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Complaints, Nothing and Hail - This week's Blog!!
Posted April 30th, 2008 by Dave
Well hello. I'm back, in case you thought the show on Sunday was some kind of fancy pre-record, it wasn't and I'm here.
I got back from Abu Dhabi, thanks to Mike for his Blog last week by the way - never a truer word spoken, late on Saturday so I expected the show to be a little ropey if I'm honest, but it wasn't - even if I do say so myself - and from the volume of emails and texts we got in I'm hoping I wasn't the only one who thought that. Although I've been wrong before......
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Falling, Guesting and Holidaying - This week on the Blog
Posted April 18th, 2008 by Dave
Good Afternoon.
How are you all on this wet Friday afternoon? Like that is it? Fair enough.
Firstly my apologies for not blogging last week, I've decided it can be used as a verb, if you heard the show on Sunday you will already be aware of the reason, but for those of you who missed out, I moved house last week. I now live in a lovely house, rather than a small flat. I would heartily recommend it to all. But please accept my apologies for not blogging, it won't happen again. Until next week when I'm on holiday, but apart from that it won't happen again.
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Moving, Racing and Accelerating - Week 8 of the Blog!!!
Posted April 2nd, 2008 by Dave
Howdy Doody Folks - After 8 weeks of this I'm running out of original greetings I'm afraid.
Well this week I have been mostly packing to move house (sorry, that was a bit Fast Show wasn't it, it won't happen again) I move next week so with usual meticulous preparation, a trait any any regular listeners will already be aware of, I began to pack all my worldly possessions last night. This may seem like enough time but I am going to Liverpool to the Grand National on Saturday, I am working every other day including Sunday and then at gigs on Sunday night and Monday, so I reckon I have about 3 and a half hours or so to finish off. Great huh.
"Dave entertains you on Sunday lunchtimes." - Regular listeners may think this is a slightly optimistic tag-line for the show but you have to aim high don't you think?
The basic idea for the show is slightly weird and eclectic mix of almost everything. In the last few weeks we have spoken about topics such as how to make chocolate brownies, the mystery of the missing Airedale Dog, what makes Elvis laugh and if you fall over when alone in your flat, is it still incredibly embarrassing? - the answer to this, of course, is yes, yes it is.
As far as music is concerned, I try not to play the standard guff you hear on the radio all the time. If I play the bigger bands of the last 40 years, it won't be their biggest songs that you hear. Over the last few weeks, acts such as Elbow, Rilo Kiley, Belle and Sebastian, Kate Bush, The Somatics, XTC, The Blue Oyster Cult, Flaming Lips, Pixies, The Blueskins, Weezer, The White Stripes, Muse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Sugars, Shack and The Hokes have all had an airing. It's not all guitar based stuff though, oh no, we have heard some Faithless and Chemical Brothers, and even some jazz from Terry Callier. If you like it, or you hate it, or you're mildly indifferent to it, let me know.
The features are flexible and will change on a fairly regular basis but for the minute they consist of "The not quite missing words quiz" - which gives you the chance to win one of my very own CDs that I have in studio with me, Celebrity View - where a famous name gives us their take on one of the week's big stories, over the last few weeks we have had Tom Jones, Lloyd Grossman and Steven Gerrard talking about subjects such as the American Elections and Britney Spears. We have the Question of the Week where I will be asking for your help/moral guidance on something that has happened to me in the last 7 days and we have a true story, which is exactly what you imagine it to be. Feel free to email or text at any point during the show about anything or nothing as they will continue to be crucial elements of the show as the weeks go by. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed in this way - I'd be lost without you.
There will also be a blog on here - the plan at moment is that it will be updated a couple of times a week.
Also, my apologies about the photo, I assure you I am not that fat/out of proportion in real life.
See you on Sunday.
Dave x
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