@Corrina1203 Well, I didn't see that advisory. *grump grump hrumpf tish tosh grumble whinge …* in reply to Corrina1203 #

@voiceovergirl Lol, they're all a damn nuisance, keep changing their tariffs and packages till you don't know where you are in reply to voiceovergirl #

@soundsurgent Hello, I've added you to my VO list – now I'd like to know who you are, please. Follow me and DM if you prefer in reply to soundsurgent #

@voicedudeuk Heh-heh, felt like it in reply to voicedudeuk #

@voiceovergirl The i30? Teeny? Er, not really (The i10 maybe, or even the i20) Low-profile 17" rims make for more expensive tyres I guess in reply to voiceovergirl #

@voiceovergirl £79.78/tyre (£159.56) + £81.08 tracking (it's gone off – probably bumped a kerb) & balancing. These things add up, eh? in reply to voiceovergirl #

@voiceovergirl Sounds a lot in one hit, I know, but it's very economical to run for the rest of the year between annual services in reply to voiceovergirl #

@voiceovergirl Apparently, one was illegal! I never look in reply to voiceovergirl #

@voicedudeuk Yeah, but cheap to run for the rest of the year in reply to voicedudeuk #

@Sean110 Yeah, fine thanks, son looking forward to our week at Cardigan Bay next week – hope the sun returns (forecast looking not bad)! in reply to Sean110 #

@darrenmckay Haha, probably in reply to darrenmckay #

@mrtrev Oh yeah, goes without sayin in reply to mrtrev #

@mrtrev But after a while I didn't care in reply to mrtrev #

@mrtrev same here, matey! And long may it continue! #

Car's ready after its service, so off to collect it. Just robbing a bank on the way, to pay for it #

Phew! Busy-ish day, now dinner, then telly (tubby?) time catchya later chums! #

@sarahwhitmarsh I had trouble setting up Pipex email on my iPhone, so I created a GMail account and now I use that instead in reply to sarahwhitmarsh #

@FlissTee More like Anotherhenge in reply to FlissTee #

@sarahwhitmarsh Set up a Google Calendar too, and you'll be able to get it to synch with the iPhone calendar. Very useful in reply to sarahwhitmarsh #

@FlissTee T'is – I'm fascinated by that kind of stuff in reply to FlissTee #

BBC News – Stars reveal carbon 'spaceballs' http://bit.ly/cuqbgp < That's 'Buckyballs' to you and me #

Hello! Just a quickie – getting ready for our holiday starting tomorrow, so am quite busy today clearing the decks hope you're all well! #

@voicedudeuk Thank you! Cardigan Bay here we come in reply to voicedudeuk #

@nicolaquinn Yes, such a shame. A marvel of engineering. Used to live in Woking, under its flight path into Heathrow. A daily treat in reply to nicolaquinn #

@nicolaquinn Perhaps we never did … in reply to nicolaquinn #

Getting ready to go to Penrhos Park, Cardigan Bay! Yay! #

Coffee stop en route to Cardigan Bay (@ Starbucks, Cardiff Gate) http://4sq.com/bUevDK #

At Cardiff Services for a coffee en route to Cardigan Bay motorway quite busy, and it's overcast with occasional showers #

Arrived at Penrhos Leisure Park – no phone signal at all! Wi-fi ok, but a bit pricey – working out how to make best use of it #

Morning all! Overcast but dry at Llanrhystud, and the wi- fi's a bit flakey here (so is the TV), but we're surviving! #

@ceggsx we waved – did you see us? (Probably not – it was rather grey and a bit drizzly!) in reply to ceggsx #

@JohnnyLaird We're off to Aberystwyth a little later in reply to JohnnyLaird #

@Sean110 might have known! Lol! At least it's dry today – so far! in reply to Sean110 #

@AntMcl not at the leisure park – only around Aberystwyth so far in reply to AntMcl #

@AntMcl It's tough, I gotta tell ya! You don't realise how much you rely on a connection till you can't get one! in reply to AntMcl #

Raining heavily here – we might be lucky tomorrow and get a dry day, but Tuesday looks very doubtful #

@Orphistic thanks! Really miss a consistent connection! in reply to Orphistic #

Too late to do much now, hope I can get connected again tomorrow morning! Night, all #

