Hallo Friends!
So Geoff’s back on Drivetime and mentioned that it had been offered before. In business terms it amazed me he wasn’t there sooner. Early reports on the break-up reported the duo would continue at virgin in this slot. I love to imagine Pete, stuborn and early, later anger, at that meeting. Having Read “One Golden Square” and Geoff’s non-favorite “Digital Spy” it seems a lot of people still lament the loss pf P&G at breakfast. Rightly so, as a meer non-radio mortal I can confirm that Christian O Connell simply maintained the existing ratings, and to date has generated little audience gain. As much as Rajar would say! Unlike the massive audience increase the boys created. Bitter! yes, I have never listened to Christian as he took away my Pete and Geoff (despite Geoff saying pre takeover he was “a mate”). To me the new boss’s idea that personalities make radio is bang on. Radio is in your head while you do other things, a bit like your thoughts. I drive for my own business, many people comment “saw you in the van, you were laughing your head off, again”. Crazily it gives people a great impression of me and my service. I guess it is hard to look at someone laughing and think negatively! Unless you’re embalming. I’ve gone on enough now, barely touched the proffesional angle I was going for (the reach to shift that “I” seemed wrong!) so I’ll finish by saying I its so great that people love pete and geoff like myself! I only get pete on international trips due to timing- where is a best of Pete “From wherever we’ve put him this week” from the bbc.. Long live the both of them, my life has been enhanced and those who don’t listen who I know have benefitted too from me stealing and recounting their ideas. The Last year breakfast show podcast re-run part III starts in my ears Wednesday. Look forward to it everybody!! I really, actually do!

Love to y’all (spec Marty- y’all was for you!)
Dave

I’ll wait till I’ve read a copy of that book, although I will cunningly avoid paying for it so as to thwart the conspiracy, by popping over to Baker Street lost prop’ in a few weeks and claiming I left my copy on the Tube. And nope, sorry Geoff but you’re not getting any royalties either for that one.

Also, this Gary Glitter obsession is becoming slightly worrying.

In the unlikely even that I’m not infertile, what will I tell those ugly little beasties with the misfortune to share my genes? Where was I when poor ‘OC’ was attacked before our blogging eyes? And when Helen Hurley felt the terrible wrath of his shock and awe revenge campaign?

I was sitting high on the fence, casting the odd inflammatory remark in either direction, enjoying the view and feasting on the dead flesh like carrion fowl.

G x

PS. Louis Pasteur, Martin Luther King Jr, Benny and Björn, Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Wes Anderson, Tycho Brahe, Morrissey, Nye Bevan, Olof Palme and Snufkin. (There are eleven in a football team, aren’t there?)

Firstly, get well soon Geoff, the illness fortunatley hasn’t affected the blogging

Now, after a restless nights sleep I’m able to recover from the mugging to be honest I received right here in my own home. Shocked and stunned. A copy will be in your hole Geoff.

The book is hopefully a funny with some observations.Not just about women. However The chapter Slugger has issue with is ‘The Genes’. Experts have discovered that there are 78 genetic differences between men and women. I decided to spent a chapter trying to list all of them. Genes in men and those in women. A chapter like this by its conception has very broad observations and yes pigeon holing for it to work. AS A JOKE.

You are not telling that women dont have a gene where they suddenly feel the urge to drop a conversational bomb shell last thing at night when the lights go out?

Or that Men have a gene that in some evil few makes them start a Cult. How mnay cults are run by some guy and it often involves the journey to the big one going via his pants?

THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN AS SOME KIND OF DESMOND MORRIS TOME

Any observational comedian like Geoff will have to sometimes make a generalisation and assume some kind of shared experience for the bit to work. Otherwise its like pulling the wings off a butterfly to see how it works. I hope to god Hurley is never at a Seinfeld gig and she starts pointing out the inaccuracies in some of the routines.

Lets be clear, this chapter is one of many. Who for example would you have in a football team of inspirational men, dead or alive, cartoon characters allowed. No actual players.

What is becomeing clear that this book is the ‘Satanic Verses’ of our times.

Geoff, if you are still with us and havent gone towards the light, being neutral isn’t an option. Your children and I believe you will have them, will ask what you did Daddy when poor ‘OC’ was attacked before our very blogging eyes.

The biggest target in the book is men by the way. My follow up with be about a crazed Irish lawyer besotted with a ‘hawkish’ breakfast show sex god. It ends with a smoking gun…fired by Geoff, question is, who does he shoot?

Christian

ps

I will not censor any favourable reviews Geoff nor cast asides at their editorial bent. Unless that slag me or you off. Easy Living magazine have taken me under thier wing and indeed the next issue sees me modeling some er, nana knickers! I’ll get you a copy Helen..

One thing I have disagree with though. Not sure that the principal motivations of a lawyer is to “defend the weak” and “seek justice for the downtrodden”. “Make a huge bundle of cash by exploiting the misery of others” would be more apt in my opinion.