have we gone too far??

Energy drink... how much energy does a man need???

They say men buy flash cars to make up for something...

Here's the proof !!




By the way if you want to sign up for that naked thing in Spencer Dock - here's the link!!

http://www.spencertunickireland.ie/index.jsp?pID=438&nID=443

This is just AMAZING.. well done Carlsberg!!

Details on Coldplay................

Here's the Coldplay gig I mentioned earlier on the show...

Mark



COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE A FREE SINGLE TO DOWNLOAD AND A FREE SHOW IN LONDON AND NEW YORK.



“Violet Hill”, Coldplay’s first single from the new album “Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends” will be available as a free download from their website www.coldplay.com for one week starting tomorrow, April 29 at 12.15pm (UK time). At that time the single will be played for the first time on radio and will simultaneously be available free exclusively from the website, a week ahead of its general digital release. The digital release will be a conventional paid-for release on May 6.

At the same time, coldplay.com will have preliminary details of two free shows that the band will play, one in London and one in New York.

The free shows are:

LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY JUNE 16

NEW YORK MADISON SQUARE GARDEN JUNE 23

Please check coldplay.com for details of how to win tickets and please do not contact the venues as no tickets will be available to buy

Our car winner...

Marie Keegan from Firhouse won FM104's Astra in April...she was delighted!!!

FM104's Stig dropped by too...






And our Beetle Bug Nadia (Miss North Dublin who gave us a hand!!) also dropped by to pose for the camera...

Another shot from FM104's recent gig at the Olympia..

Don't forget our Just Havin' A Laugh gig is on in Vicar St. May 17th... Line up includes Colin Murphy, Maeve Higgins, Karl Spain..

Once again your ticket will give cash directly to FM104's Help A Dublin Child Appeal!

If you like the Apprentice........

I found a good one!

Here's a great shot from our gig in the Olympia last weekend...

Don't forget, May 17th, it's a Sat night and we're having a comedy gig in Vicar St. Some of the best comedians we have seen in Ireland over the last few years... If you're a fan of The Panel on RTE, you'll want to go to FM104's next gig...

FM104's The Gig - what a night!!

And thanks to all of you who headed along to make it such a great night for all involved.... free bars are a curse, that's the only thing I will say!!!

I've just realised how much I miss my Nokia N95 when I look at these crappy Blackberry pics but you get the gist!!

Thanks to all the bands... Aslan, Coronas, Blizzards, Television Room, Delorentos and Keith and Katherine who all gave us an incredible show of support for Temple Street too.

Mark

FM104's Astra in April

Here's the brand new Opel Astra that you could win thanks to Kenilworth Motors on FM104 this April...

It could be yours very soon... we start playing from 8am Monday!

Bertie's replacement??!!!

That Cadburys ad...

The Gorilla put his drum kit away to stop off for a coffee in O'Briens in Ballsbridge...................

15,000 quid??!!

Ultimate gaming experience

The ultimate in video gaming has arrived - but at more than £15,000 it comes in a bit dearer than a PS3 or Xbox.



The VirtuSphere is like an oversized hamster's exercise ball that immerses the user in a 3D virtual reality world.

Players don a motion-tracking headset to project the visuals and then they are ready to begin virtual exploration.

They can run, jump, roll, or crawl over virtually unlimited distances without encountering real world obstacles.

The large hollow sphere sits on rollers allowing it to rotate through 360 degrees and move freely in any direction - without actually going anywhere at all.

The Washington-based manufacturers describe it as the ultimate computer games peripheral, but say it could also be used as a unique exercise treadmill or for simulation exercises.

Systems are made to client specifications, with customers so far including military and law enforcement organisations, as well as entertainment companies.

VirtuSphere has already been used by the Russian Tourism Authorities to let people walk through the Red Square and the Kremlin.



All weekend... we have a brand new Nintendo Wii to giveaway and so you won't be sitting there looking at it, we've thrown in some cool games too.....

Just tune in to win!!



What about this??

Student gets rich staying in bed

A Dutch student has come up with the ultimate way of making easy money - by staying in bed.





