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Hiya

ARF - something bouncy with a funky friday feeling - either

i'm in the mood for dancing - the nolans

or

vertiual insanity - jamariqui

I have no gold but lots of Beatles stuff

Super bp x

Bagpuss - BRILLIANT!! Nolans, my fave tune!!!!

I have Abba Gold, does that count?

T xx

I have the gold and silver music of the millenium - gold one seems to have gone missing though!

Re. ARF continue the theme of the week and start the show with Elvis, but the song where he cracks up with laughter at the backing singer.

Listen to that and tell me it doesn't put a smile on your face!

DD out

DD - agreed with the Elvis laughter. Do you know what made him laugh?

ARF - I agree with DD -that Elvis has me helpless and incontinent with laughter everytime I hear it.

OR ... just play that clip where the whole team fell about laughing when it sounded like someone being interviewed did a little 'parp'. I was crying I was laughing so much!!

ARF: Dynamite by Mud....an oldy but still a goody!!!

Hello, I used to have a goldfish.

Totally agree about the Beatles and lots of the other classic bands, they were at it all the time and I think possible more passionate about writing songs than some of today's musicians although of course there are many who are. Also I don't think they took themselves quite as seriously and were not as "perfectionistic" (made up word) as the bands who have grown up in the digital age.

A x

SP - So has mine! I think it was the better of the two (gold = upbeat, silver = chillout) so that could explain why after our hogmany party it got halfinched!

Gold - spandau ballet - is the obvious ARF given this blog title or
Norwegian wood - beatles

However given the tumultuous change in American politics how about

CH CH CH Changes - it will make people think of Shrek and leave them with a smile on their face.

Quack

Love that one Dissing - if you listen carefully to the lyrics he is laughing at himself because he changed the words to ...

"do you look at your bald head and wish you had hair"

the backing singer just makes him crack up even more!

ARF

Are you Lonesome Tonight Elvis - the laughing version only!!!!

Beesmum xxx

oooooo Dook, like the Changes suggestion..... how though provoking.

Thanks BeesMum. I'll have to listen more closely to that.

would that be "Thought" Bond?

Boleyngirl ...

"Hello, I used to have a goldfish" sounds like one of those "Worst ever chat-up lines" ha ha!!!

T xx

I am on my second copy of Abba Gold.

Someone brought Spandau Ballet on an Ipod at teen party last weel - a load of 15/16 yearolds all belting out "GOLD"! Weird. Not that it's not a great tune, but there's no way I'd have had, say, James Last on at my party when I was that age which is what my Mum was into at the time. That, and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.

A x

Dook, oops sorry thought.

Tins - it works every time!
A x

ARF

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine

By the way, Lammie Pie - is it poss to print a blog list of all our starters so far?? - just to make sure we dont repeat ourselves - been doing that quite a lot lately - its the cabbage, you see . . .

DtM x

Hello Chris...

How about, Do it Again (Again and Again) by Status Quo for the ARF opening or maybe in a play on words and a twist to your Beatles and Gold blog ... play some Abbey Rolled Gold...

You make me............."Dizzy Miss Lizzy" ...

TVWx

Sorry.....I've tried to resist.......

ALASKA - Tiny Spark

One day.....One day!
Quack

ARF

COPACABANA - BARRY MANILOW

Thank you very very muchly
You lovely Lambie Pie!!!!

Can I just add - I am looking forward to my next dinner too; particularly hungry today, must be the cold.

A x

Oh! Hill Street Blues theme! one of the first "proper" toons i could play on my 'iccle Casio keyboard (other makes are available!)

Quack

"be careful out there"..... isn't that what they used to say on Hill Street.....

Dook, was it one of those "demonstration tones" - you pressed the button and then moved your hands up and down flamboyantly as if you were playing?

A x

I did my History project on The Beatles when I was 15.

My History teacher didn't think it a wise choice and a bit left of centre for 1983 (not to mention too recent, in his eyes), but I stood my ground and aired my opinions on how important The Beatles were on changing popular culture, the music industry and the world in general.

He relented and I passed the exam.

Now have asked Santa Claus for the new John Lennon biog.

Cheryl x x x

Think so Bond (a bit before my time though!) What was the modern spin off - NYPD? If I remember rightly some of the Hill street cast appeared in the first series (or Season for our colonial friends!)

Never noticed before but Colon appears in Colonies!!

Dook, I think I was 5 when Hill Street was on.......LOL

ARF-

I'm with.....

The Nolans- I'm in the mood for dancin'.... romancin'....

