Morning All,



Just getting light here. Not had enough caffeine as yet so maybes back laters.



Maybes laters, inspiration allowing



A.

Told you I'd not had enough tea.



Repeating misen, hehehe.



A.

Morning all



Hmm, an excuse for first concerts and albums reminiscences!



Hmm, first album on vinyl I think was "Abba's Greatest Hits Vol 1", which pre-dated Arrival I believe. First rock album was "A Day At The Races" which really kicked off my love of music.



First concert - Steve Hackett at Poole Arts Centre.



That first experience concert experience is really quite something when you feel bass notes hitting you on your chest for the first time (front row of the circle may well have contributed to that sensation).



No idea about the oldies theme at the moment.

To kick off the oldies selection may I suggest:



HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS - Rod Stewart



I WISH I WAS JAMES BOND - Souting for Girls

Good Morning all, the morning mist is just starting to clear here



007 - DESMOND DECKER

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



I'm slightly thrown as the tweet said SKYFALL/BOND oldies, which is a wider theme than the premiere. Anyway, I'm going to go for:



SPIES LIKE US - Paul MacCartney



HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO - Bonnie Tyler



CHASING CARS - Snow Patrol



DANIEL - Elton John



EASY LOVER - Phil Collins and Philip Bailey



HEROES AND VILLAINS - Beach Boys



STAR - Kiki Dee



STARS - Simply Red



~X~

Morning all.



Hmmm, I'm in the 'never seen a James Bond film' club.



But I think I'm right in thinking there is always a Bond Girl?



GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - SAILOR.

Moring all,

Woke up yesterday with an awful pain in my mouth. Was lucky enough to get an app with the dentist for his evening surgery. Lots of fathing about with an x-ray machine later, he told my not only do I have an absess, I have TWO of the things next to each other !?? Oh joy. Now on tabs for the little blighters. Grrrrr



What say, DIAMONDS AND PEARS - PRINCE as i the plot always seems to involve the theft of precious stones.



Hoping to see Skyfall on Friday while cherub is at school, as we wont get a chance during Half Term next week. While she does rather love watching car chases from asorted Bond movies I seriously doubt she would sit through a whole one yet. Then again, I was youger than her when first taken to watch one, so perhaps this could be her first :-)



Looking dry here, but not sure for how long. Hope all is well with you dear peeps.

~gill~

PRETTY GIRLS - JOE JACKSON.

'Souting for Girls'? Or their cousins 'Scouting for Girls....'

A couple of Bond oldies (just an excuse to mention the best)

Live and Let Die - Wings or Guns and Roses

Diamonds are Forever - Bassey/Kanye West

You only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra

From Russia with love- - Matt Monro

Louis Armstrong - On her majestys Secret Service - for the Jazz special





Others



Cars - Gary Newman

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Easy Lover - Phil Collins

Englishman in NY - Sting

Eton Rifles - the Jam

I shot the Sherriff - Eric Clapton

Last of the famous INternational playboys - Morrissey

Search for the hero - M People

Smooth Operator - Sade

Good morning everyone



Like Sal I'm also in the 'never seen a James Bond film' club but I have seen Art Garfunkel twice in the past five years and prefer his voice to Paul Simon's and he can sing all those lovely ballads on his own too!



My first thought is girls and gun, so I'll go for...



WEST END GIRLS ~ Pet Shop Boys



SOME GIRLS ~ Racey



GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN ~ Cyndi Lauper



I'M GONNA GET ME A GUN ~ Cat Stevens

Wlhpionh



Spies Coldplay

Live and let die -wings

Same mistake James blunt

Cry James blunt

Run-snow patrol

Every breath you take -the police /sting



every car you chase-mashup (sting/snow patrol)

Always on my mind pet shop boys

All day and all of the night-the kinks

Anyone who had a heart Dione Warwick

BANG BANG (MY BABY SHOT ME DOWN) - CHER

~gill~

Good morning Simon & folk of the blog



A little dull and cooler here today.







