Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Happy Birthday Ken!



#Obamaoldies



I'M YOUR MAN - Wham



THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - Abba



LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN - Average White Band



WELCOME BACK - John Sebastian



BACK FOR GOOD - Take That



GET BACK - Beatles



BABY COME BACK - Eddy Grant



~X~

Morning all.



Here I go again - Whitesnake.

Good morning Simon, team and encouraged poppets all,



Thank goodness sanity prevailed across the pond.



I'll try my tune from yesterday again...



SO YOU WIN AGAIN - HOT CHOCOLATE



and a few more



YOU WIN AGAIN - THE BEE GEES



HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE



ANOTHER TRY - AMERICA



Hope everyone has a wondrous Wednesday.



Jx

Good morning everyone



Windy, dry and fairly mild here today. Looking forward to hearing Squeeze tonight but not so keen on Taylor Swift songs because they all sound so similar, but I'm sure she's good for a bit of a chat with you, Simon.



ELECTED ~ Alice Cooper



CALL ME NUMBER ONE ~ The Tremeloes



SO YOU WIN AGAIN ~ Hot Chocolate



THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL ~ Abba



WE'RE THROUGH ~ The Hollies



THE WINNER'S SONG ~ Geraldine

Lets go round again - Average White band.



I'm your man - Leonard Cohen.



I'm the man - Joe Jackson.

Good morning all, sighs of relief all round I expect. Has to be



THERE'S NO ONE AS IRISH AS BARACK OBAMA - The Corrigans/Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys



Laters, when I've had a thunk.



SE x

Good morning again



THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL - ?? >>>Off to look it up...................



JW

THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL - PEGGY LEE

Yours truly - ELO.



Here is the news - ELO.

HELLO AGAIN, HELLO - NEIL DIAMOND



JW

Morning All,



'The Boys Are Back In Town' Thin Lizzy



Have a good day everybody

THE PRESIDENT ~ Snow Patrol

American Boy - Estelle

Better Man _ Robbie Williams

Signed, sealed, delivered - Stevie Wonder

Hard to Beat - Hard 5

Number 1 - Tinchy Stryder/N Dubz

One day like this - Elbow

promised you a miracle -Simple Minds

The Winner Takes it All -Abba

Theres no other way - Blur

the man who cant be moved - The Script

You only live twice - Nancy Sinatra

Morning Simon, team, NYM, Alan Titchmarsh lookalikes and democratic bloggers,



Well done Mr O. Somehow Mitt Romney would have been like having Buzz Lightyear as President.



#obamaoldies



SAME OLD SCENE – Roxy Music



GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME – Chairmen of the Board



EVERYTHING CHANGES BUT YOU – Take That



I’M STILL STANDING – Elton John



I WANT YOU BACK – Jackson 5



COMING AROUND AGAIN – Carly Simon

DEAR MR PRESIDENT ~ 4 Non Blondes

YOU WONT BE LEAVING - HERMANS HERMITS

WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW - THE SHIRELLES



How could a man called Mitt have been President, anyway?



JW

IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY – Sly and the Family Stone



I'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE - Grace Jones



ONCE IN A LIFETIME - Talking Heads

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was...





And I'm gone.

Hi Simon and everyone



I have seen Squeeze when they were supporting Bryan Adams on his stadium tour in 1992 when they appeared to dressed for a washing powder ad! They were good!



Now choons:



1. ONE MORE TIME - Daft Punk

2. BACK TO YOU - Bryan Adams

3. COMING AROUND AGAIN - Carly Simon

4. I'M YOUR MAN - Wham

5. MICHELLE - The Overlanders

6. SWEET HOME ALOBAMA - Lynyrd Skynrd

7. BACK FOR GOOD - Take That

8. YOU WIN AGAIN - Beegees

9. CONGRATULATIONS - Cliff Richard

10. SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED - Stevie Wonder

11. MAN WHO CANT BE MOVED - The Script



Oh and Mitts full name is MITTENS!! (Phew! lucky escape!)



