Feedback from Shirleyphiles :::: "Hi Mr.Ken & Shirley (smooches) ; ) Now that's Bastille with appeal just what do you have planned next darlings it just gets better and better - LoY Jung - Canada :::: ma cherie ... vive la revolucion!!!!! - jane - brisbane :::: Oh Ken! How to be blessed with another Francophile mix, the LaShirl highlight of 2005 revisited?! Tuning in, digging out and... We want l'amour! Looking forward to a Trez bien show, bet ya. Smooches from Sthlm. - subterranean - Stockholm :::: C’est magnifique, Monsieur K et LaShirlette! Le ciel est plein d'étoiles! Merci - sweetythang - UK :::: Great Bastille Day show Mr. K! I luv hearing the French language (even though I don't understand a word of it). - Mike - Ohio :::: Wonderful! Thanks to you and laShirl, Ken, this is just what the doctor ordered for the summertime blues... Eclectic and highly listenable, I feel like I need a glass of champagne...Happy Bastille Day to all! - Chaiscout - somewhere in the big ole U S of A :::: I look forward to hearing you and LaShirl's broadcast. I'm a bit partial to French chanson. - j99 - UK :::: Allez les bleues! Et merci la Shirl! - 96dbFreak - Sydney :::: Sacre Bleu ! C'est Fantastique ! - ArdentDesir - Netherlands :::: Currently downloading and I'm sure I will enjoy it, as usual - moz - Netherlands :::: How fabulous! Thanks, Mr K and LaShirl! - Don't you just LOVE Les Rita Mitsouko? - Lucy - Ireland :::: Currently listening! Great selection, Ken thumbsup.gif Thanks a lot and my hommages to La Shirl! - PierreV - Strasbourg - France :::: LuLu!!!! - JungtheForeman - Vancouver :::: I got my tissues, got a drink, downloaded and started listening. I'm all ready for a sentimental mood, and welcoming it - moz - Netherlands :::: Fab stuff, Mr K! Thanks to you and laShirl. - Lucy - Ireland :::: Oooo! Midnight Train to Georgia. Love that one! - jackieC - UK :::: quite sentimental - Ingmar - netherlands :::: Shirley, my love - you are definitely late: the roses and the bottle of red are waitin' & wiltin' x x - Rebecca - brisvegas :::: This is again a wonderful present! Keep up the good work LaShirl & Mr.Kenneth! - Rik - Netherlands :::: Yay for LaShirl!!!!!!! She finally nagged you into an outing hey - awesome, thank you both for another installment of your special blend of gorgeousness! ... Vicious - melbourne :::: oh mr kenneth .... a delight! xj - jane - brisvegas :::: Tremendous, laShirl and mrKenneth! You two are keepin' us quite busy lately, and we're richer for it, thanks an 18-wheeler-full! - Chaiscout - somewhere in the big ole U S of A :::: sorry, l can't quite like Gene the same way my mum and aunties did when they used to have record sessions , remember them?, when my dad was at work and they were fedup. then they would get thier pals, cousins to come up to our house. and gene pitney, mick jagger, the beatles, the tremeloes, the troggs, the mindbenders, the rockin (bloody) berries??!! all at high volume while we were sent to bed!! so all of these guys are torture for me. lol! lol! - rosie - Scotland :::: Oh Mr.K! Big smooch to LaShirl for being such a good girl to us all - sweetythang - UK :::: I've got this playing right now. mmmmmm.....NICE! - 123paul - UK :::: Thanks mr.K. You're a star! Just listening now. - jackie C - UK :::: Lovely, Shirley and mrKenneth, thank you. A potent voice from my childhood that I never really registered as a legitimate artist (because I was too lazy or Bowie-and Beatle-focused, maybe?). This is a wonderful selection, the last few songs are just blockbuster. Lynne - somewhere in the big ole U S of A :::: This is great! - Adele - brisvegas :::: Ta, Mr K! And thanks very much, too, for the recent LaShirl show. :-) I really love the LaShirl radio shows -- perfect to have playing while I'm catching up on any BWW shenanigans. ;-) It's such a shame about Gene Pitney. He wasn't even old! I couldn't get to the online BBC article about his death, mainly, I think, because their servers had decided to slow down to a virtual halt. I'll try again later. From what Mr C told me though (he listens to the news in the car on the way home from work), Gene was healthy, no medical problems, so it was totally unexpected for him to go like that. I imagine more details will come out over the next few days. - Jackie C - UK :::: Currently listening to the show... Really great, Ken! Christer, wonderful performance!! If Bowie looks for Garson's replacement, you should candidate!! - PierreV - Strasbourg :::: Russ, I have had my cake, and my wishes have come true! This is incredible, all for lil' ole' me??? blush.gif This #1 Chest Thesis fan is pretty much all amazed out! If this doesn't make it to #1 in Alberta and Florida, at least, well, then there's no justice! love29.gif Guys, words fail me. I thought #48 was as special as a birthday could get, celebrating with all of you, but this.... well, there's no better gift for a music fan that the gift of music, right? So, consider me gifted, to say the least. Long live BA, long live all of you! Thank you from the bottomof my heart! wub.gif from the whole crew: Lynne, Chez-scout, Ki-scout- Lynne -- somewhere in the big ole U S of A :::: I never belived for a moment that you were, dearest, that is some virtuositic (sp?) ivory tickling you demonstrated in this document, I'm speechless! Talents I never knew you had! (and remarkable swedish, too! ohmy.gif ) I must concentrate on the secret birthday message that might be there! biggrin.gif ) (check back in oh, say, 6 months or so... I should have it translated by then!) You've all outdone yourselves this time! I will remember this day until... until... what was I talking about again....? (ah, age - those of you who aren't yet old, stay that way!!!) - - Lynne -- somewhere in the big ole U S of A :::: Thanks for sharing this