THE BRITS AREN鈥橳 COMING. NOT FOR ME AT LEAST, WELL IT鈥橲 NOT OFFICIAL BUT I鈥橫 JUST TAKING A WILD GUESS.
I will not be hosting The Brits this year. How do I know ? Well I don鈥檛 really it鈥檚 just that normally they鈥檝e told you by now but they haven鈥檛, so I can only suppose I鈥檓 not. Truth be told I don鈥檛 think I should anyway, I think they should be hosted by some bright young thing. That鈥檚 the whole idea of the Brits. They should be a celebration of youthful abandon and energy, not a cosy succession of quid pro quos, where the industry feels good about itself at the cost of everyone else.
Here鈥檚 what else I think鈥
鈥he Brits are too long, I know you鈥檝e probably never been but seriously it鈥檚 an interminably dull night, the best vantage point is definitely sat at home in front of the telly. It鈥檚 a complete bun fight with the best people zipping in picking up their gong and zipping off again and then ten thousand corporate no hopers getting totally trollied before the first award is even announced.
The best thing about hosting the show is that you get two tables for your mates who have a wail of a time whilst you鈥檙e up there waiting for the next change over. By the time it鈥檚 all over, they鈥檙e too drunk to string two words together and you鈥檙e too tired to care.
There is talk of them being live this year which I think is an excellent idea. I would have loved to present a live show, all four I did were on tape and thoroughly uneventful. People talk about the Jarvis Cocker/Michael Jackson moment but nothing was actually ever seen on screen, this is what people forget. The whole affair was edited out for telly, cos鈥 the producers were shit scared that they might have been sued for, well I鈥檓 not sure they knew what. Live is so much better, trust the night, what ever happens, happens, just go with it ! We shouldn鈥檛 know who鈥檚 won or what they鈥檙e going to say, what鈥檚 the point in watching if we do, I鈥檝e never understood that.
The general ethos of The Brits being pre recorded was that, with the winners being published in all the papers the nest morning, loads of publicity would be generated for the show being broadcast that night, thus increasing the viewing figures but when the headlines are, 鈥淓r., nothing happened at the Brits again (and by the way nothing鈥檚 ever really happened anyway, it鈥檚 just that people have failed to notice this)鈥 then people don鈥檛 care about watching anyway.
There should be less music too. For me, last year, the self indulgent early Prince performance would have turned a lot of viewers off. He was a nightmare leading up to the event, one minute he was coming, the next he wasn鈥檛鈥ery bad karma and I think he paid the price. If people are umming and ahhing about coming, cancel them, the show has to be the thing. I threw several bands off TFI, it was really funn they couldn't believe, Bjork was being a total arse one day and i just told her to go, four hours before transmision, she thought it was a joke until I told the security guards to escort her off the premises. The decision left an eleven minute hole in our running order, so I phoned a young director up called Guy Ritchie and asked him if he'd like to come on and talk about this new film I'd heard about called, "Lock, Stock and something," the rest as I'm sure you know is history, as now is Bjork, ha ha ! Karma, karma, karma.
More awards, more speeches, more honesty. Honesty is the key to anything, to everything, if something鈥檚 contrived, people know, they don鈥檛 know how they know they just do.
I want to sit at home in February and be genuinely excited about what is about to take place on my television screen. If it鈥檚 possible for anything to be live on television or radio, then it should be. Live gives everything an unbeatable edge.
So, for the record, I hope Razorlight clean up, their album is easily the best album of the year. I hope Lemar wins every solo award, he鈥檚 amazing, a man born out of his time. I hope Oasis appear and regain some of their former credibility, Noel (鈥渉ave you heard my greatest hits yet?鈥) is becoming a grumpy old man. I hope the organisers tell anyone who鈥檚 being arsie to go have a word with themselves or just leave!. I hope the wonderful Helen Terry, the producer, gets less of a hard time this year and a lot more hugs, kisses and pats on the back and I hope whoever hosts it, is NOW and wants it, for me it should be Alex Zane, if you don鈥檛 know who he is then don鈥檛 worry about it but trust me he鈥檇 be the perfect choice, as long as he doesn鈥檛 take himself too seriously.
Whatever happens I wish everyone involved all the best but it would have been nice if someone would have picked up the phone to let me know what鈥檚 going on neeer mind, there you are.
x.
P.S. Went to see The Red Hot Chilli Peppers last night and still didn鈥檛 have a fag !
p.p.s. Lynne, doggies are the best but we know it's because we love them so much that we're going to be sad when they're gone. I had a greyhound called Rita, she was beautiful and I cried like a baby as she was put to sleep in my arms, I remember burying her and saying my final goodbyes, it was heaftbreaking but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way Seriously get another baby today, there's a greyhound out there that needs you right now ! and it's just what Clive would have wanted, in fact, what the heck get two, that's what I did and now Epstien and Percy are causing havoc in the Surrey hills, they're mental. Lots of love but come on sweetheart, we're still here the sun is shining you need a dog and a dog needs you xxx.
P.P.P.S. Seriously thinking about swapping my Sky for Freeview, the clue's in the question F R E E view, what are we all thinking ? It has to be done.
P.P.P.P.S. I think the chef has left, her bags have gone and there's a can of beans and a loaf been left next to the kettle.
P.P.P.P.P.S. Really enjoying the p.s.'s today.
P.P.P.P.P.P.'S. Whooppee !
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Red Hot Chili Peppers ROCK.
Did anyone catch Young@Heart last evening. It was the cat鈥檚 pyjamas. It told of a group of 80-95yr olds who had started gigging covering such artists as Led Zeppelin, OutKast, The Clash, Radiohead. Talking Heads and ColdPlay. All pulled together by a chap called Bob Cilman. Made me sit there with a big grin most of the way through and cry the rest! I am definitely going to be like Stan or Lenny in another 50yrs (well ok another 40 yrs!). If you didn鈥檛 watch it, you missed an absolute treat.
Happy thirsty Thursday folks!
Good morning - I shouldn't think I'm in first but just in case please find yourself a comfy seat, squishy sofa's to the left, breakfast rolls and fresh coffee to the right - go knock yourself out!
I went to a Pulp gig the day after Jarvis was released from the nick after mooning MJ at the brits - the gig was ace, one of the best I think I've been too (one of the best bands I saw live however was Australian little known outfit Powderfinger at one of the V's).
I think that Russel Brand would be a good choice, seems intelligent, is unlikely to take many prisoners. Alex Zane seems a bit too safe I think, although he would probably do a v good job!
Woke up early this morning and listened to the end of play on R4 LW... Now that's worth doing, but only for the commentary, not for the cricket scores, especially today!
I think it could be time to dust off your cricket 'We're on the ball' parody from the old 1215 days and raise a bit of cricketing morale!!
Come on the cricket - give us some good news to wake up to tomorrow, it's Friday for goodness sake!
:o) Jo
Fair play to ye big lad - finally seeing the light - to be honest, these "awards" do's are not even that interesting to the typical Joe Soap either -t hey're simply not reality, no honesty, just wasteful back slapping for the sake of it. or is this just me , in a bad mood in the morning??!!
By the way, when you're on tour over here in NI, will you be staying over in the evgening or having to fly to Wales that evening after the show - we'd like to show you some real Belfast hospitality! Lots of great honest to God pubs . . .
Good morning Chris and Campers!
Today I will complete my Christmas shopping...this does depend on whether the two deliveries I'm waiting for arrive in good time and I actually have some of the day left to shop!
So, sat here in my undies checking my mail before preparing myself for the day ahead I realise that I missed a lot of the show last night due to taking care of my neice - how my sister manages to be a mother is beyond me, it surely takes magical powers! I was knackered last night.
Anyway, I'll be tuning in tonight and you'll have my full attention.
Enjoy your day kids!
S x
PS - I made marrow soup this week - yum!
Morning all,
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my post appears today!!
I spent ages working out the correct way to respond to Mr Bransons comments on the show and then posted..... I GOT LOST IN A BLACK HOLE OF BLOG POLICE!!!!
How unloved I felt!
I've worked out that the mystery blog police must be totally anti-french and all the mange touts and bonne de douches have been upsetting them. They took out their revenge on me! Boo Hoo.
Murdoch may be controlling the media, but it's strange how your post goes missing if you say something slightly un-complimentary about Mr Branson.
Hugs (with fingers crossed that they reach you)
SWx
Yeh, it would have been nice to get a call, but courtsey is a dying custom these days i fear Christopher. (Sunday name on a thursday... that's how mad the world's gone)
Anyway, the those Brit organises and more so the prima donna superstar ungreats who really do 'love their fans' could do worse than take a leaf out of the the magnificent music body that is "The Young at Heart Chorus" who were the subject of the finest documentary ive seen, maybe in all my 30 years on channel 4 last night!
Absolutley awsome. Poignant in parts - well they are getting on, properly soulful, a great laugh and people from all walks of life in Northhampton, New England USA, performing sell out gigs and doing it simply for the love of it. Award winning TV, or at least it should be. If you missed it, ask around if anybody taped it or dare i say skyplussed it. Or maybe call channel 4, it/they rocked honestly. check out to find out more, you wont be disapointed and the fella in the superman kit even looks like harry enfields dad
Now, its a getting cold n chilly, 'specially here in glasgow so lets have some hearty scran.. tis thirsty thursday after all. A lambypie me thinks.. with a bottle or two of brooklyn lager.. great stuff.
Do pleasant things bloggers.
ha'aaar
LAMBYPIE
Ingredients
450g/16oz/1lb lean boneless lamb shoulder, leg or neck fillet, cut into 2陆cm/1in cubes
salt and freshly ground black pepper
15ml/1tbsp sunflower oil
1 cooking apple, peeled and grated
50g/2oz currants
1 orange, juice only
陆 lemon, juice only
50g/2oz ground almonds
2陆ml/陆 tsp ground cinnamon
2陆 ml/陆 tsp ground mace
600ml/1陆fl oz pint lamb stock, hot
For the suet pastry
300g/10陆oz self-raising flour
150g/5录oz light suet
pinch salt
175ml/6fl oz cold water
Method
1. Place the meat in a large bowl and season well with the salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2. Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the meat in batches for 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a clean bowl and add the remaining pie ingredients except the stock.
3. Spoon into a 900ml/1陆 pint ovenproof pie dish or four small ovenproof pie dishes and pour over the stock evenly.
4. To prepare the suet pastry, mix together the pastry ingredients in a large bowl. Roll out enough pastry to cover the large dish or individual pie dishes.
5. Brush the pie dish edges with a little water and top with the pastry. Lightly cover with foil and cook in a preheated oven for two hours.
6. During the last 15 minutes of cooking remove the foil and return to the oven to brown the pastry.
7. Serve with seasonal vegetables.
hey chris and co!
I like the honesty of your blog today. I agree about bands thinking they are too cool for the brits.
