Me and Miss Babs down by the schoolyard...
Meet my new production team. The more observant among you will have noticed that they are a bit more fresh faced and youthful looking than the old lot. "What's going on here then?" I hear you ask. "Is this Radio Scotland's desperate attempt to attract the yoof audience, or is Bryan so worried about being out of touch that he'll not work with anyone over the age of seventeen?"
Fear not, Miss Babs, Mandi and the rest of the team have not been carted off to the home for the bewildered but for one night only the show will be produced by the pupils of this year's Soundtown school which is Alva Academy.
I had an enjoyable morning at the school today where six pupils auditioned for a role on the show and pitched us their ideas for themes. Some of the themes were very good indeed and I'm looking forward to using them over the next few weeks.
The 'new production team' have chosen their theme for Thursday and it's going to be artists with colours in their name. Lots of names to choose from: Deacon Blue, Pink and Deep Purple were just three that were suggested this morning.
The Soundtown pupils are a very confident, enthusiastic and bright bunch of kids so I genuinely am looking forward to working with them on Thursday.
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At 15th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:Ah'm tellin' ye noo, ony Simply Red and Wee Boabie Harris'll huv anither listener!
>8-D
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At 15th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:THURSDAY
'Eyes of a Child' - The Moody Blues
Q. Is this request condescending or patronising?
Supplementary Q. What is the difference?
Discuss..........................................
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At 15th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:What a great idea and I am sure they will have a great time!
The theme looks a good one for a certian Mr DC!!
I would love to hear one of my all time favorites
Indigo Girls - Gallileo
another great artist is Black (Colin Vearncombe) so for a wee change from Wonderful Life
Black - The Big One
Cheers and good luck!
Norrie
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At 15th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Bring Me The Red of Alfredo Garcia
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At 15th Jun 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:#2
See you... Scotch Git yer an' enigma!
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At 15th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:ETI - Blue Oyster Cult
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At 15th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:#5
I love that line by Irvine Welsh.........
"Aye, Oedipus; yir a complex fellow right enough!"
(a word has been altered in order to protect the guilty)
>8-D
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Comment number 8.
At 15th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Panama Red - New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Comment number 9.
At 15th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Breathe - Ear Azure
Show Biz Kids - Steely Tan
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Taupe
Slam - The Fuchsia Sound Of London
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Comment number 10.
At 15th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:#7
At least he loved his mother.
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Comment number 11.
At 15th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Outside Woman Blues - Cream
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At 15th Jun 2009, BuckyDharma wrote:The Red & The Black - Blue Oyster Cult.
Yello - Blue Green.
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Comment number 13.
At 15th Jun 2009, FrankInDenny wrote:WHITE Stripes.....................................Seven Nation Army
BLACK Rebel Motorcycle Club ............Spread Your Love
BLUE Mink ......................................... Melting Pot
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Comment number 14.
At 15th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Today I Started Loving You Again - Blue Ridge Rangers
Automatic - Red Devils
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Comment number 15.
At 15th Jun 2009, DC wrote:#3 go to the top of the class.
Could this be the evening when we get to hear 'Comfortably Numb' by PINK Floyd?
By the way, congratulations to Steve of Alva Academy for suggesting 'Une nuit a Paris' by 10CC and also to Bryan Burnett for playing all three parts at the end of tonight's show. Although I know the track well, I had forgotten how good this was and so have since downloaded it.
Now all Alva media students should practice saying 'graaaayyyttt' before Thursday
;-)
DC in Cellardyke
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Comment number 16.
At 15th Jun 2009, Jim_in_giffnock wrote:A few suggestions
The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the rain or Saturday Night
Black - Wonderful life
Hue and Cry - Long term lovers of pain
New Order - Blue Monday
Jim
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Comment number 17.
At 15th Jun 2009, CaptRamius wrote:Definitely some Pink Floyd. To double the colour theme, let's have Jugband Blues.
Also:
* Black: Wonderful Life
* Norman Greenbaum: Spirit in the Sky
* Arthur Brown: Fire
* Cream: Strange Brew
* Purple Hearts: Millions Like Us
* Yello: Oh Yeah
* Black Kids: I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You
* Colourfield: Thinking of You
* The White Stripes: Jolene
* John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers: Ramblin' On My Mind
* Sandy Denny: John The Gun
* The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
(don't suppose we can kid on that Jethro is a colour, no?)
By the way, Alva Academy guys - here's a process suggestion: listen to all the tracks suggested, and make your own minds up. The GiO audience has a surprisingly eclectic bent...
