Morning



Bicycle Race - Queen



More after pesky meeting …

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Happy birthday to Master Mayo!



Songs for Tour de France:



MY WHITE BICYCLE by Nazareth



BICYCLE RACE by Queen



THE RACE by Yello



RUNNING UP THAT HILL by Kate Bush



PUSHBIKE SONG by Mungo Jerry



HELEN WHEELS by Paul McCartney



LOST IN FRANCE by Bonnie Tyler



~X~

Good morning senior Simon, team, NYM and sweet-scented poppets



Happy Birthday to Child #1 Simon, whatever they say, you don't look old enough!





Some TdF choons ...



BICYCLE RACE - QUEEN



LOST IN FRANCE - BONNIE TYLER



YELLOW - COLDPLAY



THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA



THE RACE - YELLO



THE DRUGS DON'T WORK - THE VERVE



#137 from over the page ...Hoffs... I hope today isn't as bad as you fear x



Happy Tuesday all!

Jx

Good morning everyone



Seeing the blog title,'Good Grief', I wonder what had happened! Happy 21st birthday to Simon's 'child 1'



LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ~ Engelbert Humperdinck



LOST IN FRANCE ~ Bonnie Tyler



RIDE ON ~ Christy Moore



BICYCLE RACE ~ Queen



PUSHBIKE SONG ~ Mungo Jerry



RIDE LIKE THE WIND ~ Christopher Cross

Good morning all,



Tour de France oldies already tweeted:



WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON



TOUR DE FRANCE - KRAFTWERK



madchick x

Morning all. Loved all the ISIHAC quotes on the last blog. I was a full-on Radio 4 listener until 4 years ago, when I discovered some of my favourite Radio 1 presenters from my yoof here on Radio 2 and ISIHAC is my absolute favourite. I have tried to book a local recording, but they sellout within minutes, so Samantha et al remain in my imagination.



Won't go for the obvious ..



AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH by Diana Ross

Good Morning Simon and Poppeteers



A very happy 21st birthday to child 1 today Simon. I hope you all have a lovey day.



THE PUSHBIKE SONG - MUNGO JERRY

It's when the youngest turns 18 and you become a 'parent of adults'



That.







THIS WHEELS ON FIRE - JULIE DRISCOLL and THE BRIAN AUGER TRINITY



BIKE - PINK FLOYD



:^)

I just LOVE Katy's suggestions!

Just thought of another....



WATCHING THE WHEELS ~ John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Happy 21st Birthday to Mayo 'child 1' , will he now lose the child moniker now that he's turned 21?



Another oldie suggestion:



THUNDER ROAD - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



x

LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK

Good Morning all



Let hope that Bradley stays in front all the way to Paris



Suggested song titles



SILVER MACHINE - HAWKWIND



FREEMAN IN PARIS - JONI MITCHEL

#8 & #11 I see that you and I have the same opinion on that one, Katy! ;-)

Good morning everyone.



I'll hopefully have more time to spend on the blog today which may or may not be a good thing depending on your point of view ;0)



One of the most beautiful songs I know, from the movie "One from the Heart":



BROKEN BICYCLES by TOM WAITS



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF-HAAUY45c



I think making the movie nearly bankrupted Zoetrope.



A truly wonderful album and it's going to be my music of choice this morning.

Morning all



Happy birthday to Mayochild 1



THE RACE - YELLO



Back later



T x

For anyone getting a puncture -



PUMP IT UP - ELVIS COSTELLO

Bike songs?



Head over heels - Abba!



Mcw, they might lose the 'child' status, but they'll always be our Children eh? I've got one turning 21 this year too, anyone else?



Happy Days.

Good Morning All;



Happy 21st birthday to Simon's Child 1 :) Time certainly does fly!



Oldie suggestions...



YELLOW - COLDPLAY



TOUR DE FRANCE - KRAFTWERK



SILVER MACHINE - HAWKWIND

Morning to all bloggers, lovely Drivetime crew and, now that I know who you are, the NYM (thanks Deebee!)



Happy birthday to Mayo child 1, although no longer a child really - hope he has a great day.



Just quickly - off to catch a train:



KING OF THE MOUNTAIN - MIDNIGHT OIL



BICYCLE RACE - QUEEN



YELLOW - COLDPLAY



See you later x

All a bit hit and miss today, the sun does have his hat on here atm, but I think could be taking it off at a moments notice...



https://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Morning All,



Happy 21st to Child 1.



