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Oh lovely CLP, not surprised you were totally washed out last night - but so glad that you got to see how much love there is on this blog for you and yours.

So what do we have to do for El Tel? Are we asking for the song to be released as a single or what? Who do we ask?? I agree it's brill and would love it to be No 1 at Xmas!!

More instructions please!!!

Ta

T xxx

it will be aleds second no 1 as well and i think they deserve it

thanks for your kind words today - glad you feel the warmth from the blog - its like getting into a nice warm bath

super bp x

Hiya Christophe hunnybunkins

Onwards and upwards - that's the spirit!

Absolutely for Sir Wogan and Our Aled to be Christmas No.1 .... do we just download it or buy it from a record shop or what!?

Can I also say the BIGGEST THANK YOU of all time for Barry Manilow week on Woman's Minute.

Whilst driving home yesterday eve, I actually yelped aloud in my wee little Micra when you made that announcement of all announcements ..... and sang unashamedly for the duration of Bermuda Triangle (although now it sounds more like a waxing fashion than a destination!)

So tonight .... will we get Copacabana?? You would just absolutely make my (already good!) day if you play that tonight.

Love you dearly.

Cheryl the Diva x x x


My name is Lola, I am a show girl, with yellow feathers in my hair and a dress cut down to there ......

;-)

Ha ha love it Cheryl. Think I will ask for a Bermuda Triangle next time I go for a wax - also sounds less painful than a Brazilian!!

T xxx

No need for thanks Chris - sympathy is always given freely to a good cause.

I'm up for a campaign to get Terry and Aled to No. 1. Lets reclaim the Christmas No. 1 spot for Christmas!

Quack

now where did I put those old placards for Lesley umm......

Can we buy and download the Wogan xmas song online?

afternoon folks

Chris...no need for the thanks, you reap what you sow in life and that's the affection from the public you've built up just being shown right back at ya!

Love the idea for the Xmas #1, let's do it!

bonnet de douche

KWx

Hi CLP I apologise as I didn't see the blog or hear the show yesterday. I've just read the sad news and have cried my eyes out. I had to say goodbye to Roobear last year and know it's the most unselfish act of your life and that you will remember all of the good times forever. There is not a day that goes by (over a year on) that I don't think of my little bear and miss her desperately. Life goes on for the rest of us and you and your gorgeous wife will take stregnth from one another. God bless Enzo and I hope he gets to meet Roobear in that great bone-shop in the sky.

Lots of luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
-x-x-

...as previously mentioned...

I'D BUY IT!!!

Anyhoo, bless you and Tash for reading our posts. We've all been through it in one way or another, and it never gets any easier. I/we are glad we were able to help x Enzo had the best mummy and daddy x

Aled and Tel for Number ONE!!!
love
hazel
x

YES, YES, YES... CALM DOWN.. I AM WORKING THE INTERNET MACHINE... DON'T GET YOURSENS INTO A BAD WAY.... I HAVE BEEN TRAINED AT MY LOCAL LIBRARY.......

NAME Introduction : Bertwynd Hurricane.

Hello to all of the COMPUTER people, today I HAVE been to see the idiot Bingo Star, still in rehabilitation.

Firstly can I just SAY to Mr Christopher Evans, I am very sorry to hear the very sad news ABOUT your pet, Enzo the dog.
But like you write 'Sometimes sad is not always bad' it can be kinder, as in the case!!!!!!!!! (8)
Animals are beautiful creatures and in this WORLD of materialism, they cost very littel but give so much unconditional love back!!!!!!!! (8)
At least Enzo the dog is at peace...... unlike Bingo Star's weekend in rehabilitation.

