There’s a very young local councillor representing the Labour party (there isn’t really any other party in Liverpool, it’s a one party state), who managed
Month: February 2013
Hope by radio
As a talking radio listener, I quite often listen to Pete Price on Radio City / City Talk (Sunday – Thursday 10pm – 2am). And,
Fancy a bum?
As a human who abhors watching those who know no better getting used by the religions and religious that offer them the pretend and false comfort
The cuts won’t affect Liverpool’s skunk industry
Despite the vast majority of the occupants in the Anfield area of North Liverpool having never actually worked, quite a number can be very enterprising
A radio station for life
Every decade or so, both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 upset their cling-on audiences. Both stations have a remit as to whom they
The countdown to disaster has started
Here’s your 12 month warning. Power cuts are on the way. Electricity requirements within the UK cannot be met by the amount we are generating.
635 Employees
Can you imagine working for a company that only has a little more than 635 employees, but has the following Employee Statistics. 29 have been
They’re here
Recently, an asteroid passed so close to earth that it just about missed the geostationary satellites we have in orbit, flying, as it did, closer to earth
The Scouse Vasectomy
After having their 11th child, a Liverpool couple decided that was enough, as the Social wouldn’t buy them a bigger bed and they weren’t strong
My life with Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn is a radio DJ who has been there all my life. I actually remember him on the offshore radio station Radio London (‘Big
Asteroids and meteorites are going to get you
A large percentage of the human race, possibly spurred on by the fear of death, love to fear apocalypse. The ‘human-haters’ (usually those suffering from
The radio showreel that never can be
‘Showreels’ are quick 2 to 5 minute long edited highlights of a person’s talent. A great ballet dancer’s showreel will be edited highlights of her
Africa ain’t gettin’ hotter
So, we know already about the ‘unreal’ aspect of natural world type programmes featuring David Attenborough, don’t we? For many many years no sound was
Real Radio Talent
Here’s an interesting one. A response to a recent article of mine lamenting the lack of talking radio in the UK, especially from the commercial
The Great Valentine’s Day Hype
Look, I do realise that Valentine’s Day is a hype. It is a device used to generate profit for those who publish and sell cards.
James could have been ordinary and anonymous
Once upon a time there was a cute little toddler called James. Twenty years ago, 1993, yesterday he died. He was just an anonymous little
Sunrise at Mesa Arch
It takes a damn good view to take my breath away. This is absolutely stunning. It was taken by Sharon Thomas who said of it,
PETA puts up posters that encourage children to smoke
Some might say that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is one of those weirdo cults joined by those people who are confused
Sock it to me
As part of my healthy living regime I walk about a bit. Sadly my walks aren’t as charming as those experienced by Steve Conway (here)
In memory of Liverpool’s City Talk Radio
It was exciting before the franchise was won. Liverpool was going to get another commercial radio station. The incumbents, Bauer Media, who owned the heritage station Radio
The Headlines from the year 2033
Lucky for me, my future self slips media reports back in time for me to read. This is how I always appear to be so
Happy Birthday to me (yet again)!
Aw. Shucks. You’ve come here because you know it’s my birthday, innit. Yes, today, February 7th is my birthday. Today is almost as bad for
Making Ends Meet
I had the misfortune – actually, it was more a fortune – to spend about 20 minutes sheltering in a doorway with an elderly lady.
Nothing’s moving, ok?
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Stop stopping gays from living the dream
I’ve explained before that being a virgin with regard to my gay side, I have concluded that I must be straight. And, as I’ve said
The weirding of the English language
English is a crazy bizarre language, innit. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins
To CRB or not to CRB
We have, fortunately, in the UK, left behind us the era of unchallenged cruelty to children. Sadly, we are but one small tiny drop in
We are to blame for Global Warming
How can we tell that we are to blame for Global Warming? Well, we, the prolls, rely on the somewhat loud and aggressive voices of
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