'Leader Of The Pack' The Shangri Las



Have a good day everybody

Its a rest day in the TDF today but tomorrow, they go into the Alps so for that,



ITS A LONG WAY TO THE TOP - ACDC

#Oldiestheme





ON THE ROAD AGAIN - CANNED HEAT



BICYCLE SONG - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS



RIDING ON MY BIKE - MADNESS



BROKEN BICYCLES - TOM WAITES



MY WHITE BICYCLE - NAZARETH

#8 Yes, absolutely KatyMatey...



Actually I came back to suggest THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE (should really be doing what I get paid for), but you beat me to it... Great choice!



:o))

That’s better, meeting postponed ….



Congratulations Simon & a very happy birthday to Child 1. You must have been about 20 when he was born?





King Of The Mountain – Kate Bush



Rider on The Wheel – Nick Drake



King Of The Road – The Proclaimers



Race For The Prize – The Flaming Lips



Freedom Road – The Divine Comedy



Wings of Speed – Paul Weller



Over The Hill – John Martyn

As the race finishes on the Champs Elysee can I suggest what is a very popular French song



CHAMPS ELYSEE - JOE DASSIN

'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' Diana Ross and the Supremes

Hi Simon and everyone



Congrats to blog menshes yesterday.



A very happy birthday to Mayo Junior and yes I remember when you played Amy Grant, 1991 reminds me the long Summer when Mr Adams was languishing at numero uno with the Robin Hood tune a;; the way to 26th October (Damn! 3 days b4 my birthday, he could have lasted another 3 days!) oh well he made up for it when I planted a smacker on his cheek when I 1st went to see him at the NEC on November 11th! and when he sent me a postcard from Iceland on December 23rd (Awwww what a year 1991 was...)



So raise your coffee mugs and toast Simon's 21 year old!!!



Now choons:



1. THE RACE - Yello

2. BICYCLE - Queen

3. PUSH BIKE SONG - The Mixtures

4. WHEELS ON FIRE - Trinity and Julie Driscoll

5. YELLOW - Coldplay

6. RIDE ON TIME - Black box

7. LOST IN FRANCE - Bonnie Tyler

8. FOOTSIE - WIGANS CHOSEN FEW ( Wiggins chosen fes)!!

9. LEADER OF THE PACK - Shangrilas

10. DONT STOP - Fleetwood MAc



Oh well must tootle off



Nice day folks



Laters



Mandy ;)

Out on the road - The Hollies.

#9

Why thank you Paul Smith!

[you made me jump lol]

Go ahead and second/suggest them - please. I've had plenty of mensh lately - it might just be your day.



:^)





#15 Oooh ... now you're talking.

Hadn't seen your post when I was compiling my little list - so I've inadvertently repeated your suggestion.

As the TdF must be one of the most gruelling sports, how about:



HURTS SO GOOD by SUSAN CADOGAN



And, on that subject, did anyone hear Vanessa Feltz this morning?



She was speaking of sunbathing on on her recent holiday:



"There was a rather large woman, in a very tiny bikini, stuffing her face with cheese and onion crisps, reading 50 Shades of Grey. Well, her husband just looked nervous."



:0D

"In my yellow jersey,



I went out on the nick.



South Street, Romford



shopping arcade..."



Razzle in My Pocket - Ian Dury and the Blockheads





Innit!

If we are going to celebrate this year's TdF in particular, then we have to salute Mr Wiggins (or Mr Biggins, as Granny Hoffs thinks he is). He apparently really likes Paul Weller, so:



In the TdF, there is 1 prologue followed by 20 stages which almost makes 22 (!!)



22 DREAMS - PAUL WELLER



Maybe 21 days of cycling on the tour and then off to the Olympics could make 22? OK, ok, clutching at straws now - definitely need to go now!



SHOUT TO THE TOP

A MAN OF GREAT PROMISE (the acoustic version)





Bye!

Morning all. Congratulations to Mayo "child 1".



Three word Tuesday: End of Term :)))))



Won't have time to pop back til later I dont' think so a few oldies - mostly repeating others:

Lost in France - Bonnie Tyler

Mellow Yellow - Donovan

Wheels on Fire - Trinity

#31 Katy, it's Tom Waits! I don't think we need worry about who gets the mensh, do you? LOL



From the same album, Crystal Gale singing Old Boyfriends:



"You fell in love, you see

With someone that I used to be"



Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

A few more oldie suggestions...