Bingo asks me ttttto, to pass the message ONTO all here that the weekend for him WAS terrible. During the Harry Hill tv programme ooooon, on Saturday, all of the electricity FUSED again.
Apparently another patient in there is a demented ELECTRICIAN, by the name ooof, of Lucas Watts. He is in rehabilitation as he insists on trying to wire peoples houses to the nearst lamp post outside and has attempted the same at rehabilitation.
Apparently he's been TRYING to wire his rrrrroom, room to the lamp post outside to save money on the electricity bill at tttthe, the clinic.
Then twice in the early hours of Sunday the FIRE brigade arrived after Lucas blew the main CONSUMER unit (fuse box) setting off aaaaall, all of the fire alarms!!!!!!!!! (8)
Sounds like Bingo Star is in GOOD company in there!!!!!!!! (8)

I have read that some people on this BLOG, are not TOO keen on me.
Well can I just say I don't have to be here. I am only doing this as a favour so Bingo can keep hhhhis, his communication with you all whilst he is LOCKED in rehabilitation.
If you think Bingo Star is sssso, so perfect well I can tell you a few stories about why I THINK the man should stay locked up!!!!!!!!! (8)
He is one good reason now : Did you know Bingo once went SHOPPING. And being the greedy fool he is. He couldn't resist all oooooof, of the BOGOF offers (buy one get one free). So he ended up loading up the biggest shopping TROLLEY with nappies, even though he hasn't got a baby. A load of curry power, even though he doesn't like indian food. About 24 bottles of Tizer even though his doctor HAS told him that's what GIVES Bingo bad gas (rear explosions of air). Now you might think not sssso, so bad.
Well there's more. Because he didn't HAVE his car with him, he couldn't CARRY all the goods home. So he borrowed the shopping trolley. Only to end up being apprehended in the street bbbby, by a community officer for THEFT of a shopping trolley. The fool ended up spending an evening in aaaaaaa, a police cell!!!!!!!!! (8)
If you think that's the sign of a mad man, there's mmmmmore, more. Bingo Star, the IDIOT, spent more then 20 pounds so could have got the goods delivered FREE tttto, to his home and not stolen the shopping trolley..... the man's a total fool!!!!!!!! (8)

Bingo also asks me to SAY to Mr Christopher Evans that he gave some MONEY to Children In Need and thank you for playing a Queen song for all the people who REQEUSTED one including Bingo. He ADDS to fellow computer people did you hear Mr Evans topped up the Radio 2 tttttttttotal, total to two million with a donation of around 16 thousand pounds. A generous GESTURE indeed!!!!!!!!! (8)

Bingo also says he e-mailed Sir Terry Logan this MORNING, as many others did, about the Little Drummer Boy song. And Sir Tezza, as Bingo CALLS him, did mention that Mr Evans of the Drivetime Wireless Evening Show had mentioned the possibilty of harrassing Sir Tezza to release the SONG as aaaaaa, a Christmas song for Children In Need.
Bingo says Sir Tezza did hint that he may agree!!!!!!!! (8)
I'll buy it. I was 45 when the last one came OUT with Bing and Bowie!!!!!!!! (8)

GOOD DAY TO ALL THE COMPUTER PEOPLE!!!!!!!!! (8)

Will be listening to see what we have to do tonight Chris - Agree let's go for it!!! Tel and Aled for number One and loadsa dosh for Cin

Jovial tip topper - where are you??? did you "listen again" to see if your email was on El Tel's show this morn? You said you were following Chris's instructions?? must have missed that last night - probably blowing my nose - again!

Beesmum xxx

Tins, don't get a Bermuda Triangle...you might find a plane in it...

Tinsel # 4,

You,re making my eyes water again Girl.

Steve.

... or the plane could be lost forever!

Ooooh hazel - that would hurt!

It appears that you can buy the album - Bandaged with all the other bits & bobs from Radio 2 presenters (Chris I note your abscence from the line up!) from the link on Terry's show page.

and come on Floral Dance wasn't THAT bad......was it?

Quack

Hazel /Diva - eeeeew

BM xxx

buying the album would only make it into the album charts and due to the amounts of albums sold at chrimbo we couldn't do it.

the song needs to be released as a single as we have more chance of getting it into the single (cd and download) charts

super bp x

i'd dO anything, for You Dear Anything

I haven't even heard the song.

I have voices in my head just now, and so I have to have the radio off on my drive home, so that I can hear them clearly.

But because I have great love for Beeb 2 and You and Yours.....

I will email them over and over.

DWNb (and the voices)

Does anyone else think that Bingo Star may be one of the voices in my head?

Can he not write little blogs?

