For HOFFS please:



DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN - Bruce Springsteen











For SHONA W please:



BAMA, LAMA, BAMA LOO - Little Richard

Good morning all - lovely sunny day so far.........



I think



LETS TWIST AGAIN - CHUBBY CHECKER



would get the party going, and hopefully not put too many backs out!!



JW

Good morning everybody!



Bored to tears on a training course yesterday.

The coffee was good though ;)



Congrats on all the menshes yesterday.



ARFO

LOVE SPREADS - STONE ROSES



Off to the coffee machine....

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cBzz

Morning Simon, team, NYM, and autosaved bloggers.



Oh, the pain of losing a document you've spent hours working on. Been there, done that, got the hole in the wall.



Big, bright and brassy you say? Bet Lynch for ARFO! Would look good as a slogan on a T Shirt. But wouldn't be understood my many, except the DT inner sanctum.



Could it be the week to initiate THE JAM into the ARFO Hall of Fame?? Ask those nice people in Queen and Rush to make some space....



TOWN CALLED MALICE - The Jam



GOING UNDERGROUND - The Jam



ETON RIFLES - The Jam



NEW ORLEANS - Gillan



REAL WILD CHILD or THE PASSENGER - Iggy Pop



I WISH - Stevie Wonder



ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL - Jet



..and if all else fails,



JOHNNY BE GOODE - Chuck Berry



Good day all



JBG

Ah! At last! Good Morning!



ARFO -



Well just for a change (Ha!) I'd like to request something by FOREIGNER please - never been played as ARFO -



URGENT



JUKE BOX HERO



COLD AS ICE



FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME



HEAD GAMES



HOT BLOODED



Take your pick!







And then of course there's always -





THE BEAT by The Look







Happy Friday!

Good morning Simon, Team & Blogpoppets!



Sorry to hear about your techy problems yesterday, Simon. I hope the rewrite is even better than the original.



No ARFO from me this week but a plea for a song that hasn't been played before as ARFO. Or if that's too much to hope for at least one that hasn't been played for a wee while.



No #ff either but I look forward to seeing what other bloggers come up with. I have been using the shuffle button on my existing collection that I can just let wash over me.



x

Morning one and all.......................3 word Friday.........very very late........but obviously not alone!............................................good ol' Mr Sunshine is back in this part of Cambs..............hope he stays for a while...................................





DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO - EDDIE & THE HOTRODS



SQUEEZEBOX - THE WHO



LADY MARMALADE - LA BELLE



WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON - JERRY LEE LEWIS



MUSTANG SALLY - WILSON PICKETT



ONEWAY OR ANOTHER - BLONDIE





or maybe you might like.................................................................





STAY WITH ME - THE FACES







Couldn't decide today............................Happy Friday everyone..............



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

Good morning everyone.



ARFO? Well, it’s 21 years ago today that we lost Steve Marriott so how about:



SHA LA LA LA LEE by THE SMALL FACES



And, for anyone who isn’t aware what a great rock voice Marriott was blessed with, and a great all-round rock ‘n’ roller to boot, treat yourself to a listen to this, Humble Pie live in 1970*:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgef8S-xqc





*PSL, I don’t think you need bother ;0)

Oh, DAVID WATTS or BEAT SURRENDER by THE JAM



or



even bigger and brassier WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN - Style Council



might also sound rather fine.

Hi again everyone



ALONE AGAIN OR ~ The Damned



I CAN'T EXPLAIN ~ The Who



ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD ~ Status Quo



BORN TO BE WILD ~ Steppenwolf



and one from way back....



PALISADES PARK ~ Freddy Cannon

#4 LOL John, I would be very happy indeed if The Jam made it into the hall of fame/infamy ;-)



x

Happy Fridays all round and Hello Simon, Drive Team & Constructors

:^)



RIP indeed for the late great Levon Helm. My first proper grown-up gig just happened to be at Wembley Stadium ... The Band played. As did Joni Mitchell. And a couple of other acts. Oh yes - Crosby, Stills Nash & Young were there as well.

https://www.ukrockfestivals.com/wembley-1974.html



ARFO choice for now ..