Yay!!! Great suggestion SB!!!

Luv
Lyndyloo
&Booboo
-x-x-

Bond - Snap - I think! Just remember Dad/Grandad Egg watching it.

Working through my abbreviations 3 down!

Quack

ARF I am what I am!

Chris:

How lovely you have such a good relationship with your father in law. It's great for Natasha that her two favourite men in the world are friends!

I didn't get the chance to say yesterday - great news about Enzo!

boleyngirl #16: really very funny. My elder sister was Herb Albert "mad" before she left home - drove me mad. I was trying to listen to Spirit in the Sky for heaven's sake!!

C xx

Dook, LOL.

ARF - Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf


For the first time in a few weeks I'm going to be able to listen to a full ARF... Make it a good one! (Always is mind...)

First song for Friday -

The Senational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party

off for an early lunch.......

Greetings Ter CLP And ALL,

Bingo Star ere.....

Am outta rehab for one more day all!!!!!

Terdee I don't know if I should start with the 'appy news or sad news?

Sad first......

My ex-fiancee Inna. Sadly I find out her mother died yesterday, very suddenly.
I feel so, so, so badly for her!
She's now a struggling single parent, her grandfather died 3 months ago and now she has no mother too.
I feel so badly for her amd her son, I care for them deeply but she's got so many problems in her life she has pushed me away.
Why are people so complicated?
Why is life so cruel to some people?
Inna is exactly in my mothers position when I was 8. She was left alone, divorced, as a single parent to bring up a young boy 'me' and both her parents died witihn a year of each other all when I was 8.
Inna is the same now with her son who's 6. I understand her situation and want to be there for her.
I am the one person who could help her, a nice, caring decent man... but maybe nice is boring.
Women seem to be attracted to bad men even though they know it will bring trouble.
God I feel so bad for Inna.. but what can I do???
Life sometimes just won't let people be!
Maybe we are all put on this earth to suffer and it's all a test for the next!!


Oh well finish with the happy, sorry 'appy!

Went to the Queen gig last neet and whatta gig. We gotta spot right near the front, right by Brian May's mic. I was only about 10 feet from him watching him play!!!@!!!!!@!
Something I notice all these top people always make it look so simple and easy what their good at. Be it Tiger Woods with golf, Lewis 'amilton racing or Brain May wrocking.
The way 'e waz working 'is guitars waz unreal, just looks so effortless. Mind you a suppose it's like riding a bike. Yer don't think I must push my left leg down, then my right up, then down, I must hold my arms out straight and balance on the centre of the tyre and not fall off... yer just do it!
Playing the guitar at Brian's level - I suppose it's similar, it comes naturally with experience and you just work your way around the frets without.... fretting!!!
Well 'e 'is fretting.... the frets, but yer know what am sayin'!!!!
If Brian needs ter play a low bend at the 15th fret 'e probally just does it and without thinking about it. Maybe sometimes 'e's accidently on the 16th but it doesn't matter in the 'eat of the moment with power chords - know what am sayin'!!!!
Am just tryin ter get deep inter the mind of emense guitar playing talent!!!!!!!

And Paul Rogers, Roger Taylor and all the musicians were BRILLIANT!!!!!
Spike Edney on keyboards and Steve Wright EXACT double on bass - Danny Mirander ex Blue Oyster cult bassist!!!!
Or maybe it waz Wrightie... a teel yer 'is exact double.... YO WRIGHT... 'ow do yer do yer BIG show and get ter the Queen gigs in time??????
The strange thing last night when we arrived at the MEN arena it always seem 'uge inside... but after the enormous Ukraine gig... it seemed smaller, more intimate!!!! Strange!!!

Tatty bye ALL!!!!!!

Bingo - big hugs to you and Inna for your news

PS Here's the full song list taken from Brian May's website - brianmay.com

**Wed 05 Nov 08**
MANCHESTER SHOW

Full version of Voodoo was played after Say It's Not True tonight in Manchester. Also We Believe.

This show really rocked and found its own groove .... soulful vibe - and would rival Vancouver on last tour. Great atmosphere.

DRAFT (unconfirmed) SET LIST
Intro (Cosmos Rocks)
Hammer To Fall
Tie Your Mother Down
Fat Bottomed Girls
Another One Bites The Dust
I Want It All
I Want To Break Free
C-lebrity
Surfs Up...Schools Out
Seagull
Love Of My Life
'39
Bass Solo incl Under Pressure/Another One Bites The Dust
Drum Solo
I'm In Love With My Car
A Kind Of Magic
Say It's Not True
Voodoo
Bad Company
We Believe
Guitar Solo
Bijou
Last Horizon
Radio Ga Ga
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Show Must Go On
Bohemian Rhapsody
Encores:
Cosmos Rockin'
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
God Save The Queen


A tell yer MEGA GIG!!!!!! MEGA!!!!!@@!@!!!!!

