Morning Simon, team, NYM, Matt of the BAIU (any update?), and 30mph bloggers,



Well, that's certainly never been a theme before! Who'd a thunk it.



(Actually, some of their songs are quite good, in an easy-come-easy-go pop way. Shhhh.)



So...



First ones that spring to mind



GO WEST – Pet Shop Boys



OH YOU PRETTY THINGS - David Bowie



BOYS KEEP SWINGING – David Bowie



TOP OF THE WORLD - Carpenters

Good morning wobbly Simon, team and gambolling blogsters,



Lovely day again, I could get used to this!



Surely we have to start with ...



KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE



Be back in a tick, after coffee and thunking.

Jx

Good Morning -



Suggestions –



KIDS IN AMERICA - Kim Wilde



BOYS KEEP SWINGING – David Bowie



KIDZ - ╪ (Wah!)



AMERICA - Razorlight

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



How about:



AMERICA by Simon and Garfunkel



BREAKFAST IN AMERICA by Supertramp



KIDS IN AMERICA by Kim Wilde



ONE by U2



THE ONE by Elton John



~X~

WHAT MORE COULD A BOY ASK FOR...DETROIT SPINNERS



PSL xx

Green boxes already!







CALL ME NUMBER ONE - Tremeloes

Howzabout ..



SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE - PRINCESS



THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN - THIN LIZZY



LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT - BARRY MANILOW



LETTER FROM AMERICA - THE PROCLAIMERS



Jx

Morning everyone



Another glorious spring day....



KIDS IN AMERICA ~ Kim Wilde



AMERICA ~ Simon and Garfunkel



ONE ~ U2



BOYS KEEP SWINGING ~ David Bowie



THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT ~ The Who



THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN ~ Thin Lizzy



CALL ME NUMBER ONE ~ The Tremeloes

STARZ IN THEIR EYES - Just Jack



R.E.S.P.E.C.T - Aretha Franklin



HOW DID IT COME TO THIS - Take That (Wah!)

STATUS QUO - Rockin' All Over The World



KIM WILDE - Kids In America

YOUNG TURKS - Rod Stewart



THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT - Who



KIDS - Robbie & Kylie

HEY AMERICA...JAMES BROWN

Or



DOING IT FOR THE KIDS Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue



THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN by Thin Lizzy



NEW KID IN TOWN by the Eagles



THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT by the Who



~X~

DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW? - Abba

ADAM ANT - Room At The Top



BILLY J KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS - Little Children



THE HOUSEMARTINS - Five Get Over Excited (!)

WHATS GOING ON...MARVIN GAYE



PSL xx

Morning all

FAME- David Bowie

Must dash another half day of work whoop whoop!

SIMON SAYS - 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY

#15 The Driver -loving your Housemartins suggestion!



And where are my manners.... Thanks to Lord Ammo for playing Tears for Fears last night, which I thought sounded rather splendid. And a nice clear mensh too.

I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes



TIME OF YOUR LIFE - Greenday



different song -



TIME OF YOUR LIFE - Simon Webbe

THIS IS IT! - Melba Moore

More ╪ (Wah!)





RULE THE WORLD



NEVER FORGET



GREATEST DAY !

GLORY DAYS - Bruce



THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Queen

SHOUT TO THE TOP - Style Council



Must be orf. Good day all!



JBG

COMING TO AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND

" ....... respect is due ......."





RESPECT - Aretha Franklin



PRAISE YOU - Fat Boy Slim

I CAN'T EXPLAIN - Who

Hi Simon and everyone.



Eeeee yuk, fag smell revolting....I would not have paid the fair, actually I would but in airfresheners!!!!



The groups are having more success outside of the X Factor, however I think Little Mix will buck the trend, if you catch my drift ;) Not good!!!



Anyway here are my offerings:



1. KIDS IN AMERICA - Kim Wilde

2. SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE - Princess

3. BOYS BOYS BOYS - Sabrina

4. BAND ON THE RUN - Wings

5. SIMON SAYS - 1910 Fruitgum Company

6. THE ONE AND ONLY - Chesney Hawkes

7. AMERICANO - Holly Johnson

8. LIVING IN AMERICA - James Brown

9. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT - The Eagles

10. KIDS - Robbie and Kylie



May swing by later.



Cheeries



Mandy ;)

Green boxes!





YOU NEVER CAN TELL - Chuck Berry

Ooh, one more





SING BABY SING - The Stylistics



Ha!