With the new "rules" on downloads, isn't it just the amount of times a track is downloaded that gets it into the charts?

Whatever happened to the good old days, huddled round the radio at 6.55 pm ever Sunday to see what was that week's number 1 ?

And who remembers taping bits of the Top 40 show direct from the radio before the "Now ...." albums came along .....

And I still prefer vinyl over CDs or downloads ..... the cover, the artwork, the inner sleeve - all made it somehow more tangible.

Happy Dayz!

Beesmum #11,

Hi I,ve been at work all day and typed the email from here (GE Aviation).
No radios allowed , American Corporates all the same.
Will try to get a re-run of todays show though,Chris asked on last nights show to email , text etc to the Togmeisters show to support the Little Drummer Boy,so I did.
I think he read it out though.

Steve. x

Chris,

I really did hope that you and Natasha would get some comfort from the comments yesterday .... I'm so glad you did. We really do love you both, you know!

I will do all I can to support Terry and Aled - they are both fabulous. Due to my age, I am awake every Sunday morning to hear Aled!

And yes, I am THOROUGHLY fed up of the X Factor winner being No.1 every Christmas!

C xx

Steve - I'm not allowed a radio either ... boooooooooo. 'cept on Mondays when the boss isn't in the office!

Think I'm the only person in the world for whom Monday is one of the best days of the week!!!

x x x

DWNB, I think Bingo is just one of the voices in many people's heads...but all good I feel...

wogan@bbc.co.uk

Lets see if we can break their machine!

parupapumpum etc
love
hazel
x

ps SBP, thank you so much for that sweet little carol! I'm gonna see if I can find it...and I love your typing...don't ever change!!!

...and SSTinsel...don't ever ask for a Hollywood, because then they ask you if you'd prefer a Hollywood Boulevard...if you say OOOH YES...they fill it up with cement and do a hand-print in it...

Can't you guys without radios listen online via the iplayer?

Although the way you're going, ChrissieS, John Sargent is gonna be this year's chart topper with something by Sousa...

Put the receiver down and step away from the phone.

P L E A S E!!!

CLP - am just catching up rather belatedly on the last few days of blogging and I was so sorry to read your sad news - but the response from your audience was amazing and I am sure that everyone on here will be glad to know that it might have helped you - just a little bit.

I also heard your very generous gesture last Friday night and wanted to congratulate you on turning words into action (not everyone in your position would/does do so).

Make it another good one tonight!

Fondest

df

Ditto Hazel love Please Chrissie

Beesmum xxx

Bondy: my boss likes to work in Dickensian silence. Pins dropping absolutely deafen us!!

I have a radio, but sadly, Tues - Fri it is switched off.

:-(

Hello Bloglets all, just barging through...

Lovely blog Chris, I'm sure it means a lot to everyone to know that you read the posts and that they helped you a bit.

That's what friends are for!

I bought the Bing/Bowie single ( when I was a teen I think ) and I love this version too and would be happy to try and make it no. 1, I am ordering Bandaged today but will buy the single if it becomes available.
I'm teaching 6.00 - 7.00 so if I miss anything important about it could somebody let me know?

Also, missed most of the show yesterday, didn't realise it was Bazza week, here are my top ten: (in no particular order,as they say:
Could it be magic,
It's a miracle
Mandy
Looks like we made it,
Can't smile without you,
Copacabana,
Somewhere in the night,
Weekend in New England
Ready to take a chance again
We made it through the rain.

Any of those will do!

Right, o'er the hills I go, laughing all the way...

A x

Hand print Hazel nooooooooooooo!!!

BM xx

Chris,

Have only just read the sad news about dear Enzo. Brought many a tear to my eye as we had to put our dog Charlie down 3 weeks ago, so I know how you feel. They truly are a member of the family.

Sending lots of virtual hugs to the whole family.

Pottylotty

CtD, I think you should tell her that you've pledged $1 a day to CiN if you listen to CLP everyday for a year......

Hi Boleyn - or in reverse order - well why not?

They Dance
Turn the Radio up
A little Travelling Music
Stay
If I should love again
One Voice

Beesmum xxx

Did anyone manage to get tickets for the O2 arena on 4th and 6th Dec? for Manly Barrilow?

