Thursday, 30 April 2015

Jazz Night!

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128 comments:

  1. Billy in Alloa30 April 2015 at 14:40

    Great Bowie suggestion Norrie.

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    1. norrie1 May 2015 at 14:46

      Not great enough to be played though! Not nice!

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    2. Billy in Alloa1 May 2015 at 15:56

      Maybe the show should be longer (;-)

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  2. Billy in Alloa1 May 2015 at 15:57

    Anybody got anything exciting planned for the bank holiday weekend?

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    1. gaie1 May 2015 at 20:27

      I'm coming round to watch you unpark your car, Billy, that should be entertainment enough.

      Might manage a swim or two in the Gourock Pool as well though.

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    2. Glen Miller1 May 2015 at 23:49

      Remember to break the ice first.

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    3. DC3 May 2015 at 10:11

      Boat all spruced up nicely for the season over the past fortnight and craned back into the water yesterday. Pity about this gale today, I was looking forward to a first sail since last August.

      Mebbes tomorrow...

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    4. Glen Miller3 May 2015 at 13:14

      Did you remember the bung?

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    5. DC3 May 2015 at 22:53

      I took the harbourmaster a nice bit of fish, he seemed happy.

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    6. Glen Miller3 May 2015 at 23:33

      Coals to Newcastle.

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  3. Scotch Git2 May 2015 at 11:43

     
    I left this on the previous page.

    Perhaps I should have left it there...

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    1. Billy in Alloa2 May 2015 at 12:37

      You should definitely have left it there 😋

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    2. gaie2 May 2015 at 15:40

      go on, Billy, your holiday weekend starts here, prediction list time

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    3. Billy in Alloa2 May 2015 at 16:25

      Monday:

      Abba
      Blondie
      Churches
      Deacon Blue
      Electric Light Orchestra
      Fleetwood Mac
      Genesis
      Hue and Cry
      INXS
      James
      Killers
      KD Lang
      Madness
      New Order
      Orange Juice
      Proclaimers
      Queen
      REM
      Smiths
      Talking Heads
      U2
      Van Halen
      Waterboys
      XTC
      Yazoo
      ZZ Top




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    4. Glen Miller2 May 2015 at 16:44

      Could be Associates, Communards, Simple Minds and Who. Terrible news about Bono being unable to play guitar. Too bad about Ben E. King. Saw him not long ago (no connection).

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    5. Billy in Alloa2 May 2015 at 16:58

      Could be Frightened Rabbit. I haven't heard Swim Until You Can't See Land for a while...

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    6. Glen Miller5 May 2015 at 10:25

      4 hits Queen (of course) REM, U2, XTC. I had the same success rate if you count Ben E. King.

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    7. Billy in Alloa5 May 2015 at 11:00

      Must try harder...

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  4. Adam from Rio4 May 2015 at 18:17

    Ah'm back.
    That was some amount of posts on Intro night! A surge in popularity?

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    1. Glen Miller5 May 2015 at 10:21

      People hiding from political canvassers.

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  5. Adam from Rio5 May 2015 at 15:51

    On my return from USA, having once again being amazed at the amount of radio airplay Billy Joel still gets, I decided to research why.
    In the course of this I came across a list of the songs most played on the radio, jukeboxes and clubs in the UK – ever. The list was generated in 2003 so the full effect of GIO has no influence. (No Blondie or Proclaimers in there). Here is the Top Ten. Can you guess what they are? No cheating.

    1 A certain Aberdonian murdered this song in a cover version
    2 EZ would be unhappy that this wasn’t at number 1
    3 This time the cover is the hit. Didn’t play it at my wedding and wont be playing at my funeral either.
    4 Phil and Don song
    5 When Kevin was Robin
    6 She was only seventeen according to the swedesters.
    7 Elvis song
    8 Still supports Celtic and Scotland for some reason
    9 Beatles song
    10 Beatles song

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    1. Glen Miller5 May 2015 at 19:02

      Is no. 1 about a Spanish dance?

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    2. Billy in Alloa6 May 2015 at 08:16

      1 A Whiter Shade of Pale
      2 Bohemian Rhapsody
      3 Love Is All Around?
      4 All I Have To Do Is Dream
      5 Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
      6. Dancing Queen
      7 All Shook Up
      8 Sailing?
      9 Hello Goodbye
      10 Get Back?

