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Rachel | 11:37 UK time, Thursday, 17 August 2006


Hello to you, it’s the show producer Rachel here. After much debate on air about who should do the blog, the baton has been handed to me. Firstly, I'll apologise as I have a feeling this may be pretty dull.

So what to write about? Well I've just come up from the studio after a very entertaining interview and now sitting in an office with a very loud sound of drilling outside. If you heard the show this morning, you'll have heard that there are roadworks outside Radio 1 towers. The studios are in the basement, so every time we put the microphones on you could hear a slight rumble. Well, that rumble is now 10 times louder and it feels like someone is about to break through the wall. Oh well at least it's an excuse not to sit at my desk much this morning.

We've just recorded the links for the new podcast, It all went a bit off piste, you'll know what I mean when you have a listen. Here comes the corporate bit….it will be available to download tomorrow (that's Friday) from about 8:30am.

I really never know what to write in these things so I shall tell you what I have coming up in my day. In 7 minutes I will be going to a 'waterhole'. No it's not an excuse for me to go for a drink, it's a meeting at Radio 1 where we work on creating ideas. The ideas come into fruition on the station later in the year. Very exciting... I hope you're still with me. That'll take me up to midday when I'll do some setting up and forward planning for the show.

Oh tomorrow we have a very exciting event…it's the big office 'deep clean'. It's chance to chuck out or chintz and make the place look nice. Or in other words create space to then refill the gaps with other rubbish. So I may even tidy my desk later. As I write this Chris is clearing his desk. Rock and indeed roll.

I usually finish at 1pm, that's when I go home. Oh more exciting news and this is a blog exclusive... for serious fans of the show (or geeks) you may remember last year I tried my hand at growing my own vegetables. Well you'll be pleased to know I have a new crop of rocket and lettuce growing nicely. Should be ready in a few weeks.

So after tending to my lettuce I shall then be heading 'up west'. I'm going to a swanky theatre in London town to see the Reduced Shakespeare Company. They're 3 men who were made famous for condensing the entire works of Shakespeare into about 40 minutes. Well tonight I'm going to see them do the entire series of Star Wars in 20 mins. Sounds bizarre, but they are very funny.

Right must dash, I have a waterhole to attend to.

Love
Rachel x

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  • 1.
  • At 09:37 AM on 24 Aug 2006,
  • madge wrote:

Hey Carrie do you know if the RSC are playing anywhere else? I saw them do the Shakespeare, they were fantastic. Did u ejoy it?

  • 2.
  • At 01:30 AM on 23 Aug 2006,
  • wrote:

Hey Rachel, Good blog considering you thought it would be dull ! I wanna know what happens next so i'll be lookin forward to the next blog so you best do one(no not like that I mean a blog)! Keep bloggin ! Laura x

  • 3.
  • At 10:44 PM on 21 Aug 2006,
  • Richard wrote:

Hi Rachel. Nice blog, and soooooo much more interesting than Dave's!

Keep up the good work.

  • 4.
  • At 04:27 PM on 21 Aug 2006,
  • Elisha wrote:

hey Ray!

is it me or is Chris going gray?

:( i kinda fancy him too ... never mind lol

yeah i am wierd x

  • 5.
  • At 03:37 PM on 21 Aug 2006,
  • Alan Mclauchlan wrote:

Rachel,

I am originally from scotland, I am now living in Houston TX, So i get the pleasure of you guys via Sirius in the mornings. I just figured a new game for you, you have to drink, eat etc whenever Aled says "Deep Tissue Massage", i think he's getting a bit obsessed with them..!

  • 6.
  • At 08:27 AM on 20 Aug 2006,
  • jono wrote:

rachel blog was well a blog of the boring but with some insites.don't my life is that boring too!

  • 7.
  • At 05:45 PM on 19 Aug 2006,
  • Cheesywhippet wrote:

Hi Rachel

I believe your story about the dog driving the bus to the pub for a sausage. I have a dog called Barkley who has recently had a number 1 hit in the charts, yes i know its "Crazy".

Oh look a beagle !

  • 8.
  • At 01:49 PM on 19 Aug 2006,
  • Jules wrote:

Rachel,
I think it's great that you are growing your own Rocket, I hope that it turns out well!
You should do something creative with it like make a goats cheese souffle with red onion marmalade and a rocket salad.

  • 9.
  • At 12:42 PM on 19 Aug 2006,
  • John Steel wrote:

Yeah, I ate a big red candle

  • 10.
  • At 09:37 PM on 18 Aug 2006,
  • rocksteady_eddie wrote:

you gotta get a life and do something interesting as i sure youve been told work will be the death of you !!

  • 11.
  • At 06:52 PM on 18 Aug 2006,
  • Emma wrote:

This isnt really to do with your blogg but I was just having a look at the site and how big are Scott Mills ears ? jebus christ they are huge they are the first thing you notice when you see his pic,he should get them pinned !
Just thought I should mention it.