THE RUTLES - Number One



AEROSMITH - Big Ten Inch (Record) - brilliant, but probably too saucy for Drivetime audience



DAVID ESSEX - America



PRINCESS - Say I'm Your Number One

Good morning everybody!



How about....



THE ONLY WAY IS UP - YAZZ AND THE PLASTIC POPULATION

LETTER FROM AMERICA - THE PROCLAIMERS

ALL THE WAY TO RENO (YOU'RE GONNA BE A STAR) - REM

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



Off to the coffee machine - might get back on later...



--

cBzz

One Direction No.1 in the USA



UNBELIEVABLE - EMF



AMAZING - SEAL



MAYBE I'M AMAZED - Paul McCartney

EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET - Pete Wingfield



POP MUZIK - M

Morning everyone. A quick visit for the moment on a lovely spring morning - although it was surprisingly chilly when I left the house this morning without a coat.



Today is a cause for celebration though as it's the first day of the new year I've got my open-toes on - yay! I don't care what the weather does now - there's no going back and my feet are free :)



Oldies - so many great songs mentioned already. I've been mensh-free for weeks now so I'll go along with the crowd:



Kids in America - Kim Wilde

New Kid in Town - The Eagles

Kids - Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue

Boys Keep Swinging - David Bowie

Say I'm Your Number One - Beverly Knight

America - Simon & Garfunkel

Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz (that's "One Direction" in lyrics I would argue)

United States of Whatever - Liam Lynch

Morning All,



Haven't read thro' so apologoes for duplication.



One Direction eh? Well surely that means:-



The Only Way is Up - Yazz and the Plastic Population



Maybes back for mre laters



A.

M - Pop Muzik

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and fellow sunny blogpoppets!



Thank you so much for playing the Marvelettes last night and for the lovely mensh (which Mr P missed, even though he was in the car and heard the song). PSL suggested it too so an OSM for her!



Well done to Rostronposket and Regular Blogger John! Did laugh at Simon stumbling over the name!



Totally glorious morning here. Unfortunately, I will mainly be indoors preparing for the Mother's State Visit this weekend.



Rosie has a new game. From one of the kitchen worktops, she can jump onto the top of the kitchen door. From there, she can jump to the top of the cupboards, where she sits like a little owl. If you don't know she is there, it can be quite startling when she suddenly squeaks at you!

Bit late with the suggestions, but here is my support for previous offerings.



America - Razerlight

American Boy - Estelle/Kanye West

Englishman in New York - Sting

Kids in America - Kim Wilde

Last of the famous international playboys - Morrissey

Who would have thought One Dirction would achieve all this



HOW COME ? - RONNIE LANE

CHICAGO....BABY WHAT A BIG SURPRISE

Morning,



Rich Kids - Rich Kids



If the kids are united - Sham 69



The kids are alright - The Who



Kid in America - Kim Wilde



Bad Boys - Wham



American Pie - Don Mclean



America - Neil Diamond



America - Razorlight



Break on through - The Doors



Breakthru - Queen

Hmmm... As was actually proved on Tuesday evening, there is only one officially sanctioned 'regular blogger' here... Ho, ho.



And hey, what I may (or may not) lack in regularity I more than make up for in quality...



The only thought that occurs re. today's theme is:



GO WEST - PSBs or VILLAGE PEOPLE would do, although I'm not sure why it occurs to me or how it fits in with the theme - America being west of here? Who knows.



In any event, wishing you all Thursdays that are anything but 'regular'.

WHAT CAN I SAY...BOZ SCAGGS

Morning all,

DT team, DT Dude (basking in sunny Surrey eh?) bloggers, petpoppets and of course any toepoppets who are making an early appearance...



#35 the mensh drought is not a problem, always room on the bechod bench with me, we have chilled wine, nibbles and a nice view of the radio!



Re theme:

I'm sorry to say that the first thing that came to mind was

AMATEUR HOUR by Sparks...I know, I know, JUST 'cos they were manufactured by a TV show, doesn't mean they can't produce something someone wants to listen to - I mean, THE MONKEES were a manufactured band, weren't they?



So, thinking cap on and prejudices cast aside, had another go:

BACK ON TOP by Van the Man

MUSIC FOR MONEY Nick Lowe

DOING ALRIGHT by Queen

AMERICAN GIRL by Tom Petty (for the music purchasers in the US of A)

NEW YORK MINUTE by Billy Joel (perchance they will last longer than that..)



and as they are touring the US:

HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD by Clifford T Ward

and SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Nirvana (especially for the 'tour bus' whiff)



All fairly transcendental so I'll be plumping up my cushion on the Bechod bench around 5pm...