biggrin.gif BTW: Happy B-day Chaiscout - rovan - belgium :::: Thanks for the FANTASTIC ear tickeling ride, lovely Shirley and Kenneth! Believe it or not, I was NOT playing under water. - subterranean - sweden :::: Always a please to suffer for you (and my art) Lynne - anyway after my canoeing experiences a couple of years ago I'm used to speaking underwater! Hope you're having great B'day from BA - Crispin - UK :::: omg!!! LaShirl and Ken, you devious pair!!! And Kenneth told me being laShirled was a one-off phenomenon...! smile.gif To speak in his native language for a moment (yes, I speak a little Australian) I'm Gob-Smacked, Ken! laugh.gif The aquatic theme is so very special, thank you, thank you! This is so touching to hear so many of your precious voices in real (that's swenglish, I am a little multilingual from my long association with all you fine BAers blush.gif ) I am only part way through this wonderful show, but I couldn't wait to tell you all how much I appreciate and cherish this and all of you. Crispin, my heart was in my throat when you spoke underwater! are you ok??? Jung, as always, dear, great to hear your voice! and a singing octopus so far! I am sooo excited to get to the main event, 1957 (russ, you mad, lovely madman!) but for now we're bopping to these great tunes (splish splash is one my dad's absolute favorites, his eyes went wide when it came on!) Rock on, dudes, and thanks again, you are simply the greatest bunch of maniacs I've ever had the pleasure to know. Ki-scout, Chez-scout, Chi-scout, all of them thank you, and think you're the cat's meow! Lynne - somewhere in the big ole U S of A :::: It's great people have birthdays! So we can enjoy these terrific shows - moz - netherlands :::: Oh, Ken!!!! I just found this, I am on dial up in California,, it takes 2 min to even reply to an email, arghhh, how do you stand it?! I can't wait to listen! Bubbles and squeaks for real, this time! One off, my eye! My own Chest Thesis tune??!! You... are one in a million! ...and I am headed to laShirl's right now! Just wanted to say, I love you! Chaiscout! (consider the pronunciation changed!) - Lynne -- somewhere in the big ole U S of A :::: Sheer genius Mr.Kenneth. Three thumbs all the way up!!!! - mike - ohio :::: *raises my big gin & orange to ye* Another outstandingly fab show, thank you both for letting us share in the birthday fun! You & Shirl are just too clever Mr Kenneth!!! - ~Vic - melbourne :::: KKKKKEEEENNN! YOU ARE FANTASTIC! HUUUUGE HUGS FROM HERE! Now my immediate quetion, can I go to bed or can I go to bed??? Christer - sweden :::: A very happy birthday to Lynne, enjoy this precious gift from Radio Shirley :-) Moz - netherlands :::: I'd say that's one heck of a Birthday gift ken and la Shirl -  ! Great tunage radio at its' best! - Happy Birthday Lynne ! -Jung - Canada :::: Ahh Ken, Your birthday broadcasts are so special, you bring everyone together under a magic spell. - Mike - Ohio :::: Dear Lynne, hope you manage to scout out the best possible day - have a fantastic time!!! I want to see pix of you dancing with a feather boa as proof. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Love Louisexxx - Melbourne :::: Oh, Mr K!!! What a fantastic show for Mike's birthday. :) And I'm so honoured to have 'Little Liza Mike (Miss Elizabeth ;))' included with a name check on the web page. Wonderful too, for me, to have discovered 'Boy Wonder', which I thought was superb. My kind of music. These shows of yours (and La Shirl's ;)) are what being a Bowie fan is all about, in my opinion. I bet, as well, that Lou Reed would love your shows! What with his pre-Velvets past, writing for Pickwick Records (I think it was them anyway), I think he would appreciate the selection of tunes you pick for the shows, not just musically, but that whole of 'telling of story' that goes with these songs. :) Please send BA Mike (Mr Wonderful) my very best wishes for his birthday, and hope to maybe see you on BWW soon. Much love to you, La Shirl, a Mike, and talk very soon! Jackie (C) xxxxx - UK :::: Ken & La Shirl great to see that your around- helping to keep the community connected- Congratulations Mike many more !!! Jung of the left coast... :::: This is again wonderful and a nice and warm thingy in these dark - BA-less - times! - Rik - netherlands :::: Oh Ken! Thank you so much for this WONDERFUL gift! I really wasn't expecting this at all, I was just meandering into my morning mail check and BOOM B-Day greetings from laShirl! I'm so stoked to have a birthday show in my honor, you've made me feel special, thank you for the gift of music and laughter (I had quite a few guffaws this morn listening to your intro). The song selection is a blast, from Ma Kettle (I LOVE Ma Kettle) to Zsa Zsa, superb collection Daaaling! One million smooches to you! Mike PS. The Robin song is just absolutely crazy, what a gem! Black Hole Sun by Steve and Eydie that is totally whacked. - mike - Ohio - our birthday boy of the moment :::: Existential question: if a redhead shaves his head, is he still a redhead??? Hmm, it may be necessary to have achieved a certain wisdom to answer this... perhaps like that personified by a certain shaved-head redhead who turns *49* this very day, DEAR MIKE!!! laShirl and our own mrKenneth have put together quite the show for you, goin' back to a time when your red head could be seen bobbing around the local JC Penny in search of a Batman periscope for 77¢! So enjoy, and we'll listen along, feting you all the way! Have a Happy Birthday, dear Mike!! Love, Chaiscout - somewhere in the big ol' U.S. of A :::: Oh, Dear Mr Kenneth & LaShirl - you've outdone yourselves this time! The show is absolutely wonderful, thank you SO MUCH! Love it - great song choices, I feel very special. (I don't have that version of LouieLouie