The morning after...

We were at the races last night.

I had two good tips and bagged myself €250 somehow...(thanks Edwina!).

You could be forgiven for thinking that all we do is drink but it's not true.

Here's some pictures from the night anyway.

Me, Phil, Pat, Jeremy, Clare , Andy P, Ruari, Andy M and Dec.





Pat, Clare and Phil



My winnings...!



Catriona, Jeremy and Melissa



Helen, Mags, Melissa and Clare singing some rubbish!!!



Dec and Mike Hogan playing Fuzball.. I won twice against Phil!



Dec sipping from a champagne bottle that some random American bought us..

And they're off !!!!

I've just put on the fancy shirt and about to leave the station on the booze bus up to Leopardstown to one of their legendary race nights in association with FM104.

Here's some of the FM104 hotties getting ready.. spot the GHD in Sarah's hand!!!!

What a result !

Come on the Dubs !!!

Here's some of what we got up to yesterday.. someone decided to wrap my head in bog roll also, why?? I don't have answers..








Here's some Dubs fans having a cold one outside The Gravediggers..

A bit of help !!!

Bell X1 have had THREE albums...

Now get texting for tickets to see them at The Point and to get a copy of 'Flock'.

53104!!!

This weekend..

Just to let you know what's happening this weekend on my show...

I've got tickets to go see Bell x1 live at The Point Dec 1st AND copies of their current album Flock. By the way, tickets go on sale at 9am in the morning.. (Friday 14th).



On Sunday I'll be live on the Roadhog between 2-6pm in Dromcondra giving the Boys in Blue our support at Croke Park!



And ALSO.. I'll be playing Stick It And Win, calling out car reg's that have FM104 car stickers on them - it's worth €200 quid every game so make sure you get one on your car and listen in to hear your reg called out. If you do, gimme a shout on 1850 715 104 to claim your mula!!!

Here's one to copy and paste to your mates!

Dear Employees:

It has been brought to management's attention that some individuals
throughout the company have been using foul language during the course of normal conversation with their co-workers. Due to complaints, this type of language will no longer be tolerated.

We do, however, realize the critical importance of being able to
accurately express your feelings when communicating with co-workers.

Therefore, a list of 18 New and Innovative "TRY SAYING" phrases have
been provided so that proper exchange of ideas and information can
continue in an effective manner. Or Vice Versa...

1) TRY SAYING: I think you could use more training.
INSTEAD OF: You don't know what the f___ you're doing.

2) TRY SAYING: She's an aggressive go-getter.
INSTEAD OF: She's a f___ing bit__.

3) TRY SAYING: Perhaps I can work late.
INSTEAD OF: And when the f___ do you expect me to do this?

4) TRY SAYING: I'm certain that isn't feasible.
INSTEAD OF: No f___ing way.

5) TRY SAYING: Really?
INSTEAD OF: You've got to be sh___ing me!

6) TRY SAYING: Perhaps you should check with...
INSTEAD OF: Tell someone who gives a sh__.

7) TRY SAYING: I wasn't involved in the project.
INSTEAD OF: It's not my f___ing problem.

8) TRY SAYING: That's interesting.
INSTEAD OF: What the f___?

9) TRY SAYING: I'm not sure this can be implemented.
INSTEAD OF: This sh__ won't work.

10) TRY SAYING: I'll try to schedule that.
INSTEAD OF: Why the f___ didn't you tell me sooner?

11) TRY SAYING: He's not familiar with the issues.
INSTEAD OF: He's got his head up his a__.

12) TRY SAYING: Excuse me, sir?
INSTEAD OF: Eat sh__ and die.

13) TRY SAYING: So you weren't happy with it?
INSTEAD OF: Kiss my a__.

14) TRY SAYING: I'm a bit overloaded at the moment.
INSTEAD OF: F__ it, I'm on salary.

15) TRY SAYING: I don't think you understand.
INSTEAD OF: Shove it up your a__.

16) TRY SAYING: I love a challenge.
INSTEAD OF: This f___ing job sucks.

17) TRY SAYING: You want me to take care of that?
INSTEAD OF: Who the f___ died and made you boss?

18) TRY SAYING: He's somewhat insensitive.
INSTEAD OF: He's a pr_ck.

Thank You,
Human Resources

Morning...

Hello all..

I just had to share this picture of the Hayes-Meister with you. I think he thinks he's an American tourist or something???

He's not too sure that I'm putting this picture up of him so don't say anything!!! ;-)















On a seperate note, I'll be asking people whether they think the TV licence increase is a fair one on 'Face to Face' today!!

