Bring back The Openline on FM104!!!

LegacyUser

Without a doubt, the finest radio show EVER to grace the airwaves of Dublin. It was some of the funniest radio I've ever heard.

I still listen to my Openline tapes that I recorded.

Is there any chance of it making a comeback?? Greg was a great host, did he get out of the radio game altogether??

Barnaby's "Boozin'" was probably the shows best tune. Notable moments include Barnaby taking the entire crew hostage...loved it!

BTW was Tony played by Jim Jim from The Strawberry Alarm Clock? They do sound similar!!!

Ro: maaan!

OMG yes!

It was brilliant alright. The songs were class, but all the different characters were the best. I was a few myself...

Makaveli

Bringing it back would only taint the memory.
Let it be.

John

Makaveli wrote:

Bringing it back would only taint the memory.
Let it be.

As much as I miss it I agree with Makaveli. So many nights did I stay up to listen to that show. I've lost most of my tapes but I still have a minidisc of most of the songs. Great stuff.

ThatBloke

Best show on radio ever. Who was the DJ again? Has he done anything since?

You fooilz

LegacyUser

Twas Greg Merriman. He sounded like Gerry Ryan's lovechild. I dunno what he's doing now though, anyone else know??

ThatBloke

Ah Greg Merriman, that's the one. I'd say it was great fun to work on

Anyone have any of the songs saved on computer? They were class.

Larianne

That show used to keep my up when I should have been sleeping for school. That was a great show. Defo should bring it back. There's no real good shows on the radio anymore. Mary Shocklates..

I remembre he played a song and the lines went something like "oh, here comes Santa with his sack of shiit, and all his stinkin reindeers" Was so funny.

He hated people calling him Gerry Ryan sound-a-like. Dunno where he's gone though. Come Back!!

Ro: maaan!

He said on the last show that he wasn't doing any more DJing. He didn't say what he was moving into but it wasn't radio.

ThatBloke

Man this is bringing back memories, keep them coming I remember him saying one time that he had a day job so he probably went back to that.

I'd be surprised if the people behind it didn't go on and do something else in the media. It was a unique show at the time.

Ro: maaan!

Yea, but it was hardly helping FM104. They probably get more listeners from whatever crap they have on now at 1am. Shame, but I agree that bringing it back would be a bad idea. It was brilliant when it lasted, and it should stay briliant in memories (and tapes). I only have about 3 of them on tape. But I do have Boozing, and the one where Mary came clean on who (or what) she really was. Ah, good times..

steviec

I know a regular caller on the show(Trebor) and he was in touch with Greg by e-mail for a little while after the show ended. Greg's doing something incredibly normal/boring sounding, cant remember for sure but think he said he was working for Eircom.

Ro: maaan!

steviec wrote:

I know a regular caller on the show(Trebor) and he was in touch with Greg by e-mail for a little while after the show ended. Greg's doing something incredibly normal/boring sounding, cant remember for sure but think he said he was working for Eircom.

God, Eircom? Pity.



I remember Trebor. Robert backwards. Oh I remember when that became public!

LegacyUser

steviec wrote:

I know a regular caller on the show(Trebor) and he was in touch with Greg by e-mail for a little while after the show ended. Greg's doing something incredibly normal/boring sounding, cant remember for sure but think he said he was working for Eircom.

i remember when benny de meena ripped it outta trebor!!trebor had some crappy slaggin like "your mother has hair on her chin", to which benny replied, "so what your mother is my girlfriend". funniest thing ever!!

in fact, that was my fave show ever. some aul one rang up and started havin a go at benny at the start of the show and greg let them go at it for the rest of the hour!!i have that whole show on tape, class stuff!!

who remembers donkey from drogheda!?! i just listened to it there, best tony song ever!!!

are there any fansites left??

Larianne

Spogpean wrote:

are there any fansites left??

Was gonna write "aw there were fan sites" but I think I remember them. They have a forum/chatroom thingy on it. And you could draw pics on it????? Jaysus me memory!!!! And I'm only 22!! :eek:

Repli

steviec - are you SC by any chance?

Larianne

http://listen.to/trebor/

Found one, haven't gone through it yet!

Ro: maaan!

Repli, mod: Openline?

gary the great

I was talking to Adrian Kennedy and he told me that Greg went on to do computers as there was not much money in radio.

Really miss that show it was quality.

Larianne

Here's another site, has lyrics to all the songs! YAY

http://kealy.tripod.com/overnighter.htm

Gonna have to go digging for those tapes!! :rolleyes:

Repli

Ro: maaan! wrote:

Repli, mod: Openline?

It's nothing really to do with this radio show though

Fabritzo

From the realms of my hard drive.
http://members.boards.ie/fabritzo/openline.zip
Donkey! Donkey from Drogheeda!

Makaveli

Only song I have on the pc is Barnaby's boozing.
Used to have them all in their crappy real media 16kbs quality.

Cake Fiend

Spogpean wrote:

BTW was Tony played by Jim Jim from The Strawberry Alarm Clock? They do sound similar!!!

I've noticed this as well, especially as Jim Jim puts on a very Tony-like voice the odd time.

I remember way back when the openline was an extension of the phone show. Then Tony rang up, it was a Halloween night many years ago. Thus started the legend of Tony Monkeychild and the openline as we now know it! I have a load of tapes of the show in my parents' house somewhere I think, I should have a root around if I get a chance.