elsewhere, and it's fantastic!!!) What a great birthday - THANK YOU for your hard work and great sense of humour!!! *big hug & kiss to both* Love Louise - ~Birthday Vic the Luster Meister :::: Dearest Shirl - What are you doing with that unicorn amongst all that hell raising? still lerv you x x - rebecca - brisvegan :::: YESSSS! I was listening today to some of your other masterpieces, great to hear a new one! - moz - - netherlands :::: Another GREAT show Ken! This one has it all! - Mike - ohio :::: I second that, Ken. This is a masterpiece! A must have for any and all ~Vicious-philes. Jeff Duff, Diamanda (yikes!), and Iggy do it for me best, personally. Kudos and thanks for a real treat! Chaiscout - somewhere in the big ol' U.S. of A :::: Yes thank you Pleaze! rik - netherlands :::: As great as ever, thanks mr. Kenneth!!! - moz - netherlands :::: Thanks Ken - love it! Really sorry I can't be at the party, but it's the exam period for us and I'm tied to marking and exam boards till the end of November. Bah! Hope you all have a great time - I'll be thinking of you all down at Chillingham - Lesley - UK :::: Oh my gosh by-golly, it's another new show! Happy Birthday Jane! Wishing you a fabulous fifty more where that came from! How absolutely twinnish that Delicious makes another appearance here - laShirl and mrKenneth the manservant par excelence must reserve that special aural delight for the people they love best (wink, nudge)! Way to go, laShirl and mrK - this is another *delicious* goodie from downunder! - Lynne - somewhere in the big ol' U.S. of A :::: dearest shirl ... so damn!!! the secret is now OUT!!! it was indeed yours truley that sat and shared a few glasses of red in detox - fessing up to favorite tunes and moments of musical weakness!!! how will i hold up my head when i become a famous space brigand? oh .. and i do think you ought to add that the same innocent car in the picture now sports a fetching mr kenneth shaped dent ......?? i love the show ... thank you!!! monster love xj - jane ... the birthday girl - brisbane :::: Yowzer! Yowzer! Yowzer! - Duffo - Sydney :::: Great show Shirl (and Ken). - 96dbFreak - sydney :::: Great to see the ol' girl back! - Michael - brisbane :::: hello dearest mr kenneth .... listening now .. shirl, fab as usual .. i particularly like the way you pretend you never _went_ to detox ... can i do a tales from detox interview one day please??? i casee it now .. what shirl had in her head while she was there... [scary?] - jane - brisbane :::: Just seen Cass' scrolling messages - I think you dun reeeeel good Mr K & Ms LaS!!!! Awesome show, you clever pair To quote the birthday girl - *MWAH!* ~Vic - melbourne :::: Should I say: Señorita, jump a little lighter, señorina, come sit by my fire...? Haven't gone into this promising lowfi... yet. People of the Bowie Audio universe: Don't miss it! (I know from experence). Thank you, Kenneth. - subterranean - Sweden :::: Hey, la Shirl, mr Kenneth, thank you soooooooooooo much!! - moz - netherlands :::: Hey Ken, Just listening to it now (finally!) - it's wonderful, congratulations on yet another great show. From reading the messages, and from Cass's email to me, you and LaShirl make so many people feel very happy and special. The world needs more of this! I've saved myself a copy for when I need cheering up :) - rachel - NZ :::: Happy Birthday Cass! - 96dbFreak - Sydney :::: I can't thank you all enough for such an unexpected and awesome pressie, have just finished listening to it and can't wipe the silly smile off my face!!! Great mix of songs, great messages (James couldn't work out why I was on the floor laughing MFAO when Zali asked how the kitchen table was going LOL!!!!) I just got home late last night, and due to circumstances, it's one of those birthdays' like I had a couple of years back when so much is happening, it's easy for me to forget that it's my birthday, so thank's a million to the gorgeous mrkenneth and to you all for going ahead and making my day. **MWAH** SLC - starting to panic about the packing now, in my older years!!!! xx The biggest thank you of all to the gorgeous meKenneth, and to all who contributed to the best birthday pressie ever. Even some of my very fave old songs I haven't heard in years as I havent' had my turntable connected for a while now. Nude School had me dancing around like an idiot!!! Love your work and thanks for the best wishes xxxx - SLC - Thredbo > Melbourne :::: ... Well done Ken - great stuff! - stevee - perth :::: AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHH!!!!!!! How bloody COOL!! Thank you so very much..... off to listen to it right now.... will be back in touch later today. *MWAH MWAH* xxxxxxx - SoulLoveChild - aka - Cass - aka laCass - thredbo > melbourne :::: Fabulous mix, great way to turn Friday into the start of the weekend. Reminds me how old I am - this is my childhood - jeff - Mackay :::: Hippo Birdies 2 Ewes from all of us at Bowieaudio, SLC laCass! Wishing you the bestest day and many happy returns! Thank you, laShirl and mrKenneth! How special of you to commemorate the Big Day of the hostess of that fabulous downunder weekend so richly captured in ~Vic's blog! A big group hug for us all, I felt as though I was there! Happy Birthday Cassie!!! Hey, Rosyln, tell me where you been!