October 1, 2016

‘Well ‘to and fro’ –

you know how it goes,

this game of ups

and downs and lows.

 

This getting on

with life in spite

of all the hazards

day and night.

 

Trapped on a see-saw –

thoughts suspended.

No get-out clause,

or ride open-ended.

 

And only viable

is this attraction,

when offloaded is

the weighty fraction.

 

So, there you go –

lets now put to bed

absurd misgivings,

sometimes falsely read.

 

No more getting wrong –

well – meant intentions,

that come out twisted

as if new inventions.

 

Trapped in a Dodgem

with a jerk, suspended.

No get-out clause;

a wedding ring intended

 

this ride for life

without distraction:

Problems worked through

until satisfaction,

 

sees fresh water

in the well run clear,

after a glass of wine

or a needy beer.

 

When unraveled are,

the old crossed wires,

replaced by moon dust

and loves desires.

 

 

 

 

Oh weekdays

when I have to face

groundhog day –

that same rat-race.

 

Oh weekends

when I become a chauffeur,

ferrying son

and impatient daughter.

 

Oh weekdays

when dear Monday arrives,

and I find stimulation

on which the brain survives.

 

Oh weekends

when I become handyman,

fixing plumbing jobs

the best way I can.

 

Oh weekdays

when I return to my chair,

sifting through emails

which become a blur.

 

Oh weekends

when I yearn to relax

and put my feet up

and play my sax!

 

Oh weekdays

when chaos starts up

The new MD decides

this old dog, swapped for a pup!

 

Oh weekends

now I need the family most,

they’re out doing ‘their thing’ –

no sign of Sunday Roast!

 

Oh weekdays

that were once salvation,

now an unsure future

heading for starvation.

 

Oh weekends, weekends

now I’ve faced the facts;

and on weekdays too

I’m belting out that sax.

 

September 27, 2016

 

Full Steam Ahead

on 

Tonys Times Machine

Wednesday  28th  September

11 am – 1pm.

 

Join Tony & Vikki and their Guests

for this fast moving journey of discovery

through the Lancashire countryside.

 

This weeks main guest is  Alex Rysztogi

who will be reading Tony’s  own great 

‘Yes’ poem – in tribute to Chris Squire.

which he penned a year ago.

 

Also on the Show will be 

Singer/songwriter –

Gerry O Gorman.

 

Hope you all enjoy this unique experience.

The Show is repeated at the usual times.

 

September 19, 2016

 

 

 

In 60,  with ‘La Mer (Beyond The Sea)’ –

Bobby Darin fans couldn’t ask for more.

And ‘La Donna E Mobile’ by The Three Tenors,

a firm favourite of 94.

 

In 87, ‘La Isla Bonita’

gave Madonna her fourth No.1,

And ‘Return Of The Los Palmas Seven’

found Madness in the charts of 81

 

In 82, much loved Julio Iglesias

had a Top Forty  hit with ‘Amor’,

and ‘Around The World’ by East 17,

reached No. 3  in 94

 

Cliff Richard And The Shadows at No.1,

in 59, with ‘Travelling Light’,

and ‘Trains And Boats And Planes’ in 65

by Burt Bacharach, came into sight.

 

In 82,  with ‘Las Palabras De Mar’,

Queen gave us this No.17 chart entry,

And in 97, Puff Daddy And The Family, took

‘Been Around The World’ into the Top 20.

 

1956 found Cyril Stapleton,

in the Top 20 with ‘The Italian Theme’

and ‘Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day’,

in 2000, gave Morcheeba their dream.

 

In 90, with his ‘Nessun Dorma’,

Luciano Pavarotti came in at No.2,

And in 2003, ‘Train On The Track’,

gave Kelly Rowland, a chart hit too.

 

‘Arrivederci Darling’ sang Anne Shelton,

in the charts of 1955,

and the following year, Edna Savage,

with this same song, did also arrive.

 

From Uk/Italian vocal group – Rococo,

in 89, came ‘Italo House Mix’

and in 2002,  by The Pet Shop Boys was

‘Home And Dry’ – to close this Latin fix.

 

A journey is always worth the effort,

as ‘Travel’ broadens the mind,

by creating timeless memories,

of a very special kind.

 

So pack a suitcase with excitement,

and let your feet pick up pace,

as the warmth of people embrace you –

for this world is a wonderful place.

 

 

 

Tune in to 

Tonys Time Machine

on Wednesday 21st September

11 am – 1pm.

Tony is back in full swing

ably assisted, as usual

by Vikki.

 

The theme this week is 

‘The Italian Job’ – Part 1.

 

So be sure to catch

Tonys fast moving,

Time Travelling Show,

packed with

The latest news & chat,

Interviews,

Great music and Poetry.

