Dimitri Grillipoulus guest Feb 15th 09

Dimitri's at the "Greek end of deansgate" has been reminding
visitors of their happy holidays in Greece for some years now.
Dimitri spent his childhood in Nigeria in the rarefied atmosphere of
privilege & servants. Dad was Greek & Mum was Welsh, & they
spoke in English. Not sure who taught young D to play bouzouki,
but play he does.
Schooldays were spent at Shrewsbury with selected members of
Genesis, The Pythons were just ahead of our man.
Dimitri always wanted to act but loved music too, so he went into
Rock Trucking big time..... & acted part time. At first he moved the
bands' equipment around Europe, then he moved the bands
themselves....oh yes, great stories.
A keen wine fan & keeper of a fine cellar too, he loves nothing
more than travelling n tasting, well if not him, who else?
Dimitri's Tapas Bar & Taverna celebrates it's anniversary soon...
doubtless early morning revellers will be heard shouting..... Squid!

Steve Blacknell. guest Feb 8th 09

Steve is always great fun to talk to, we last chatted
in the late 70s & early 80s......so a bit of a gap.
Then, he was a record plugger & plugged artists like
Steely Dan....say no more!
He is now in management & operates both here in UK
& in America, where he lived for some time & was a
huge success. Drink & other more sinister commodities
became his friends & the association was a disaster.
He is quite open about all of it, including his eating
disorder which was significant & all in all he got very
close to the edge. He is a fascinating & colourful
character with a sensational story to tell. One episode
saw him on Concorde interviewing Phil Collins on a
live link up between London & Philadelphia for Live Aid
..... remember?

Tim Grundy RIP

I lost a friend quite recently.

He had a lasting positive effect on many lives because
he had time for people and invested in them.
Tim put much more into his work than he took out, he was
a giver and was thoroughly genuine.
We worked together on Piccadilly Radio in the
golden days of the 80s....he produced & did most
of the work, & I presented.
I loved working with him because he was as daft
as I was, we were allowed to be even dafter on air.
Then, we laughed so much we cried
Lately I just cried, there has been no laughing...

Jerome McMurray sings live Sunday Feb1st 09

Whenever possible I do like to feature live music on
the show, this was an example of how good it gets.
JM plays guitar, sings R & B & great jazz & has for some
time, I think he is well over 21 now.
Not only does he play & entertain, he is a true master
of the live audience....knowing what they want before they
want it....so, they get it before they need it.
Caught him recording some tracks recently, along with
a group of accordingly gifted musicians, it was a treat.
It was a joy to witness.....no dots.....no rehearsal, result
pure magic!
J can be seen performing in Manchester on Saturday nights
seek him out, it will be worth the search.