HAPPY 500TH BIRTHDAY TO THE BLOG!!
Hello beasties!
This week we're celebrating our 500th blog post - although we're not doing anything big; just going...
HOORAY!!!
HOORAY!!!
HOORAY!!!
...a number of times, before moving proudly on!
Moving swiftly along - our first episode of the podcast this time around was our Valentine's episode - it's the third we've done, but most definitely the longest; in fact it's feature length!!
230: SHY YETI AND THE VERY ROMANTIC PROPOSAL!
(VALENTINE'S DAY 2019)
Love is in the air this time for episode 230 of The Shy Life Podcast - but will everything go to plan!? Two show regulars are getting engaged, but I don't want to say too much here; needless to say there are concerns - listen in and you will learn more! Special thanks to Toppie Smellie and Aunt Tappie for their help with this episode and also to one or two other cameo guests who must remain nameless until the episode is heard! Our next show, #231 sees us embarking on another LIVE show on Pride48; will Paul keep his word and let Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John do their own thing!? Do join us, won't you?! 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, Harry F and Luca. Sound effects by Paul Chandler and Soundbible. All content - except for Harry's music is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2019. Episode 230 was recorded between the 8th and the 20th January 2019 and includes material from the 1995 Valentine's Day episode of Sutton Park.
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
Next up - we're back on Pride48 for our monthly live show - and we're a day early again (due to ghosts)!
THE SHY LIFE PODCAST...
231: LIVE P48 SHOW - FEB 2019
Our next episode sees us returning to Radio Wey, but also catching up with our good friend, Ikk...
THE SHY LIFE PODCAST...
231: LIVE P48 SHOW - FEB 2019
Here we are for episode 231! Paul and the gang are back on Pride48 a day earlier than expected due to some kind of shenanigans involving ghosts! Paul is ready for Cromitty's experiment - but Yeti Uncle John is still upset about what has happened between him and Gladys the piano-player! All that and somebody has left the chat-room in an awful mess; but who!? Our next show, #232 sees us catching up with Ikk - who is missing his friends on earth and so tunes into Paul's latest appearance on the radio... Do join us, won't you?! 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, Harry F and Luca. Sound effects by Paul Chandler. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2019 - all except "The Answer" by Harry F which appears at the end of this edition. Episode 231 was recorded LIVE on Saturday 16th February 2019, with extra material recorded between November 2018 and January 2019, and a brief clip from a February 1995 episode of SUTTON PARK.
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
Our next episode sees us returning to Radio Wey, but also catching up with our good friend, Ikk...
THE SHY LIFE PODCAST...
232: TUNING IN FROM NEPTUNE!
Here we are for episode 232! Paul is back on Radio Wey with Tim and Nathan - little do they realise that Ikk is listening in to them far away on a beach on Neptune where he is beginning to miss his friends back on Earth. Will hearing familiar voices cause him to make a return or actually send him travelling further away? Our next episode, #233 sees us dropping in behind the scenes on what happened when Harry tried to audition members of The Shy Life Podcast to sing one of his original compositions! We also receive a strange call from a mysterious lady named Ethel! Do join us, won't you?! 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. Thank you to Tim M for inviting Nathan, Yeti Uncle John and I back on his radio show. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F and Luca. Sound effects by Paul Chandler. All content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2019. Episode 232 was recorded between the 9th and the 11th February 2019.
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
As a special treat for our 500th blog-post, you will have seen from the events of episode 232 that we returned to Radio Wey for a special two hour show on Saturday 9th February 2019.
A few details from the evening...
Yeti Uncle John and I read five poems in all from some of my older collections - as follows:
THE UNGRATEFUL VALENTINE
YETI SPAGHETTI
WHY DON'T DRAGONS CLEAN THEIR TEETH*
MY APRIL FOOL
PICCADILLY CIRCUS*
The two poems marked * were read by John who showed up in time for the second hour of the show.
We also got to take part in a quiz and did pretty well with the first half, at least - but also discussed some of the creative things that we're up to - mentioning the podcast on several occasions.
Next time we have more podcast chat, but we'll also start to tell you about the next Shy Yeti book due to be released; yes - I finally know which one of my projects will be ready next and I'm excited because it's my first collection of poetry and prose in 3 years. That said - it's been written almost three years - it's just taken me ages to complete! The collection is called PIECES OF SHY YETI (and was previously referred to as GETTING BLOGGY WITH SHY YETI) and features pieces that I posted on this blog between 2015 and 2017.
That's all for now - next time we'll be looking at more podcast episodes and also...
Take care - more soon,
Yeti hugs,
Paul (aka Shy Yeti) xx
SHY LIFE PODCAST SHOWS...