Turned out nice in Aberystwyth yesterday afternoon http://twitpic.com/28t0jw #

@MarkRoddis lol, that'll be it! in reply to MarkRoddis #

@Sean110 morning son – been good so far, rain notwithstanding! Some nice twisty roads to drive over here, lovely views! in reply to Sean110 #

In Aberaeron for a coffee. Busy little place! #

Now we're in Lampeter #

@HappyHippyMum it was supposed to be a bit brighter than this! Lol! Oh well, best laid plans and all that in reply to HappyHippyMum #

Now we're in New Quay – just had some scrummy fish n chips! #

@LisaHartwell we enjoyed our visit there – the uni building is impressive in reply to LisaHartwell #

@Orphistic we really enjoyed it – saw a dolphin in the water from our vantage point above the sea! Quite exciting in reply to Orphistic #

@HappyHippyMum it's looking a bit grim over the next few days – we're even considering coming home a day early if it persists! in reply to HappyHippyMum #

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@joonieb ALL MINE mrs bobski is away till Friday, I'm home alone … and therefore stuffing myself with forbidden fruits while I can in reply to joonieb #

@Moirabrowne Baked potato with a sprinkling of grated cheese, and some nice salad items on the menu for tonight in reply to Moirabrowne #

BBC News – 'Psychic octopus' Paul retires triumphant http://bit.ly/dzGwcC < Paul's legging it #

@Hyper8 Morning Dee! We shouldn't complain, I s'pose – we need some rain! How's things with you? in reply to Hyper8 #

I think it's gonna be a "preparing annual accounts" day today. Shouldn't take long! The world's smallest datafile #

@ceggsx Crikey! You're too young for senior moments! Lack of caffeine? in reply to ceggsx #

@Hyper8 That would be lovely! You down this way often? in reply to Hyper8 #

@ceggsx Aww, bless Try not to stress too much! You'll get crow's feet in reply to ceggsx #

@Sean110 Morning son What were you watching? in reply to Sean110 #

@MariamMKobras Morning Mariam! in reply to MariamMKobras #

@paul_steele Morning Paul1 in reply to paul_steele #

@MariamMKobras Hey Mariam, I did a little bit of blogging yesterday! Part 3 of my memoirs, which actually start here http://bit.ly/9PVrAa in reply to MariamMKobras #

Better have breakfast! bbl #

@MariamMKobras It's on its way Enjoy! in reply to MariamMKobras #

@Rosiecosy Lol! Tweetwalk – good one in reply to Rosiecosy #

@cotterj99 Baked potato with grated cheese and some nice salady things tonight in reply to cotterj99 #

@MariamMKobras Yes, feel free via e-mail in reply to MariamMKobras #

Howdy doody! Jacket potato & cheese with salad a great success tonight. I award myself 10 out of 10 catching up with the soaps now #

@justinewalshe I'm about half an hour behind! Keep schtum! #emmerdale in reply to justinewalshe #

@justinewalshe lol, no worries – you didn't give anything away in reply to justinewalshe #

@justinewalshe Aha. I see #emmerdale in reply to justinewalshe #

@Anglia_PA lol, enjoy! in reply to Anglia_PA #

@ceggsx I'm following you now #formspringme in reply to ceggsx #

@ceggsx I think sometimes they're a bit slow getting through, and sometimes the twitter api loses them – usual #fail stuff! in reply to ceggsx #

@Anglia_PA Doing just fine thanks – just DMed you by accident! lol in reply to Anglia_PA #

@ceggsx Lol! You won't do that again, eh? not till next time anyway, haha in reply to ceggsx #

@Anglia_PA oyeah – how's Naaaarwich tonight? My sis lives over there – Scaaaaaarning in reply to Anglia_PA #

@ceggsx cor blimey #eastenders was a bit intense there for a mo., got distracted now there's something else on that's got me hooked lol in reply to ceggsx #

Am watching #Southland a US cop drama that started on More4 a couple of weeks ago. 10 minutes into ep 1 and I'm hooked already! #

@ceggsx lol, Friday – am taking the opportunity to catch up with all my outstanding Sky+ stuff (of which there are several hours' worth) in reply to ceggsx #