Back laters for some craic, I need to tell you all about my night out in a local restaurant where there was an AMERICAN superstar (in her own words..)

EDDI READER - JOKE (I'M LAUGHING)



(Sorry, lovely 1D boys...)

THE HOUSEMARTINS - FIVE GET OVER EXCITED



(I Wiki'd it. There are five of them. They will be excited. I rest my case).

BARBARA DICKSON - TELL ME IT'S NOT TRUE

WHAT BECAME OF THE LIKELY LADS - THE LIBERTINES



See? I'm the only one blogging at the moment. How much more regular could I get?

Hmm interesting subject, unfortunatly cant think of anything that hasent been suggested.



Missed much of the show yesterday due to being GLUTENED at tea time by a rouge bread crumb. Spent the rest of the evening passed out on the couch snoring loudly (apparently). During this time I drempt that I was not only back at school, but that Lord Ammo was visiting to give his talk. Dont remember much of the talk, only that I was discusted to be back at school.



Hope your all well on this extra fine morning, and not too shaken up by taxi drivers.

~gill~

Morning all,



My two pen'rth:



'Because You're Young' - David Bowie

'The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades' - Timbuk 3

'International Bright Young Things' - Jesus Jones

'Oh My God' - Kaiser Chiefs

'Dreams' - Gabrielle

'No Limits' - 2 Unlimited (go on Simon, i dares ya... ;-) )



and would like to second:



'You Never Can Tell' - Chuck Berry



Cheery bye for now,



N x

A sunny good morning to you all..........................late again...........I really need to get my act together.....................will try harder next week!.....................



MANCHILD - NENEH CHERRY



CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - T.REX



NEW KID IN TOWN - THE EAGLES



THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT - THE WHO



YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE - CANDI STATON



ONE STEP BEYOND - MADNESS



ONE - U2



SMALLTOWN BOY - BRONSKI BEAT



OH BOY - MUD



I'M A BOY - THE WHO



BOYS KEEP SWINGIN' - DAVID BOWIE



LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS



WHIZZ KID - MOTT THE HOOPLE



Phew..................me done for now...................hope all is well..........................



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

Simon, it just has to be :



KIDS IN AMERICA by KIM WILDE !



madchick x

PAUL McCARTNEY - MAYBE I'M AMAZED

THE SPECIALS - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG

Just had a thought ... how about ..



SIMON (SMITH) AND THE AMAZING DANCING BEAR(S) - RANDY NEWMAN ;)

also:



'All The Young Dudes' - Mott the Hoople

Here I am again with a cup of coffee. Just been in the garden (at work) - it's gorgeous out there!



#35 Woohoo for your toes, Autumn_Gale. I've got an appointment for a pedicure on Saturday, so I'll be joining you ere long...



#45 Looking forward to joining you on the bechod bench again, Suzieeeeee - just one question, why is it necessary to actually see the radio...?



Alex - any news on a boy cat for Mr P?



Regular blogger Andrew... I'm sorry to say you can't claim sole rights to that title - I was referred to as 'regular blogger' by our esteemed leader ages ago - a year or more. Can't remember which song it was for, but I do remember being pretty chuffed about it at the time!



;o)

#58 in fact I think his actual words were "she's one of our regular bloggers..."



I think a few others have had the title bestowed upon them as well. It's good to be in such esteemed company, isn't it...



;o)

And there I was thinking I was all special...



:-)

Morning all



So after booking a couple of gigs last night I then discovered that Tom Waits is playing "Under the Bridge" (the bridge being Stamford), in June I think as part of a blues festival. Payday tomorrow and just as well as I think that's a ticket I have to have. The chance to hear "Til I Get My Lovin' Back" from "Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns" sung live can't be missed!



If you locked me up in a room and played me a One Direction song I would have no idea what it is, even after you told me what it is :-)

.........late........but trying to be regular!..................................................





THE START OF SOMETHING BIG - BOBBY DARIN



OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS - DAVID BOWIE



BIG TIME - PETER GABRIEL



REAL GOOD LOOKING BOY - THE WHO



HEY GOOD LOOKING - JIMMY BUFFET



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

#47 see #15

You have to get up with the larks to beat this lot!