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    3. Billy in Alloa6 May 2015 at 17:21

      Was I right?

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    4. Adam from Rio6 May 2015 at 18:06

      Very good Billy! Just got number 8 wrong.
      Here's the site. This bit is at the bottom.

      http://www.classicbands.com/mostplayed.html

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    5. Billy in Alloa7 May 2015 at 11:02

      How could I have forgotten Maggie May?

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  6. Adam from Rio5 May 2015 at 15:55

    Thinking about it I'll probably need to give you clues on the Beatles' songs.......

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    1. Adam from Rio5 May 2015 at 19:49

      9. Dont know if they're coming or going.
      10. Could be talking about Scotch Git in opening line.

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    2. Scotch Git5 May 2015 at 21:06

       
      "That'll Be the Day!"

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  7. Adam from Rio6 May 2015 at 13:24

    Billy!
    Good chance of getting "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" on tonight.

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    1. Billy in Alloa6 May 2015 at 17:20

      Sorted!

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    2. Adam from Rio6 May 2015 at 18:50

      Thanks Billy.
      And Glen, you shouldn't tease the LE like that. Poor thing.

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  8. DC6 May 2015 at 23:18

    This high voice theme on tonight, was there not a classic funny posted on the old blog about Jimmy Somerville? Was it no' you that posted it Glenn?

    Remind me....

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    1. Scotch Git7 May 2015 at 06:13

       
      It may have been my response to allegations that Miss Babs considered Lyle Lovett to be so ugly she refused to play any of his songs.

      "If only it were true, we would never have to listen to Jimmy Somerville again."

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    2. DC9 May 2015 at 00:59

      Naw, it wis somethin tae do wi a kick in the bawws

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    3. Scotch Git9 May 2015 at 10:57

       
      *snigger*

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  9. Adam from Rio8 May 2015 at 13:48

    Bit of a sad revelation that from the LE yesterday.

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  10. Scotch Git11 May 2015 at 22:07

     
    Having vainly requested Kinky Friedman songs on many occasions, it seems I must try to sneak in a cover version.

    "Make it a corned beef on rye..."

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  11. Adam from Rio12 May 2015 at 16:32

    See Warren got his 6 monthly airing last night.
    LOL Glen on the Bhaji comment.
    Very good.

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  12. Adam from Rio13 May 2015 at 17:58

    An LE Midweek Special on her day off with Cagney and Lacey.
    Another classic.

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  13. Adam from Rio13 May 2015 at 19:12

    You don’t go from performing “Facist Groove Thang” and “Temptation” in the best decade for music and hair to this! Its not allowed.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05srq2b

    A New Rom icon reduced to going out in his pjs and cardie. That it should come to this.

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    1. Billy in Alloa14 May 2015 at 13:25

      Old age doesn't come itself. Bet he's wearing slip on shoes...

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    2. Billy in Alloa14 May 2015 at 13:27

      Have you seen what Glenn Gregory's up to?

      http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2014/06/05/tony-visconti-woody-woodmansey-glenn-gregory-and-steve-norman-to-perform-david-bowies-the-man-who-sold-the-world/

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    3. Billy in Alloa14 May 2015 at 13:30

      Don't tell Norrie (;-)

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    4. norrie14 May 2015 at 15:01

      I have my tickets Billy!

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  14. MacK14 May 2015 at 19:10

    Don't you forget about me...

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  15. Adam from Rio14 May 2015 at 19:42

    I see there was another rare outing for Elvis and the Chippy last night!

    And still they steadfastly refuse a Brand New Combine Harvester for our LE!

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    1. Glen Miller15 May 2015 at 18:12

      "On this day in 1991 Helen Sharman became the 1st Briton in space, so we want to know what songs you'd send into space."

      There's your chance.

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    2. gaie15 May 2015 at 22:33

      Can we not just send bands, save having to name each song. Apart from the usual suspects I nominate the Waterboys. I only know two of their songs, but I've heard these a few times recently and they each only have one line. That's just lazy.