BM xxx

Do I need to vote?

One Voice please.

...yes Bees...hand print...and if you're lucky, a star round it...

gotta shoot so see yas all pertater
love
hazel
x

Chris, thank you x

Beezer -

Forgot "If I should love again" - AH!

And The Old Songs.

They did A little Travelling music on Saturday - hadn't actually heard it before - great stuff.

Gotta go now,

A x

Bloomin eck, didn't know about that, couldn't go anyhow, December is fully booked! Ah well.

Hazel - they finished with One Voice at the show, it was amazing.

Gone now

A x

I meant fully booked for me, very likely for Bazza too.

A x

(Went 5 minutes ago)

see - I prefer Rod than Barry!

Maggie May
Sailing
etc.

he's great - albeit compariable to a wee Banty cockrel!

Quack

Dook - that is really funny - you're right he does look like one!!! hehe

BM xxx

How about we get John S to dance to El Tel and Aled air the great song any way we can...will listern on way home re how we can help the No1 spot
x

Hi,

So how do we go about getting a track from an album released as a single - who has to say yes - do we reach out to Helen Bach at Togs Calendar and ask?

I also enjoyed hearing Alex doing My Brother and it was extremely good. Chris how come you escaped?

Good to hear that Tash read the blog and then advised you to read it too - I was in pieces reading all the lovely comments and couldn't blog until very late.

Hello Chris,

I recall Mrs Thatcher once saying " you can't buck the market" and in the main she was right about that, but in this particular market of Christmas no 1s, I think the market is there to be bucked and more than that, it's gagging for it. It’s not just a good idea, it's a brilliant idea! The brilliant bit about is, even if we fail to reach no1, we will have succeeded in raising lots of dosh for CIN. It's a win if we win and a win if we lose situation. I can't think of a better situation to be in.

TVWx

I tried to get tix for Bazza at the 02, but there were only "in the heavens" tickets left - i made that mistake with Prince last summer. Quite possibly the first and only time I've felt queasy from vertigo at a gig!!

Sooooo high up. Prince was about 2" tall.

Did manage to get tix to see Arsenal at home on 6th Dec tho! Maybe they'll play some Bazza at The Emirates!

x x x

CtD

Ditto - hate high seats at arena gigs and trying to struggle up there. Always feel worried about potential fire/disaster escape scenario too - which spoils the fun!

Wembley Stadium has very high seats now too so beware if booking for there!

df

Thanks derbyfi - although things like that don't usually bother me, the 02 seemed unreasonably high. I've noticed since I saw Prince there that there's now a "warning" when booking tickets about levels 3 and 4 being unsuitable for those afraid of heights. Like you say - such a climb up ... I felt like Chris Bonnington!

I saw Take That at the 02 last December but our seats were about 5 rows from the stage, so perfect!! Off to see them again next July at Wembley Stadium but we've got pitch standing tickets.

Hazel and B-smum: I really did laugh! And I know what you are saying ..... but I'm sorry, Strictly is NOT a dancing competition. It is entertainment, on a tremendous scale! Pray tell, how often do we see Sparkles Kaplinsky or Mark (I'm gorgeous) whatever-his-name is, dancing on a daily basis? They did brilliantly on this show, but it was purely for their own ends.

I'm not doing this to be a minx (or other words that perhaps JR would use) but I really AM enjoying the effort John Sergeant is making. Not, in a million years, will he get to the final, but I do believe he is light years away from Cheri Lungi in entertainment value.

It would just never do if we all had the same views, would it??!!

C xx

God bless CLP, and thank you for giving us so much joy over the past few. Our love and support is the least of things we can give back.

As for Aled and Terry, will someone please post CLP's 5.25 annoucement on here for me as I don't get into the car til a shade after 5.30 and am totally radioless til then.

I am so up for whatever campaign to get this to number one for Christmas, it is about time that there was a song which embodies Christmas at the top at the time and I couldn't think of a better one.

Happy Tuesday everyone, three to go!!

lots of love
JTL
xxxxxx

By the way, NewChrissieS, totally agree with you.

As does CLP, and what better endorsement?

xxxx

I only heard part of the song yesterday and I thought it was the original with Bowie and Crosby.....

