Neil Gits The Wrong Finger

I was glancing back through some of my ‘Cool Soul Blogs’ from the last year or so to try and get an impression of how a regular reader of them might view my existence. Trying to be objective,it would seem that the opinion you could form from these literary works of art is either a) He gets around a bit b) He observes a lot c) He has an eventful life or d) He is stupid !!! This week it is definitely the latter …

I somehow managed to get one of those tiny but annoying and painful cuts on my finger and as my fingers are on my hands and I use them a lot, I made the decision that instant action should be taken. Pleased with myself that I had a good supply of plasters in the cupboard and that one of them would be the perfect fit for this situation, I quickly peeled off the backing and placed it in just the right spot on my finger. For once having a plaster in place actually felt quite comfortable and I carried on as normal with my (stupid) life for about ten minutes until I noticed a little blood on my middle finger – yep, I’d stuck the plaster on the wrong finger, it was the one next to it I had injured !! Oh dear …

I share these episodes with you as I like to think we are all “Old Gits” together listening to my radio show each week and it is a distinct possibility that my listeners in their ageing years also do daft things like that, so it’s nice to hear somebody else confessing their stupidity in public ! The music is pretty good too and in this mad world we have found ourselves in, a couple of hours of vintage tuneage from the 70s & 80s soul scene and beyond can feel like an aural comfort blanket. Check out this week’s show at 5pm today (Saturday) for the ‘Repat Play’ or “Listen Again” on this website – here’s the latest playlist :

The Tunes – Monday 26th August 2024

Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day
Trammps – Disco Inferno
Kenny Thomas – Looking Up To You
Mary J Blige – Family Affair
Isaac Hayes – Love Me Or Lose Me
Isaac Hayes – Never Can Say Goodbye
Chic – Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)
James Brown – How Do You Stop
Four Tops – Inside A Broken Hearted Man
Terri Wells – I’ll Be Around
Candido – Jingo
Andy & Joey – You’re Wondering Now
Stevie Wonder – Summer Soft
Jimmy Radcliffe – Long After Tonight Is All Over
Odyssey – Use It Up & Wear It Out
Juliet Roberts – Caught In The Middle
Robbie Love – 24/7
Deniece Williams – Black Butterfly
Luther Vandross – The Impossible Dream
Jacksons – Destiny
Tavares – Only One I Need To Love
Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis – You’re Gonna Get Next To Me
Joe Bataan – Aftershower Funk

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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 at Sky 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” !