DON'T BREAK MY HEART AGAIN - WHITESNAKE from 1981

I do fear my wish won't be granted. Have just seen the suggestions on fb :-(



x

Good morning all



Just been shopping with Mrs Vildeen to the local Hypermarket and as usual parked on the corner of the approach roundabout was the man with his trailer on which was mounted his 3 vast drums of draught local vine. Todays special offer was Merlot at 1.90 euros a litre !



Now then if I can still concentrate on a selection for today ARF opener can I suggest



EVER FALLEN IN LOVE - THE BUZZCOCKS



Enjoy the weekend

Morning All,



Enjoying the sunshine while it lasts. Very dark clouds looming on the horizon.



Hows about



Are you gonna go my way - Lenny Kravitz



Maybes Laters



A.

#11 Mo - listening to them at the moment. Just fantastically good musicians making really good songs. By the way, I remembered I never replied to your message the other day about travelling during the Olympics - no advice really, except to add lots of extra time!

Big, bright and brassy? Surely that means my perennial suggestion of



CHICAGO - 25 or 6 to 4



fits the bill, doesn't it?



Also suggested via Twitter (though not big, bold and brassy):

JOHN KONGOS - He's Gonna Step On You Again

*is listening her way through the ARFO suggestions so far ...*



LOVE un-busy Fridays.



:^D

#6, #11, #13 Mo

I don't 'do' FriendFace, but I can imagine



#all

Request for assistance after the ARFO-chase has settled down, after lunch probably.



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cBzz

OK, so Big & Brassy? Isn't that a dubious top shelfer.....?



ROCKARIA - ELO or



GENO - Dexys Midnight Runners or



EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE - Blues Brothers

Hi Simon and everyone



Aargh the woes of the computer crash....happened to me on Wednesday and lost 5 hours work and in my new contract too! 1st week has gone well, a client who I am doing the VAT return for was impressed at the speed I had got back to her with queries as I was faster than the lady on maternity leave!



Absolutely on a high as a result of Chelsea's win against Barcelona on Wednesday and I so want them to win the Champions League final more than ever now for very personal reasons which I would rather not mention here as this is such a jolly place ;'(.



And my ARFO:



HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - Bob Seger



Laters my lovelies



Mandy ;)



PS Still on chapter 3 of Itch!!

#4.......John......my very first ever ARFO suggestion was for A Town Called Malice..........but a little typo crept in and I suggested A Town Called Alice........I now cringe everytime I see it typed on this blog!............surprised that the modders let such a numpty in!...............................................................



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

#22 Dougal, if the modders didn't permit numpties to post the place would be empty ;0)

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



There was nobody here when I looked about an hour ago... didn't want to be the first, so I'm relieved you've all turned up now!



For the ARFO today, as it didn't get played as a LUCK oldie



WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE by Steve Winwood



Alternatively, how about



TWIST AND SHOUT by the Beatles



SOMETHING ABOUT YOU by Level 42



and for some reason the following has been going round my head



ROLL AWAY THE STONE by Mott the Hoople



~X~

I shouldn't be on here as I have curtains to sew!



Have a lovely Friday everyone and Deebee enjoy your holiday!



Back later xx

#23.....................Harry.......................you are very funny..............................

Another ARFO suggestion:



CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - AROUND THE BEND







Still yoo-tyoobin' my way through the selections so far. Became transfixed by the beauty of Peter Frampton then remembered he was also a fine guitarist, etc. Have 'done' Foreigner - ta Billie. Am now enjoying The Driver's selections - both of which I've tried a few times ARFO-wise ..



:^)

Well with the way the weather has been this week.



"Will it ever stop raining?" by The Saw Doctors would be a good opener.

What a great idea, Katy! I have been inspired by John and am listening to The Jam. Not sure it is very work friendly though ;-). Maybe a bit fast.



I'm not sure there was a question in my waffles but thanks for the response, John. Not looking forward to being in London that weekend. But it'll be worth it when I get to Cambridge I'm quite sure.



Harry, LOL but true! And Mr Poskett, LOL!



x

#ff Anyone remember this bunch?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DOcro7VeDo

[The Babys - Isn't It Time? - from 1977]







#10 Flo - Palisades Park/Freddie Boom Boom! LOL. Led me into assorted Sha-Na-Na tracks. Now there's a group who weren't afraid to shake their maracas ...



