May 18th - Show 106 - Podcast 19

The One With Vice Monkeys

It's not often you get to hear our No1 listener swear, but tonight's the night! Listen in awe as Tamara peppers the show with obscenities.

We hear what it's like in Lees head when he's thinking and talk some more about monkeys.

We Skype Pirate Dave and invite him onto the show next week and we also wonder if saying 'shoot the RIAA' will get you a black van parked outside your house?
We also discuss criminal who burgled someones house finds a USB memory card with child porn on it...He faces a life sentence by bringing it to the cops, but does it anyway...what would you do?? and does he deserve a shorter sentence?



In The News (or, 'stolen from Digg')
Monkeys use sentences - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/monkey-sentence.html
RIAA at it again, Satellite radio in the sights - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4989498.stm
Mafs green with envy at this king of games rooms - http://www.peterhirschberg.com/arcade/gameroom.htm
Back it up now with Elephantdrive while its free - www.elephantdrive.com
Ahhh...If only I could move like these guys - http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=593402085&n=2
Great Grandmother has 'do not Resuscitate' tattoo done - http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060516/LIFE02/605160389/
Wow...wish I'd been pushed around in one of these as a kid - http://daddytypes.com/archive/2006/05/15/vintage_stroller_dealers.php


Tamara Sings: Hand in pocket - Alanis Morrisette


Music tonight:
The Lunatics - Fun Boy Three

This Is True:
After Adrian Rumney, a financial analyst from Wellington, New Zealand, ordered a new debit card from his bank, he stopped to buy some groceries with it. The card was declined. He called the bank to see what was wrong; he was told his account was overdrawn by NZ$12.18 million (US$7.71 million): it was supposed to cost NZ$9.95, but the bank had accidentally charged him the millions instead. Worse, no one at the bank had the authority to reverse a transaction that large, so Rumney had to cool his heels while the bank figured out what to do. Meanwhile, the bank was charging NZ$9,000 per day in interest on his overdraft. (Wellington Dominion Post)


Hari-karaoke: 3 crap songs that we vetoed half way thru.


Don't forget to visit http://snugfans.blogspot.com/ to see what the girls thought of tonights show (and pick up some of the stuff I've forgotten.)

Have a good week!
http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060518Snug.mp3

The F & T Show 01

The F&T Show 01 - May

So you're hoping for a respite from the madness eh? 'fraid not. This is the number 1 show of the number 1 fans of the number 1 show that's called The Snug.

I must start but congratulating them on their theme music...the appropriate and oddly tikibartv-esque "The Lunatics (Have taken over the asylum)" by Fun Boy Three.

This show really take that Snug back to it's roots as you really do feel that you've wandered into the middle of a conversation. There's a guilty eavesdropping pleasure to it for some strange reason and as the girls start with a giggle fit, you feel like you've just missed the punchline.

Skype has a lot to answer for as it throws out their timing and makes some of their words sound funny but we move quickly into reverse speech / hceeps esrever. We even get a bit of freaky F&T backtracking.
It appears the UK politics as discussed on The Snug have little relevance to Canada, who'da thunk it..although I guess this means we should lay off those Chavs for a bit...and we find that although Tamara thinks she's politically correct, Fluffy thinks she's just polite.

After several minutes of 'how cool is The Snug!?' we find out about Fluffys E-disappearance for the last week or so then segue into Tamaras 'fictional' lottery win. After doling out thirty million Canadian dollars, I was distressed not to hear The Snug mentioned (although we might have been one of the 'help' groups mentioned??)
With a verbal deftness akin only to a Snug presenter we turn our ears to the many careers of Fluffy. Who knew she had so many odd jobs (in the true sense of the word), A funeral-directing dental technician who tested rollercoasters and now makes drugs?!!?

After a brief discussion on the catchiness of 'Start Wearing Purple', especially when you're trying to learn '500 miles', we move onto a moan about how many different places The Snug has on offer to our listeners...Some people! If our forum could handle the associated Snug fun, then we'd hand it over to Fluffy in a heartbeat! :)

The Ultimate Snug Silence (as Tamara cuts Fluffy off...but then, ironically, talks through it)

There's lots more Snug schmoozing and even a quick massage of Mafs already enormous ego and then Fluffy gets stuck in her beanbag...what a great imaginary-visual for you all...I laughed for ages. In her fluster at managing to get back out, she nearly forgets herself and sings!!!!!!!!

Instead, Tamara Sings "Your Children" which is part of old writings by Khalil Gibran

"What about the quotes?!" I imaginarily hear you cry... Well,
Tune in to this episode and you'll hear Tamara say:
“Exactly”
“Everyone has the right to think what they feel”
“It’s just things that tweak me” (?!)
“I’d get anyone I knew who needed their teeth fixed fixed”
“Ooh…What’s that noise?”
“Let’s go blog!” (in a sexy voice)
“They are so lucky the found us.”
“I think we ROCK!”

