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A national treasure joins us in the podcast!
Posted by David Hepworth on 28 April 2008 - 8:06pm.
Clare Grogan joins us in the podcast to talk about what it's like to be inside a birthday cake on stage at Wembley Arena, the likelihood of Elvis Presley ever having visited London, the sad loss of Humphrey Lyttelton, what the stage hands thought of Tommy Steele and what to do if your daughter says "Daddy work, Mummy wine".
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spoffle sighting
good to see ME has got some protection for his mike.
pop shield
It's a pop shield but it's too close to the mic - needs to be about 3 inches away for someone of Mark's, errr, enthusiasm.....
Try the candle test......all you want to know here:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may05/articles/popshields.htm
(**returns to potting shed**)
Can I just say...
...the watertank anecdote was great.
Clare Grogan...
you don't need to see a photograph of her to know she's lovely. I shall never think of cakes the same way again.
Agreed
Presumably at some point the Helen Mirren Appreciation Society (Pres: David Hepworth) will be lobbying for their favourite Russian Dame to join the cast of the 'cast.
My father (also a Helen Mirren groupie) was actually at Humph's last gig at the Bull's Head in March (which was 50 years since he saw him at the Wimbledon College of Art).
Benny Hill
Dave mentioned the sad demise of Benny Hill, found alone in front of the telly in his Teddington flat. Good detail: he was actually watching Ceefax.
Another enjoyable...
... Podcast this week.
Thanks.
Always wondered what the Van Morrison/harmonica story was all about. Good God!
Loved hearing the wail of
Loved hearing the wail of services vehicle in the background early in the cast . This ,as well as the Ellen chuckle, has become an established part of the sound structure.