It's been a while since I last posted (again!). Last week's show was OK. I got some good feedback. It was a bit of a mixture but I particularly liked the Mandrill tracks that I played. This week's (29/07) is a 'funk' show. It's kind of accessible funk and not too deep - I tred yto incorporate a blend of funky music, or more to the point music that I think is funky, whilst staying aaway from the usual suspects! I also included (for variation) a few tracks from the 1980's. I avoided 'Play That Funky Music' and 'Brick House' which I tend to play to death. Playing 'Good Times - Cameo' was a bit of a nostalgic trip. I've rarely played that in 25 odd years so it was good to hear it again. It was the 'B' side to 'Funk Funk' and I just felt, spontaneuosly that Funk Funk wouldn't work into the show.

Nothing much else has happened - although a possibility of a sponsor for the show! I was told my Saturday night slot gets on average 350 listeners!! More for the repeat during the week! I'm proud of that. It's also interesting through my stats to see where my visitors come from...the strangest country, to date is Niger! Althoug The Seychelles, Croatia and Poland have come up on the stats. I can honestly say RetroRuss is a global phenomen!!

Firstly - apologies - I haven't done one of these in ages....been busy!! Actually there hasn't been much to tell recently. I've been recording my shows and that's about it! I haven't done much Smoke...meetings and commitments seem to fall on a Thursday so I always seem to be unable to go to the studio!

I suppose the main news is that the very first venue I played when I returned to DJing is closing down...The Royal Oak - is to close!! It has been sold to developers who are going to turn it into flats....we don't need flats. We want a pub. There are no other pubs for miles around here so it's very annoying that they are closing to close this one!

If anyone can help with trying to save it then please email me at savetheoak@hotmail.co.uk any assistance would be required - a lot of locals are angry about this - it will leave us bereft of a local hostelry!!

I have recorded my latest show for next week - I think I'd call it 'eclectic'...or in onther words real hotch-potch!! Don't forget there's still time to enter the competition - The prize is an original vinyl single.