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Skid X · 07-03-2014 11:49PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Feel sorry for the yoof these days...they'll never know the joy of Joe Dolce

I just hope BBC Four is still going by the time the TOTP repeats get to the Joe Dolce v Ultravox deathmatch.

Presumably the BBC Three kids will migrate down the dial to Four, TOTP repeats will be as close as they will get to programmes for Da Kidz.

Ol' Donie · 07-03-2014 11:49PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Feel sorry for the yoof these days...they'll never know the joy of Joe Dolce

Ah, don't worry, this show is on every few weeks. :-D

Welsh Megaman · 07-03-2014 11:52PM

Bruno Brookes, removed from the Top 40 countdown for playing the explicit version of Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In The Name'

Skid X · 07-03-2014 11:54PM

Doctorin' The Tardis.

Lovely Stuff. The Timelords were The KLF with a false beard.

Ol' Donie · 07-03-2014 11:55PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Bruno Brookes, removed from the Top 40 countdown for playing the explicit version of Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In The Name'

Really? In fairness, he probably shouldn't have done that!

Welsh Megaman · 07-03-2014 11:55PM

Jive Bunneh!

*grabs glowsticks*

Skid X · 07-03-2014 11:56PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Bruno Brookes, removed from the Top 40 countdown for playing the explicit version of Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In The Name'

Ha, I didn't know that

Lets see that again ...

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:00AM

I see HMV are opening a new shop in Grafton Steet, Dublin.

Real Music Shops are back! I always said downloading would be a passing fad.

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2014 12:01AM

Skid X wrote: »

Ha, I didn't know that

Lets see that again ...

Nice of Stephen Hawking to provide the commentary

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2014 12:02AM

Dr. Fox...a PhD in rooooooooock!

*shudder*

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:04AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Dr. Fox...a PhD in rooooooooock!

*shudder*

Were you a supporting artist at Britains Got The Pop Factor ...?

What were Foxy and friends like?

Ol' Donie · 08-03-2014 12:04AM

Skid X wrote: »

I see HMV are opening a new shop in Grafton Steet, Dublin.

Real Music Shops are back! I always said downloading would be a passing fad.

Really? Fantastic. I never go into hmv without dropping at least €20. Those of us who still use cds in the car are very grateful to see them back.

Plus they are sooo cheap. Got Led Zep at the bbc for €8 in dundrum the other week.

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:07AM

Creation made a balls of that ... the Oasis single was more expensive, and some of their sales didn't scan properly so they weren't counted.:mad:

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:08AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Really? Fantastic. I never go into hmv without dropping at least €20. Those of us who still use cds in the car are very grateful to see them back.

Plus they are sooo cheap. Got Led Zep at the bbc for €8 in dundrum the other week.

Here you go

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/retail-and-services/hmv-to-reopen-on-dublin-s-grafton-street-1.1716378

Entertainment retailer HMV is to reopen on Dublin’s Grafton Street barely a year after it was forced to close its flagship store on the same street.
Owners Hilco Capital said yesterday the new branch would be located in the old A-Wear premises and would lead to the creation of 35 new jobs.
The store is expected to be up and running within three months.

Ol' Donie · 08-03-2014 12:09AM

Skid X wrote: »

Creation made a balls of that ... the Oasis single was more expensive, and some of their sales didn't scan properly so they weren't counted.:mad:

Wasn't Country House £1.99?

No fair!

Blur were funny. When they were good, they were really good. But I never really take them seriously for some reason.

Ol' Donie · 08-03-2014 12:11AM

Candle in the wind 1997.

B*llocks.

Wish they woukd rule novelty stuff out of these biggest selling yokeys.

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2014 12:12AM

Look at that moron buying 20 copies of the Diana single...I barged past her to buy my Sleeper CD!

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:12AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Wasn't Country House £1.99?

No fair!

Blur were funny. When they were good, they were really good. But I never really take them seriously for some reason.

