Sat 11 Mar 2006
While we wait to speak to Paul and Jeanette about the Jackhammer Johnson, we talk about being underwhelmed by the Commonwealth Games, and make a very special live cross to Singapore for our first What Would Uncle Bob Do? segment. Plus Ableton Live, Zan’s best music friend, and a new Cooking with Jana.
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March 13th, 2006 at 4:12 am
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March 13th, 2006 at 10:02 am
Jana! where is your recipe?! im really dying to make it! please post it!
March 13th, 2006 at 3:57 pm
I’m starting to have doubts about Uncle Bob. If he thinks spiders have necks, then it’s high time he laid off the vegemite vodka. Spiders don’t even have heads, so where would the neck go? They also don’t have internal skeletons, so there are no bones to break. Furthermore since they’re not even chordates, there is no notocord to severe, so a broken neck wouldn’t kill a spider even if she had a neck. Clearly Uncle Bob is a liar or delusional.
March 13th, 2006 at 7:22 pm
tvindy, I hope Uncle Bob doesn’t see what you’ve said; he has a fearsome temper and takes his stories very seriously. Perhaps he simply crushed the tarantula, but thought he’d snapped it’s neck …
March 13th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
Sorry Jared, I hang my head in shame. The recipe is now up and ready to go, so Bob’s Yer Uncle!
March 16th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
I just saw the “Uncle Bob’s Tips” podcast at http://www.podcastcharts.com/uncle-bob-s-tips.html . I don’t think there’s any arachnid carnal curiosities going on over there–it looks like a family show, with hobby tips and such.
-V
March 17th, 2006 at 2:37 am
The Jackhammer Johnson review over at www.pkandjshow.com is everything it was cracked up to be; maybe my imagination but Jeanette even seemed a bit flustered by your candour at a few points. Good work!
P.S. - Paul thinking cockney rhyming slang was high British culture: hilarious. “You called, your majesty?” “Yeah. Hop down them apples and get us a ruby.”
P.P.S. - Great fireworks at the CG opening ceremony last night. I wouldn’t have liked to be in the blimp (or whatever it was) flying overhead filming…
March 17th, 2006 at 3:33 am
Not sure if you’ve heard the show, but Uncle Bob sounds like some of the characters from The Mighty Boosh. I think Uncle Bob should travel around a bit, and give us some reports on other places/cultures from an “Australian” perspective, however tainted it may be! One other thing: I remember seeing a short comedy series about the Australian Olympic comittee just before you hosted the Summer games some time back. It was done in the same style as The Office, and (I thought) it was great, but I can’t remember what it was called, and as such can’t find it. Any help?
March 17th, 2006 at 4:30 am
Sorry, I just realised that I should provide a translation. “Yeah. Hop down them apples and get us a ruby.â€Â? translates as “Yes. Go downstairs immediately and return with a curry.” (Apples and pears, stairs; Ruby Murray, curry.)
March 17th, 2006 at 11:25 am
Hi Forrest,
I’ve only seen The Mighty Boosh a couple of times (I remember one which featured a fight with a kangaroo) but I can see the association. And Uncle Bob does plenty of travelling; I’m sure he’ll give the odd travelogue as he goes.
I think the other show you’re thinking of is The Games. I never really got into it, although it had some great Melbourne comedians in it like John Clark and Gina Riley (whom many Australian and UK listeners are likely to know as Kath from Kath and Kim).
March 19th, 2006 at 10:16 am
Oh my, Uncle Bob certainly is a loquacious old bloke isn’t he? Perhaps he could have put the spider into a coma by telling him a story.