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    3. Scotch Git16 May 2015 at 08:21

       
      If we can send one eighties band into space, why can't we send them all?

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    4. Adam from Rio16 May 2015 at 10:27

      Hey!
      You're talking both my territories here.

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    5. Scotch Git16 May 2015 at 12:30

       
      In space, no-one can hear Jimmy Somerville screech.

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    6. gaie16 May 2015 at 15:27

      Adam, if you're in space and they're in space - what's the prob?

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    7. Glen Miller16 May 2015 at 23:46

      An apology broadcast to poor Showaddywaddy who are touring their socks off with little impact on the public.

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    8. Adam from Rio18 May 2015 at 15:14

      Gaie – its not about the words anyway. Its about the tune. If you are into lyrics get yourself a good book of poems. ( I can recommend David Essex’s Travelling Tinker Man and Other Rhymes as a good read. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Travelling-Tinker-Man-Other-Rhymes/dp/1784082341.) KC and Moby don’t worry themselves about getting the lines right. One on repeat is enough. And take the LE’s Brand New Combine Harvester as an example. Though Ann is clearly struck by the acre issue in the song, it is the melody that made the two versions of the song No 1 both sides of the Atlantic. It certainly wasn’t Melanie and Barry Wurzel’s penmanship.

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    9. gaie18 May 2015 at 16:19

      I almost never hear/pay attention to the lyrics, Adam, it was the tunes I was talking about. I've got lots of good books of poems, mind, was quite keen on it at school and keep meaning to go back and read them, As with many other good intentions...................

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  16. MacK14 May 2015 at 19:54

    Bryan knows best

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  17. gaie15 May 2015 at 08:05

    BB King. What a musician. Huge privilege of seeing him and Robert Cray in Edinburgh Playhouse many years ago. No guitar-hero posturing, just glorious effortless-seeming music.

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    1. Billy in Alloa15 May 2015 at 08:27

      The thrill is gone. RIP BB

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    2. MacK17 May 2015 at 08:31

      FFS he was 89, celebrate don't commiserate! At least when Henri did his "that's another one gone before Megrahi" line there was a degree of humour.

      Norrie! Get back on the case & start taking the lead on your blog again.

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    3. Glen Miller17 May 2015 at 13:30

      Hooray! BB King's dead.

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    4. Scotch Git17 May 2015 at 13:50

       
      I thought it was Ben E.

      The Kings are dead!

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    5. Glen Miller18 May 2015 at 11:46

      Including Freddie and Albert.

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  18. gaie17 May 2015 at 19:53

    long live them both!

    saw this local guy at John Mayall gig this January - he's great.

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  19. Adam from Rio18 May 2015 at 15:00

    Oh dear. The theme seems to have gone somewhat awry.
    Still, you cant beat a good Space night.

    Thanks for getting The RB in there Billy.

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    1. gaie18 May 2015 at 16:24

      no wonder they're having bother with the theme. Whose ridiculous idea was that? Oh yes, let's produce a compilation called Now That's What I Call Utter P***, that should sell well.

      Anyhow, I'm off to see Spooks, hopefully a more entertaining way to spend my evening.

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    2. Adam from Rio18 May 2015 at 18:27

      Enjoyed the series but TV to film rarely works.
      Look at Holiday on the Buses.

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    3. Glen Miller18 May 2015 at 19:58

      Spooks is supposed to be good and Reg Varney was the Tom Cruise of his generation.

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  20. gaie18 May 2015 at 21:57

    It's doing that can't reply thing again, Mr Blogmeister. Never mind, Spooks was good. I don't know about On the Buses, never saw it. Was Reg Varney in the Ragtrade? I used to see that when I was in my pram.

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    1. Adam from Rio19 May 2015 at 14:31

      Never mind On the Buses, Ragtrade and playing the piano. We all know Reg's greatest claim to fame..

      First man in the world to ever use an ATM. Coming up for the 50th anniversary I think.

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    2. Billy in Alloa19 May 2015 at 14:51

      http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00307/106602223_MONEY_307387c.jpg

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    3. Glen Miller19 May 2015 at 19:15

      Shortly after he was mugged by two women.

