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The song I\u2019ve sent you is a live recording of part of a concert I did a few years back with James Burton at the Floral Pavilion New Brighton\u2026.James was the guitarist on Ricky Nelson\u2019s records in the 50\u2019s and early 60\u2019s and backed Elvis during his Vegas years\u2026I was a huge fan of Ricky mainly because of the great guitar solos on his records .. so to eventually have the privilege of performing his songs with my guitar hero was a bit special\u2026I have since done five concerts with the great man the latest being last July at Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton where we did 14 Ricky hits with those stunning solos\u2026.he is a great guy and a pleasure to know\u2026.this is \u201cHello Mary Lou\u201d\n\n \n\n2.The BBC have brought back the chat show where Claire Balding interviews sports personalities\u2026.sadly it doesn\u2019t work\u2026.whereas I like Claire Balding very much she struggles to get any entertainment value out of her guests\u2026sports stars are not showbiz\u2026.they should stick to what they do\u2026it\u2019s like those dreadful records footballers used to make (e.g. \u201cHoddle and Waddle)\u2026they should not be let within a mile of a recording studio\u2026.they would have enough to say if Tom Jones turned out on the wing.\n\nI once composed a song for Tranmere Rovers\u2026we got the players into the studio to sing it \u2026 resulting in MY demo being released\u2026.case closed.\n\n \n\n3.I also watched the live performance of \u201cThe Sound Of Music\u201d on ITV\u2026.it was brilliant\u2026and LIVE!!...tough call that one\u2026I think this will get plenty of awards\u2026and I also enjoyed the documentary on the \u201cTake That\u201d tour\u2026.I was knocked out\u2026.the amount of effort put into the show was staggering\u2026.they certainly set the bar very high.\n\nTake That are an out fit I don\u2019t want to like\u2026.but I can\u2019t help it.\n\n \n\n4.There has been a spate of programmes looking back at the sixties and seventies TV\u2026.and how un P.C. it all was\u2026.this was before the P.C.Brigade rose up and killed entertainment\u2026.I accept that through young eyes some of the antics on these programmes must seem pretty unbelievable but what is annoying is the likes of Biggins and some of the older female presenters looking totally shocked when watching it\u2026.they were there!!!...what\u2019s the big surprise?.....\n\nHaving said this we still have some funny comedians\u2026Peter Kay being one of them\u2026there was a great documentary on him the other night\u2026he is very clever.\n\nThen at the other end of the spectrum we have John Bishop with his own show\u2026.oh dear.\n\n \n\n5.I used to video the annual nativity for a primary school where my son was a teacher\u2026.and one year it featured two little 8 year old girls playing their violins\u2026it was so bad I suggested to the parents that I send the clip to You\u2019ve Been Framed\u2026.it was accepted and was featured on the Christmas special\u2026.we were invited to go along to the show and meet Lisa Riley etc\u2026.so the parents took their kids and I went with my wife\u2026I got 250 quid which I split with the two kids\u2026.and I told them \u201cno matter what road you take in life you can always say you played your violins on TV on Christmas day\u2026AND GOT PAID FOR IT!!...and not many people can say that\u201d\u2026\u2026I wonder what happened to them?