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Topic: first 2010 post

Message 1 / 8
Dean BedfordJan 2, 2010
 

 
I haven't posted much recently. That's because I've been busy bringing
together the "new" website. As well as changing thousands of links, I've
had to edit every page, changing apostrophes which haven't liked the
move from Tripod to Yahoo. But also I have been working hard and had the
blues a bit. Not sure why.

I've been listening again of course to the shows in the last season, the
first post-Clement season. There are six very funny shows and four that
were disappointing. I suppose that's not such a bad average, but it does
make me think that the loss of Clement is a big one. We knew that I
suppose, but still it's being confirmed.

The show starts again on Monday with Paul, Gyles Brandreth, Julian Clary
and David Mitchell. David was both very funny and very competitive in
his first two shows so I am expecting a lot from him.

Speaking of which I've listened a few times to the show he chairs, The
Unbelievable Truth, one of those shows which fills time between JAM
seasons on Mondays at 630pm on Radio Four. I mentioned on the Yahoo
group a few months ago that I didn't find the show very funny, and just
about everyone disagreed. I've heard a few more since and still feel
unimpressed. The last one I heard was a special QI edition featuring
Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, John Lloyd (an ex-JAM producer) and Rob
Brydon. I settled down looking forward to an enjoyable programme - after
all Stephen and Alan are among the funniest people in Britain.

Yet again I felt disappointed. For those who haven't heard it, it's a
reworking of Call My Bluff. One of the panel reads a monologue where
most of the material is fiction, but five facts are included. You win
points by guessing which parts of the speech are factual.

The fun of panel shows is usually in the interaction between panellists.
Call My Bluff had Frank Muir who couldn't not be funny if he tried.
Later Sandi Toskvig and Alan Coren enjoyed scoring points off each
other. As I said the panel was especially good - but somehow the comedy
never really got started. I think the monologues go on too long or
something. Anyway the Alan-Stephen double act never really came into
play.

The one good thing about the show was David Mitchell who was by a
distance the funniest person on the show. Most of the good lines came
from him. It made me wonder if he could be the next chairman for JAM
when Nicholas retires - which must surely be in the next two or three
years. I have the feeling David could do a good job.

Anyway I'm off on holiday in a couple of days so may not hear the first
show. It'll depend on whether I can get to an Internet cafe or not. But
I'm sure it will be good and we will get 12 very funny shows this season.

 
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Topic: Re: first 2010 post

Message 2 / 8
StevenJan 2, 2010
 

 
Thanks for all your hard work mate, you are the glue that keeps our JAM loving community together!! Happy New Year...

--- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
> I haven't posted much recently. That's because I've been busy bringing
> together the "new" website. As well as changing thousands of links, I've
> had to edit every page, changing apostrophes which haven't liked the
> move from Tripod to Yahoo. But also I have been working hard and had the
> blues a bit. Not sure why.
>
> I've been listening again of course to the shows in the last season, the
> first post-Clement season. There are six very funny shows and four that
> were disappointing. I suppose that's not such a bad average, but it does
> make me think that the loss of Clement is a big one. We knew that I
> suppose, but still it's being confirmed.
>
> The show starts again on Monday with Paul, Gyles Brandreth, Julian Clary
> and David Mitchell. David was both very funny and very competitive in
> his first two shows so I am expecting a lot from him.
>
> Speaking of which I've listened a few times to the show he chairs, The
> Unbelievable Truth, one of those shows which fills time between JAM
> seasons on Mondays at 630pm on Radio Four. I mentioned on the Yahoo
> group a few months ago that I didn't find the show very funny, and just
> about everyone disagreed. I've heard a few more since and still feel
> unimpressed. The last one I heard was a special QI edition featuring
> Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, John Lloyd (an ex-JAM producer) and Rob
> Brydon. I settled down looking forward to an enjoyable programme - after
> all Stephen and Alan are among the funniest people in Britain.
>
> Yet again I felt disappointed. For those who haven't heard it, it's a
> reworking of Call My Bluff. One of the panel reads a monologue where
> most of the material is fiction, but five facts are included. You win
> points by guessing which parts of the speech are factual.
>
> The fun of panel shows is usually in the interaction between panellists.
> Call My Bluff had Frank Muir who couldn't not be funny if he tried.
> Later Sandi Toskvig and Alan Coren enjoyed scoring points off each
> other. As I said the panel was especially good - but somehow the comedy
> never really got started. I think the monologues go on too long or
> something. Anyway the Alan-Stephen double act never really came into
> play.
>
> The one good thing about the show was David Mitchell who was by a
> distance the funniest person on the show. Most of the good lines came
> from him. It made me wonder if he could be the next chairman for JAM
> when Nicholas retires - which must surely be in the next two or three
> years. I have the feeling David could do a good job.
>
> Anyway I'm off on holiday in a couple of days so may not hear the first
> show. It'll depend on whether I can get to an Internet cafe or not. But
> I'm sure it will be good and we will get 12 very funny shows this season.
>

