Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The view for today on the Roadhog!!
Don't forget I've got a pair of VIP Tickets to the Cheerios Childline gig to giveaway today!!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
You knew you grew up in Ireland in the 90s if....
1. You remember exactly where you where, who you were with and what you were wearing for THAT penalty. You even remember George Hamiltons commentary, 'A nation holds it's breath.' You possibly have a son named after Kevin Sheedy.
2. You liked Oasis or Blur. But not both, because that 'wasn't allowed'. Tipping your two heels confirmed it was not allowed.
3. You had a Megadrive or SNES. But not both, because that 'wasn't allowed' either.
4. You've only just turned thirty yet your doctor tells you that you have the wrists of a severely arthritic eighty year old thanks to days spent in the arcade on Street Fighter.
5. You had a crush on the youngest girl in Hanson.
6. MTV played music.
7. 'Talk to the hand coz the face ain't listenin' was an acceptable response to any question. As was 'it's a free country'. Finish off with 'Word to your mother'.
8. You have the complete series of Father Ted.
9. You had 'The Rachel' hairstyle if you were female, or one of many 'Beckhams' if you were male.
10. You can quote Pulp Fiction start to finish, you know who Kaiser Sosa is, and secretly Toy Story made it into your Top 5 films of all time.
11. Your old enough to recall a time when Boxing had a division called 'Heavyweight' and it was worth sitting up till four in the morning to watch.
12. You started to watch Tennis. Can't say I recall why.
13. Talk shows controlled TV. Ricki Lake , Sally Jessie, Geraldo, Oprah and of course.
14. You could wear your clothes back to front if you wished and it was 'cool' thanks to Kris Kross. 'Daddy Mac'll make ya Jump, Jump.'
15. You owned (or still own) any of the following: A carpet jacket, X-works jeans, eclipse jeans and/or a bubble jacket. For the female, you wore leggings/cycling shorts with long t-shirts and most likely had a pen pal.
16. You owned a pair of Air-Max and/or Puma discs.
17. 20p got you far in the shop. 10p for a Mr. Frosty cool-pop (a Snow-time optional), a 5p packet of A-team crisps, two fruit salads, two apple jacks and a postman pat.
18. Your breath smelled of Frosties.
19. Bryan Adams was number one for about four years.
20. Helen Daniels was alive and well in Neighbours. As was Percy Sugden in Coronation Street
21. Saturday evening TV was worth watching: Catchphrase, Gladiators, Baywatch, Generation Game, You Bet, Big Break, Noels House Party and then Casualty. And shame on you, the answers 'holding down a job'.
22. You remember Sports Saturday on RTE, and now you're humming the tune of 'The Final Countdown'.
23. Your attic has a stash of old Shoot & Match Magazines. Or Smash Hits if you were that way inclined.
24. Sharkie & George were the crimebusters of the sea.
25. You still call Ant & Dec by PJ & Duncan.
26. You know the dance moves to Whigfields Saturday Night and the Macarena. You firmly believe Scatman John did a lot for the music industry.
27. Chris Evans was 'a madser'.
28. You want 'Rhythm is a Dancer' played at your funeral.
29. Your first mobile phone required you to carry around a backpack and your number is still 088.
30. You got your first DVD player.
31. You miss Sunday nights and 'Strike it Lucky' with Michael Barrymore, when he was straight & married.
32. Beverly Hills 90210 was reality TV. You watched California Dreaming, Pugwall & you know the theme tune to 'Saved by the Bell '.
You're singing it now.
33. You know what ALF stands for. And you've just realised how scarily he looks like that old guy who hosts the Rugby on RTE. Not George Hook, the other one.
34. A Snickers was a Marathon , Starbursts were Opal Fruits and you never did get your hands on them Lucky Charms.
35. You had to walk around and find your friends by yourself. You couldn't just text or ring them.
36. You wore a 'F*ck Schillaci' T-Shirt.
37. If you're a bloke, you secretly liked Take That. If you're a girl, you loved them. Either way, you cried when they broke up.
38. If you preferred East 17 you were 'a knacker'.
39. You camped out your back garden during the summer and had water fights because water was free.
40. You drank 'hooch' in the park.
41. You poured out some 'hooch' in the park when Biggie & Tupac died.
42. Mr. Motivator helped your mother loose five pounds.
43. Mr. Kipling helped her find it again.
44. Owning a CD player classed you as 'Posh'.
45. You remember when Victoria Beckham was just the skinny Spice Girl who never sings.
46. The names Paula, Charlo and John Paul could be used to slag off any dysfunctional family in your estate.
47. You played Pogs. For Keepsies.
48. Ireland won the Eurovision every year because Eastern Europe was collectively known as Russia . It was pimps.
49. You cheered on Michelle Smith in Atlanta
50. And you are of the opinion she couldn't have been lying, because swearing on a loved ones life without crossing any part of your body was a guarantee you were telling the truth.