Yde Van Deutekom, 22, from Zoetermeer, is selling advertising on a website featuring a webcam showing him in bed.

So far, he has been in bed for 21 days and has had more than £3,500 paid into his bank account, reports GVA.

Mr Van Deutekom said: "Sleeping is just a hobby of me, and it is the only thing I'm very good at. Everyone is asking what I want to do with me life, but what I really want to do is sleep.

"I stay in bed all day, except for taking a shower, going to the bathroom and making something to eat. That's all I want to do. And I want to stay in bed until I'm very rich."

More than 450,000 people have visited his website - www.slapendrijk.nl.

First time buyer??

If you're like me and have bought your first place in the last few years.. Does this kinda stuff bug you???

4% on your deposit which they will give you when the builders finally complete your apartment and a price tag which is about €100,000 less than you bled for only two years ago!!

Bricks and mortar eh??

This is what won Emily Dawson €2,030 in cash!!

FM104's What's That Sound was the sound of a music stand being adjusted up and down..........

Sorry for WRECKING your head with it :-)

New one on Monday....

2,000 Euro !!!!!!!!!

Win it tomorrow on FM104's What's That Sound...

It's a free text day on Wednesday! Text what YOU think the sound is and if you get it right and are the first text in, YOU will win all the cash.....

Just don't guess that it's a tile cutter!!!!

Back when MJ was just famous for being a good SINGER...

One of the most important albums of modern times... is now 25 years old.

And I've got copies of the new limited edition album which has the original Thriller included, the new remixes out for this year and also some DVD footage - it's a great collectors item and if you want to bag a copy just check out FM104's It's Your Call on The Jam on your way home everyday this week

Would you like to work for this man??

I'd say some of the arses of the Irish lads will not even touch the ground if this fella gets a boot behind them :)

The Meteors...

Well voting ends this Sunday so if you'd like to give us your vote (I'm the only Dub in the regional DJ category) here's the details...



Also went to the Ireland match last night, we were so high it felt weird but great to see a team like Brazil in action.. even if most of them weren't on the 1st team!!

Fiddy Vs Tommy!

Originality.. fair enough. But WHY???

Wanna give us an aul vote Mr?!

http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/Categories.aspx?id=2

Shameless plug here but the link above is how you can vote in the 2008 Meteor Awards!

You can also text this : VOTE RDJ5 and send it to 085 7114444 (texts are FREE from 085s) and vote that way...


You can get into a draw for tickets by checking out The Jam on FM104 later today so I might get to see you on the night !!

Mark

FM104's What's That Sound...............

And today's guesses were......

A balloon being inflated and deflated...

A board game...

A radio aerial being extended...

Now playing for E1,590 !!

Mark :)

Think you need to shave a lot??

Hairiest man seeks new love

The world's hairiest man is looking for a new love on the internet after breaking up with his girlfriend.

Yu Zhenhuan, recognised in 2002 as the world's hairiest man by the Guinness Book of Records, is using an online dating agency.

"I was amazed to see his picture there, since I'd been hearing he was going to get married soon. So I called the media," says the person who broke the story, and who wants to remain anonymous.

Yu, 29, confirmed: "We got to know each other through the internet, and had been seeing each other for three years. Unfortunately our relationship has come to an end."

And he added: "My whole body is covered with hair, and my parents are worried I won't be able to find a wife. Many girls are shocked when they see me in person.

Can I give away a jar of Vegemite for free??

The nice people at Australia.com sent me a cool hamper full of Aussie stuff for Australia day at the end of this month. I got Kylie CDs, Oz wine, Oz beer, Tim Tam bars and some cool books on the country... and this!

Vegemite... who in Dublin will bother to come in and get themselves a jar of this for free. Can I GIVE it away do you think???!! :)

By the way, check out their Australia.com website especially if you are thinking of heading there for a holiday!

If you EVER needed proof that Tom Cruise is weird...

You can actually see the FULL video here..



It is worth checking out just to hear how much this man can ramble on!!


Here's a piss take version someone has done too.

