Insomnia=Insania

Just finished watching the first of the new Sarah Jane Smith adventures on BBC1 where the overweight flatuists known as the Slitheen have made a return appearance.
And I rather much enjoyed it and am hoping that I won't have such a rough night so I'm going to attempt to stay up for as long as is physcially possible.

Right now I'm in my abode listening to Zero 7's 2001 album which is keeping me sane for the time being. I hope that this is a hint of things to come in the long term.

Missing Out!

Ooh, everyone's heading down the Undercroft now as I type for a meeting with regards to tomorrow. I really want to be back in London now!

Even if I have to lay off the booze. Still I'm looking forward to all of those free cans of orange Fanta that people owe me! Hehehehe!

Music of (or out of) The Mind

After stumbling on Dad listening to Miles Davis downstairs I've decided to dig out a more modern answer, Jamiroquai and the stunning "Emergency On Planet Earth" You can tell that there's a lot of influence put into this particular album which Jay Kay intially wrote to get his thoughts about the environment.

Overall it's timeless unlike some of the stuff a certain Ricky Marshall was asking me to provide, for what sounds like a series of spoof traffic reports for Goodlass and Marshall.
The bed we settled on sounds very similar to Bill Bailey's take on the Countdown theme so I'm hoping they'll make good use of that on air!

Overall it should be good fun and with Tudor taking control of the airwaves at 7pm it will be a great start to Freshers for this year.
Oh and I still need to send those new jingles over for the show! I've done quite a few over the summer. Although there's no beating "TV TUUDOR!

Missing Mags

So according to Stephen Howie on this afternoons Grooveline, Blues And Soul Magazine has kicked the bucket.
That's going to make things difficult for me when giving info on performances within London although hopefully it won't ruin my new "Club Circuit" feature that I've already made a jingle for.

I see this as an opportunity to add an extra voice for the show as I want to expand Soul Expression this year especially as during Fresher's Week it follows Stevie McIntosh and Melina Matthew's culture show which I hope will become regular during the semester.
Especially after they tried it out first time in our 24 hour broadcast back in March and I hope to get them involved with parts of my show.

As for now, a case of relaxing or trying to do so before Wednesday arrives.

Photo Finish

The photos were amazing, a lot of goings on at the summer camp and from various locations in the US.
These included a statue of the Jolly Green Giant in Minnesota, the stunning Niagra Falls complete with rainbows and the Empire State Building in New York City as well as Times Square.
What amazes me is that they drove from LA to NYC all that time.

I've also got my presents that Kate brought back including a red t-shirt from NYC and some Jelly Beans which I've stored safely ready for my visit back to London.
That's the same place where I've put my TV aerial and my copy of Essential Radio Skills which
I'm sure will come in useful this semester.

I'd love to go travelling sometime although in my money situation that would be impossible. I'll try to cut down on spending so much this year which hopefully will lead to rewarding results.

"Prodigal Sister"

One of Beverley Knight's album titles has been brought to life as Kate's got back from America.
She's been subjected to a few taunts about her visit and not getting anything for us in return but she's got a few photos to show us which I'm looking forward to seeing.

And from what I've heard Jim Davidson has been booted out of Hell's Kitchen, not by vote but told to leave. I went to bed before the show finished last night so I missed out on the moment itself.
Bedtimes are quite a problem for me as that's when my mind goes insane and I start dreaming about the worst possible scenarios and end up waking up at inappropriate times.

I may stay up a bit later tonight so I don't have much to worry about in the morning.
It's such a pain trying to stay active.

Elevated

I'm feeling a lot better now. I don't know exactly what it is but it makes me feel a bit more focused.
Hair apppointment tomorrow morning, and Mum's picking Kate up from her rather exhaustive visit to America.

I'm getting rather tired now to be honest. A bit of Jill Scott wouldn't go amiss.
"Golden", that's a nice little tune from her.

Still In A Muddle

Yes, my nerves are getting the better of me again.
I'm just unsure about what I what I want to be doing and I can't stick to them.