ROLL WITH IT - OASIS



LDN - LILY ALLEN



RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD



ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELE



THE CHAIN - FLEETWOOD MAC (for bike chains, though it's probably too associated with Formula 1)

#Oldiestheme





The obligatory:



RAWHIDE - FRANKIE LANE



:^)

Bonjour, mon ami!



First thoughts:



'Everyday Is A Winding Road' - Sheryl Crow

'Higher Ground' - Stevie Wonder

'Je Suis Un Rock Star' - Bill Wyman (rock/mountain, French, non?)



N xx

Just read back - some fantastic suggestions - hope to hear lots of them later. Have good days all x

Its hard to avoid Kratfwerk/Queen here, but in addition:



TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT - The Eagles



However saving my best until last with what I would tout as my best ever suggestion for box-ticking: I give you...drum roll please....



RIDERS IN THE SKY - The Shadows

Just found this, but maybe a little too long for drivetime......



In the hall of the mountain king - ELO.



So instead HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO :)

Good morning all

How about



RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH - TINA TURNER



Back later.



JW

Greetings folks! A big hello and thanks to Hoffs, for your comment in the waning hours of yesterday's blog!



And...Amelia.... are you me? #20 - Kate Bush, Nick Drake, The Flaming Lips AND (the one and only beautiful and long lost) John Martyn, all on one post. I'm looking into a mirror here trying to establish whether I might also be Amelia! I also have a bit of a thang for the Divine Comedy and not averse, though not a fan of, to a bit of Weller, so - great choices!



How about



PUSH IT - Salt N Pepa



I also think (*dares to suggest*) this might be an honourable source of puns:



I'm So Tyred - The Beatles

Saddle Songs Say So Much - Elton John

Brake Out - Swing Out Sister

Crossbar Traffic - Jimi Hendrix

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Spoke Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn

Thorn in my Sidewall - Eurythmics



I'm sure you can all do better?

HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL = JIMMY CLIFF



SPINNING WHEEL - BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS



LONG AND WINDING ROAD - BEATLES

Morning all. Personally I'm finding this topic a bit more of a challenge, but would still like to suggest



Come a long way - Michelle Shocked



Don't Give up - Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush



Life in the fast lane - The Eagles



Don't stop - Fleetwood Mac



King of the mountain - Kate Bush



Silver Rider - Band of Joy or Low



Breathless - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds



Roll with it - Oasis



Don't stop me now - Queen (I'm not going to mention the other one)



Chasing cars - Snow Patrol



Hmmm, got more than I expected. Have a nice day all. Coffee break is over and it's soopermarket time

Oops - forgot -



HAPPY BIRTHDAY #1 MAYO SON!! Hope you have a great day!



JW

Dont bring me down - ELO.

Greetings Mayo Man & ALL Blog Dudes & Dudesess...



Bingo Star 'ere...



Mayo Man - And when a say 'Mayo Man' am noot talking ter a 'orse..... Although a am this time both talking ter a top DJ & about 'orses - WHATTA COINCIDENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



A 'eard Mayo man mention yesterdee thatta 'orse called Mayo Man 'ad won at 14 ter 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



That's like 14 Mayo Man's ter 1 Mayo Man.... Which would look something like this:



MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN

MAYO MAN (this is almost like being back at school doing lines!!!)



Ter one MAYO MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Mayo man, Man do a wish a 'ad banged a wad of readies on Mayo Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Am also wondering who is reading this blog as it's a mighty BIG coincidence that a often write Mayo Man on this blog and someone else 'as goot the name.... Be it a 'orse!!!!!!!!!!!!



As for the 21 year old birthdee...... Firstly 'APPY BIRTHDEE greetings ter the 21 year old.... Then secondly congrates ter The Mayo Man on 'aving a 21 year old.... (am still trying ter find meself a baby let alone one that old.... Should ave started young maybe).... And thirdly..... MY GOODNEEEESSS..... The Mayo Man doesn't look old enough ter 'ave a 21 year old child/ now adult (yer did start young!!!!!!)( mind you a should imagine being a top R1 DJ.... Am sure it would be easy ter pull a babe!!!!!)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



As for a well powdered Tuesdee..... A will am off ter sand me wall down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Tatty bye!

#36 As someone who gets more menshes by suggesting choons that never get played - I think you've got this one sewn up [nearly typed 'sown' - would that have altered my meaning?]



#25 Cheers Deebs







#Oldiestheme



FAST - MANIC STREET PREACHERS



RIDE MY BIKE - TOM PAXTON



HANDLEBARS - FLOBOTS



SPEED OF SOUND - COLDPLAY





:^)

'Bright Side Of The Road' Van Morrison

Get rhythm -Johnny Cash.