NOBODY DOES IT BETTER - CARLY SIMON OR THE RADIOHEAD COVER



SECRET AGENT MAN - JOHNNY RIVERS



SHE’S GOT SPIES - SUPER FURRY ANIMALS



MY SECRET LIFE - LEONARD COHEN



EMPTY SKY - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



PSYCHO KILLER - TALKING HEADS



THE FALLEN - FRANZ FERDINAND

All alone-gorillaz

Allays the last to know

Bridge over troubled water Simon and garfunkel

Somewhere they can't find me Simon and garfunkel

Wednesday morning 3am Simon and garfunkel

Hi Simon and everyone



Back in the room today after a hectic wild goose chase yesterday courtesy of a duff SatNav!!! Good news though as the practice in question are going to use me on a job by job basis rather than standard hour week, basically I will be completing the accounts and tax of various clients and get paid on basis of a third of what they are billed! Also another two films want to use me this way which is good news and softens the blow of a rejection this morning which I am glad because I think a lackie was wanted not someone who uses their own initiative!!



Hope you are better now Deebee, don't be ill for Monday as time to celebrate our joint birthday again....does that make me a Blogvet if I remember blogging on my birthday last year?



My first album that i had was a 2 album compilation of 1981 hits called "Superhits 1 and 2". it contained Altered Images, Depeche Mode and Annika on it!



My first concert was Duran Duran at the NEC in 1984 on the day of my last exam and it was a free homecoming concert after them being away in the Caribbean shooting videos!



Now Bond tunes:



1.DANIEL - Elton John

2.SMOOTH OPERATOR - Sade

3. RED - Daniel Merryweather ( Carpet)

4. MISTER BLUE SKY - ELO

5. GOLDENEYE - Tina Turner

6. GOLD - Spandau Ballet

7. HERO - Enrique Igelsias

8. CHASING CARS - Snow Patrol

9. GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - Sailor

10. FALLIN - Alicia Keys



Oh well must crack on, have an agency meeting to discuss role I am being put forward for at what I think is the new name for the Learning and Skills Council.



Have a nice day



Laters



Mandy ;)

SOMEBODYS WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL

I attended a premiere yesterday evening. A documentary on Status Quo, so not quite as grand as James Bond, but fun nonetheless. And I got to walk on a red carpet :o)



For the papparazzi:

RINGO STARR - Photograph



FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of You)



For any Z-List celebs:

THE WHO - Who Are You?



And for James Bond himself:

ELTON JOHN - Daniel

Good Morning All;



Just a quick pop in, because we're having a new floor laid downstairs today.



Have not read back yet, so apologies for duplications...



LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS - MORRISSEY



LICENCE TO KILL - GLADYS KNIGHT



NOBODY DOES IT BETTER - CARLY SIMON



MADE IN ENGLAND - ELTON JOHN



SPIES - COLDPLAY



MR KISS KISS BANG BANG - DIONNE WARWICK or SHIRLY BASSEY

SPY - THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS



SPY - CARLY SIMON



SECRET MESSAGES - ELO

JUDY IN DISGUISE (WITH GLASSES) - JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOY BAND (for Judy Dench)

Oh my Mandy, I also had that album in 1981. :-)

My sister bought it, but by march 82 had decided she prefered 'tapes', so gave the album to my brother and I. It was our first PROPPER record (ie not the Smurfs) and we were overjoyed with it:-)

~gill~

I was going to suggest Spies - Coldplay too.

Interesting and slightly tricky theme. So many ways to look at it, as befits a master spy. I'd like to offer



SHARP DRESSED MAN - ZZ TOP

POP MUSIC - M

WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT - PAUL YOUNG (he was also in Q-Tips)



On the subject of first album / concert musings :-



Album - Mott - Mott the Hoople

Concert - Bad Company at Preston Guildhall (late 1975, I suspect)

SECRET WORLD - SHOW OF HANDS

My girl Maddness "I didn't want to see the film tonight" sometimes he just wants to watch tv 

Coffee time... It's a bit quiet on here today.