James - tis to start with but then you soon recognise our Tel!!!!

Bees xxx

I'm all for it being the Christmas No.1 just as long as Terry promises NOT to do a Bill Nighy in Love Actually and play it nakked on Christmas Eve on telly .......

.... nor Aled for that matter!

x x x

CtD,

But what it is was the difference between being number one and number two and rasising a shed load more for CIN? Kit off Tel!!!

xxxxx

LOL Diva

BM xxx

hey all
back again!
handy bendy-toy tops in no particular order:
One Voice
Stay
If I should Love Again
Memories
Weekend In New England
I Write The Songs
Looks Like We Made It

Lovely to know, again, that Chris reads our inane ramblings!!!!
Tel said this morning that it will be a single........... or did i hear that wrong? Or was I asleep..................

Tiggs xx

I don't think I will be near a radio at 5.25!!!! :(

I don't finish work till 5:30 (yes I am reading CLP blog at work while pretending to be engrossed in my emails! but ssh!)

You have to make sure that in the 3 ish minutes it takes for me to get from the office to the car radio that you keep talking and fill time so I can listen!!!!

goosebumps!!!!

goosebumps on me goosebumps

BM xxx

Just heard the full song. Very Good...... Certainly Number 1 worthy......

Hmmph! Mr Egg still not here to rescue my truck!!!!

Peace on Earth?!!!

Quack

taking his time ain't he Dook?

Oh I think that's him just pulling up now! Right I.m Offski!

QUack

Bye Dook

i'm here for a while - got a late one tonight

Hmmmmmm,

I know this is not gonna make me popular but . . . .. . i fail to see what all the fuss about the track is. Sorry one and all but i just don't get it :(

it's not bad and it's prob better than a lot of the usual drivel thats out there but even so i don't they're worthy of a number1 slot either :(

I'm off to hide and locking the shed behind me as well

Steve :-D

now we know why he ducked out of Bandaged! no offence chris................

Tiggs xx

What a Cracker ....

another fave xmas song - O Holy Night
Tiggs xx

the grandad/ grandma songs gave me goosebumps - i lost my gradad this year and my nan (on the other side) is being lost to old age

Hi Chris,

Agree totally about Aled and Terry's song. It is magic and makes me feel really in the christmas mood.

Fed up with X Factor getting the Christmas number one.

Christmas No1 has to have a Christmas feel about it so Little Drummer Boy is perfect.

Im one of the gang that helped make the Bandaged cd, We come from a fantastic choir inSalisbury and our director Fiona Clark and chairman Ed Bull both made tracks on the cd together with Clare Teal and the fab presenters from radio 2. also our backing group Rang-A-Tang, all down to Norman and Hellen. The whole thing was fantastic, everyone was so friendly and fun. The launch was so exciting and I actually had a chat with Sir Tel and he is just as modest and gorgious as he keeps telling us. Please make his track a No 1. failing that the whole Bandaged cd! Pity I broke my ankle as I left the Staff club, but worth it to have been there. This is my 1st blog!

link to the youtube clip

sbp
ta for the link!
lost grandad just shy of 14 years ago, ddnt think nan would last without him but she hung on for 9 and a half years

Sorted have emailed the togmeister to petition him to release the single lets get it to number 1 for Christmas.

Chris & Tash - glad you got some comfort from our posts.

C

And we could really mix things up and vote John Sergent to win strictly!!!

cath
nooooooooooooooooooooo
tiggs xx

Hi Penelope. Welcome to the blog.

xxxx

oops, missed the newbie!
hello and keeeeeeeeeeeep blogging!!!
tiggs xx

rock n roll n brew, hmmm!

As an xmas fav how about "Christmas is all around us".......LOL

Welcome Penelope. Hope you keep posting.....

James
what, Bill Nighy from Love Actually? Pipped to number by that Donnie Darko toon if I remember rightly?
Tiggs xx

number 1 even, my tryphgjning gets worse!!!

Tiggs,

RE: #74

My grandad died in 1977 We didn't think my nan would last long she died last month so thats 31 yrs although to be honest my nan should have gone earlier as her QOL (alzhiemers?) wasn't much the last few years or so.