One more ride - Johnny Cash.

Hi Simon, Team and Everyone!



I'm a TdF follower and I want Wiggins to win and Happy 21st. Birthday to number one son Simon.



DeeBee, I will not be up north this summer yet would like to be, especially to hear Simon talk about Itch, science and being an emerging novelist. Truth be told, I'd like to be anywhere else other than this bed that I've been recovering in for the past almost four weeks, harrumph - cancer sucks.



My single for today:

Nine Million Bicycles - Katie Melua



LB, x

And Harry... while I dearly hope the old croaker gets chosen, I fear we may have some time to kill before he does, because, as you know, Tom Waits for no man.



My favourite Tom Waits is "Johnsburg, Illionois"



"She's my only true love

She's all that I dream of;

Look here - in my wallet -

That's her.

She grew up on a farm,

There's a place on my arm where

I've written her name next to mine.

See, I just can't live without her

And I'm her only boy.

She grew up outside McHenry,

In Johnsburg, Illinois....."



Sigh.

I go to extremes - Billy Joel.



Leave a tender moment alone! - Billy Joel!

#54 B&B, favourite Tom Waits' lyrics? Has to be Heartattack & Vine:



See the little Jersey girl in the see-through top,

Over by the Jukebox sucking on a soda pop?

I bet she's still a virgin, but it's only 25 to 9.

You can see amillion of them at the Heartattack and Vine"



:0D

Morning Oh Great One & All



Looking at the weather it can only be one tune



RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD - B.J.THOMAS



Always makes me think of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid film, they used it during the bike riding scene! And it is topical with the weather again today.



Brain makes a leap in another direction . . . . watched Blockbusters last night and boy oh boy Debbie & Paul did a terrible job you were right Simon, as mentioned in your interview with Graham Norton, I don't think they understood the concept of the game at all!



Bye for Now X

'King Of Pain' The Police

No it's got to be



THE RACE - YELLO

Rachmaninov orchestrated some Russian folk songs, one of which might have suited the theme if DT were on Radio 3:



My cheeks, so white, so rosy



;0)

Morning,



Bicycle Race - Queen



Bike - Pink Floyd



Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles



Numb - Portishead



So fast so numb - REM



Ain't no mountain high enough - Diana Ross



The long and winding road - The Beatles



On the road again - Canned Heat



Yellow - Coldplay



Over the hills and far away - Led Zeppelin

Oh no Harry - lets not start.... (though of course you're right). But I fear you may whither and collapse in a heap of tears to one of the WORLD's most beautiful songs, never mind Toms':



"I'll feel my way down the darkened hall

And out into the morning.

The hobos at the freight yards

Have kept their fires burning.

So - Jesus Christ, this goddamn rain! -

Will someone put me on a train?

I'll never kiss your lips again,

Or break your heart.

As I say goodbye,

(I'll say goodbye),

Say Goodbye...

To Ruby's arms."



Sob

Morning again,





Crash - Primitives

Ahhh Ruby's Arms ........... you're right, of course.



No point in going any further with this one :0)

Also:



'Follow You, Follow Me' - Genesis

Dont lose my number - Phil Collins.

Over here Bradley Wiggins is certainly drawing the attention not only of the sports writers in the national papers. The race didn't have a stage in this area of France this year but it does not stop it being one of the 3 main local and national topics of conversation, just behind the euro and the weather,



late thought for another song title



BALLAD OF EASY RIDER - BYRDS



Enjoy the day

Daytime, nighttime suffering - Wings.

#68



Cycle delicate Sal,



"Take your protein pills and put your helmet on."





;o)

Am returned from my sick bed. Whole family ended up with the 'bug', but none had it worse than I (typical)



Many congrats to 'child 1' on his 21st. Tis my neices 24th also, and I can still recall the topic of conversation at her 3rd birthday party being 'why wasent Simon Mayo on the radio this morning'?, and then walking in the kitchen to find my sisters dog on the table eating the cake(!)



Ahhh the memories :-)



Is there a theame from Blazing Saddles or something I can suggest?



I will be back later (promise)

~gill~



P.S. MORNINGTON CRESCENT !!!!!!!!

Sounds like a plan Scotch Git :)

Thank you all for the mensches for my first ever mensch last night. Just typical - I didn't hear it. I'd switched to R4 to catch up on ISIHAC after yesterday's most entertaining discussions on the subject. That'll teach me.