Big excitement at work - not sure how much I'm allowed to say but the Bee Bee Cee are here with a well known actress/comedian filming for a new science based TV series... :o)



My children are coming home from Uni this weekend, and we are going to see 'Skyfall' on Saturday. Really looking forward to it! I'm also looking forward to the Top Gear special on Bond cars which is going out next Monday night - as some of you know, I am a bit of an Aston Martin fan (hence my blogname)



#7 I nearly went for that one, Sal - good choice!



#8 Gill - oucheee! Hope the antibiotics kick in soon for you.



#17 Yes, feeling much better thanks Mandy.



Dare I admit that my first gig was the Bay City Rollers...? And that was even before they became mega-stars #old



;o)

Good Morning Each!



'That's Not My Name' by The Ting Tings



'My Name Is...' by Eminem



'James Bond' by The Selecter





'I Spy' by Pulp



'The Spy' by The Doors



'Secret Agent' by Rory Gallagher







'Opening Night' by Cilla Black. (After Simon's comments above, he could be singing this himself)

Good morning one and all - dank and misty again - frizzy hair weather!



Been to the great weigh-in and I've lost another 3lbs (careless, I know but I don't want it back) so that's 1 stone altogether - really pleased. :0)))



Seeing as Mr Bond likes his martinis shaken not stirred



(HIPPY HIPPY) SHAKE - THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS



JW

hi all



IM MANDY FLY ME-10CC (it mentions dr no in the song)

Another vote for Scouting for Girls "I Wish I was James Bond".



Too busy!



GB

Isn't it quiet? I'm sure that if The Floorboards hadn't had their blogging privileges removed, they might just have popped in today,

#33 - too quiet, like the lull before the storm. Perhaps everyone is in stealth mode, in keeping with the espionage theme.



I don't understand the Floorboards reference, though.

#33 #34 Time to dust down the tumbleweed, perhaps..



Well done Jennie!



~X~

*steps in from the field*



Hello Everybody. A lot of good songs chosen already so I will add to the pot with these:



ONE NIGHT WITH YOU - ELVIS (That's all James Bond usually has with the ladies)



SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON



Like Deebee, I don't know if I should admit that my first ever concert was The Bay City Rollers in 1974 closely followed by David Essex when his album All The Fun Of The Fair was released.

ISTANBUL (not Constantinople) - THE 4 LADS or THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

(Think Istanbul is one of the early locations for the film)



GIRL IN A SPORTS CAR - CHRIS REA

MORE LIKE THE MOVIES - DR HOOK

GRAND HOTEL - Procul Harem, would be good but at over 6 mins probably not so maybe BLOND & BLUE - Tom Robinson or even STORYBOOK STORY - Willy DeVille please. Non of them heard very often on Radio 2.

Thank you,

Twigsan

Spy In The House Of Love - Was Not Was

Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

Driving In My Car - Madness

Three Minute Hero - The Selector

Greetings Mayo Man & ALL Of Blogging Britain...



Bingo Star 'ere...



Mayo Man - WHATTA COINCIDENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yer title and first sentence fits exactly whatta was wanting ter share with yersen and all nice bloggers...

Ave just goot up as presently am on nights... Just for now kindly my employers 'ave put me on nights so a can do light duties whilst me back is still not repaired!!!!!!!

Working for a BIG supermarlet a can't push 'eavy cages of goddies inter supermarkets so ave been put on nights ter just do depot ter depot/ factory ter depot collections of goods.... Which is driivng only mainly and no 'eavy lifting or pushing of stuff!!!!!!!!!!

Last night on me final run a was 41 tonnes.... Loaded with a mix of Fosters, Strongbow, 'ienekin and Tiger beer.... Although noot allowed ter dive in ter me load... Me nose was very much raised and sniffing during loading!!!!!!

Noot that am boasting that am 41 tonnes.... But a suppose it could be a warning ter the bad drivers who drive 4x4 or Range Rovers who think 'cos they 'ave a large car they own the road... A Range Rover is 3 and a bit tonnes.... Nothing compared ter a fully loaded rig!!!!!!!!!!

What am trying ter say is when it comes ter being around a large 'eavy aychGV road safety should noot be taken lightly..... LITERALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



A 'ad a pleasant nights driving.... The only moment of stupidity a witnessed all night was from the make of car 'ave identified as the number one all the nutters buy/ get on finance.... Audis!!!!!!!!!!!!!



