Not everything is as it seems.

In Gunn's Grotto tonight we see that we cannot trust what we are seeing,

...with our very own eyes.

Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight for some White Line Fever.

Join me, Sonic Dawn, Skip James, Carl Story,

Thirteen Stars, R L Burnside, The Front Line,

The Music Machine, Thee Fine Lines, The 

Attack, The Birds, The Apple, Etta James,

Mary Wells, Johnny Taylor, The Who, Wayne Hancock, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Spirit, Love, Eddie And The Hot Rods, The Inmates, Nick Lowe and many more,

...till we reach The End Of The Line.

"The line it is drawn

The curse it is cast" *

I got a line on you.

They're the largest group of animals on the planet, they weigh way more than the total human population and they are far more likely to still be here when we've all gone.

And they're in Gunn's Grotto tonight, 
lots of 'em...

Come down to Gunn's Grotto tonight with me Peter Gunn, for your invitation to the incoming insect inspection.

Please be aware of this swarming warning...
Ants, Bees, Flies, Grasshoppers, Fleas, Fireflies, Butterflies, Wasps, Weevils and many more assorted Bugs will be attending the Insect Ball here in the Grotto tonight.

"Don't you know the Devil wears a suit and tie,

I saw him driving down the sixty one in early July,

White as a cotton field,

And sharp as a knife" (Colter Wall).

Brace yourselves and come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight  where the devil is in the detail, and the smell of evil is in the air...

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here" (Wm. Shakespeare), 

"They're here, they are

They are, they are

They're here, they really are" (Boots Walker),

"Evil is going on wrong" (Howlin' Wolf).

In popular music there are only so many song titles available, so tonight we have a special offer in Gunn's Grotto - two songs for every title.

Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight to hear different ditties with definite designations.

Little Richard, Little Willie John,

Jimmy Reed, Carl Bell,

Bill Flagg, Carl Perkins,

The Sapphires, Bo Diddley,

The Donays, Larry Williams,

The Beatles, The Lovin Spoonful,

The Wild Ones, The Monocles,

The Rolling Stones, The Haunted,

Bobby Moore And The Rhythm Aces, Christopher Cerf, Bobby Parker,

The Cadillacs, Wilson Pickett,

Jesse Belvin, Jimmy Holiday,

Aretha Franklin and Tone Loc

...are just some of the title sharers we will be hearing tonight.

She Said Yeah,

Go Cat Go.

When you enter Gunn's Grotto you usually have to wait for your eyes to adjust to the dim light down here, but tonight be ready to see magical colours...

Come to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight  and we can see the colours in our minds.

Red and yellow and pink and green

Purple and orange and blue...

My red is so confident he flashes trophies of war and ribbons of euphoria

Orange is young, full of daring

But very unsteady for the first go 'round

My yellow in this case is not so mellow

In fact, I'm trying to say it's frightened like me

And all of these emotions of mine keeps holding me from

Giving my life to a rainbow like you...

Just ask the Axis (he knows everything)

We've got a few questions we'd like to ask you in Gunn's Grotto tonight,

Two hours worth in fact

...and we want answers.

Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight for some FAQ's

Why Did It Happen To Me?

Why Pick On Me?

Who's Wrong?

How Does It Feel?

Get The Picture? 

Should I? 

Could I? 

Is It On - Is It Off?

What In The World Am I Gonna Do?

Who Needs Who More?

Did You Have To Rub It In?

Where Are You?

Who You Gonna Hoodoo Now?

How Can You Live Like That?

What Have They Done To Hazel? 

What Will Lucy Do?

...and Who Planted Thorns in Miss Alice's Garden?

Eh?

Wot?

We're going for the healthy option in Gunn's Grotto.

Tonight it's nothing that isn't fruit.

Because some of the very best songs in popular music concern fruit,

...and they're good for you

Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight to taste our fruit salad.

Peaches, Apples, Cherries, Oranges, Blueberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Prunes, Lemons, Limes, Grapefruit, Grapes and many more fabulous fruits...

will be on the menu.

... have you got a banana in your fruit basket?

We have.

Let's get fruity.

At the end of every year a wave of unreasoning optimism surges over us as we say a relieved goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new one.

Some of us also decide to turn over a new leaf, making impossible new year's resolutions which we will soon break, possibly even that night.

This happens every year as the final seconds tick by, so no surprises there...

But come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight Sunday from 6-8 pm UK time, repeated Tuesday same times, and Wednesday and Saturday from 2-4am, on Trash Can Radio...
where you will almost certainly hear stuff which will surprise you.

Join me...
Charles Brown, Johnny Otis, The Uniques, Roosevelt Sykes, Lightnin Hopkins, Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Little Beaver, The Zombies, The Stooges, The Faces, The Kinks, George Harrison, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Joe Ely, Tom Waits, Alan Jackson, G Love & Special Sauce and Prince to name but a few,

...when we'll be
Bringing In A Brand New Year.

Well it looks like it's crept up on us again.

No doubt about it, it's Christmas all over the world and no matter where you are on the planet, there's no getting away from it.

That's why, for one night only, Gunn's Grotto is temporarily transformed into Gunn's Santa's Grotto, for two hours of Sensational Seasonal Stuff.

Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight Sunday for a festive feast of forgotten or never heard before Christmas crackers!

Freddie King and I Hear Jingle Bells, so let's catch the North Pole Express with Nick Lowe for BB King's Christmas Celebration, and Do What The Lonely Do At Christmas with the Emotions.

Sadly, I'm pretty sure I'm getting Nuttin for Christmas, 'cos I ain't been Nuttin but bad...

Who took the Merry Out Of Christmas?

I'm at the top of my creaky stairs going down to Gunn's Grotto and I know exactly what I will do when I get through the squeaky door. 

Suddenly, in the gloom, I have no idea what I'm doing down here.

I go back up the stairs and then I remember what it was.

Only to forget again when I'm back in the Grotto.

Does this happen to you?

Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight and let's forget whatever it was we forgot to forget.

Fellow amnesiacs down here will include...

Frankie Lee Sims

Red Herring

Junior Blackmon

Marvin Rainwater

The Mark 4 

The Frantics 

The Seven Of Us

Bobby Bland 

Jimmy Hughes.

Barbara McNair and the Funk Brothers

Barbara Lewis 

The Sandpebbles

The Flamin' Groovies

Rockpile

Jackie de Shannon

Johnnie Taylor

Wayne Hancock

The Rolling Stones

...and many more

Hey! Fuhgeddaboudit...