Without wanting to sound trite, the shows I present are far richer for the good folk that email in their 'odds and seedlings' from daily life. If you regularly email you end up with your own jingle (known as a sonic) and a seat reserved, virtually speaking, at the mixing desk, or on the couch alongside your's truly. I salute you 'team,' in alphabetical order, including...
But why is Mike described as an alien? Good question. He's a West Reading lad, but originally from New Jersey, a mere hop, skip and Virgin Atlantic flight away. He moved here to marry Karen eleven years ago and works as chippie, wood I believe, not fried potatoes. He's a footie convert, though still calls it soccer - and is a Royals fan, of course! Mike, I salute you for the witty mails you send in!
I have no idea why Mortgage Advisor with Allensons, Su, became Doctor Su. Ummm, she's neither a doctor, nor is her name actually spelt that way. It's actually Doris. I think it may have stemmed back from one day on the Golden Hour when I doubted her guess at the mystery year. "Trust me Neale, I am a doctor!" Su seems to spend a great deal of her time on vacation. Obviously the housing market is more healthy than one is led to believe!
A very familiar name if you listen often, Drumstick is one of our 'farawayers;' the Internet providing her a chance to sneak a listen from her home in Scarborough. She's nicknamed Drumstick for her amazing ability to be seen taking home a drumstick from almost every concert she goes to! The most she's managed to 'lift' in one night is four!
Kim 'Kimbo' Moore lives in Woodley with her bus driving husband Pete and two sons. It's a football family of that there's no doubt. One son, Bradley, plays for Woodley Saints, and Mitchell, for Woodley Kestrels. I bet derby day is noisy in their household. Kimbo is one of the RFC Massive and by day works as a credit controller, known in the office as 'the lady with the baseball hat who sends the boys round.' Don't mess with Kimbo! Credit controller by nature, she describes her age as 39 plus VAT.
An enigma of sorts, her true whereabouts unknown, but there's clearly a clue in her title. When she's not chastising her staff for expecting her to know how to do the daily basics like shopping, driving, cooking, cleaning and gardening, she puts electronic quil to virtual parchment to remind us how the other half live!
Is he serious? Surely Linky can't really have a hoard of opposing side footie shirts, one for every team that face the Mighty England!? Anyway, top man Linky, I know not everyone sees the funny side of your diatribes aimed at the boys with three lions on their shirt, but we do. Keeps us chuckling! I have no idea by the way of where our Woodley Flying Scotsman works, or his true identity - I am assuming the pic he sent us above is not him! Oh, and a by the by; Margaret his English wife has now started mailing and calling the show too. She attempted to envelop him into our way of thinking by buying him a Team England rugby top. Needless to say, it's still in the bag marked JJB Sports.
We spent much of 2007 trying to persuade Lisa Lisa to climb aboard airliners and go visit her friends all around the World. Some good progress made, she attempted a hop to Jersey late on in the year, so now we're on that final push to see her board a Quantas flight in 2008! Lisa Lisa hails originally from Newark (now lives in Tilehurst) and is married to a Danish chappie called Alan... very Danish.
Lou-Lou is our opera singing marvel! A fine voice, which used to get directed at me every morning in the way of complaints about the M4 and Bracknell. (The traffic I assume.)
John the Maintenance Man works within spitting distance of the Madejski Stadium, that's a statement, not a challenge Sir! I'm waiting for him to fill in some of the blanks here but he's an all round good egg with an uncanny knack of being able to fix ANYTHING put in front of him. There's a tiny tiny picture of him above mending an air intake valve of a DC10 while he was on holiday in 'Costa del Drink-Alot.' Handy chap to have around.
Married to a chap called Andrew, and Mum to Matthew (13 and 3/4) and Charlie (10 and 1/4). Famous for her HUGE 4x4 and carbon footprint. Hobbies; strimming, mowing, cross stitching and reading. Gets the Golden Hour right most mornings, probably due to her best friend; Cousin Google. Michelle I think takes the award for being one of the, if not THE first to be on this cast list way back, so I salute you Michelle!!!
Don't be fooled by the sharp Pyscho strings that appear on the show before her mentions; I do actually have a soft spot for MIL. She makes a mean coffee and walnut cake and is equally as mean on the tennis court; her hobby and passion away from running the motel. Having said that, who cuts their birthday cake in the following fashion?...
He's by far the farrest 'farawayer!' Now there's a tongue twister. Paul hails from that beautiful part of the World they call Canada; turn left at Edinburgh and fly seven hours or so. Every now and then we get the odd missive or three from him; usually email office banter. I understand he's a keen sailor and keeps his own boat moored on a river by his house, which connects to a large lake he can see from his bedroom window, nestled in between sprawling open mountains and forests of Pines. How much is a flight to Canada?
I know very little about Sid. He's disguised in the pic above, at least I hope that's a disguise... otherwise Sid, my deepest sympathies. Very funny guy, sends loads of office email banter in. Hails from Theale. And ummm, that's it.
Our Soccer Stu is legendary with his F.A. and World Cup knowledge; never go head to head in a pub quiz! Rabid about soccer, he's a Loyal Royal from the Upper West and his dream is to see us lift the World Cup, if only to upset the Woodley Flying Scotsman, Linky.
Tim's another of our 'farawayers,' hailing from The Valleys. To his friends he's known as Top Cat, to others Lou Dicras, Billy Adball, Justin Nuff, Ivor Gotten and so on. He's our special Welsh correspondent, although he's good at sifting out the best of those 'Round Robin' emails that jam up your office inbox. He describes himself as an early starter. As the picture clearly depicts!
His name is Vince, obviously. He speaks clearly, very clearly. He lives in a two-up two-down flat in the town centre. He would say; 'Apartment love, apartment.' But then he is in showbusiness. He works, as a voice over artist. I know Vince of old, but only as a voice artist. His specialism is voicing the 'fast bits' on the ends of radio ads. The bits where you give full credit terms. Between you and I, he's very odd.
