A lot of euphoria newswise at the moment…with the release of the SAS guy who had a gun he shouldn’t have had.....he was given a gun as a gift when he was in Afganistan (or somewhere) and he brought it back here by mistake and the military gave him 18 months jail.... he’s out of jail on a suspended sentence. A friend went to The Echo Arena to see the “Once in a lifetime tour”…starring Smokie…Hot Chocolate…Leo Sayer…and David Cassidy…she said she couldn’t wait for it to finish….mind you she is only 40… However another mate went to see Marty Wilde on the Phil… Don's written a song for The Krankies for their Xmas Panto in Glasgow….Jack and The Beanstalk…..with John Barrowman…..the song is about the Scottish Olympic medal winners.Don's also about to embark on a doowop song for a guy he met over the net in Cleveland Ohio……The Wednesday night jam sessions are going well….what is fascinating is you think you know songs you’ve played for years until you do the same song with someone else in a different key……Don's lad has just completed a 12 mile organised mud run…….12 miles crawling through mud and carrying logs over electrified fences etc…..arranged by the Army…who else?

There seem to be a lot of “comebacks” at the moment….there was a bloke on the tele who was such a big fan of The Smiths (who are threatening to re-form) he got Morrisey to sign his arm and then got a tattoo over the signature. All very dutiful…but this bloke is 50!!...Don went to Liverpool in the week to soak up the atmosphere……while he was there he thought he’d pop into a huge store and buy his daughter-in- law a present. He saw a penguin which lights up for about 40 quid…so he went to the desk to ask how to buy it….after 5 minutes of waiting for a young shopgirl to come off her mobile........ Don decided to go back to the display and try and find another member of staff…which wasn’t easy…then he spotted one walking past…staff training!...Prince William was the subject of a photoshoot while he was doing his work for the RAF on Anglesey…all good stuff…but when the photos were put out for his subjects to see there were MOD passwords on the wall in the background….OOPS….......Someone has come up with the idea of making disruptive pupils wear a bright yellow jacket so teachers will be able to spot them…GONE are the dunces' caps ….this will REALLY teach them a lesson…. …On a lighter note…Don once met BATMAN!!!...the REAL one (Adam West)..he was doing a booksigning in Liverpool ….you had to buy his book if you wanted an autograph..so Don got in the queue and eventually came face to face with the Caped Crusader…..he scribbled his name in the book and Don said “I’d like to thank you for all the good work you did on behalf of the citizens of Gotham City”…….he said ....

We've been saying for weeks that people who make allegations should be checked out and brought to task if found to be false…..the bloke who called a Tory peer a child abuser has suddenly decided he had the wrong bloke…....so his Lordship is now going for the Beeb and anyone who twittered libellous comments…. and this guy’s got the money to do it…..the problem these days is organisations like the BBC are run by young upstart yuppies who have no experience of life……it’s time this freedom of speech bit was sorted….you’d be jailed for libel in Russia. Robert Powell was on a chat show recently….he is married to one of the 60s dance group Pan’s People and he said that the BBC were very strict on who could get into the Top of the Pops studio…..you had to be OVER 16……interesting eh? On a lighter note Don had to laugh at the news that someone had broken into the TOWER OF LONDON and got away….if you can burgle that place you can burgle ANYWHERE….the police haven’t found him! On the showbiz front a bunch of local popstars have signed a guitar which fetched £6000 for kids hospices….people like the Stone Roses and The Gallaghers…great stuff…should be more of this type....and, finally, Don was once on Newsnight…..back in the day….commissioned to write and record a comedy song about the Knowsley North Bye-election….and he appeared on the programme busking his song in the street…

The Krankies have recorded the song Don sent them for the Panto in Glasgow…and he's also working on a project for a young girl . Don's working on an album of original doowop songs…Bonfire night came and went…with the usual injuries around the area….. why do the morons throw bricks at the fire engines?... There is a woman in the States who has set up a business….she will cuddle you for an hour for $35…..ONLY a cuddle...Don thinks controlling one’s instincts for an hour is asking a lot. .. we are in for a load more ALLEGATIONS…. Eddie Izzard was on the tele today…what an incredible bloke….he is about to tour the world with his comedy which he does in different languages... AND he ran 50 consecutive marathons……the guy is superhuman and very clever…... do you watch Strictly Come Dancing? The orchestra are a bit special and did you know that the black guy on vocals is Lionel Hampton’s son?.....and we discussed the time share hard sellers last week……I ended up with free car hire…Sony walkmans …and bought nothing…the secret will be revealed in this podcast

Don's looking at scams which are still catching unsuspecting victims in the UK. The Queen has revealed how she became part of the 007 scene and Don tells us how Adrian Street wrestled Jimmy Saville. The footballers are scrutinised and Trick and Treating is also part of the podcast. It would not be fair to finish the podcast without extending our best wishes to all those suffering the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

On the news front ......The blind guy who was Tazered by the police is suing them……..and the Savile thing is gaining momentum….it will be interesting to see who’s next for the firing line…apparently there are 10 more suspects.......They had an item on the news about the Rubik Cube world championships…….these young lads were solving the thing in SECONDS…unbelievable. Part of the contest involves doing it BLINDFOLD!!!!...I’m sure these talents could be channelled into something that could make them a fortune............On the political front it has been suggested that pensioners should WORK for their pensions…DOH!! Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t a pension give us the money back which we have put in?... The Government are telling the gas and electric companies to get their acts together and offer the cheapest tariff to their customers without them having to have a degree in accountancy. Apparently the cost of power has gone down but the big companies are saying that they bought it in when it was more expensive…yeah..sure.