I often watch Jonathan Ross on a friday night, when he introduces the guests they are all smiling and wave and then he goes to the band, nine times out of ten they are slunched back and looking as nonchalent as possible! I HATE seeing that! What is wrong with being excited to be there? When did excitement become uncool???
Well thats my rant overand done with! I do agree with the person who said yesterday about Chris doing a draw for a drinking session for us poorpers who couldnt bid! Chris its one night out of your life, you may meet some interesting folk, and you giving up that one evening would make someones bloody year!!!
Other than that today is a good day! I have managed to put 拢20 in my savings account! Not a big deal you may say but i have NEVER had savings in my life! Things are on the up!!!
em26x
IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!!!
George Michael is AMAZING.
Went to see him in concert last night at Glasgow SECC.
Best concert in ages.
Hope I don't have to wait another 25 years as I will then be 70!!!
And a message to the couple standing in front of us. Why did you not move at all during the concert????? How did you manage to keep still?!?!?
Morning, and what a sunny day it is, hope it's as nice where you are!
Brits should definitely be live - that way we might actually get to see people getting yanked off when they start thanking the kitchen sink!!
And a big yes to honesty, I hate people who are fake!
Have a good day everyone,
Hannah
PS - sorry the chef's left Chris but no doubt she left you with even more great ideas for further culinary delights!
It's official!!!!
George Michael is AMAZING!!
Went to see him in Glasgow last night.
Hope I don't have to wait another 25 years as I will be 70!!!!
A message to the couple in front of us. Why did you not move all night?!?!?! How did you manage to keep still?!?!?!?
Lol
Good morning Chris
OK class, first lesson of the day. The following equation illustrates why I feel the way I do this morning;
Squash + IACGMOOH 鈥 alcohol + windows flapping in the wind = bugger all sleep
Several key points in there I feel, but a harsh reminder that watching a bunch of nobodies playing around in the 鈥榡ungle鈥 with their self-importance turned up to 11 can have profound effects on your health.
How were the Chilis? They鈥檙e probably the one band that I feel I really ought to get round to seeing at some stage. Over the years I got to see most of my favourites including a then unknown Guns & Roses at the old Wardour St Marquee, George Michael at various phases of his career and Prince on the night of England v Germany world cup semi final. An interesting night as despite the awesome gig you got the feeling that 9000 people really wanted to be in the pub down the road.
I think a proper bracing wintery walk around the Surrey hills is on the cards for Sunday. You watch, it鈥檒l be 20 degrees.
May your thirsty Thursday be quenched with love.
Peace all.
Brits eh?
Just another excuse for those with fragile egos to have a back slapping session in public. Like anyone really cares who wins what. These things are just as tedious as the BAFTAS the TV Soap awards and the biggest cringe of them all. the Oscars.
If these people really do feel the need to stroke one anothers egos they should do it without recourse to ramming it down the throats of the public on prime time television.
Even reality TV is better than enduring this type of dross.
Yeah I've had a bad morning so far.
Good morning all
Up here in rural Scotland we don't get many opportunities to go see famous rock bands, nor do we get many invitations to events like the Brits. I'm not sure it's really my cup of tea, to be honest. Not all us celebrities are cut from the same cloth.
Anyone who has been reading my blog will realise that I am more a fan of the popular music from the 1980's. That wonderful band 'Bucks Fizz' - sadly no longer with us, were pioneers and ambassadors in equal measure.
My last 2 encounters at venues offering my favourite genre of live music have both resulted in criminal charges. Bizarre, I know. Maybe I should eschew attending such events at all, and concentrate on a more home-oriented hobby such as scrabble.
You can read about my musical mis-adventures in the book of the blog.
In other news....
Yesterday, a funny thing happened whilst I was out in the garden. I saw a hedgehog in what I thought was a state of innebriation. He looked a bit different to the other hedgehogs, and I was immediately intrigued as to what might have happened. So I brought him inside. He was very quiet for a while, so I turned my attention to other things. I left him on the office desk and went to make a cup of tea. When I came back, he seemed to be asleep. I poked him a bit, and to my complete surprise this happened...
Who would have thought it possible, eh?
laters
J McC
I am getting my hours up this week ( I currently get poaid by the hour, and I want to get 40 in ) as I not only took some time off to play golf, but I aim to leave for Paris tommorow at 10am.. as such, I am leaving at 7, and missing the show..
I finaly played with firewalls and figured out how to get the "play show again" working, so am listening to you from last night..
hearing the travel news is strange tho, 15 hours on!
so, where should i go in paris?? where are the good places?
Am having a "Who cares...?" day today.
Who cares about the Brits?
As far as I can tell, Chris, you are absolutely right in saying it is there solely to make the "corporate no hopers" feel important. In my job I was supposed to be one of them last year, but due to circumstances beyond my control (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!) the invite had to be turned down. Quite glad really. I like to count myself in the corporate hopers. Just haven't decided yet whether my hope lies in ditching the corporate bit and going my own way in life (FYI - I too am an accountant, so I can fully identify with the thoughts of 'Matt from Rudgwick' and 'The BigUn' - if only we'd been brave enough to choose to do something interesting after University! But it's too late for that, so a mid-life crisis is the only way out. Anyone know a good Harley Davidson dealer? Is 40 a suitable age or should I hold on for another year or two...or..panic...have I missed that boat too?)
Who cares about Sky? Just ditch the subscription and write instead. If you are all bloggers, I can guarantee that many of you have a deep-seated urge to write. A lot of you are clearly talented and funny. Go for it! I am currently writing a book in between spells of boredom (aka work). 6 chapters down, 6 to go!
There are a number of other things that I am not caring about today. I shall keep them to myself, because:
a) I don't want to offend any of you.
b) it probably wouldn't get past the blog police
c) it wouldn't make any difference anyway
Who cares?
I havent been able to watch the Brits since the Samantha Fox/ Mick Fleetwood event. I develop hives just thinking about it.
morning bloggees/bloggers/blog type people and lovely chris,
Award shows are getting 'tired' and thus a little boring ever since the Sam Fox and wotsisname presenting disaster which had me laughing/cringing behind the sofa nothing has EVER come close- probably too "polished" - nothing like a good disaster to keep us brits happy.
Matt #10 - when you say the surrey hills do you mean box hill - if so say hello from me tell it me and jake (the son) miss it lots and if you go to the gift shop check on the beehive and see if its still there and waiting for spring..... Hope the sleeping comes back tonight..... if not watch the cricket its sure to help with the sleeping problems...... YAWN (sorry i lose my patriot gene where cricket is concerned)
Love to all,
em Sk
Hi Chris (and everyone)
What a very interesting piece today. You know, those of us who live in the "ordinary" world, don't really think enough about people in "show biz" and the fact that when you cut them, they bleed too! Certainly in my own case, I probably just assume that life's a bit of breeze for you and your colleagues.
I think it's the pits that you haven't been contacted and the only reason I watched the Brits was because you were presenting it. Well, that and the possibility that some eejit would trip going up the stairs!
I completely agree that it should be Live and I also could never understand why the "results" were all over the papers and then we were expected to look forward to the show that evening! Crazy!
Anyway, it's their loss (and ours too) but at least you get a night off and can watch at home with a glass or two of something soothing.
Thanks Chris for giving us an insight on what's happening in your life. Just because you're in the public eye and life seems peachy, obviously that's not always the case!
C xx
First time I've blogged - anywhere. I saw Young@Heart last night. I also laughed and cried, best TV I've seen for ages. 'Fix You' always makes me cry anyway, but when the old guy sang it on his own for his friend it was pretty special. Chris - if you'd have seen it you would definitely have had something to say about it today. Very inspiring.
Jo - (2) My son told me about Powderfinger when he came home from backpacking in Oz. Lead singer Bernard Fanning's CD is pretty good too (Tea & Sympathy).
Happy Thursday everyone. It's my wedding anniversary today - 32 years and still in lurve! Not bad eh!
I like this blogging, think I'll do it again.
Di xx
sorry you didn't get your welsh choice yesterday -At the weekend you could trundle to roundhurst farm (about 2 miles from the mulberry!) which is a great organic beef farm near the lurgashall winery. In fact you could / should source all your pub's food (bar the fish) from within 5-10 miles.
I'm sure you have grown old and wise enough to realise the Brits ceremony is about as good as "I am celibate get me laid"
Far better to read a book, get outside or get cooking!
I have only just got sky (about a year or so ago) to watch the cricket - having campaigned long and hard to keep it on terrestrial. Sky is a necessary evil. (perhaps if the boys had done better overnight you wouldn't be so keen to kick the sky habit!?)
love Jennie from the blog
Morning all!
I agree that Razorlight should get a load of Brits, saw them at V this year and they managed to make an otherwise wet and miserable day a real highlight of my year!
My preference for host would be Radio 2's own Dermot O'Leary because he's so excitable and makes live TV look so easy, whereas Alex Zane and especially Russell Brand just look like they are trying too hard (and not quite making it).
Very excited at the moment as I am about to finish my current job and try to start my own business, no more working for "the man" hooray!
Happy thirsty Thursday everyone.
CHris, how cool of you to mention Lynne and Clive, you really are a good bloke.
Re the brits - I am with Moose. Who cares, all these ceremony things are a waste of time if you ask me (which clearly i realise you didnt!) public voting, and nods to charity are great but really, people vote when they buy the music. Surely that is more valuable recognition than anything.
Sorry to hear your chef has gone, i would gladly offer my services to replace her if you like, my paella class is next week so we could start with that on my return!
Could be the last time i blog before i jet off for sunny tenerife so have fun on-line chums. Catch up with you all when i get back.
missing you already
xx
PS Ps's really are wicked.
I don't usually have time in the day to comment on this blog but today I am 'working from home' as I have a bad leg.
The trouble is I don't really have anything to say about the brits or indeed award shows in general.
So my first ever comment on this blog:
No Comment!
Morning all
Nathan #15 - as a devotee of Paris, may I recommend that you visit the following:
Le Train Bleu which is at the Gare de Lyon. It is a belle epoque restaurant which has to be seen to be believed. The website is www.le-train-bleu.com and you can either take a look round, grab a coffee or indulge yourself from their fabby menu.
The Musee d'Orsay is also well worth a look - it used to be a railway station and houses some of the best paintings, from Monet and Manet to Van Gogh and Millet.
You can get to the Musee d'Orsay and other well known sights by a Batobus, which is a water taxi and if the weather's good is a lot better than the Metro. It has 8 stops from the Eiffel Tower to the Champs Elysees, Musee d'Orsay, the Louvre and on to Notre Dame - it's about 11 euros for a day or 13 euros for 2 days.
Have a great time and look forward to hearing about it.
Jillygoat
Christoph,
Oh wow you started everyone ranting this morning. Calm down everyone. Everything is GOOD. [Smile]
I went out for a meal last night with my mate Kirsty. We eat as often as we can and gossip. (Mainly about FC the Sea Monster, and Knob). Was stuffed when I came in after the Chicken Stuffed with Stornoway Black Pudding in Leeks and Wine Sauce on a bed of squashed potatoes and sauted veg!!! phew.
