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Neil Gits In A Pickle Again…
I am updating my blog a little earlier than recent weeks, not because things are finally going to plan after a tough winter, but because I am stuck indoors after my car conked out and have the opportunity to get ahead with stuff on the PC – AAARGHH !!! I do have a courtesy car for emergency use and whilst it is a nice modern version of my trusty Vauxhall, it is certainly not “Old Git Friendly” with a panel ressembling an aircraft cockpit in front of me and far too many knobs, buttons, LEDs and other flashing bits to be able...
read moreNeil Gits A Man In His Bush !
It has been something of an unusual week with the usual things happening on different days of the week at different times of day, routine jobs put to one side for another seven days and other stuff to deal with that doesn’t normally come into the equation and all with young Nathan in tow – yes it was “Half Term Week” !! But no day was stranger than Monday when I popped down to Asda for some supplies only to come back and find a commotion outside my front garden with an assortment of neighbours, police, paramedics and...
read moreNeil Gits Man Flu !
Sorry that I didn’t manage to update the blog before this weekend’s repeat play but I have been suffering with a nasty dose of “Man Flu” (often referred to by women as “a sniffle” !) that re-surfaced after I thought I’d got over it in time for last Monday’s show. If the absence of my weekly waffle on the website meant you forgot to check the Saturday airing, then don’t worry, you didn’t miss much ! Sure the tunes were great, but in between there was much whinging about headaches and...
read moreNeil Has A Night Out In Ramsgit
It was time to get out of the house and back on the road last weekend, so I decided to take in my first soul gig of the year and re-visit old chums on the Kent side at “Soul On The Harbour” in Ramsgate. You may be thinking that’s quite a way to drive just to see a bunch of DJs playing their old vinyl tracks, but I met people there from Bracknell & Cockfosters who’d made the trip – us soul fans all always prepared to travel to hear top tunes ! And top tunes they were, five glorious hours of non-stop nostalgia...
read moreNeil Gits Forgetful…
I’ve really been pulling out some little beauties from my vinyl vaults and some forgotten corners of the CD collection lately and I think it’s safe to say this week’s show is the best one so far this year – out of the four I’ve done ! If you love all things soulful, from vintage 60s flavours to disco hits from the dancefloor, with a touch of jazz and funk thrown in for good measure, plus of course some of those big tunes we learnt to dance to on the floors of the 70s & 80s, then this is a must-not-miss week...
read moreNeil Gits A Present !
We’re nearly at the end of January now, the Tax Return has been done, the month survived with next to no work and the snow has nearly gone at last (surely ?!) but there was still time for one last Xmas present to arive in the studio for me, kindly sent on by Rich and Ros who listen usually on a Saturday each week. Thank you ! I’ve used a picture of it along side this blog and as you can see it is a perfect gift for the host of your weekly soul show here at Gateway ! This week’s two hours worth is crammed full of almost...
read moreNeil Gits Snowed On…
There wasn’t nearly as much snow as expected this week in the Basildon or east Thurrock areas, but on the one occasion we did have a heavy fall of big white flakes I just HAD to be out and about in Billericay on the school run, then trudging around the High Street, sorting stuff at the bank and shopping for mum. Luckily, looking out of the window of the restaurant where Nathan and I had our weekly meal treat, we saw that the nasty stuff wasn’t hanging around, but it did leave us slightly damp around the edges as we headed for the...
read moreNeil Gits Back On The Air
After two weeks of pre-recorded shows, it was great to get back in the old routine and do the programme live on Monday. I got some nice feedback too, especially when I played a certain “Soul Smoothie” just to see what reaction I would get ! It’s included in the playlist below and if the penny doesn’t drop immediately make sure you hear the first half hour at least of this Saturday’s repeat play from 5pm … I’ve spent a lot of time on refreshing the “Recommended Old Gits Nights Out” section...
read moreNeil Gits In To 2013 In One Piece
Well, it seemed like touch and go at one stage but I seem to have found my way into the New Year without suffering any major ailments – and with my sanity just about intact ! Heading off to my annual dinner-dance gig on New Years Eve, I was able to listen to a decent chunk of my “Old Gits Best Bits” show in the car and it reminded me just how refreshing it is to be able to tune into a station (whether it is Gateway or elsewhere) that is doing something a bit different, where the DJ (me or whoever…) is playing music that...
read moreNeil Gits Through Xmas !
Well, I hope you had a nice Xmas – mine was pants, but there you go ! I am almost hoping that you DIDN’T get to hear any of my Xmas Eve Special “Dead Good Soul Show” as it would probably mean you were stuck indoors bored listening onlne at your PC or worse still, stuck in traffic trying to get somewhere better, tuned in on 97.8FM … but this Saturday you are probably allowed some quiet chill out time at home, so do try and catch the repeat play at 5pm. You will hear around 25 of the greatest names in soul music...
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