I read an article the other day by Alex James (former Blur guitarist) which, quite frankly, amazed me. Did you know that in the 1970's yogurt was a new craze? Yes the humble yogurt was a new and exotic treat that had never been able to be packaged before plastic containers came on the scene. This got me thinking about what I ate as a child apart from heavily sugared bowls of cornflakes that would often be my ...
I searched my name on Google the other day and it was not until I got to Bob Letha... that my name came up on the predictive search where Google guesses what you are inputting. I came to the conclusion that my millions of readers must already have Blog firmly in place at the top of their "favourites" list saving them time using search engines. Either that or they use Ask Jeeves the once heavily advertised search engine that now attracts up ...
I have decided to abandon my trawl through the failing careers of former Radio 1 DJ's, for the following reasons. Firstly I started to become concerned that no one else would care much for my almost morbid fascination with this subject, and secondly, all their careers seemed to follow a familiar track in to the abyss unless you exclude Steve Wright who does "Steve Wright in the Afternoon" as a kind of Groundhog Day fixture on Radio 2, such ...
''Mike Read, Mike Read, 275 and 285, Mike Read, Mike Read, national Radio One.". In his pomp during the days of limited radio stations and four TV Channels, Mike Read was everywhere. He presented the Radio One Breakfast Show, Saturday Superstore and Pop Quiz. Read was also a regular Top of The Pops presenter and often the star turn on the Radio One Roadshow that toured the country during the summer months. Heady days indeed, but perhaps ...
I had a rather surreal experience on Monday when I went to the dentist in Chequers Road in Basingstoke, and not just because it was one of the few times I had booked an appointment despite not actually having a toothache. Like most people I don't find going to the dentist a particularly fun experience and I have often described listening to Radio One fuckwitt Chris Moyles as the equivalent of a dental appointment, so imagine the the ...