Friday, March 18, 2011

Breaking my technological silence...

to say that if you haven't watched Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave on their longest ever Radio 1 show ever then you are missing out. It has been brilliant. Brilliant.

I drove a lot yesterday and it was quite nice to drive home late at night and be able to listen to Radio 1, because, well we all know it, once Zane Lowe arrives at 7.00pm it gets a bit...rubbish (although I think the term they use is 'specialist'). I think I've lasted a maximum of 1.2 minutes on Radio 1 after 7.00pm. Not last night. Or tonight either for that matter.

My falling in love with the specialists started with Grimmy last night and has carried on tonight with MistaJam and Kissy Sell Out. Eh hello? That's someone who can't spell mister and doesn't value spaces between words and a guy called Kissy. Right.

Mind you, I think most of it has been because of Chris and Dave and their enthusiasm for what they're doing.

All throughout the show they've been reminding us to text so as to donate to Comic Relief. I can't believe they thought they would only raise £100,000 through this. Clearly they've captured our attention though - they passed £1,000,000 at the 37 hour mark. Brilliant stuff.

So my two recommendations tonight: go to iPlayer and donate if you enjoyed any part of it donate.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

From the drafts: Done giving

This should have gone on here on 12 December 2009. Somehow it never made it. But now, now is its moment in the sun!


You know me, I like a laugh and this has been a recent favourite of mine of late.

Driving through Dungiven, you'll see this sign:

Dungiven is so not the place to shop. Any Christmas.

I don't know anyone who would think of doing their Christmas shopping in Dungiven. But as if to prove it just a short drive down the street you pass a shop with these outside.

Looks like something Sky Mall might have.

I'm not even sure where they're supposed to go.

As if they weren't bad enough there's the window display.
















Quite a niche market I'd say.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

From the drafts: Playlists

I stopped telling you my music ages ago. Maybe if I'd posted this the practice wouldn't have stopped. This should have gone out on October 26, 2009.


It's been a while since you heard what music I'm listening to so here is October's playlist:

1. The Road - Frank Turner
I'd heard this a few times on the radio but didn't know who sang it til I was driving home and Zane Lowe was on. I normally try to avoid him, he's a bit specialist. And "I'm on board" is just irritating but he was talking to Frank Turner and so I listened. Apparently Frank Turner loves what he does, going round gigging and that so wrote a song about it, which is quite refreshing from the usual artist moans of another hotel room etc etc. But I just thought the song was catchy.

2. Drumming - Florence + the Machine
Her and Paloma Faith are...unique. I've said before that I'd walk past many of the people on my iPod without recognising them. Not them. I'd notice them. But goodness they can belt it out. I love this song. She really captures the intensity of it all.

3. Wheels - Foo Fighters
I'm not a Foos fan. They are ones I'd definitely walk past them on the street. But this song is so catchy. Needs to be listened to driving on an interstate or something.

4. The Captain - Biffy Clyro
I think it's safe to say I have no notion what this song is about. Heck, I can't even determine one of the line, I'm pretty sure it's not what I sing, "I can't walk rat arsed".
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