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Favoriting March 1, 2023: Hi-Waisted Modernists #215 - The Moon's A Balloon


On today's Hi-Waisted Modernists with DJ GeorgyGirl, The Blue-Haired Hippie, I'll be reading extracts from birthday boy David Niven's "The Moon's A Balloon" over some snappy De Wolfe library music!

Library music + words + sounds ... 01:00:00 ... speedy - lightweight movement

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Artist Track Album Label Year Approx. start time
The International Studio Group  Intimate   Favoriting DWLP 3028 Lucky Me  De Wolfe  1967   
The London Studio Group  Leather Trim   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:01:12 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Cruising Speed   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:03:35 (Pop-up)
The London Big Sound  Jumbo Waltz   Favoriting DWLP 3064 Tilsley Orchestral No 2  De Wolfe  1967  0:06:06 (Pop-up)
The International Studio Group  On The Move   Favoriting DWLP 3028 Lucky Me  De Wolfe  1967  0:09:58 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Dream Boy   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:11:43 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  High Speed Shutter   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:14:22 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  The Swinging City   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:16:50 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Synchromesh   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:18:49 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Down Town Stroll   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:20:54 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Chrome Finish   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:23:24 (Pop-up)
The International Studio Group  Swinging Date   Favoriting DWLP 3028 Lucky Me  De Wolfe  1967  0:26:13 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Silver Cascade   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:28:20 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Down Town Beat   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:31:04 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Melody Fair   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:33:19 (Pop-up)
The International Studio Group  Jazz Waltz   Favoriting DWLP 3028 Lucky Me  De Wolfe  1967  0:36:10 (Pop-up)
The Interantional Studio Group  Down Town Blues   Favoriting DWLP 3028 Lucky Me  De Wolfe  1967  0:37:19 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Executive Model   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:40:16 (Pop-up)
The London Big Sound  April Wonder   Favoriting DWLP 3064 Tilsley Orchestral No 2  De Wolfe  1967  0:42:40 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Coloured Ribbons   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:45:21 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  White Walls   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:47:49 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Cat Walk   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:50:03 (Pop-up)
The International Studio Group  Sprig Muslin   Favoriting DWLP 3028 Lucky Me  De Wolfe  1967  0:53:09 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Down Beat   Favoriting DWLP 3023 The Swinging City  De Wolfe  1967  0:55:35 (Pop-up)
The London Studio Group  Low Line   Favoriting DWLP 3027 Low Line  De Wolfe  1967  0:57:08 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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DJ GeorgyGirl:

ENORMOUS thank yous to the Modernists who have already pledged! You are amazing!! <3
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

Listen out for a fulsome thank you at the start of next week's show :-)
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worldsworstrecords:

The Moon's A Balloon is one of my favouritest books ever
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worldsworstrecords:

I did a podcast with Robin Ince a few months ago and he asked me which book had the biggest influence oin my writing... I told him the Moon's a Balloon
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @2:52
It's wonderful, isn't it? :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @2:53
Oh wow! I hope I do it justice then! :-)
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @2:54
Of course you will!
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worldsworstrecords:

It's Hollywood Babylon without the BS... I love it
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @2:56
Hmmm ... now I'm thinking I'd like to do Hollywood babylon as well at some point ;-)
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Aitch:

G'day 'n GG mates.
Moon Balloon is hilarious, read it as a yoof, changes the way you look at all the old movie stars
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

Here we go! :-)
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Mr. Oxford:

Hello All, Hello Aitch!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Aitch @3:00
Hello there, lovely Aitch! :-)
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worldsworstrecords:

I adore David Niven... A Matter of Life and Death is probably my favourite film EVER
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Mr Fab:

Hey, GG. Classy! Too early for martinis?
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:01
He was such a gentleman and so witty <3
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Mr Fab @3:01
It's never too early for martinis! ;-)
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worldsworstrecords:

