Step by step baby…

I can’t believe it – after Take That reforming I didn’t think I could hear anything better, but I have – well it’s not better as my allegiance and fan love will always lie with take That, BUT….I did adorn my bedroom walls with posters of New Kids on the Block when I was 13/14 and now There were 3 boy bands in my life and each represented a different stage in my discovery of boys.

Bros took my virgin boy band’s heart; I joined their fan club, so was a Brosette and I had a few posters on my walls and loved Matt – but it was more of a crush than the fantasy world of New Kids I found myself in about a 18 months later; I was obsessed, as were all my friends; my walls were literally covered in pictures of the band, I used get up extra early on a Saturday and Sunday and watch the New Kids cartoon and I would religiously watch or record anything they were on and I do mean religiously – much to my parents annoyance. My friends and I also had our own little world where we all paired off with different members of the band (I was saddled with Danny; who as much as I really liked him he wasn’t the one for me, that was Jordan, but my best mate ‘baggsed’ him- Gutted) and they were the first band I saw in concert, about 3 times in the end.

When NKOTB ended I was very upset, but they were the seeds of my love for boys and when Take That came along I was ready to embrace them fully and in a slightly more mature manner – no posters on the wall, no fan club membership, just pure and utter adulation and the belief that one day Mark Owen would be my husband (yes I know, me and the rest of the female population!). I wasn’t alone in my fantasy world, thank goodness, my best friends joined me and I can assure you, when they split up the world ended for us – for a few days at least.

I hope you can now fully appreciate and understand why, over the last year or so I’ve got very involved in those boy bands reforming – they were a major part of my formative years & frankly they’re all still as gorgeous as ever…I feel myself regressing already – where are those posters??

Posh Al

A life less ordinary...

After an extremely busy weekend, and two weeks of Love Bus pub quizzes, I was very pleased indeed to have an evening in last night.

I caught up on a few TV programmes including Top Gear which continues to be one of my favourite TV programmes, even though I hate cars – strange! I also watched the highlights of the Federer Nadal final, what an incredible match. I now find myself without the green green grass of Wimbledon to fill my empty afternoons, so will have to do the washing that I’ve put off for a fortnight!

Tonight I’m off to see Evita at the Woking New Vic, so I shall post my review of the show tomorrow morning. I’m really looking forward to it actually, I know the music very well, but it’s one of the few shows I’ve never seen on stage. Plus, it means free wine at the press reception!

Rob Harris

I’m not a festival going kind of gal but...

...Guilfest was the exception.


After years of watching my younger sister getting wet cold and ill during and after the various festivals she decides to attend – I thought they weren’t really my bag and weeing in a portaloo which had been used by hundreds before me was certainly not my idea of fun – however this year is the year of the brave so when PG asked me if I wanted to help out on the Saturday of the festival– I said yes with a big smile on my face and started preparing my first festival outfit! For those of you that heard the Breakfast show last Friday as we broadcast from Guilfest, you’ll know that particular area of planning went somewhat array – white linen trousers and black slip on shoes- not the best idea; Saturday was much better thought out; pink crocs and jeans – good! So as I was wandering around the festival with a little drinky in hand and observing the festival shenanigans I came across Royworld on the Ents 24 stage, very good they were too – loving his voice – moving off from there, Kula Shaker were strutting their stuff on the Commercial Radio main stage and how good they did strut; Crispin Mills with his red jeans on and his rock n roll floppy blond hair…..next up was the Surrey Ad stage where Raygun and The Agitators were performing and perform they did – what a lead guy – very much the showman and the tunes were rocking our poorly attended tent like no other as I sat on our hay bales & wondered how anyone could were such skinny jeans and still be able to mount the front of the stage: one to watch though, so keep your eyes & ears peeled…..All in all I very much enjoyed myself & even the loos were friendly – just!

Verdict; I will be back next year…

Posh