MORE ABOUT THE NEW SHY YETI BOOK...
Hello beasties!
This time we've got info on new episodes of the podcast - but also more detail on the new book - PIECES OF SHY YETI, which we published LIVE on our Pride48 show for April 2019...
First up though, those new podcast episodes... We're rapidly approaching our 3rd anniversary and our 250th episode!!
THE DAY SHY YETI LOST HIS VOICE!
Here we are for episode 247! Paul has been asked to sing his friend Harry's song at a big concert - it's scary enough that it's going to be live, but now he's lost his voice! Can Ikk and the gang help him get through it and will anyone notice if they pull a few sneaky lip-syncing tricks!? Thanks for Harry for his help with recording this one. Our next episode, #248 sees Paul taking all the listeners out for a night on the town... kinda. 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 and Luca. Sound effects by Soundbible and Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2019, except the words and music of "Dan" which belongs to Harry F. Episode 247 was recorded between the 28th February and 4th March 2019 - with additional recording by Harry F on the 31st March 2019, with clips from a November 1994 Sutton Park episode.
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
247: https://soundcloud.com/shyyeti/the-shy-life-podcast-247-the-day-shy-yeti-lost-his-voice
Next up - this episode was very spontaneous - recorded during a quiet time at work over the Easter holidays when I had time to record on my way to meeting this episode's special guest.
OUT ON THE TOWN ON A WORK NIGHT!
Here we are for episode 248! Paul takes the listeners out for a night on the town to meet up with an old friend of the show - but what kind of madness will they get up to!? Our next episode, #249 sees Cuthbert attempting to help out with all the podcasting admin - but his solution may soon invite all manner of trouble! Do join us, won't you?! Thank you to our special guest for this episode (who must remain anonymous as its a surprise!) Thanks also to Nick Goodman for all his hard work digitising the old Sutton Park clips. 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. All content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2019. Episode 248 was recorded on the 15th April 2019, with clips from episode 116-119 of Sutton Park, from Summer 1993. Thank you to all the guests who star in this particular extract - especially GC and RA.
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
248: https://soundcloud.com/shyyeti/the-shy-life-podcast-248-out-on-the-town-on-a-work-night
Next up - another episode that I recorded in quite short notice after plans to record with Toppie changed and I was still keen to record something. I hope you like it!!
SHY YETI'S NEW ASSISTANT!
Here we are for episode 249! Paul feels abandoned by the regulars - but Cuthbert has a brainwave to get him some help to manage his work-load. What he doesn't expect is that this help may come in the form of a robot called Rob. We also have a nice chunk of Sutton Park from 1994 featuring many of the voices who regularly contribute to The Shy Life Podcast. Thanks to all! Our next episode, #250 sees us sharing stories of meeting old (and dead) friend of the show, Deadiegrams! 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 and Luca. Sound effects by Paul Chandler and Soundbible. All content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler. Episode 249 was recorded on the 7th April 2019, with Sutton Park clips from episodes 605-607 of from Autumn 1994.
This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:
249: https://soundcloud.com/shyyeti/the-shy-life-podcast-249-shy-yetis-new-assistant
Next up I am excited to be able to tell you more about my new collection of poems and prose!
Here are the 53 pieces (poems and flash prose) that make up the new book - they all made their debut on the blog between 2015 and 2017, but many have since been slightly reworked.
This time we'll be looking at the first 20-something pieces from the collection...
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY SECTION
In which Mr Yeti imagines himself in the form of an autobiography let loose in a library!
AUTUMN WON’T HAPPEN
In which Mr Yeti proposes the theory that autumn simply won't happen...
BITE
This piece is a little bit bitey - it's about a lady who is possibly best avoided!
BUTTERFLY HONEY
Have you ever tried butterfly honey? Apparently it's very good...
CAN A BLOG CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY
The answer - I think - is quite probably YES; ours certainly did!
CARROT… CAKE
A true (ish) story about seeing a human-sized carrot at a shopping arcade! Lovely!
THE CATS IN THE CROWD
I've written a fair few cat-related poems in my day - I love them so! Here is another one!
CHAINED TO THE PAST
If the past ts a foreign country - then mine is most probably Beargrrria where Charlie Grrr is from!
CHANNELLING MY MUSE
A muse is a funny thing to channel - but channel it you must!
CHUBBY CHERUB
A daft piece about a chubby cherub; who'd have guessed from that title, aye!?!