Steve :-D

Steve
Bless 'em all hun! Nan & Grandad were childhood sweethearts so we thought she couldn't live without him. They're were reunited June 04

Tiggs

I remember your FB status on the day you buried her come to think of it

Evening Steve

Alzhiemers is in our family too. And I work with people who live with it, and their carers. A horrible disease.

The last one in our family to have it was my aunt. Her grandson looked after her with love and great kindness.

xxxxx

Friends

Just a virtual peek round the door tonight.

Everyone seems OK. Glad this 'other pub' of yours Chris, with all the 'locals' has been of some help.

I like to think of this as a 'pub'. Like tonight, I am just popping in for a swifty on the way home, whereas on Friday, I bagged the place at the end of the bar and stayed for a few, chewing the fat with the regulars - you lot.

And the best bit of all is that I can have as many as I want without having to worry about how I'm getting home.

Anyway. Gym? done. Thirst quencher? open. Last episode of Fry in the US? about to commence. I believe he ends up in Seattle at some stage in this one. We spent the first night of our honeymoon there, 10 years ago.

Sleepless anyone?

Peace & love

MfR

PS Today is Thirsty Thursday. In my world, anyway. Therefore tomorrow is ARF. That'll be A Right Farce if today was anything to go by.

Happy Days.

still at work so please don't metion any of the following: food/ alcohol or TV

should be leaving in half an hour - been here since 7:30 - tired now

i shoudl get up early and go to gym tomorrow but the thought of it is already making me tired

Oh - and ed byrnes tomorrow night - something to put a smile back on my face

super bp x

(Yawn)

Goodness Sakes SB. Go home immediately!!

Matt: You in the bar, or the snug?? Yes, was totally sleepless last night. Only had Stephen Fry to keep me company. Have to say, though Moab is my Washpot is not the easiest book to read.

xxxx

just got another 20 minutes of training via the web and then i'm off - its quiet in here tonight

Good evening all,
As a newish contributor of this blog,I just love it. Ladeez you are just awesome and the glue that holds all this together.
Don,t want to name names,but Diva,.Tiggs,Hazel,bs-mum ,highland ,.bagpuss,boleyn girl, 2 rosies,tinsel all sparkly and minxy,Mariella,cathmel,,annie,bagpuss,lndyloo,dookegg,new chrissie.
Sorry if I,ve missed anyone,but only been on for a week.
Guys you are all tip top as well.

Steve.

steve - i love you too - you named checked me twice

glad to know our insane meaderings are brightening your day

And halloooooooooooooo to you tooo Jovial.
Long may you blog.

xxxx

Sorry Super-bagpuss,because you,re worth it maybe,or it may have been the Savignon Blanc,or concentrating on not hitting the wrong keys with my large digits,particularly after the afore mentioned plonk,er I mean Blanc.

Steve x.

Evening!

Steve, or may I call you JTT- thank you!

Wasn't tonight's show a corker!? I now know that my fave duet is in fact a trioet, and its Bazza, CLP and little old me belting out our rendition of Mandy! I was driving home "singing" at full pelt ...... got a few odd looks at the traffic lights, but hey ho!

Really tired tonight, so signing off now!

Have good eve's everyone, and don't forget to text Lord Togmeister in the morning!!!!

Cheryl the Diva xxx

Not been on the blog FOREVER, anywho, so sorry chris n tash for your loss - the more we love them the more they become part of our family.

Tel for number 1 ! Tel for number 1 !

About to email him for the purpose of badgering.

Will try to get on the blog more often, only get near the pc when putting cherub to bed.

Gill

Hi Cheryl

I'm sooo tired too. Didn't sleep much last night, so off to bed soon. Yes, tonight's show was great, but sorry, every time I hear Barry Manilow I think of my friend's description of him as Mary Bandylegs. Sorry!!!!

See you tomorrow.

xxx

ello,

It HAS to happen! When i first heard it, and figured out who it actually was, I was so surprised (but in a good way of course).

Well done Sir Terry and Aled.

Oh, by the way, it HAS to happen. Get it released.. Please?

Phil the PoolMan