Then gasp in awe as Fluffy says:
“My brain doesn’t work that way at all.”
“Surprisingly, we do have lifes”
“Paid in kind…I suppose…We are.”
“The essence of hope”
“Aaahhh…the things I’ve done!”
“You can’t count on them for nuffin’”
“(giggles)…how random!”

Here's the show:

http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/ftshow01.mp3

May 11th - Show 105 - Podcast 18

The One With The Mixoff

Maf gets soundly trounced in the Life On Mars Mixoff...and although voting is still open, it's a pretty open and shut case?

Both files are linked at the bottom of the page so you can make up your own minds and don't forget to cast your votes by going to http://www.snugradio.co.uk and using the 'contact us' form.

We also discussed the new addition to the Snug Network. The pilot episode of the Fluffy & Tamara show is coming soon (see next post). They're radio virgins, so let the girls (and us) know what you think at snugradio@yahoo.co.uk. We're sure they'd love to get some feedback.


In The News (or, 'stolen from Digg')

In Dec, we (The UK) finally finish paying the Yanks for WW2 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4757181.stm
Would you go on a one way trip to Mars? - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/
Rights to take photos in public? - http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/youve-got-to-fight-for-your-right-to.html
Now you CAN rip CDs to MP3, How Generous - http://techdirt.com/articles/20060509/1726202.shtml
15 things to help you live to 129 (cos we want you to listen for years!) - http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/28/cx_vg_0501featslide2.html
How many versions of Monopoly? - http://jergames.blogspot.com/2006/02/monopoly-versions.html
The Circular Kitchen - http://www.compact-concepts.com/
Celebrity Lookalikes - www.splitting-images.com



Listener Feedback (or, 'Previously on The Snug')
Tamara sent us these wonderful Birthday Wishes:

Dear Maf and Lee
First of all Happy Snug Birthday to you both!
Unfortunately you didn't do a big birthday present begging campaign, so even though I knew the birthday was coming up, I had no idea how soon it was. So this year's present is.... my graditude...
Here are 4 reasons I appreciate the Snug

1. Music, I have been reintroduced to music from my past that I had forgotten about (for example Fergal Sharky A Good Heart) and been introduced to new music (James Blunt and Nizlopi) So thanks for that!

2. Friends, you see I am a reclusive social person. Meaning I like to hang out with people but they usually need to come to my house. When I found the Snug just over a year ago I was in need of social time but wasn't sure how to go about it. The Snug was a perfect solution.

3. Getting me out of my shell. The very fact I am singing and sending it to you amazes me. You've allowed me to break out of my comfort zone and do something just for the fun of it.

4. Time for myself. Quite a few times over the past year people have tried to get me to do things on a Thursday (babysit, work out of the house, run an errand etc.) But I have been firm that Thursdays at 1:00 is time I am not avaliable. I tend to do things for others and not give time to myself, The Snug has helped me take that time for me.

So all in all I truly appreciate the time you take each week to put the Snug on. I look forward to many more shows. Thank you so much. Love, Number one international listener


Tamara Sings: Life On Mars - David Bowie


Music tonight:
Daz Sampson - Teenage Life
Richard Cheese - Fight for your Right
Rachel Arrief - Have A Baby


This Is True:
Three men from Singapore went on a trek to Japan to seek out a karate expert to
appease one of the men's dying father. But the trio, aged 25 to 50, had to be rescued from Mt. Iwaki in Japan after they called for help: none of them were wearing appropriate clothing for a mountain trek. "Japan looked so small on the world map that we thought we would be able to find him straight away," one of the men said. (Reuters) ...Unlike how gigantic Singapore is.


Hari-karaoke: Can't Hurry Love & The Boys Are Back In Town.

Don't forget to visit http://snugfans.blogspot.com/ to see what the girls thought of tonights show (and pick up some of the stuff I've forgotten.)

Have a good week!
http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060511Snug.mp3

Mafs Mix: http://www.snugradio.co.uk/mixes/lom.mp3
Lees Mix: http://www.snugradio.co.uk/mixes/genegenielom.mp3

May 4th - Show 104 - Podcast 17

May the Fourth (be with you)

Ah...Catastrophic failure whilst writing the show notes means that you really will have to listen to catch the missing bits. These notes will be patchier than normal.