Wanted to go straight to bed, but caught James and Oz trip to France to teach James about wine. What a giggle. That chap has obviously learned his lessons well from Mr Clarkson. Tee Hee. Felt like jobbying a boat to France and partaking in a little rustic wine making myself. To hear James describing the smell of wine as "burnt sausages and bonfires" and watch the French Vintner nod in agreement had me in stitches.
Anyways, chill everyone. Like I said, All is good with the world, excepting of course, the Brits, Corporate No Hopers, Noel getting on a bit and angry!
Guy from the RHCP scares the pants of me. (And not in a nice way)
Hel.
More TV and Radio presenters should have the balls to be as honest as you Chris! Particularly footie pundits. The vast majority are too wussy to actually say what we all know they're thinking. If you don't agree with a decision made by a Premiership Manager like Alex Ferguson, or the attitude of a over-indulged player then say so, it would make a hugely refreshing change, thus much more entertaining TV or Radio (although Radio peeps are generally much more brave, i.e. Five Live), and isn't that why they're there? So good on yer! May they all follow sheep like.
Went to see Casino Royale last night with my boyf, and here's my review:
Stylish, exciting, beautiful and very sexy. A great film, and I'm no big Bond fan, oh and how gorgeous is he? Phwarr! Hope he makes many more and doesn't go all "I didn't want to be typecast" on us?? The boyf loved it too.
A happy Thirsty Thursday to all!
Mornin'. I like how you spell 'arsie'. i think of it as arsy, which looks a tad mean. 'arsie' makes it look a little pathetic and more patronising, which is a good way to think about people who are behaving in the said manner. i can't believe that i felt the need to comment on this.
on the food front, my fave breakfast at the moment is porridge with cinnamon, blueberries and honey from a little village in North Spain. accompanied by a mug of juice of one lemon, wee bit of honey, grated fresh ginger and hot water. yum yum. if that doesn't start the day off in a good mood nothing will. apart from beautiful autumnal sunshine, or a nice smile, or....well, almost nothing.
happy thursday everybody x
The Brits.....yep, I can understand your bit about youthfull, but they need the experienced presenter to hold it together....lets just hope it's not Russell (i'm on every other show) Brand!
Hello Chaps and Chapettes and the lovely Chris
Brits
I agree with Chris, Alex Zane would be good, he was hilarious on Celebrity Sissorhands and good with the E4 show.
I love award shows, but I hate to say it鈥t should be for and targeted to young people (at 41 I feel too old to watch it)
Chef
Well, suspicious me, I鈥檓 sure the chef - client relationship remained unsullied by bodily fluids, so I apologise for assuming! The meal prepared sounds blinking fantastic, I hope she鈥檚 left you with more stunning recipes 鈥 Have you ever thought about writing a book? You know, I鈥檝e got a book half written for 2 years, which is a story of all sorts of people and is littered with recipes appropriate to the occasion they are in鈥 I鈥檓 happy to give you this idea..have it , if you think it鈥檚 good, have a go (it鈥檚 not a totally new idea though).
007
I don鈥檛 know if you managed to see Casino Royale, yet, after all the false starts this week, but as a girl who just went to spend time with her husband, I was GLUED to my seat..Eyes wide ! Going 鈥渙w鈥 and 鈥渙ooh鈥 at all the appropriate times (especially the scene with the cut out chair!) This Bond is real, and M is fantastic..Go see it!
Happy thirsty Thursday everyone
Saumon sauvage avec persil
Love
Caroline x
You can tell I'm beginning to get closer to middle age (and me only 28!!) because I can't think of any other way to start off than... "is it just me..."
Anyway, now that I know blog police didn't blacklist me...!
Is it just me that doesn't actually enjoy watching music?
I love to listen to music - and must have one of the most eclectic tastes in music! ( My car currently houses CD's by James Taylor Quartet, RHCP, Keane, Paolo Nutini and Julian Lloyd Webber!)
BUT
Watching music on TV is just a bore!
Take me to a gig and the atmosphere gives you some form of High, this is worthwhile.
Listening to music allows you to close your eyes and transport yourself to wherever takes your fancy.
Watching music? Why? What's the point?
So there you go, I don't mind who presents the BRITS. I've never watched it and never will... I'd just get upset if Chris took a day off from the show to present it because I'd miss him!
So, in summary - Chris, for the very best of reasons, I'm GLAD you're not presenting it. You're far too good for that kind of rubbish!
Lots of love
SWx
Moose @ #16 - Who Cares ? I care ! I love The Brits ! Admittedly there have been some dire years but I love it....I鈥檝e watched it for years.
My Nan even went to the 2004 Brits !
The Britpop Brits in 95 was excellent... I believe Chris was the host for that one too if I remember correctly.
David Bowie and Placebo in 99
The Gorillaz opening in 2002...Superb
I had a great time at last years Brits Nominations launch thing at the Riverside Studios (although I was saddened to see The Odd Spot was no more !)
KT Tunstall, Kaiser Chiefs and The Magic Numbers all put on an awesome show, and Chris, you looked like you were enjoying yourself too (for the few minutes I saw you)!!! It was a good night.
I for one will definitely be watching this year. Yes, Prince was very self indulging last year and I鈥檓 sure someone else will be just the same this year. The one thing I鈥檝e always loved about The Brits is the collaborations - Robbie and Tom Jones was one of the best! Justin and Kylie not so much so! (Just my opinion!)
As for the other awards, I`ve been to the NTAs and had a wonderful time. Everyone is really relaxed and you鈥檙e so well looked after. I didn鈥檛 go this year as I was poorly but if that invite drops through my door next September I鈥檒l be there ! (and no, not because I`d go to the opening of a chocolate box but because I鈥檝e always had a really good time at these events) The British Comedy Awards is another one鈥 Excellent night鈥.
I鈥檓 looking forward to the Brits. No doubt I鈥檒l cringe at the sheer embarrassment of some of it but I鈥檓 sure I鈥檒l love it too.
Alex Zane is a good choice, but I agree with others that Russell would be better. Alex is very witty and funny but Russell is one of the hottest things around right now and has a very unique comedy to him.
Agree with RazorLight - saw them a while back and they were exceptional...
Lynne 鈥 I wasn`t around yesterday but I`m truly sorry to hear of your loss. Remember the good times fondly, dogs are wonderful, I agree with others though, get another one ! It won`t take anything away from Clive, it will just mean you can continue giving your love to a dog that needs it. There are so many greyhounds out there in a need of a good home. My little dog Whickle was the love of my life, I was distraught when she left me aged 18 but within months little Maisy came along needing a new home and she is possibly the most loved dog in the world as a result. I treasure her every day. Losing Whickle broke my heart but I would go through it all again (and will, when its Maisy鈥檚 turn) for all the joy she brought to my life. My thoughts are with you and your husband x x
Hazel Love 鈥 Right back at you with the hellos ! :)
Joannie and Lynne 鈥 so sorry I haven鈥檛 replied to your E mails. I`m back in the office now so I`ll make sure I reply today. Work is mad !!!
With regards to hospital stuff 鈥 going back on Monday to see the specialist. Have been trying to keep my mind off it. Some good news, I had a tumour marker blood test done and it came back within a normal range. Although its no guarantee that there is no cancer it鈥檚 a good indication. Positive vibes still very warmly welcomed !
Have a wonderful Thursday one and all鈥
Work to do鈥.
All my love as always
Tracey-Ann x x x
Caroline,
WRITE THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even if you don't get it published by the book police (aka publishers in the official book industry - they have us closet writers by the same parts of the anatomy that Murdoch has all you Sky subscribers)...you can publish it yourself on the web for not very much money. See www.lulu.com and others.
Even if no-one else reads it or likes it.
The important thing is DOING IT.
Do it for us, do it for England (oops - assumption in there...sorry, do it for wherever you live/associate yourself with), do it for Chris, but most importantly of all...
DO IT FOR YOURSELF.
Don't know what's come over me all of a sudden. I've started caring again.
I agree with lots of others here - I do so think these opinionated, honest blogs are so much more fun to read (than, for instance that winnie the poo slush). Makes all the comments enjoyable to read too.....
And for the record, I for one just don't get the point of sky (but then I am not a fan of watching sport on telly) and would LOVE to see a bit of consumer action hitting where it hurts.
Hate all sychophantic (sp!?) media type, award and/or "celebrity" reality TV trash. Bring on the backlash I say when a few more of us refuse to buy Heat, all tabloids and all that rubbish which just fuels somebody wth power's belief that we actually want it. Have a lovely day eveyone.
Morning Togs, ooops, wrong programme!
Great blog Chris. I loved the Strictly Come Dancing show a few weeks back when Mark R had to start their dance again. It really is excellent to see live TV!
Lynne, I know how you feel, I lost my dog 3 years ago this month (had him for 18 years), I had gone with him to the vets to talk them out of putting him down but in the end I also had him put to sleep in my arms. It was so hard, but I'm glad I was with him at the end. I know the wound never heals, you just learn to keep going. Its ok to cry whenever you want to, I still do.
Talking of crying, did anyone see the Brain Hospital on 大象传媒1 last night? A frail old gentleman was having brain surgery to help his Parkinson鈥檚 disease. It was heart wrenching; he had just suffered a blood clot in his lungs and his wife was standing by him, he couldn鈥檛 talk so he started to write something with his finger on his wife鈥檚 hand while they were holding hands. He wrote "I Love You". Of course the tears flowed!!! I hope that when I am old I still have my partner (whoever it will be) and I will still be totally in love as they both seemed to be, he said once he had recovered that he lived for each moment she came in to visit him, that is what got him through. It was a very humbling moment, makes you realise life is so precious and how fantastic true love can be.
Thank you to Katrien, Hel Cruse, Cathmel, Joanna, Ms Mayhem, Cath, Jo, Nicki, Lyndyloo, for your kind advice to me from Monday's blog, helped me to do some serious thinking and I felt very special that you all took the time to comment. This blog is really good for the feel good factor to the day! (sorry if that鈥檚 too 鈥榗ute鈥).
Off to dancing tonight (learning the Salsa!), and its all honesty and live TV with me, no editing to be seen!
Em
Don't go bad-mouthing Bjork now Chris!! She may be 'temperamental' but that's the way with the gifted few. I love her music and her personality. Not saying she (or anyone else) should be allowed to get away with bad behaviour, manners are the mark of decent humanity and should be extended to all.
How about playing a Bjork track on tonight's show, just to remind us all how talented she is. Please...???
Attn Caroline!
I agree with the Moose. Write your book. I'm so glad I wrote mine. There are any number of self publishing outfits that will print it nowadays. But beware of heavy upfront charges for very few volumes.
If, like moi, you are charity minded, you could donate the profits from ones book to a worthy cause.