2. You liked Oasis or Blur. But not both, because that 'wasn't allowed'. Tipping your two heels confirmed it was not allowed.
3. You had a Megadrive or SNES. But not both, because that 'wasn't allowed' either.
4. You've only just turned thirty yet your doctor tells you that you have the wrists of a severely arthritic eighty year old thanks to days spent in the arcade on Street Fighter.
5. You had a crush on the youngest girl in Hanson.
6. MTV played music.
7. 'Talk to the hand coz the face ain't listenin' was an acceptable response to any question. As was 'it's a free country'. Finish off with 'Word to your mother'.
8. You have the complete series of Father Ted.
9. You had 'The Rachel' hairstyle if you were female, or one of many 'Beckhams' if you were male.
10. You can quote Pulp Fiction start to finish, you know who Kaiser Sosa is, and secretly Toy Story made it into your Top 5 films of all time.
11. Your old enough to recall a time when Boxing had a division called 'Heavyweight' and it was worth sitting up till four in the morning to watch.
12. You started to watch Tennis. Can't say I recall why.
13. Talk shows controlled TV. Ricki Lake , Sally Jessie, Geraldo, Oprah and of course.
14. You could wear your clothes back to front if you wished and it was 'cool' thanks to Kris Kross. 'Daddy Mac'll make ya Jump, Jump.'
15. You owned (or still own) any of the following: A carpet jacket, X-works jeans, eclipse jeans and/or a bubble jacket. For the female, you wore leggings/cycling shorts with long t-shirts and most likely had a pen pal.
16. You owned a pair of Air-Max and/or Puma discs.
17. 20p got you far in the shop. 10p for a Mr. Frosty cool-pop (a Snow-time optional), a 5p packet of A-team crisps, two fruit salads, two apple jacks and a postman pat.
18. Your breath smelled of Frosties.
19. Bryan Adams was number one for about four years.
20. Helen Daniels was alive and well in Neighbours. As was Percy Sugden in Coronation Street
21. Saturday evening TV was worth watching: Catchphrase, Gladiators, Baywatch, Generation Game, You Bet, Big Break, Noels House Party and then Casualty. And shame on you, the answers 'holding down a job'.
22. You remember Sports Saturday on RTE, and now you're humming the tune of 'The Final Countdown'.
23. Your attic has a stash of old Shoot & Match Magazines. Or Smash Hits if you were that way inclined.
24. Sharkie & George were the crimebusters of the sea.
25. You still call Ant & Dec by PJ & Duncan.
26. You know the dance moves to Whigfields Saturday Night and the Macarena. You firmly believe Scatman John did a lot for the music industry.
27. Chris Evans was 'a madser'.
28. You want 'Rhythm is a Dancer' played at your funeral.
29. Your first mobile phone required you to carry around a backpack and your number is still 088.
30. You got your first DVD player.
31. You miss Sunday nights and 'Strike it Lucky' with Michael Barrymore, when he was straight & married.
32. Beverly Hills 90210 was reality TV. You watched California Dreaming, Pugwall & you know the theme tune to 'Saved by the Bell '.
You're singing it now.
33. You know what ALF stands for. And you've just realised how scarily he looks like that old guy who hosts the Rugby on RTE. Not George Hook, the other one.
34. A Snickers was a Marathon , Starbursts were Opal Fruits and you never did get your hands on them Lucky Charms.
35. You had to walk around and find your friends by yourself. You couldn't just text or ring them.
36. You wore a 'F*ck Schillaci' T-Shirt.
37. If you're a bloke, you secretly liked Take That. If you're a girl, you loved them. Either way, you cried when they broke up.
38. If you preferred East 17 you were 'a knacker'.
39. You camped out your back garden during the summer and had water fights because water was free.
40. You drank 'hooch' in the park.
41. You poured out some 'hooch' in the park when Biggie & Tupac died.
42. Mr. Motivator helped your mother loose five pounds.
43. Mr. Kipling helped her find it again.
44. Owning a CD player classed you as 'Posh'.
45. You remember when Victoria Beckham was just the skinny Spice Girl who never sings.
46. The names Paula, Charlo and John Paul could be used to slag off any dysfunctional family in your estate.
47. You played Pogs. For Keepsies.
48. Ireland won the Eurovision every year because Eastern Europe was collectively known as Russia . It was pimps.
49. You cheered on Michelle Smith in Atlanta
50. And you are of the opinion she couldn't have been lying, because swearing on a loved ones life without crossing any part of your body was a guarantee you were telling the truth.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Happy Birthday Jim!!