Wonder what happened to the IRC regulars - DavidC, Stampy, JamCos and co.

Repli

Yes... I wonder.. ¬_¬

Makaveli

heh, no way. My old openline site still has a load of the songs on it.

http://www.geocities.com/pegleg03/sounds.html

As for the IRC regulars I think 90% are probably regulars here.

Cake Fiend

/me smacks the pony

Ro: maaan!

Deadly!

Fabritzo

Good man Peg, I've another 8meg mp3 here, no where to put it though.

Makaveli

www.yousendit.com

ThatBloke

good stuff everyone, keep them coming

Fabritzo

Thanx for that, I put it up
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Makaveli

Nice one Karl. Will have to go looking for my tapes tomorrow.

Throw dem in de Dodder in a duvet or a sack, make sure you tie it nice and tightly so dey dont come back!

LegacyUser

Great stuff everyone, especially Donkey From Drogheda!!!
Keep em coming!!!

I'll upload my tapes if someone tells me how to transfer music from tape to computer. Cheers in advance!!

EDIT : BTW Makavelli this message comes up when I try to download any of the songs off your site, any ideas what it means?? Ive adjusted the Security in my Internet Explorer and it still doesn't work.

http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.htmlhis page has been rated by a rating system that you do not have installed. For more information about these ratings, connect to http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html:
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Fabritzo

Nero comes with a wave editor,so you can record mp3s, if you plug into the mic/line in socket at the back of the computer, you'll need suitable lead to go from yer headphones socket to your mic/line port though.

Makaveli

Spogpean wrote:

EDIT : BTW Makavelli this message comes up when I try to download any of the songs off your site, any ideas what it means?? Ive adjusted the Security in my Internet Explorer and it still doesn't work.

http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.htmlhis page has been rated by a rating system that you do not have installed. For more information about these ratings, connect to http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html:
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Haven't a clue sorry.
The site has probably just got crappy code or something in it. I don't remember much about it last time I did anything to it was about 5 years ago. i was able to download the songs using firefox without any problems.

Just tried it in IE and it worked for me. It might be a geocities thing. Are you right clicking and selecting save target as or are you just clicking the links?

Do you have any Net Nanny type programs running?

John

Larianne wrote:

Here's another site, has lyrics to all the songs! YAY

http://kealy.tripod.com/overnighter.htm

Gonna have to go digging for those tapes!! :rolleyes:

I hate when the past comes back to haunt you. I did not need to be reminded that I was such a geeky teenager! I've deleted that site but I've saved the lyrics which I'll post here as an attachment later. I'll also see if I can transfer all the songs from MD to mp3 next week.

Foolitz

Jim-Jim from FM104 was the voices of Tony The Monkeychild, Barnaby Harmlessly and Benny Medina.

Larianne

John2 wrote:

I hate when the past comes back to haunt you. I did not need to be reminded that I was such a geeky teenager! I've deleted that site but I've saved the lyrics which I'll post here as an attachment later. I'll also see if I can transfer all the songs from MD to mp3 next week.

But you're keeping the Openline memory alive!!!

....everyone's a geeky teenager!!!

John

It just gave me a bit of a shock. The Openline memory will live on though, don't worry.

Makaveli

Aye it's all a bit embarrassing.
Just deleted all the content on my site bar the songs page. Also cleaned up all the html so it should actually be viewable now.

Kernel

I think we should get a petition going to bring it back! If it came back, in a new format, we'd have new characters, an outlet for potential comedians / radio broadcasters, and something decent to listen to after all the usual late night chat.

projectmayhem

you could just re-start it by ringing into that "get it off your chest" slot with some wacky name and get some plot line going... the same way jim got the openline going (effectively)

anyone got tapes of the actual show? i recall the funniest one being about tv chat shows, which got ruined by that chick (forget her name... she always confused larger & langer) who "left"... ah, memories

Fabritzo

Lol yeh Jemima, it was the way she said it, luvely!

o Fiac

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Foolitz

projectmayhem wrote:

you could just re-start it by ringing into that "get it off your chest" slot with some wacky name and get some plot line going... the same way jim got the openline going (effectively)

anyone got tapes of the actual show? i recall the funniest one being about tv chat shows, which got ruined by that chick (forget her name... she always confused larger & langer) who "left"

Great Idea! The best way to try and get that to work is if we all try it on the same night.... I'm talking about a number of us ringing at the same time so at least a few will slip through the net. Kinda like Ireland's first ever Radio Flash Mob. So who's in??? :cool:

Beekay

I would love for someone to upload some of the songs.
And Tony is definately jim jim,Tony sounds like when jim jim does Ronan Keating.

Makaveli

Almost all the songs are available from the links on this thread.
Just not very good quality.

jonnybadd

A source i know to be very reliable has assured me that Jim Jim was infact the voice of many of the characters on that show, Tony and Barnaby for one, if i remember. I co-ran a fansite with Jamcos, never had the nerve to ring up the show itself but listened for many a happy happy night, sites long gone now but the memories remain

PiE

Repli wrote:

It's nothing really to do with this radio show though

It was at one time. Then I got banned for some reason. Now I know not what it's for :x

Makaveli

It's pretty much idle.
I didn't think anyone got banned from it, maybe the access list just got messed up.