...mind you, have you seen Vampira, his Dracula 'comedy' with Nicky Henson and a handful of Playboy playmates?
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Aitch:

A lot of frooting about with Errol I seem to remember.
Niven is brilliant
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:02
My friend messaged me the other day that she'd finally gotten around to watching it. Lol. She was not impressed ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Aitch @3:02
I love "frooting about" :-)
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ Song: "Leather Trim" by "The London Studio Group"
I love this album... a real favourite
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

⦿Sun in ♓︎Pisces, Year of Metal 🐕Dog
James David Graham Niven, March 1, 1910
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Mr Fab:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:02
Quothe Niven when a streaker ran across the stage during the Oscars: He revealed nothing but his shortcomings.
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:03
I thought De Wolfe was perfect for this week :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:03
Hello, my lovely! :-)
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:03
absolutely
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Mr Fab @3:03
I remember being allowed to stay up late to watch that!! :-)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...ah - have wondered all my life after the Who line 'a pair of black watch trues'... being also Daltrey's B-Day...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

I love Nessie ;-)
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David in California:

Hello, DJGG and Darryl. If you like "The Moon's a Balloon", you might also like "Blind In One Ear" by Patrick Macnee.
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:05
Ah yes! Trousers :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ David in California @3:05
Hello! I shall have a go at that then :-)
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ David in California @3:05
Hi D in Cali... I've not read that: I must check it out
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worldsworstrecords:

Bring on the Empty Horses is good too
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Perfect music.
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:06
I was going to plump for that but couldn't find a copy in time!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:06
Thank you :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:06
I've just noticed your Feldy Original Avatar :-) <3
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:05
Black Watch Trews are the tartan trousers that soldiers in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (and civilians I guess) wear instead of a kilt
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:08
Good, innit. I wasn't ging to use it, but then Jan posted his during No Mountains, so I felt obligated!
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ Song: "Jumbo Waltz" by "The London Big Sound"
Another absolute favourite. Theses London Studio band albums on De Wolfe are a-maze-ing!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

We officially start the Marathon on Saturday so get ready for two Modernists' delights - Joan Collins' diary next week, and then the Worst Sex Scenes In Books the following week ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:09
He's so talented :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:09
And thanks to you my collection grew! :-)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:08
Mystery solved ! From 'Glow Girl' btw...
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Stanley:

Hi Georgy.
I'm here and on time!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @3:11
Hello, my dearest Stanley! :-)
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:11
yes... briliant track. can't believe it went unreleased until Odds and Sods. Magnificent rock 'n' roll plane crash
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worldsworstrecords:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:11
Entwhistle's bass on that is astounding
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ worldsworstrecords @3:12
That man could be a total beast on the bass <3
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "High Speed Shutter" by "The London Studio Group"
This one comes pretty close to the music on the "Casino Royale" soundtrack - my personal fave David Niven film :-)
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Stanley:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:12
Hi Georgy.
I'm moved in to the cottage, it's day three andI'm still battling the endless boxes. Got the internut installed, so that's the main thing.
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @3:16
Oh fabulous!!! Congratulations!! I'm so pleased it all got sorted out <3 How are you feeling?
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Gaylord Fields:

Hello, DJGG! So happy to be ignoring my Wednesday work to be here with you!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Gaylord Fields @3:18
Hello, my darling!!! So lovely to see you!! :-) x
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Niven that distinct admixture of class & lack of pretension ? A comedic actor, after all I suppose...
Interesting how the Goons were a reaction to their experience of the War - down to the name. The deranged Colonel sort of trope throughout the Humour Anglais as we've known & adored it...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

God, this music is fabulous, isn't it? :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:20
He was that wonderful combination of utterly down to earth and yet also very cultured, like you say. A lovely man <3
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

Imagine doing all of this at just 18?? That blows my mind.
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Aitch:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:22
Very english...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:20
The archetypical Colonel Blimp ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Aitch @3:22
Lol! Very much so ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