I suppose I'll have to venture into the elastic trickery of i-Players and podcasts if I want to hear my name committed to immorality (or should that be immortality). That's a big step from two tins and some wet string.



I'm please Billie got a mensch as well because she got the Gerry Rafferty idea in before I did, although I did think of it on my own, honest.



Jenny - thanks for the H2O clue solution - I should have guessed with that being yesterday's theme. I find that I either get cryptic clues straight away or I can sit and stare for ages, getting nowhere. It's the same on Countdown - sometimes I can find words easily, other times, nothing. It's very annoying.





Best wishes to Bradley Wiggins - long may he retain le maillot jaune. He's from my locality, so I'm biased.

It can only be



TOUR DE FRANCE - KRAFTWERK

BIKE by PINK FLOYD



Outside a pub this morning, there was a sign saying Mayo v Sligo, Sunday 2pm. Is Mr Mayo involved in some kind of sporting tournament, e.g boxing?

Late today - on my own in the office and too many interruptions to give me time to sneak onto the web. Sorry for repeats but no time to check.

When we collide - Matt Cardle

The long and winding road - The Beetles

Telegraph Road - Dire Straits

Step on - Happy Mondays

Small Bump - Ed Sheeran

Slide Away - Oasis

Riders of the Storm - The Doors

#26 B&B - why thank you! I’m not too sure who I am at the moment so I could indeed be you. Except you are rather more witty & erudite than me, I have very much enjoyed your posts since your return.



Song picking is an enjoyable, diverting way to start the day. I always end up listening to stuff that I forgot I even owned and love seeing what everyone else picks. Almost everything I choose is stuff I want to hear. Music wise I seem to be stuck in the lift between R2 & 6 Music.



I loved Blockbusters last night, Paul & Debbie were hilarious (but perhaps not in a good way). I liked it being an hour long show, the usual half hour ones are just too short. Alex James was clearly thrilled to have won, I loved his enthusiasm.



From yesterday’s blog like Katy I am unlikely to listen when Simon is off, back to 5Live Drive for the week. [thank goodness for preview I almost said something daft & pointless here]



Jenny – I too liked the H2O clue from yesterday.



#20 Hoffs / Deebee I give up, what does NYM stand for? DM me if it is a state / blog secret!

*TORCH RELAY*

Day 53 sees the 'Lympic Torch journey from OXFORD towards London via Henley-on-Thames, Maidenhead, Slough and Windsor before executing a sharp turn west at Egham towards Ascot, Bracknell then READING. Somewhere along this route is the office of the nearly unpronouncable:

ROSTRONPOSKETT!

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Harry - if I may be so bold (sorry folks for the 'old man rock fan' thing)....Aimee Mann fan?

Morning all

Just when I thought I was shaking it off the stinking cold it' back with a vengeance. Much sneezing and coughing still going on here Good job I have nothing much planned for this week and next other than feet up watching Brad and co. And going to see the might Robert Plant of course.



Song for Bradley:



TELL iT LIKE IT IS - Aaron Neville

On the back of Katy's Rawhide suggestion, is it too rude to suggest:



RING OF FIRE - JOHNNY CASH



(Hoffs, NYM stands for Nice Young Man but shhh, don't tell anyone;0)

Loveoneanother #73 as well as Mayo and Sligo, there's Mayo and Galway!!!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ2__xGKaEo

#76



I feel sure that the good SIR CUMFERENCE a.k.a. THE DRIVER should be torch carrying today ..



:^?

#77 B&B, be as bold as you dare!



I listened to quite of lot of her stuff in 90s but I have to admit haven't heard much of the newer material. Any recommendations?



By the way, damn good to have you back. Even if it's probably only for a short time.

THE RACE IS ON ~ Dave Edmunds



GIRL ON A BICYCLE ~ Ralph McTell

#79 Shona - shurely more likely:



GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS





*schoolgirl snigger*

#78 iPAd typing failure. First of many during the week no doubt :-)

#75 - Hi Amelia - it was just a false alarm after all! That's very nice of you to say. I get carried away on here sometimes (average post length thirty lines?), but it's fun eh? The Tom Waits posting from "a gentleman in the far north west" (above) has had me weeping buckets to Tom Waits songs on Youtube for the last three quarters of an hour, and - it always surprises me, but I do know why - "Dancing in the Dark" by Spruce Bingstream. Sniff.