I wonder if the Brits could raise some money...?
Chris! Are you there? Listen up, I've just had a brilliant idea!
I want 2 minutes on stage at the Brits to promote the book of the blog and it's charitable causes. One of them is CHILDREN IN NEED. Just think of the tie-in possibilities!
If you can't manage that, well, I guess I'll just have to settle for interrupting the village karaoke, again. Last year it was for a charity called Bunnies in Peril. I raised 10 pounds singing 'Relight my fire'. The charity was dissolved three days later, still owing a petshop 拢2500 for rabbit hutches that they couldn't afford. The petshop went bust 2 weeks later and released their bunnies into the wild. No one knows what happened to them.
Must go, Timothy Hedgehog is demanding food.
laters
J McC
oo, forgot to say, my challenge for the day is to solve the Rubik's Cube - anyone done it before. I can do one face, but then I loose it!
Em
sorry Tracey-Ann, I obviously didn't stop myself from offending anyone with my first blog, before I saw the light....
If you love the Brits so much, you can have them, with pleasure. May they continue for you even if you are the only one left who wants to see them (if that were the case, maybe they could hold them at your house and not bother to fill up a few hours of terrestrial telly time - every hour on Freeview is precious to those of us who have not paid our thirty pieces of silver to the Murdoch machine).
On to other matters:
I accept that as a male of the species I have many defecits - the understanding of such things as this being only one example - but...
what on earth do the laydees see in Russell Brand?
If I were the type of person to look for a branch- polishing role model in order to attract the females, he would be one of the last people I would think of to emulate in any way whatsoever?
Could explain a lot...
Maybe when I finally give in and buy the Harley, I could grow my hair long...when I took my helmet off after a long and sweaty journey, I'm sure I'd look a lot like him...or given the size of me, I'd look like two of him.
Does that get me twice the laydees?
Or none?
I suspect the latter.
Morning
Chris and all out there in land of blog, hope you're all ok
DI #20.......HAPPY ANNIVERSARY hope you're doing something nice tonight!!
What a beautiful morning....sunny and blue skies here in shropshire
Couldn't agree more about the Brits and all the fragile ego's....who gives a damn!!!
EM...i always think that when I watch Rossie and there's some "I'm too cool to crack a smile......" so called celeb hiding behind their dark glasses, the insecure little jerks!!! they should take a lesson from the Staus Quo guys.....heard them on Wrighty's show last week.......what great guys
with a great attitude.....I'm not really into the music but would love to go to one of their gigs anyway just to see them having such a great time.
So Chris....You're chef-less now....:-( and we never did get to know her name!!
HAZEL LOVE.....sorry...forgot to say thanks for the water tip
JEANNIE IN TORONTO think the squirttie bottle tip was meant for me?? :-) thanks (whats the weather doing there??).........will try these out on him!!
JULIA.....good luck with your new business....what is it??
So any way...work to do....have a lovely thirsty Thursday everybody
Cate xxxx
Ps Saying yesterday about wanting to be a cowgirl and spend my time galloping hell for leather over the wide open prairies.....got a brochure on Ranch holidays....want to go to Montana or Maybe Wyoming next year, (havn't had a jolly for four years so just about ready for one) YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
PPS anyone watch "into the west"?? love it!!
Hi Chris
This is the first time I have added to your blog.
Did you learn enough from the chef to keep up the good work or will you lapse back into your old ways again?
I have just discovered that you are coming to my home village of Sebastopol to broadcast. You will like it here, we have four pubs that you can crawl between quite happily. Look forward to seeing you and happy thirsty Thursday!!!
hey Moose
Thanks for the encouragement
I'll dig it out, dust it off and have a go
love
Caroline
Hello blogging family!
Good news we can pick up Jasper our rescue Labrador from Battersea in Old Windsor on Saturday. I have never had a dog before and I'm very excited. I didn't think i was a dog person until I met Jasper - he is just gorgeous.
Not bothered about the Brits sorry Chris.
Any more takers for a blogfest or is it just me, cake & Hazel????
C
Moose.
Go for it. Harley + 40 year old.
Very Sexy.
Moose - you didn`t offend me at all, I was merely answering your question "Who cares ?" !!!
With regards to Mr. Brand. I`ve been fortunate enough to meet him and there is definitely something about him, goodness knows what it is but he oozes it ! I think its a confidence thing as I don`t find him particularly attractive physically. You do find yourself being kind of drawn to him. He is quite magnetic....He was with the delish Dermot O Leary at the time and they were like a couple of giggling school boys. I warmed much more to Dermot but probably because he called me Cheeky Chops all evening !
Russell seems very successful with the ladies, as I say, wouldn鈥檛 be able to put my finger on it but he definitely has `something` !! x x
Chris
Perhaps you're right about your age but you are still an icon to most. Razorlight I agree with. Think Embrace should get one sometime as they care so much about their fans and their music it's painful.Finally is Helen Terry the lady who had hits after being a vocalist with culture club and if it is can you confirm via her that she was one of the "dodado" girls on Walk on the wildside aged 16.
ta a million mate
Benno
Emma @ 34 - Heat et al and Awards don鈥檛 always go hand in hand. Just because I very occasionally go to awards or spend time with people who happen to be in the public eye doesn鈥檛 mean I subscribe to Heat, tabloids etc...( I know you weren鈥檛 accusing me of such !)
I do know exactly what you mean and appreciate where you are coming from. I think I may be a dichotomist when it comes to such things as I can鈥檛 stand Heat and tabloid trash but I always have a great time at events! Who knows??
All I know, in the name of honesty, is that I have a fabulous time. I love going to events when there is a purpose to me being there, friends in the public eye etc and I love the fact that it has meant I鈥檝e been fortunate enough to meet some really interesting people (and some not so interesting, shallow, two faced, clinging to the fame game people)
Happy Thursdays one and all...
Oh and Caroline - DO IT !!!!! Definitely !!!
Until next time,
Tracey-Ann x x x
Thanks DWNB.
You made me smile on a bad day.
If I gave you my wife's e-mail address, do you think you'd be able to persuade her too?
Persuade her, that is, firstly about getting the Harley...
..and secondly about the other thing. She doesn't think so any more :-(
Hi Chris,
I really enjoyed last years Brits, infact I blubbed like the girl I am, but possibly not for the usual reasons, although I do love Prince and Paul Weller rocks my world!
Towards the end of the Prince performance I received a phone call asking me if I had a cat called Poppy and was she missing. I then hyperventilated as Pops had been missing for 10 days and I had given up all hope of finding her.
My housemate had to drive me down the road as I was more than a little shaky and we all had a tearfull reunion a couple of streets away.
Luckily Pops was still wearing the same collar the I got her the time I moved a few years ago which read "Recently moved please call my mum ..." and the lovely family who found her plaintively crying and looking very skinny in their garden thought it worth phoning the number.
After dropping her at home, I rushed to the supermarket to get litter as I didn't expect she would want to go out for a while. Along with some flowers, chocolates and wine which I took back to the heroes of the night, who were delighted and unassuming.
Back home again, I was greated by Mr Weller and curled up on the sofa to give Pops some tender love and care.
What a fabulous night, the Brits this year will remind me how lucky I am to still have her with me.
Life's a funny old thing ain't it!
Jenner x
p.s - we have moved again since and I know I am going to make sure the wording on both cats collars always reads "Recently moved please call my mum....."
cat in the hat here again.....
HI CATHMEL :-) still no more takers......Just laughing at "me, caKe :-) and hazel " my dad used to call me Cake when i was little
I'm soooo jealous of you getting a dog....I'd love one (don't think Pat the cat n Daisy would be too keen) have a great day.....just doing myself a runny boiled egg n sioldiers MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!
Cate xx
TRACEY ANNE...Hi.......Glad to hear your good news with your tests and good luck on monday with specialist x
cat in the hat here again.....
HI CATHMEL :-) still no more takers......Just laughing at "me, caKe :-) and hazel " my dad used to call me Cake when i was little
I'm soooo jealous of you getting a dog....I'd love one (don't think Pat the cat n Daisy would be too keen) have a great day.....just doing myself a runny boiled egg n sioldiers MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!
Cate xx
TRACEY ANNE...Hi.......Glad to hear your good news with your tests and good luck on monday with specialist x
Tracey-Ann ......... sending you all the luck & positive vibes in the world for Monday.
jillygoat x
Good afternoon bloggers,
The Brits IMO in recent years you are better watching the highlights package rather than sitting through he whole awards thing. I would agree with more awards, more speeches and defiantly more honesty this still will not take away the self indulgent huge egos of the stars or one or two of them using the platform to make a political statement rather than remembering why they are there! I do think Lemar is outstanding and should do well at the awards if there is any justice at all ;-)
Moose, why a Harley? I went along to a Harley dealer and just could not do it, all that polishing would drive me insane :-( I have ridden bikes for years and although I never thought I would I went and bought a BMW and love it as I can ride it al year around I any weather!
Soozy woo, LOL the blog police are a menace IMO, welcome to my world ;-)
I have to say we are all a little bit feisty on here today鈥.I love it :-)) it makes great reading, keep it up everybody!
Happy thirsty Thursday everyone!
Keith
x
P.S. There were two nuns鈥︹
One of them was known as Sister Mathematical (SM), and the other one was known as Sister Logical (SL).
It is getting dark and they are still far away from the convent.
SM: Have you noticed that a man has been following us for the past thirty-eight and a half minutes? I wonder what he wants.
SL: It's logical. He wants to rape us.
SM: Oh, no! At this rate he will reach us in 15 minutes at the most! What can we do?
SL: The only logical thing to do of course is to walk faster.
SM: It's not working.
SL: Of course it's not working. The man did the only logical thing. He started to walk faster, too.
SM: So, what shall we do? At this rate he will reach us in one minute.
SL: The only logical thing we can do is split. You go that way and I'll go this way. He cannot follow us both.
So the man decided to follow Sister Logical.
Sister Mathematical arrives at the convent and is worried about what has happened to Sister Logical.
Then Sister Logical arrives.
SM: Sister Logical! Thank God you are here! Tell me what happened!
SL: The only logical thing happened. The man couldn't follow us both,so he followed me
SM: Yes, yes! But what happened then?
SL: The only logical thing happened. I started to run as fast as I could and he started to run as fast as he could.
SM: And?
SL: The only logical thing happened. He reached me
SM: Oh, dear! What did you do?
SL: The only logical thing to do. I lifted my dress up.
SM: Oh, Sister! What did the man do?
SL: The only logical thing to do. He pulled down his pants.
SM: Oh, no! What happened then?
SL: Isn't it logical, Sister? A nun with her dress up can run faster than man with his pants down.
And for those of you, who thought it would be dirty, say two Hail Marys!
hi folks
not much time to blog recently but I'm still managing to read & giggle - or empathise/sympathise (Tracey-Ann, Jo).
