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01:04:11 ::: radioShirley presents “Shirl’s out of her Toybox!”


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Greetings Shirleyphiles and welcome to another 40 minutes or so of low-fi lovliness!


The manservant and I suspected that we had very wide appeal, but a hit with children? mr.K and I had some email correspondence a while back informing us that there is one gorgeous Shirleyphilette out there by the name of Sophia who loves listening to her mother’s collection of radioShirley shows while she’s having a bath! And months ago, Shirleyphile Ben sent through a fabulous snap of his young son Morris flipping through a record collection choosing tunes for radioShirl. Such excellent taste!


So for little Sophia and all the little and not so little Shirleyphiles out there on the interwebs, the manservant dug into my dress-up box and pulled out, besides his thumb, some shiny happy tuneage! Oh, and a few favourite childhood things I had forgotten all about! After we dusted them and wiped the remains of chocolate fingers off, we laid them all over the floor putting together something we hope will bring a big smile to your collective dials.


Goodness, this show may even have you re-arranging the furniture to build a cubby house under the kitchen table! That is exactly where I found mr.K when he had finally finished this show. He was swaying under the table, thumb in mouth and tightly gripping his comfort blanket. No surprises there really. That kind of behaviour has lately become an all too frequent pastime of his!

Until next time kids, take care and play fair!
*be smooched*
radioShirl and mr. Kenneth

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08:05:09 :::: radioShirley presents “Animal Crackers!

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Greetings Shirleyphiles and welcome to another 40 minutes or so of low-fi lovliness!

Well its getting a little chilly round these parts and when Shirl’s parts get a little chilly, yours truly reaches for her favourite fur coat. Now before you start throwing cream pies and planning how to knee cap me next time we meet in the carpark, the fur in question is 100% endorsed by the late Linda McCartney herself! No, its not woven from Sir Paul’s pubic shedding – heaven forbid – but is a fabulous faux little number which fits me to a tee and fools just about everyone! Even mr.K looked twice when I swished in wearing said fur for the first time. Always the thoughtful one, for the first two weeks he would leave it a bowl of water as it lay languid across the lounge.

That’s more than Heather did for Sir Paul I bet!


So for all the Shirleyphiles feeling the chill, this show is for you! Unhinged as we are, we’ve thrown open the cages with Pavlovian technique and released our animal instincts along with Tom Jones, The Trashmen, Slim Whitman, Mama Cass, Iggy Pop, Dusty Springfield, Mrs Miller, Ivor Cutler, Wire, Nick Cave, The Birthday Party, Rex Harrison, Kate Bush, Benzell Graham, Brigette Bardot, The Nutty Squirrels, Jonathon Richman & The Modern Lovers, Tiny Tim, Ella Mae Morse & The Kinks. How’s that for a musical menagerie!


Until next time listeners, move the cat out of harms way, feed the birds tuppence a bag and give the next furry friend you come across a little scratch behind the ear. You should see mr.K roll over each time I do that to him! It’s positively canine, darlings!


*be smooched*
laShirl and mr. Kenneth


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