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Comment number 18.
At 15th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Colin Vearncombe (Black) has done a lot of brilliant stuff other than Wonderful Life!!
Just some of his great tracks;
Now Youre Gone
Big One
Dont Take The Silence To Hard
I Can Laugh About It Now
Fell Like Change
Too Many times
he is someone well worth checking out.
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Comment number 19.
At 15th Jun 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:Okay, artists with colours in their name...
Sharon Redd - Never Give You Up
Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker
Average White Band - McEwan's Export Aye, Mcewan's the best buyin' beer!
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
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Comment number 20.
At 16th Jun 2009, Scott Martin wrote:Black Peter by The Grateful Red
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At 16th Jun 2009, paolopablo wrote:Quite surprised at the variety of suggestions above. So much for the theory that us men can only see in 6 colours, that peach is a fruit and that we've no idea what mauve is.
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Comment number 22.
At 16th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:mauve?!?
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At 16th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:Many years ago I told the mother of my child she had the complexion of a peach.
A football peach.
Ah'll get mah coat......................
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At 16th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:RED Box - lean On Me
ORANGE Juice - Blue Boy (cracker!!)
YELLOW Magic Orchestra - Computer Game
GREEN Day & U2 - The Saints Are Coming (or
Bobby BLUE Bland - Turn On Your Love Light
INDIGO Girls - Gallileo
The VIOLETS - Mirror Mirror
there we go a complete RAINBOW - I Surrender
Norrie
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Comment number 25.
At 16th Jun 2009, Rich wrote:The LILAC Time -- "Return To Yesterday" or "The Girl Who Waves At Trains"
I've been looking for an excuse to request something by The Lilac Time, Stephen Duffy's excellent post-Duran Duran, post-"Tin Tin" band. "Return To Yesterday" in particular is a gorgeous, swoon-inducingly catchy piece of country-styled guitar pop!
Rich in North Carolina
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Comment number 26.
At 16th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:#25
What this comment needs is more adjectives. >8-D
Rich, Howzitgaun? We've missed y'all. Life treating you okay?
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At 16th Jun 2009, Rich wrote:The Lilac Time brings out the adjectiveness in me!
Things here are all right ... I seem to frequently be in boring meetings at the office while GiO is on (it's 1:00-3:00 here), so I haven't been able to participate much lately. My rude coworkers have no sense of priorities!
Rich
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Comment number 28.
At 17th Jun 2009, paolopablo wrote:Alva large helping of Green Day please.
American Idiot if you can find the radio version or
the live version of Shout from Bullet in the bible
or how about
Dear Mr President / Pink
A break from her normal style, this stripped down ballad in which
she pleads to her ex leader shows just what a great voice Ms Moore has.
Or a few for your Mums and Dads
Nice and slow / Jesse Green
Hooked on a Feeling / Blue Swede
Downtown Lights / Blue Nile
Atlantic Avenue / Average white band
Spanish wine / Chris white
Hey there Delilah / Plain White t's
Please Forgive Me / David gray
taxi / J Blackfoot
Hard to Handle / Black Crowes
Crossroads / Cream
Funkin for Jamaica / Tom Browne
Good luck guys. Enjoy the show.
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Comment number 29.
At 17th Jun 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:The version of Archie Bell and the Drells' 'Tighten Up' by The YELLOW Magic Orchestra is a hoot.
Scritti Politti (to all intents and purposes the bands is really singer songwriter GREEN Gartside) - 'Faithless'.
BLUE Mink - 'Banner Man' always reminds me of Jimmy Saville's Sunday radio shows.
Barry BLUE - 'Dancing on a Saturday Night'...school disco classic.
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Comment number 30.
At 17th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#29
Julie - that Scritti Politti shout is a good one!
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Comment number 31.
At 17th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Bring Me The Red Of Alfredo Garcia.
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Comment number 32.
At 17th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Bring Me The Already Said Of Alfredo Garcia.
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Comment number 33.
At 17th Jun 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:'Keyleigh' - Vermilion :0)
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Comment number 34.
At 17th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Ah JFE thats what I get for trying to join in a joke I dont understand.....
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At 17th Jun 2009, DC wrote:Don't worry, it's a Radio 2 thjread of Alfredo Garcia, oft pursued by those who are suffering from the middle-age spread of Alfredo Garcia.......
;-)
DC
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Comment number 36.
At 17th Jun 2009, DC wrote:'thjread'?