COMING SOON!!
Here we are - it's February already! Our schedule list does tend to change every time I post, but right about now this is a pretty good guide to the episodes that we are hoping to release over the next few months! Anyway - take a look at what we have in store...
Anyway, here is our current schedule!
233. Sing-a-long-a-Shy-Yeti!
Behind the scenes on what happened when Harry tries to audition a members of The Shy Life Podcast to sing a tune for him! Featuring Ethel Part 1.
234. Music And Movies From 1999
This time Mr Yeti talks with Leigh Robertson from Chewing The Cud about the big music and movies of 1999. Featuring Ethel Part 2.
235. Ethel The Mysterious Landlady (From 1992)!
Paul has been contacted by a lady called Ethel who thinks it is still 1992 and that he is about to move in with her when he begins his University course; only that was all years ago... Or was it? All the regulars step in to offer assistance and to try and uncover the mystery - what exactly is going on!?!
236. Mum's The Word (In Memory Of Pam Goodman)
Nick shares with us a chat that he recorded with his mum just before her death in August 2018. To be released around Sunday 31st March - probably soon after my return from Venice.
237. The Dragon And The Cacti!
Paul and Yeti Uncle John check in on Dragon Albert to see how he is getting on with Bert and Gert; John presumes that it will be a bit of a rescue mission - but they are both shocked by all that they find!!
238. The Truth About The Murder Mystery Weekend!
It has taken a while but now we finally seem to have some answers about what ACTUALLY happened at the Murder Mystery Weekend back in October 2018 and the answers are REALLY going to shock you!
239. If Poems Were Pies - 10th Anniversary
The first of three 10 year poetry anniversaries for Mr Yeti during 2019.
### Additionally:
There will - most probably - be live shows every month; but we also have plenty of other episodes either in planning or partially recorded.
### Going On Tours With The Ghosties
Shy Yeti and the gang embark on a ghost tour, which is OF COURSE... a tour with a ghost for a guide!
### The New Caretaker / "Where's Me Booook!?"
What with Yeti Uncle John often being up in space - Bettina gives Paul the details of a caretaker who used to work on her Estate... It seems like a good idea until it becomes evident that this gentleman swings from being extremely lazy to shovelling every last thing into a bin bag... What ever will happen when he reaches the basement and finds all the tat in Cromitty's laboratory; what will happen to all those priceless Sutton Park tapes? For that matter will Cuthbert make it through the night!?!
### The Return Of Dameus The Interviewer
Dameus interviews all manner of podcasting celebrities as part of his return to the chat-show circuit.
### Re-connecting With The Past
Paul catches up with Cromitty and Martin and is excited to learn that Cuthbert has a few added advances that makes it possible to re-connect with the past via old episodes of SUTTON PARK... Ikk is slightly doubtful about it all - but he and Paul soon get to experience the process first-hand.
### Whatever Happened To Dusty The Scone-Eating Dandelion!?
Paul and the team receive a tip-off about an elusive acquaintance of theirs - Dusty The Scone-Eating Dandelion who went missing under mysterious circumstances some time ago... Will they be able to find him with the help of Martin and his detective pals!?
### Bettina and the robot butler
This episode sees Paul visiting Bettina only to find out that the house has recently become robotically automated; also Wifey Jo play a card game with Cuthbert.
### The Great Bingo Scam
Someone is rigging the bingo so that they win - is it one of the regulars or someone more sinister?
### The Continuing Mystery Of Long Lost Cousin Algernon
A number of episodes that involve Martin's investigation into Long Lost Cousin Algernon. What will he find?
### Tales Of Deadiegrams
The regulars share their memories of times when they have encountered Deadiegrams in odd situations.
### Brocante Saves The Day?
Bettina needs to sell some of her treasures and Brocante The Antique Dealer is called in - but can he save the day?
### Gordon The Crypt-keeper In Need!
Gordon is back - but he has recently lost his job! Mr Yeti does his best to try and help him out...
### More About The Alien Book
We learn a little more about The Alien Book which made Ikk so unwell at the start of the year - but, of course - things are never simple.
### Charlie Grrr and The Pie With The Pastry Plumage!
If all goes to plan with a trip to Venice in May then I plan to a record a pie-related giallo spoof with Charlie Grrr and some of the other regulars! I can promise that it'll be super silly...
### Caveman Logic and The Shy Life - 10th Anniversary shows
The second and third of three 10 year poetry anniversaries for Mr Yeti during 2019.
### Bits And Bobs and Bobs And Bits - Mk 2
More clips from the archives and recent conversations that don't have a home!!