Thanks Super B!!!!!!!

Bingo

Brian May will never make a blogger ....

no Don't Stop Me Now?!?!

I'd want a refund!

xx

Dear Christoph

My ARF choice would be 'These Words' by Natasha Bedingfield.

I love that song (well, it's all about love 'n stuff isn't it) and would kick the weekend off nicely and you can sing along to it at the top of your voice!!

Ever hopeful ...

jillygoat xx

your father in law is indeed as good as gold.
give him a treat and play first
captain beefheart - big eyed beans from venus - better than gold

Distant cousins, there's a limited supply.
And we're down to the dozens, and this is why:
Big Eyed Beans from Venus! Oh my, oh my.

Boys and girls,
Earth people around the circle,
Mixtures of man alive.
Big eyed beans from Venus,
Don't let anything get in between us.

Beam in on me baby,
and we'll beam together
I know we always been together,
but there's more.

Mister Zoot Horn Rollo, hit that long lunar note,
and let it float.

Men let your wallets flop out,
and women open your purses,
Cause a man or a woman without a big eyed bean from Venus
Is suffering with the worstest of curses
Yeah, you're suffering, with the worstest of curses.

Put 'em out in the sun, and when the night come
You don't have to go out and get 'em
They'll glow with you
They'll go with you
They'll show with you
Ain't no losers
Cause they're on the right track
Cause they're on the right track
You can be on the right track, woman,
Of course, of course

Ain't no SNAFU, no fol-de-rol

Check these out, Big eyed beans from Venus
Oh, let a few out, let 'em pass in between us

Distant cousins, there's a limited supply.
And we're down to the dozens, and this is why...

Don't let anything get in between us!
Big eyed beans from Venus
Big eyed beans from Venus

ARF. I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 please CLP.

Debbie x

Afternoon each

ARF - Alabama 3 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash'. Well, you've got to try.

Bingo: Great post - poor Inna, doesn't know a good man when she see's one.

Back later.

xxxxx

Bingo:

What an incredible post from you today.

So sorry to hear about Inna. And I can understand you feel so bad, because you can't really do anything.

Sounds like you had a fantastic time at Queen. I know what you mean about watching such incredible talent - it's like it's not really real, but you know it is!

C xx

Spooky: Elvis playing now.

x

Arf - Needles and pins ;-)

There is a song that has a line
#...great big melting pot#

Its about putting all races together and getting along. I remember it from a BoyZown album - but am sure its MUCH older as Granny Egg remembered it!!!!!

Damn! CLP just played a bit of CH CH CHanges so it won't get played tommorow ;-{

but AHHHH! Gus the Labrador...bless!

Quack

Evening all, finally get to make it to the blog, had a very very very busy week :(

I'd like to suggest a few for ARF, although I doubt I'll spark a week of it being played to kick off the show as my last choice did...

The Boss - The Rising (For a certain Mr Obama)

Gap Band - You Dropped The Bomb On Me

Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way (Brilliant song, find it on youtube if you don't know it!!!!)

xxx

Big Hugs Bingo ((((xx)))))

Beesmum xxx

Another one, Space - Female Of The Species

we're more dealier than the male, y'know, JC!!

Dealier or Delia CtD? I know your love of cookery so it could be the later, however i think we are DeaDlier aswell!!!!!!

Quack

hehehehee ... just goes to show what a tired wee diva i am tonight!

deadlier maybe?

off home now peeps.

ciao! xxx

Mir Auch! (me too!) Home that is!

Quack

Just joined the blog
Wanted to email you to let you know the best way to keep the nits away.
Dab daily behind the ears VINEGAR and the dreaded nits will never come near again. I picked this up when living in Corfu & my children started school. By the way it never smells on you!
SusieQKerkyra

ARF:

Space - Magic Fly please

Dookegg: Aberdeen? Where I was born.

xxx

Nits?? Who was talking about nits? Have I missed something?

xx

I lived in Aberdeen for a couple of years. Nice place. There was a great fish and chip restaurant that I always used to go to, but I can't remember the name.... I used to go and watch Aberdeen play, and I even played cricket for Aberdeenshire...... great days.....

