30 Jan 08 - 04:13 AM (#2248428) Subject: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Liz the Squeak Today is the birthday of our beloved poet and silly man, Les Barker. Hope you're having a good day - after the last few weeks, you could probably do with a few smiles. To do this, we could all write to the BBC and ask them to play something from any of the 'Guide Cats for the Blind' series... just for fun! LTS |
30 Jan 08 - 04:39 AM (#2248436) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Mo the caller What programme do you suggest - there are more request programmes for music than silly verse. |
30 Jan 08 - 04:41 AM (#2248438) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: mouldy Same from me. Have a lovely birthday (but don't overdo it)! Just remember that you might feel you can walk half a mile, but it is also half a mile back again! Andrea |
30 Jan 08 - 05:11 AM (#2248450) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Liz the Squeak Sarah Kennedy and a lot of others on Radio 2 are good for a try... they've played his stuff before, and many have recorded for him. LTS |
30 Jan 08 - 05:33 AM (#2248461) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Folkiedave I shall play the Weather Forecast just before 11.00 am on Friday February 1st in honour of the great man. See thread.cfm?threadid=106141 for details of my radio show. |
30 Jan 08 - 08:40 AM (#2248561) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: My guru always said Many More Happies Les! |
30 Jan 08 - 03:12 PM (#2248863) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Anne Lister Penblwydd Hapus, Les! Anne |
30 Jan 08 - 05:53 PM (#2249046) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: vectis Happy Burfdai Les! Maybe we should all write to "Poetry Please". Just wish I could see Roger McGough's face if we did... Tee Hee |
30 Jan 08 - 07:07 PM (#2249119) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: GUEST,Bill the sound All the best Les Have a great day |
30 Jan 08 - 07:10 PM (#2249121) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Hawker Happy Birthday Les, and Get well soon! Cheers, Lucy |
30 Jan 08 - 07:12 PM (#2249122) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Tig Hippo Burpday two ewes Les. Keep taking it steady and then you can irritate the life out of some festival organisers again this summer. Love and hugs Tig xxx |
30 Jan 08 - 08:26 PM (#2249158) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Severn Got put on your genius by the late Al Grierson back when The FolkDJ List was still a fun, creative place to be. I wish you the best of birthdays and of health and the best of years for the one this birthday marks. |
30 Jan 08 - 08:36 PM (#2249160) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Leadfingers Have a good one Les ! I hung back to see how long it would be before a Transponder posted . Nice to see it was a good Mate , who has sung at Maidenhead AND come canalling with us !! |
30 Jan 08 - 09:24 PM (#2249184) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Chris in Portland Happy birthday, Les. Hope you make it back to wild of the Northwest soon. Chris in Portland. |
31 Jan 08 - 01:28 AM (#2249287) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Little Robyn Love and best wishes from Robyn and Mitch Park in NZ. |
31 Jan 08 - 03:01 AM (#2249305) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Geoff the Duck I shall listen to the weather forecast in honour of the great men. I hear it is going to be windy in the North West... Quack! GtD. |
31 Jan 08 - 03:51 AM (#2249322) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Splott Man Happy Birthday Les. |
31 Jan 08 - 05:45 AM (#2249363) Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Les Barker! From: Mick Tems Llongyfarchiadau, Les! |