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Date
23 June 2000

Title
What great radio was built upon

Who?
Mark, Alex, Tom, Rob (breifly)

What happened?
Opening: You�re listening to Seddonism on Friday, June 23rd, the day that everyone�s getting lost in thought, a very unfamiliar territory�
Where�s the Ashmeister?
He�s not here, and to be frank, I�m getting rather tired of his lax attitude
Yeah!
But we go have a Reames!

Tom�s Catchphrase bank balance is rapidly expanding: �You�re on fragile ground, Seddon.�, �You�re Clutching at Straws, Seddon�, �Biting off more than you can chew� �I�m questioning the validity of that statement Seddon,� �think on your feet Seddon��
And early on introduces this great new phrase into the mix:
It�s what great radio was built upon
�I�m just a veritable catchphrase machine!� He says, justifiably.

Theatre of risk. Tom worried by Brazilian socio-lingual-culture type gap between him and the instructor. He appeals to Lafrowda students for help.
T: The object was to learn our limitations. And my limitation is Brazilian people telling me to touch people with my eyes closed.

Rob�s random walk (Rob was a little confused by the concept):
R: What�s that?
M: You�ve done it before!
R: Have I? Was I drunk?
M: I don�t know! Well, you�re Rob, so probably.
He had to link; Flies, Moby�s ubiquitousness, Ribena Berries. And did very well.

Tom�s JJ72 girl obsession gets an info update. (see the noshow website).
We get a soothing rendition of his Hilary Woods poem.

My flatmate John makes an appearance on the phone to talk about the band Snug. Cos he�s going on tour with the band to Japan this summer. I feel a little rum knowing I�ll be stuck in Exeter.

And another thing:
Mark rants about Radio1 Newsbeat: its use of Street language, Pop music as beds, Presenting opinion/vox pops as news and putting across the idea that da yoof simply don�t understand complex issues.
M: Eminem shouldn�t be used as background music for the news.
T: He should be the news!
M: He should make the news his ho�!

Al is miffed about her switch card and an unnamed bank.
With this in mind on Stressbusting we make a relaxation tape for people with bank problems. Tom uses some peculiar polar bear metaphors.
T: Banks make us all unhappy. Unless of course you work at one.

The Friday challenge
None. Ash didn't turn up. Rob had to go.

Best quote?
Tom: I�d like to big up Marge Thatcher, who�s listening on the web. She�s an avid Internet user, and can often be found at the Yahoo teen chat room.

Top Tune
Sweet Female Attitude/ Flowers as remixed using the power of our own voices.