 
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Topic: Re: first 2010 post

Message 3 / 8
Dean BedfordJan 2, 2010
 

 
On Sunday, January 3, 2010, at 07:26 AM, Steven wrote:

>  
> Thanks for all your hard work mate, you are the glue that keeps our JAM
> loving community together!! Happy New Year...

thanks that is more than kind

 
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Topic: Re: first 2010 post

Message 4 / 8
irishmanufanJan 3, 2010
 

 
dean if you need any help with the site i would be happy to oblige although i should warn you i am no tech expert !

happy new year .
Linda

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Steven" <stevenwickham@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all your hard work mate, you are the glue that keeps our JAM loving community together!! Happy New Year...
>
> --- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't posted much recently. That's because I've been busy bringing
> > together the "new" website. As well as changing thousands of links, I've
> > had to edit every page, changing apostrophes which haven't liked the
> > move from Tripod to Yahoo. But also I have been working hard and had the
> > blues a bit. Not sure why.
> >
> > I've been listening again of course to the shows in the last season, the
> > first post-Clement season. There are six very funny shows and four that
> > were disappointing. I suppose that's not such a bad average, but it does
> > make me think that the loss of Clement is a big one. We knew that I
> > suppose, but still it's being confirmed.
> >
> > The show starts again on Monday with Paul, Gyles Brandreth, Julian Clary
> > and David Mitchell. David was both very funny and very competitive in
> > his first two shows so I am expecting a lot from him.
> >
> > Speaking of which I've listened a few times to the show he chairs, The
> > Unbelievable Truth, one of those shows which fills time between JAM
> > seasons on Mondays at 630pm on Radio Four. I mentioned on the Yahoo
> > group a few months ago that I didn't find the show very funny, and just
> > about everyone disagreed. I've heard a few more since and still feel
> > unimpressed. The last one I heard was a special QI edition featuring
> > Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, John Lloyd (an ex-JAM producer) and Rob
> > Brydon. I settled down looking forward to an enjoyable programme - after
> > all Stephen and Alan are among the funniest people in Britain.
> >
> > Yet again I felt disappointed. For those who haven't heard it, it's a
> > reworking of Call My Bluff. One of the panel reads a monologue where
> > most of the material is fiction, but five facts are included. You win
> > points by guessing which parts of the speech are factual.
> >
> > The fun of panel shows is usually in the interaction between panellists.
> > Call My Bluff had Frank Muir who couldn't not be funny if he tried.
> > Later Sandi Toskvig and Alan Coren enjoyed scoring points off each
> > other. As I said the panel was especially good - but somehow the comedy
> > never really got started. I think the monologues go on too long or
> > something. Anyway the Alan-Stephen double act never really came into
> > play.
> >
> > The one good thing about the show was David Mitchell who was by a
> > distance the funniest person on the show. Most of the good lines came
> > from him. It made me wonder if he could be the next chairman for JAM
> > when Nicholas retires - which must surely be in the next two or three
> > years. I have the feeling David could do a good job.
> >
> > Anyway I'm off on holiday in a couple of days so may not hear the first
> > show. It'll depend on whether I can get to an Internet cafe or not. But
> > I'm sure it will be good and we will get 12 very funny shows this season.
> >
>

 
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Topic: Re: first 2010 post

Message 5 / 8
nylon netJan 3, 2010
 

 
Hi Dean.  What software do you use to maintain your site?  With the right tools, site-wide search and replace and similar drudgery can be eliminated.  I run a couple of very large sites, and could not possibly cope without the proper tools.

Cheers
Mark
nylon@...