:^D

Afternoon,



Fields of Fire - Big Country



Down on the corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival



Friday on my mind - The Easybeats



Are friends electric - Gary Numan



White Lines - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel



Feeling Good - Nina Simone



Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix



Lets see action - The Who

Good morning Simon, the crew and blogettes... hope all is well and funky.

Not been around a while.. personal stuff bla bla bla

Having survived 2 weeks on call and not having dropped a touch of the stuff, it's going to be chablis night and sleep in tomorrow.



For ARF Simon, I have been requested, by your self acclaimed biggest fan in Oklahoma, and my mate,Mary (Jeff) Beck to play either of these as your opener tonight



Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes her fave..bit weird for a rock chick

or

When You Where young - The Killers ..lively,top start and ending and great for air guitar and steering wheel drumming great 5.03 wake up call.



also if lucky enough to get the first song, can you give a big shout to Issy in Paris for me... no need to mention me..just the hellays to Jeff and Issy please Simon



Hope you all have a great weekend..lots of fun and wine and Haribo for the little people... Be good and good luck for the ARF everyone :)

Afternoon all #2 Jenny that was spooky – having had a number of 2 year olds in the family having birthdays recently caused me to recall that my mum had me doing ‘The Twist’ on mine. It’s a good floor filler and having been round the first time I can show these young ‘uns how to do it properly – I just need a bit of help getting up now.



Alternatively – you want big & brassy….



THE STRIPPER – DAVID ROSE.



TTFN

Afternoon all



Not exactly bright and brassy, but quite fancy hearing:



ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott the Hoople



Deebee - Mr B shares his birthday with my Dad, although Dad's considerably older!

If I don't get back here again, hope you have a lovely holiday.



T-C x

hi all arfo



WONT GET FOOLED AGAIN-THE WHO

Good ARFternoon Each! I've just snuck onto fb to request the promotion of...



'Half A Boy And Half A Man' by Nick Lowe



to show opener. It'll be punctuating the show anyway, so why not give it the prominence it deserves?



In a similar vein...



'I Knew The Bride' by Dave Edmunds

Is this your new strategy, Gazza?

Good Afternoon All :)



Is there still time to squeeze in a few ARFO suggestions...



THE BALLROOM BLITZ - SWEET



THE JEAN GENIE - DAVID BOWIE



COZ I LUV YOU - SLADE



ELECTED - ALICE COOPER



They are all big, bright and brassy, methinks :D

#30 Katy, I've no idea how Palisades Park/Freddy Cannon came into my mind this morning, but I still love funfairs and roller coasters, the higher and faster the better and I know it doesn't have a hope in hell's chance of being played, but it reminds me of the atmosphere of funfairs of my childhood!



The Ramones also sing it but it's not got quite the same atmosphere!



Some nice old pics on this clip, once it gets to the song (30 secs).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkNVwV5zquM

Greetings!



Tried to post yesterday but phone didn't want to play.



Hope all are fine and dandy. Missing being able to pop in here regularly.



Deebee, have a fab holiday and pass on birthday greetings to Mr B.



New contract going well - nice people, interesting work. Long days though but I am sure I will get used to it.



So much to comment on but difficult via phone.



Laters

Afternoon all,



Far too late for any suggestion, but I really like Regular John's idea of The Jam for an opener.



I don't mind which song, as I don't think they ever made a bad one.



Wishing everyone relaxing and refreshing weekends and have a wonderful holiday, Deebs and Mr Deebs.



madchick x

I hear that Bert Weedon died today at the grand old age of 91.



:-(

#42 madchick

I read that too. Sad news, but what a legacy he has left: teaching thousands (millions?) to play guitar and inspiring a generation.



*raises a glass*



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cBzz

*clinks glass*

Happy holidays and happy birthdays to the Deebee's family. It should be warmer than here where you are going! Have a good one!



JW

*clinks coffee mug* ;-)



Bert Weedon always takes me back to former R1 DJ Mike Reid learning to play guitar using Bert's book. Hate to think how long ago that was. Pretty sure I was still at school.



x

Now this will age me ...............