Some more WTS guesses.............

Sliding hammer used by mechanics...

Doorbell...

Throttle trigger on a Scaletrix controller...

FM104's What's That Sound is worth 1500 big ones at 5.40 today!!!

This week's prize on THE JAM!!

Take a look at this....

I've got a Phillips 42" plasma TV to give away this week and to finish it off nicely, a Home Theatre System giving you surround sound...

Sort out your house or apartment with a serious piece of kit worth over two grand on The Jam with me this week!!

Happy New Year!!

First of all, a belated Happy New Year to all you lot.. hope you have a great '08!

Now down to business.. FM104's What's That Sound is heading for €1400. If you check in the archives there's a heap of guesses already made but yesterday we had a golf ball collector guessed which really had me wondering is this ever going to go!

We're playing at 4.40 and 5.40 everyday here on The Jam.

Our NEW feature is FM104's 4 Cough..

I have 4 coughs from very famous people who spluttered into a microphone and did their best 50 cigs a day impression - YOU have to tell me, in the right order, who they are!! If you get it right, you will win our shed load of CDs which will get bigger by the day.. here is what I'm starting with.

You can play it on The Jam with me Mark Noble, later on today...

Here's in the Santa tracker..just click on the link!

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.htm

Happy Ho Ho !!!

Mark

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/

Check this site out.. bad for your teeth.. good for your taste buds!!

Every kind of sweet you got in a 10p bag as a kid delivered in a wooden box to your front door!!

FM104's What's That Sound

Some more guesses for you... FM104's What's That Sound is worth E1,010 now !!

Telescopic fishing rod...

Old Visa machine, the ones that had to slide across...

A carving knife hitting off a metal sink...

Want to help the show look good??

I've been nominated for a 2008 Meteor Award here on The Jam!

Not quite sure how we managed to blag that one but somehow we have...

Now that I've been nominated, I'm under a lot of damn bloody pressure to win!!! :-)

This is where I NEED YOU LOT!

If you think we should be lucky enough to win it.. then here's where you can vote online.

http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/nominees.aspx

If you just click on regional DJ on Mark Noble you can vote that way.

Otherwise you can text VOTE RDJ 5 to 085 711 4444 and that way costs 9c per vote...

Thanks for your support!!!!!

Mark

This is one of the MP3 players I have for you to win!

Ya wha Boss?

Allin the name of our great Leader, Bertie.

http://www.digoutday.com/

The FM104 tour.....

More WTS guesses.......

CD/DVD drawer opening...

Adjustable office chair going up or down...

Scanning through a CD scene...

All wrong and I've got E800 in cash for you to try and win on FM104's What's That Sound tomorrow on the show at 4.40 and 5.40!

Mark

The Ryanair girls !!

Got this calender from Ryanair this morning... it's all for charity though! :)

You can buy them on Ryanair.com !

DO YOU WANT 700 QUID IN CASH???

If you answered YES.. get yourself onto The Jam tomorrow at 4.40 for your first chance to play to win the cash.

An electric knife sharpener, a snooker scoreboard abd an old weighing scales were just some of the guesses today.................

If you want the 700 quid cash, be here tomorrow.

Mark :)

Some more guesses for you........

Nails scraping on a chalk board..

Somebody sucking on a pipe..

Someone using an old type writer changing line..

None of the above were right today - playing for 650 quid at 5.40 today on The Jam.

Today's guesses....

First game of FM104's What's That Sound at 4.40 gave us these guesses...

Stephan said an office chair being highered...

Patricia thought it sounded like a metal pencil case...

And Sean guessed paper guillotine..

It's up to 630 at 5.40 later today on The Jam.

Mark

620 quid tomorrow!!

FM104's What's That Sound on The Jam.. we're playing at 4.40 and 5.40 everyday from now on - DOUBLE the change of you getting through, DOUBLE the prize money...

Today's guesses, Peter guessed a sword from Star Wars, Edelle guessed a balloon pump and Mark guessed the rack which butchers hang meat from.. he also told us he was into cannabilism.. NICE!

Mark

Yo...