- Chaiscout aka Lynne - somewhere in the big ole U.S.of A :::: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUPER SOUL LOVE CASSIE!! Can't wait to have you guys back in Melb, hope the move goes well & see you soon, have a fab day ~ love Louise (Vicious) - melbourne :::: from bruce Zippy for Cass - Hi Cass. Have a great birthday girlfriend. Wishing you all you desire. Like a big sloppy tongue kiss from Iggy Pop and the chance to grope Mr. Bowie whilst he is wearing his Speedos. Party like it's Club UK after the second Melbourne Reality show. Hugs and kisses. Bruce Zippy. - Brisbane :::: from Jim for Cass - Dear Cass, I would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday to a very dear friend. I hope your Jim knows how truly lucky he is! Love Jim (Jim Shannon) - somewhere in the big ole U.S. of A :::: from Wunda for Cass - this song is from the first time we saw Bowie in concert together, after many wonderful years of friendship. We sang our little hearts out and at one time he looked at us, we looked at him, and it was like we were the only three people in the universe. I still can't listen to it without a big, soppy smile on my face. Happy birthday SLC, and thanks for being such a dear soul buddy. I'm so proud to be your friend, *mwah*! - Wunda - NZ :::: Hello Kenny, I haven’t been able to roll the Di yet for Shirley will listen soon. Like the tracks you chose for me, very ingenious of you. I felt truly special. Had a great birthday spending most of the day winning money. Love Dizzy XXOO - brisbane :::: Shirley does Dallas, and square-eyed hell-viewing of all those soapies. Can you fetch Mr Kenneth out of the subway darling and ask him and Davey Crockett to do some life-saving? There's a flood somewhere? Rebecca x x - Brisvegan :::: It's Daring, it's De-lovely, it's De-licious! Many thanks for the Darling new show, laShirl and mr.Kenneth! - Lynne - somewhere in the big ole U.S. of A :::: My Dear Mr. Kenneth may I commend the great Shirl for living a full nine days in the future and for being able to communicate with us poor mortals in the past. An admirable achievement and one which we should all aspire to emulate. I beg to remain, your obedient savant &tc.. - paul brown - UK :::: The letter D is also for Dynomite!!!! Another great show (and trip down memory lane)! - Mike - Ohio :::: Dis is Damned Delightfull! - Rik - netherlands :::: Ah, yes, another laShirl and mr Kenneth experience ... moz - Netherlands :::: Ken, I don't mind puckering up 4 U .........moi moi moi moi moi! Happy happy Birthday! Trevor X X X X X X X x X X X x x X X x - trevor - somewhere? :) :::: happy birthday oh marvellous saviour of the universe!!! i left an excitment pack for the new work area on your door, biggest hug and monster love!!! la shirl comic strip is absolutely magnificent!!! be loved xj - jane - brisbane :::: A little birdy sitting next to me just informed me it was your birthday- HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Just been listening to Radio Shirley- bloody fantastic!!! Hopefully catch you soon! Sam - brisbane :::: Happy Birthday Mr Kenneth!!!! Hope you had a brilliant day today, and glad you finally saw your cartoon. :-) Can't wait to meet properly in Thredbo! Ok, off to put the radio on ... *birthday-sized hug* ~ Louise - Melbourne :::: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR KENNETH!!!! WOW your 44 that's spectacular! I hope I can be 44 some day, fingers crossed. And what a great costume, wern't you the little moody sex kitten, I mean not that you still aren't. I do have to ask though, what was the theme of the dance? oh and how did you costume correspond to the theme? oh and how did you get your hair so kewl? Anyways stay happy my little ninja space pirate wombat from mars. - the lovely Gina - Brisbane :::: hi ken ... happy birthday - hope it was a good one - and thanks (again) for the program, as always it was lovely listening! beth x - Brisbane :::: Many happy returns mr ken. Hope you are having a nice day - Lisa - Brisbane :::: Shirlovely!!!! happy birthday!!!!!! have a wonderfull day/evening!!!!....be thinking of you . Deb x - brisbane :::: Happy birthday Mr Kenneth! Take care and have a lover-ly day! Hugs and kisses, Allyson - Vietnam :::: Dear Shirl, Please pass my bestest birthday wishes to your faithful manservant, MrKenneth! So he's a Leo eh? What a gentle pussycat though! From my favourite astrologist, for your favourite Lion - his horoscope for today: Memo: it's time to take the stage and pursue your greatness. Moon in Libra sextiles Mercury today, gifting you with fantastic powers of glib. A day to make a pass, pitch an idea or just go for the top job. - www.mysticmedusa.com - Hallelujah! Have a great day...Love, Elyse. - brisbane :::: Happy birthday. Hope you are up on the eleventh floor as the song goes. - JBK - UK :::: Egads! mr. Kenneth is HOW OLD??!! How gracious of him to allow you to fete him on his birthday, dearest Shirley! We'll be singin' along!I'm already up to Aretha! This is a hellavu show!omg, it's your birthday??!!! What better way to celebrate than with radio Shirley, the B-52s and Judy Garland!What's that on your head?! - Chaiscout - somewhere in the Big Ol' US of A :::: Happiest one! Or are you not Mr Follett? And not an ounce of nutmeg in sight! - sweetythang - UK :::: WOW! Thanks for the new show! Really needed after the worn out Francophile and Dance Lesson ram's. And for the reason of Starman himself's birthday! A sincerely happy one to you, Ken!!! - subterranean - Sweden :::: YO Mr Ken. maximum respect & felicitations to the Ken/Shirl co-operative.Happy, happy, happy, birthday. Oh, it is a birthday, innit? well, have a good one regardless. - 123Paul - UK :::: Happy Birthday Kenneth!!!!!. - geoffrey - Newcastle :::: birthday kisses lovey - marcus - international man of travel :::: pop bop hop shimmey stomp shake: I think I'm doin' it. oooops ... bit dizzy Ms. Shirl. Feet have just gone. You surely know how to make time Shirley. love you too Mr. Kenneth x x x - Rebecca - Brisvegan :::: hiya sweetie ... i left a message for la shirl .. the girl had me dancing in my chair as usual ... shirl gal, you rock! - truna - brisbane :::: Thanks once again, mr. Kenneth - all ya gotta do is follow directions (the K-tel guy, la Shirl herself with that