Neil Gits Too Vigorous

I have many little things that I do and routines that I follow on either a daily, weekly or monthly basis which may seem a bit trivial to the untrained eye, but they work for me and keep my everyday life running as smoothly as possible. For instance, once I started wearing glasses I soon realized that they get a bit grubby and trying to see through them without cleaning them was about as useless as not wearing them at all !

Now every morning when I get up and start preparing for the day ahead, one of the first things I do is give them a really good wipe with a soft cloth. I spend a fair bit of time on my PC at “Old Gits HQ” and it gets really fustrating when I make the odd typo because there is a small mark on the lens (not because I am getting old & past it at all … ) necessitating an extra quick once over mid-afternoon. When I’ve had that happen, I tend to be extra thorough the next morning but a few weeks ago I overdid it !

Trying to get every single last microscopic particle off the right lens, my glasses fell apart in my hand, and I had to immediately head down to Asda where my optician, a particularly helpful young chap, is based & has assisted in similar scenarios before, tightening up the world’s smallest screw ! This time he surpassed himself (it was a Wednesday, he might have been bored!) and not only found a new screw, but tightened all the other ones, two of which I didn’t even know existed, as well as giving both lenses a professional clean up. On top of this, he also offered to give my spare pair of slightly imperfect old glasses a check-up after I’d mentioned I had them with me on standby in case there was a major problem which could not be fixed on the day. All FREE of charge too … that’s Asda Price !!

My glasses have had a good workout today as I have been doing a bit of early prep for next Monday’s live show, with extra commitments in the diary over the weekend. It’s looking like another top show and in the last couple of weeks listeners have been pleasantly complimentary in their feedback on the music chosen. To hear what all the fuss is about visit the “Listen Again” section and search out ‘Cool Soul’ , plus there is a ‘Repeat Play’ of the most recent show at 5pm tomorrow (Saturday) …

The Tunes – Monday 20th January 2025

Rick James – Glow
Hi Tension – British Hustle
Kathy Sledge – Take Me Back To Love Again
SOS Band – Groovin’
O’Jays – I Just Want To Satisfy
Natalie Cole – This Will Be
Natalie Cole – Inseparable
Dionne Warwick – Jealousy
Donna Washington – You Can’t Hide From The Boogie
The Moments – Jack In The Box
Goldie Alexander – Show You My Love
Citrus Sun – Santiago
Johnny Bristol – Feeling The Magic
General Johnson – Don’t Walk Away
Major Harris – Gotta Make Up Your Mind
Colonel Abrams – I’m Not Gonna Let You Go
Candace Woodson – Your Love
George Benson & Roberta Flack – You Are The Love Of My Life
India Arie – Video
Sidney Barnes – Love You In the Moonlight
Gonzalez – Peoples Party
Narada Michael Walden – Tonight I’m Alright
Soulmates – Feel So Good
Cedar Walton – Latin America

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The Old Gits Soul Show is broadcast LIVE from 7pm–9pm every Monday, repeated on Saturday evening from 5pm–7pm, on Gateway 97.8FM in Basildon & East Thurrock and available nationally via the Radio Player on your TV as well as online via www.gateway978.com You can listen on your smart speaker or your phone too … plus you can hear it again anytime you like via the “Listen Again” button on the Gateway website – just search “Cool Soul” !