@Anglia_PA wet here too – more to come. Poor OH is getting soaked on her hol in Weymouth! in reply to Anglia_PA #

@Anglia_PA I'll be sure to get some flowers in in reply to Anglia_PA #

@ThisisDavina Isn't it amazing? Mersmerizes me in reply to ThisisDavina #

@JulieSchemanoff Whoa that doesn't sound so good you ok? in reply to JulieSchemanoff #

Retiring now to read a bit of my bedtime book, Stories We Could Tell by Tony Parsons. It's pretty good #

Morning all! Hey, I'm seeing the new BBC News page layout – looking good, I think. Quite striking – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ #

@tracymccaughey Ah, thanks in reply to tracymccaughey #

Gonna play some music here at home – follow the playlist on @KingsleysCorner #

BBC News – Edvard Munch Madonna print is sold for a record £1.25m http://bit.ly/c0HHfg < it's dated 1895. Knew Madonna was OLD, but … #

I'm playing some adult contemporary tracks over on @KingsleysCorner – you can play most of them at #LastFM by following the links! #

@voiceovergirl @HQVoice Yup – I was once able to provide a proddie with a real toilet flush sfx right there on the spot! lol Had its uses in reply to voiceovergirl #

@sabbathdei Aw no! Still getting the setup splashscreen every time I load iTunes – I'm afraid ithe libraryll be duplicated if I click OK! in reply to sabbathdei #

@ShelliMayfield Hey, interesting question. I've re-tweeted it for you. When you find out, let me know How's you? in reply to ShelliMayfield #

@ceggsx #justcheckinghomealone LOL! Yup, hanging in there, thanks for asking in reply to ceggsx #

@ShelliMayfield Yup, jacket potato w/cheese & salady stuff. Could eat that every night Marcy's back on Friday, normal service resumed in reply to ShelliMayfield #

@ceggsx Hey, I'm a good lad, do my dishes twice a day. I like a clean sink, me in reply to ceggsx #

@ceggsx You know – washing the utensils and plates you eat with gives you a quiet moment in the day to reflect, and remember yourself in reply to ceggsx #

@lynnbryn lol, somehow I don't think I'd be allowed to get away with that in reply to lynnbryn #

@ShelliMayfield Lol, I was close – what you call Jelly we call Jam, there are things called Butter Beans, and I mentioned the nuts' Peas in reply to ShelliMayfield #

@ceggsx No, actrually I think I sound more and more like MY mother! in reply to ceggsx #

@ceggsx Lol! She was a lovely, funny, warm woman – I don't mind some of her character traits living on in me in reply to ceggsx #

@somersetmarcy Nearly missed that – you didn't @reply me Thank you very much darling, I appreciate the compliment! Missing you! xx in reply to somersetmarcy #

@ceggsx Aw bless in reply to ceggsx #

@MarkRoddis Thanks, but I really can manage on my own in reply to MarkRoddis #

@orphistic Might do – got one left, strawberry. Doesn't pull as much as the chocolate, but we'll see. The night is young in reply to orphistic #

@ExpatCookie I'm not really watching it. Just waiting for #bb11 now. No point starting anything else too busy tweeting! lol in reply to ExpatCookie #

@kierondonoghue Nice one RT'd #twitterconnects in reply to kierondonoghue #

@MariamMKobras You're very welcome, Marian #ww in reply to MariamMKobras #

@ceggsx Oh! My condolences. I'm very sorry for your loss. Both of mine are gone – Dad when I was about 5, Mum died in 1996. in reply to ceggsx #

@justinbvocal Funnily enough, I turned it off for a while and then back on again just this afternoon. But I don't do that very often in reply to justinbvocal #

@WestonGreenMan Yes, someone else just suggested that – I don't know how I can tell if there's an app running, I've asked for advice in reply to WestonGreenMan #

@ceggsx Night sleep well in reply to ceggsx #

@FlissTee Wow, thanks – who knew? I've reduced them to 4 now in reply to FlissTee #

@Rosiecosy Hear hear in reply to Rosiecosy #

@salandpepper Noctilucent clouds – images http://picsdigger.com/keyword/noctilucent%20clouds/ in reply to salandpepper #