Have a nice day



Laters



Mandy ;)

John, I think your I'M STILL STANDING suggestion is almost guaranteed to get a play - excellent choice!



I do have to wonder who decided on 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' as an election campaign tune, with it's lyrics "I've done a lot of foolish things, that I really didn't mean..." Seemed to work though...



;o)

HE'S THE MAN - MARK KNOPFLER

Sighs of relief all around - generally that it's all over for '4 more years'. The Canadians will also be much happier now.

It's (almost) a pity that Governor Romney didn't win because I could have suggested a tune by tonight's studio guests that would have reflected the state of play :- UP THE JUNCTION - SQUEEZE. I wouldn't advocate that now, but others may disagree.



I listened to quite a bit of the Jeff Wayne section of last night's show. At the risk of committing heresy, I found the new version of the music disappointing. Liam Neeson covered well for Richard Burton, but I didn't think the updated music added anything to the original. I'm sure many will disagree - there seemed to be plenty of people emailing & texting last night who liked it. I have the original and I'll happily continue to listen to that.

Good Morning Simon and Blogger Chums



(O) BAMA LAMA (O) BAMA LOO - LITTLE RICHARD ;0)

Simon, this is my chance to suggest a family Obama favourite as you can fit his name perfectly instead of the title of the song, as we do in the kitchen on the rare occasion it's played.....



SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip



Go on, for the Lloyds of Maidenhead!!

I also saw Squeeze last tour round in Reading. The Lightning Seeds were support and general consensus was Squeeze played for 15 minutes over the ideal and that The Lightning Seeds needed another 15 minutes. Both were great though. Remember having the pink vinyl of Cool for Cats...happy days.

A dull damp day here and a sore throat as well ;((



LUCKY MAN - THE VERVE



YOU GOT SOUL - JOHNNY NASH



DIGNITY - DEACON BLUE



GOOD FEELIN' ABOUT IT - PAUL CARRACK



IT HAD TO BE YOU - GENE KELLY



NA NA NA *in a childish voice* - COSY POWELL



Work beckons..............................

Your Smiling Face - James Taylor

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Michael MacDonald



LB, x

RAM 'OBAMA' DING DONG - Rocky Sharpe and the Replays ?

Morning all,



I will certainly be tuning in as I love Squeeze!



#obamaoldies:



STAY (Just A Little Bit Longer) - JACKSON BROWNE



TAKE ME I'M YOURS - SQUEEZE *seems to be especially appropriate* ;-)



mc x

Morning Simon & lovely blog folk



Feelings of relief here too. And Simon's blog made me giggle which is always a good start to the morning.





LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK – PAUL SIMON



LET’S GO ROUND AGAIN – AVERAGE WHITE BAND



DANCING IN THE STREET – MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS



ONCE IN A LIFETIME – TALKING HEADS



NOTHING’S GONNA TO STOP US NOW - SPACESHIP



HERE I GO AGAIN – WHITESNAKE

#obamaoldies:



JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL



:-)

Morning all,

Congratulations Mr President !!

Cherub is very into Taylor Swift whos recent video incidently featured LOTS of onsies. Myself and hubbs are more Squeeze folk. Their greatest hits CD was one of the first we jointly owned. (insert memories of a sparcely furnished first house here)



Over the past few days, quite a lot of us on here have been 'dentist bound', what is it with this blog and tooth problems? Today I am very much in that boat as my abcess seems to have returned. Managed to get an appointment, but not till Friday, so its painkillers till then. :-(



Likeing the idea of FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL - PEGGY LEE, it always makes me misty eyed.



Hush now, Pop Master's on.

~gill~

THE WINNER - STATUS QUO

Morning all. In a rush. Too much work and too little time. Usual apologies for any repetitions.



First up follows on from the suggestions someone made yesterday for Michael Jackson's Black or White....