clever floor-coating trick), and it's easy! - Chaiscout from somewhere in the big ol' US of A :::: Wow, a new show! Thanks from another fan. - subterranean - Stockholm :::: Great show Mr.kenneth! I just love that voodoo you do do. Love the Bowie connection too (footstompin and sister kate) - Mike - Ohio :::: another quality production mr. K ... thanks - 123Paul - UK :::: I'm back from a late event with some friends in town Stockholm. And what did I do then, too happy to go to sleep just like that!? Yes, tuning in Radio Shirley!!! Man, I go crazy over this beauty and humour of selection. You are growing to the best radio channel I know! I just climbed back up on the chair after BeBe's echoed plea on the animals. :))) Le Top radio LaShirl is on again! Fumée sainte de Gauloise, maintenant il est vraiment temps de juger le chapeau de bacque serré et de balancer les jambes la nuit d'été. - Christer - sweden :::: What he said! Thanks, mr. Kenneth, BA and laShirl can always count on you! Lynne from somewhere in the big ol' US of A :::: Bonjour Monsieur Kenneth! Merci x un mille pour Patti Smith!! Mme. Smith arrive' du jour, c'e bon!!! ... and that's all my poor tired brain can remember how to say in French at this minute - love the new Radio Shirley update. go all Ye-Ye - you crack me up, that's hilarious! Bon nuit, ~Louise - Melbourne :::: Dearest Phil , Once again your library yields abundant bon mots of the musical iety for our listening pleasure. My dear, you spoil us! Thanks ever so much, I will enjoy this for many days, love that Francoise Hardy! Lynne from somewhere in the big ol' US of A :::: Thanks, dear Mr Ken! I could always use a thrilling Patti-mix! Tuning in soon. All the best, Christer - sweden :::: What ya mean not patti labelle. She's awesome! - bigredbrisvegas aka Lisa - brisbane ;:::: I love you Shirley! (and have since you were first enraptured by Patti, well maybe 2 years later)...I really need to meet with Mr Kenneth.Is he ever on the loose Shirley? x x x Rebecca - brisbane :::: Patti Smith sister soul, blues from within fill me up, crush me sweet angel. Thanks Ken! - Mike - Ohio :::: Yaaaaaaaaay - radio shirley!!! Big kiss to laShirl & raising my glass to Patti. Thanx Ken, your radio shows are great - Cheers! ~Vic - Melbourne :::: Patti is for me the perfect reflection of Iggy at about the same time - she really had it all together, didn't she? Thanks for the blast, ken, (and it's great to see you back)! - Chaiscout - somewhere in the big ole US of A. :::: We'll be thinking of you Ken... And of course will give you a proper lowdown (no doubt with fab pics from ours truly, TheLodger) when it's all over and done!I shall tune in to your show when I finish my Saturday to do list. In the meantime... - sweetythang - UK :::: Ken!! Thank you so much! Just wish you were coming with us to Meltdown. As Sweety says though, I'm sure our Lodger will get some fab pics to share. - Jackie C - UK :::: Kenneth, I am awed, amazed, entertained, humbled and heartened by Hittin the Road with Mary --I logged on late last night and ushered in my official birthday laughing and crying and staring at my screen in slack-jawed amazement and amusement. What a way to kick off an incredible day! Delightful, delicious, delirious,wow! words fail me but I'm happy to hear that they don't fail you. Thank you from the bottom of my young heart! Mary Fieber - Chicago :::: Kenneth, Fantastic job. Lynne was thrilled!! I am sure Mary was as well, haven't spoken to her yet. All the best, Mike (aka Lynne's Mike) - somewhere in the big ole US of A. :::: Great show Kenneth! I haven't heard some of these GREAT songs in a long, long time. - Mike - Ohio :::: WOW! LaShirl rocks again. THANKS FOR THE SUPERB JOURNEY! The crazy Swede - subterranean - stockholm :::: Dear laShirl ­ apologies for the delay in my heartfelt thanks for the wonderful show you put together for my midfortieth. I’m afraid age has wearied my manners, so please don’t harm our Nick. You made my day very special and I still wonder at how you could have known I love that Ratcat song or for that matter how you could have known about my Trini Lopez problem as well ­ very Lydia. It was great to hear Wreckless Eric again too. With love ……..TJ - Brisbane :::: yay!! Interesting music mix and love the Beautiful Thing quote... hehehe... so Ken, what is frottage? A French cheese?? :-) - Marcus - brisneyland :::: I love your radio shows Ken! Please pass my love along to LaShirl too - you're both just too clever & talented. ~Vic - Melbourne :::: Radio Shirley makes my day, many days. :) This is simply top banana, and brilliantly done. - subterranean - Stockholm :::: What? No Fall? - 96dbFreak - Sydney :::: Hiya, Sweetie Ken!I am listening to Tony J's birthday show - very weird(especially those first 2 tracks - must be an inside joke?!)! I am up to the Ratcats (which I like!). Thankyou very much for sending it - you are some kind of friend - Tony must have been very pleased, it seems it must be very... customized. Huggsies,Lynne - somewhere in the big ole US of A. :::: You're back! and with lusto and gusto as you say. Who are the mystery girls? You are laShirl. You are THE mystery girl. - Anya - Poland :::: Shirley! what a surprise to find a new show in my inbox! We've missed you as I'm sure mr.Kenneth has too. Stay well and stay dry! Pish tush to that. Get pissed and swallow the medicine cabinet - love from your little heebee geebee - NZ :::: laShirl ... welcome back hunneybun! And what a cracker of a show to kick off your return to our world. What a lucky boy that TJ is to have such a super collection devoted to him. You are back for good now aren't you? - smallPaul - Sydney :::: Mornin' Ken! (and nudge laShirl for me, dear girl, if you've relented and let her spend the week at your place - hope she