@ShelliMayfield Ahh, JIF! Over here, Jif is the name of a kitchen cleaner! in reply to ShelliMayfield #

@salandpepper Ah, right. Not nocilucent then more your common or garden clouds lol in reply to salandpepper #

@smuttysteff Apparently I write like JRR Tolkien. Hit the jackpot there in reply to smuttysteff #

Right, gotta go – fun tweeting, folks, thanks see yah tomorrow *waves* #

@cidermaker Think maybe we've had the fine summer – guess we now need the rain for a good harvest! in reply to cidermaker #

@Corrina1203 Morning Poppet! OH is shorthand for "Other Half" in reply to Corrina1203 #

@Enigmatist Lol, made me giggle! Thought the corporates had sorted out inappropriate global brand name clashes. Obviously not! in reply to Enigmatist #

@ceggsx Got your phone charger? in reply to ceggsx #

@woodsciman Lol, just added AdblockPlus extentsion to Firefox on someone's recommendation – now get 30" of black box where ad should be! in reply to woodsciman #

@AdrianHiggs Hmm. I'll keep experimenting with it in reply to AdrianHiggs #

@ceggsx Two outa three ain't bad in reply to ceggsx #

@IvyBean104 Sorry to hear you're ill, Ivy! Get well soon *hug* #

@Corrina1203 We're away the week after next – then perhaps after that we can pop up to see you one aft or eve? #

Blimey! Got the accounts done! AND some work too! Weather idents winging their way to Phuket Radio as I tweet. And now, dinnertime! #

@Speccy Lol, one (or should I say Juan) for Private Eye's "Pseudo Names" column! in reply to Speccy #

@JohnnyLaird Just having a little sing to myself. Great lyrics in reply to JohnnyLaird #

@voiceovergirl Why does that not surprise me? in reply to voiceovergirl #

@voiceovergirl Maybe just a few? in reply to voiceovergirl #

@JohnnyLaird Amen to that in reply to JohnnyLaird #

@__EyeInTheSky__ Ha! in reply to __EyeInTheSky__ #

@iflyanm Perhaps I misunderstood – maybe you meant *Apple* says it's been "totally wrong." Sorry. But yes, I knew that – was #justsaying in reply to iflyanm #

If you could go anywhere in the world at no expense for 2 weeks where would it be — Quite fancy New Zealand http://4ms.me/bokBN5 #

Hey, thanks for all the #followfriday tweets yesterday! My #ff list (193 names): http://twitter.com/somersetbob/followfriday/members #

@Anglia_PA NZ looks like such a beautiful place – viz a viz Lord of the Rings in reply to Anglia_PA #

@Immikeyf Morning Mikey in reply to Immikeyf #

@ITGuyMark I use Google calendar across 2 PCs, 2 laptops and 2 iPhones – works a treat! in reply to ITGuyMark #

@ITGuyMark Now they all synch whenever a new item is added from any device – not had any glitches to speak of in reply to ITGuyMark #

Better go hang the washing out while it's still dry and bright – back in a mo #

@Anglia_PA NZ has a pleasant climate too, I believe in reply to Anglia_PA #

@philipbanks Mmm. Not sure I could cope with that! in reply to philipbanks #

@Knitcave1 Sounds lovely in reply to Knitcave1 #

@LouWeeks Ooo yes, mountains I like! in reply to LouWeeks #

@phatbug313 Aww, thanks Rene! in reply to phatbug313 #

@philipbanks I would favour locations where I could be assured of scrupulously clean toilets. I'm quite Kenneth Williams in that regard! in reply to philipbanks #

Time for me to work my magic in the kitchen, with my spaghetti bolognese #

Forgot the button mushrooms for my spag bol! Damn! Never mind – there's enough without them #

@Knitcave1 Alas, I'll never get there – too far for me in reply to Knitcave1 #

Spaghetti bolognese a great success – and the washing up and cooker cleaning only took half an hour #browniepointsforme #

@cotterj99 yes, it turned out very well enjoy the Galton & Simpson night! in reply to cotterj99 #

@philipbanks lol, yes, I made it with half the usual amount for 4 tonight but somehow still had enough left over to feed a small country! in reply to philipbanks #