Niven was also a man who had a tremendous amount of heartbreak in his life and yet maintained a dignified stoicism <3
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Yeah reading his wigkey page - he actually quit Service in 1933 - went to Hollywood - re-enlisted for WWII...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:25
I want to say that he was decorated? Am I misremembering that?
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Stanley:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:17
Exhausted but happy it's finally done.
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @3:26
Consider yourself gently hugged then with a nice cup of tea administered :-)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

& oh yes - Saint David's Day. & me a David with no leak to wear...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

I love the use of "mauve" ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:27
Ah! A David listening to a David on the Day of David! Perfect! :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

In fact TWO Davids in the room :-)

We just need David in London for a trifecta ;-)
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Stanley:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:26
:)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @3:33
<3
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Re his funeral :
...' Biographer Graham Lord wrote, "the biggest wreath, worthy of a Mafia Godfather's funeral, was delivered from the porters at London's Heathrow Airport, along with a card that read: 'To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a porter feel like a king.'" '...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:33
Oh how lovely!!! What a wonderful legacy to leave behind - true kindness <3
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David-menic:

The music is very Ninevesque
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ David-menic @3:34
I love the name change ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ David-menic @3:34
How was the pizza? :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

HUGE apologies to any Scottish people listening. Lol
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David-menic:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:35
Italians have vowed to loath pineapple pizza for all eternity. LOL
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Stanley:

GG - was that a Scottish accent, I hear?
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

I was channelling my best Lewis Capaldi ;-)
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Stanley:

Nae bad, hen.
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ David-menic @3:36
Lol! You could have thrown it over the ocean to me - I'd have helped you out ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @3:36
I think it may have required quotes ;-)
"Scottish" accent. Lol
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @3:37
Oh, bless you :-) x
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Aitch:

ock aye
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Aitch @3:38
LOL!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

I like to think that I committed to that accent ;-)
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Gaylord Fields:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:40
I ken ye, lass!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Gaylord Fields @3:42
I shall serve haggis later with neeps ;-) Lol
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...' The day after Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, Niven returned home and rejoined the British Army. He was alone among British stars in Hollywood in doing so; the British Embassy advised most actors to stay '...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:43
Very brave man then!! Goodness me!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

The *day after*. Before the U.S. was in it too...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:45
Where was he stationed?
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Aitch:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:38
High time for the swagger-cane to make a comeback I say in my best Vince Noir voice.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @3:45
He chose to be in *the Commandos*. Special Forces :
en.wikipedia.org...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Aitch @3:47
That's something I could imagine The Barman having ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:47
WOW! He really was a jolly brave man <3
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Mike Rogers:

Hi DJ GG san!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Mike Rogers @3:52
Hello, lovely! :-)
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Aitch:

Now I'll have to re-read the book..
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Aitch @3:54
I might do that too this weekend :-)
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Mr. Oxford:

Thank you DJ GG for a great show!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Mr. Oxford @3:55
Thank you, my lovely! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :-)
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Mike Rogers:

Hi DJ GG san! Bye DJ GG san. Thanks for the great show!
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Mike Rogers @3:56
You're very welcome! :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

I shall be back on Friday with a Flange featuring tracks all about money just to get you all in the mood ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

Nice little punchline at the end there ;-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

Thank you all for being jolly lovely company today! :-)
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Aitch:

more, more...
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Stanley:

"Money, it's a drag"
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

Joan Collins next week! :-)
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Aitch @3:59
You lovely thing, you :-)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

'Dark Side of the Moon' is a Half Century today - so - 'Money' indeed...
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @3:59
:-)
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Stanley:

David Niven, good choice.
Thanks GG and good night.
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Stanley @4:00
Thank you, my dear Stanley! <3
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ GG ~
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DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @4:00
Thank you, lovely!! <3
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WR:

Thank you! DJ GG, caught the last 15 minutes, look forward to hearing it all. Never knew of Niven's memoirs. Seems they were very popular.
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