hasn't trashed the joint - it's time she rolled out as well). Just ran your beloved radio program again. So hon, this is just to tell you once again how wonderful you are and how lucky I am to know you. You probably hear that all the time from members of your extensive fan base, but it's no less true for that. You are priceless. Love, Lynne aka Chaiscout - somewhere in the big ole US of A. PS - I love Lulu the best, I think. She is one cool kitten. :::: Dear Ken....Sonic strudle was bloody marvellous, the KISS sounding esp. nice, early KRAFTWERK-ish (who'd have thought?) - I used to have Kraftwerk's self-titled first double album - best thing they ever did and stand-out Krautrock. No more Shirley? (Did I misread?) Say it ain't so, Mr Kenneth. Say it ain't so. - DMc - brisbane :::: and just when radioShirley was getting super freaky! Alas :( Looking forward to an impromptu re-entry from you in the very nearest of futures. Adieu my dearest bytebitch! - geebee - Auckland :::: Oh Shirley. Mirko and I will miss your web presence/presents. Thank you sweety for all those Lulu tracks!. I'm trawling through the archives I've kept with a glass of red to drown my sorrows. A big hug to you and mr. Kenneth - Anya and Mirko - Poland :::: Shirl! - SwampFox and I are completely gutted! - Don't leave us this way! - we're comin' for you with a big old elephant gun! - Thanks for all the smiles! - you will forever be our High Priestess of iRadio Sluttishness - BTW - tell mr. Kenneth to keep out of your closet! - he looks like my jewish mother! - smooches backatcha - miss[e] and SwampFox - Melbourne :::: Hi Kenneth! Just a quick note to say that Miss Shirley's CD arrived last Tuesday and I have been enraptured with the dulcit tones of Radio Shirley ever since.... picture me... picture the Snoopy dance.... yes ears and tongue flapping in the breeze as I wave my arms and wiggle my legs!! Of course have started alphabetically with moi's show at the top of the list and I am somewhjere in C about now...Thanks again, you're an angel! - Allyson - Vietnam :::: See ya Hunny. It's been real. Will miss you (sob). Get your sexy arse down to Sydney and we'll have a chocolate martini at the Peppermint Lounge and talk dirty. barbara - sydney :::: Mr Kenneth, Well hello there stranger!! Hope all is well in your world - I heard via the Sexy Shirley that it was recently your birthday - so hope you had a good one!! Hope you are well, talk to you soon!! (although I feel like I can keep in touch via La Shirl!!) big hugz, xx Leah - livin' in the fast lane in new farm :::: HAPPY BIRTHDAY gorgeous boy! Sorry I'm late - I've just got back from Russia. So I'm sending you a vodka infused kiss - wish I could buy you a drink of the real stuff but that'll have to wait till I'm back in the country! - sarah - london :::: Hey Shirl Thank you so much for this! It's Fabbo! I meant to send mr Kenneth an email last week to wish him a happy day - but didn't get around to it - so i hope you had a great day and will keep celebrating for the rest of the week! Bunny hugs AmandaXXX - brisvegas :::: Hey birthday girls! HERZLICHEN GLUCKWUNSCH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both of yous! - Marcus - brisbane :::: Happy early birthday ,Happy early birthday, a zillion kisses and big hugs and I'm squeezing the passionfruit and shredding the beetroot and inventing a Monsieur L'yons cocktail. Wish I was there to help you celebrate. we have a million people here at the moment but I'll write again soon lots of love tee ceexxxxxxxx - tracey jane - Normandy - France :::: Hi Ken - I finally got to listen to a radio shirley at work - laughing while doing mundane tasks. Using Real Player, but everything was slightly speeded up and chipmunky - is that intentional? - davy mac - brisbane :::: Perfect timing! I left my music collection at home today - Nat - brisbane :::: I'm having these strange afro hair cravings listening to your show Shirl - which I fear if I did act on ... I would lose all respect for myself aka Staple sisters. - Rebecca - Mt. Nebo :::: happy 1st birthday to shirley and manservant. Haven't actually seen him in the flesh for awhile so am assuming that he is still alive and mouldering away in some little computer dungeon - bigredbrisvegas aka Lisa - brisbane :::: happy birthday to you ...happy birthday to you ...happy birthday dear sshhhhiiiirrrllllyyyy...happy birthday to you!!!....you to mr Kenneth ... xo ness - brisvegas :::: miss Shirley...congrats on making it to the first birthday!! - Allyson...la Shirl's precious dresser - Vietnam :::: shirl - happy first birthday to radio shirley from an internet cafe on trafalgar square, london. good to hear that brother ben and carolyn are providing entertainment and inspiration as usual. sarah (formerly of toorak rd hamilton temporarily roaming the globe...miss seeing you on the bus...almost expect you to walk into these double decker ones here...that would surprise me) :::: a little gem of a show! - Eileen Surepuss - Brisbane :::: Shirley you excell as always! great work entertainment. thanks! I must come over and have a good flick through your collection sometime around a rollerskating theme that was mentioned sometime back i beleive. Sure I will be not much help to ken as he would have realised when we visited last, but it sounds like fun! keep well... love carolyn - brisbane :::: la Shirl. Sorry I haven't written for so long, but I have been tuning in. I really have!!! Doin the Shirley was a hoot! Now our little IRC commune has died I miss our swapping of brickbats in real time. How about putting a chat room on the page honey so we can all get together again and bitch our glorious brains out? Keep smudging up the netwaves darlink! - geebee - Auckland :::: miss Shirley. Let me introduce myself. My name is Pearce and am