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Have You Ever Asked For Or Had A Request
Have you ever asked for or had a request played on the radio what was the song that was played, when was it played, which station etc details please.
I have never had a request played although I have had request that I made for my wife that was approx 5 years ago Atlantic FM then Palm Radio Torbay and Finally Pirate FM I never thought to ask for a specific song.
Last week I just sent an email to Planet Rock and the DJ read out my name which I enjoyed then as they say simple things.
Trust you never find a Rock in your Roll.
Turn the mic on before you utter the immortal one, one two , two,, two
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I have never had a request played although I have had request that I made for my wife that was approx 5 years ago Atlantic FM then Palm Radio Torbay and Finally Pirate FM I never thought to ask for a specific song.
Last week I just sent an email to Planet Rock and the DJ read out my name which I enjoyed then as they say simple things.
Trust you never find a Rock in your Roll.
Turn the mic on before you utter the immortal one, one two , two,, two
.
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I've sent in quite a few requests and dedications for other people but I've never had any feedback as to whether they got to hear them. (Since the requests are sent to local radio stations in Sheffield, and I'm in Suffolk, I don't listen to those stations myself).
I've also done a small bit of relief presentation work for BBC Radio Sheffield in the distant past, so I would sometimes give people I knew a mention if they'd got a birthday, or other special event, around the time I was on air. (A few years ago I was invited to co-present a show on BBC Radio Suffolk but other commitments prevented me from taking up the offer. Last year someone asked me to get involved with a community radio station in Suffolk but I've yet to do so).
Most of my emails to the late-night DJs on Radio 2 seem to get ignored but I was pleasantly surprised when Janice Long read one out (within about a minute of me sending it) a couple of weeks ago.
I've also done a small bit of relief presentation work for BBC Radio Sheffield in the distant past, so I would sometimes give people I knew a mention if they'd got a birthday, or other special event, around the time I was on air. (A few years ago I was invited to co-present a show on BBC Radio Suffolk but other commitments prevented me from taking up the offer. Last year someone asked me to get involved with a community radio station in Suffolk but I've yet to do so).
Most of my emails to the late-night DJs on Radio 2 seem to get ignored but I was pleasantly surprised when Janice Long read one out (within about a minute of me sending it) a couple of weeks ago.
As I don't know how people will react to this, I'll tell my version and wait for the abuse.
Remember Simon Bates doing "Our Tune" on Radio 1? Well, our local station did something very similar, and a bunch of us reprobates decided to send in a spoof letter, along with three sarcastic songs. The lady was writing in to say what a wonderful Husband she had, and he'd been so supportive since the car accident had taken both her legs. Can't remember all the sarcastic songs, but one of them was "Walkin' Back To Happiness" by Helen Shapiro. Bu99er me if they didn't read out the whole letter and play the three songs. Suffice to say that our merry band were crying tears of laughter for hours, and no-one else who heard it understood the joke.
I'm still as juvenile twenty-odd years later.....
Remember Simon Bates doing "Our Tune" on Radio 1? Well, our local station did something very similar, and a bunch of us reprobates decided to send in a spoof letter, along with three sarcastic songs. The lady was writing in to say what a wonderful Husband she had, and he'd been so supportive since the car accident had taken both her legs. Can't remember all the sarcastic songs, but one of them was "Walkin' Back To Happiness" by Helen Shapiro. Bu99er me if they didn't read out the whole letter and play the three songs. Suffice to say that our merry band were crying tears of laughter for hours, and no-one else who heard it understood the joke.
I'm still as juvenile twenty-odd years later.....
Love it Stephen - most impressed!
My sister and I had a song read out on Children's Favourites or whatever it was, in about 1960, by Uncle Mac. He said "And now one of the nicest cards I have ever had to read ..." and read out our message. Can't remember the song, but my mum banged on about for weeks to anyone who would listen, making me quote UM and his intro - aaaaarggghhh!
I'd love to send a request in to Steve Wright, but rather than saying 'Loving the show ..." as everyone who gets read out seems to do, can I say
"Steve, I loathe your patronising lily-livered ***-licking interviews, the way you let that dreadful Sally Traffic (grow up!!!) woman pad her part and pretend she is all sexy, and the fact that you talk over the outro of EVERY SINGLE RECORD YOU EVER PLAY, you gross overweight smarmy past-your-sell-by-date buffoon. I LOATHE your show and I'm only listening until you read this out, and then I will tear the *** off my radio and stamp on it!
What do you think - any chance?
My sister and I had a song read out on Children's Favourites or whatever it was, in about 1960, by Uncle Mac. He said "And now one of the nicest cards I have ever had to read ..." and read out our message. Can't remember the song, but my mum banged on about for weeks to anyone who would listen, making me quote UM and his intro - aaaaarggghhh!
I'd love to send a request in to Steve Wright, but rather than saying 'Loving the show ..." as everyone who gets read out seems to do, can I say
"Steve, I loathe your patronising lily-livered ***-licking interviews, the way you let that dreadful Sally Traffic (grow up!!!) woman pad her part and pretend she is all sexy, and the fact that you talk over the outro of EVERY SINGLE RECORD YOU EVER PLAY, you gross overweight smarmy past-your-sell-by-date buffoon. I LOATHE your show and I'm only listening until you read this out, and then I will tear the *** off my radio and stamp on it!
What do you think - any chance?
I`ve had requests played for other people quite a lot. Usually when someone is visiting from away and I secretly email the local radio (either Jackie or Heart) and get them to dedicate a song to them. It`s quite fun when they are sitting here with a glass of wine and they hear their name mentioned on the radio. I had a request for me from Simon Bates when I met him at work once.
I was in Hospital for a couple of weeks, and my parents visited, my Dad passed out on my bed, angina attack. He ended up in another ward of the Hospital, and sent a request for 'One day at a time' for me on the hospital radio. I sent one back to him and I can't for the life of me remember what is was at the moment.
