BAIBS Thursday 13/12/12

5pm. No time to be starting a daily blog but here we go. 'What kept you?' I hear you say. Well pre recorded the Christmas Day Breakfast Show this afternoon. We do get some time off. It's a festive filled joyous show of Christmas cheer. And The Wombles. I don't like doing pre-records and rarely do them. I'm taking advantage of my key holding status to keep the rest of the Christmas schedule live. A pre-record is the same principle as a live show, me on my own in a small room with a mic. Just doesn't feel the same. Plus if I cock up I have the option of deleting and starting again. Sod that. Keep the mistakes in, I know you expect nothing less. Also on a pre-record you don't get the insightful weather and traffic reports that I know you rely on, or at least find embarrassingly funny.

So what next? Basically avoiding going outside due to the freezing fog and my wimpish nature. Chatted with Mark Kelly at Sine FM Towers for as long as I could and for the first time this week he didn't mention chickens. Talked about them Monday, tweeted about them Tuesday, bought them Wednesday, froze them Thursday. Sounds like a Craig David song. Mark had become obsessed. Hopefully it's out of his system now. I once sat next to a bloke on a bus who kept telling me not to buy chickens from a certain supermarket cos they were injected. He didn't say what with. The nutter on the bus discussion can wait for another time. Just to say if you're not sat next to the nutter on the bus then you're the nutter.

Next stop the Tut 'n' Shive for a drink with my mate Ryan, singer with The 48ks, to celebrate his birthday. Was only having one. Freezing fog and a rather nice drop of Nottingham Rock Bitter said otherwise. Ryan asked me to compare The 48ks Christmas gig at The Leopard on December 23rd. Let's not kid ourselves, I'd go to the opening of an envelope, so made all the yes I'll do you that favour noises whilst my ego leapt around my head screaming YES! Speaking of going to the opening of an envelope I've been asked to present an award at next year's Best Bar None Awards in January. More ego leaping.

Then the walk home through the freezing fog. It was that thick I couldn't work out if I was catching people up or if they were coming towards me. I'm putting forward my proposal of fog lights for pedestrians now.

Had one of Donny's top bands, Bang Bang Romeo, on this morning's show. Singer, Stars, was traditional late so it ended up being the quickest interview ever. Star's worked for me this year and I think managed to be late 99% of the time. It became quite endearing in the end. Bang Bang Romeo launch their new EP with a live show at The Social tomorrow night. They are gonna be massive, trust me on that. Just don't be late Stars. Fame waits for no man. Or woman for that matter.

Must dash. Christmas tree up tonight.

Laters

SS

Playlist Thursday 13/12/12

I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons

Coming Up Easy - Paulo Nutini

Underdog - Kasabian

Chevy Thunder - Spector

Naive - The Kooks

Champagne And Cocaine - 12 Dirty Bullets

You Get What You Give - New Radicals

Somewhere - The Pilots

Antarctica - Sound Of Guns

Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk

Everybody Knows (Except You) - The Divine Comedy

Rose Tattoo - Dropkick Murphys

A Design For Life - Manic Street Preachers

Fortune Teller - The 48ks

Fishing For A Dream - Turin Brakes

North Country Boy - The Charlatans

Everything - The Darlingtons

Don't Stop - The Rolling Stones

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - The Smiths

Boxing Day - Blink 182

Men's Needs - The Cribs

Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

My First Love - Paper Aeroplanes

Post Break Up Sex - The Vaccines

To Be Like - China Rats

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros

Bring Me To Life - Evanescence

Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives

Wonderful Life - Hurts

Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC

Baby Missiles - The War On Drugs

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Right Now - Bang Bang Romeo 

Adore Me Dear - Bang Bang Romeo

Just To See You Run - Bang Bang Romeo