Kingdom's Blog

April 25th, 2011

So the countdown has begun. 54 Days to go until The SEStran two Capitals cycle ride.

Here is my progress so far:

We I now have a bike which I suppose is the most important thing that you would need so I am half way there.

I have also indulged myself by purchasing some new gadgets for the bike, including a holder for my iPhone, a new HD Video Camera to film my cycle and also a wireless headset for music and also so I can make phone calls too.

I thought with my level of physical fitness I should maybe get in some training. So far I have managed a staggering 5 miles on my bike and I felt like I would never walk again.

I will be out and about this week and I will update you on how I get on.

Remember it’s not too late to register for the cycle. Just visit www.twocapitals.org/

Speak to you all soon

Gary

April 8th, 2011

Ian, Darren, Ali and I have signed up for the SEStran 2 Capitals Cycle Ride which will see us cycle from Pittencreif Park, Dunfermline to Ocean Terminal, Leith. I am starting to think this maybe wasn’t the best of idea’s I have ever had, however I have said I am taking part so I feel I now have made a commitment.

If you haven’t heard about the 2 Capitals Cycle Ride it is a non-competitive, all-age, all-abilities event that aims to promote cycling for all. The only think stopping me now is the fact that I don’t have a bike and I am extremely unfit. So it’s not looking good. Even the children will come in before me.

If over the coming weeks you see a small fat man at the side of the road with a bike trying to get his breath it is probably me trying out the new bike I plan to buy on Thursday. Please stop and give me some encouragement.

Gary

March 9th, 2011

I mentioned that I was cutting out carbs from my diet this week, and it turns out it has worked a treat !

To see a full list of team losses this week, click on the pic and you’ll magically be transported to the very nifty, very geeky, WWI page that Ali is hosting on his website !

March 8th, 2011

 ’We all spend our well earned cash on tat on holiday, this DVD I got might take the biscuit. It cost a lot and is frankly - quite a bit rubbish’

March 8th, 2011

Just thought I should keep you posted on my eating habits this week, after saying that was sticking to a better diet this week, after a disappointing few weeks on the Wednesday Weigh In.

My landlady in Toronto has started a new diet, that cuts out a lot of carbs (but nothing like the Atkins diet) so I have been showing some support and joining in. We have had a lot of lentils and even more chickpeas …. Who knew I liked them so much.

I guess well find out on Wednesday how good the diet actually is.

I’ll also be taking the scales with me next week, as I head to Montreal … and hopefully Quebec… Now.. Where is my French phrasebook??

March 7th, 2011

I’m assuming that, by now, you’ve realised that there was a slight technical mishap not so long ago on the Word Is Out. Accidents happen of course, so we started a new clip on the 15th of February with the prize fund exactly where it would’ve been had we still been using the previous missing word clip.



That means that, as of today, you’re playing for over £1820 on the game that gives you three chances to win every day. Since the prize fund is so high, and since we’ve had this current clip on air for a while now, I thought it was about time to list the wrong guesses we’ve had so far:


snowdrops, buds, daffodils, lambs, catkins, rain, cabriolets, swallows, dew, caravans, geese, shoots, ospreys, bulbs, birds, crocuses, cuckoos, lambs, mini-skirts, bluebirds, daylight, lawnmowers, germination, weeds, mating, sun, tide, butterflies, temperature, equinox, smiles, gardeners, fashion, sun, sunshine, golfers, hares, tractors…



Hopefully that’s of some help for you. Don’y miss your next chance to play live on air. Lines open for registration Monday to Friday at 7am for the game at 7.15am, 9am for the game at 9.15am and 5pm for the game at 5.15pm.



Good luck!

January 18th, 2011

The current ‘Word Is Out’ has been running since November - so maybe it’s time to help you along with a list of the wrong answers so far. 

If you fancy winning lots of cash, you can play on Breakfast and Drivetime at 7.15, 9.15 and 5.15.  Good luck! Ian

false leg
finger
leg
false boobs
baby
eye
wig
crocodile
limb
false teeth
coffin
glass eye
truss
thimble
manakin
digeridoo
penny
piano
horse
skeleton
urn
stamp
wooden leg
tooth
child
cauldron
skeleton
hamster
train
casket
cufflink
bus
toupee
python
penny
sword
glass eye
wheelchair
pen
coffin
parrot
grandparent
baby
teeth
thong
limb
pizza
show
newspaper
magazine
yacht
alligator
vibrator
condom
snowman
whip
safe
crown
stuffed cat
hearse
medal
pencil
diary
bus
corpse
cat
button
skull
kiss
needle
puppy
spoon
parachute
tiara
bible
ukelele
prosthetic leg
eyelash
boomerang
photograph
tortoise
dummy
brain
buggy
tarantula
gramophone
motorbike
prosthesis
ocotopus
wife
job
girdle
biro
violin
appendix

January 12th, 2011

I can’t believe it, but a whole year has passed since the last Wednesday Weigh In, and now we’re only one week away from it coming back!



The idea is simple: over the Christmas period we all eat and drink too much. We (and when I say “we” I mean ME!) pay the price for overindulgence with a few extra inches on the waistline and a few extra pounds showing up on the scales. I agree with you, it’s incredibly unfair, but these are the facts! So, a couple of years ago Barry Snedden and I decided that the motivation we needed to have a sensible diet was weekly humiliation on air; and so the Wednesday Weigh In was born.



Every Wednesday evening after 6pm we’ll bring you a live weigh in from our studios in Markinch (and also from a different continent… but that’s a story that Barry Snedden can tell you more about!) and let you know if our weight loss is actually happening. Something new for 2011 though, is the fact that you and three of your friends, family or colleagues can take part in the weight loss challenge too. There’s even a few prizes on offer for the team with the ‘biggest losers’! You can find out more here - but registrations close on the 18th of January so you’ll have to be quick.



Even if you’re not free to listen on Wednesday evening, Ali McLaren will keep you up to date with the Team’s progress, and his own, on Saturday afternoon on the Wednesday Weigh In At The Weekend.

January 6th, 2011

A very Happy New Year and hope your Christmas was good?? If not, at least it’s all over! I am certainly facing the new year with a fresh, positive (and healthy!) attitude after lurgy struck me just before the festive period, and took my husky tones to a new dimention!! (am a bit sad i might just sound like normal husky Nomes by my return to Nightfever tomorrow!) Poor Ian managed to somehow dodged all the germs that were rife in Kingdom FM and chauffeur me into breakfast every day while i was covering for Diane- i actually couldn’t have been in better hands and it was so lovely to speak to you and get some of your tips on how to get my voice back … well now it’s back and it’s YOUR fault!!!

 So because i was a bit out of it i forgot to mention that the film i was in last year only won 3 awards last month in HOLLYWOOD!! The film had been doing the rounds of film festivals round the world and the the two, lucky, main young actors got to go to Hollywood on 16th Dec to the ceremony. It’s an impressive achievment for the teenagers involved who had never acted before and i can only see it as an amazing film for me to have been part of, for my very first film experience. Well done & thanks to all involved. Now looking for my next venture and perhaps to be in Hollywood myself soon to get me one of those other well known awards!!

http://www.creativescotland.com/news/mums-birthday-goes-to-hollywood-131210

Sooo looking forward to speaking to you tomorrow night for 1st Friday Nightfever. Naomi xxx