Re the book publishing blogs, i wrote loads of short stories to start me off before tackling the BIG NOVEL - and every last one was rejected by magazines even though they were at least as good as those that got published (not just my opinion I hasten to add, and not just my mum's either!!) I need to keep trying but i must admit it gets demoralising after a bit.
once again, must dash, life gets in the way of blogging these days!
with love
cat & archie dog
xx
ps Emily #38, used to be able to do Rubik's cube but unfortunately can't remember the process now...and even if I could I've no idea how i'd describe it to you without being able to show you!
Caroline,
I'm glad. Go for it, and let us all know the link when it's up there on Amazon. I have been writing mine for about 7 years now. I've suffered several false starts, a stolen CD-Rom with my only copy of the first 3 chapters (now all safely re-written and probably much better than the first attempt), a couple of multiple year breaks from doing anything on it, but I feel like mine is slowly coming together. I have learned that you only need 3 things to get it done - Perseverance, perseverance, and perseverance. Once you have those, it's a breeze...
Tracey-Ann,
Glad you're not offended.
So what you are saying is that all I have to do is ooze something and the laydees will come running...sounds simple ;-)
I'm thirsty already...is it too early?
tracy ann- i would die a happy woman if Dermot called me cheeky chops. Now he definately has something.
you are so lucky to be able to take advantage of the nice bits of knowing famous people without take advantage of the people themselves!
The only famous person i know is Paul Daniels and lets face it, thats nothing to name drop about!
xx
...and to Lynne too, many many positive vibes, hope you feel better soon, new doggy or not
cat & archie
xx
Absolutely. Pass it on....
40..... just peaking.
Keep chasing my husband around the bedroom, the hall, the lounge....
One day I'll catch him.
DWNB
Moose .... speaking as a 40+ laydee:
A man in leathers + motorbike = heaven!
I'm sure there are a lot of 40+ laydees who don't think they're sexy any more but it's such a relief when you get to this age to realise that finally it's not about how you look on the outside but how you feel on the inside.
I can't wait for my 50s if my 40s are anything to go by!
Hope this got past the blog police!!
jillygoat
Chris, bloggers, shloggers and tout le monde
Wow - your posts make such good reading - I really do feel the urge to reply to everyone cos you are all soooo interesting. however, I keep getting policed with the few replies that I do make so......
#43 Cathmel....... count me in on fest : )
#42 Caroline - yeahhhh, carry on with your book. Do you know, it was so lovely reading fellow bloggers encouraging you to go for it.....
In my (conviscated) post yesterday I wrote that I have had ambitions to be a journalist. In my post, I mentioned (as a joke) that I would like to be the side-kick of the male political editor of Sky News. I wrote it in the context of the discussion of the day yesterday, Mr M and his empire. I said that I loved footie so would miss that were I to abandon Sky and also would miss the afore-mentioned editor who seems to present bulletins 'live' at all times of the day and evening, so clearly didn't need much sleep, so I thought he and I would get on just swell. I won't mention his name again as I think that maybe that was the reason my post never made it. Sorry to go into all that guys - one always has a certain sentimentality about posts that never make it to print. Perhaps journalism and me are mutually exclusive.
Dr J McC....A thought occurred to me during my hours of wakefulness last night. I had taken an over-the-counter sleep-inducing (so-called) tablet, but I fear lest it had got conglomerated (is that a word? it is now) with the delightful cuisine ingested prior which I fear increased the half-life of said tablet, as it's effect seemed to kick-in as I was due to wake up at 6.30am this morning. I wonder if you run a course such as 'Dosage On Pills Easing Sleep (DOPES)' for incompetents such as me? In anticipation........
Littlest Hobo - hoping things are swell.
Gaby
xx
Afternoon all.
Is it me, or do I need to post blogs on the TOGs blog (if there is one)???!!! The Brits leave me cold !!!!!!
Chris, why has the chef left, have you had a tiff????
Dr Mc Crumble........ ITS A PUPPETT!!!!!!!!!!
Laters Peeps........
Hi bloggers
I am at home miserable as i have been in hospital with a poorly tummy and only came home last night. Great therapy, reading the blog, makes me smile and the my day seems to go quicker.
Chris - you are so right about award shows, too many prima donas and egos - whats needed is loads of beer and nibbles, mates round and a live show where you never know what is going to happen next! these people may actually be worth watching then!
Sorry to hear about chef - i am lucky, Hubby is in the kitchen making the xmas cake - yum yum. Smells fantastic - bottle of brandy ready to add between now and the festive season. Looking forward to the icing bit so i can eat the bits cut off - even more yummy.
p.s i had a fab dog called Shep when i met my husband, sadly he is allergic to dogs but loved me and the dog so much he suffered a runny nose for 10 years til sadly he died! Now he has a great sense of smell and no weezing.
p.p.s not able to convince him to have another dog so we have 2 cats instead. They are lovely and great fun to watch them playing. always best to get another pet after loosing one, never forget but you can give so much love to them it fab to have the unconditional love back.
p.p.p.s xmas cake ready in 20 mins!
p.p.p.p.s must remember to leave enough brandy for the cake ...hiccuppp!
p.p.p.p.p.s great fun with the ps's .........
Hi all,
Just remembering the Brits. As a teen in the mid 80s I used to watch them (were they called the BPI awards then???) I had a blank video in the machine and pressed record every time WHAM! appeared even if it was for a split second as nominees were read out.
I remember the heart thumping tension as I listened intently to see if George and Andrew won, screamed and cheered when they did, thumped my brother and cried shut up when he laughed if they didn't.
The point was though it was a suprise, I didn't know if they had won or not until the night. I haven't watched it for a years now, mainly because I already know who won the day before, so I guess that makes your point Chris.
Take care all
Cx
Hi!
Nathan #15 - I've just spent 9 months in Paris as part of my Year Abroad, it's great! Definitely go to the Musee d'Orsay, as somebody else said, visit the Luxembourg Gardens (flowers always seem to be gorgeous regardless of the season!), wander round Place des Vosges near Bastille and soak up the expensive atmosphere!, go to Montmartre too if you have time and if it's a lovely clear day, the views will be great, see the Eiffel Tower by night from the Trocadero, and there should also be an icerink at Hotel de Ville!! Don't know how long you're going for but that should keep you busy!
Ooh and if you're into quiet peaceful places then visit Sainte Chapelle, which also does great classical music concerts of an evening and has amazing stained glass windows. Opera Garnier also worth a visit and Versailles if you're adventurous enough to get out there!! If you're round the Bastille area, where I was living, there's a great friendly restaurant called Les Portes on Rue Charonne, try it! And La Serie LimiThee, a super friendly cafe, does beautiful brunch on a Sunday morning, rue Trousseau near the equally great Place d'Aligre market = both in the 11th near Bastille.
Sorry, all of that may well just be specific to you Nathan and not to everyone else but wanted to pass on my ideas as you asked! Have a great time and tell us all about it!
Hannah
I'm not ignoring all the Sky and Brits stuff (although my posting yesterday re the former seemed to disappear into a black hole somewhere never to be seen again), but just want to get to the really important issue that's bothering me ...
Dr McC - why does Timothy Hedgehog appear to have an asian accent???
(I think you're great by the way and if Dolores ever leaves you, please give me a call - I'm great with kids, speak fluent Ravel (other Eastern European languages are available) and have what is bordering on an unhealthy obsession with parasites.)
Hello Schloggers,
While I fully support Christophe in his bid to kick the habit, I am quite insensced at the Scottish Parliament's bid to increase the legal age of smoking to 18.
Now two things you should know: I am Scots and a non-smoker (although like Chris I used to have the odd puff now n again). Another thing you should know that 16 is the age of majority in Scotland, so at 16 you are regarded as an adult.
So whether I agree with 16 as the age or majority or not, it is ridiculous that as an adult, able to stand on one's own two feet, marry and raise a family, go to war as a member of HRH's armed forces, you cannot go into a newsagent's and buy a packet of cigarettes.
We all know that smoking harms our health, so the choice to smoke belongs to the individual. Despite this knowledge the government is not going to ban tobacco products in general, (because the Treasury would loose so much money as was highlighted by the panic about being able to buy cheap fags n booze online). But they are willing to legisilate and make smokers feel like pariahs.
The hypocracy is astounding.
Anyway rant over... feel much better now.
Cameron
PS. Christophe, don't worry about the Brits, surly bigger things are in the off for you.
Moose #55....it's never too early....cheers : )
Gaby
x
ps Guys, a while ago I posted a message - but I don't think it has made it ...and I was REALLY careful : ( ....hey ho
While I'm on the 40+ / sexy subject, I'd like to thank 'im indoors for still making me feel sexy at my age, even though we both know that I'm built more like Stirling Moss than Kate Moss!
Caroline - please carry on with the book .... I've got as far as writing a few chapters of mine but am convinced that no-one else would want to read it ...... I'll do it if you will!
jillygoat
thought i'd been caught by the blog police there, until I realised they were just busy reading Keith's joke...
Keith - thank you, you made me laugh twice. Only once intentionally.
1. Good joke.
2. I actually want a BMW but secretly fear that it's the choice of a boring accountant as it's too sensible!
So the whole Harley thing, I have to admit, is a bit of a sham, designed to project a cooler secret blogworld persona that is in contrast to the real me. It's a habit I got into writing my book. A number of characters (too many probably) have little positive traits that I WISH I had, and of course, a number of negative traits that I unfortunately DO have.
Hopefully none of the laydees are TOO disappointed :-)
Most of you seem to be happily married - congrats - or too young for me.
The REAL truth...
I really do want a bike.
...and leathers...
...but I can do without the Russell Brand hair...
...and I'm sure you are all really nice people, but there is only one special laydee that I want to find me sexy...
...and thankfully she doesn't like Russell Brand!
Moose - The image that put in my head !!! ..... Well :)
Anna - Yes, I am very fortunate, however, in my (even) younger years I was very naive and gullible. I always thought people wanted to be my friend because of my outstanding wit, charm and personality, however I soon found out that the so called friends only wanted to know me for who I might be able to introduce them to. Have dumped all said "friends" now and have a small, select group who I know I can rely on 100% and who like me for me.
Regardless of the suit of armour I have, I will be the first to admit that I am ridiculously sensitive and being used like that has made me very very cynical about "new" people.... I would never ever want to be a 鈥渃elebrity鈥 鈥 not knowing who likes you for you, who likes you for what you are, who likes you for what you might be able to do for their career etc etc. I couldn`t handle it that鈥檚 for sure !
Cat In The Hat, JillyGoat, Thank You :)
Oh and Anna - Yes, Dermot is lovely.