#58 it's not, just a nice thought....in the Olden Days of Yore, people used to gather around the Radiogram and actually LOOK at it, (apart from the mother who was maybe darning socks or turning collars) I like to imagine a nuclear family, watching the flickering crystal of the Radiogram....



#60 I'm thinking of changing my blogger name, as I have been on the Bechod bench with many an OSM for too long now......thinking caps on for a new tongue-twister name (Rostronposkett did a fine job yesterday!)



Oh and in case anyone's interested, it was Ruby Wax sat in the restaurant with me and my ladies' darts team annual outing...I am sure she was amused...not!

We got free puds, as the service was diabolical - plus the food presentation ranged from 1-10 but hey, we got to star-spot all night!

Turns out that Ruby is in Oxford at Kellogg College doing a Master's Degree in mindfulness based cognitive therapy - so my spies tell me.

TAKE IT TO THE TOP - KOOL AND THE GANG

Has anyone suggested:



THE STRANGLERS - BIG IN AMERICA

Deebee, have you been to The Portland Arms in Cambridge? Just wondering what's it like as a music venue?

#61 is this the London Bluefest 2012? where one can, if one if feeling flush enough, purchase a single ticket to see Van the Sulky Man at Hammersmith Apollo for up to £165.50?!

Crazy prices IMHO

Or maybe:



'I'm Gonna Make You a Star' - David Essex



Surely Mr C's ringtone....

#60 Of course you are special... just not exclusively special...



#63 I know a bit about mindfulness cognitive therapy - it was developed here in Cambridge by an ex-colleague of mine.



#66 Ken, I've only been to the Portland Arms once for a gig, and that was years ago. I remember it being crowded and very hot - don't remember anything about the music so they can't have been much good! I used to work with someone who had a band, and they played there a few times.



~X~

Hello All :)



Late to the party again today, but thought I'd see if I could dredge up a few oldie suggestions whilst I'm waiting for my colour to develop (Delicate Iced Chocolate, if you wanted to know!)



#65 Irregular Andrew, I love that Stranglers song, was going to suggest it myself, but I'll just second your suggestion. Great lyrics!



FOR AMERICA - RED BOX



THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE



MY GENERATION - THE WHO



I'm also going to pitch a song that will probably earn my the HOIB for LIFE! But here goes, for all One Direction's young fans...



IT'S 'ORRIBLE BEING IN LOVE WHEN YOUR 81/2 - CLAIRE AND FRIENDS

#67 That's the one Suzieeeeee. John Hiatt is £27.50 (plus a £4 booking fee which is extortionate!!!!) so a bit more reasonable.



£17+£2 for The Civil Wars seems like a right bargain.



Van Morrison or his promoters, I'm afraid, are on a completely different planet to the one the rest of us inhabit.

#59 Deebee........in my opinion the moniker 'regular' is too ordinary for yourself.........I think 'stalwart' is more fitting for someone who 9 times out of 10 opens the blog in the morning with a chirpy message.....................................



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

#35 I broke out the linen trousers yesterday....in a rash moment that seemed like a good idea at the time....well until I have to iron them!

#69 I can handle crowded. End of April hopefully not too hot :-)

Good morning - just - back to normal!



Weather glorious today - I think myself and my lunch and book will be outside today!



Am feeling very achy today having walked to doctor's and back yesterday - must be all of 400 yards! But I felt so glad to have done it! Not quite ready for the marathon yet. :0)



KIDS IN AMERICA by Kim Wilde was my first thought so I'll add it to the other 99.



Was morning when I started this but the ELH shopping arrived and needed sorting out.



JW

Try American Land - Bruce Springsteen - a world of difference in more than one way!

Afternoon



Je suis en Rock Star - Bill Wyman



Nigel

#69 if it helps with forgetfulness, I WANT SOME OF THAT!

#71 Liking the ordinary man prices, The Civil Wars are championed on R6 quite a bit...me likeee

So is Tom Waits performing with Mr Hiatt, or his he the extra special support?

I know there are days when even Rock Stars must need some surgical support, we all do.

RE Van the Sulky Man maybe the prices reflect the fact that due to the #grannytax of the budget yesterday, he's going to have to lower his consumption of Champers by a couple of bottles a day?? :-0

Oops, no that would be me having a brain failure. John Hiatt it is!

Afternoon everyone!



What a glorious day again... let's hope this is a sign of what's to come as we're due a nice summer!



