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Interesting fact of the week.

stevetheone — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:32:09 +0000

Hi everyone.

Hope you all had a good weekend dispite the poor weather. Hope the party over in Cardiff went on for a long, long time (leave it to the lads in Red to regain some honour and pride in the Rugby World stakes!).

Thought I'd go with a visual with this weeks interesting fact of the week. Here's a picture of a Great White that was used in a famous hoax picture involving National Geographic. Well worth checking out.

Nice. Don't have bad dreams anyone.

Interesting Fact of the Week

stevetheone — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:25:18 +0000

Hi everyone.

Well it's that time of year when the little ones begin to see snow and dream of some strange man coming into their room and filling their sacks. But I don't want to tell you some boring old fact about that.

Instead this one harks back to a more wonderful period in the world history. Jaws (the lovely,cuddly Great White Shark) was the first film to gross $100 Million. Way to go. Everyone should hug a Great White (it's the No. 1 thing to do before you die! ROFLOL!!!)

Interesting Fact of the Week

stevetheone — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:27:40 +0000

Hi everyone.

Hope you had fun and good times over the weekend. So what astonishing and wonderful fact should I leave you with today. Here's one to put a perspective about life on this planet. If we managed to completely pollute the air so that nothing could survive it would only take 1 million years for the atmosphere to become breatheable again and life to start over. For the planet that's not even long term! LOL.

Interesting fact of the week

stevetheone — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:10:55 +0000

Hi everyone. It's come to my attention that not everyone read my warning and had a responsible adult present when reading last weeks fact. In order to restore harmony and peace I'll go with an old but interesting fact.

The ancient Roman Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Elder stated that eating the heart of a black jackass by the light of the moon would cure epilepsy.

Interesting fact of the week.

stevetheone — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Hi everyone. Hope you all had a fun and scary time over the weekend. Have to warn you know that this weeks' fact is a PG-13 so make sure you have a responsible parent with you before reading further.

Ok, got one then you can read on. The cliterous is uniques as it has only 1 purpose which is to give females pleasure and doesn't actually perform any life essential task. It also has more nerves going to it than the penis.

Interesting fact of the week

stevetheone — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:18:46 +0000

Looks like I got last weeks slightly wrong. Must work on that side of my omniscient knowledge! LOL. Definately think this weeks is 100% correct (if not that the end of the universe for us all! ROFLOL).

This is dedicated to all those hard working cooks across the lands. The oldest known recipie is for Hippopotamus soup. That must have been one big pot and enough for seconds! *GRIN*

Interesting fact of the week

stevetheone — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:00:54 +0100

Ok, it looks like everyone is getting all hot and bothered over the previous weeks so here's a fact that should keep you nice and cool. Everton have never been relegated from the top division. No other team can claim that honour. Have a good week everyone and keep a happy smile through these long, dark night.

Interesting fact of the week

stevetheone — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:03:18 +0100

Hi everyone. Hope you had a good time over the weekend. Here's another believe it or not it's still true fact for you. Male fruit fly has the longest sperm known to science measuring over 20x the length of its body at 2.3 inches.

Interesting fact of the week

stevetheone — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:08:42 +0100

Here's one to astonish and delightt all those hot ladies out there. The European earwig has a penis that is bigger than it's body and in case of emergancy has a back up. Have fun with that one. *WICKED GRIN*

Interesting Fact of the Week

stevetheone — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:02:46 +0100

Hi everyone.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and Monday has gone smoothly. This weeks' fact is of particular interest for those of you who like swiming. The Lions Mane Jellyfish is the longest animal alive with tentacles reaching 120ft long. That's gonna sting so look out and have a fun week.

The Wednesday Request Show

stevetheone — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:21:19 +0100

Hello and welcome to this, the last request show of 2008. The requests are in, the tracks all lined up and for the next hour we leave you in the capable hands of that wild, fun and slight mad duo Stevetheone and Igor. Prepared to be rocked!

Hi all you crazy and fantastic folks out there in VR land. Igor and I are certainly intending to rock you all long and hard today. Forget about work and just let rip one last time. Thanks for all the request both today and in the previous weeks. It's been fun playing them for you. With this weeks theme there have been some fantastic choices but to start us off I thought I'd play you all the song that inspired me to this madness. Here's Mark Germino and Rex Bob Lowenstein. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQZMtLv9ng

Up next we have a classic from that ultra cool duke of pop David Bowie. Here's him with Diamond Dogs just for you Chalemagne. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLZb4Xs0z_o

We've got an unusual cover request from Tony Brandon. Prepared to have your mind twisted with this version of The House of the Rising Sun by Pink Floyd! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Brkhhh9vs&feature=related

Hope you're all up and rockin' to these tunes. Here's one from Taz that will leave a white hot trail right down your spine and into your soul. Let's here it for Pattie Smith and Because the Night! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brHGJ6xqbk&feature=related

Right time to get heavy and who knows that better than our own Heavy Metal Rock Goddess Morgana La Fay. Here's Judas Priest with Diamonds and Rust! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLDazyvMMGw Sing along everyone. *WILD GRIN*