My goodness I seem to be addicted today ! x x
Moose,
Buy that Harley now!! I am nearly 50 and just about to buy a 1967 Karmann Ghia convertable - wish I'd bought it when I was 40.
freeview is ace - it has all you need in the good channels from sky, but perhaps most importantly less of the rubbish.
don't get me wrong you can still pole around and find plenty of crap to watch it just doesn't take as long as it does on sky.
the down side of course at the moment is the cricket, however you have excellent coverage on five live extra and lets face it as it is on in the middle of the night you should probably be in bed anyway.
other disappointments are when programmes such as lost go from channel 4 to sky one, but they are going to repeat it on their freeview channel anyway...
not only is it F R E E and therefore you save; but in a double whammy of brilliance you stop giving money to the big wig owner of sky and that has to be good karma.
in other news young @ heart was fab, uplifting and beautiful
much love often
x
Hello all! Just a quickie from me. Went for 2nd interview today, really want the job, up to the wizards now I guess. Between me & 1 other, and the decision makers can't decide!!!
Chris, you are lovely for leaving such a lovely message for Lynn and Clive. I agree with you, Clive would want another greyhound to be as happy and loved as he has been. I bet he's happily racing across the fields chasing rabbits up in dog heaven as we speak.
Greyhounds rock!!
Hugs to all and I don't care if it's too cute.
xxxxxxxxxx
Mornin' all,
The Brits....glad you are not doing it Chris...I agree with everything you said. Another beef of mine, if anybody cares :-) ...the goody bags these people get (at the Oscars and such), why not give the money to charity instead - some of these goody bags are worth tens of thousands of dollars. Why do the ones who already have too much, get more to show up at a farce to stroke their (already too big) egos. Then there is Oprah, dont get me started...lol OK sorry, rant over.
Cat In the Hat - yes, the squirtie bottle was for your problem. I re-read my entry and realized I never said.. lol....Our weather is actually OK right now...we have had a few cloudy and rainy days - yesterday was lovely. I went for a run. Today is supposed to be 9 and sunny - it is overcast right now. The next week is supposed to be anywhere from 4 - 13 degrees so I am OK with that, although I know the snow is coming. Our skiers and snowboarders are all chomping at the bit (me, not being one of them!!).
Di - Happy Anniversary to you and hubby. It proves it can still be done - way to go! Enjoy your day x
Julia - congrats on your business - what is it? I am still slogging away at my own business (roomsandroots.com) Hard work for sure but worth a try right???
Red Hots - I lurve them.
George Michael - lurve him too. Dont think he is coming to Canada is he??
Have a good day everyone
Joannie xxxx
Me again,
Sorry forgot...
Caroline, go for it!!! How great.... I think we all have a novel inside somewhere. I have wanted to write a book for years but dont know where to start - maybe I need creative writing lessons???
Tracey Ann - great news - pv pv pv pv pv pv pv pv = positive vibes :-)
Later
Joannie xxx
PS Big Un - loved the joke
PPS - I am sure I have forgotten something/someone - so I may be back :-)
Attn Melanie C
What are you saying??? Timothy was both miffed and vexed at your accusation. He was concerned that perhaps I thought I was being conned into believing something that isn't true. Take it back, immediately!
No word from Chris re: my request to appear on the Brits. I think he must be talking to his people, or something.
yours in hope rather than expectation
J Mcc
Moose 鈥 My last blog was confiscated, it was in response to the 鈥渙ozing鈥 comment鈥h well !
Anna - Yes, I am very fortunate, however, in my (even) younger years I was very naive and gullible. I always thought people wanted to be my friend because of my outstanding wit, charm and personality, however I soon found out that the so called friends only wanted to know me for who I might be able to introduce them to. Have dumped all said "friends" now and have a small, select group who I know I can rely on 100% and who like me for me.
Regardless of the suit of armour I have, I will be the first to admit that I am ridiculously sensitive and being used like that has made me very very cynical about "new" people.... I would never ever want to be a 鈥渃elebrity鈥 鈥 not knowing who likes you for you, who likes you for what you are, who likes you for what you might be able to go for their career etc etc. I couldn`t handle it that鈥檚 for sure !
Cat,Cat In The Hat, JillyGoat, Thank You :)
Oh and Anna - Yes, Dermot is lovely x x
Attn Gaby
Sleep deprivation is one of the perils of modern living. Although not medically qualified, I would suggest that your lack of sleeping had little to do with the ingestion of sleeping tablets or food. When I can't get to sleep I find it is usually because I have made the fatal error of trying to engage my brain in some useful and demanding activity after 10pm. My brain goes into overdrive if I work too late, and the penalty is that I cannot sleep.
If you can recall what you were doing immediately before you tried to sleep, you may find you have the answer.
yours
J McC
(This comment was bought to you by McCrumble Sleepyheads Ltd - a consultancy service for the wide-awake blogger)
Tracy-Ann, i hear ya!
Sadly i think that real friends are few and far between wether you know famous people or not. I have 4 real friends, not including my husband, who i know i can trust and rely on and vice versa.
It is a good lesson when we learn that one huh!
xx
sorry, I lied again...here I am again...
...felt I had to come back for Joannie in Toronto.
You only need one creative writing class...see below.
Creative Writing 101
1. Open word processor document.
2. Tap keys in same order as your thoughts.
3. Repeat step 2.
Afternoon Bloggers one and all, (and all you lurkers just sitting there reading)(We know who you are!!)
Time for me to wax lyrical about the weather conditions again, shoot it was windy in London this morning! That's all he wrote!!!
But what a gorgeous afternoon, a beautiful, blue sky, quite amazing for the end of November. From my window I can see other colours of autumn we currently have an amazing russet carpet of fallen leaves, on still green and apparently growing grass but with a backdrop of lots of still green leaves on some of the trees and a top cover of this gradiating blue from very pale almost hint of blue to (surprisingly) sky blue!
Mother Nature is on vacation,
and the trees are all confused
The grass it is still growing
and the light is less diffused
we're on the cusp of December
but the sky thinks it is June
My mind wanders, then I remember
2007 will be here soon
As regards the Brits, I only have one thing to say,
Lifetime achievement award for Status Quo, those three chords must me knackered by now!!! But still "Rockin' all over the world".
Just for Caroline....
I had dinner last night with one of my fave people. She is an amazing woman, I am very very grateful to have her in my life. Anyway, as well as being one of my fave people she is also a best selling author.
She never thought she would be an authour, or a best selling one at that. Everyone told her she should write a book about her life, in the end she got in touch with a publisher and got some advice. They said yes please !!!
The outcome is a beautifully moving, honest, sometimes tragic, sometimes disturbing book full of hope and faith. It is an account of her time working in the killing fields under the Khmer Rouge and her plight to flee Cambodia to Vietnam. It is a remarkable story about one womans remarkable journey. Her fight to keep her and her children safe, unfortunately her husband was killed. Not only did she work day and night in the fields she also contracted (and survived) anthrax during her escape by cutting up and eating infected water buffalo - they did not stop to question why the animal had died they just saw a much needed food source.
It is an amazing book, its a honour to know her, she never thought she had a book in her and now people are asking her to write another !
The outcome of her book at the time was a television documentary taking her back to Cambodia and telling her story. She is currently in talks with a film maker about her book.
So, do it ! Write your book, you never know where it might lead you to !
Good Luck Caroline x x x
Gracious me, is it three?
Hi Krystoffe and blogbuds! Ain't it windy? Blimey. Il ne pleut pas though and the sun is out. J'aime beaucoup le soleil aaahhh...
Was it always on the cards that the 'Chef' would leave without saying adieu? Was her leaving you beans her way of giving you the raspberry...?
TOTALLY agree with all comments about manners. There's no 'scuse for bad 'uns.
Brits huh. It's odd. It doesn't seem to matter what tv package I have ever had, I don't think I have actually ever watched an awards show. (Can't be doing with those '100 best...' & 'Your 50 worst...' jobbie thingies either but that's another story). The Brits gives a good showcase for a lot of newer bands, and the only thing I find annoying is having to scrape the 'as nominated on the Brits' sticker from any new CD purchase.
So, live or not, I shouldn't think I shall see it, but I'd still prefer Alex Zane.
MOOSE - I larfed and larfed. Can't wait for you to start oozing. Please make sure you let us know what it is that you actually ooze....
d*mn and bl*st. Have to go. No more time to say anything to anyone else.
Loving your work! xxxxxxxxxxx
Hope this slithers past les gendarmes
love
hazel
x
Dear Timmy The Hedgehog.
I am truely sorry if I have offended you, but you do remind me of a soft, cuddley spikey toy that I used to have when I was a child.
I didnt know hedgehogs could speak English too.
But hey what do I know!!!!!!
I have to say you are very cute.........
RHCP and still no fag! It's a miracle. Well done you.
I agree with you on the dog front. I had my Golden Retriever put to sleep last year, Toby. He was my bestest friend. I now have another - Wellington Boot - and he's great too. Totally different character but still a fabby friend. Don't know where I'd be without him.
Here's to Freeview!!!
J x
Dr J McC
Thank you for your wise counsel.....your diagnosis is a sound one....I think my problem is only exacerbated by the THINKING about what I would like to be doing post-10pm rather than what I am ACTUALLY doing. I wonder if that is what they call mind over matter or merely fantasy.
Gaby
Me again.....I've never been an addictive type person except the odd bar of chocolate (lindt milk chocolate just the best ever MMMMmmmmm!!!) I must stop talking about food!! anyway...back too addictions....this blogging lark has me totally hooked!!!! (work from home and some days don't see a soul so its a nice distraction!)
BIG UN....Hail mary...Hail mary!!! excellent joke!!!!
GABY...welcome to the Blogfest party....thats four of us now
CRUMBLE......Timothy sent my pooter into meltdown......tried to pause him while i answered the phone and he just wouldn't be quiet :-)
DISSING DAVE.......beautiful out there isnt it!!!
BEING A NEW KID ON THE BLOG BLOCK (SO TO SPEAKE AT 39!!) WHO'S BEEN ON IT THE LONGEST???
Back to work... xxx
Just for Caroline....
I had dinner last night with one of my fave people. She is an amazing woman, I am very very grateful to have her in my life. Anyway, as well as being one of my fave people she is also a best selling author.
She never thought she would be an authour, or a best selling one at that. Everyone told her she should write a book about her life, in the end she got in touch with a publisher and got some advice. They said yes please !!!
The outcome is a beautifully moving, honest, sometimes tragic, sometimes disturbing book full of hope and faith. It is an account of her time working in the killing fields under the Khmer Rouge and her plight to flee Cambodia to Vietnam. It is a remarkable story about one womans remarkable journey. Her fight to keep her and her children safe. Not only did she work day and night in the fields she also contracted (and survived) anthrax during her escape by cutting up and eating infected water buffalo - they did not stop to question why the animal had died they just saw a much needed food source.
It is an amazing book, its a honour to know her, she never thought she had a book in her and now people are asking her to write another !
The outcome of her book at the time was a television documentary taking her back to Cambodia and telling her story. She is currently in talks with a film maker about her book.
So, do it ! Write your book, you never know where it might lead you to !