DEAD LEAVES AND DATING APPS
Checking into a dating app when you're in a cemetery is not to be recommended...
DIRTY OLD TOWN
Reflections on returning to a home-town far from it's prime... (PS It's not about MY home town!!)
DOWN THE CAT CAFÉ
A poem about a cat cafe - I was very keen to visit one; but have still not achieved that wish...
EAT TO THE BEAT
A "lost" story that I wrote the first draft of during a solo trip to Rules in Covent Garden.
FISH AND CHIPS ON MORECAMBE PROM
The locations on this piece are based on actual places that I visited before writing this story.
GETTING LOST IN VENICE
Written after a trip to Venice (my favourite city!) back in November 2016...
GREAT AUNTIE JESSIE’S LAST LETTER
A fictionalised version of a true story about finding a "long lost" letter from a favourite Auntie.
GLAM-ROCK VAMPIRE ’74
This poem was inspired by a t-shirt design by my Twitter friend Paul.
I AM NOT A FAN OF THE METAPHOR
Don't you just hate it when people tell you that monsters in films are a metaphor for something else.
I DON’T KNOW YOU AT ALL
You think you know somebody - but often you really don't!
IF I COULD LIVE TO BE FOUR HUNDRED!!
Many people crave a longer life - but what are the options and the implications of that!?
INCORRIGIBLY ENCOURAGABLE
Naughty but nice... that's what this "lost" poem is all about!
JEALOUS BLOOMS…
Inspired by some very eye-catching yellow flowers in an english garden...
LENDING A HELPING HAND
Sometimes when you're in trouble it's not always safe to seek sanctuary with a stranger...
A LETTER FROM NICE
A rather extraordinary letter back home from a rather extraordinary lady!
LISBON… TRES BON!!
A love letter to Lisbon written after a trip there in 2016...
TO BE CONTINUED...
Here's some links to the finished product (all 144 pages of it!)
Pbk: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/pieces-of-shy-yeti/23379527 £8.99
Hbk: http://www.lulu.com/content/hardcover-book/pieces-of-shy-yeti/24555847 £14.99
Next time we take a break from talking about the new book to discuss our trip to Penzance... Don't worry, though - there is still plenty of news on new episodes of THE SHY LIFE PODCAST!
That's all for now...
Take care - more soon,
Yeti hugs,
Paul (aka Shy Yeti) xx
COMING SOON!!
It's May ALREADY - with our 3rd anniversary looming and lots of new episodes in the pipe-line! 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; not to forget our monthly LIVE episode! Anyway - take a look at what else we have in store...
Anyway, here is our current schedule!
250. Stories Of Deadiegrams
The regulars share their memories of times when they have encountered Deadiegrams in odd situations.
251. Shy Yeti... Shaken Not Stirred!
Paul catches up with Nick and Andy to discuss the big hits in film of 1987 - they also discuss James Bond as 1987 was the year that the franchise got a new face!
252. 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?
253. LIVE Pride48 Show - May 2019
Mr Yeti celebrates 3 years of the show in our live Pride48 show for May 2019! There will also be some readings from Paul's new book, PIECES OF SHY YETI.
254. If Poems Were Pies - 10th Anniversary
The first of three 10 year poetry anniversaries for Mr Yeti during 2019.
255. The Return Of Dameus The Interviewer
Dameus interviews all manner of podcasting celebrities as part of his return to the chat-show circuit.
256. Shy Yeti Is Making His Mind Up!
Paul and Nick discuss the big hits of 1981 in both the UK and the US!
257. The Will Of The People
There is bad feeling in Shy Life Podcast-land when a light-hearted popularity contest to celebrate 3 years of the show goes badly wrong and the results are declared as "the will of the people"! Is this true or have the results been rigged!?! Ikk also recalls when time travel was almost used to fix the results of the Big Fatty Online Number 1 Fan contest!
258. 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.
259. Caveman Logic - 10th Anniversary show
The second 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.
### The Shy Yeti and Toppie Smellie Comedy Hour... And A Bit...
Mr Yeti and Toppie Smellie team up to entertain the listeners with their very own brand of mad-cap comedy! What more could one ask for!?
### 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!!
### 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!
### 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!?!
### 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. Unfortunately his upgrade also unearths the control of a certain app that was once installed on him!