Everyone else is OK however, and according to Sam I'll be doing my Soul Show on Friday nights on returning. I hope that this will mean that things will run more smoothly and I'll get the urge to be positive again.

I know what will calm me down, a bit of EWF. Which album to choose though?...
Ooohh yes! Raise from 1981. Lady Sun is a cracker of a tune!

Indulgence: Is It That Bad?

I ended up letting nerves get the better of me this afternoon at Concha's. I don't know what it was but oh my it's dreadfully infectious.

It's not a good thing to admit but I'm relaxing by listening to my show from last Freshers with Pippa ST. It was a very relaxed affair considering we'd followed an interview with Dave Benson Phillips on Goodlass and Marshall's show beforehand.

Some weird elevator jazz tracks including "Get Away Jordan" by Take 6. These guys know harmony full stop. And Bebel Gilberto, "Bananeira" which apparently means "banana tree".

Goodness knows how I'm going to manage afterwards.

Chilled As Always

Bit 0f a quiet one today, as I type I've got Tony Blackburn on KMFM coming up wit the goods as always!
In just under an hour I'm popping over to see Concha, our Spanish family friend and I'm getting rather thirsty actually. Hopefully she'll have something sweet to cover that area.

Ahh, China Black, "Searching" haven't heard that one for a while. Expect my future blog posts to be very music biased! No change there then.
I'll head downstairs and get something to drink.

Cuddled Up

Ooh, everything's coming together now, I've got just about everything stacked and stored on my shelves and external hard drives.
And it's surprising what can be found in more than one place. Especially my large selection of stuff from Lee and Herring and Victor Lewis-Smith.

Anyway, tonight's X-Factor, a really mouthy type again from Brumland gives aggro to Simon Cowell, as well as a few very talented 14 year old contestants including one who gave a nice rendition of "Mack The Knife".
But what's the point of having Dermot as presenter? They could give him a bit more to do
as you barely see him consoling or congratulating the wannabe performers.

Ahh, this is nice and relaxing, Mr Hermano and their cover of Santana's
"Free As The Morning Sun".
A cover of a song that's actually better than the original.
And I love the Scumfrog remix as well, reminds me of Venice in 2002.
Sami even told me it reminded her of Ibiza when I had the track playing at our last
Smoke Radio Undercroft night in May.
I'll keep listening. Such a gorgeous piano riff.

"Even Time Ain't Got No....Tiiiiime!"

I've worked out what I need to be doing tomorrow. Buying some CD wallets and recordable DVDs. Still got a few spare CDs but I need to be fully loaded.
Other than that, hardly anything else has been happening, a rather hellish journey back in the traffic after the shopping at Morrisons. Ask Elvis kept things entertaining and we've managed to get a few things sorted with regards to shelving in my bedroom. It's looking good.

For now though, it's a case of fizzy orange, Light Of The World playing in the background with what gave me the idea of the the title of the blog post before heading downstairs to watch Hell's Kitchen in the front room. The nights are getting longer now....

"They're Just Like You And Meee..."

A reference to the the Crystal Waters hit "Gypsy Woman" which is rather relevant after watching tonight's episode of Hell's Kitchen.
I'm starting to get back into the swing of things although I'm less likely to react to noise or music when Mum's in the room with me. We had a nice little chat about the music played on KCFM's Night At The 80s although I feel like I'm playing a real life version of Finders Keepers without Neil Buchanan.

There are objects hidden everywhere in my room and I have no idea where to put them. But it may get me to London a bit quicker!

"How do I use this thing?....."

It's nice to be home again. My room is in a terrible state and things aren't where they're meant to be. Eve my typing has gone awry.
Still Hell's Kitchen is on again tonight which despite having Jim Davidson as a contestant should be a good watch.

Ah, a nice car ad on KCFM playing as I type. Yes, it's 80s night again!
I may write a few more posts if there are any good tunes on.

Whoooh!