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BRITS are not usually
comfortable with shouting from the rooftops how good something
is (or isn't) so I've deliberated about posting your comments
about the show. Rather than have a guest book where Polythene
Spam and frendz could bare all I had decided to have no
feedback posted. Those who write do always receive replies.
However, seven years later, bearing in mind (with tongue firmly
planted in cheek) this is the place
where pomposity and pretentiousness know no boundaries,
here are a small selection of your
thoughts (warts and all). All anonymous with no names unless
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"What the hell are you smoking, or
sniffing ? I have spent an hour now listening to your show
this Saturday night and i have heard about four tracks worth
listening to. IF Peel has affected you please get some
treatment, the man was an eccentric weirdo who loved playing
crap which is why he suited different youth cultures and the
BBC kept him on. Listening to your show i feel like i am on
drugs with weird folky Scottish tunes, then ethereal music
followed by god knows what. I know no offshore radio friends
that ever gave Peel a listen, and in the 70's Caroline never
played anything of his taste so maybe you should be working
for some some old radio one appreciation society where Peely
music is appreciated."
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from a media
entrepreneur:
"Always beats
me why you don't have some late night gig on the Beeb
somewhere - the quality of your music choice is excellent but
then I guess that opens a whole discussion topic of why radio
in the UK is so dire at present ...."
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"I love a mixture of Rock, dance,
trance & progressive music, that's why I enjoy what you do"
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"Thanks
again (for the Nth time) for your most excellent shows. Sorry
if it sounds exaggerated but it is simply the truth - but then
I'm sure others will say so too!
Radio
Seagull - and your show being my absolute favourite, to hear
your selection of new music and the occasional Kraftwerk, Mr.
Coconut or Klaatu track..."
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"listening
to your wonderful show.. Just LOVE Emerge by Fischerspooner -
had to do a Shazam text check to find that out"
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about the
show from Seborga, Liguria, with co presenter Mark Dezzani:
"Sorry
Chris....
all I can say
is..............
BLOODY
Brilliant ,
you've got me hooked to your shows,
regards to Mark D
'cause he sounds Kool too.. "
The Seborgan Seagull
with Mark Dezzani & Chris B
The Cure-The Holy Hour
Noir Desir-Le Vent Nous Portera
Isabelle Antenne-Playback
Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto-Autobahn
Stanley Clarke-Desert Song
Robert Wyatt-Heeps Of Sheep
Lunar Drive-50 Cents
Urzi Fantasia-Meikku
Lee Scratch Perry-African Hitch Hiker
Dr John-Take What I Can Get
Calexico-Alone Again Or
Les Negresse Vertes-Les Megots
Madaski-A Forest
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from a DJ at another
radio station (previously on RNI, ex Radio Caroline etc.), this carefully considered and reasoned comment,
about the above Seborgan Seagull playlist:
What a load of obscure crap if you don't mind me saying
so...
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"I
try to listen every time you are on Radio Seagull.
Love the show.
Why aren't you on Radio Seagull every night?"
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A
general comment about Radio Seagull:
"I own a bar in Thailand. Most nights at 2am (Just before the
bar closes) I put radio Seagull on the PA system. We have a
large international customer base, from America, England,
Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Germany etc etc. It's interesting to
see their reaction when they realise what they are listening
to!"
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"I'm now hearing your excellent show.
You played America by
Bert Sommer ??
Loved it, love the Simon & Garfunkel original, Love the YES
/ Jon Anderson version too..."
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...whilst
live on air at Radio Caroline Maidstone studio:
"Hi Chris,
This is simple, either
follow our playlist or put the automation on and go home.
Your
choice."
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from a radio
professional:
"Truly, you
"get it" in terms of doing creative radio. Your playlists are
the type of radio I love to see being done. Your ideas on how
a show should be presented are quite progressive. I can think
of no better compliment than to be told to "return to
playlist" as I was in the exact same boat here on an American
FM station. I was the operations manager and also handled
music and programming of the station until they realized I was
actually going to LOOK for music to play instead of sitting
back and passively letting the computer play things over and
over and over.. I had a vision to grow the station which was
not shared..."
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from another presenter:
"...you were yet
another bloody presenter who refused to work to dull and
out-dated playlists. And quite right too !!!
Funny how people who make up
playlists always seem to know a hell of a lot less about music
than the guys who are actually doing the programmes. Weird
isn't it ?
Freeform rules !"
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