Neil Gits A Burnt Tongue

Another calamity in the kitchen – and again it involved the microwave ! I am not great with gadgetry as you have probably realized by now, but I can usually grab a ready meal out of the fridge or freezer and zap it into a perfectly edible state. I have learnt to always follow the heating instructions on the packaging to the letter for the best results and food rarely comes out burnt or cold in the middle, but this turned out to be an exception to the rule …

I’d picked up a beef stew with dumplings from Tesco, not one of my regular choices, but a nice tasty treat now and again and it certainly wasn’t the first time I’d eaten one of these meals. Feeling hungry (as you usually do before eating anything !) I peeled off the cellophane, dished it up and tucked in. Then … ouch ! I got that awful stinging feeling as something way too hot touches the tip of your tongue. You want to eat, but don’t want that pain again in a hurry and now your whole mouth feels odd as you contemplate trying to finish the meal without letting any meat or gravy make contact with the damaged organ !

A few hours later and it’s all healed and forgotten about (apart from making a note in my diary to use the incident as a blog idea …) and my tongue was all ready for the next meal time and more importantly to help me fill the gaps in between the two hours of soul, jazz-funk & disco tunes on my live Monday show with some fascinating facts and a fair bit of waffle. I am sure one or two sad peope would like to see a transcript of everything I say in between the songs in these blogs, but you’ll just have to make do with a copy of this week’s playlist !

The Tunes – Monday 29th September 2025

Alexander O’Neal – What’s Missing
Brass Construction – Walkin’ The Line
Devon Howard – Treat You Right
Nightlife Unlimited – Disco Choo Choo
Nightlife Unlimited – Dance Freak & Boogie
SOS Band – Just Be Good To Me
Luther Vandross – Any Love
Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child
David Ruffin – I’ve Got Nothing But Time
Stylistics – I Can’t Give You Anything But My Love
Archie Bell & The Drells – The Soul City Walk (J-Ski Extended)
Ohio Players – Who’d She Coo
Sir Joe Quartermain – I Got So Much Trouble In My Mind
Ray Parker Jr – I Don’t Think That Man Should Sleep Alone
New York Skyy – Let Love Shine
Barry White – You See The Trouble With Me
Petawane ft Vell Da Artist – We Outside
Meli’sa Morgan – I’m Gonna Be Your Lover Tonight
Tommy Hunt – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
Melvin Moore – I Ain’t The One
Bobby Thurston – Main Attraction
Wilton Felder & Bobby Womack – Inherit The Wind
The Oceans – Pacific Dream

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