A pulled up ter a set of lights that were on red and stopped!!!!!!

As a did an Audi came along side me.... And then drove through the red light like a mad man.... With a total disregard for road safety or road laws!!!!!!!!!

Not just as it was changing... Like 10 seconds before it changed ter green!!!!!

A couldn't beleive whatta was seeing... VERY much like Victor Meldrew!!!!!!

But like ave said before on the blog.... It seems when yer buy an Audi yer own the road along with yer Audi!!!!!!!!!!



Always an Audi all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



A also 'ad an incident in McD's car park a few days ago..... When trying ter reverse an idiot came right up behind me trying ter intimidate me... Acting like a complete moron.... Guess what make of car???????



Enough said!





PS ALL - Thanks for yer kind words of encouragementation on me cycling!!!!!!!!!!

In a way am glad ave gotta bad back presently... It's making me feel stronger and more determined than ever ter do well at me cycling!!!!!!!!

NOTHING will stop me!!!!!!! ;-)))))

Since there are so many of them!!!

Song for Whoever -The Beautiful South

PS The only Bond type song a would choose is the 2006 Bond theme by Chris Cornell - You Know My Name.... It really did it for me... A great wrock tune..... Just as a wrock tune even if it wasn't written for Bond it still is a great wrock tune that sadly gets played very little on the radio.... But it was written for a Bond film!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



That Chris Cornell 'as a brilliant voice and it's a shame 'e seems ter 'ave gone quiet... Could 'ave been a BIG wrock star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Gotta go.....



The rat catcher is due ter kncok on me door!!!!!!!

#19 David Hepworth was tweeting about that Quo documentary at the weekend. Apparently Lancaster and Coughlan are in it and they play a song or two at Shepperton studios with the old, proper lineup?



He was noting how good and fresh the Coughlan and Lancaster era stuff sounds and how not so good and fresh the stuff sounds from after they left and were replaced by the two chaps that nobody can name.

7 - Prince



William

x

I've just had a memory jolt! Cannot remember the name of the song or the artist but I have a single that mimics James Bond. It's a B side to the TV Detective MacLeod (yes, I have some rubbish right enough).



I remember some of the lyrics;



"Mmm", she said. "Where did you learn to kiss like that?"



"Sucking porridge through a straw," I replied (Bond)



There are a couple more funny lines I remember but I don't think the Mods will let me post.........but I'll try

Some more lyrics...............



"I was told I was going to Bangkok. Well, I can fight as dirty as the next man!"

Late suggestion:

PAUL McCARTNEY - Spies Like Us



#44 It was quite good, actually. Shone some light on a few myths that there have been about the band's history.



The documentary finished with the original Frantic Four playing 'In My Chair' at Shepperton Studios, and apparently there's a fair bit more of that on the DVD bonus disc. For me that alone makes it worth buying.



As for good and fresh, that's always such a subjective thing. Different songwriters, music trends, producers, band members; all of these are going to make a difference. That said, I reckon that between 1972 and 1980 they couldn't put a foot wrong, but even the latter albums with JC and AL were weak.



The new line up? Well, I reckon since 1986 when Quo reformed there have been maybe five or six decent albums. Some very mediocre ones. And at least three which were, fankly, embarrassing.

James Bond will never die

Live forever Oaisis

Last of the lyrics I remember:



"I walked into the room and there she stood looking like Gina Lollobrigida"





"A big fat slob"

Enjoy the show everyone. I'm heading out to the field for the rest of the day.



Catch you later



Shona X

#44 Ken, a friend of mine who is a drummer in a group makes the same comparions as you and he was at the Quo do last night (also the Stones one the other night) and said as expected, Rossi and Parfitt got the biggest press reaction but Rhino got most attention from the fans, also that Matt and Spud went inside without anyone seeming to notice them!



Like a lot of people, I only know who Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt are and they're always the two who are shown in interviews, so perhaps they are 'Status Quo' and the rest are 'paid employees'!

#51 Sheffield Tourist, I don't know what it's like where you are, but there's a bit of a haar around here today, but at least it's not cold so I hope your field isn't too misty!