Good Luck Caroline x x x
Attn J Mc
Do you have a progress report on the condition of Timothy Hedgehog after his surgery
Catherine x
Shame about the Brits..
Freeview is just that and its wicked by the way. Refuse to give Rupert Murdoch hard-earned cash thats what I say!
Dogs rule - Archie, my rescue dog rules.. Hampstead Heath is his favourite with Primrose Hill a close second as his favourite hangouts. Get a dog, much better than boyfriends or girlfriends!
Moose,
I do normally keep the blog police busy, although recently I have not been alone :-) I try to blog a joke a day (if the get through the radar) so there are plenty of jokes on previous days ;-)
As for the bike thing all I can say is I hear you buddy! But hey you are either ready for a Harley and the way of life a Harley may bring or you are not. I had to go to the Harley dealer and see the glow of chrome to remind me I was not ready鈥︹︹et鈥︹..not ever!
Later everyone!
Ten minuets till the show :-)
Keith
x
Good morning from Vancouver and good afternoon to you all back in Blighty,
Thank you for your regards Gaby (#60) I hope and trust that wellness and contentment are continuing to brighten your days, regardless of all else and that your libations continue to flow.
Though I have been thoroughly enjoying the daily contributions, my utterly cluttered working schedule has arrested my efforts to pen something. We are hiring a new writer and thus, my time is taken interviewing the good, the bad and the distinctly mediocre. On sipping my single malt last eve, I cogitated and procrastinated over my choices and am on the precipice of my decision. How exciting...
Thus, today my entry will be short and if not sweet, anything but bitter.
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much"
And on that, I bid you all a good day.
Dr T
Just had my first blog posted here! It's very exciting!!!
Happy Thirsty Thursday one and all
J x
have now cancelled sky........... liberated!
now going to buy a digibox, will i miss the football? i couldn't hear it for the kids anyway, ahhahahah :)
Hello Chaps and Chapettes and the lovely Chris
I'm absolutely beginning to beleive all this blogging addiction stuff.
I just had a look in (before going home from work) and see so many of you are encouraging me. THANK YOU THANK YOU ;-))
That's honestly made my month ( maybe year!)
I'll try really hard to complete the book ( all for good reasons)
Hey, you'll all get a mention in the acknowledgments!
Thanks again
Amour encore les petits choux
Caroline x
Hi all,
I'm very late today but hopefully my posting will get beneath the radar. Yesterdays did not, don't know why, was trying to say there are no words to say after the loss of a loved one be they animal or human - so nothing rude there.
I also mentioned that the Sky thing would not bother me as I appear to be a little antiquated in my TV choice, no dish, no cable no set top box - don't think thats rude.
Anyhoo,
Today I must agree with Big'un, buying a Harley, IMO is the start of a very slippery slope, after you have the bike you simply must have the jacket, T shirts, Bandana, socks even ruddy underpants, not to mention several v expensive lids, to match whichever Harley outfit you are wearing today.
Don't get me wrong I think they are beautiful bikes, it's just the whole lifestyle thing I'm not into.
You also (also IMO) begin to turn into a bit of a bore, sorry don't mean to upset anyone just talking from personal experience.
Well, I hope I have'nt upset anybody, If I have sorry it's only an opinion.
take care
Nicki
ps nearly forgot happy thirsty Thursday all
pps I'm looking forwar to several glasses of red medicine tonight
ppps Boss has just left, wait for him to leave car park and slope off early!!!
well done em26 #8
my first 拢20 in credit with the bank, went on some nice earrings (拢24).
i wear the earrings everyday. my money situation isn't any better but i always rememeber my heady days of being in credit with 拢20 when i touch my ears!!
happy spending, happy saving!
chez
Well done for being honest. It's brilliant. More please.
You kicked Bjork off your show. Winner.
Good evening all
Gaby - you are welcome. I hope you manage to switch off in time tonight. What are you thinking about, rather than doing?
Cat in Hat - I strongly suggest you sue your computer manufacturer
Cathmel - Timothy's surgery has been suspended. I took pity on him and gave him a dose of worm medicince instead. He's our temporary house guest.
Mel C - Timothy forgives you
Anna Log - Thanks for the offer. I'm slightly concerned that your obsession with parasites is 'unhealthy'. Let me know when you have a more balanced interest. Timothy's accent is unplaceable. It's more or less generic Hedgehog, from what I can tell.
laters
J McC
Hi Chris, totally agree with your views on the Brits. Live is so much better and what we all want. And I can also sympathise with you about having your dog put down. I had a dog put down last week who was a rescue dog. George was about two when we had him (no-one quite knew for sure) but he had a wonderful ten years with myself for 8 years and my parents for 2 years after that (Only because I got married and moved away from home.) I think your show is the most entertaining show on the radio and television put together. Keep it up and glad to see you at the top once again.
Fab blog yep honesty is the ONLY way in life - honesty and happiness go hand in hand.
Always listen online from my wee hoose in a traditional white mountain village of Andalucia.
My lil mutt sitting on my lap as I type, I'm with you on your comments re dogs - I have always had rescue animals and back in SCotland I had 4, a redsetter, borzoi, collie and labrador, and everyone was put down in my arms and buried in the garden, and I cried buckets each time, but like you wouldn't want it ant other way and now I am in Spain I was adopted by a wee mutt, it is very hard out here not to adopt a kennel full - the Spanish have a different attitude towrds their animals which can be hard for us softies :)
Stay healthy n happy love n light be with you
:)H:)
Moose......Thanks for your advice :-) I have actually tried that but I cant seem to focus - I jump around all over the place!! I shall give it another go though :-)
Cat in the Hat - I would be up for the blog party but there is that little matter of 3,000 miles to get to it! How about a blog party somewhere warm in February -umbrella in drinks included :-)
Tracey-Ann - Your friend's book sounds amazing -
a book that should be in every school for sure!! It certainly puts our lives into perspective!!
Joannie xx
Moose,
You baddie. Making a persona up to impress us Ladeees? You didn't impress us, What we did was feel sadness and desperation for you and wanted to help you improve your confidence and belief in yourself! ha ha ha ha
I don't believe you backtracking about the Harley. My cuz in New Jersey is 52 and has Harley - no long hair....... just out to enjoy himself.
See Y'all later now.
I like to talk about my dog at every opportunity; so I'm taking one today. She was the most beautiful Great Dane ever. She was described to us as a harliquin mismark but to us she was just stunning with markings of greys, black and white. She had beautiful brown eyes and an absolutely fantastic temperament. You will notice that I am talking baout her in the past tense. Unfortunately she passed away in september, very suddenly of a condition that large dogs are prone to - Bloat. What made the situation worse was that she died while my family and I were taking our first holiday in 2 years. By the time we returned she had gone - completely apart from her collar which the kennels had kept for us. It was devastating and one of the hardest things to come to terms with. The kennels had known her since she was 8 months old and were terribly upset also; but I have some peace knowing that she was with friends and having a good time before this hideous thing took her away from us. She died in her sleep and was unlikely to even know what was happening. There is a huge hole in my heart and in the heart of our home where she once took pride of place and the tears sting as I think of her beautiful face. She is running free at The Rainbow Bridge with all the other pets who leave us too early. I didn't know about this place until Cagney - for that was her name (after Jimmy) - passed away but I would recommend any grieving pet owner to find out about this wonderful limbo where our loved pets wait for us to take them for a walk once again.
Dear Dr J McC.
Please be aware! Timothy may be not be who he says he is. Is he trying to worm his way into your affection?
I would hate to hear that you have been taken advantage of.
Saz
I love the brits but when will DEPECHE MODE win one!
I think is a bloody farce at times.
as for it being live, couldn't agree more.
Going to have a bath cos its freezing, and I just got back from work.
big hugs Chris
Jo xxx
Hey Chris, just read your blog. What a lovely line in blogging you have.
I was sad that the cook has bolted, hey beans is good tho. You are very welcome to come here for breakfast diner and or tea whenever you in the Northants area=this cook will never bolt....
Yeah good thoughts about Freeview we are thinking on the same lines as its the time of year when we look at finances (or even fiances)and decide what needs doing.
hugs and love
Mags xxxxx
ps would you like me to send a food parcel?????
pps nah..gravey will spill in post- yeuk..It'll be ok, Ill make VERy thick gravy and you can just cust a slice.......
hi c and all the b's
good to see you get all of your chest Chris.
Let it all out, Brits is dated now time for a change .R.H.C.Peppers serious band, best album got to go to hard-fi.Sorry they just got that something in my book. I hope you wer'nt having your frank, honest,got to be said moment in front of chef? Maybe thats why she walked ,or maybe she might be like a chef i know ,only worked two shift's a week. Something to do with her creative side she said, bone idle if you ask me.
Pets can be so ungreatful i find, you feed em for years,look after their evry need and they turn around and die on you,leaving you with a great big hole in yor life.Oh well think i best get on with the paperwork.My typing comin on a treat since i started bloging reguards
barney the vat man chasing me
Freeview sounds a great idea. I looked up our address to check we were in the right area, we were - excellent. I bought the aerial cable and ran it through our house - 45m (& 拢50) of climbing through the roof spaces - but it would be free. We bought the freeview box - excellent, came with a hard drive & loads of gadgets - just up my street.
It wouldn't work and I had paid another 拢50 to find out that although our postcode is listed as having a freeview signal - it doesn't.
拢100 wasted (I got the money for the Freeview box back).
Are you able to find out when these little glitches will be resolved and if someone at the 大象传媒 will make sure there is correct information available - I guess I can't get my money back (tight as I am).
I've had my musn't grumble.
As Sarah Kennedy says on my way to work SW's to you.
I think I should force myself to attend the blogfest - with only me and 4 laydees there, it would be a great opportunity to practice my oozing techniques ;-)
Chris and bloggers
Brits, Awards shows generally - bah humbug. Haven't watched any in years - can't stand them. Too many people, too far up their own ..... that word you used Chris!
So many great blogs tonight - as always.
#14 JMcC - Timothy is not like any hedgehog that I've come across before!
#26 dwnb - Stornoway Black Pudding - mmmmmm - love it. Know people who fly there and bring back a suitcase full!
#66 A Scot in the Medway - so agree with you re the injustice of raising the age to 18. We need to preserve our heritage of 16 being the age of majority. I'm against smoking and support the legislation for no smoking in public places - but this is going too far. Nanny state making the choices for the people.
So many blogs making reference to the Blog Police - what's that all about?
EG
Hi Chris
Love the show and the blog.
You and the gang are brilliant company on my long drive home via the gym after (usually) another rotten day at work.
I was thrilled to hear you play Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz today - it made my day!
It would be brilliant if you could play Land of Make Believe by them too - it's one of my all-time fave songs and is on my ipod so I can listen to it at the gym when the going gets tough on the stepper!
It got me thinking - what songs do people like to work out to.....?