an Aussie boy stranded in San Francisco. Not such a bad place to be stranded in I must add. My dear friend smallPaul, who I believe you met via IRC, passed on the address for your show. Love it! Loved Doin the Shirley with you darl. I had two of the guys I share with trying to teach me how to Madison while listening to the broadcast! Suffice to say we all ended up in a giggling girly heap on the rug! Keep those tunes beaming and streaming and don't forget to add me to your list! I want more more more! - Pearce - San Francisco :::: Shirl...we put our left legs in and pulled our left legs out of their sockets while doin the Hokey Pokey in last weeks show! That's not part of the dance is it? Oh btw I've passed on your address to some people I am sure will be soon new Shirleyphiles! love on ya! - smallPaul - Sydney :::: Shirley ...last weeks Doin the Shirley show was a cracker but my dear. I think I slipped my disco while Swampfox and I were dancing with attitude to Fred Astaire! One minute I've come over all Madonna like...you know...striking a pose and then ...ouch!!....the pose stuck! You are my favourite internet radio slut...you know you are but I really think that some of these shows really should come with a health warning!...yours lathered up in Dencorub....ps...Swampfox sends a big wet one to you - miss[e] - melbourne :::: Was Uncle fester's partner 'thing'? Now there was a creature made for self pleasuring if ever i saw one. - bigredbrisvegas aka Lisa - brisvegas :::: Shirl, bless you. We're very saddened here by Nina's passing. We thank you for devoting your show this week to an incomparable artist and hope that some of your listeners who have not had the chance to hear her, will now join us as Nina admirers. Her music has been constantly playing in our house today as a tribute. We're sure the sounds of Nina have been playing around the world and are at the moment being sung in heaven today. Anya and Mirko - Poland :::: la Shirl...thank you for your tribute to Nina....may she ring through the webwaves this week as she will in our musical hearts and minds evermore.....love... miss[e] + SwampFox - melbourne :::: Thank you Ken. We saw Nina live some years back down the coast. It was wonderful. One of the first albums I bought ($1.99 from Coles in the city) back too many years to to talk about in polite company, was Nina. I think it was called 'Gin House Blues'...but if not, that was one of the tracks and still one of my favourites.I have been an enduring Nina fan since my youth. For me she will be sadly missed. thank you thank you,.... Eva - Wynnum :::: Oh my god ... found out. That secret stash of records left over from my 6th birthday has come back to haunt me. If you enjoyed Eric Liffman just wait - in light of a certain playlist the next item on the agenda will just have to be Daffy Duck singing about brewing Grow Small Juice to Bugs .....Round and round and round it goes .....Doesn't smell bad if you hold your nose.....he he, ha ha (Repeat ad nauseam)...Or maybe the Woody Woodpecker show or Eric Satie...So many choices ....Thanks Mr Kenneth and La Shirl - it was a real birthday treat, not to be forgotten for a long long time. I now have a new hero and role model - Gerald McBoing Boing. Move over Star Bellied Sneetches. - Peter - Samford :::: (message from la Shirl...methinks Eva the Diva has been hitting the happy sauce whilst typing her thankyous...see following message...LOL....) :::: H a py Bir thday to me, h a py bir thday too me. Haappy birtthhday....mr......thank you miss Shirley. I nearly said Mr Kenneethh - 'cause it works....but why acknowledge the man servant when the wonderful woman should be toasted. She truely is a woman of taste...Mae West was just the best..and I'm crazy about the South American songstress....but who told you about the karaoke...hmmmm.. I wonder??? Maybe miss Shirley would like to join trish and me in a Sinatra sonata one night????. Thank you miss Shirley...surely you have made my week. love and thanks, Eva the (dream on) diva - Eva - Wynnum :::: Dear Shirl, Bless you, bless you bless you! What a lovely birthday present, we have just got back from Denmark visiting Jakobs' family and I am truly honoured to have been SHIRLED! I have only listened to about half of it but am eagerly anticipating the rest!! I'll talk to you soon. lots of love Tracey-Jane xxxxxx - Normandy France :::: La Shirl au dessous un arc en ciel avec Dorothe etait une chose terrible...don't know how to thank properly a virtual personage, even one in sequined tootsies for my special birthday treat. So .. ooo Mr Kenneth will just have to accept hugs, kisses and other sloppy stuff instead . much love Dorothy - Samford :::: la Shirl...fabulous show of divas for your dresser...love the sound bites...yummy yummy...we in chez carlton thought you'd been hitting the cough syrup rather hard my dear...some strange furballs thrown into the mixes of late...but you are the flute of your universe aren't you sweety?...and ooo er...mr. Kenneth sounds quite a dish...give him a squeeze from me...Swampfox - melbourne :::: Shirl what a winner ! how did you know ? who have you been talking to ? when i was just a little sprocket living in the eastern suburbs of toowoomba, i had a radio/casette tape player .. one fateful day the local am radio station played ...convoy..., i happened to be in the room, there was a blank tape in the machine.. each day from then on for what seemed to me months (to mum + dad, it probably seemed to be years) i would play the song twenty, thirty times a day. i recall asking dad to bring home from the school he was teaching at, a double tape deck - at the time the height of hi-fi, upon which i dubbed a non-stop mix of the truckin song, both sides of a 60min tape. ah aural heaven. i'd run laps around the loungeroom