  • 12.
  • At 03:33 PM on 18 Aug 2006,
  • Ben wrote:

Think you got a bit carried away Rachel, perhaps; this blog is massive. However, good luck with your veg'.

  • 13.
  • At 01:15 PM on 18 Aug 2006,
  • alex wrote:

this is more boring than daves blog that was read out on the air

  • 14.
  • At 08:02 AM on 18 Aug 2006,
  • noel wrote:

tending has a whole different meaning where i come from

  • 15.
  • At 08:02 AM on 18 Aug 2006,
  • noel wrote:

tending has a whole different meaning where i come from

  • 16.
  • At 07:36 AM on 18 Aug 2006,
  • chris wrote:

i like rachel, kiddy rocks!!
carrie is a bit freaky! her obsessions of all things chelsea is annonying!

  • 17.
  • At 11:37 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • "The Other Comedy" Dave Jones wrote:

Oh Pleeeeease start the cleaning before you go off the air...I'd love to hear what crap you've got lying around the place.

You could even put the best bits (cakes or marzipan perhaps) in a bag for the prizes on Celebrity Tarzan!

Oh, hang on....1, 2, 3, Chicken Fried Rice For Everybody!!!

There...done...

Later buds...

  • 18.
  • At 11:32 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Wiggy wrote:

Hey,

I dont care what you call me but hey im not bothered but I just wondering if there is anything good that your clearing out as i heard your having a spring clean , I will more than be happy to make a home for it ha!!!
To make things worse , not only am I scaving for your old good rubbish I'm ginger too so you could say im a ginger gypo ha
anyway love your show, find it highly ammusing , especially when you take the mick out of Aled and make Daves Voice Squeaky(small things please small minds as you can tell)
Love ya
The Ginger Gypo Geek Wiggy

  • 19.
  • At 10:39 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • wrote:

Hey, Team.

I'm a recently converted listener to the morning show and I just wanted to say how much I enjoy it. I can "ramble" for almost as long as Dave...

Your Newquay show rocked! Couldn't be at the show because I was working, but strangely was working in Newquay itself!

All the best

N

  • 20.
  • At 10:35 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • benno wrote:

just sending this to see if i'll get a mention on the radio tomorrow. yes i'm a geek!

  • 21.
  • At 10:35 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Utman wrote:

HAHA. I've been listening to the show now for ages and this is the first time I've seen pictures of you guys! (Apart from Moyles casue he's so famous).Rachel you are as hot as I expected and I love your voice for some reason, Chris is gonna be hating that. I really expected Dom to have more hair. And Aled! I expected him to look so much more camp for the voice has! The rest are pretty much what I expected. Keep up the good work guys.

  • 22.
  • At 10:09 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • wrote:

Growing your own vegetables is to be heartily commended - but you must always be aware of garden pests. I tried it once and found that every single cabbage was munched by a rare type of slug that had apparently fallen off the wheels of a 747 en route to the UK from Brazil. Imagine it, just one slug laying waste to a half acre of vegetable patch! The culprit was easy to identify and catch. All I had to do was lay a trail of lettuce leaves to a trap underneath my laboratory. When the slug arrived at the trap I speared it, hauled it up, and immediately began my dissection. The thing had feasted well - not only did it's stomach contain my entire crop of red-onions, but also a young man whom I'd previously caught stealing lettuces. The lad was miraculously still alive, having been ingested just a few minutes previously. This particular pest was duly hosed down and reported to the authorities. I believe he now sells slug-pellets for a living. The slug was stuffed and is now on display at a local museum.

  • 23.
  • At 09:50 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Luke Fowler wrote:

Boring, but you're more attractive than I thought... ;)

  • 24.
  • At 09:27 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Michael wrote:

Do we know where Dave's wife is yet?

  • 25.
  • At 09:04 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • wrote:

Rachel

Very good blog!

I really like enjoying to you on the show, as you keep Chris and Dave in order!

It is is great you support your local side Kidderminster, who play in the same league as my local side Stevenage. Will you be visiting Stevenage this season.

If you have any spare time, have a look at the nationwide conference internet forum.

  • 26.
  • At 08:06 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • grubb wrote:

Howdy Chris,

Get a mac and experience its magical powers. You will find kicking the comp a thing of the past as they never seem to crash.

Wise advice from the grubb

  • 27.
  • At 07:40 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Donna wrote:

Hi,

I am a listener from Toronto Canada.
I heard that Chris was thinking of getting a new computer. I am a web designer and would highly recommend getting a Mac. If you are thinking of doing media based work (music, videos)then a Mac is the way to go.

I work on both Mac and PC and find in general that a Mac is more user friendly, especially if or when something goes wrong or if you need to reformat or install software.

Go Mac!

