April 2012

Chocolate, girls, and bananas

26th April 2012

I am now an official chocolatier! I was invited to Nestle to make Kitkats. They make one billion a year in York for the UK market - that’s a lot of fingers.  Tracy from News and me got through security, signed the health and safety form that insisted we would not walk and use our mobile phone at the same time! We met Vicki in the product development department, where they invent new chocs, where the magic is made. All very secretive in fact things were shifted and hidden from view, just in case we saw a new top secret brand! A team is here in York to make the next big thing. We had a go at making kitkats. The secret chocolate recipe is only know by a few people – we were doing this by hand, so first tempered the Chocolate poured it in the special moulds and added the wafers, all very gooey and great fun. They turned out really well, so I can now add chocolate maker to my CV!   You know when you buy a bar of Chocolate abroad you always think it tastes a bit different, it probably does , Kitkat is made in each country specifically designed for the taste of that nation. So a Japanese kitkat will taste different to ours. We got a taste of some Japanese ones. A Wasabi flavour,  a Chilli version, even Pumpkin. Kitkats over there are often given as gifts, we saw about 20 different flavours.  The other bonus you get to wear a pink hat!

 And if you want to find out more you can hear more of me chatting to Vicki about how to make Kitkats right here! 

My favourite survey of the week is that only 1 in 8 women think they are attractive. I bet the ones that think they are, are not the pretty ones. It’s a dilemma if you think you are attractive it makes you less attractive! Holly Willoughby came top of the best looking women, being loved made women feel attractive and paying a woman a compliment makes her happy. So try this one of ‘you don’t sweat much for a fat girl’ and see how you get on!

Website of the week is www.fiverr.com you can offer anything for $5, its a crazy site , If you want someone to sing Happy Birthday whilst dressed as a banana , get someone to shout your name whilst counting money, or record an inspirational message for you its all there. I haven’t worked out what to do , but for $5 I might play a song on my trumpet for you

If you haven’t heard my Queen and Throne song yet the link is here. Not sure if I should write the second half of the song or throw it straight in the bin. Let me know.

Catch you every morning 6-10am!

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My what big feet you have

17th April 2012

A great survey I did earlier revealed the truth – what every woman wanted to know. a guy’s name reveals the size of his let’s say feet! 

Just in case you are unable check out his feet before you get too involved this handy survey will mean you don’t get any nasty surprises.  So here is the list of which names have big ‘feet’ and which are little dinky ones

The top 10 big are these 

1. Dave
2. Paul
3. Steve
4. James
5. Mark
6. Robert
7. Chris
8. Andy
9. Richard or Dick
10. Dan

The small guys are

1. Ray
2. Brian
3. Nigel
4. Frank
5. Keith
6. Jeremy
7. Josh
8. Barry
9. Dennis
10. Nick

Have a look round the office and check out the survey!

How do you fancy being a Variety Artist? Well here is a quick guide to what sort of act would be best for you depending on your personality. Would you make a great Drag queen, Burlesque Dancer or Contortionist?   

Oh and thanks for One Direction for coming on the show. Hear it on the podcast it might be the little known American One Direction, but I won’t tell if you don’t. I spoke to Sean O’Leary lead singer with the American One Direction, who are claiming £600,000 from Simon Cowell and co, as they claim they used the name first!

Sean said  ‘I first thought  of the name as a kid  when talking to his dad about when things are tough, the only way to go is in one direction and that represents the band in every single way’. They have been around since late 2009 way before the UK version were invented. Sean added ‘We have all put our hearts and soul in to this band and we are not going to let them push us around’.   

The five member American One direction have a similar look to the UK group, but play their own instruments.  They have a couple of Albums to their name. And would love to come to the UK to meet their new fans.

Catch you in the morning at 6am  

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Marry One Direction, meet The Queen, and Elephants in space

12th April 2012

Your chance of marrying a member of One Direction is 0.0000019% that is assuming 256 million eligible women who are available! After the revelation of Harry’s third nipple girls are going mad for them. Beatles mania or nipple mania all over again!, But all is not happy One Direction the American group of the same name want £600,000 from Simon Cowell and co for the name, as they claim they were around first. We have found their website and they look like One Direction and sound pretty similar too! Check them out here.  You can go to one of their gigs for free if you are in California. I am thinking of setting up the UK fan site!

The queen has a bigger pull than One Direction I reckon , When she came to York the other day so did the world. The sun shone it was really great. I was a little concerned only royal nutters would show up. Let’s face it some royal followers are a bit weird. But in York I didn’t find any. I was reporting for Minster FM from the crowds, we had the idea of me strolling around the crowds saying hello, catching the excitement. But it was a bit like being kettled in a riot, once you were in position no moving was possible, I had a very near miss with union flag!  All great fun. So hello to all the people who I had a squash and squeeze with on the day.

Celebrity endorsement is what it is all about apparently, so we now have official connections on the show with James Dean, Gregory Peck, Paul McCartney, Will Smith, Michael Jackson, Dick Turpin, and Donald Duck , plus loads more . None of the above are the famous ones, but listeners or friends with the same names.  So if you want Harry Potter or Elizabeth Windsor to open your garden fete we can probably track them down!

Don’t forget an elephant has been spotted on Mars this week – it’s true. It has a remarkable likeness to Lulu the one that pooped on Blue Peter many years ago!  Its little gems like that that could make your morning complete every morning!  Catch you in the morning 6-10am Monday to Friday.

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Queen tips and girls dont like men that smile

3rd April 2012

The Queen is coming to town on Thursday. So I am doing the show from the street. Come and say hi and wave a flag. It should be a great morning The important this is to remember the etiquette of meeting the queen, call her Your Majesty for starters, then its ma’am like in ham or jam, not like darn. And when bowing it’s from the head not waist, and a curtsy is a dignified bob – it’s easier to show you, so my video has a handy guide! Great camera work from Louisa by the way!

If you see me around on the street looking hungry waving flags say hello. I am intrigued to see who will be there bring food and we can have a party!  I will be around Micklegate Bar from around 8.30ish. Alternatively just listen to a drunk man singing a queen song!

The science of women has been revealed, so here are the headlines

Women don’t fall in love or fancy men that smile

Also women would rather fall in love with an average guy then a good looking one

Men who can dance, a tango always get the girl, and women love men in red trousers!

here is a test do you fancy me more with my grumpy or happy face - most girls go for grumpy!

It’s been a good week so far 'Chocolate' on Saturday the new visitor attraction in York where you can eat the exhibits. That was a great day out – well worth a visit. Temptations in Stamford Bridge on Monday fed me their ice creams and its cup cakes at Mama Doreen’s today!

Catch you on the radio in the morning at 6am

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