Haven't updated this in a few days.. finding the time sounds like a terrible excuse but I am just so busy these days :-(

I DID manage to find time to get a coffee this morning and with Halloween over, it seems Christmas is well and truly here. Starbucks have transformed their new outlet in Ballsbridge overnight to pictures of red and Christmas everywhere you look - even the cups.. ! I'm not gonna mention the Smyth's Toys ad I heard today which says they are now open 'til 11 every night!!!



If you're going to any of the Big Top gigs I reckon you are in for a great night but just in case you haven't seen the size of the thing...........

Want the Ireland job??

Click on the picture to make it bigger :-)

Bid for Kelly Jones' FM104 toaster..

Our PPI Award for The Jam...

First time I was nominated for an award and the first time I picked one up.. that was pretty jammy I think!!



Bit of studio stuff for you too.. here's Bernard and Ross getting ready to read the headlines on The Jam at 4.30 yesterday....

More WTS guesses....

Abacus...

Drive thru window opening in McDonalds..

And old manual lawnmower moving ..

460 quid on the line tomorrow.........

Mark

WTS guesses....

Blade being sharpened on a stone...

Plane used in a metal-work shop...

E440 tomorrow at 4.40!

Mark

Croker last night...

If you've ever been to an Ireland game in the good old days, you'll know 'Rockin' All Over The World' is played after a victory.. Last night when the final whistle went, 'Chasing Cars' started to pump out over a subdued Croke Park and I can't think of a more suitable song to end the match.

Didn't take part in the booing at all, don't think it was right to be honest and the "get Staunton out" chants made me feel like I was sitting somewhere in the UK at a Second Division match and a load of "fans" who don't know better following the chant like sheep.

What next for Ireland?

Here's a couple of pictures I took from my seat on the Hill last night, pre match I might add when the atmosphere was a fair bit better :-)

Ireland V Cyprus - ticket winners !!

Rowan lalor. blackrock

Mary Manning Clontarf.

pat teeling and my son alex from balbriggan.

Iain minchin . coolock dublin 5

Robbie Woods, Orwell road

Michael Shine. knocklyon, dublin 16.

siobhan fitzgerald artane

Adam gibney. Templeogue. Dublin

carol grimes from skerries

mag hogan fettercairn tallaght

What's That Sound guesses.......................

Boot rods of a car opening...

Pizza slicer...

The order bottle thingy from the Bad Ass cafe in Temple Bar.. I didn't know it either!!

410 quid on FM104's What's That Sound is up for grabs tomorrow...

Mark

Ireland match tx !!

george williams - crumlin d 12

pamela reilly - drumcondra

kevin nolan - dublin 7

lee moffat - glasnevin

Kieron Hardiman - Tallaght Dublin 24

What's That Sound guesses.........

Guessed today on FM104's What's That Sound.. a slinky, a measuring tape being pulled back in, a glass cutter.......

All wrong :-)

360 quid tomorrow...

Mark

What a performance - Dida!!!

Offensive or not??!!

Irish fans in Paris.. watch what the guy with the flag does!!

Some of my Paris Rugby World Cup pics from the weekend!!

What a freak..

This is the guy I am talking about...

Here's the Cadbury gorilla ad !!

Things I've seen today..

The first being a very clever company who are now on the back of buses selling breathalysers so you can check if you are over the limit after a pint or maybe the next morning...



The second things I saw today which I thought might interest you is this t shirt one of our staff has on today. Now this t shirt is not a freebie, it was bought in a normal clothes shop but what company do you think of when you read it???!!

What's That Sound

What's That Sound is now worth €220 and we've had some great guesses... don't forget it's NOT a shower curtain, a bicycle pump or a knife being sharpened :-)

Also this week I have Des Bishop tickets to giveaway every night on It's Your Call from 6. Just text the song you want into the studio at 53104 and I'll stick you in the draw for double passes every night!!

Talk soon

Mark

Kanye West tickets?

Want to see Kanye this November in the Park?

Want to win them before you can buy them?

Just be here every night this week on FM104's It's Your Call!!!