There's two shows left before a pretty decent break, the big boss is in town listening intently and a bout of Covid has reared up ruining an 11th birthday party on the weekend.
While that sounds like the script of a pretty average show on Netflix, it's actually another day in the life really*
STILL FOOT TO THE FLOOR
Now when you're just a few days out from your holidays (Lu's off to Sicily soon, I plan on sleeping, writing and watching a lot of TV) there's always the feeling of taking your foot off the gas. It's natural in all roles really when you're about to kick into holiday mode to ease up on the work life stuff to prepare yourself for the switch off. And possibly cocktails. Lots and lots of cocktails.
But you can't really do that on radio no matter what's going on in your life, you're still there to provide entertainment, news and cheer people up who might be having a rough trot of things (of course they probably won't ever tell you know, it's more a knowing they're out there kind of thing). You're only as good as your last show and when the big boss is in town to say hi and see how things are going (hi Blair!) you're only as good as the show he's been checking out on the way to the office.
But the report is in, he's happy with things so far which is awesome. I've just got to slow my words down a touch at the start of things (and not launch into things like Lewis Hamilton from a pit start) and be a touch more aware of people tuning in for the first time (explain who people are, not assume everyone knows.) But if that's the worst of it, then we're sitting pretty right now and that's a great thought as we get into the last couple of shows before the downtime.
THE SPICIEST OF COUGHS
It never rains, it pours. My son Jackson was gearing up for two things this
week, the return of league nights at the local laser tag joint and his big
11th birthday party there this weekend - both of which will not be happening
now due to the managers getting a bout of Covid. Nobody's fault really but
we're three days out from having friends, family and some of his classroom
somewhere celebrating with him.
We just have to work out
exactly where that's going to be because it's doubtful any of the other local
entertainment venues are going to have a decent sized opening with such short
notice.
Wish us luck and feel free to send us suggestions..
WHAT CAN'T YOU GET INTO NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE TRIED?
We asked this today and the first thing that sprung to mind was dancing. I can't dance, I don't like dancing, I don't want to dance. But when there's a wedding or some kind of lavish celebration that we're involved in then my wife insists on dragging me over to the dance floor and somehow seems to enjoy me flailing about like a newborn giraffe or a cement mixer with inner ear problems. So that was first on a list that also included:
-Watching a game of tennis. Boring.
-Cryptic crosswords. Just too cryptic for me.
Lu on the other hand who loves crosswords of the cryptic variety has tried to
get into Tik Tok on the suggestion of her daughter only to constantly wonder
what the hell was going on with each attempt (and probably not the only one in
that boat.) Also journaling, she's tried it but it hasn't stuck.
Me on
the other hand, just try and stop me scrawling my thoughts down daily
somewhere..
TOMORROW
We talk movies and find out where you'd be and what you'd be doing right now if money was no object. On that, I wonder what temperature it is currently at Germany's famous Nurburgring?
Oh wet with a possible heatwave, that should be interesting!
Chat to you then
-Almigo
*Netflix if you're reading this and keen on making a show about the ramblings here, feel free to drop me a line.
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