Evening all, it's Friday night!!! Well, it is for me cos I don't have to go back to work til Wednesday hee hee.

Bingo, sweetheart, that's awful for poor Inna. I must've missed a lot, cos I didn't know you two weren't together. Could you be a friend and support her that way?

As usual, my mind is a blank (nooowwww!) when trying to think of an ARF. Buttttt!! I have just bought Pink's new album, listening to it now, it's brilliant. So I think I'll ask for Feel Good Time by Pink please Christophe.

AF xx

AF, Lucky you not having to work until Wed. Enjoy the break. Do you have anything fun planned or are you just going to recharge the batteries?

'9 out of 10 UK people are happy, a government funded survey says'

Oh, that's alright then.

For a minute there I thought we were all worried about our jobs, the price of our houses, terrorism, global financial meltdown, climate change and ´óÏó´«Ã½ presenters offending anyone who is watching or listening but mostly those doing neither.

But the survey says we're happy. I'm happy, hope you're happy too.

Won't bore you with the gory details of today in the office, but suffice to say, a bath, a couple of chapters and a Nytol are beckoning. I would say roll on the weekend, but I have to check that the people counting our stock of nuts and bolts have counted them all correctly on Saturday.

And who said the world of Ferraris and Aston Martins was glamorous?

Oh, ARF.


Band On The Run - Wings.


Easily Macca's finest post-Beatles moment.

Much love

MfR

PS James Coburn

PPS Christopher Lee

PPS Michael Parkinson

Shame about Michael Crichton - Hiya Matt the McClaren workplace looked great with the racing car coming around the bends

As its rememberance Sunday this week how about Hero's by the X-Factor lot. If not American Trilogy is great for continuing the Obama theme.

Or Seal's latest which is all about change

Hello Bond. No plans, but work and life have been very hectic over the past month (have had much trouble keeping up with the blog!!), so I just want a few days to myself.

But already it's going pear shaped, as I have some work to do tomorrow, so I've had to bring the laptop home. Hopefully that'll be the extent of it though.

As for now, a large glass of rose is calling from the kitchen. All that's keeping me away is that it's so flippin' cold in there!!

AF xx

Matt

Surely it must have been the frog churus ... we all stand together!!

Cheryl x

churus? bloody laptops!

My pick for ARF would be Same Old Scene by Roxy Music, coz it's one of my faves and I hardly ever hear it on the radio....

AF-enjoy your weekend off! I am counting down to Monday when it will in fact be my Friday, confused...?? I ususally am.

In the meantime I'm not looking forward to standing about at work tomorrow in the cold/murk/damp/whatever weather an Edinburgh November cares to throw at me.

Stiff Little Fingers - Tin Soldiers

for ARF please Chris :-D

Cheers

CtD
RE:#27

I once did a project in English lang on The Sex Pistols. We had to talk for a min or 5 (can't remember which) and then answer questions of course . . boys being boys they ALL wanted to know the title of the Album Never Mind The . . . . .. . .. . . . .. You can guess the rest. the teacher was ok about it i just think my "friends" just wanted to try and get me into trouble which of course they didn't. I took lots of material in with me show them. No doubt these days i'd take a laptop in and do a powerpoint pres on it.

Bingo,

glad you enjoyed the Queen gig last night. I've not been to a gig in years n years (just no one i've wanted to see badly enough to spend the dough on) All the gigs i've fancied have been big huge stadium gigs and i'm not keen on them.

I'm determined to get SLF on Drivetime. If i'm home tomorrow i might even ring 'em up and ask for it (although i wont hold my breath as i don't think it's the kind of thing they'll play) :(

Steve :-D

AF, sounds like a mad dash for glass and bottle is required.....

Ooh rosieposie, does you work outside hon? Always fancied working outside, you know, like landscape gardening or something (well, except that I know nothing about plants. At all. I am not green-fingered in the slightest. Black-fingered perhaps...). But it must be a bugger in the winter...

Bond, am seriously considering it. Only problem is the cat. Every time I get up, he follows me, then it's a case of herding him out of the kitchen because, of course, why else would I go in there if not to feed him. And why is said food not forthcoming???

Hey ho, think a brave face and woolly socks are called for first. Well it's a ceramic tile floor, you know!

AF xx

We live to serve our cats. Dogs have owners, cats have staff......LOL

Hi Christophe and drivetime bloggers, first time blogger here!!

PLease please please can we have Thunder "Love walked In" for ARF tomorrow, to keep the Thuder momentum going.