Well our Jim from the Strawberry turns 40 today... firstly, I thought he was 50. :)
Secondly, if he was ever wondering why he got the name Two Flutes then this should clear up the matter once and for all.
Secondly, if he was ever wondering why he got the name Two Flutes then this should clear up the matter once and for all.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Duffy has just done a Judy Finnegan.....
This happened to Duffy at her gig in the Odyssey in Belfast last night... she waited til the end of the song to fix it!! Legend!!!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Which one then?!
So Claire and Lynsey from our Bugs want to know which of the two has the nicer bum....
Over to you :)
Over to you :)
Friday, October 31, 2008
It's baaaaaaaaaaaack!
The Strawberry Alarm Clock Album is being launched next week on Friday November 7th. It will be available from HMV, Xtravision, Tesco, Celtic Note and Zavvi. All the proceeds raised from the album will go to FM104’s Help a Dublin Child Appeal for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.
This year the album is a double CD album with an uncovered, unplugged CD and a comedy CD. We have some big names this year including Tom Baxter, Aslan, The Blizzards, The Coronas, Republic of Loose and lots more!
We are launching the album in Bewley’s, Grafton St on Saturday November 8th. The Strawberry Alarm Clock will broadcast live from 9am-12pm and we will have some special guests on the morning including Olympic Champion Darren Sutherland and PJ Gallagher. Bewley’s have kindly offered to donate all proceeds from their Grafton Street coffee sales to the charity.
Come down next Saturday and help us support a very worthy cause!!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Calling all Oasis fans !!!
Win this next week on The Jam with me...
Seriously cool collectors item for Oasis fans.
Seriously cool collectors item for Oasis fans.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Well it's good to be back on the air that's the first thing!!
The second is, I was off all last week as I was up in Belfast recording a brand new TV show for FM104's owners, UTV. It's called Live at the Limelight which is a rough and ready live music venue, but one that has played host to the likes of Oasis, Duffy and the Arctic Monkeys before they became household names...
The idea behind the show was to give new Irish bands a platform to play to a wider audience. There's no prizes, no judges, it's not a talent show.. it's just "here's my band, here's a song or two".
It'll be on UTV on Monday nights about 10.35 starting late Oct/Nov so keep an eye out for it and see if you can notice how nervous I was compared to doing what feels natural to me - radio!! :)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ever get really annoyed the way someone parks...??
http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/notices/notice_1.pdf
Print this out and keep a few in the car... !!
Print this out and keep a few in the car... !!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
The East Link... slightly erect!!!
Saturday afternoon we got a text to say the East Link bridge was stuck ... it's hard to see but this is it!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
FM104's What's That Sound.....
It's worth nearly €3,000 and here is a list of the wrong guesses.........
Blow torch
Patio door sliding
Hot air balloon
Something dragging a box along the ground
kettle boiling
Rubbing foam on the ground
Sewing machine
Bleeding a radiator
Air con in a car
Bingo/lotto balls
Snooker/pool ball going down the pocket
Blow torch
Patio door sliding
Hot air balloon
Something dragging a box along the ground
kettle boiling
Rubbing foam on the ground
Sewing machine
Bleeding a radiator
Air con in a car
Bingo/lotto balls
Snooker/pool ball going down the pocket
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
The Jeremy Clarkson book of quotes...
Quotes from Jeremy Clarkson, writer and presenter of Top Gear
"I'm sorry, but having a DB9 on the drive and not driving it is a bit like
having Keira Knightley in your bed and sleeping on the couch."
"... the last time someone was as wrong as you, was when a politician
stepped off an aeroplane in 1939 waving a piece of paper in the air saying
there will be no war with Germany "
Illustrating the lack of power of a Boxster: "It couldn't pull a greased
stick out of a pig's bottom"
On the Vauxhall Vectra VXR: "there is a word to describe this car: it
begins with 's' and ends with 't' and it isn't soot
"The Suzuki Wagon R should be avoided like unprotected sex with an
Ethiopian transvestite"
"The air conditioning in a Lambos used to be an asthmatic sitting in the
dashboard blowing at you through a straw."
"Koenigsegg are saying that the CCX is more comfortable. More comfortable
than what... BEING STABBED?"
"This is the Renault Espace, probably the best of the people carriers. Not
that that's much to shout about. That's like saying 'Ooh good I've got
syphilis, the BEST of the sexually transmitted diseases.'"