#33 and #34... Floorboards?

Shona I really have no idea what that song is ?????

Bingo, I agree the Chris Cornell song is excelant and fitted really well with Casino Royal. Gonna have to get off the pc soon as hubbs is due to make a 'Skype' (other call providers are avaliable). The only prob with making the call at this time is he miss's out on the school pick up (cherub likes him to wait at the gate for her even though shes all grown up year 6 now), last week when it happened she came stomping out to me at the crossing saying WHERES DAD !?!? to which I replied in my best Adele impersonation 'He on the SKYPE-CALLL' !!!!!

I should take this show on the road, oh no wait a minute I was alrealy in the road when I did it so tecnically it already is :-)

oh I need some chocolate.

~gill~

#33 #34 #54 A 'mystery' blogger who used to appear on the blog in the middle of the night when nobody else was around and go 'creak creak'... For some reason the mods took against him/her and removed the account...



;o)



I can't comment on past/present line-ups of Status Quo, other than to say that at the Radio 2 concert in Hyde Park they ROCKED!



:o)

Good afternoon all!



What have I missed?



Glad that I wont miss Art Garfunkel on tonight's show. Saw him live many moons ago in London. Probably one of my first concerts, thinking about it.



Right, off to fire up the washing machine and unpack those suitcases. Might do a bit of tumble weed tidying up while I'm at it! ;-)



mc x

Deebee - Talking of floorboards and thinks going creak creak inn the night.... The rat catcher 'as just been!!!!!!!!

A used ter 'ear things moving in the dead of night... One night even under me bed!!!!

Thought me new old 'ouse was 'aunted until a saw a rat dart from under me bed!!!!!!

Floorboards now sealed up etc.... It's noot the moderators on this case but the rat catcher!!!!!!



Both stories 'ave similarities!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Gill - withagee - A agree... Yes fine song the Chris Cornell.... A fine song!!!!!!



PS No offence mean't ter any bloggers who drive Audis.... Am sure yerselves are the nice Audi drivers!!!!!!!!!

#52 Florence - I saw Matt Letley easily enough, and he had a few autograph hunters as he came in. Spud seemed to be in there quite early. I think you have to bear in mind though that many of the fans there probably haven't seen him much - if at all - since 1981, so he might not have been that recognisable. I had to look twice to make sure I had actually recognised him!



Andy Bown seemed to be able to enter the auditorium and take his seat relatively undisturbed too.

Am feeling abit mad presently.... The medication the doc gave me in the 'ospital for me slipped disc is making The Mind feel.... LOOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Three word Tuesday.



'Plug in slankets!'



Can anyone guess from which store??

#56 I saw them at Newmarket one evening after racing a few years back and I enjoyed it immensely Deebee. But the older stuff was much better than the newer stuff.

#61 - I'd guess NOT Fortnum and Mason ?

#28, thanks, lets see eh!



I had no idea, that was why you had chosen your blog name!! I thought it was just a twist on your own name, shows what I know.



Gill, the very same as I had, there is some link with Coeliac disease and teeth issues.



I had my abcess for over a month, before the dentist finally agreed to pull the tooth. (adds up in mind, the price of xrays and then a further trip to have extraction, not to mention the ouchiness!!!) Yup :O



Has the sun shone anywhere today? Thinking a name change might be in order. Still, at least tiz mild.



Happy Days :)

Haha, Parsley Cat, you'd be guessing right there!!



More along the lines of 4 letter word stores, not the bottom spanking one either.

#61 - ??



JW

A slanket Jennie?



Sort of a blanket with sleeves, some even come with pockets for tv remotes and the like. Actually the one I saw today, calls itself a shawl, but in my eyes a slanket all the same.

#65 - presumably not a store of Swedish origin either. I'd guess German ?

You're getting warm now Parsley Cat ;)



I actually went in for some blueberries. No joy there and everywhere else stocking them are charging an arm and a leg.

James Bond oldies - how about "The Lonely Spy" by Lori and the Chameleons, or "Contact in Red Square" by Blondie?

