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Roy on the radio

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About Me

greetings from england. i'm 49 and come from a village near sutton in ashfield, mansfield in nottinghamshire. i am married to kaz (hello, woman of my dreams) with 3 kids(2 of whom are the first on my friends. c'mon pedro, waiting 4 you) and work as a local government officer, catching fly tippers etc. i am involved with local community radio and present a weekly internet show at 7pm uk time on thursdays on millside hospital radio at kings mill, mansfield. you can listen on www.millsideradio.co.uk (get in touch if you can send me your music) not to mention the occasional FM broadcast for Ashfield Community Radio.

My Interests

my family, music(especially finding cds of albums from years ago that i forgot about), reading, country walking especially north west norfolk,good food etc, skies, sunsets,conservation(i hold a national certificate in countryside related studies and a hnd in integrated land management) birdwatching,football and presenting radio programmes

I'd like to meet:

neil young, carlos santana, todd rundgren(again), james ellroy, michael connelly, james lee burke, woody allen, denis leary would like to have met jim morrison, frank zappa, gram parsons,gene clark,bob marley,john peel, bill hicks, JFK (ok, i'm a conspiracy theorist), sinatra, marilyn monroe (see jkf), sam giancana, groucho mark(with or without mrs claypole)richard pryor,spike milligan,tommy cooper, eric morecambe.

Music:

neil young, zappa, doors,waterboys,ian brown, gram parsons,gene clark,byrds, todd rundgren, santana,lynyrd skynyrd,csny, stone roses,the clash,talking heads,kings of leon,planty and led zep,various reggae(in particular burning spear,big youth,u roy,scratch,prince far i,king tubby,mikey dread,sly and robbie and sir bob of marley)dread zeppelin, yes,the orb, ozric tentacles,hawkwind, gong,levellers, van morrison,nick drake,christy moore, shannon lyon, fairport, vikki clayton,joni mitchell,billy bragg,jethro tull, smiths,loads of 70's punk,primal scream,arctics,charlatans,linkin park,zutons and loads more which must include five horse johnson and the amazing blue oyster cult

Movies:

sleeper, love and death, monty python and the holy grail,richard pryor in concert, apocalypse now,glastonbury,woodstock, 24 hour party people,roadhouse,waynes world, the doors, jfk and manhunter, the original and best of the hannibal lecter series. check it out.

Television:

blackadder 2, the young ones,vics big night out, fast show, the office,eddie izzard, morecambe and wise, tommy cooper, MASH, twin peaks, monty python, farty towels,old grey whistle test,the tube,larry sanders

Books:

james ellroy, james lee burke, michael connelly, raymond chandler, early steven king before everybody jumped on the bandwagon,ditto james mcammon, some ian rankin, donald h wolfe(the black dahlia files is the best book i've read in years),the encyclopedia of the jfk assassination.

Heroes:

jim morrison, frank zappa, neil young,carlos santana, richard pryor also glenn hoddle, still the best passer of a ball in the history of, well, passing footballs. not to mention eric morecambe (thanks dad)

My Blog

tonights playlist 12/6/08

playlist for thursday 12th june 2008 www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time featured album  nick drake - pink moon   rolling stones - start me up ordinary boys - over the counter culture spa...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:12:00 PST

this weeks playlist

playlist for 5/6/08 www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time featured album   santana - supernatural   the ruts - babylons burning bowie - moonage daydream ryan adams - wonderwall santana ...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:22:00 PST

playlist 29/5/08

playlist for thursday 29th may 2008 www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time featured album   the dixie bee liners - ripe   embrace - save me smashmouth - walkin on the sun beck - devils h...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Fri, 30 May 2008 04:05:00 PST

tonights playlist

playlist for thursday 22/5/08 www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time featured album burning spear - reggae greats   van halen - jump pigeon detectives - power of love the hideaways - don't try and...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Thu, 22 May 2008 01:16:00 PST

tonights playlist

playlist for www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time thursday 15/5/08 featured album george strait - honkytonkville   bob marley - soul shakedown party the smiths - panic genesis - i know what i l...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Thu, 15 May 2008 01:16:00 PST

this weeks playlist

www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time 8/5/08 featured album   the kooks - konk   santana - smooth the view - same jeans (acoustic version) eek a mouse - rudeboy jamaican klf w/tammy win...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Fri, 09 May 2008 03:52:00 PST

playlist 1/5/08

tonights playlist www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time 1/5/08 featured album linkin park - minutes to midnight   steppenwolf - born to be wild stevie nicks - stop draggin my heart around kings o...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Fri, 02 May 2008 04:16:00 PST

tonights playlist

www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time thursday 24th april 2008 featured album   drive by truckers - the dirty south   bruce springsteen/e street band - let's be friends (for danny feder...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:02:00 PST

tonights playlist 17/4/08

playlist for thursday 17/4/08 www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time featured album  jellobox - twelve tall stories   the clash - londons calling siouxsie and the banshees - hong kong garden ...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:03:00 PST

tonights playlist 10/4/08

www.millsideradio.co.uk 7-9pm uk time featured album  seth lakeman - freedom fields   jackson browne - take it easy lynyrd skynyrd - sweet home alabama (acoustic version) jason isbell - down...
Posted by Roy on the radio on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:10:00 PST