Because of the wet weather the price of food is going to have to go up…..too rainy for the crops…...and talking of crops some old guy and his missus bought a plant from a car boot sale which turned out to be a cannabis plant….which attracted the attention of PC Plod…I can understand why how he didn’t... know because I wouldn’t have…There is a bit of a hulabaloo about the price of going to a footy match….apparently the cheapest ticket is 20 odd quid…a pie £3…a cup of tea £2.50… but you can pay up to £125 a game...a young pal of mine has got a season ticket for Liverpool home games…800 quid….he also pays out for the away games….that’s just one bloke!!..imagine a family of four. .apparently someone reported seeing a man wandering around with a samuri sword…so the police spotted this poor fella with his white stick (which they thought was a samuri sword) and told him to stop…

We can now injure any burglar we find in our house….providing we don’t overdo it. This is the latest legislation from our great leader. On that subject, a classic recent story….some yobs tried to pinch AMIR KHAN’S car….and he caught them….and knocked ten bells out of the lot of them…great stuff. The moral of the story is if you are going to nick a car don’t nick Amir Khan’s. I’m a fan of Gary Barlowe but my admiration is slowly fading.What is he doing getting involved in the phoney set ups on the X Factor?...the guy should stick to songwriting and stay far away from 10th rate rubbish. It has to be the lowest form of entertainment…and must cost nothing to produce…bring back pro entertainers….whose grannies haven’t just passed away. The Saville saga is still going on…..and how much is it all costing…and who’s paying?...a few bob for those poor hard up solicitors? Genuine claims obviously should be looked into….but false claims should be dealt with in the same manner…with the same ferocity….get the facts and make ONE statement ! Next, the Space Shuttle in America…they are moving it from L.A. to California for its final resting place….they have to chop down trees and take down traffic lights etc to get it through the streets at 2 miles per hour…….all very scientific til you see a bloke walking in front of it with a hand held remote…..now that IS some responsibility….one wrong button and there goes the grocers….great stuff. I was up in Lancaster for a few days last week and decided to have a couple of hours in Morecambe to see if it had improved at all since I was there last about two years ago….it hasn’t. It really needs help…considering what it has with a great expanse of waterfront someone should get a grip…it’s a dump….boarded up shops etc…shame.

It’s 50 years since “Love Me Do” got into the charts…and there’s a big celebration on local radio…all things Beatles. Don is Beatled out …BUT admits it’s impossible not to be fascinated by them when they appear on tele.BBC 4 have had a film documentary on George Harrison… It pulls you in…strange isn’t it….but I felt the guy was lost. Jeff Lynne of E.L.O. is over promoting his latest CD….to Don he is the best there is…the guy is a genius. He has made a self produced CD of old 40’s and 50’s songs and remade “Out of the Blue”…. The late Jimmy Saville is under investigation....... how come these victims never came forward in the 70’s (or since) which is when all this is supposed to have happened……apparently he has been in court twice in the past over similar allegations.. and cleared…they’ll probably take his knighthood off him – Trouble with these situations as soon as the press get hold of the story the guy is GUILTY no matter what. The news at the moment is dominated by the search for April Jones, the 5 year old who was abducted. We can’t think of anything worse for a family…. First and Virgin made bids to take over the west coast railway line…First winning the bid….it now turns out that certain Civil Servants got their sums wrong and it’s back to square one….all very well but this is costing the taxpayer 40 million ….The said Civil Servants have been suspended….so that’s O.K. then…..what a carve up!

The UK weather has been bad ….and off we go again with all the villages getting flooded. Don feels sorry for these people because they have just dried out from the last session….I’m not sure what the answer is…they have been promised a flood protection programme 4 years ago. If they can spend billions on the Olympics why can’t they find the money to divert rivers?...when the rain stops we’ll have a draught…they are STILL going on about the “Pleb” business.….if this is headline news there’s no hope.It’s been a week…all the stupid fool had to do was say he lost his temper. how much has this “news” cost the licence payer?.....as for the John Terry case….well…he’s been fined £220 grand….ONE WEEKS WAGES…obviously big tough footballers can’t call each other names now…they’ll tell their mummy! ....there is now a bus service from Birmingham to the foot of The Himalayas…..Cashmir to be precise…..the fare - £150…..13 days on the road.Don enjoyed my podcast with Penny Page….Talk about connections….Don was reminded of a classic showbiz moment…."I was doing an after dinner spot at a masonic gig..whereby when they finished their meal I came on and entertained them. I sat on a stool with electric acoustic…gave them singalong stuff and cracked gags in between…..I was going down really well and as I was halfway through “Delilah” I was aware of a bloke who had been standing next to me for about 5 minutes…so I stopped halfway through the song and said “Can I help you?”….”Yes someone wants to go home and your car is blocking them in…can you move it please?” So my one spot turned into two…priceless…imagine that on the Royal Command Performance!