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  21. gaie18 May 2015 at 21:58

    Billy, I see you're dabbling in radio 2 these days. Is it any better?

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  22. Adam from Rio19 May 2015 at 21:30

    Lets not forget the first man in the UK to use a mobile phone.
    http://cdn.londonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ernie.jpg

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  23. norrie19 May 2015 at 22:01

    That was a really odd selection tonight. I didn't see the change in most of those artists?

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    1. DC19 May 2015 at 22:45

      Does anybody actually listen to the whole show these days?

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    2. Adam from Rio20 May 2015 at 01:00

      I thought it was a tough theme. It was hard to see how they were going to fill a show with it.
      Dont think it would have passed the PB 25 song test. (Presumably its 35 nowadays)

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    3. Adam from Rio20 May 2015 at 11:23

      Tonight's theme is going to be a bit of a stretch too.

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    4. norrie20 May 2015 at 13:43

      Boom boom etc.

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    5. Adam from Rio20 May 2015 at 14:29

      From the man who doesn't have to try....too hard, Norrie.

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    6. Glen Miller20 May 2015 at 23:05

      There's always change at Asda.

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  24. Adam from Rio20 May 2015 at 14:37

    Sadly didnt make the this weekend's final despite the guitarist's late flurry of pogo-ing at the end. Quite a Finnish.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePhjs-3q068

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    1. Glen Miller20 May 2015 at 23:08

      This the nation that once gave the Russians a kicking.

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    2. Billy in Alloa21 May 2015 at 08:14

      This band makes Lordi sound good (;-)

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  25. Billy in Alloa21 May 2015 at 09:49

    Tonight's prediction:

    Down Under - Men At Work
    Live It Up - Mental As Anything
    Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
    I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
    Weather With You - Crowded House
    Hey Little Girl - Icehouse
    I Touch Myself - Divynyls
    Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
    Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
    Howzat - Sherbet
    Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
    Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
    Night Fever - The Bee Gees
    Highway to Hell - AC/DC
    The Voice - John Farnham
    Once In A Lifetime - Keith Urban
    Into My Arms - Nick Cave
    Elastic Heart - Sia
    Sweet About Me - Gabriella Cilmi
    Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan
    What Is Life - Olivia Newton-John
    Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye
    Bounce - Iggy Azalea
    Streets Of Your Town - The Go-Betweens
    Red - Daniel Merriweather
    Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
    Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
    Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young
    Chains - Tina Arena
    Stone Cold - Jimmy Barnes

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    1. Billy in Alloa21 May 2015 at 09:53

      Another one:

      Angie Baby - Helen Reddy

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    2. Adam from Rio21 May 2015 at 12:11

      Just a half point if you get the artist only mind.

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    3. Billy in Alloa22 May 2015 at 11:29

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    4. Billy in Alloa22 May 2015 at 11:53

      11 1/2

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    5. Adam from Rio22 May 2015 at 12:30

      The record?

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    6. Billy in Alloa22 May 2015 at 16:08

      Think so

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    7. Adam from Rio22 May 2015 at 18:20

      Well done!

      Mind you if there was a theme to get it .......

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  26. Billy in Alloa21 May 2015 at 09:52

    I guess there's no chance of hearing Rolf Harris?

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    1. Glen Miller21 May 2015 at 14:06

      You might catch faint screams from the shower block.

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  27. Adam from Rio21 May 2015 at 17:53

    Father sounds a bit guilty here if u ask me
    http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/05/20/sweariest-trip-safari-park-youll-see-today

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  28. gaie22 May 2015 at 13:19

    just cannae help masel'


    GOAL

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  29. Adam from Rio22 May 2015 at 14:18

    FFS.

    So what's the verdict on the Franz Ferdinand / Sparks colab then?

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    1. Glen Miller22 May 2015 at 17:02

      The best collaboration since Hitler and Mussolini.

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    2. gaie22 May 2015 at 17:08

      there's no need for swearing, Adam, a polite round of applause would have done.
      Haven't heard it yet. You?

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    3. Adam from Rio22 May 2015 at 18:17

      Its what they're called. I think it was one of the reasons the collaboration went ahead.
      You'll find a couple of things on You Tube. Kind of exactly what you'd imagine it would sound like.

