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It's the weekend!!

Hurrah! Friday has arrived. Today's pic of the day is my fantastic artwork. We were talking about doodling on the show today. It seems that doodling can improve your memory by almost a third. Volunteers asked to doodle were 29% better at remembering names read out on a dull phone message compared to their non scribblers. Researchers reckon the action of drawing prevents people from daydreaming, which is far more harmful to remembering details.

On the left is a masterpiece I have been working on for three years now. Everytime you hear a caller on Beat Breakfast, or when Vinny is waffling on, that is what I am doing! The thing is falling apart, and I'm not sure what to do next. Should I start a blank canvass? Or keep trying to find space for more doodling? Vinny reckons I should sell it on ebay, but it has too much personal value!




To other matters, today we were talking about first dates, and what would make you run away screaming. We did this because OUR bride and groom's first date will be their wedding service and reception - so we need to know what to look out for. Needless to say, all the old reliables came in.... texting during the date, dirty fingernails, bad shoes, etc. One guy said he would run if his date had bushy eyebrows!!

Cheese or No Cheese was ridiculously close this week - just one vote seperated the two! Cheese was East 17 with "It's Alright", but the winner was No Cheese.... The Verve with "Sonnet." I ain't happy! I will have to get my thinking cap for next week. Any suggestions of a good cheesy classic you can send to talk@beat102103.com

We also spoke to Kate Hyde on the show. She set up http://www.hen-party.ie and went on Dragon's Den last night to get some investment. She was successful, and she told her story on this morning's Beat Breakfast. The best part is - she's part of our team for Two Strangers and a Wedding!

Speaking of said matters, tomorrow morning's Best Of is all about Two Strangers, and what happened this week. Make sure you join me from 9.50am - and don't forget to check out the Beat website to keep yourself updated.

Today's Big Hard One:-
Q: What grows down, while it grows up?
A: A Goose or Duck (Down is the type of feathers that these birds grow!!)

Going For A Song:-
Clue: Sleepy movement of polished perky folk
A: REM - Shiny Happy People

Talk to you Monday,
N.

The end of the week is near!

This is poor young James Miller. He thought it would be a great idea to celebrate Valentine's Day by streaking across Ewood Park during a Premiership game, firing roses from a bow and arrow.... all to impress his girlfriend Jade. The end result? He was arrested, he has been banned from attending a football game for three years, he is being court martialled in the army.... and worst of all... Jade dumped him!

So today, we talked about the silly and sappiest things you have ever done in the name of love. We wanted to give our groom a list of dos and don'ts on Two Strangers and a Wedding. We were amazed at how many romantic baths, and sexy stripteases that went wrong. We had one female listener who set her hair on fire from a candle in the bath, and another guy who unintentionally got candle wax on himself during a hurling match!

Things are progressing nicely on Two Strangers. The entries are flying in, and today, we tried to answer some of the most common questions we've been getting in. Things like "are you having a laugh" and "why are you playing with people's emotions?" If you want to hear the answers to those questions, you will have to join us on the Best of - Saturday morning from 9.50am!

Couple of other stories from today's show....

• Does this sound edible to you, or is it the kind of thing you might vomit up after a night out?!
• Kate Winslet tries to help two Tipperary men escape from prison
• Read about Manuel Almunia's haunted house!

Today's Big Hard One:
Q: What number, when spelled out, contains no repeated letters, and all five vowels?
A: Five thousand

Going For A Song:-
Clue: Part of the weekend is simply unable to acquire sufficient quantities
Ans: The Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough

Talk tomorrow at 6.50
N.

Exciting times...

So, it's been mayhem the past 36 hours since I revealed my plan on Monday morning's Beat Breakfast. If you aren't aware of it, check out all the details on http://www.beat102103.com. Basically, we are going to have a wedding on Beat Breakfast on Monday April 6th 2009. The only problem is - we don't know who is getting married yet, and neither do the bride or groom.

What I can tell you is....

• This is NOT a radio contest or competition. It's the world's most exciting social experiment.
• Anybody over the age of 18 can enter, but you must be genuinely looking for love.
• We promise to use the best technology, the most qualified people, and 100% of our efforts to stack the odds in your favour of finding true love.

We've had a mostly positive reaction so far. Some people have had genuine questions and concerns which we try our best to address. However, we've had one plonker throwing a hissy fit because gay couples can't enter. Beat 102 103 is one of the most gay friendly radio stations in the South East. In fact, we actively encouraged gay and lesbian couples to take part in our recent "Beat Your Significant Other". However, the law of the land is that gay couples can't currently marry in Ireland, so this particular twat would be better off sending his irate emails and texts to politicians on that one, rather than us. It would be the equivalent of a father getting pissed off because we are doing a mothers day competition. Get a grip!

We heard from Susan yesterday who had fallen for her boyfriend over the phone without seeing him. Jackie rang us with some concerns, but she was intrigued by it all. And this morning, we had our first entry on air for a chat. Sonia said she's always chosen the wrong type of guys, so she's putting the choice in someone else's hands to see if that works!

I can tell you that we've been quite overwhelmed with the amount of people signing up so far. If you think that you're the person for this - if you're sick of dud relationships etc, get onto the Beat website today. Or maybe you have a friend who you think would be perfect for this. We are planning to find our bride in the next two weeks!

I'll have a full update tomorrow.

Til then, take care,

N.

Friday

Just a quick update for Friday! We learned today that 2.5% of people in the UK claim to have been on television. We reckon the figure was much higher in Ireland, so we asked listeners of their experiences. Not surprisingly, we had many people unintentionally end up on tv in a drunken state. I shared two of my awful experiences - demonstrating chatup lines on live national tv, and ending up in a current affairs special on stis by accident!

Cheese or No Cheese was a much closer contest that I had expected. Cheese was "Doop" by Doop, and No Cheese was Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as today was Kurt Cobain's birthday. No Cheese won, but not by much!

We had a HUGE reaction to this week's Get It Off Your Chest. Everyone was in cranky form it seems. Some of the items mentioned were slow walkers, heels on shoes, short people with umbrellas, and Vinny had difficulty with a broken button on his tv remote. This prompted a load of texts from listeners reminding Vinny of the days when there was no remotes, and you actually had to get up and change the channel.

Answer to the Big Hard One was a fart. Forgive me, but my brain is tired and I can't remember the clue. Answer to Going For A Song was Everything but the Girl, and "Missing."

So, that's it for this week. Monday is the big day. I have a special announcement to make at 8.25. I can't say much for now, other than it promises to be a very exciting few weeks on Beat Breakfast!

Have a good weekend,
N.