I am loving the Art interview. What a joy to listen to. Simon's enthusiasm is almost tangible.

Isn't it great Molly.



If I could have chosen any Art Garfunkel song, it would have been Disney Girls.



Hi Fred Lemon :)

Bruce Johnston, of the Beach Boys wrote that. They sang it at The Royal Albert Hall a couple of weeks back. It is a great song, Sal, and I agree, Art's version is wonderful, too.

Yer tiz, for folks to hear (after the show is over of course!! )



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QBRwj3kzno

Your 'Slanket' is sounding very cozy. I tend to buy my vegies on a Sunday morning from said store, and always end up drawn to the 'fun stuff' in the middle of the shop:-)

Hubbs all Skyped out now.

~gill~

Not sure if I got a mench for the Cher song, a pesky caller came to the door (no I dont want new windows thank you). Hurry up listen again, I need to check.

~gill~

I didn't get one Gill!!



Well done, great mensh btw :)

Well done Gill withagee and Deebee who got a very posh menshe!



Flo, the field was damp and dark. Brrr.



Have nice evenings everyone!

Ah yes, Sal. Bells are ringing in my very small brain re slankets. They do sound very snuggly and cosy. I'm sure I've seen them advertised under another name - snugglers? maybe....



I know that my Mr laughed when I suggested we get one each for Ch*****as!



Well done to any menshees tonight - will listen again tomorrow - otherwise occupied tonight, celebrating my weight loss with a Chinese take-away, oddly enough. Once in a while you have to have a treat.......



JW

You enjoy your treat Jennie.



We've been lucky enough, to sort out a gluten free option with our 'very good' local Chinese.



Happy Days, happy days indeed. (Just now and again, I hasten to add!!)

Oh Sal how envious am I?????



I miss a good Chinese.

~gill~

Have great evenings one and all



See you tomorrow



JW

Have a word Gill. You might be surprised.



I dismissed it entirely and we felt a bit guilty about not telling them why we hadn't eaten there lately (not that we have that many, you understand, but village life..) then they explained, that they have other customers that have to have GF and a lot of their dishes are thickened with potato starch. You just have to avoid the obvious, battered and anything with soya sauce.



I'll send you a list of what we order here, I know straight away, if there is a single 'oodle' of gluten in anything I eat, as I cant move!! I made some sandwiches on Saturday, for our bike ride and used ELHs cheaper version of cream cheese. They only thicken it with wheat fibre!!



Hey ho!

Evening All!



Welcome back Molly Coddle! I hope you had a great holiday.



Loved the interview with Art Garfunkel. Is he ever so slightly bonkers...? Thought Simon handled him very well, and was clearly enjoying it. Breakaway is one of my all time favourite albums. I have it on vinyl, and about a year ago I bought the MP3 version (as we no longer have a record player). Like Sal and Molly I love 'Disney Girls' also '99 miles from LA' and 'My little town' which of course Paul Simon sang with him.



Welcome to the blog Fred Lemon! Fraid you'll have to get in a bit earlier to have a chance of your suggestion being picked. It would be good to know the cut off time - although I guess it may vary depending on how busy the team is with planning other stuff for the show.



Well done for your mensh, Gill! Mr B was talking over it, but I just about heard your name and in doing so failed to pay attention to the rest of what he was saying. Oops! Missed my mensh - thanks to Shona and Amelia for telling me. Thank goodness for ithingy...



I may not be around for choon choosing tomorrow morning, as I have a meeting first thing. Might be able to tweet a couple of suggestions if Simon tells us the theme early enough, and I should be back for some chat later in the day.



Night night.



~X~

Bingo Star, I have just heard your name on Janice Long's programme! Did you hear her read out my email to Colin Blunstone about when I first saw him in the Zombies many moons ago with Dionne Warwick, The Isley Brothers and Searchers who are all still playing now. I saw the Zombies earlier this year and amazing they still tour the world!



Night night Bingo (and Gazza too) if your still around xx

Oops ^^ "you're" ^^ not 'your'!!! It's late and I need an edit button!!!

night florence

Good morning all - no early birds today then? They probably think it is still night - it's so gloomy again.....



JW