"I don't understand bus lanes. Why do poor people have to get to places
quicker than I do?"
Clarkson's highway code on cyclists: "Trespassers in the motorcars domain,
they do not pay road tax and therefore have no right to be on the road,
some of them even believe they are going fast enough to not be an
obstruction. Run them down to prove them wrong."
" Britain 's nuclear submarines have been deemed unsafe...probably because
they don't have wheel-chair access."
On Mandela's claim that Cuba is a good advert for democracy: "Well Mr
Mandela why don't you go and ask one of the 12 year old Cuban prostitutes
which way her parents voted?"
"Now we get quite a lot of complaints that we don't feature enough
affordable cars on the show......so we'll kick off tonight with the
cheapest Ferrari of them all!"
On the Lotus Elise: "This car is more fun than the entire French air force
crashing into a firework factory."
"Sure it's quiet, for a diesel. But that's like being well-behaved...for a
murderer."
"I don't often agree with the RSPCA as I believe it is an animal's duty to
be on my plate at supper time."
"There are footballers wives that would be happy with this quality of
stitching... on their face."
"Much more of a hoot to drive than you might imagine. Think of it if you
like, as a librarian with a G-string under her tweed pants. I do, and it
helps."
"You cannot have this car with a diesel. Its like saying, I won't go to
Stringfellows tonight, I'll get my mum to give me a lap dance, she's a
woman!"
"Tonight, the new Viper, which is the American equivalent of a sports car...
in the same way, I guess, that George Bush is the equivalent of a
President."
On the Porsche Cayenne: "Honestly, I have seen more attractive gangrenous
wounds than this. It has the sex appeal of a camel with gingivitis."
"I'm sorry, but having a DB9 on the drive and not driving it is a bit like
having Keira Knightley in your bed and sleeping on the couch."
"... the last time someone was as wrong as you, was when a politician
stepped off an aeroplane in 1939 waving a piece of paper in the air saying
there will be no war with Germany "
Illustrating the lack of power of a Boxster: "It couldn't pull a greased
stick out of a pig's bottom"
On the Vauxhall Vectra VXR: "there is a word to describe this car: it
begins with 's' and ends with 't' and it isn't soot
"The Suzuki Wagon R should be avoided like unprotected sex with an
Ethiopian transvestite"
"The air conditioning in a Lambos used to be an asthmatic sitting in the
dashboard blowing at you through a straw."
"Koenigsegg are saying that the CCX is more comfortable. More comfortable
than what... BEING STABBED?"
"This is the Renault Espace, probably the best of the people carriers. Not
that that's much to shout about. That's like saying 'Ooh good I've got
syphilis, the BEST of the sexually transmitted diseases.'"
"I don't understand bus lanes. Why do poor people have to get to places
quicker than I do?"
Clarkson's highway code on cyclists: "Trespassers in the motorcars domain,
they do not pay road tax and therefore have no right to be on the road,
some of them even believe they are going fast enough to not be an
obstruction. Run them down to prove them wrong."
" Britain 's nuclear submarines have been deemed unsafe...probably because
they don't have wheel-chair access."
On Mandela's claim that Cuba is a good advert for democracy: "Well Mr
Mandela why don't you go and ask one of the 12 year old Cuban prostitutes
which way her parents voted?"
"Now we get quite a lot of complaints that we don't feature enough
affordable cars on the show......so we'll kick off tonight with the
cheapest Ferrari of them all!"
On the Lotus Elise: "This car is more fun than the entire French air force
crashing into a firework factory."
"Sure it's quiet, for a diesel. But that's like being well-behaved...for a
murderer."
"I don't often agree with the RSPCA as I believe it is an animal's duty to
be on my plate at supper time."
"There are footballers wives that would be happy with this quality of
stitching... on their face."
"Much more of a hoot to drive than you might imagine. Think of it if you
like, as a librarian with a G-string under her tweed pants. I do, and it
helps."
"You cannot have this car with a diesel. Its like saying, I won't go to
Stringfellows tonight, I'll get my mum to give me a lap dance, she's a
woman!"
"Tonight, the new Viper, which is the American equivalent of a sports car...
in the same way, I guess, that George Bush is the equivalent of a
President."
On the Porsche Cayenne: "Honestly, I have seen more attractive gangrenous
wounds than this. It has the sex appeal of a camel with gingivitis."
Monday, September 08, 2008
Gay bars and pretty girls...
1st time in my life... actually 2nd and both times were for this girl, I have been in a gay bar in Dublin.