A few coves have suggested Pink Floyd's "Bike"... one of the very first songs outside of The Beatles (for this little seven year old, as I was) that made me sit and think "wow!" My sister had a copy, and I still love it to bits. I've got a cloak, it'sa bit of a joke, there's a tear up the front.....it's read and black, I've had it for months". Genius! Not only the idea of a bloke with a cloak, but a bloke with a cloak that he thought was worth telling me about. Sail on Syd!

#78 Ken - hope you dry up soon. Where are you seeing Percy?

*jealous face*







[Shona/Hoffs/Deebee - and the irony of all this is that for months the NYM has been a NYL so flattery ~won't~ get you closer to menshland]

:^D

#84 Katy, at the risk of coming over all Wellman Clinic, they now have specially designed, cut-away saddles to prevent that :0S

#86 - I'd like to thank the 7yr-old me for coming back to type some of the above post! Shucks again Harry - thank you! You know the only reason I'm back is that it's good to BE back, and it's good to be back because of you lot! I don't have much Aimee Mann either, but saw her live a coupla times in the nineties too, but my favourite album is/was Bachelor No 2, with the sublime "Red Vines", which I have just been Youtubing live from a Fleadh some while ago:



"So you're running round the parking lot

'til every lightning bug is caught,

Punching some pinholes

In the lid of a jar

While we wait in the car

With cigarettes and red vines.

Just close your eyes, cos baby...

You never do know.

And I'll be on the sidelines,

With my hands tied,

Watching the show."



(I believe red vines are the US equivalent of our red liquorice? Is that how you spell it?)

#86 B&B, not to mention Gerald!

#89 B&B, I think Bachelor No2 might have been where Aimee Mann and I parted company. About '98/'99? Must have another listen.



I'm still ploughing my way through Tom Waits' back catalogue: Closing Time and 'Rosie' at the moment :0)

Good afternoon everyone!



I'd like to second:

THE RACE - YELLO

BIKE - PINK FLOYD

for the #oldiestheme



Well, my left hand weighs a little more than it did when I went home on Thursday :)



Lovely day on Friday. My (then) soon-to-be father in law came round and we tidied up the garden for the post-wedding barbecue.



Then the rain came :|



It rained and rained and rained. But we had a fantastic day on Saturday!

Mrs coffeeBuzz looked stunning in her party frock and with her hair-doo done.

Vows were made, rings were exchanged, photographs were taken, speeches were made*, food and drink were consumed and dances were danced.



*the best-man kindly displayed several photographs of coffeeBuzz, as never seen before by many of the guests. I must remember to thank him ;)



I managed a quick scan back through the bits I missed from the blog on Friday and yesterday.

Thank you all so much for your kind messages, cakes and cards :D



I'll also add my belated birthday wishes for those I missed.

Good to hear that LilacBlue is keeping spirits high. Long may that continue!

*hugs*



Off to the coffee machine...



--

cBzz

#92 Hey cBuzz, welcome back!



Have you noticed the difference yet? You will! ;0)

#15 and beyond



Harry - spookily enough my bro-in-law just posted this from last night:



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

[Tom Waites - Letterman - 9/7/2012]

:^)

#90 - exactly... all the songs I'd heard on the telly at that age were about "I love you love me love you love me", and I never realised that songs could be about such mundane but otherwise fascinating things. A couple of years later, and I'm still not yet ten, and these same blokes are in a cave - GROOVING AROUND WITH A PICT! I mean...number one, they're with a Pict (consider that I was probably with my friend Paul Wilson, and we were about as hip as you could be, aged nine, in Warrington, in the late sixties), but number two .......they're grooving about! It must have been a heady time to be sixteen.

#84 Katy, he's at the Kentish Town Forum (or the Town and Country Club as I consider it to be). Other than the warm up gig he did in May in Gloucester, WOMAD at the end of the month, and one gig and a festival in the States that seems to be it as far as gigs are concerned at the moment.

Menshland - think I need signposts!

#91 - Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs are my favourite, and I have a (immodestly put) pretty cool version of me doing "Hang Down Your Head" recorded somewhere. Thank God I'm not at home to go look for it!

#94 Katy, thanks for that. I subscribe to Tom Waits' updates on FB and I got the reminder that he was on but I didn't follow it up. Going to watch now.

It would have been immodest to have got another 100 eh? When in the school play, aged ten, my mum won the first two prizes in the raffle, and the remaining three went unclaimed. When we got home she'd told me she won ALL the prizes but was too modest to claim more than two as people would think it was a fix!