Afternoon...

Hope you're well today!

We were out in Clontarf earlier talking to people for the 'Face to Face' feature on FM104.

Just been in talking to Jeremy from the Phoneshow, he's wearing his favourite shoes today... Dubes!!!

Not much else happening today, it's a pretty quiet one in here.

If anyone needs money, I'll be doing my regular pub quiz in McSorleys in Ranelagh tonight from 9.30. The jackpot is a pretty nice €800.. might see you there!!

Some pics from Oxegen..

It rained... on Saturday.

And it didn't... on Sunday!!

We had a great weekend down in Oxegen.. it was good to rough it for a change!! Bell X1 were pretty good although getting down to the stage was hard as I was working... I took this pic when they were singing Rocky Took A Lover..






Found quite a few random things over the weekend.. including someone's idea of company!

FM104's umbrella hats proved very popular.. due to the weather!!

This is the view I had from the studio window in the Roadhog...

Well.. it's pretty wet down there!!

Just in the door from Oxegen and to say it's wet down there is an understatement!!

I ventured about 2 mins from the Roadhog due to the bad weather, went into the VIP area (God bless my broadcast arm band which nobody seems to question!) had a look around and went back into the warm, dry studio...

Few tech probs today, hopefully sorted for the shows tomorrow...

Here's the main stage line up for tomorrow anyway!

RHCP
Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Chiefs
Placebo
Bell X1
Manu Chao
Maximo Park
Director
Sharon Shannon

See you down there from 2pm!

Nearly the weekend...

Hey everyone...

Back in work today after a much needed day off yesterday!

Getting ready for Oxegen now.. we're live all weekend on the FM104 Roadhog so make sure you tune in and we'll bring the atmosphere to you!!

Have plenty of copies of Stadium Arcadium from the Chillies to give away this weekend too.. tune in to win..

Wednesday !!

Halfway through the week already !!

My last day filling in for Andy P today.

Here'a an extra clue for the Superman goodies, passes to the preview in the Savoy and a chance to go to London to be a VIP at the premier...all with thanks to Warner Brothers Pictures.

"My name is the same backwards as it is forwards..."

A clue for today...

If you want to be in Friday's draw to be a VIP at the Superman Returns premier in London, enter our competition today.. here's an extra clue ;-)

It's Monday..

Monday morning.. the worst of the week!!!

At least the traffic was ok this morning without the kids..

Andy's off for the next few days so you have me instead I'm afraid..

I have 1 double pass to the Irish preview of Superman Returns to give away everyday this week, an official Superman Returns t-shirt and a sountrack to the film as well as Superman Returns comic books and some other cool stuff from the film.

If you win today's prize you go into the draw to be a VIP at the Superman Returns premier in London on July 12th!!!

We're playing who am I on the 10-3 show today.. you can enter by texting to 53104, emailing to markn@fm104.ie or fax 01 6689401.

Just to thank you for checking out my new blog, here's an extra clue for Monday's Who Am I... 'Enemy of the State'.

It's still the weekend !!

Hows it goin.. hope you're not dying of a hangover today !

On the show today we've more of our Fatboy Slim goodies to giveaway..

We've details on FM104's next big competition Stick It And Win..

And I'll tell you how to get into tomorrow's draw for OXEGEN PASSES!!!!

Oh........ and there's a heatwave on the way apparently!!

Question to win Fatboy Slim goodies!

The Hoff is 53!!!!!

Just one more thing !!

We were at Take That on Wed (I only went cause there was a free bar!!!!!!!) and here's a pic..

I'm in the grey.. Dec Pierce is the handsome oldfella on the left.

Saturday afternoon !!

Well the weekend is here finally.. and the weather is not bad!

Here's my view from the studio today... that's about as much of the sun as I'm going to get to enjoy today while I'm playing songs for you lot!! It's probably a good thing however as hayfever has me sniffling all day today :-)

It's Friday!!!

Busy weekend for me.. tonight I'm DJing in Morrisons in Kilkenny, Saturday it's The Full Shilling in Finglas and Sunday McGowans in Phibsboro. In between, I'll be on the radio Saturday and Sunday afternoon so drop me a text on 53104 if you're listening in!

This weekend I have copies of Fatboy Slim's Greatest Hits
to give away! Listen in every hour to win...











Want to go to Oxegen but you don't have a ticket?? Well here at FM104 we've got weekend camping tickets to give away... Just text the word GIG and your name and location to 53104 and you could win!!! The draw takes place on Andy Preston's 10-3 show on Monday!!