AC/DC - Back In Black (see what I did there?)



And others:

STATUS QUO - The Winner



STATUS QUO - Blue For You



THE RUTLES - Number One



THE CARPENTERS - Top of The World



CARLY SIMON - Coming Around Again



GARY MOORE - Still Got The Blues

Really wishing I hadn't got out of bed today! Supposed to have arrived in London well over an hour ago for a course, but new rules meant I had to go from Northampton station rather than locally - that alone took nearly an hour and a half. I missed my planned train and the back-up, the next one was cancelled due to a problem on the line, which is still affecting subsequent trains (so I'm still on the train!) I have to leave the course early as I have parents' evening tonight, so I'm go to get about 2 hours of the course before I have to head back again!!



So grumpy :(



At least Obama won... Have tweetled a couple of oldies from yesterday's suggestions!



If someone doesn't let me off this train soon I'm going to start crying!

Perhaps Mr President is singing to his wife.....



MICHELLE - THE BEATLES



JW

Apologies for the rant, and forgetting my manners: good morning everyone.

Never apologise Autumn_Gale, how annoying and frustrating a day you are having - the least you can do is vent here. Just try to imagine yourself safely at home tonight with a glass of something appropriate.

oh la di oh ba ma by the Beatles or Marmalade

The Man (from Pipes of Peace) by Paul McCartney (duet with Michael Jackson)

We all stand together by Paul McCartney

United we stand, divided we fall (forget who did this)

Chat number 1 by Spandau Ballet

IAN HUNTER - Once Bitten Twice Shy



PHIL COLLINS - I'm Not Moving



DIANA ROSS - It's My House



TERRORVISION - My House (more of an Obamosh)

#1 Thanks Deebee, and thanks to all for FB messages. Can't get on there until lunchtime to thank all on there.



31 (hex) it is. I like the idea of being in my 3n's (or is it 3x's? Or 3n/x's) for another d more years :-)



Which raises an interesting question. If you had an unknown or variable numeral in a number you usually use "n" as I recall, so 3nnn for example. For variable characters in a text string then something like "x". So what do you use for hex where it could be either an n or an x where n is 0-9 and x is a-f?



Is that a homework sucks type question? :-)

#41 'So what do you use for hex...'



Jellylegs jinx? I'll get my coat...

HAPPY 31st BIRTHDAY KEN ;-)



.......... () ...() ...() ...() ... ()

.......... .┃.....┃.....┃.....┃......┃

..¸¸.**•¨•★*•¨★☆♣☆★¨•*★•¨•.¸¸.

.¸¸.•**•¨•★*•¨★☆♣☆★¨•*★•¨•**•.¸¸.

..\°°º¤ø+£$☆♫•°★°•♫☆$£+ø¤º°°/

....\°°º¤+£$☆♫•°★°•♫☆$£+¤º°°/

......\°°º¤£$☆♫•°★°•♫☆$£¤º°°/

.......\°º¤ø$☆♫•°★°•♫☆$ø¤º°/

.........\°.¤ø$☆♫°★°♫☆$ø¤.°/

.......... \♫♪♫★☆★☆★♫♪♫/

............════════════





*Now, it is no good talking to me about all that mathematical nonsense. A respectable 'O' level was as far as I got in that subject! *

#41 - Ken - that really should be in that section of the show. I look forward to Simon trying to explain it (and Matt and the others trying to understand). The must be someone out there who knows.

It's my father's birthday also today - he's 5F, but I won't be trying this out on him.

#42 Or even shout fay nights smee?



Could you pass me my coat whilst you are at it? Thanks!