Stuffed with spag bol, had a night catching up with soaps, off to bed now #

BBC News – Apple offers free iPhone 4 cases http://bit.ly/ateUBr < Jobs on the case at last #

@Sean110 Morning Sean! Have a good day What you got planned? in reply to Sean110 #

@Sean110 Have fun! in reply to Sean110 #

Who will be my 1600th follower? #

@Sean110 Late lunch at The Woolpack – no, not Emmerdale's, the local one! Apart from that, not much! in reply to Sean110 #

@Anglia_PA @Sean110 Lol, no – just a term of twitter endearment in reply to Anglia_PA #

@MomsofAmerica @ScentsWithStyle Lol, had a mad rush there for a mo – @DREAMWALLS was the 1600th, but you're all on my follow list now #

@MomsofAmerica @DREAMWALLS @2gether4change @ScentsWithStyle @robynthickkk Glad to tweet you all! Tnx for following! in reply to MomsofAmerica #

@Sean110 @Anglia_PA I think it just sorta evolved out of a passing comment. Now I'm stuck with him! lol! (and vice versa) in reply to Sean110 #

@robynthickkk Thank you Hope you're not too badly affected by the oil spill where you are! in reply to robynthickkk #

@robynthickkk Good to hear – dreadful business. Hope you have a relaxing Sunday! in reply to robynthickkk #

@robynthickkk Yes, I thought you were either still up late Saturday night, or had got up early Sunday nightbird, eh? in reply to robynthickkk #

@Anglia_PA @sean110 – @corrina1203 doesn't use Twitter much, I'm trying to encourage her to tweet more – but she's a busy little bee! in reply to Anglia_PA #

@robynthickkk Well, if it suits your lifestyle, don't knock it in reply to robynthickkk #

@robynthickkk I couldn't live in a big city now – was born in London, but moved away as a 20-something, now live in the country- love it! in reply to robynthickkk #

@robynthickkk Lol, yup, my Mom always used to say "It wouldn't do for us all to be the same" in reply to robynthickkk #

@robynthickkk I have to go for breakfast now, been lovely tweeting with you – sleep well (eventually!) and catch you again soon in reply to robynthickkk #

@DREAMWALLS Jolly good to have you aboard! Hope you enjoy the trip in reply to DREAMWALLS #

@Sean110 http://twitpic.com/26g3k5 – What a fantastic building in reply to Sean110 #

@darrenmckay thank you! I did! Love the carvery in reply to darrenmckay #

Back from The Woolpack, stuffed with carvery, now flopped in front of TV watching Casualty #lazysundayafternoon #

@Sean110 Safe journey home in reply to Sean110 #

Man, too much toast before bedtime last night – indigestion all night long! Need a sleep now to get over my lack of sleep! Morning all #

@wizardandwitch Lol, foolish, aren't we? I knew it would probably have adverse consequences! in reply to wizardandwitch #

@darrenmckay Lol, don't worry – no chance of that from me! in reply to darrenmckay #

@phatbug313 Lol, good night and good morning! in reply to phatbug313 #

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Morning all! To Swanage, Dorset, on a coach trip today! Just leaving Weston – sun getting brighter as we go #

Arrived in Swanage and headed straight for some fish n chips! (@ The Fish Plaice) http://4sq.com/9D8Sn9 #

Another one of Swanage http://twitpic.com/23gvz1 #

Had a lovely few hours in Swanage, great weather – now we're heading home again #

Nearly home – last stop for a paper and some toasted teacakes! (@ Morrisons) http://4sq.com/bdk7Ru #

@digitalrant whoa! Apparently I just stole your Mayorship of Morrisons! Sorry about that #

Listening to Network North Devon on http://www.network1radio.co.uk/player5.html – I have a vested interest, as they're playing my idents #

@wizardandwitch Love toasted teacakes in reply to wizardandwitch #

Shame the BBC didn't think to show the British GP in HD #

@Hyper8 Not our beloved Beeb! Apparently the pictures come from FOM, which is Ecclestone's lot, I think – so I blame Bernie! lol! in reply to Hyper8 #

@DigitalDiablo That would be most welcome in reply to DigitalDiablo #

@Hyper8 I'm told we might have it in HD for 2011! Yay! in reply to Hyper8 #

@DigitalDiablo Worth it – I've had one for a few years now, and it's sort of coming of age at last- BBC1 goes HD in the autumn, I believe in reply to DigitalDiablo #

