just in case a certain new book needs any more promotion..



Would also like to suggest



The DIVINE COMEDY (well, poems seem to be overlooked so far, world book day-wise) with their SECRET GARDEN, THE BOOKLOVERS, or THEME FROM CASANOVA





Good luck with the menshes y'all if I don't appear later, you'll know the squirrels have got me!

I think this counts as a character from a book.





"Pied Piper" by the Saw Doctors.

Quick cup of coffee, and a dash of inspiratino...



TO BE OR NOT TO BE - B A Robertson

Morning all



Still struggling with a heavy workload so not much blogging. Love to your Mum Deebee - I hope she's feeling better soon.



Good oldies chosen already and my brain is too fried to think of more so can I add my vote to:

Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits

Jumpin Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

Peaches - The Stranglers



Oh - a moment of clarity - for the current trend in Young Adult novels:

Love Song for a Vampire - Annie Lennox

Angels - Robbie Williams

Is it lunch time yet? *tummy rumbles*

#71 Didn't you just have a red-coated kit-kat esque banana?

I tell you, Lent ain't what it used to be...

And of course .... for MTF:



Twlight - ELO



Bloomin 3 minutes!

Good morning all!



What a beautiful start to March! Glorious sunshine after a foggy start and it is positively warm. Ziggy has shed several layers already.



Deebee, so pleased to hear the op went ahead and your Mum is doing ok.



Harry, like the joke!



Thanks for all the good wishes yesterday. The interview went well. Really good bloke, interesting work BUT 12 hour days, lots of travel and no blogging time. I don't think it is for me. I can afford to hold on for a couple of months until the right one comes along.



I fell over last night. Hving been telling my Mum off for months about her falling over, I felt a right muppet. I was carrying a whiskey into the liviing room, ready to settle down to MasterChef and the Big Blue cat ran under my feet. I could feel myself falling but couldn't put out my right hand to break the fall as it was holding the whiskey. I couldn't put out my left hand as that is the bad shoulder. So, I fell on my knees - fortunately onto the wood floor rather than the kitchen tiles. Big ouch. Lovely bruises.



Garden beckons. Too nice to be in. In fact, I have hung the washing outside. Really is quite a stunning day. As Sal would say, happy days!



PS Rosie got a shrew. Bad Rosie.

Debbee, I hope your mum 's making good progress.



I've made this cheery looking get well card for her!



https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6797400658_c06b8365de.jpg

'Who Are You' The Who

Ouchy Alex!



But, did you save the whisky?



Maybe its a fortysomething trait? I walked into a tree on Tuesday, or was it Monday!



Autumn Gale, that could be an interesting costume ;)

Morning all,



My literary listing:



'1984' - David Bowie

'Nobody's Diary' - Yazoo

'Little Red Riding Hood' - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

'Viva Las Vegas' - Elvis (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson)

'On The Road Again' - Canned Heat (On The Road by Jack Kerouac)

'Poetry In Motion' - Johnny Tillotson

'It's a Mystery' - Toyah Wilcox

'The End' - The Doors



N xx

#77 Sal, that was what I was thinking. Was the whisky saved??



Sorry, you hurst yourself Alex :(



Suzieee, I actually had a lovely pastry with coffee but I'm ready for a glass of milk with something else to eat now.



Deebee, I know we spoke elsewhere this morning but just so other poppeteers can see, I too wish your mum a speedy recovery. X



Lunchtime. Back in a bit.

For The Cat in the Hat book....





YEAR OF THE CAT ~ Al Stewart

#77 & 79 two thirds of the whiskey was saved. The lost third went over the floor and the Big Blue Cat. Obviously, she then had to be washed otherwise she would have washed herself and that would have been very bad!! A most interrupted MasterChef!



Feeling so sad about Davy Jones. He was my first crush - I must have been 6. I met him when I was 14 or 15. I was living in Singapore and the Monkees played a couple of nights there. In those days, Singapore didn't have pop concerts - venues were hotel banqueting rooms and the event was a dinner with the music afterwards. Tickets were a couple of hundred dollars and naturally, my parents said no to me going. So, my best friend and I headed to the hotel during the day in an effort to see the Monkees. We found out which floor they were staying on and lurked for a while. Got bored so got in the lift to go back to the ground floor when who should step into the lift with us but Mickey Dolenz and his wife! He was lovely and invited my friend and I to join them for a coffee, which we did - 2 tongue tied teenagers. Davy Jones then came in from the pool and joined us as well. A really special memory.

#62 I sell rare and collectible books - aka secondhand when I'm not being pretentious ;-) - so, no, I'm not selling "Itch". If it becomes collectible no doubt I'll be kicking myself that I didn't buy a dozen copies while it was cheap but it's impossible to second-guess the collectibles market.



I'd be interested to know what the first print run was. I suspect it was quite high considering the amount of promotion its getting.



And the film rights; if it's made into a movie, now that would make a huge difference to its collectibility.



A word of advice to anyone who is buying it and hoping it will become a sort-after book: look after the dust jacket! Even the tiniest tear will dramatically reduce its value. Ideally, buy one to read and a second to sit in the dark, unopened.



I don't know Margaret Forster well although I know her husband. Although she wrote the novel that Georgy Girl was based on, he told me that the guy who wrote the song to accompany the movie made far more money that she ever got from it.