;-)

Good morning all, after last nights results Obama should be



ROCKIN IN THE FREE WORLD = NEIL YOUNG

Given that the White House is on Pennsylvania Avenue, we could have Glenn Miller's Pennsylvania 6-5000

I’ve now had a chance to listen to Mr Obama’s speech:



ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE – Funkadelic



LET’S STICK TOGETHER – Roxy Music



COME TOGETHER – The Beatles



THE BEST IS YET TO COME – Frank Sinatra

Perhaps President Obama's team are



SULTANS OF SWING - DIRE STRAITS



JW

CELEBRATION DAY – LED ZEPPELIN



THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND – WOODIE GUTHRIE (or any of the cover if you prefer)



WE CAME THROUGH – SCOTT WALKER

CULTURE CLUB - Obama Chameleon



TAKE THAT - Barack For Good

Happy Birthday Ken.



'Big Boss Groove' Style Council



'Shout It To The Top' Style Council



'In A Big Country' Big Country

MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY KEN!!



JW

#44 Parsley - happy birthday to your dad - I'd forgotten it was his today.



I remember BLUE and ANGIE STONE recording a version with STEVIE WONDER of SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED I'M YOURS - very good. I woke up to Radio 4's coverage this morning and Stevie was belting it out - a great way to wake up.



or is it too late for BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC - PYJAMARAMA (OBAMARAMA).

#54 - many thanks. All this hex business reminds me that was the name of the 'computer' at Unseen University, with regular 'out of cheese' errors. back to librarians again - ooook.



#42/45 - could someone explain - I didn't understand that at all.

SWEET HOME CHICAGO - ERIC CLAPTON

BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY

ROCK A HOOLA BABY - ELVIS PRESLEY

HAWAII - THE BEACHBOYS

#50 and #56 amelia - I was just about to add a couple more to the pot, and Sweet Home Chicago and This Land is My Land were both there! There's also a rather fine version by Sharon Jones and The Dap_Kings which you may like. (The Seekers version is OK too - whenever I hear them or Peter Paul & Mary, it makes me smile as they sound so fresh and squeaky clean!)





YOU AIN’T GOIN’ NOWHERE – Bob Dylan or The Byrds



I’LL STAY AROUND – Willie Nelson



STAY AWHILE – Dusty Springfield



HONEY, JUST ALLOW ME ONE MORE CHANCE – Bob Dylan (would also make a mighty fine Folky Showstopper)

Afternoon all,

Where has the day gone?? A whirl of Presidential DM's and round robin spoofs, that's where!

Sorry to hear that Mr Loofah is not oh sorry MITT is not getting something for his billions spent on wee flags and his tour of America...He and Donald will be consoling each other this morning no doubt on their 'conspiracy theories' that it was all a fix!! Pah and Phut.



RE Mr O's re-election,

Would like to add my tweets:

LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN by AWB; HERE YOU COME AGAIN by Dolly P; BACK ON TOP by Van the Grumpy Old Man... oh and Michelle by the Beatles.



Off to the cake shop in Oxford to look at cupcakes and the like for #2 daughter's B'day - yes, yes, I know I should make them, maybe I will when I see how much they are.



NB from t'other blog, sorry to hear about the (un)Civil Wars, I tried to get a ticket to the nearest gig but it was sold out - maybe just as well. What a shame - the dates have been removed from their website already - let's hope they manage to patch things up.

Some friends of mine I think are in a similar vein (musically, I hope only) to the CW's - called Coarse Envelope - a folky duo. My friend Amy plays violin. If you like the CW's maybe you'll like them:

https://www.thecoarseenvelope.com/





Toodle-pip for now chums

Hi



Well that was the right result IMHO.

So try

Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen ( messgae for Mr Trump)

American Trilogy - Elvis Presley

BACK ON MY STOMPIN' GROUND - RORY GALLAGHER

TOP OF THE WORLD - DIXIE CHICKS (or the original by PATTY GRIFFIN)

CARRY ON - JOHN CALE

Ken - happy birthday - I hope you have a lovely day.



John - we seem to be generally quite aligned. Just listening to the Sharon Jones version now, fine indeed. I was listening to Bruce's live version earlier too, not the best.

Afternoon blogpoppets



Long time, no blog. Sorry. Busy. No other excuses.