I remember Bert Weedon on a children's programme many moons ago, with Muriel Young, and puppets called Ollie Beak and Pussy Cat Willum. They used to sit on a wall I think. I can't remember much about it at all, just the names ringing a huge bell from my childhood. Am I the only one or are you all too young? ;o)



JW

#47 Jennie - I don't remember the show or anything, but the mister has a cousin that had the nickname 'Ollie Beak', and that must be where it came from. This is what I found when I G**gled https://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/five.htm

#48 Thanks for that Zoe - I don't remember Fred Barker at all but Wally Whyton sets another bell clanging in the depths somewhere! I quite often call stray moggies that wander through the garden, Pusscat Willum, so that must be where that comes from.



JW

#47. Could we be talking about Ollie and Freddie's 5 O'Clock Club? I seem to recall musical guests on that.

#47 Not that I'm old enough to remember (LOL) but wasn't that "The Five O'clock Club" ................... Ollie Beak and Fred Barker?





Does anyone remember Tinger & Tucker? With Aunty Jean Mortimer (?) or was it only in the Midands? An ATV production, I think?

That's right Paul. Apparently there were guests but I don't remeber that at all.

#50 PoS, as Leonard Cohen sang: "one of us cannot be wrong" :0D

Didn't Wally Whyton present Junior Choice for a while?

'ere you go...



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233849/

Don't remember that one Harry - just the old classics -

The Woodentops

Bill and Ben

Tales of the Riverbank

Torchy the Battery Boy

Twizzle

and probably more given a little prompting!



I also used to love Jackanory and to this day, love being read to - not that it happens very much in the flesh, so to speak. Listening to stories on the radio or CD is one of the most relaxing things for me...................



I remember children's tv was only on for an hour and then we had to go to bed - er-probably why it was called Children's Hour!!



JW

Tingha And Tucker, Auntie Jean, Willy Wombat, Katy Kookaburra? Nope, I'm far too young.;0)

#51 No , Harry, not only in the Midlands - I used to love Tinger & Tucker!



And, I'm old enough to remember Ollie Beak and Fred Barker!



T x

#57 & #58 And Aunty Jean rubbing that boomerang? Innocent times! LOL

#47 JW,

Erm... sorry! :-)



Happy holidays to DeeBee & family! :)



#all

Now for the assistance I alluded to earlier.



With both venue set for the wedding the planning phase is under way.

Mrs coffeeBuzz to-be has purchased a dress, favours have been ordered, invite-writing is progressing nicely, but...

..the venue is rather small so we've decided not to have either ceilidh band or DJ to maximise 'whirling space' on the dance floor.

So I'm asking for suggestions for the playlist to go on the fruitPod, in a kind of ARF way.

More like Mostly Requests Playlist, than ARF.



All suggestions appreciated :-D



--

cBzz

#60

d'oh!



For 'both venue set', read 'both venue and date'



Coffee required, methinks.



--

cBzz

#60 & #61 Do you and Mrs Coffee-buzz-to-be have any particular music genre preferences, or are you just looking for general floor-fillers, wedding do type songs?

#62 Zoe,

We have a few 'specifics', but struggling on floor-fillers.

There will be quite a range of generations, from 3-years to 80-ish, even with our small guest list!



I suppose it's also a way of having the bloggers there too.



--

cBzz

"Gimme Dat Ding" by The Pipkins - Thanks Daniel

#63 CoffeeBuzz - Aww that's a nice thought, about us bloggers :)



I will get my thinking cap on for some good tunes, and maybe the odd bit of cheese... ;D

#65 Thanks Zoe



I think I may take some inspiration from the oldies mensh-chase next week too.



--

cBzz

Plan A worked! Tired out the old dears and they are now haveing a snooze so a chance for me to pop my head in.



Thanks Flo for making my ARFO this morning and goodness what a late blog it was.



Coffeebuzz will have a think for you on the wedding choon choices and I'd appreciate a wee bit of help with an uplifting choon to put to a power point presentation that represents "achievement" please everybody.



Never heard of Tinger and Tucker or Torchy the Battery Boy and I was always glued to the Children's TV programmes especially on BBC1 up to the 5.35pm news. Perhaps I am too young after all ;~



Liking the brassy choon choices from you all - wouldn't it be funny if Simon played The Stripper?

#67 I'm giving you too much of a good thing with that extra "e" in having.