#74 yes, yes, but like Sal #77 said - did you save the Whisky??



Wonder how many accidents that end up in A&E are drink-related, but not drunk drink-related, if you know what I mean?



Deebee - Good to get an operation over and done with, it's scary just getting thru an op when you get to a certain age...recovery of your Mum will no doubt be speedy as she's getting lots of support and help from her family..



My m-in-law, now back on the mend, (after a replacement, replacement hip op) is having to eat BETWEEN meals (Dr's orders!!) to bulk back up - that advice has never been given to me!



She said "I've never been a size 12 before, I can't be a 12 now" but I didn't like to say, she has always been quite 'substantial', so maybe she is now at her proper fighting weight!!



Laters all, off to attempt a lunchtime walk without a squirrel-related injury...

camouflage jacket (check), tin hat (check) blacked-up face (check), non-squeaky shoes (check) ok, cover me, I'm going in....

Afternoon All :)



I'm very late to the party again, life keeps keeing in the way, dang and blast it!



Sounds like the book launch went well, Simon :)



Sorry for any duplication in oldie suggestions, but I haven't had time to catch up yet...



SECRET GARDEN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



LOVE STORY - TAYLOR SWIFT



BOOK OF DAYS - ENYA



RAMBLE ON - LED ZEPPELIN (it's about Lord of the Rings, sort of!)



THE GREAT PRETENDER - FREDDIE MERCURY

hi all



OLIVERS ARMY-ELVIS COSTELLO



ROMEO AND JULIET-DIRE STRAITS



HENRY THE 8TH-HERMANS HERMITS



BOHENIHAM RHAPSODEY-QUEEN

#81 WOW! What a lovely memory!



I did something similar to meet the Bay City Rollers...lurking in a Mancs airport hotel where we knew they were staying (even posing with suitcases!)...the lift door opened - out came the Rollers - and SLAM! all I saw was the inside of the armpit of a very burly and not very fragrant security guard..

It was me and him up against the wall...

Ah memories....

#84 That should have read - "life keeps GETTING in the way", d'oh!

Good afternoon everyone from a gloriously sunny, warm Essex.



Glad to hear your mum is on the mend Deebee and hope your knees are ok Alex.



My back seems to have stabilised and hasn't spasmed (?) for a few days now - just need to be careful. One thing which made me smile during the agony that was Saturday night, I thought I could listen to Richard Allinson to take my mind off the pain but he was off ill too! The one time I could have listened at the time of broadcasting and the gods were against me! Get well soon to him too!



I'll have to see if he is well enough to go to Tes**'s today.



Loads of good suggestions for choons so I'll just listen this evening and see who I recognise. Good luck everyone.



JW

#60 - it preceded In the Year 2525 by Zager & Evans. I was genuinely made up for you!

Living next door to Alice - Smokey

Turn Turn Turn - the Byrds

Alex, sorry to hear about your accident, but lucky that not too much of the whiskey was wasted. Maybe take more water in it next time... ;o) Sorry about the job too - I'm sure the right one will come along for you soon.



Harry I was thinking about getting a hardcover copy of Itch as a collectable (and possibly to get signed at some point if the opportunity arises) and either a paperback or K*nd*e version to carry around and read - probably the paperback as I can then pass it on to my 11 year old nephew.



~X~

#81 What a brilliant story and memory, Alex! Davy Jones was my favourite Monkee too!



Hope your knees aren't too painful. Didn't the Big Blue mind being washed?!

Loving the 'stalking' tales... ;o) I was far to shy, and my parents too strict for me to do anything similar in my yoof. But I have stayed with some pals in the same hotel as the Top Gear guys, in the knowledge that they were probably going to be there, when I went to the Top Gear Live exhibition and show at the NEC a couple of years ago. We saw them in the bar, and I nearly bumped into James May (literally) in the foyer. He was looking rather lost actually... his reputation is clearly well founded... ;o)



~X~

#92 She wasn't too impressed Tortie!!

Hi Simon and Team,



Livin' Next Door to Alice (in Wonderland) - Smokie



Thanks

Malcolm

#91 Deebee, sounds like a good idea. A signed copy will always be a more attractive book than an unsigned one. However, best get him just to sign it rather tha dedicating it. If it's signed "To Deebee ......" it will detract from it's desirability ........ unless, of course, you become incredibly famous :0)



Another thing to look out for, and you may have to chat up your local independent bookseller, is any of the pormotional material that will accompany the book: bookmarks, posters, etc, especially if they are small enough to loosely insert into the book. But, and I can't emphasise this enough, the most important thing is a mint condition dustwrapper.



An example I quote often: a first edition, first impression, of Tolkien's "The Hobbit" - without its jacket, it's worth about £4k ..... with its jacket in fine condition, £25k+

and rising .............. one signed "Dear Jack (CS Lewis), hope you like the book, JRRT" could easily fetch 10 times that and I dream of such things :0)

EURYTHMICS - 1984

have any of you been following thw sounds of the 20C on BBC2 on thursday nights? Shona and I often listen 'together' it's been really good.

Ring Ring - ABBA (Lord Of The Rings)

Sunshone at last!!!