I was mightily relived that Mr Obama got the gig when I saw the breakfast news this morning. Phew!



I think I back the suggestion of



ELECTED - ALICE COOPER



just because he's darn near perfick in my books!



We're off to see Squeeze in December in Nottingham and I can't wait!



In other news ..... 9 more sleeps 'til CiN. Dig deep, give generously - if you ring the R2 All Day Jukebox after 10am you'll even get to speak to a blogger!



Right, back to my homemade vegetable soup. Think I was a bit heavy-handed with the tobasco as it's H H H H H H H H H H Hot Hot Hot!



Muchos amore,



Deevs x x x

Afternoon!



No song choices, just wanted to say that I am REALLY* looking forward to Squeeze tonight. 'Sound Asleep' and 'Electric Trains' are two of my absolute favourite songs. Will be parking my chair by the wireless later this evening so that I don't miss them. Off for a quick nap first - stayed up too late last night and not sure I'll make it til the end of the day.



Happy Birthday Ken and happy afternoons to all lovely DT workers and bloggerfolk x



*just so that you know HOW much I am looking forward to the programme tonight....

Just reading back - got to #17 - Jennie - your sentiments on Mitt - exactly. (His first name is Willard, by the way!)

Oh, before anyone gets cross because I mentioned Mitt's name was Willard and it is their Sunday name, I'm not criticising at all - lovely name - just mentioning it.

Sorry, but some of these tickled me:



Did I read that sign right?



TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW



In a Laundromat:

AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT



In a London department store:

BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS



In an office:

WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN



In an office:

AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD



Outside a secondhand shop:

WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?



Notice in health food shop window:

CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS



Spotted in a safari park:(I sure hope so)

ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR



Seen during a conference:

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR



Notice in a farmer's field:

THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.



Message on a leaflet:

IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS



On a repair shop door:

WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)



RE Squeeze

I JUST remembered that I saw them in 1981 at the Oxford Polytechnic Summer Ball...seems an awfully long time ago. . . still got the ticket stub in my 1981 diary!! #saddo

Happy birthday Ken! I hope you are having a nice day for your 31st!



Suzieee, you are on fire today!

Very good Suzieeeeeeeeeee ^^^^^



As I am typing this, there is a tiny spider making a web between my walking stick, which is leaning on the table, and a beautiful Chr****as cactus, which is in full bloom with loads of buds to open - ancient and modern or what?!



JW

Afternoon all



Happy birthday Ken.



Looking forward to Squeeze tonight, I saw them in, I think, 1983 at the Sheffield Lyceum, but unlike Suzieee, I haven't got a ticket stub to prove it!



T x

Thanks everyone. Rubbish day today! But an afternoon at Towcester races tomorrow followed by the Matraca Berg gig at the Stables in the evening will be my reward :-)

#67 - sign on a field gate in Langdale in Cumbria (I saw this myself)



IF YOU THINK YOU CAN CROSS THE FIELD IN 45 SECONDS, DON'T. THE BULL CAN DO IT IN 30.

#69 if it is a money spider, hope you got a Euromillions ticket for last night (100+ euro rollover!)



#70 I kept a diary from 1971 - 1981 (when I started work so life was just 'Meh' every day..) the only one I have still is 1981 as my mum cleared out under my old bed in their house and threw them all out (plus concert programmes, Queen's Night at the Opera and the like.) Waaaah

My 1981 diary was with me luckily or it would have gone the same way. That's why my attic is full of my kids stuff for them to sort/throw out.



#72 I have suffered from the 'joke' that farmers play at legitimate walkers on their land, following 'right of way' signs I have seen things such as a permanent sign next to a waymarker saying 'Bull in field' ha ha - with my eyesight any non-moving bush at the far end of a field seems like a bull waiting for a target.

and of course my fave was the farmer who hung the feeding trough over the stile so that as you walk towards it, lots of very very young hungry bulls rush towards it

Ha Bloo*y Ha.