I was peeved at having to work from 10am until 2pm, but it's not so bad being able to open the back door and sit on the wall, drinking coffee, looking out at this view! :o))



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#72 Aww, thanks Dougal - lovely of you to say so! Actually though, the great thing about this blog is that all are welcome here, regular or not.



#75 Does Richard Allinson help you unpack your shopping, as well as order it...?



;o)



#78 this is what it's all about https://mbct.co.uk/



Okay, I wasn't quite right in saying it was developed in Cambridge, but one of the people mentioned (JT) used to work here.



~X~

#61 Ken, I could be locked in a room with you and would not know a One Direction song! I know what JLS sound like and they're pretty popular, but I can't remember what One Direction sound like and the only lad I would recognise is Harry Styles because he was recently in the news for going out with a woman old enough to be his mother!

#61 Suzieeee... I can't imagine anyone wanting to pay £165.50 to see Van Morrison!! We're going to see him at the end of March and £65 a ticket was more than enough to pay and I hope he won't be too grumpy! Last time we saw him was at Edinburgh Castle and the Chieftains were with him but I doubt we'll be that lucky this time as they were better than he was and he muttered most of the time! He sounds like he's muttering here just last month, but nice to hear he's got a good band with him!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojuGUjOGwGQ&feature=related

Suzieeeee, I blogged this late last night (after listening again to the show on iPlayer as I only came in at the end of U2 and when Simon said: "thanks to everyone who suggested that" I thought that was it!) but I'd never considered Rostronposkett to be that difficult to say! They are are 2 footballer surnames from yesteryear (the 80s) joined in blogger harmony! Its a hangover from the days when I used to contribute on the 606 forum and I've just not changed it. I like the fact that RBJ thought it might be a Cornish village so maybe it has some mystical merit...!

Suzieeee, it sounds like the bechod bench was pretty crowded yesterday with so many OSMs having been dished out! I'm wondering whether it needs extending to accommodate a few more no-mensh-OSM recipients, and maybe fit a wine cooler at one end, especially in this glorious weather!



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#80 - wow, you are lucky Florence. What a beautiful view to while away your time to..



#81 - sadly not, Deebee! He stays resolutely in one room while I sort everything out. Hopefully, when I get my laptop sorted he can be in the same room and lend a virtual hand!



The bechod bench could get a little crowded tonight if Kids in America does get played - many OSMs!



Off to sit by the pond for a while and enjoy the sunshine........



JW

#70 - how's the 'delicate iced chocolate' going Zoe? Honestly they do they of the most ridiculous names for 'brown hair' :) I had mine done on Saturday - bye bye grey hello 'brunette/russett' for another few weeks!



Alex_G -I meant to comment yesterday on your 'green shoots' - how exciting :) Rosie sounds like she's having plenty of fun.



Is anyone from the blog seeing Seth Lakeman in Leamington this weekend by any chance?

# 80 Flo so JEALOUS!!

It's my ideal view...I grew up in Brum, pretty much the farthest point from the sea in Britain..and coulda gone to brighton/portsmouth for college, but decided agin it...should woulda coulda. I can see me married to a man in a smock..



Just spent my lunchtime salivating over the fish counter in Oxford's covered market - just breathing it in makes me feel better, just like hanging around down at Mevagissey harbour when the boats are in!

BTW we are having swordfish steaks - I wanted Skate but although it's my fave, mr e is not the biggest fan. Steaks will be tossed in seasoned flour, cooked on a griddle then with a salsa thrown on at the last minute of garlic, wholegrain mustard, capers, oil, chopped spinach..nom nom



#81 Deebee Thanks for the info, it sounds like an interesting subject. I know a Dr at the Warneford hospital here (she's a singer in a choir we know via the local muso scene), so she must know about it, will tackle her when I see her in the pub on Sunday!



#83 Flo: nice youtube link, showing Van the Grumpy Man at his mumbly best! Yes, his band is brill, esp the sax player who seems to be the leader of the combo - they are worth going for - I think actually that Van may just possibly forget his words occasionally. Happens when you get old. We saw Oscar Peterson in Paris, he played a lovely song...then played it again...then later played it again, I think his band were somewhat surprised, but went with it manfully. The concert was filmed on a hand held camera by one of his family from the wings, it was pretty much one of his last outings before he passed away.



#85 LOVE the bench! So organic and cosy looking - wine cooler? YES you're talking my language.