But Friday I went to the Front Lounge to say farewell to a great girl who works in Warner Music - Laura Coffey! She's off to travel the world as so many of us 20 somethings do these days and as I look after the music in 104 as well as present The Jam I've had many dealings with Laura over the last few years and she's always been damn brilliant to work with.. so all the best Mrs!!
I'm still straight after my gay bar visit too I'll have you know.
Mark
Saturday, September 06, 2008
My view today...
So we're out on the FM104 Roadhog today.... if you ever wondered what it looks like from the inside!!
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Bill & Ben...and The Script!!
So you wanna be in The Script's new video???
If you wanna be in The Script's new video get in the draw NOW!!! Text WIN and your name plus location to 53104 and you and a friend could be off to a secret location for the shoot this Thursday!!! Texts cost 20c and you can enter as often as you like! I'll announce the winner Wednesday on The Jam!
If you ever hear messing in the background during the sport or traffic update... it usually unvolves these two ladies.
Ross and Bernard from 'the update' (oohh -errrr) on The Jam....
Thursday, August 28, 2008
The perfect pint?
So Guinness sales are up with men aged 21 - 35 years of age !
Did I have the most perfect pint ever in the Halfway House - Ashtown on Tuesday?? I think I did!! Yum :)
Did I have the most perfect pint ever in the Halfway House - Ashtown on Tuesday?? I think I did!! Yum :)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Some bits for a Tuesday !!
So the odd, odd time we get some good free stuff in here... clients want us to mention their product and sometimes their tricks work! Just like Cadburys who sent in a Dairymilk and a drum kit which actually plays a beat - just like the one with the gorilla!!
Also the world famous (at this stage) Michael Phelps in action back in the day... :)
Also the world famous (at this stage) Michael Phelps in action back in the day... :)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Michelle Heaton....
Fresh from her Failte Towers appearance Michelle dropped by while I was filling in for Jim and Niamh on The Strawberry Alarm Clock...
Here's one of the chats we had with her!
Here's one of the chats we had with her!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wannabe Wag, Band Groupie.. and all round fun chick!
So here's a pic I took of her in the studio during The Jam......
It's our Clare from the Beetle Bugs birthday today... early 20s I think lads!
It's our Clare from the Beetle Bugs birthday today... early 20s I think lads!
Win tickets for these lads today.........!
If you want to catch the KOL at the o2 Dublin on the 19th Dec, you can win them before you can buy them and I'm going to do the draw on The Jam today so just text KINGS your name and location to 53104 and we'll see if you're the lucky winner!!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Pics of the recent floods in Dublin...
Luckily I was sitting in the apartment looking out the window but for anyone stuck in the madness at the weekend....
I love the way the 206 has an FM104 car sticker in the top right of the window!
I love the way the 206 has an FM104 car sticker in the top right of the window!
Friday, August 08, 2008
I know Lisbon is dead and buried....
But I saw this on the way to work this morning... although very bad kids, graffiti on walls is somewhat justified when it's this good!
Monday, August 04, 2008
Always drink responsibly...
So I went to the Galway races this weekend.. (didn't win anything!)...
The Radisson was the annual melee fest with drink flowing everywhere and just about anyone who has ever hummed a tune singing along to the piano into the wee small hours...
But here is a dodgy photo from my phone. Dave, a mate of mine who is normally very responsible, owns his own company... found a poncho and the temptation was just too much!!!
The Radisson was the annual melee fest with drink flowing everywhere and just about anyone who has ever hummed a tune singing along to the piano into the wee small hours...
But here is a dodgy photo from my phone. Dave, a mate of mine who is normally very responsible, owns his own company... found a poncho and the temptation was just too much!!!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
A face for radio no doubt... but TV???
Em, how do I put this?! I'm going to be on UTV in November presenting Live at the Limelight with two girls, Katie and Alana who are both from Belfast.
We're looking for unsigned bands to submit their demos to UTV in Belfast and the best ones picked, will get to play live on UTV in four one hour long TV shows! Closing date for entries is August 29th - myspace.com/liveatthelimelight has more details!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
If Homer was real...
He would deffo like these new things you can get in Burger King! Someone in work got them for lunch today..... Not sure what to make of them.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Coldplay gig...
That Coldplay gig at the Brixton Acadamy that happened on Monday...
Here's a couple of pics I was sent from it (I didn't get to go myself, maybe one day.. eh!).
Here's a couple of pics I was sent from it (I didn't get to go myself, maybe one day.. eh!).
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
If you like going out for a late drink - you need to fill this in!!
http://www.inia.ie/pages/have-your-say.php
Thursday, June 12, 2008
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