#63 Helloooo Deevs!!!! *waves* You are doing a sterling job mustering the troops, and I will certainly be asking all my friends/colleagues to phone in on the 16th November.. This year I think there are going to be 12 (yes twelve!) of Simon's bloggers answering the phones, alongside about twenty or so of Chris's bloggers. So that's - very roughly - about a 1 in 3 chance of speaking to one of us.



:o)

Congratulations to Obama - and thank God the U.S. elections have finished!



I'm surprised that no-one so far has suggested this, but it stood out from Obama's speech -



THE BEST IS YET TO COME by Clifford T. Ward



Maybe not well known - but it's a lovely song.



All the best, Kris

#73 - Farmer Palmer says GET ORF MOY LAAAAAND !!

(Other comic book stereotypes are also available).

#75 Puuurfect choice, lovely song and quite a folky ness to it, pertinent for a Wednesday!



#76 a farmer has asked me once why I was circumnavigating his field through which the waymarker signs were pointing (by walking thru his farmyard) and I told him that the lively salivating young bullocks at the gate I had to climb over (20 odd of them!) had put me off, 'They're ok if you just push and shove them out of the way' he said....to a 5' tall, slight, walker!

Git.

They do all they can to discourage walkers using right of ways so that they can say they are no longer walked and get them removed from official rights of way maps.

Double gits.



*rant over*



'course if I win the rollover next Friday, I might become one of the miserable 'Gerrroorrf my laaand' Landowners too . .

Better the Devil you know - Kylie

#63 and 74 Well done Deevs for all your hard work with CiN. I am really looking forward to meeting those of you who are going this year. It will mean 2 whole sleeps away from home for me. 'Twil be like a summer holiday for me ;0)

Enjoy the show everyone and good luck with the tunes!



I'll have to skip pretty quickly up that road to catch the start of the show.



*skippetyskippetyskippetyskippetyskip*

Sad to hear that Clive Dunn has died - "They don't like it up 'em!"



Good luck with choon chasing everyone.



Will there be anyone left to blog next Friday with all the CiN shennanigins? - hope that goes really well for everyone helping, by the way.



JW

#81 - that's spooky - Jeff Wayne mentioned his song 'Grandad' last night as Herbie Flowers composed it as well as playing on the WOTW album.

'IP 'IP 'ORRRAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



'IP 'IP 'ORRRRRAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



For Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Am so glad 'e won :-)))))))))))))))))



A feel ok yes all politicians 'ave te rputta bitta spin on.... bit of a show... But mostly a really believe 'e is a VERY good and genuine man who does want to do good for America and the world!!!!!!!

Not just a businessman or oil greedy war mongering presidents like some in the past.... Obama 'as taken the USA and the world through the worst economic time since 1929 and the Great Depression!!!!!!!!

Middle East terrorism 'as dropped!!!!!!!!

And the world is getting ever closer ter being as one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



My only upset is that a US President can't do more than 2 terms.... So this is 'is final 4 years in office!!!!!!!!!



Maybe the world isn't gonna end on 22nd December 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The start of better times for all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done PCM for 'Signed, Sealed' Delivered'

PS Just ter share me CLP blog for terdee:



Greetings CLP, WIGGO & ALL Bloggers...



Bingo Star 'ere...



CLP - Come on since yerv got Wiggo on yer show termoz.... Gis us a Wiggo blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????!!!!!@???!



Ave just got from doing me own bit of cycle training along the prom 'ere on The Wirral... WHATTA KILLER of a ride!!!!!!!

Gale force wind in one direction..... It's like trying ter ride against a wall of wind!!!!!!!

It wazza wall of wind constructed by strong mortar called better known as mother nature!!!!!!!



Am quickly learning the more cycling a do the more often it needs repairs/ servicing!!!!!!

Just collected it from the bike shop after a rear wheel 'ub service due to me wheel wobble getting worse!!!!!!!