Love the show and the blog and keep up all the good work

JTL
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ha ha, I'm back, I did it!! Braved the north face of the kitchen, made it to the summit (aka the fridge), but nooooo! Only half a glass left!! Had to stay in there and open another bottle. I think I may have frostbite in my extremities....

AF xx

ps welcome JTL!!

To any Autumn watchers -

Are conga eels called that because they do the conga? If so, it should be easy to find them, just put the music on!

Sad about Caesar though, had a tear in me eye.

A x

Boleygirl, I only watch the Autumn from my office window. No conga eels but I do see the occasional bird of prey.......

AF, glad you braved the cold. I am sure it was worth it....

Boleyngirl: The squirrels were funny, though.

Matt: Hope the Nytol works. I'm on the second mug of Camomile.

Hallo to the new peeps.

xxx

Hi AF unfortunately I don't do anything as lovely as that, I too am not green fingered in the slightest. I work in the tourism industry at a visitor attraction and have to spend parts of my day outside welcoming in the hoardes, which is fine in the summer but as you put it, a bugger at this time of the year. rpx

PS If I were you I wouldn't be letting a small matter of the cold get between me and my wine! x

Ooops just read# 76! rp x

rosieposie, sounds like you need something to warm you up like a glass of wine or something

Evening all, and welcome all new bloggers!

ARF either Atomic or One Way or Another both Blondie. Just because.

Dragonxx

yup wine or chocolate usually do the trick

Bond, you are a baaaad influence!

Rosieposie, On drive time last week (I think) they were talking about chocolate beer. I think if I fell into a vat of that I wouldn't drown, but drink myself to death......hmmmmmmm

AF, What did I say...wink, wink......

I'm not normally a beer drinker but I might be swayed by a chocolate variety...

I know, How much better can you get than THAT>>>>

Bond - have you ever tried chocolate beer? I was given some last year for Christmas and it's foul!! I like all sorts of beer, and I like all sorts of chocolate. but chocolate beer? ick.

Dragonxx

No I haven't but I would have thought the two things I love, beer and chocolate would be an ideal combination, but may be not...... Not enough chocolate in the beer perhaps.....

I was going to say chocolate wine but there are wines out there that boffins say have notes of chocolate in them... most taste pretty much the same to me though, not being a wine boffin

Well, off home for me. Will try and catch up later, but that will probably be too late you most of you. Hope you all have a good evening..

well don't let me put you off trying it, everyone has different tastes! World would be boring if we were all the same........

Catch you later 007, have a nice evening

Dragonxx

Hoydee folks - just dropping in after drowning in autumn watch and silent witness.
Poor Caesar the stag - shed a tear meself! He did have his day though - main man for ages - get a grip woman its a tv prog! but it is about real animals! would love to work with animals but would be blubbing most of the time if things went wrong! i.e check out prev blog - hand reared lamb - off to market - sobbed me heart out only to find local farmer wanted a new ram - me blubbing, him happily bonking!

Well done Flower - got to brave the eiger to get to the wine! you part timer you! weird hours anyway!

Beesmum xxx

Have you gone yet James? have you checked out my

ARF request
lyrics anywhere yet? ** 11 & *** 13?

CLP CLP CLP ATTENTION!!

Please put all your millions of listeners right and tell them he cracks up cos of what he sings i.e changes the lyrics and NOT the backing singer - she just makes him worse!!! Please pretty please!!!!

Beesmum xxx

Oh yes and Dissing and Cathmel want it too! although Cathmel may have an accident!

Beesmum xxx

Chocolate beer. No people, no!!! Goes together like mint and chocolate, ie not at all! Wrong wrong wrong on every level. I do feel quite strongly about this, as you may have noticed....

Rosieposie, I am quite partial to milk chocolate (just chocolate though, no filling) with warm red wine. Mmmm, definitely a winter treat, that one. Strange that I'm still drinking rose at this time of year, have usually moved on to red at this point. My theory being that rose is a summer drink, being lighter, and red is a winter drink. Two bottles waiting, but they may be frosted over in the kitchen, oh no!!

AF xx

ps hello Beesmum xx

pps have a lovely night Bond xx

Well, has everyone gone to bed?

I'm back again from the arctic wilderness that is my kitchen, and this time I stayed long enough for toast and marmelade. Not traditionally an accompaniment to rose wine, I'll grant you, but when you've got the munchies...

Even caved and fed the cat too. Woo hoo. Life is a rollercoaster, you just gotta ride it.......

Oh dear, descending into Ronan Keating, the end is nigh!

AF xx