RTE Radio 1: The Ryan Tubridy Show

I had a flexible cystoscopy (google it at your peril) this morning. Guess what the consultant had on in the background as I was having it? Focking Tubs. I was almost about to ask him “is the pain you’re about to inflict not enough without this?”.

Deleted User wrote: »

Did you have sedation caller?

Love watching de pathology on de screen as scopes are being done. Colonoscopies, gastroscopies, bronchoscopies, Ileoscopies. Love when they take de biopsies and then with a pilaff of laser smoke, cauterise it. Never had a cystoscopy, though, much easier in a woman due to length of urethra and it being pushed past sensitive prostate and that.

Local anesthetic so to speak....i.e. gel applied to area, about as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Huge reluctance in hospitals at the moment to put anyone under unless absolutely necessary because of COVID etc. Needless to say, I am in absolute agony. I should call Mr. Duffy and describe the pain in minute detail as the scope went down my "shaft" and into my bladder. Howe many sharp intakes of breath do you think I could get describing that?

Deleted User wrote: »

Wrap a Versatis cylindrically around it. If you ever saw de aftermath of an adult circumcision that had to be performed for prostate surgery, as I saw, it is very sobering, never saw anything so painful looking in my life and it causes immense swelling with de stitches buried in de flesh. Can't be compared to nature's expansion, so to speak. People always go on about what women go through but most women don't actually see men's stuff with their own eyes.

I'd need a few if I'm wrapping them lengthways so to speak.

He would sh*t his pants if he had to interview Grace Jones. I read her autobiography, it was a good read to be fair - interesting lady with an interesting life, she certainly enjoyed herself.

Fun fact: Trevor Horn produced 12” of ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ remains one of my all time favourite pieces of music.

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Heeeeeere's Grace
She was 62 in this video - in 2010

I don't think bland, beige people are Grace's priority!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kSZVtLFygs

Fun Fact: The 12” has a vocal intro by Ian McShane. This is why I’m banned from pub quizzes.

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Most critics say Frankie’s ‘Two Tribes’ is ZTT’s finest hour, but for me ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ is far superior. Everything from the vocals to the production (obviously) to the musicians used - no OTT bombast, no clutter. Precise, sleek, and still sounds amazing over 35(!) years later.

Agree 100%. On a good system, it is glorious.

I love a lot of the ZTT extended versions and remixes (all of the Frankie stuff), of which there are many versions and reissues, notably 'The Art of the 12"' Collections from a few years back, from which Slave is absent from memory....I assume licensing reasons.

Also worth checking out though are the Blank & Jones Frankie reworking (made from the original master tapes):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/So80s-So-Eighties-Presents-Ztt/dp/B00I9NJHD6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blank+and+jones+ztt&qid=1610974343&sr=8-1

"Rage Hard" in particular is a standout:


They didn't have access to the Grace Jones back catalogue, would have been very interesting to see what they would have come up with.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

"Folks if you've nothing nice to say about somebody, don't say it at all. I'll say it anyway, so this woman in the Wicklow mountains commented about my appearance..."

"Did you know that Roger Moore didn't like Grace Jones. I looked it up on Wikipedia."

Followed by a thinly-veiled diatribe about social media and virtual graffiti, they're lost down that rabbit hole Ryan...lost forever...unless they sing your praises then they are suddenly rehabilitated.

To be honest his speech about the hateful comments on social media struck a chord with me. The vile abuse that men on this site dole out at tubridy is nothinv short of shameful. Angry bitter people with so little going on that the purposefully listen to a show they hate in order to give out about it.

And before someone says "Hi Ryan", you are not as original or funny as you think. Get a hobby boys.