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Have a goodun...

Xxxx

p.s No one in the office believes meÌýthat we actually balanced the pumpkins on our heads (below!) - Look, I didn't have the time too super-impose that whilst I did the show this morning?

Okay, so it looks like an awful Halloween card or something, but we did have fun balancing pumpkins on our heads this morning in the studio...

Xx

Happy Halloween!

P.S (This is a text we received after we mentione our pumkin shenanigans)

I bet I could balance a pumpkin on my head..every night I go outÌýand balance full pint glasses on my head and go up n down. Its my party trick! And I can d o champagne bottles haha! Usually end up with soaking hair by end of night tho loool. Joanne in stoke on trent

P.P.S (Summat boring but important! read ahead..)

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Look at these posers...Gemma in her Jumpsuit and Trevor in his Denim 2 Piece, fashion icons!!
Let us know what you think to their style choice, and send us your denim pics.

Also check them out in their sporting gear giving Vernon Kay from Radio 1 a run for his money kicking Rugby balls!

Love Sarah xx (1Xtra Breakfast Production Team- I hacked in to Gemma's account...shhh!)

Thoughts?

If you're a Flo fan then you might also enjoy the vid from her ´óÏó´«Ã½ Electric Proms gig lat night when 6 music took over the Roundhouse.

Happy Friday peeps....

Xxx

When you work on the radio life is very quick, everything is instant and amazing things pass by quickly (especially at if you work at 1Xtra!). Last night something happened that I think should be reveled in and enjoyed for quite a while yet. 1Xtra's takeover of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s electric proms kicked some serious butt. The coming together of a full live band and the energy of Dizzee Rascal was a stroke of genius, that not only highlighted the power of collaboration but how a young grime MC from East London could possibly end up changing the face of pop music. If you haven't seen it you need too...
(In the middle of typing this blog entry) I just got distracted by a phone call from one of my friends who said that she watched it on the TV and felt emotional "A real crossover moment..." she said and I couldn't have put it better myself.

Gem Xx

P.S During the preparation to this mighty gig, 1Xtra did what it does best and took over the venue with all sorts of imaginings and happenings. For example... a Q&A session with N-Dubz, some locals and me too, which of course involved some ridiculous hat trying on and they performed a couple of their tunes acoustically.

Oh and I took part in some krumping of course...

P.P.S Just got distracted by yet another phone call whilst finishing off this blog... From a 1X exec... "....So.... about...." she said before teasing my brain with ideas for something massive (that I'm not allowed to mention yet! - too find out listen to Trev's show on Sat night!!) we are putting on at the end of November. See what I mean about how quickly it moves.

Thursday 22nd October 2009 @ 19.42.

Riding solo today I invited the lovely ladies form a collective of new fashion designers called , they dressed me up in the spaceÌýof two songs and gave us some tips on how to look exquisite during Autumn and Winter. creation transformed me from a pyjama clad breakfast host into a Rihanna music video extra (I wish!) in two songs (though i did have to change under the desk with the studio blind down whilst the gentlemen in the studio keep their eyes shut, ahhhh fashion!).

Thanks ladies...
As you can see VV Brown gatecrashed our picture below!
Left to Right:

, Lyande Kaikai, Chantell Walters, me, Maame Baryeh , Rashmi Shastri.

Click on their names to enjoy their creations. We then had some lovely chats with VV Brown and played her new single 'Game Over'. She was wearing the fluffiest hat of all time so I felt lucky that I wore a coat with the fluffiest of hoods and we had a 'fluff off' for the pic below!

yo yo yo...

I'm off to do a weekend of yoga and to hopefully find some zen?

Xxxx

IT'S CHOCOLATE WEEK!

We just can't stop talking about it... 1Xtra listener and chef Delroy gave us a simple recipe

DELROY'SÌý 'CHOCCA' CHOCOLATE CAKE:

Ingrediants..

8oz of chocolate
1 pound butter (two packets)
12 oz of sugar
8 oz of flour
9 eggs

Instructions...

1. Melt the chocolate and butter together, by boiling a pan of water and holding a bowl over the steam and stirring slowly until melted... Please be carefull though.

2. Take the melted choc off the heat and add the sugar.

3. Add the eggs..

4. Add the flour..

5. Mix it all around

6. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 160 degrees.

7. let the cake set...

ENJOY.. and email you choc masterpieces to 1xbreakfast@bbc.co.uk

Gem Xx

here's one Charmaine from Gosport (1x listener) made earlier.

England and Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, passed through and spoke about football on the internet, Englands shaky defence and as part of Black History Month - we played Wrighty's favourite Stevie Wonder track, "Master Blaster, have a listen

Check out Gemma's new studio winter slippers, Gem I want a pair nd I think Trev should get some too.

Ol' Dev that used to be on 1Xtra who is now on early mornings at Radio 1 got this tattoo beforeÌýhe met me... It TOTALLY freaks us out, genuinely makes us feel weird!? It's meant to be a crying mixed raced cherub... but who does it look like???!!!
Xx
P.S Apparantly I look like an old woman in this pic - but forgive me, it was 6.30am when I took it!

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I was distracted by my horoscope (Pisces) in this morning's newspaper research because for once I felt that I was given some direction in what can quite often be a bit too mystical... This is what the last line read..

'Single? A new partner has your favourite name. You may meet in a Newsagents'.

This led me to read Trev's (Capricorn) and this line stood out..

'The moon is visiting your prize chart to add luckto Lottery tickets and bigo games'.

And so, I nipped out of the show to find my true love and at the same time by Trev a lottery ticket...

We'll find out on the Breakfast show tomorrow whether he won or not!?... So...

Seeing as the last time I popped out the show, with Amy from our time we managed to pull I was feeling hopefull. But despite hanging out for as long as possible, the only good looking person under the age of 50 that came by the shop was R1's Fearne Cotton... Unexpected but maybe it's written in the stars?

Xx

Only Gemma could do this! Trevor won the award for Best Dj at last nights Mobo Awards, Gemma went to collect the award on Trevor's behalf and in true Gemma style took out the her camera and filmed the reaction for Trevor, She really does love him!

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