Behind the scenes

The STAR FM spring session would not have been possible had it not been for all those people who worked behind the scenes. The techies, the newsies, admin types, and anyone else involved with making the three-week broadcast session happen. Thanks for making it happen.

Andrew

World Music Show. A real treat for listeners. Andrew Scott burned the midnight oil, playing some exceptionally fine fusion music. Thanks, Andrew.

Guess who?

Surprise! It's Georgie! Some excellent comic relief for St. Andrews students.

The Cat's in The Hat

Andrew & Tom

A truly amazing piece of art. Thanks!

Be Kind to STAR DJs Week

Too much to do and too little time to do it. Two weeks have come and gone. STAR FM's stars who still have shows scheduled are perhaps a little anxious. Just how can one write a dissertation and prepare for a radio show, then give it their all when they are on the air? Be kind to them.

• Tip for Frantic Students: Before submitting your paper, have some neutral person with brains review what you have written to critique it. Mom will say: "Son, that looks marvelous!" Boyfriend will say: "Looks good to me!" And the prof might say: "Who taught you to spell?"

STAR's royal couple

Monique and Jesse presented The Duchess and The Jester. No other team put on quite the pro show for STAR FM's webcam viewers. Great chat, fine music, grooving, and a genuine ZEBRA t'boot! Folks, don't they look like they are really having fun? An excellent student radio program.

• Will STAR FM's "royal couple" take the coveted top spot?

Huw gets a mention

Something for the Weekend's Huw said he'd bake cookies for STAR FM's Canadian listener just so he could get mentioned on the blog. Macadamia and white chocolate cookies would be appreciated.

• See Jessica Simpson posting below

Andy's a webcam ham

Tom had to go to Amsterdam? He could have made other arrangements, but he chose to abandon Andy. However, John didn't do too bad. Andy, on the other hand, hogged the webcam at times. Thanks, Andy and John, for having fun on the weekend.

Canuckish

James Rose, you get a mention here for two reasons: First, you sound like a Canuck. The other is that you claim Rex Murphy (on the right) to be your radio idol. Rex is truly one of the great ones. There's no other just like Rex.

Wake-up call

Some dog barking in the middle of the night (3 a.m.) woke me up and gave me the chance to hear half an hour of Chris and Myles doing their thing. This shot looks like they heard the dog too! You did have fun.

Pure genius?

How about this webcam shot guys? Tom and Joe asked to have their mugs on this blog. Not a bad show. I enjoyed your unique perspectives on movies, and some of your music. (You guys used the term "genius" - not me.)

Doris Day

Doris Day is an amazing lady and a living legend. She turned 83 in April. Of all stars, Doris is my favourite and always has been. After many years of singing and dancing her way through life in the movies, she decided to dedicate her life as an animal rights activist. That was 30 years ago folks. What will you be doing when you are 83? http://www.ddal.org/

Rambling

Perhaps Jeeves and Ted had a rough night. They both looked tired. The pop screen seems to work well for grabbing 40 winks.

What's Andy up to?

Some of the webcam shots I've seen have been quite interesting. Andy looks like he might just jump into the camera and get transported into cyberspace. Good shows guys, even though it's a wee bit early for listeners in the Mountain Time Zone.

It's all about fun

You just never know what fun Chris and Rory get up to when the music is playing.

Underwatershenanigans

Aisling. So you can sing under water. I heard it. Incredible! Not something I would ever have tried on air. Great show, by the way.

Matt & Georgie

STAR FM has shown that students at the University of St. Andrews know how to work hard and have fun. Programs presented over the past two weeks have certainly been entertaining. For an old guy, I was able to handle listening to some of the new "stuff" as well as the not-so-new tunes and songs. Georgie, you kept Matt under control - most of the time. Your show had lots of variety, and it kept me awake as I worked on some research projects.

Don't ask any questions

Matt's smile of the week

All he needed was a little encouragement the first week. Just look at him shine. If Matt's got an audience, who knows what he will do. You could be looking at the next Vernon Kay.

When you're smiling...

Matt held a smile for a whole 20 seconds for the STAR FM webcam.

The dynamic duo of Matt and Georgie have to be one of the greatest things to happen to St. Andrews since sliced bread. Well, maybe not quite that much - but close.

I could say they were outstanding in their field, but they were sitting in the studio and not in a field. Alright, it's a corny old joke.
Matt and Georgie, you were outstanding. It sounded like you both had a blast. Good for you. A fun show.

Matt & Georgie ROCK

Looking good!

Andrew reads a message all the way from Canada

You just never know who is listening to you in the middle of the night - even 4,000 miles away in Canada. Andrew presented a fine choice of music and opened my ears to some excellent talent I'd never heard. The dogsleds only get here every few months, so new music is slow coming to this part of the world. Thank heaven for the Internet.

Andrew sends a message all the way to Canada

A unique way to say "Thanks" to a STAR FM listener in the Canadian wilderness. At this rate, we could do away with fax machines and mobile phones. Perhaps it would help people slow down and start thinking about what they are saying. A daft idea.

Tom & Andy

Tom and Andy, like Matt and Georgie, offered some wonderful banter as they presented their show. However, I thought they looked vaguely familiar when they read my message after buzzing them.

• Check the next posting.

Who are these guys?

You guys look amazingly familiar. Have you two ever heard of Tom and Andy at STAR FM?

• These are two characters in the pizza commercial where Miss Piggy comes prancing in like Jessica Simpson. I've never met Jessica or Miss Piggy.

Joe Clark & Andy Stewart

I don't know if Joe ever met Andy, but I met both of them and they both shook my hand.

Joe Clark became Prime Minister of Canada. For some reason not everyone was familiar with even his name, let alone who he was. He was known as Joe Who. His little airplane landed at Fort Qualicum and he walked across the grass, hobnobbing with local knaves, until he reached me, stretched forth his hand and said: "Hi! I'm Joe Clark." I'm not sure who he thought I thought he might be. Today Joe Clark is one of Canada's well-respected elder statesmen.

Andy Stewart. I loved Andy's cheeky antics and funny songs when I was a kid living in The Old Country. When my parents discovered record players and records at a music store in The New Country, they started collecting Scottish records. Any Scottish stuff would do. It was Campbellton Loch I Wish you were Whiskey or Donald Where's your Troosers or Scotland the Brave, first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Anything with bagpipes. Just kidding! However, my parents did make sure our family got to attend any Scottish concert event that came to townn.

And then it happened. I was granted an audience with the Crown Prince of the Scottish Stage himself. What an honour it was to interview Andy Stewart in his underpants. Ladies and gentlemen, I kid you not! There he sat kiltless - just a shirt, underpants, stockings and shoes, while he sipped some refreshing Vancouver Island water just minutes before bounding onto the stage.

• The things radio listeners never knew in those days!