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    4. gaie22 May 2015 at 23:43

      Maybe get round to it some time. Is this a theme idea? Songs by bands who collectively make up acronyms.

      Who, Troggs, Free
      Pulp, Metallica, Scorpions, Lulu




      Saw Dave Sharpe and JJ Gilmour tonight (ex The Alarm, ex Silencers respectively) . Both excellent. Audience of probably 80 people? It's not as if we're spoiled for live music locally either.

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    5. Adam from Rio23 May 2015 at 11:23

      Scorpions?

      (They alone would stop me from backing you on the theme idea btw (bachmann turner womaniser))

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    6. gaie23 May 2015 at 22:24

      I never said I liked all of the bands...

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  30. Adam from Rio22 May 2015 at 18:25

    Glen - you'll have brought Lilly the Yop back down to earth with that comment. After all the love heaped on her earlier in the week too.
    Be prepared for the wrath of her mum.

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  31. Scotch Git24 May 2015 at 12:42

     
    TUESDAY


    Senses Working Overtime     - XTC

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    1. Adam from Rio25 May 2015 at 18:46

      Slim pickings on the other side. Will they manage to get a programme out of 30 posts??

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  32. Adam from Rio26 May 2015 at 18:18

    A few boak-worthy posts on FB the day. Thankfully the LE saved the day.
    Where's Glen?

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  33. Get it On26 May 2015 at 18:51

    US authorities are investigating the death of blues legend BB King after two of his daughters claimed he was poisoned. So tonight on GIO we want to hear your poison songs. Will it be be a touch of Poison Ivy or will something from Venom be your modus operandi. Tell us the songs that make your victims choke and turn purple.

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    1. gaie26 May 2015 at 22:05

      The Proclaimers' latest definitely has this effect on me

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  34. gaie27 May 2015 at 16:21

    I wonder if they'll manage to keep to their brief tonight on GIO. Tracks that they've never heard? There must be a helluva lot of those given the lengths they go to avoid playing anything that might upset the horses.

    I've asked for Pale Fire, William with the Black Dog just in case you fancy a wee listen - after all they just might not play it.

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    1. Billy in Alloa27 May 2015 at 17:38

      Goalposts being shifted no doubt Gaie.

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    2. Scotch Git27 May 2015 at 20:05

      Gaie,

      Y'all feel like organising a wee get together for the troops?

      And could you please make it July, after the 13th. and before the 29th.?

      Oh, sugar! Morrissey making an 'orrible noise! Excuse me while I fling the tranny oot the windae...

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    3. gaie27 May 2015 at 22:12

      If you could try to remember, Paolo Pablo's our social convenor. However, I'd be happy for a wee get together again. And between those dates is fine for me as far as I know. Adam, you heading this way any time soon?

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    4. Adam from Rio27 May 2015 at 23:02

      I'm still hoping to nip over for The Open which would fit the dates - but it still depends on a few other things falling into place.

      Not a bad effort tonight - but they still managed to get The Smiths and Queen in there. (Love of my Life is a huge track over here)

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    5. Anonymous29 May 2015 at 00:52

      Count me in...my pension lump sum just might have arrived by then...my (early) retiral date is tomorrow. ..woo hoo! Jx

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    6. Billy in Alloa29 May 2015 at 08:10

      Me too especially if Julie's paying (;-)

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    7. DC30 May 2015 at 00:39

      I might manage a sail to the west between these dates. But not the 13th or the weekend o the Open...


      Which kinda limits my participation...

      Ach well

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  35. Scotch Git29 May 2015 at 19:02

    MONDAY


    Coat of Many Colours     - Dear, Dear Dolly

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  36. Scotch Git1 June 2015 at 21:46

     
    Didn't hear much of the show, but yon playlist is better than most.


    There's no such thing as too much Country...

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    1. Billy in Alloa2 June 2015 at 08:41

      Back to the usual pish tonight no doubt.

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    2. Glen Miller2 June 2015 at 11:39

      Wham and Duran Duran - your heart sinks.

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  37. Adam from Rio2 June 2015 at 12:21

    As to last night's show -this Queen and Blondie thing is just getting ridic now.
    Tonights show -videos on the radio? Whatever next?

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