Oh, I did get a mensh on R6 Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie show yesterday, so I know I am not blacklisted on the BBC anyways....I love their show - now that Mr e is back from Paris I never get to lie in the bath and listen to the 8pm show as I used to, so now I can listen online DURING working hrs. Result.

#84 606 forum? who he/it?

Cornish villages? Maybe I'll change my name to Botallack (lets see if that gets thru the modders) or Cadgwith (how DO you say that) or Delabole (rhymes with delasoul)..of to search out a suitable monika.

#88 Who's the sax player on the Grumpy link? Can't see it from work. If it's Richie Buckley he's brilliant. Nothing better than seeing them do Summertime in England/Common One with Buckley doing the call and refrain and then letting rip on the sax solo.



But not work £165!

Good afternoon! Hope there's room for an irregular blogger ;-)



Good to see it's as busy and interesting as ever. Try to lurk but life just keeps getting in the way. How very dare it. At least I do get to listen to the show most nights, even if I can't mensh chase. My Norwegian isn't much better than when I moved almost 6 months ago (wow, where did that time go?) but I'm still pretty sure Norwegian radio just doesn't cut it. Too much Springsteen & Queen for some ;-).



Florence, Bryan Ferry at Edinburgh Castle was one of the best gigs ever. The most amazing venue.



Hope everyone is fine & dandy. You are all certainly having better weather.



X



PS How fab was the 101 question feature last night? I don't care a jot about the subject but thought both Mr M and the good sport who was on the receiving end did a fine job. Very entertaining.

#91 Hi Mo *waves* I'll send you over some sunshine! I loved the 101 questions too - I hope they put that in the podcast.



Would love to go to a gig at Edinburgh castle. I don't much mind who's playing either...



~X~

Viking Mo, I was surprised at Simon posing all 101 questions at the very quick-answering Irish football (?) guy! I thought he might have just asked him 10 or so questions but both were very quick in asking and answering.



I agree about Edinburgh Castle being such an amazing venue for a gig and glad you loved Bryan Ferry. We've been to quite a few gigs there and other than people like Lionel Ritchie, Rod Stewart, Simply Red and Crosby Stills and Nash gigs, one that sticks in my mind was in 1992, when thanks to Radio Forth, I won tickets and hospitality plus albums, CDs etc to see the 'world premiere' of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells II which was shown live on TV and with a huge orchestra playing the whole album and it was just the most amazing 'haunting' atmosphere.



We set it to record at home and watched it again when we got back and could see ourselves as we were sitting beside the centre aisle, near the front... and all for free!!!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQgE4H8y10

Afternoon all from sunny Surrey. Spring is definitely here as I have been sneezing like nobody's business today... blimmin' pollen!



Nice to see you popping in Mo :)



I agree with the 101 questions. Feel that it should be turned into a regular feature or do you think Simon was just lucky with such a great respondent?



Jx

Deebee, at Edinburgh Castle this summer, other than the Military Tattoo in August, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Olly Murs are playing but I haven't heard any others mentioned yet and I don't fancy seeing either act. The Tattoo is a fantastic atmosphere and we've been a few times if we've had friends or relatives to stay who wanted to go, but it's much of a muchness. The last time we went, it was being filmed for TV, with Princess Anne and Sean Connery being guests of honour, which was a treat... although we were a few hundred people away from them!



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Ooh! In good time ..............





Afternoon All



Been grey and misty and cold most of the day.



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

Good for you Flo!



I read earlier and did not quite comperhend the theme today so I bow out and now that the show is under way, ah..the penny drops-doh. Have my son home all this week from school who is suffering with a chest infection and working on xbox Battlefield 3 perfection as his homework is piling up in my email in box. Like the Van comments and YES to mumbling and the squishey-up, tight shut eyes too. Sure love his music.



LB, x

The Bechod Bench sounds busy tonight! Good job it's nice and warm outside! ;o)



Well done Madchick on your mensh... and two for me... will I get a hat-trick?

Well done to Florence and Madchickster for the menshes so far.



I won't be ARFO chasing tomorrow as we are off to Cornwall for a long weekend to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday.



So I'll wish everyone a nice Friday, with a blogger ARFO if you please and wonderful weekends to all.



Will be back on Monday just in time for the all important Nuptials and a nice wedding breakfast in here?



Take care lovelies,

Jillyx

Well, as I will be awol for a while, can I bag the century?



And whilst I wait three minutes (and probably get 100 gazumped) am LOLing at the wisdom of not sticking your finger in a woodpecker's hole!