### 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?
### 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...
### Shy Yeti And The Ridiculous Sponsor!
Paul and Toppie Smellie do a show together - but thanks to interference from Paul's new manager they have to keep stopping to do live adverts for the ridiculous sponsors they've been set up with!
### More About The Alien Book
We learn a little more about The Alien Book which made Ikk so unwell last year - but, of course - things are never simple.
### The Shy Life (Poetry Collection) - 10th Anniversary show
The 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!!
### Shy Yeti And The Shame Inspectors
Shy Yeti gets more than he expects when he receives a visit from Isaac and Declan from That's A Shame podcast - they are constantly on the lookout for Shame sources - but this time they have Paul in their sights!
### Behind The Scenes - Fiction Within Fiction!
Paul looks back at how he used to film Sutton Park behind the scenes on some of Nick's films - with clips from both Tide Of Freedom and Evil Trophy and the equally as dramatic Sutton Park episodes recorded during these productions.
### Shy Yeti's Cornish Adventure!
We join Paul and Toby as they head down to Cornwall for a week's holiday. However Paul has got a new manager who wants him to do more adventurous pastimes! (Recording mid-May 2019)
### Shy Yeti's Isle Of Wight Diary!
We join Paul and Calum as they head to The Isle Of Wight for a few days! Paul is still having trouble with his manager... (Recording late-May 2019!)
### Shy Yeti Gets Back To Scotland!
We join Paul and Calum as they head back to Dunbar for a few days away. Paul's manager is keen that Paul should learn more about the private life of Nessie! (Recording late-July 2019!)
### Shy Yeti's Summer Retreat!
Paul heads back down to Kent for a week of creativity! Paul's manager wants him to stir up trouble to get more ghosts on the show!(Recording mid-August 2019!)
### Shy Yeti's Three Birthday Treats!
Paul reflects on three treats that he had for his recent birthday - involving activities with Nick concerning Paul's manager, the usual silliness with Toppie and a trip away with Jay and Ikk; all these treats are quite unusual to say the very least...
### Shy Yeti's Birthday Diary 2019
Paul shares his birthday diary with the listeners as he and Toby head off into the wilds of the UK for his birthday! Things are getting out of hand with his manager and Paul has some very shocking news! Can Mr Trowbridge be of any help?
### Episode One Billion
We look forward a year or two to see how things are going for The Shy Life Podcast as we hit episode One Billion. Things are a little more advanced - but all the gang are still on board!!
The 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!!
### Shy Yeti And The Shame Inspectors
Shy Yeti gets more than he expects when he receives a visit from Isaac and Declan from That's A Shame podcast - they are constantly on the lookout for Shame sources - but this time they have Paul in their sights!
### Behind The Scenes - Fiction Within Fiction!
Paul looks back at how he used to film Sutton Park behind the scenes on some of Nick's films - with clips from both Tide Of Freedom and Evil Trophy and the equally as dramatic Sutton Park episodes recorded during these productions.
### Shy Yeti's Cornish Adventure!
We join Paul and Toby as they head down to Cornwall for a week's holiday. However Paul has got a new manager who wants him to do more adventurous pastimes! (Recording mid-May 2019)
### Shy Yeti's Isle Of Wight Diary!
We join Paul and Calum as they head to The Isle Of Wight for a few days! Paul is still having trouble with his manager... (Recording late-May 2019!)
### Shy Yeti Gets Back To Scotland!
We join Paul and Calum as they head back to Dunbar for a few days away. Paul's manager is keen that Paul should learn more about the private life of Nessie! (Recording late-July 2019!)
### Shy Yeti's Summer Retreat!
Paul heads back down to Kent for a week of creativity! Paul's manager wants him to stir up trouble to get more ghosts on the show!(Recording mid-August 2019!)
### Shy Yeti's Three Birthday Treats!
Paul reflects on three treats that he had for his recent birthday - involving activities with Nick concerning Paul's manager, the usual silliness with Toppie and a trip away with Jay and Ikk; all these treats are quite unusual to say the very least...
### Shy Yeti's Birthday Diary 2019
Paul shares his birthday diary with the listeners as he and Toby head off into the wilds of the UK for his birthday! Things are getting out of hand with his manager and Paul has some very shocking news! Can Mr Trowbridge be of any help?
### Episode One Billion
We look forward a year or two to see how things are going for The Shy Life Podcast as we hit episode One Billion. Things are a little more advanced - but all the gang are still on board!!
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