@Hyper8 Yeah – I'm quite happy just watching it on TV! in reply to Hyper8 #

Morning all! Getting ready for the British GP #

@Brays_Cottage Isn't he great? Love Patrick #F1 in reply to Brays_Cottage #

@cidermaker All right then They DO have some excellent coffee shops! #NED in reply to cidermaker #

RT @Immikeyf: oh dear naked mikey hehehe http://twitpic.com/24gatr < That's a big boombox you got there #

@jerell Wow, that must be a great feeling, seeing your team in the final. As an England supporter, I can't imagine what that must be like in reply to jerell #

RT @Immikeyf: You can't really see the studio properly but this was me on the mighty Chiltern FM http://twitpic.com/24ggvv < nice desk #

@smuttysteff It's interesting to have one half of your brain on it, while the other half's tweeting. Adds a new dimension #worldcup in reply to smuttysteff #

@jerell I'm old enough to recall us winning it in '66. I was 11 – but don't recall much! I was into radio, not footy http://bit.ly/9PVrAa in reply to jerell #

@davcar11 Haha, s'okay, I've suddenly got a lot of tweets in and I'm a bit flummoxed too! in reply to davcar11 #

@lotw1952 Lol, of course Where would we be without Wiki? in reply to lotw1952 #

RT @O_Donut: @somersetbob If the linesman holds up his flag, it's offside.<After trying to read the Wiki explanation I'll go for this one #

@MarianKemmer 67 minutes and still no goal. Pffffff. But it's been a lively game in reply to MarianKemmer #

@majbloor Hey Mark, how you doing? Greetings from Zummerzet! in reply to majbloor #

@majbloor Was hopin for a better match, but enjoying a little tweeting at the same time – takes the edge off in reply to majbloor #

@majbloor Wasn't that embarrassing? I'm only an armchair footy fan, but it was hard to find anything praiseworthy in their performances. in reply to majbloor #

@majbloor Was just telling someone else about how I love footy now, but when we won it in '66 I was more into radio http://bit.ly/9PVrAa in reply to majbloor #

@majbloor thanks PS didn't have space to say it was my blog I was inviting you to – I ran out of space in reply to majbloor #

@majbloor That last tweet of mine was a bit spacey. But that happens with me sometimes in reply to majbloor #

@Teebiebrown Hits the spot in reply to Teebiebrown #

@Corrina1203 Hey Poppet! You're actually using Twitter! Blimey, I'll have to mind me peas and queues now Drab match, eh? in reply to Corrina1203 #

@Sean110 Hey son, as it happens, I have! Too thick to squirt down the broadband though in reply to Sean110 #

@aldupres @kjvoxcom @Knitcave1 Each to their own, you little old wine drinkers, you #

@Sean110 Let's see … does my Prima have a "Thick Milk Shake" setting? Ah – no. You'll have to go to Morrisions in reply to Sean110 #

@smuttysteff LOL! good one in reply to smuttysteff #

@Knitcave1 @aldupres @kjvoxcom No, well, I don't have a milkshake every night. It would probably kill me- it's probably loaded with sugar in reply to Knitcave1 #

@MrsR1ck Tell you what: I won't even tell myself in reply to MrsR1ck #

@Sean110 I'm cheap in reply to Sean110 #

@orphistic Discovered it the other day. Started on strawberry. Wasn't long before I tried chocolate. Slippery slope after that in reply to orphistic #

@MrsR1ck oh my goodness. That I will! in reply to MrsR1ck #

@Corrina1203 Morning Poppet Yup, looks like you're getting the hang of it! Need some more people to follow? Add @somersetmarcy for one in reply to Corrina1203 #

@cidermaker The very same in reply to cidermaker #

For my more recent followers who may have missed it – I've started writing my memoirs, "Radio Daze". Here's part 1: http://bit.ly/9PVrAa #

@cotterj99 Wow. I can't even spell that in reply to cotterj99 #

@Corrina1203 Oh, well I'm honoured then! A lot more fun if you follow some 'ordinary' folk too! There's some lovely tweeple out there in reply to Corrina1203 #