AND a chance ter test out me new cycle computer complete with cadence app!!!!!!



Got off to a good steady start... 21mph and a steady cadence of 70!!!!!!!

Then against the wind 65cad.... 14mph!!!!!!!

SUDDENLY the wind got up like CCCCCRRRRAAAAAYYYYYzeee.... A saw the dark ANGRY clouds coming in off the sea.... Obviously accompanied by gale force winds but no rain thankfully!!!!!!!!

A was down to 11mph fighting like crazy mad!!!!!

Then turn around at 'oylake and rocket time back!!!!!!!

A was flying on me mountain bike at a steady 26mph.... 90cad.... touched 101!!!!!!

After 7 mins of this flat our riding a felt pain coming up along me 'ammstrings and under me buttocks!!!!!!!!

Am not as fit as i'd like!!!!!!!

So slowly a 'ad ter drop the pace... Down ter 78cad/ 21mph!!!!! (all top gear).

Then down ter New Brighton... A was 19/ 20mph and a cadence of 70 terrrr 75!!!!!!!

Then turn around again and BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Wind in face jobbie again!!!!!!!

12 ter 14.5mph.... 68cad fighting the wind!!!!!

As a got further along on a VERY exposed area it was evil out there.... Must 'ave been a 30mph 'ead wind.... A was in the lowest gear ave used in a long long time.... Cad 63 and down ter 8.5mph!!!!!!

Man it was 'ard going!!!!!

A caught up another cylcist that looked like a keen cyclist.... Yer know member of a club type!!!!!

On 'is lighter racing bike!!!!!

So a was 'appy as it shows I am fit and strong!!!!!

But nowhere near enough for Rio 2016!!!!!!!

My total time for the 12.91miles ride - 51.23!!!!!!!

Not bad but Wiggo would do it in 'alf the time!!!!!!!!!!



A miles off the pace of fitness and strength!!!!!!!!!!



Am EXACTLY the same 'eight as Wiggo - 6' 3".... But am 105kg compared to 'is 77kg!!!!!!!

'e put down winning the TourDeFrance due to losing 7 or 8kgs!!!!!!!!



My two questions for Wiggo:



What is 'is inside leg measurement??????

Am a 34" and just curious being the same 'eight.. Are me legs the same length???



'is style of riding is different to the other pros.... 'e 'as long thin legs.... Suprising as yer expect strong muscular legs for a tour cycle pro.... But where 'e gets 'is speed is spinning those legs at a 'igh cadence all day long!!!!!!

'e make sit look easy with 'is effortless style!!!!!!!



Which brings me ter me second question:



What is a good steady cadence in top gear???????



A NEED answers CLP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quick - anyone involved with 'Maestro' at the BBC - sign Simon up for the next series so that he can experience real life conducting!

Yippee for Amelia!!! Good choice!

Just caught Amelia's mensh and especially having been the only person to have spotted something from the Simon and Garfunkel song, which I have forgotten what Simon said it was during my dash in from the car!

Ameila, wonderful mention and well done to ponyclubmum!



Ken, Happy Birthday and have fun at the races. :^)



Breath Ms.A_Gale, the day is almost over and good luck on return connections.



LB, x

Congrats to Sunny-Side-Up-Sal for your mensh!

Thanks Hoffs, lots of requests for that one.



I'm just unwinding from spinning round to it, literally danced myself dizzy, bleurgh!

A quick dash through to leave Birthday Greetings for Ken and VERY belated Birthday Wishes for Lilac Blue. All the best for both of you x



Loving Squeeze! Great memories and still sounding good :)



Hope all is well with everyone x



Jx

Thanks a lot Jilly and I too am thinking of when I saw Squeeze in the mid-seventies for the first and sadly, only time live.

#85 Bingo, you keep trying son and Rio could be all yours!!



Well done for Sunny Side Up Sal, Amelia and Ponyclubmum. I have to confess to only hearing Sal's menshe due to fashion shopping for my girlie dog poppet's winter coat. Ended up buying her a very practical coat just the same as Wee Jimmy's only much larger.