We talked a lot about pooh in the start of the show and then the Number 2 association kicked in and we moved onto the special significance of numbers which brought us neatly to Numb3rs (the US series with the crime fighting mathematician) and, sadly, the demise of one of our favourite programmes, Heist. It's a travesy that small minded US TV execs can cancel such a good show after only 5 episodes...They should all meet a sticky end (and let people who appreciate good TV have a go).

As it's our Birthday, here's a couple of shots I found today from when we first started:










We do cover a whole host of other stuff, but the Snugfan blog does it a whole lot better than me at 23:50 on a Thursday. We decide to 'end' the show early and show our podcast listeners just what they're missing with an abbreviated Snug 2 and we end that with a spoof written by our favourite girls.



In The News (or, 'stolen from Digg')

Do You Kill 1 person to save 5? - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4954856.stm
Star Wars Trivia - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/trivia
Original versions of Star Wars on DVD - http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=18689
The Number 2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_(number)


Listener Feedback (or, 'Previously on The Snug')
Pirate Dave sent us - http://chewbaccasings.ytmnd.com/
Pirate Dave also sent us the trivia quiz - http://www.powwows.com/starwars/trivia3.html

Tamara sings : Start Wearing Purple by Gogol Bordello

Music tonight:
The Little Britain Skank
Tom Jones - Stoned Love

This Is True:

While taking a class in Valparaiso, Ind., Teresa Prenderville, 32, allegedly became irate when
another student asked if the seat next to her was taken. Prenderville allegedly told the man,
"I'm going to put a cap in you and send you to heaven" with such intensity, the man started crying.
Prenderville then stormed out to the school's lobby, broke a display case, and then punched a door
so hard she bent its frame, police say, noting she was so agitated they had to restrain her after her
arrest for intimidation and criminal mischief.   The class? You guessed it: Anger Management.

Hari-karaoke: An 16 minute abbreviated Snug 2

Don't forget to visit http://snugfans.blogspot.com to see what the girls thought of tonights show (and pick up some of the stuff I've forgotten.)

Have a good week!
http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060504Snug.mp3

April 27th - Show 103 - Podcast 16

The One That's Wearing Purple

How do we go about getting Gogol Bordello in the UK charts??? Anyone in the record industry listening?? 'Start Wearing Purple' has got Summer number one written all over it!! advice please!!

Last week Lee ranted about illegal immigrants and how they leech our benefit system. This week we find (scarily) the he's not alone. This news item is from Yahoo - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/25042006/344/most-britons-support-bnp-policies.html

Maf also find the concrete foundations of his Chav hatred cracking marginally after seeing some of The Michael Carroll show that was broadcast this week...Maybe he's not the complete arse the press painted him as (but maybe he is)

We introduce you to the new religion of Universism - http://universist.org/universismintroduction.htm but Maf fails to ignite Lees interest. Check it out and see for yourself

We asked our listeners to call us with their embarassing stories and were so blown away by the first 2 that no one else came forward. Hear Husband and Wife team, Michelle and Darren blow our minds with their sexual embarassments!! Warning: this section probably shatters our PG rating and puts us into 'Dawn & Drew' territory.

Don't forget to visit snugfans.blogspot.com to see what the girls thought of tonights show (and pick up some of the stuff I've forgotten.)

In The News (or, 'stolen from Digg')
Yaay...Go Canada!! - http://www.musiccreators.ca/
More RIAA foolishness - http://p2pnet.net/story/8603
Berkely University Courses on Itunes, FREE - http://itunes.berkeley.edu/
The US Army Survival Manual - http://www.equipped.com/fm21-76.htm
Some Cool Shots of Manhattan - http://www.flickr.com/photos/automatt/sets/72057594091674928
Not only a cool interface, but an addictive Virtual Composer - http://www.typorganism.com/main.html
Save The Internet - http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/22/savetheinternetcom_f.html
Rampant Knitterage - KnitWits gone wild! - http://knittaplease.com/Tag.html
Floral Pliers and Stanley Knives - Go on, you know you want one - http://www.bloomsburystore.com/proddetail.php?prod=floral-pliers&cat=4
Huge Home-made Sweets! Now you're talking - http://www.pimpmysnack.com/gallery.php
The Experimental BBC program catalogue - http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/



Listener Feedback (or, 'Previously on The Snug')

Tamara: ...the guys metioned Oxymorons so here's a bit more. First here's a link. http://www.oxymoronica.com/oxymoralist.shtml#A
Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron

a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness); broadly : something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements

Some of my "favorites" are, junk-food, friendly-fire, Army Intelligence, Accidentally on purpose.

Tamara sings : 500 Miles by The Proclaimers

Music tonight:
Al Wilson - The Snake
Prince Buster - Enjoy Yourself


Hari-karaoke: The Snake - Al Wilson

Have a good week and start wearing purple!

http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060427Snug.mp3