@Moirabrowne Thanks! It wasn't bad, actually in reply to Moirabrowne #

@joonieb The peas were one of my five-a-day. Only four to go before midnight! in reply to joonieb #

The One Show is in HD all the time now, apparently, on #BBCHD #

@DeanFriedman Hey, best of luck with the UK tour! Looking forward to listening to the new album, Dean in reply to DeanFriedman #

@joonieb I'm eating chunks of 3 different types of melon right now. They're very filling, so a boxful by bedtime should do it I reckon in reply to joonieb #

@Immikeyf YELLOOOOOO! in reply to Immikeyf #

@Immikeyf Fair to middlin you on air? in reply to Immikeyf #

@Immikeyf You do long days, don't you? True dedication to the job Bin writing bout my early days – http://bit.ly/9PVrAa – u might like in reply to Immikeyf #

@Immikeyf Thanks I'm being asked to create an account to log into your web site. Is that right? (Don't want to do the wrong thing!) in reply to Immikeyf #

@Immikeyf Oh, bummer long time? Or just a short glitch? in reply to Immikeyf #

@joonieb Chocolate milkshake later. Sorted in reply to joonieb #

@AntMcl Always makes me laugh too, that one in reply to AntMcl #

@Immikeyf That's good. It's difficult all round at the moment, and this merging business only makes me more edgy- but hey-ho. That's life in reply to Immikeyf #

@Immikeyf HAHA, love the fun audio! http://bit.ly/969FP5 Hey everybody, go and listen to these! RT in reply to Immikeyf #

@joonieb It's the perfect diet plan for someone who doesn't want to in reply to joonieb #

@joonieb But first there's a real dairy cream strawberry oyster with my name on it, and it's just got to be eaten today in reply to joonieb #

@Enigmatist @SazeracLA I thought. Thereafter, I was. in reply to Enigmatist #

@pimlico_flats lol, and one of those 2 followers is … another online property seller in reply to pimlico_flats #

@Immikeyf Yours are great coz they move along at pace. Mine plod along a bit, but that's how we do things down ere in Zummerzet in reply to Immikeyf #

@joonieb The most powerful ice-cream in the world in reply to joonieb #

@wwwsteds Chocolate, no contest! in reply to wwwsteds #

@StefHoare Lol, steady on – just supper in reply to StefHoare #

Faww l'm bloated now I've drunk that pint of strawberry Frijj™ – worth it though #

@Twit_nut Okely dokely done it. When do you want me to watch it? lol in reply to Twit_nut #

Who did the best Schwepps ads? Shhh you know who #justsayin #

@MarianKemmer I love the blockbuster special effects films – but I'm too lazy to go see em! Wait for em to come on HD (you gotta get it) in reply to MarianKemmer #

@voiceoverartist Special effects are so seamless and complex now, the blockbusters are really awesome these days #Inception in reply to voiceoverartist #

@MandyPandy32 Lol, you too? Man, those advertising people know their onions in reply to MandyPandy32 #

@voiceoverartist What's he done? Ah, right – just Googled him I haven't seen any of em! lol in reply to voiceoverartist #

@davcar11 Lol, and I bet you're not even watching it! #bb11 in reply to davcar11 #

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“Write about what you know,” the experts say. Which is what I decided to do when beginning this series of recollections. I know my past pretty well. Or so I thought, as I whizzed through Beginnings, and then Schoolboy Dreams, both of which dealt with my pre- and early-teen years. Then I found myself confronting a couple of problems.

First, the question of accuracy. When I cast my mind back to the 1970s now, it feels to me like it’s still not that long ago. But forty years have passed since those halcyon days, and I must confess to having a poor recollection of specific events and their correct chronology. I didn’t keep diaries, so it’s possible — probably extremely likely, in fact — that my memories have become embellished over time with an accretion of imagined scenes and wildly inaccurate conversations. This has worked fine while the memories have remained in my head for my own private viewing, but setting them down for public consumption has presented me with a dilemma: how accurate, how truthful, do I need to be, to ensure the integrity of these memoirs? Does it matter if I sometimes confuse the true and the real?