Happy birthday also to Mr B. X

#60



coffeeBuzz - here's a list of the Drivetime ARFO's up until a couple of months ago ... you'll note there are some repeats!



* indicates how many times the track has been played as a Friday Opener

Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane**

Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize ****

Status Quo - Caroline

Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water

David Bowie - Suffragette City

Eddie Cochran — C'mon Everybody – PATRICK KIELTY

The Greedies — A Merry Jingle

The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride

The Teardrop Explodes — Reward

Ashton, Gardner & Dyke — Resurrection Shuffle

The Beatles - Hey Bulldog

Bee Gees - Stayin Alive - CHILDREN IN NEED JUKEBOX

Mental as Anything - Live It Up

Dave Edmunds - I Knew the Bride **

Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive **

Rush - The Spirit of Radio ***

Status Quo - Roll Over Lay Down

Tom Petty - Runnin Down A Dream **

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

The Rolling Stones - Get Off Of My Cloud

Big Country - Fields of Fire

Stray Cats - Rock This Town

Queen - Tie Your Mother Down**

Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues

Arthur Conley — Sweet Soul Music – LIZA TARBUCK

The Knack - My Sharona **– LIZA TARBUCK

The Rubettes — Sugar Baby Love – LIZA TARBUCK

Madness – Night Boat To Cairo

Alice Cooper – Schools Out

Beatles - Revolution

Led Zeppelin – Black Dog

Wizzard – See My Baby Jive***

Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

Eddie Cochran – Something Else

George Harrison – What Is Life

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama

Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize****

Led Zeppelin – The Immigrant Song

The Trammps — Disco Inferno

AC/DC — Highway To Hell

Dave Edmunds — I Knew The Bride**

Blues Brothers — Everybody Needs Somebody To Love** LIZA TARBUCK

The Eagles — Life In The Fast Lane**

Rush — The Spirit Of Radio***

The Who — Won't Get Fooled Again****

Johnnie Allan — The Promised Land

Huey Lewis and The News - The Power Of Love

Guns n Roses – Sweet Child of Mine

Wizzard – See My Baby Jive***

Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark

Blues Brothers — Everybody Needs Somebody To Love**

Soft Cell — Tainted Love

T. Rex — Metal Guru

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band — Hollywood Nights

Joe Walsh — Life's Been Good

The Who — Won't Get Fooled Again****

Steely Dan — Reelin' In The Years

Frankie Goes to Hollywood — Relax PATRICK KIELTY

Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody

Sweet — Blockbuster

Talking Heads — Once In A Lifetime

Free — All Right Now

KISS — God Gave Rock And Roll To You II

Gloria Gaynor — I Will Survive

Tony Christie — Is This The Way To Amarillo

Chris Rea — Let's Dance

The Who — Won't Get Fooled Again****

AC/DC — Whole Lotta Rosie

Patrick Hernandez — Born To Be Alive**

Supertramp — It's Raining Again

Bruce Springsteen — Born In The USA

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts — I Love Rock 'n' Roll**

Donna Summer — I Feel Love

Eddie & The Hot Rods — Do Anything You Want To Do

U2 — Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Thin Lizzy — Jailbreak

Led Zeppelin — Whole Lotta Love

Traveling Wilburys — Handle With Care

Queen — Tie Your Mother Down**

Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions — Boogie Wonderland

Wizzard — See My Baby Jive***

Meat Loaf & Cher — Deadringer For Love

Slade — Cum On Feel The Noize****

The Eagles — Take It Easy

Love Affair — Everlasting Love

The Knack — My Sharona★★

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts — I Love Rock 'n' Roll**

Meat Loaf — Bat Out Of Hell

Slade — Cum On Feel The Noize****

Faces — Stay With Me

The Jacksons — Blame It On The Boogie

Led Zeppelin — Rock 'n' Roll**

ZZ Top — Sharp Dressed Man

Tom Petty — Runnin' Down A Dream**

Derek and the Dominos — Layla

Rush — The Spirit Of Radio***

Whitesnake — Here I Go Again (Remix)

Led Zeppelin — Rock 'n' Roll**

Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Pump It Up

Thin Lizzy — The Boys Are Back In Town

Madness — Baggy Trousers

The Who — Won't Get Fooled Again****

Queen — Don't Stop Me Now

RAG MAMA RAG - The Band



Willy the Shake

x

#67.........................................Shona..........below I have c&ped the songs I suggested for the Olympic Motto oldies the other evening...............some might do for your presentation............................................................................



