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 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject: Alex Lester- The Dark Lord Diaries |
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How good has Alex been this week?
I didn't think it was possible to be better than the best but it seems that I was <whispers>wrong again.
In the Library this week we've had:-
Acker Bilk - Stranger on the Shore
Robben Ford - Cannon Ball Shuffle - For Freddie King
Earl Bostick - Smoke Rings
George Duke-Sugar Loaf
to name just a few.....
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Robben Ford, eh? - So someone else did buy that album, then! 
Too early (or late) for me, only have him on if I can't get to sleep, and he usually does the trick. Infinitely better than the PM chap, though.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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Actually he is so right for that time of the morning, and is able to do and get away with things ("Dark Lord... Boloxnia... Slap My Top"), and, moreover, play tracks that he wouldn't be able to if he were on at any other time of the day. Shame that 99% of the population is asleep at the time.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Good to know he's improved - I thought you'd said he'd gone a bit rubbish lately, Rachel. Has he been reading here? |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Ian Robinson wrote: | | Good to know he's improved - I thought you'd said he'd gone a bit rubbish lately, Rachel. Has he been reading here? |
Well I did think the Boloxina thread went on for a bit and Alex was sounding a bit hacked off (I understand why) with his car bursting into flames and other unpleasant things but he's back better than ever. I don't think he reads stuff on here though, although I do know that he's been sent stuff from here in the past so maybe that has happened again. Whatever it is, he's on top form at the moment, and tomorrow is Friday - always the best show of the week!! Don't miss it.  |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I only get about 2 hours sleep a night anyway, so maybe I should give it a go! |
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Rachel
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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You should! It's the most fun you can have with a Radio, and with great music too!
You'll never want to sleep again.  |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Rachel, is it fair to imply that maybe, just maybe, perhaps........ you have a little bit of a girly-type crush on our Alex. Perhaps? Maybe?
It's OK, you don't have to try and hide your feelings! Don't be shy!  |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:07 am Post subject: |
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Rachel has always had a little crush on The Dark Lord.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Fred, in my experience girly-type crushes are short lived and replaced on a regular basis with a new one, usually of a younger age and more poster friendly than the previous one. Alex and his Best Time of The Day Show are irreplaceable in terms of broadcasting excellence, sure they could put someone else on at that time but it would be a vacuous void of entertainment making a desert of the early morning.
I've been a fan of Alex and his show for many years.
I was right about the Friday Show too... check it out on listen again.. |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Myself and the delectable Rachel are in total agreement on this.....
3am to 6am, Mon to Fri- the Alex Lester Show... the BEST radio show in the world ever
(and I don't have a crush on Alex, before anyone asks  )
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| PJ in Kent wrote: |
(and I don't have a crush on Alex, before anyone asks ) |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| PJ in Kent wrote: |
(and I don't have a crush on Alex, before anyone asks ) |
Do you have a ........... |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| PJ in Kent wrote: | | "delectable" |
I like that. You can come again:)
After a weekend of unrelenting stygian gloom, I'm an hour into this morning's show on my MP3 player here at work and even though the dank weather continues outside, with Alex in full flow, it feels like mid summer in the office. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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I can't come twice in one week.... not at my age, anyway!
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Rachel
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:03 am Post subject: |
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I'd forgotten in my sleep last night that Alex is away this week.
Nikki is ok in a, plays music and talks in-between tracks, kind of way... but for me, when Alex is away they may as well just put on sombre music from 3-6am.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Alex is back on Monday ( woohoo!) but there is absoloutely no Alex available this weekend.  No listen again with Alex , no 15 hour Alexfest on the laptop. No fun , no highlights, no podcast, no nothing. This is the first time this has happend since his US trip ..... Roll on Monday! |
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Rachel, Brian Matthew played John Lennon's Cold Turkey last Saturday and it made me think of your enforced deprivation this week. Real bad
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Poor Rachel! Come to think of it, I don't think Herr Slappmeister has appeared on Popmaster yet has he? Rachel, have a word in his shell like!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Yep it's not been an easy week Ron ... although Nikki did play my listener's library request on Tuesday which brought a smile:)
I'll do just that LEE It would be good to have him.
On the upside: in an effort to deflect the accusations of me being negative all the time. Alex is doing an extended BTOTDS all over Christmas and that is gonna be fantastic.
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How fab was it to have Alex on almost every day over the holibags 4 till 7:30? Couldn't have planned it better myself. Made the best time of the day, the best time of the year.
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It's certainly been good to hear more of him at a more civilised time of day.
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Made me to hear his pitch (his opening shot on New Year's Day morning) for his 4 to 7.30 stint to be made more permanent.
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| .... you just never know how things may turn out In the words of Sam Cooke- A change is gonna come |
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He's made a few references to it over the past couple of weeks. Let's hope it's true.
He mentioned this morning that "for reasons which will become clear over the next few weeks" he is selling his house. I wonder if this has anything to do with it?
Bet la Kennedy is cacking it
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SK is being moved to a 3 til 4 slot (well, it's sort of dawn, at least in the summer), allowing Alex to do 4 til 7.30?
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I'm now officially a citizen of Boloxnia - the unofficial website and forum are a complete hoot!
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TBTOTDS really has you hooked then, Cher!?!
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| PJ in Kent wrote: | | TBTOTDS really has you hooked then, Cher!?! |
Don't tell Rachel, but it has for quite a while now - several years, in fact - I just don't get the opportunity to listen to much of it these days, nor the time to listen again.
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Don't worry Cher, I won't tell
Only if Rachel tortures me with the feather duster
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| PJ in Kent wrote: | Don't worry Cher, I won't tell
Only if Rachel tortures me with the feather duster |
That's torture?
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Only when she stops
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| Cherskiy wrote: | | I'm now officially a citizen of Boloxnia - the unofficial website and forum are a complete hoot! |
I trust you have this motto scrawled on the back of your vehicle(s)!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/lester/boloxniaextra.shtml
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Heads up Rachel!!!
Alex Lester is on Popmaster today!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| He was fab- as ever:) |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: |
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make sure that you tune into Alex this week , or listen again ... Alex has some treats for us.......
yummy |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| Rachel wrote: | make sure that you tune into Alex this week , or listen again ... Alex has some treats for us.......
yummy |
Such as...
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| Well ... I don't know LEE I don't think it'll be anything like a doggy biscuit, a massage, a bunch of grapes or a complete course in Latin..... All tasty treats indeed..... I'd go for something, musical... "A Flute perhaps?" .. No!!! "Piano?" No!!! "Didgeridoo?" Look! ... Music...... something maybe that you don't often get to hear; that's what I reckon anyway... but what would I know? I'm just guessing: that's the fun part of a treat.....the wondering what it is? |
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| Rachel wrote: | | Well ... I don't know LEE I don't think it'll be anything like a doggy biscuit, a massage, a bunch of grapes or a complete course in Latin..... All tasty treats indeed..... I'd go for something, musical... "A Flute perhaps?" .. No!!! "Piano?" No!!! "Didgeridoo?" Look! ... Music...... something maybe that you don't often get to hear; that's what I reckon anyway... but what would I know? I'm just guessing: that's the fun part of a treat.....the wondering what it is? |
Can I have a glass of what you've obviously just had?
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: |
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3 hours of Alex .... Ron .. that does it for me every time!! I was off work yesterday ( home alone)... so the home sound-system had a big shot of Alex - mainlining at number 11 ....
Check out this morning's programme for some fab tracks..... the office here is rocking....... |
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