For example: I concluded Schoolboy Dreams by talking about my friend Bill’s makeshift radio “studio” being at his gran’s house. After I’d published the post, I thought again about this and realised that it probably wasn’t — I think now it was in the living-room of the 5th-floor flat in a tower-block where he lived with his mum. We often used to visit his gran, but the more I try to visualise the ancient, butchered radiogram with two BSR turntables balanced precariously inside its guts on wobbly polystyrene blocks and a microphone taped to a broom-handle in situ at granny’s place, the less I’m able to conjure it up there. Does it matter? To the wider world, probably not. But Bill might think so, if he ever reads that account.

Allied to the “accuracy” aspect is the question of whether I can safely identify the people I came into contact with all those years ago without causing some of them to squirm with embarrassment. Most of them are, as far as I know, still alive; I’m in contact with a few through Facebook and other social networking sites, but I’ve had no contact with most since leaving school, or moving on from hospital radio, or the various radio stations on which I later worked. Some of the things I remember (or think I remember) are quite comical in nature — or at least, they are to my mind when I think back on them now. They’d make good anecdotes, even if they are somewhat embellished.

Separated from the actual events by forty years, I like to think that all now involved in them would look back on those remarkable days with a wistful smile and allow me to recount them, from my point of view, without taking umbrage — after all, we were naive teenagers or in our early twenties back then, and so much water has since passed under the bridge that we’re completely different people now — but still, I worry that to use real full names might cause some upset here and there, and I’m not one to deliberately inflict feelings of embarrassment on anyone.

To take Bill as an example again: he might blush now to read my description of him then as being a “long-haired, unkempt guy” and having a “slightly wild appearance, short stature and puggish face”. (Let me tell you, I was no oil painting myself — gawky, painfully skinny, spotty, buck teeth, pudding-basin haircut and forced by Mum to wear short trousers to high school for several months, even though everyone else there had graduated to the long variety upon leaving primary school.) I’m sure Bill no longer looks anything like he did when he was in his early teens — although I can’t say for sure, as I haven’t been in contact with him for nearly thirty years.

In Bill’s case, however, his blushes have, I think, been spared, as he changed his name to something completely different by Deed Poll during the time I knew him. (I eventually changed mine to Bob Kingsley by Deed Poll, but many years later.) I doubt anyone in his current circle of friends knows his first name was once Bill, and I suspect only a vanishingly small number of my readers — if any at all — would be able to identify him today.

The point about my friendship with Bill, and why it will need to be talked about at some length in this recollection, is that I owe him everything. Aside from his early-teen rebellious flamboyance and cockney schoolboy potty-mouth (he swore like a trooper), aspects of his character which influenced me for both good and ill at the time, I want to say here and now that if it wasn’t for him with his ersatz studio and his willingness to let me play with it, I would probably never have got into radio at all.

So the debt I owe him is immense — and this is another reason why I don’t wish to cause him any undue embarrassment as I recount some of our schoolboy antics, which will necessitate expanding on some aspects of his unique personality. Although he later changed his name, I’ll continue to refer to him as Bill and hope that, if he ever reads these memoirs he’ll see that although my memories of our adventures together may be flawed here and there, my gratitude for what he did for me back then remains undiminished by time.

There are, of course, others in the early days who also greatly influenced me — none of whom, as far as I’m aware, went so far as to change their names by Deed Poll, though many had informally adopted “made up” names for their early, non-professional radio work, which a lucky few continued to use when they later turned professional. Still others stuck to using their given names; some continue to be involved in the radio industry in one way or another while others never got the “big break”.

After giving it much thought, I still don’t know whether I’m being overly cautious, but I’ve concluded the best thing to do, wherever it’s appropriate, is to use only the first names by which I knew them. I want to pass on my long-overdue and profound thanks to all of them for being part of my life and helping to shape what turned out to be, against all the odds, a wonderful and eventful life in radio. If they choose to identify themselves by posting comments — and perhaps even correct me when I’ve got something wrong — I’ll be very happy to hear from them.

To read part 1 of this series, see Radio Daze: Beginnings

To read part 2 of this series, see Radio Daze: Schoolboy Dreams

Cartoon credit: Allan Cavanagh, from Charlie Adley’s Double Vision blog

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Well, been a busy day work-wise, but the sun's over the yard-arm now, so it's time to slope off for some dinner. Laters, chums #

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