DON'T STOP BELIEVING - JOURNEY



I'VE GOT THE POWER - SNAP



SIMPLY THE BEST - TINA TURNER



YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE - NEW RADICALS



SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG - LABI SIFFRE



ORDINARY PEOPLE - JOHN LEGEND



YOU RAISE ME UP - JOSH GROBAN



HOLD ON - WILSON PHILLIPS





As they say in Hollywood.....................it's a wrap...........have a good evening everyone..............................................................................................



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

#67 Shona - How about:

The Hustle - Van McCoy (instrumental, so you can voice-over if required)



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cBzz

#69 Katy, wow!



Collating and analysing the ARFO's must be a much underrated task, but a very useful one for compiling a party list of choons!



Thanks :D



--

cBzz

Shona - One Moment In Time - written by Albert Hammond who has just been on Steve Wright's BS



xx

Y'welcome coffeeBuzz - haven't kept it up to date since I had my Lenten break from the blog.



I believe Gazza has found a UTube ref. for every ARFO and posted them in a thread for 'Blogpoppets of Simon Mayo Drivetime' which is on Fb. I expect he's kept that up to date



:^)





Anyway - I shall say farewell for now - off to town for shopping and an early doors in our local. Drink may be taken.

Will miss ARF.

Katy Mac, great ARFO admin, makes one proud to blog! Also confirms my darkest thoughts that a hairy old rocker is choosing the ARFO each week....still nice to see my own Resurrection Shuffle there!



Mr & Mrs Coffebuzz: I'm a DJ in my idle time and much as I despair on the no-DJ front (DJ union and all that) here are some of my all-ages floor fillers. I don't necessarily like any/all of them but when you DJ you grow to appreciate the songs that fill the dance floor:



Are You Ready for Love - Elton John

Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson

You Can't Hurry Love/Baby Love - The Supremes

Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

Valerie - Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse

Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

Use it Up - Odyssey

Give it Up - KC & The Sunshine Band

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Sunchyme - Dario G

Crazy in Love - Beyonce

Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers

Dance with Me Tonight - Olly Murs



That might get some toes tapping anyway!

Shona - how about PROUD - Heather Small + M People?



CoffeeBuzz - my ARFO suggestion today would be a good floor-filler - LETS TWIST AGAIN - Chubby Checker, wouldn't it?



JW

When you look at the ARFO list, as good as some of the songs are, how is Tom Petty's Runnin' Down a Dream getting two starts?! If you're a fan of 80's electronica you have what is officialy known as No Chance of getting a ARFO chosen. Hang about, now there's a challenge.....!

COFFEEBUZZ....



https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000201370094

#76 Rostronposkett, I appreciate you 'doing the dirty' on your fellows. I have no doubt that a good number of those suggestions will make it to the fruit-machine. ;)



#77 Jennie - cracking suggestion. I hope it makes the ARFO now!!



We won't be completely bereft of 'proper' entertainment. My cousin's husband is a professional pianist and entertains the public in various bars and hotel lounges. He has kindly offered to 'do a turn'.



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cBzz

Thank you for all the choon suggestions. I have written them down and will see which one suits the best. An uplifting tearjerker at happy memories for my newbees reaching the end of their induction year is what I'm looking for.



Plan B coming in to action now. The Old Dears are up! Looking forward to a good sing song with them tonight and Mr W has gone to fetch his cousin so there will be plenty geeetars and music making done for the 70+ year olds ;)



Best go. Good luck with the ARFO. Have a great evening everyone and catch you later X *waves good bye* Have a nice holiday Deebee. X

Shona - in case this catches you:

The Greatest Day - Take That

Fanfare for the Common Man - ELP is always good for background....

#79

Thanks Paul. One day I'll probably get me one of them-thar friendface thangs :S



Time to go home - good luck with the ARFOs!!



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cBzz

Well done Queen Zoe on your ARFO... is this the first 'shared' Friday opening song?

I bet some non-blogging listeners will wonder what Simon meant by saying 'Queen' Zoe and Rhiannon a few minutes ago!!!

