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Month: March 2011
The rise of the Dementoraks
(Guest Author: Peter Moore) I am glad that Christopher England has reopened this discussion [about radio ‘anoraks’](here). It enables me to explain some things and
Most radio anoraks are mad. Fact!
Many many many words have been written via this whole England’s England blog place about radio ‘anoraks’. Most of them by me, but a few
Proof that we can’t trust journalists
I’m supposed to be able to trust my local (well, regional) paper to tell me the truth and to be accurate about stuff. But I
How likely is my Bluetooth headset to work again?
NB: Not my Bluetooth headset. Not even my face, honest. The additional information you need: It fell off my ear and into the loo. It
Away With The Wraggle Taggle Pikey’s Oh
(Guest Author: Peter Moore) After spending 62 years close to or right in North London, I moved to the country. I like it very much.
Inner peace on Penny Lane
It was the first warm sunny day of the year and I was sitting basking in it. I was on an old bench in the
Climate Change, Population Control, & my fear of the bin men
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to re-read it and see if it
Should we be blowing up Libya?
I’m not sure what’s wrong with me. I normally take a disinterested or even neutral position on most things regarding Team UK’s habit of fiddling
Merseyside’s Monochrome Men
It’s always been a mystery to me as to why when the prettiness of summer has given way through the shades of autumn to the
The decline in radio studio operational standards
When I was a lad in radio I was taught that your headphones were the most important tool you had. Not only would you hear
A good Pacman workout
Bloody hell. When they asked if I wanted to play an old retro game of Pacman, I never thought I’d get so exhausted. I need
Essential Beatles
As an essential part of my training to become properly Scouse, I stole this (you can see where it’s from so that makes it okay,
Can you crack the ultimate secret code?
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My Steve Conway Envy
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to re-read it and see if it
On The Buses with Radio Caroline
(A guest article from Peter Moore) My Word Chris, that is a BIG subject you have opened, with your comments on [Radio] Caroline devotees and
Old Radio Caroline -v- Radio Caroline being old
I recently listened to 30 minutes of Radio Caroline and reported back (here) that my experience led me to label the station as the player
Practical headbanging
Think of your boss. Work this one out. Is this your boss growing a head from up their own arse, or is this a frustrated
The search for non-willy porn
Not my kinda porn, honest. Why can’t I find any porn aimed at me? I mean, right, I’m a bloke, right, and so I’m not
The Radio Caroline Facts
This comprehensive article is written by Peter Moore in response to my own article describing Radio Caroline as a ‘rock oldies’ station (here), and originally
Radio Caroline plays rock oldies, yes it does!
I recently wrote an article about Radio Caroline. As I have explained before, this can be a dangerous thing to do, as there are mad
We need more from Moore
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McBeeping McFucking McDonald’s
What the fuck is it with McDonald’s? Bleep bleep bleep. All the bleeping time. It’s bad enough that some of their ‘restaurants’ have the ‘tone’of
Say it with penis?
Ummm. Erm. Ok, I’m not looking, ok? Not me, I’m not looking, ok? But what exactly is it that I should be saying with penis?
Liverpool’s frontline against the robbers
When I moved to the Liverpool area from a poor run down London suburb, the first thing that shocked me was the sheer desolation that
Universal Truth Number 1
A lot of people say that Christopher England is from another planet. I’ve no idea how they found out, but hey, humans miss out on
Tidy desk? – nothing to do!
Not me, not my desk, not even slightly similar. Honest. I like my desk untidy. It’s MY desk with MY things on it and nobody
Satire
Satire is a wonderful thing. The satirical writers of our world make us laugh by pointing at those who should be laughed at. Satire isn’t
The Great Water Hysteria
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The oldest man in the world
Death is stalking me. Well, death is stalking you as well. I’m kind of hoping that I can keep doing things to ping the whole
The lion and the giraffe
I read this somewhere ages ago, and I thought it was pretty thought-provoking, so I’ve plagiarised it for here from my copy that’s on my
Even polar bears ‘deny’ Global Warming
In recent times the climate change debate has reached the news, with a far more hostile attack on those who are sceptical about the dogma
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