Oh and don't listen to that Steve Wright - what does a man who laughs like Mutley know anyway!?
A message for Lynne who sent a comment to the blog yesterday - I'm so sorry to hear your sad news on losing Clive and you'll feel as if your has been ripped open for a while but believe me it does get better and soon you'll just remember all the good and funny times you had. I had a dog called Oscar he was big and black and beautiful - a doberman/lurcher cross but so soft and so funny! I was devastated when we had to let him go but now I remember all the fun we had - he was always scrounging for food and was so nosey, he had this habit of sticking his head into my rucksack when I got home to see if I had anything in there for him, one day my mobile phone rang from inside the rucksuck when he had his head in there - I've never seen him move so fast - he scooted across the other side of the room to my Dad who he thought would offer him protection from whatever "monster" had startled him in there - it was so funny. So Lynne soon you'll just remember all the good times and yes, get another dog as soon as it feels right - they're brilliant and enrich our lives so much.
perhaps you should start an alternative
'Not Very Fit Brits'
ok.
So i've been reading the arguments, listening to the debate, and growing to hate my Sky and the monopoly it represents. then I heard you discussing it tonight with Foxy.... so I came in, and once I finished gutting the living room, I checked out the freeview situation, and guess what. It aint available in my area, and won't be available until 2010....
I can't give up my Sky, I'm sorry. I'm sticking with it right now. Sorry.
DWNB
hi bloggers
I've not posted before, but I felt I had to today.
mightily hacked off with the show tonight. You lot are far too southern centric. I love your show Chris, and I know you wanted to come to Welton but the rest of you, well, I'm ashamed!
We'll have to keep the delightful Cumbria to ourselves, but after the floods of 2005 and the foot and mouth crisis, which are the only two things Cumbria is famous for, I think you could have done us a big favour!
I think you should be meeting the local heroes - Eddie Stobart and his family and Story builders to name just two big names. But in particular, the hero of local 大象传媒 radio Martin Plenderleith who spent 12 hours at the helm when he found himself stuck at the radio station during the floods whilst worrying about his own elderly parents whose house was rapidly filling with water and with no means of contacting them.
Right rant over - you got it wrong!
LizzyJ
Christof wanted to go to Cumbria... I'm sure that's what I heard. He was disappointed with everyone else's voting.
I love Cumbria. You'd get my vote any days. We've spent lovely holidays there. So quiet, peaceful, beautiful, and very very welcoming.
Christof .... maybe you should dedicate Friday's Show to the Wonderful County of Cumbria.
DWNB
Lol You booted Bjork off TFI! That is so cool, you could have replaced her with a pie eating contest and it would have been more interesting. I wade through the wind and rain of factoids every day until the sun comes out and drivetime starts. Stick to your guns fella, you do such a great job, its a real talent.
PS can we have smilies on here?
After hearing him on jeremy vine cheggers should definitely not present
Christopher,
you have surpassed the Brits, bigger better doors will swing open for you! Blimey I sound like mystic meg!
To Moose, have a "I really do care day" today, (when you are feeling better) and write down a list of your dreams, everything you would truly love to happen, places you want to go to, Just everything you dream of. Forget about age, it is not a factor in Life and then take a small step in the direction of said scribbles and BINGO your dreams start to happen.
My recipe for today!!! Hurray i'm having a " I really do care day today"
Love to you all Have a Happy Friday
Px
To one who has passed!
You鈥檝e gone and left me all alone
But I know it wasn鈥檛 your choice
Your clock had run its power out
I鈥檒l miss you and your voice
We had some fun all down the years
My companion faithful and true
You always knew how to cheer me up
When I was feeling blue
We laughed, we joked, you shared my dreams
I hope I shared your鈥檚 too
Mutual enjoyment was the goal
Now the moments seem too few
I celebrate your life today
Because you add value to mine
Together we were inseparable
Now I wish you rest sublime
Gone, but not forgotten
To me, you were my friend
You鈥檒l always be a part of me
My heart feels it will rend
One day. Maybe, we鈥檒l meet again
And we鈥檒l share our rest together
Till then, best mate, it鈥檚 just adieu
Until we join again forever
No doubt Chris is out cutting the grass this morning, with his lawnmower made by Ping!
As I tend to finish on a Friday before he arrives into blogville
Bonjour tout le monde
I wish you all a fabulous Friday and a superb weekend! If you're chrimbo shopping, take a break have a mulled wine and chill out, then crack on and get out of the way so I can shop in December!!!
Au revoir mange tout
DD out
Chris
Please do something about SKY television. Start the campaign to get everybody in the UK all to cancel Sky within a certain month, maybe early next year just when the days start getting lighter and we dont need to stay indoors watching TV !
Surely if enough of us do it, then they'll be forced to drop their prices or rethink their market strategy. Its not healthy having one big company running our TV choices. They charge far too much !!!!!
I don't care what he thinks or what he says, Prince has more talent in his little finger than this guy has in his entire body so he can't talk or judge - no one knows what really goes on behind the scenes and Prince will always steal whatever show he is on - it was a fabulous performance from a fab artist and thats what counts - the fans love him
Events like th Brits are dull as dishwater, everyone knows that, but people watch them for the performances. Can you honestly say you care who wins best.......? As long as you like said artist, who cares whether they win?
Performances make these events, so talkingabout getting rid of them is absolutly ludacus. Prince's 12min set this last year was proof of that. An absolutly fantastic performace, ask some random in the street who won best song and they'd struggle to tell you, whereas ask them what was the talking point about the brits this year and the answer you'll get is one word - Prince.
Just how did Prince pay the price? Folowing the event, everyone was talking about his performance and raving about it - and I don't remember many too impressed with Evans (or is that Mr Piper)
Musicians can doubtless be a real pain, but Chris Evans sounds just as prima-donna-ish here. Sending Bjork home four hours before transmission - how is that not a power trip? How is that in the best interests of the show? Prince's setlist was a bit self-indulgent (we'd rather hear hits than new stuff), but you can't deny he brought some excitement and performance to an occasion that's usually pretty dull.
Bjork is history?? come on even if she was, it would much more than U will ever B, man...and Prince, self-indulgent? big news! he can be it, though...he's the greatest musician of his generation.
that's, my friend, Chris Nobody
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I'd rather see MORE music at music award shows than the inevitably crap speeches thanking everyone in their record companies, after all, it should be a great showcase to see who can cut it live and who can't. Simpy because behind the scenes YOU find it long and boring, well that's not the point, the Oscars is hours longer than is broadcast and most celebs say it is interminably dull. The edited version the TV audiences actually see is the most important thing. If you find top acts and artists performing boring, then that is simply a reflection on the current state of music. The idea that the only way to liven it up is have something 'controversial' happen or be said I find idiotic. Shouldn't this thing called 'music' be entertainment enough?
As far as Prince's performance goes, whether or not he is a pain-in-the-arse diva shouldn't take away from the fact it was a mind-blowing performance that blew the rest of the current acts away. Prince wasn't boring, he just made everybody else look boring in comparison. I haven't talked to a single person since who hasn't acknowledged he was fantastic that night. Like it or not, Prince is an acknowledged legend, especially when it comes to live performances, and any opportunity to have him play live should be gratefully accepted. Can't help but think you're just picking on him because of personal animosity due to that time he cancelled an interview with you, and that's rather petty.
Less music?
Arent the brit awards all about the music? I mean thats what they're handing out awards for?
Seriously, who on earth wants to sit there while Lemar delivers an endless list of thank yous, I dont about his granny, or his producers, Infact the speeches should be limited to crys of pain as the presenter lobs the award at the winner.
More music less time spent on "I'd like to thank my mum" Really? did she help write the song? whats that? no? she didnt? Who cares then... it's a music award not Parent of the year.
Yes Prince is a pretentious little arse, but unfortunately he falls into the catagory of arses that happen to be brilliant, seeing him there lit a spark, he's one of the few people left who is willing to do something a bit different, it doesnt always work but rather that than Lily Allen.
I think that Prince decieded what he thought was best for him. Sometimes going to all those events are a waste of time when you could be doin' something else. Plus, this is Prince. Prince sometimes just need his way for he can breath. Not everyone is happy and merry that goes along w/ what someone else wants; that's an ennui!
Maybe you didn't know... Prince isn't British. Also, he was going through a Divorce. I guess if he didn't show then you'd have to blast someone else for being too boring. It's your job.
Try Pink Cashmere.
Chris
Have to say - how can you have a music awards show with LESS music? I'd rather see showcases of the best new British and worldwide talent than too many speeches.
And as for Prince's performance - that surely was totally show stopping. The problem was that the bar was set so high for the rest of the night's performers that they looked bland in comparison. The energy from his performance was screaming out of the TV screen and I could tell that the place was excited that he was playing.
Ol purple pants may not be hitting the charts with regularity these days but in terms of world class live performers I'd say there was no one close to him.
The fact that he's a pain in the backside is hardly new - even with his performance on the American Idol final this year they didn't know for sure he was going to turn up until about 10 minutes before his slot.
That's just Prince. No-one should be surprised. Least of all you with your past history with the man!!!
Time to let your feelings about Prince go!! Just appreciate the man for the great music he has and is still turning out.
Go and see him in Vegas if you get the chance - I'll guarantee you'll be blown away.
Self indulgant Prince performance turned viewers off!? Was he, wasn't he?
You;ve lot the plot Mr. Evans. He was the best thing about the Brits, and was the best thing for years about the Brits. Every single website and paper after it was televised heaped praise on the performance. Those who missed it kicked themselves, those who watched it kicked themselves for not taping it. He was awesome.
I agree, they are long and boring, but don't single out the Prince performance when it was easily the best thing to hit the award show for years.
"There should be less music too. For me, last year, the self indulgent early Prince performance would have turned a lot of viewers off. He was a nightmare leading up to the event, one minute he was coming, the next he wasn鈥檛鈥ery bad karma and I think he paid the price."
Did I miss something? Last I checked Prince is doing quite well. He was just inducted into the UK HOF (And he's an American), just released a song for a very successful movie here in the U.S....Oh and let's not forget that he's selling out shows every weekend in Las Vegas.
Sounds like he's doing pretty good if you ask me.
Connie
Less music?!?!? Are you mental? The whole thing's about the music. The live performances were the best thing about the show this year. Weller and Prince put in mesmerising performances that captivated me anyway. Get rid of those and the whole thing would've been interminably dull.
cant beleive that chris evans still holds a grudge agaibst Prince, easily the best performance of the night, maybe he was just embarassd to be there amongst most of the pap that was there.......lets be honest chris, something i dnt think you obviously can be. i listen to your show alot but have to disagree with your prince performance comment.........all the best performers are a bit eccentric.......
You are so fun to read, hahaha. Sparkling. I especially love these words...
" Honesty is the key to anything, to everything, if something鈥檚 contrived, people know, they don鈥檛 know how they know they just do."
Keep up the good work.