Woohoo Zoe!! Bet that put a smile on your face! :-) x

Zoe, well done to you!!



Simon, how awful and please keep at because I'm looking forward to Itch sequel. You are an excellent writer, loved Itch #1. Thanks team for Neil Young last night as hubby dropped his fork when my nom plume got a mensh with Suzieeee. That quacked my duck!:)



Have a fun weekend all and see you next week,

LB, x

Congratulations to Queen Zoe (and pretender to the throne, Queen Rhiannon) for the ARFO! (But the Office of Pendantry on our Blog {OPOOB} will be meeting later to adjudicate whether that was really a brassy tune).



Just to rub it in, the NYM selected Johnny Be Goode for the first tune from a caller. But there are no prizes for second place, not in this game.



Bechod! As some people are known to say.



Nice weekends all



JBG

Congratulations Queen Zoe - the crown suits you my dear! Enjoy your reign..............



JW

Ah! Queen Zoe! Congratulations to you! I curtsy!

Hey...........................CONGRATULATIONS..............Queens Zoe and fb Rhiannon...........great to hear a bloggers name.............well done you........................................hope your twins will be enamoured with the sparkly crown you will be wearing all week....................................................



Pretty sure Jennie will be tickled with all of the Twist discussions.................shame Simon didn't know how to do it!........obviously led a sheltered life!.........................



Been a good show tonight.....but must go now.......jobs to do........dinner to cook....dog to feed..................................no rest for the?.........................



Enjoy everyone......................................................................wishing you all the bestest...............................................................................................



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



P.S No Deebs.....hope she had a lovely day enjoying her hubs B'Day........plus have a wonderful holiday........we will miss you x.....................................................

Deep curtesy to Queen Zoe!! Good one.



Have good evenings all



Noses:



Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Whoop, whoop, Zoe!



I was wondering if you'll only get a half-crown but I'm sure Katy is absent knocking up a replica for Rhiannon so that you can have the genuine article all to yourself.







As for the the tune-choosing, I imagine goes something like this for ARF.



Picture the scene, if you will ................ we're in the DT offices; it's 5.00pm:



Tune-Chooser: "Hello, you're through to DT what are you doing this weekend?"

Caller: "We're going to Devon"

Tune-Chooser: Hangs up



Tune-Chooser: "Hello, you're through to DT what are you doing this weekend?"

Caller: "We're going to the Peak District"

Tune-Chooser: Hangs up



Tune-Chooser: "Hello, you're through to DT what are you doing this weekend?"

Caller: "We're going to the Yorkshire Dales"

Tune-Chooser: Hangs up



Tune-Chooser: "Hello, you're through to DT what are you doing this weekend?"

Caller: "We're going to the Lake District"

Tune-Chooser: "And what song would you like to hear?"

Caller: Anything by Queen

Tune-Chooser: "Just what we're looking for!"



:0)))))



Have a great weekend everyone.

I have posted about this before - so please forgive - I just can't get used to the brilliant technological world we live in.



About 10 mins. ago - Simon played "My Sharona" and I thought I'd love to play that on KB - so went to my digital download site - they had the sheet music so I printed it off! I'll be playing it - or at least attempting to - just after 7! £2.25!









pst! There are some "shady" lyrics!





Supper - for anyone who's interested - Salad, Tuna Fillets in a Sweet Chilli Sauce, Homemade Pot. Wedges - in the same sauce. Some Tangerine Segments. Bought Beer-Battered Onion Rings for Mr.



Yummy!

#93......Harry....just ditto my comment from earlier.......................................

#93........if PSL was here I'm sure she would be sending you to that cold wet naughty step!......................................................

.......really am going this time..........enjoy...............................................



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



P.S Doesn't that 180 seconds malarkey get on your nerves!

If my ARFO had been chosen, Sally could have demonstrated The Twist to Simon! I don't think he would have joined in though with his history of back troubles!!



Mind you, it might have done some good?!



Have great weekends all..



JW

#93 Harry... we have bets in our house as to what time the Friday DT Queen song will be on!!! I was closest tonight!!! :o))

I loved hearing tonight's young star of the show... my husband works with her dad!!



Ooohhh just noticed my last post was #99... I don't suppose I'll be #100 too!