speaking tough into my clenched fist ...yeah its a big ten-four there buddy...gigantor! ben's favourite jap-cute-punk band from melbourne...mach pelican... do a sweet cover of this, sublime, but i had never heard the original.Shirl, you could have given me no greater present than the pleasure i got from hearing this...thank you soo much Ben - Brisbane :::: WELCOME HOME SHIRL!!!! btw ... i think it is allyson's b'day in vietnam tomorrow ... shirl, you had better ADD a special track to an email ....i reckon something from miss saigon should do 'er? :) jane - brisbane :::: Shirl,thanks from big sis,love those easybeats,you know that is my very fave song. i remember exactly where i was , i had this massive crush on this guy from sandgate called mick robinson and they were playing this at a party we were all at . love Trish - Trish - Wynnum :::: Oh Shirley, you love, you remembered. What a sweetheart you are. And what an honour. I'm thrilled. It's the best birthday present ever. Love you to bits and pieces. Can't wait till we smooch again (and this time we're going all the way -- tongues and all -- oh come on, you know you wanna) BIG! FAT! LOVE! - Barb - Sydney :::: Looooove the music Shirl, but the written introductions really do it for me... Radio slut AND wordsmith. You really are amazing. - Leanne - BrisVegas :::: thanks for all the Shirls darling - Trashy-Jane - Normandy - France :::: hey Shirl, great bluesy show this week. How about a show about being green sometime soon huh? I think you know who has been bitten by that beast....haha.....keep it confidential sweets ;) - Bitwise - Melbourne :::: dearest shirl .. gush blush .. i LOOOOVE your show - especially now i can download and play! i'd like to make a very special request on behalf of allyson and ella and ask if you have any BLUES to sing and weep to in your collection? going troppo has made us all come over nostalgic ... love jane - truna aka j.turner - brisbane :::: Shirley...my cousin Anya passed on your url for the UPTIGHT show. Please add me to your radio list! I loved it! Johan - Copenhagen :::: la Shirl...did we see a serious side to our favourite radio mistress? I think so! Amongst the Motown workout of last week there was a poignant gem I have never heard before. What was that song? What the world needs now is love for sure ...or Shirley for PM! We could do a helluva lot worse. ;) smallPaul- Sydney :::: Shirl...thank you for gettin UPTIGHT...seriously groovy...hehe.....but my dear...I haven't heard the Tom Clay ...What the world needs now is Love/Abraham,Martin and John.... track for many years....ahhh...how the memories came flooding back amongst tears. Mirko was even moved enough to sit still with me and talk! - Anya - Poland :::: Shed a few tears over your docu pop--- a mixture of reminiscence for idealistic dreams of the 60's and an end to a particularly moving Personal Growth course...Thanks to a treasured buddy xx love from Dorothy - Samford :::: Hello Shirley...geebee told me to tune in to you. When I can I tune out? - sevenSeas - Dunedin :::: laShirl...Songs in the Key of Di Ball was a rip snorter!!! Excuse me while I saddle my tea bags - spiderGal - Newcastle :::: Like a fine wine sweety...these shows of yours just get better and better! SwampFox is having a a private hoe down to the Petticoat Junction theme as I type this *smooches back ty - miss[e] -melbourne :::: As my Grandmother would say...You're the pit inside a gorgeous peach!... radioShirley oWnZ!!! - SaraBeLLum - Gold Coast :::: Where on Earth did you dig up that Phyllis Diller recording? It had me laughing so much, I kept spitting out mouthfuls of bubbly at every punchline. In the end I just gave up! - punKINDruBLIc - Frankston :::: Shirley...whoever you are...your ...The Shirl from Ipanema... show sure had me reaching for the fruitbowl! Consider me hopelessly devoted! - Greg - WPRB 103.3FM ...The Good Bad and Ugly Radio Show... http://www.wprb.com/ - Princeton New Jersey :::: Looking forward to have you pop our corks for another half hour again this week hunney - SwampFox - somewheres in St Kilda :::: Keep trashing the netwaves my lovely! The girls are all gathering this Saturday night at SwampFox's flat to celebrate with your birthday show. Have a wonderful one! Cheers my dear! - miss[e] -melbourne :::: Hola Shirley! SpiderGal sent me your address. Send me your pic.!!! I'm sure you are very beautiful woman! You have very good taste in music! - Marco - Brazil :::: Shirley, last week's show was truly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Did I spell it correctly? HAHA. You had me having a Julie Andrews moment while cleaning Mirko's room! Have you any more Lulu songs waiting in the wings for me? By the way, Mirko sends his love. - Anya- Mirko's mother - Poland :::: I'm fascinated by the idea that Shirley has a manservant!!! - vanessa m- Brisbane :::: A radioShirley - 1 part Vodka/2 parts Vodka/1 part Vodka/2 parts ice/a good cigar and take tomorrow off work - The Kid with the Replacable Head - BrisVegas :::: Darling, before listening to radioShirley my dog wouldn't say a word....now you make her wanna howl...how can I repay you? - spiderGal - Newcastle :::: Shirl...I've just bought a very glamorous new goldfish and guess what I've called it? - smallPaul- Sydney :::: Shirley....your low fi rocks my world! Tukkas up luvvy! - miss [e] - Melbourne :::: Shirl old girl..mah head's in a whirl - Mirko - Poland :::: So hun....where are all the real sheilas? - geebee - Auckland :::: love the purple prose - peter & dorothy - Samford :::: radioShirley?!!!....radioGaGa!!!....peachy keen dahlink! - the tooth fairy - Gold Coast :::: longer harder faster... ;)- pippintook - Armidale :::: well shirl , good to hear the sexy voice !!!!!!!!! wonderful intro , and great show....trish - wynnum