I like them both - very different but both top bands.

There were some discounted copies, but in general the Blur single was cheaper

http://stopcryingyourheartoutnews.blogspot.ie/2008/08/on-this-day-in-oasis-history.html

In the end, Blur's "Country House" single sold 274,000 copies to Oasis' 216,000 copies of "Roll with It". The singles charted at number 1 and number 2 respectively however many believe Blur won tactically selling their single for £1.99 compared to Oasis £3.99 single price.

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2014 12:13AM

Skid X wrote: »

Were you a supporting artist at Britains Got The Pop Factor ...?

What were Foxy and friends like?

He wasn't there the day I was there...a lookalike from our agency stood in for the long shots!

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:13AM

Band Aid would be the biggest selling single, but it sold out everywhere. You couldn't buy it anywhere.

Pressing companies were working 24 hours (for free) to get it back on the shelves.

Ol' Donie · 08-03-2014 12:14AM

Skid X wrote: »

I like them both - very different but both top bands.

There were some discounted copies, but in general the Blur single was cheaper

http://stopcryingyourheartoutnews.blogspot.ie/2008/08/on-this-day-in-oasis-history.html

That war always bother me because Roll With It, in my opinion, was one of the worst songs on that album.

But yeah, both great in their own way.

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2014 12:15AM

Skid X wrote: »

I like them both - very different but both top bands.

There were some discounted copies, but in general the Blur single was cheaper

http://stopcryingyourheartoutnews.blogspot.ie/2008/08/on-this-day-in-oasis-history.html

The Blur single was also available on more formats - 2 CD's, vinyl and cassette, Oasis - 1 CD and Vinyl.

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:15AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

He wasn't there the day I was there...a lookalike from our agency stood in for the long shots!

Ah, that's a pity.

You must have a bookload of stories to tell about the stage.

'First Positions - Tales of Kym Marsh and other actors' by Welsh Megaman.

I would buy that!

Ol' Donie · 08-03-2014 12:15AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

He wasn't there the day I was there...a lookalike from our agency stood in for the long shots!

Have to admit, I'm a bit lost here!

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2014 12:16AM

Snow Patrol killed the singles chart.

That's the way I see it anyway

Ol' Donie · 08-03-2014 12:17AM

Skid X wrote: »

Band Aid would be the biggest selling single, but it sold out everywhere. You couldn't buy it anywhere.

Pressing companies were working 24 hours (for free) to get it back on the shelves.

Weren't The Quo in that?

Yeah, that makes sense. :-D

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:19AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Have to admit, I'm a bit lost here!

WM is an Actor

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I've been in the Rovers

As an extra/background artist

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Arrive at Granada studios at stupid o'clock
Get looked down upon by the 'seasoned' extras
Brought onto the set nearly 12 hours later
Say an awkward 'hi' to Kym Marsh
Get told by crew not to stand too close to Kym Marsh
Get told by crew what to do on 'action' - pretend to drink, pick nose etc.
Repeat about 12 times
Get a warning from Kym Marsh's security
Allowed to have sandwiches from the tray...after cast and crew
Wait another hour
Sign out and go home
Cheque six weeks later

If you're near Easons O'Connell street tomorrow...

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2014 12:20AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Have to admit, I'm a bit lost here!

Used to work as a lowly extra/background artist - one of my first jobs was Peter Kay's 'Britain's Got The Pop Factor' starring Dr. 'Not an actual doctor' Fox

Ol' Donie · 08-03-2014 12:21AM

Saw some of that 37 days yesterday. Bit unsettling, when you see Angela Merkel taking time to talk to the lads in Trinity on the news today

Skid X · 08-03-2014 12:23AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Saw some of that 37 days yesterday. Bit unsettling, when you see Angela Merkel taking time to talk to the lads in Trinity on the news today

yeah the timing is unsettling. Good show, some proper decent actors in it.

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