Just shows I should have made sure that my posts are first read of Alfr.......
Ach I'm getting bored of this
DC
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Comment number 37.
At 17th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Bring Me The Well Said Of Alfredo Garcia.
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At 17th Jun 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Thursday
Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road
Climax Blues Band - Couldnt Get It Right
Whitesnake - Fool for your Lovin
Black Lace - Do The Conga
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Comment number 39.
At 17th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Bring Me The Dread Of Alfredo Garcia
(This correspondence is now closed - Ed.)
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Comment number 40.
At 17th Jun 2009, DC wrote:Bring me that Ed of...
Blackfoot Sue!!! I've been racking my brains all day trying to think of that group. Seconded, thirded and 10 to the power of thirty eight-ed from Cellardyke!
DC
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Comment number 41.
At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Thursday - Colours In The Artist Name:
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Stars - Simply Red
Blue Boy - Orange Juice
Hanada Ka Ha I O - Yellow
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Closer To Fine - Indigo Girls
Since You Been Gone - Rainbow
The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene
Sunday Girl - Blondie
Since Yesterday - Strawberry Switchblade
Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
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Comment number 42.
At 18th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:I'll see your Blackfoot Sue and raise you John Kongos.
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Comment number 43.
At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Bring Me The Bet Of Alfredo Garcia.
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At 18th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Jim good track selection, would be great to hear any Indigo Girls and Clsoer to Fine would have been my second choice out of many great tracks, Hothouse Flowers are brilliant on that track. Rock N Roll Heavens Gate wqould also have been good as it has Pink guesting but they would need a radio edit. Blue Boy by Orange Juice really is a belter.
Do you think Jackson Browne would get passed the spelling police?! Sky Blue and Black is one of my all time favourite records.
oh and
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb.
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Comment number 45.
At 18th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 46.
At 18th Jun 2009, Scotch Get wrote:BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALVA ACADEMY!
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At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:It's always intriguing when somebody gets their comment moderated - just makes you want to know what was said even more!
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Comment number 48.
At 18th Jun 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#45 What have you been up to SG??
I trust you are suitably black affronted.
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At 18th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:I know I read it and did not think anything of it - so much so that I cannot even recall what was in it!
Free the SG One!!
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Comment number 50.
At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#45 - #49
Free the Scotch!
:-)
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Comment number 51.
At 18th Jun 2009, DC wrote:#48 that should be "suitably blackfoot sue affronted" by the way?
DC
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At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#17, #44
If we're going to have some Pink Floyd tonight, shouldn't it be The Wall in honour of our guest producers? Free those minds! :-)
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Comment number 53.
At 18th Jun 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#49, #50 - DC (Mr Monopoly) can you not arrange a "Git Out Of Jail Free" card for SG?
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Comment number 54.
At 18th Jun 2009, CaptRamius wrote:#52
I think we exceeded our monthly quota with Money the other night.
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At 18th Jun 2009, DC wrote:#52, #54
A definite for tonight. Don't put any doubt into the minds of our graayyyttt production team. Pink Floyd HAS to feature!
#49, #53 I too read the post and didn't notice anything untoward. Could it be that Scotch reported himself so that he gets noticed? Does he suffer from ADHD? We need to be telt!
DC in Cellardyke
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Comment number 56.
At 18th Jun 2009, fairliegood wrote:David Gray - please forgive me
or
Black Kids - i'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you
or
Green Day - holiday
or
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Scar Tissue
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At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#54
Maybe he took a leaf from Hoppo's book and has been up to a spot of self-moderation...
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At 18th Jun 2009, janfromrutherglen wrote:The Blues Brothers - Shake A Tail Feather
Macy Gray - I Try
Cranberries - Dream
Deacon Blue - Dignity
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At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#58
I Try by Macy Gray - I call that the 'I Wore Goggles Song'. Listen to the chorus! :-)
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At 18th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Adam From Rio - that is a really good track - I think I know who Rev and The Makers have been listening to!
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At 18th Jun 2009, paolopablo wrote:I think couldn't get it right must be the most played track this year on gio. Not that I'm complaining having been one of the requestees, though I don't remember what the theme was.
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At 18th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Really? I dont recall it - maybe I thought it was the Rev! Could track though really enjoyed it.
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At 18th Jun 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Havent heard the show yet, but sounds like Black Lace didnt get the nod then.
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At 18th Jun 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Norrie, thats a sample of Low Rider on their new single isnt it?