Thanks,

Love your show, very funny.
Better music than here.

Donna

  • 28.
  • At 07:34 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • goiner wrote:

hey there, rach i think your better off stickin to wot u know best, being the producer and not writting blog but hey least u tried.
U lot do a great job in the morning and would like to thank u for makin my morning more enjoyable. Well done on the new listens aswell.
from goiner

  • 29.
  • At 07:33 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • goiner wrote:

hey there, rach i think your better off stickin to wot u know best, being the producer and not writting blog but hey least u tried.
U lot do a great job in the morning and would like to thank u for makin my morning more enjoyable. Well done on the new listens aswell.
from goiner

  • 30.
  • At 07:31 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • goiner wrote:

hey there, rach i think your better off stickin to wot u know best, being the producer and not writting blog but hey least u tried.
U lot do a great job in the morning and would like to thank u for makin my morning more enjoyable. Well done on the new listens aswell.
from goiner

  • 31.
  • At 07:30 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • A wrote:

I like it alot.

  • 32.
  • At 07:16 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • bob the binman wrote:

THE BEST TEAM ON THE RADIO BY FAR

  • 33.
  • At 05:30 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Rach wrote:

why hello rachel.

interesting blog - love it! especially the part about the lettuce. you look exactly the same as my friend natalie.

rach x

  • 34.
  • At 04:48 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • chris wrote:

mmmm....yes.... realy interesting blog..i will sleep better tonight!

  • 35.
  • At 04:24 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Ian wrote:

Nice BLOG Rachel.
Never done one myself. Is this the sort of thing to write;
..... was driving back from Cardiff the other day to Northampton. Decided to take the scenic route up the M5 and saw a sign "Kidderminster 16 miles". Who immediately sprang to mind, you of course Rach ......
And yes I do remember your gardening exploits last year, window box wasn't it ? not a geek though, just love the show.

  • 36.
  • At 03:47 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Affy wrote:

don't worry Racheal,great blog,interesting topic of veg..it was better than Chris' i'll give you that, but don't tell chris..love the show! keep smiling.
p.s. can u tell dom that his slapheads great! power to the baldies! hehe =)
affy
x

  • 37.
  • At 03:01 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Alan wrote:

Steve Quinn, I bet Carrie doesn't grow veg but has people to do it for her!!
Rachel, ask Carrie for some manure from when her stable boy cleans her horses out for your veg, totally organic!
Loved the show this morning. I can't wait each week day for JK & Joel to finish!

  • 38.
  • At 01:49 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • James wrote:

Is this the watering hole that is commonly referred to around the office as Y5? Or it is Y6? I can't remember. But you'll probably not post this in case management discover 'the code'...

  • 39.
  • At 01:40 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Abi wrote:

Very interesting blog.I went to see the reduced shakespeare company hey were very funny.

  • 40.
  • At 01:19 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • wrote:

You're going to see the Reduced Shakespeare Company?!! Wow! I'm very jealous, well actually my jelousy is slight reduced by the fact that I don't like Star Wars but those guys are indeed amazing [not least because I love that they wear converses]. Their production where they do their reduced versions of Shakespeare's plays is hilarious. I learned that Shakespeare's heroines do not vomit before they die. And Troilus and Cresida is not about a dinosaur. Infotainment indeed.

  • 41.
  • At 01:19 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • wrote:

Rachel: Your blog was great. Roberto

  • 42.
  • At 12:27 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • steve quinn wrote:

Well rachel,

Loved your blog, so just finding it interesting do chris and dave tease you about growing your own veg,
I bet carrie grows veg.
I thinks its funny alot of peopl will agree sitting there trying of something funny to say when doing your blog.
I love hearing the show in the morning when i am on the bus and train and you and Chris have your little spats and he tease you I laugh and people look at you really funny.
The chris moyles show just gets better every day and as your in charge run it so smoothly
As i write this big drilling going on reminds me of your office.
Keep up the blog and excellent work

  • 43.
  • At 12:24 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • allan wrote:

Hi Rachel

quick question - reckon you could give away a lettuce as a prize on the show? Or maybe to the person whop sends the show the most money lol.

I remember the tomatoes well.
As im in Japan, youre a teatime listen to me but still loving it.

If theres any tat you dont need, send it my way!
enjoy your watering hole.

  • 44.
  • At 12:12 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Ed wrote:

There’s no way I could get away with any comments about your lettuce. Lets just say I’m glad you’re having a more successful harvest this year.

Why don’t you get Chris to tidy your desk as well as he must be on a roll by now with his own, after all his only had a couple of hours sorting his out so far, and lets face it once his on a roll he aint going to stop to gathering moss. (I think that’s how the saying goes)

  • 45.
  • At 12:02 PM on 17 Aug 2006,
  • Paul wrote:

Your very 'work orientated' arent you..

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