 

Repeats all week 

on

Thurs  8 am

Friday 1 am

Saturday  6pm

 

 

September 13, 2016

 

 

‘Let’s Twist Again’, back in 61,

Chubby Checker urged us to do.

And ‘Twisting The Night Away’, a year later,

was Sam Cooke, at Number 6 in 62.

 

Actor and Singer – Paul Nicholas

was ‘Dancing With The Captain’ in 83,

and in 84 & 85 – Bruce Springsteen

was ‘Dancing In The Dark’, so expert-lee.

 

‘Dancing With Tears In My Eyes’,

in 84, found Ultravox at Number 3,

after telling us ‘We Came To Dance’,

the year before, in 83.

 

In 80, ‘Dance Yourself Dizzy’ by Liquid Gold,

had us heading for the dance floor.

And ‘Smooth Operator’ by Sade

made sure we were grooving in 84.

 

In 95, ‘Disco 2000’ saw Pulp

reaching as high as number 7,

but in 97, ‘Discotheque’ by U2 –

at Number 1 – sent us to heaven.

 

In 77 and 78 ‘Disco Inferno’,

did very well for The Trammps’.

In at Number 5 in 58, never forgotten,

is ‘Tequila’ by The Champs

 

In 85, ‘You Spin Me Round (like a record)’ –

a Number 1 for ‘Dead Or Alive.

Long after Wizzard, in 73,

was at Number 1 with ‘See My Baby Jive’.

 

In 76, The Isaac Hayes Movement,

had a Top 10 with ‘Disco Connection’.

Following Hamilton Bohannon, in 75,

who gave us ‘Disco Stomp’, also perfection.

 

‘Dancing On The Ceiling’ was Lionel Richie,

in 86, with his usual appeal.

And in 96, George Michael made sure of No.2,

with his hit song ‘Spinning The Wheel’

 

In 83, Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon gave us

‘Dancing Tight’ in their special way.

In 84, Abba with ‘Dancing Queen’,

at number 1 for a 6 weeks stay.

 

A big, feel-good hit of 65, was

‘The Lover’s Concerto by The Toys,

and riding high with DJ Culture,

in 91, were The Pet Shop Boys.

 

In 77 with ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’

Nile Rogers & Chic grooved into the Top Ten,

followed in 78 by ‘Everybody Dance’ –

so easily doing it again.

 

Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, in 64 had us,

‘Dancing In The Street’ all the way home.

And in 2008 ‘Dance Wiv Me’ at Number 1, for

Dizzie Rascal, featuring Calvin Harris & Chrome.

 

Whatever era your dance step,

from Latin to Disco or Jive,

as long as you shimmy your body,

the longer, on this earth, you’ll survive.

 

Whatever music gets you on the dance floor,

no matter how weird you may look –

Just do your own thing and enjoy it,

until the shake in you, is all shook!

 

 

Tune Into

Tonys Time Machine 

11 am – 1pm

on 

Wednesday  14th September

For the return of

Life On Mars.

 

Tony will be in Conversation with Rachael

from Creative Support.

 

Rachael will also be reading

the poem

‘For The Love Of David Bowie

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

 

Sweet music working it’s magic

taking one back in time,

to a page in the imagination –

so vivid, the scene of the crime.

 

Where quite unexpectedly taken

was a heart, now set deep in stone.

The outer casing cracked by the rhythm,

glances exchanged for reasons unknown.

 

The opening bar, a constant reminder,

whenever heard from that day on.

When a heart stolen unexpectedly;

life never the same, until memory gone.

 

Sweet music working it’s magic

taking one back to that day,

and a chapter never to be forgotten.

So sad when it ends that way!

 

Where quite unexpectedly taken

was a heart, now set deep in stone.

The outer casing cracked by the rhythm,

glances exchanged for reasons unknown.

 

The closing bar, the saddest part ever,

when heard from that day on.

Old feelings automatically surface;

life never the same, until memory gone. 

 

 

 

I don’t know what an App is,

nor do I twitter or tweet,

which leaves me on the back foot;

the baton dropped when I compete.

 

I don’t know the latest jargon;

my iphone hardly used.

It is a whole new world to me,

at times I feel abused.

 

‘Do you want to play with me?’

flashed upon my screen.

In horror I deleted it;

who was this creep, I’d never seen?

 

I’m told my Website an oasis,

where only nomads tread,

who fall on it by accident,

in desperation to be fed.

 

‘Give me a pen and paper,

and notebook every time.

Complete with real life pages,

where I can write in rhyme.

 

So no-one else can steal

my ideas as they appear,

which seems to be the case:

Copyright, an ass, I fear!

 

 

 

Survival of the fittest,

so just be wary-

This king of Grouse,

so bloomin’ lairy,

 

and only satisfied

when his harem claimed.

When pants on fire –

no male is shamed.

 

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