Just about to give them a try out with a walk round the park. Have nice evenings all. XX

Hello again - came back to say how much I enjoyed Squeeze this evening. Brought back lots of memories of university - especially 'Take Me I'm Yours' which sounded fab tonight.



Looking forward to CiN - wondering who I might speak to on the phone that day.....

Just blogging to say just heard on the local news Bradley Wiggans has been knocked off his cycle tonight while out on a training ride!!!

It's relatively fresh news but there's reports he has a few possible broken ribs and brusing but isn't seriously injured!!!!!

The reports are a car pulled out of a filling station into his path!!!!!



I can't tell you the bl**** idiots I meet on the roads who simply know your there but just don't care.



I've had a female bus driver look right at me as I was approaching a junction.... Then as i'm a cyclist she just pulled out. I would have gone under the back wheels if I had not braked and swerved left as the bus came across me.



I've had an idiot in a van waiting to pull out at a junction rev his engine when I got right by him to scare me and then he grinned as i've gone past him!!!!!!!



I've had a taxi, driven by a man late at night, overtake me on a corner of a junction as I went around the junction fast at 20mph. Instead of staying behind me he raced me around me inches from me, cutting me up and forcing me to brake!!!!

He did this knowing I was there, on purpose!!!!!

One of these days I will drag one of these idiots out of their cars.

I don't use my 44tonne truck as a weapon against their 1 tonne car.... So why do they use their cars as a weapon against cyclists!!!!!!!



Cowards!!!!!!!!



Just 3 recent incidents that come to mind.... I get something nearly daily when I cycle on the road!!!!



Sorry for a rant but I fully understand how Wiggo's accident has happened tonight.... It's not a case of I didn't see him.

From my experience they look at you and can't be bothered stopping for a cyclist!!!!!!!



People just don't care!!!!!



RANT OVER!

Bingo - rant away, I'm completely with you on this one. I've had lots of people drive far far too close to me on my bike. Last year someone drove so close to me that I gashed my shin badly as I dived off my bike onto the verge to avoid being hit. I cycle a lot on country roads and I hate the way that some drivers behind me can see a car coming the other way but think they can just 'nip' past me quickly and swerve in just in time. Grrrrr.



Hope Wiggo is OK.

Oh dear, sorry to hear about Wiggo on his bike and of other experiences for bikers too. Mr W's cousin travels to work each day on his bike and tells us of the hairy experiences he has. Not good at all.



Night night everyone. Tomorrow is another day and one sleep closer.........................

Mandy as well as PCM got a mention for Signed Sealed Delivered, very good choice. And Sal well done for that lovely AWB song albeit now I cant stop singing it.



*giggles* I loved my mention, thank you Simon. It was slightly freaky, I was listening to The Essential Paul Simon driving to work and the second song on the album is Loves Me Like a Rock, hence it being my first choice today. Lovely to read your comments too, thank you, makes it more special to have folk to share it with!



Just home now, this evening has been mainly taking dog to vet - eye infection much better and some hideous supermarket shopping - I hate shopping except the online variety and I live too much in the middle of nowhere for anyone to delivery food type stuff.



Sorry to read about Bradley’s incident - just hope he is ok. I almost hit a human last night. Country road, no street lights, 60 mph speed limit, I was doing less than that, couple dressed in dark clothing run across the road in front of me, I almost didn’t see them but did and slowed down in time, horribly scary.



I tend to annoy other drivers about being ultra cautious with cyclists but tough is my attitude, I will sit and wait as long as necessary before overtaking. We spend so long behind tractors here anyway!



Squeeze were fantastic this evening. I LOVE the idea of selling CDs of the gig after the show. Even when I’ve seen a band lots every gig is special and unique and it would fantastic to have a proper recording of it.



Shona - eek!

I can't leave it on #99....



Night night gazza xx