Got a minimalist request from our enigmatic but lovely eternal listener Elaine. How you like this track. Breathe by Anna Nalick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP5mFTq6vv0

Here's Deep Purple rocking with Highway Star for our fantastic American listener Reet. Groovy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOEvm1bAQi4

Time to travel a new mile further north for the address of this next listener. It's the lovely and kind Mommy Erin. She's asked for this classic tune from the Scorpions. Now rock nice to No one like you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YNUu7w-WpU

Ok, time to add some real top draw class to this show and a big thanks to the fab Heather for this request. Here's Shirley Bassey with that eternal song: Diamonds are Forever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHG06wnos30

Now for our final song and what better way to end this show with the title track of the theme. Thanks to Anne Lock Hart for asking for this and I'd like to dedicate it to all of you who have taken time to send me the tunes you wanted to hear in all the shoes and for putting up with the foolishness Igor and I have gottten up to. Shine on you wonderful people. Here they are live in our specially constructed studio. Let's hear it loud for them! PINK FLOYD and SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqgjCKm9nQ&feature=related

Wednesday request show

stevetheone — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:13:03 +0100

Well folks that time is a hand. No need to toil a bell as I'm sure we'll be going out in a huge blaze of glory. So come one and all with your suggestions all based round that great theme SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMONDS!

Time to rock and I salute you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doHoE156RAo

Interesting fact of the week

stevetheone — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:32:40 +0100

Hi everyone. Hope you all had wonderful and fun weekends.

Here's a very interesting fact to help chase away the Monday blues. Bound to impress all the people around you. The moon is all that remains of the Earths' twin sister planet Thera after it collided into the Earth. Lots of mass got left behind here so making our planet more capable of supporting life. Thanks Thera.

The Wednesday Request Show

stevetheone — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:03:11 +0100

For a limited time and exclusively here on VR (soon to be AR) direct into you neural cortex comes the WEDNESDAY REQUEST SHOW!

Hello everyone and a big thank you to all the lovely messages. Sadly it is true that me and loyal Igor won't be able to bring you the best and exciting music after next week. But we certainly intend to go out with a bang so here's Kiss to start us off with Crazy, Crazy Nights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXSamYcL8o

Next up we've got a real surprise for you. Thanks to the wonderous and loyal listener Elaine for this request. Live and just for you in our next door studio is the fantastic Joe Satriani with Flying in a Blue Dream. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOsgv_X_cV8

Time to bring it down just a touch and chill out with tune from the awesome Meat Loaf. Thanks to Tony Brandon for picking this one. As the man said "I'd lie for you (and that's the truth!)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdpXx-PHuM

That's alright Igor let the man in the big, black armour come though. Hi Mordred. How's your Mum doing. Good. Don't worry, I'm sure we can do handle this missive with any problems. Give her my best and your dad as well. Ok lets see what we got here. Ok Morgana for you here's the greatest heavy metal band of all times: Iron Maiden with Iron Maiden live in our German studio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EJ4NlyAZ2Q

A big welcome to a new listener Shunter. Great choice of tune here, really brings back great memories. Here, for everyone, is the fantastic Patti Smith with Because the night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz6YExufb1k

Hope that scoured you soul. Here's another instrumental for you all requested from sweet Taz. Think she's hook on this one. The Shadows - Apache http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-rPDwzM9M

Next up is one that I for one am going to get on down to. A big shout out to the sublime mommyerin for choosing this one by those crazy, bad lads from Liverpool. Here's the Beatles with All My Loving! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZlXJcpqvag

Time to do a tribute to that great musician Rick Wright who passed away just a few days ago. A brilliant choice of song from Anne Lock Hart. Here is Pink Floyds' Leaning to Fly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb-Nacm-pKc R.I.P. Rick!

Hello to Sandra Potes. Congratulation on learning the hardest language known: English. Hope you're having a good time down in Italy. Here for you is David Bowie with Thursday Child: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S227FFNwl8 Hope you'll be able to join us in our last show of 2008 next week.

Just to show we've prepared to make these last shows the best they can be we have got another band live and ready to play over in our German studio. Here for our American listener Reet is the sublime Supertramp with Give a Little Bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMxRjioUh2s

What better way to bring this weeks show to an end than with an absolute classic from an absolute classic. Lets give praise to the wonderous Zeus for this request of Van "THE MAN" Morrison. Unfortunately our copy of Bright Side of the Road has seemed to disappeared but here's Gloria live with in our producers room! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj7qfh70gak

Well that's it for this week and next week we have got a great theme for you all. Thanks to everyone who submitted one but I've decided to go for one that caught my eye and made Igor grin. So for next week the theme is SHINE ON YOUR CRAZY DIAMOND. I can't wait to see what tunes you come up with. Take care and be good to one another.

Wednesday Request Show

stevetheone — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:14:42 +0100

Hi everyone.

Some bad news to tell, next week will be the last time I can do the show this year. So I thought I'd throw the door open and ask you, my wonderful listeners just what theme you would love next week show to be. PM me your suggestions and I'll let you all now the results at the end of the show tomorrow.

So what do you want to hear tomorrow? Here's a classic tune from Meat Loaf if you need some inspiration: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TVXrLxOTJk4&feature=related