THE WORD IS OUT! ACTUALLY, SEVERAL WORDS...Hello beasties,
This week on our blog we're going to focus on our two most recent episodes of THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - one which involves my old school friend, Paul H and the second being my live show on Pride48! Deeley is also here to make the post look extra lovely; these photos were taken just before his 12th birthday whilst I was recording for one of the podcast with Toppie Smellie, one Saturday morning in early October.
Here are some of the details of our last two shows - episodes 34 and 35 of THE SHY LIFE PODCAST...
Here are some of the details of our last two shows - episodes 34 and 35 of THE SHY LIFE PODCAST...
THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 34: PUSHING THE BOAT OUT!!
Here we are for episode THIRTY FOUR and it's a previously unpublished chat which I recorded back in September - and the return of my friend Other Paul - this time with his husband, Alex. Our conversation was recorded during a nice dinner at Rules Restaurant in Covent Garden, London. We were there for a while before heading to the theatre - so these are the highlights! This episode we also hear briefly from our usual team of players! Our next episode, number 35 - will be from our second live show on Pride48. Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it on the show. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 34 was recorded between the 10th September and the 17th November 2016.
THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 35: MY 2ND LIVE PRIDE48 SHOW!!
Here we are for episode THIRTY FIVE and it's our second live show!! All the regulars are with us - not to mention a number of familiar names in the chatroom... There are also a number of poems and stories from Mr Yeti's book ARE WE THERE, YETI!? (2013) and also an exclusive - unpublished new poem completed that very day! Our next episode, number 36 - sees us heading for Venice for a two-part Italian birthday special! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it on the show. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 35 was recorded on Sunday 20th November 2016, with additional links recorded on Wednesday 16th November 2016.
35: https://soundcloud.com/shyyeti/35output
The next four photos are of Deeley, again - from another occasion in mid-November, when he listened in to me recording voices for episode 34 and 35 of the podcast. I'm not sure he approves!
The next four photos are of Deeley, again - from another occasion in mid-November, when he listened in to me recording voices for episode 34 and 35 of the podcast. I'm not sure he approves!
This weekend I've also been recording a few bits and pieces for a future podcast around Hampton Court Palace gardens and Bushy Park. I'm not sure which episode they will appear in - but I suspect it won't be until one of the early 2017 episodes, as I have quite a lot already pre-recorded for the rest of 2016. We shall see...
I also took a few deadly serious photos to promote the live show - I hope it got the message across that we're a very serious podcast that focuses on the most important issues of the day.
Before we go I'd like to share with you a poem that I was working on last week and which I finished at the weekend. It's just a silly little piece about libraries and shushing. I was pleased that I finished it in time to debut it on my live show on the 20th. There is a slightly different version of the 4th verse - but it's a bit ruder, so you'll have to wait until I release my next book of verse to see what exactly that entails!
Paul xx
THE SHUSH POLICE
The
Shush Police…
Are
on your case…
They
saw you speaking -
Face-to-face…
And
libraries don’t like -
Folk
who chatter…
Crushed
in their Stacks -
Until
you’re flatter…
You’ll
soon be feeling –
Faint
and sickly…
They
do not lend -
Forgiveness
quickly…
The
Shush Police..
They
do not linger -
And
swiftly you’ll -
Receive
the finger!
The
Shush Police…
They’re
onto you…
They’ll
prize your nails off -
With
bamboo…
Revenge
is sweet -
But
best served cold!
These
ancient ways -
Do
not grow old…
Those
ancient ways -
Make
life AMAZING!!
What
type of hell -
Might
they be raising…
The
Shush Police…
Won’t
warn you twice…
For
they love the chance -
To
slice and dice!!
The
Shush Police…
Can
be a menace…
They
don’t pat dogs -
They
don’t play tennis…
They
don’t approve -
Of
fun AT ALL…
You
can’t sweet talk ‘em -
They
won’t play ball…
They
keep their eye -
On
all their readers…
And
do not trust -
“The
Little Bleeders…”
The
Shush Police –
Work
for themselves...
There's
barbed wire -
On
the Reference Shelves!
The
Shush Police…
Like
peace and quiet...
So
tip-toe -
To
avoid a riot!
I'm
not saying that -
They're
often violent!
But
I wouldn't risk it -
So
best stay silent!
Just
read your book -
Just
sit and stare...
They're
dressed in -
Skimpy
underwear...
The
Shush Police –
So
tall! So bushy…
Broad-shouldered
hunks…
So
VERY shushy!!
This piece and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler 2016.