(Rev and the Makers that is, not Black Lace)
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Comment number 65.
At 18th Jun 2009, paolopablo wrote:The conga made the montage.
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At 18th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Adam you are way ahead of me as usual - it is, but I am not at all familiar with the band War.
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At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#66
Norrie - check out a track called Low Rider by War - I am sure you will kick yourself when you hear it!
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Comment number 68.
At 18th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:OOPS! That's the track Adam mentioned - I should read before posting!
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At 19th Jun 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Norrie I'm really getting worried now. You dont know Geordie and you've never heard Low Rider.
I can only assume that JCBs weren't equipped with radios in the 70s,
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Comment number 70.
At 19th Jun 2009, DC wrote:Where's everybody gone? That's only the two posts in fifteen hours!
DC
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Comment number 71.
At 19th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:No themes :o(
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Comment number 72.
At 19th Jun 2009, DC wrote:#71, it's never stopped the "Blog slabbers" in the past!
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Comment number 73.
At 19th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Next Week's Themes
Monday
Money - Songs by Johnny Cash, lyrics by Ezra Pound - tell guest producer Fred Goodwin what you want to hear.
Tuesday
Temperature - A Cold Day in Hell, a tune by The Three Degrees - a special broadcast from Westminster as the heat is turned up.
Wednesday
Sax and Violins - Songs with superlative instrumental performances - From Dave Swarbrick to Joe Satriani. It's Bryan on the main line tell him what you want
Thursday
Jethro Tull Night - Life is a long song and so is this programme - Living in the Past or Locomotive Breath - it's time to make your mind up.
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At 19th Jun 2009, paolopablo wrote:#73 :-)
Na na
Following on in the same style as the all or nothing theme
next weeks themes
Mon Up or Down
From Stairway to Heaven to Highway to Hell
Tue In or Out
From Feel like makin love to Howzat
Wed Right or Left
From Blue to Simply Red
Thu Beginning or end
From Born Under a Bad sign to Death on Two Legs
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Comment number 75.
At 19th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:Wednesday night's show will be brought to you by a production team from Dunstabbin Young Offenders' Institution as part of their Second Chance training scheme and generously sponsored by kevlarvest.org. Please do not request Elvis Costello's Psycho.
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Comment number 76.
At 19th Jun 2009, DC wrote:There you go. Just like Dundee buses. You wait ages then, when you turn your back, two come along at the same time...
DC
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At 19th Jun 2009, DC wrote:Where's Scotch gone by the way? Has he been excluded by the Alva Heidie? Is he outside the Depute Rector's room writing 2000 lines? Has he been referred to the Principal Teacher of Behaviour Support?
We need to be telt!
D(idnae) C(lype)
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At 19th Jun 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#73 & #75
Brilliant Glen!
#75 - Maybe they will let half a dozen bloggers hae a go at producing now.
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Comment number 79.
At 19th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Possible theme - Textures - rough, smooth, velvet, bumpy etc etc
must be loads of songs with those in it?
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At 19th Jun 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:#79
'Anaglypta' painted magnolia... >8-O
Seriously theme suggestion would work. Good call Norrie.
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Comment number 81.
At 20th Jun 2009, DC wrote:#79, Does this mean that you will have to text your request?
;-)
DC
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Comment number 82.
At 20th Jun 2009, norriemaclean wrote:No DC write in with letters done with glue and sand, bits of stick etc.
Or that rubs thing on manholes, tree bark etc.
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Comment number 83.
At 20th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#82
Make sure you include a stamped and addressed envelope with your submissions.
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Comment number 84.
At 20th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:And remember - it's two falls, two submissions or a knock out.
Since he was neglected on Europe night, here is a chance to hear the undersized, underplayed but hugely talented Milky Bar Kid lookalike Paul Williams. Excuse the snap, crackle and pop of the vinyl experience.
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Comment number 85.
At 20th Jun 2009, DC wrote:It won't matter to him because he's strong & tough...
DC
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At 20th Jun 2009, Glen Miller wrote:He was an orangutan in Battle for the Planet of the Apes. As the Glasgow Empire audience member remarked during Roy Castle's performance - "Is there no end to this man's talent?"
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At 20th Jun 2009, DC wrote:...only the best is good enough though
;-)
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At 20th Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#86
Weirdly, I watched that movie just the other night - it's amazing how he can be recognised under all that makeup!
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At 20th Jun 2009, DC wrote:creamiest milk....
whitest bar...
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At 21st Jun 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Goodness!
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