-----Original Message-----
From: irishmanufan@...
Sent: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:20:50 -0000
To: just-a-minute@...
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: first 2010 post

 

dean if you need any help with the site i would be happy to oblige although i should warn you i am no tech expert !

happy new year .
Linda

--- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, "Steven" <stevenwickham@ ...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all your hard work mate, you are the glue that keeps our JAM loving community together!! Happy New Year...
>
> --- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, Dean Bedford <dbedford@> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't posted much recently. That's because I've been busy bringing
> > together the "new" website. As well as changing thousands of links, I've
> > had to edit every page, changing apostrophes which haven't liked the
> > move from Tripod to Yahoo. But also I have been working hard and had the
> > blues a bit. Not sure why.
> >
> > I've been listening again of course to the shows in the last season, the
> > first post-Clement season. There are six very funny shows and four that
> > were disappointing. I suppose that's not such a bad average, but it does
> > make me think that the loss of Clement is a big one. We knew that I
> > suppose, but still it's being confirmed.
> >
> > The show starts again on Monday with Paul, Gyles Brandreth, Julian Clary
> > and David Mitchell. David was both very funny and very competitive in
> > his first two shows so I am expecting a lot from him.
> >
> > Speaking of which I've listened a few times to the show he chairs, The
> > Unbelievable Truth, one of those shows which fills time between JAM
> > seasons on Mondays at 630pm on Radio Four. I mentioned on the Yahoo
> > group a few months ago that I didn't find the show very funny, and just
> > about everyone disagreed. I've heard a few more since and still feel
> > unimpressed. The last one I heard was a special QI edition featuring
> > Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, John Lloyd (an ex-JAM producer) and Rob
> > Brydon. I settled down looking forward to an enjoyable programme - after
> > all Stephen and Alan are among the funniest people in Britain.
> >
> > Yet again I felt disappointed. For those who haven't heard it, it's a
> > reworking of Call My Bluff. One of the panel reads a monologue where
> > most of the material is fiction, but five facts are included. You win
> > points by guessing which parts of the speech are factual.
> >
> > The fun of panel shows is usually in the interaction between panellists.
> > Call My Bluff had Frank Muir who couldn't not be funny if he tried.
> > Later Sandi Toskvig and Alan Coren enjoyed scoring points off each
> > other. As I said the panel was especially good - but somehow the comedy
> > never really got started. I think the monologues go on too long or
> > something. Anyway the Alan-Stephen double act never really came into
> > play.
> >
> > The one good thing about the show was David Mitchell who was by a
> > distance the funniest person on the show. Most of the good lines came
> > from him. It made me wonder if he could be the next chairman for JAM
> > when Nicholas retires - which must surely be in the next two or three
> > years. I have the feeling David could do a good job.
> >
> > Anyway I'm off on holiday in a couple of days so may not hear the first
> > show. It'll depend on whether I can get to an Internet cafe or not. But
> > I'm sure it will be good and we will get 12 very funny shows this season.
> >
>

 
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Topic: Re: first 2010 post

Message 6 / 8
Dean BedfordJan 3, 2010
 

 
On Monday, January 4, 2010, at 02:49 PM, nylon net wrote:

>  
> Hi Dean.  What software do you use to maintain your site?  With the
> right tools, site-wide search and replace and similar drudgery can be
> eliminated.  I run a couple of very large sites, and could not possibly
> cope without the proper tools.
>
> Cheers
> Mark
> nylon@...

thanks for the thought - I have had a look around but I fear my Mac is a
bit old - it's seven years old - and not much of the latest software
seems to work on it! I am definitely going to have a big upgrade soon.

Having said that if you want to point me to particular software I will
have a look.

thanks also to Linda - I'm not sure there is much you could help me with
at the moment but thanks for the kind thought

D

 
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Topic: Re: first 2010 post

Message 7 / 8
nylon netJan 4, 2010
 

 
Hi again Dean. Dreamweaver would be the beast to look for. It's pretty much the standard professional web editor.

Then again, for global search and replace over hundreds or thousand of HTML files (do you speak HTML?) a humble tabbed text editor is the hacker's knackers. e.g. Editpad (my favourite) or Notepad++ (free). With these fellows, you can load as many files as you like and do text replacements over all the files in a single step. Bliss! (Dreamweaver can also do site-wide search/replace and more advanced management/synchronisation tasks.)

Hope that helps
Mark

nylon@...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dbedford@...
> Sent: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 17:02:12 +1300
> To: just-a-minute@...
> Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: first 2010 post
>
>
> On Monday, January 4, 2010, at 02:49 PM, nylon net wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Dean.  What software do you use to maintain your site?  With the
>> right tools, site-wide search and replace and similar drudgery can be
>> eliminated.  I run a couple of very large sites, and could not possibly
>> cope without the proper tools.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Mark
>> nylon@...
>
> thanks for the thought - I have had a look around but I fear my Mac is a
> bit old - it's seven years old - and not much of the latest software
> seems to work on it! I am definitely going to have a big upgrade soon.
>
> Having said that if you want to point me to particular software I will
> have a look.
>
> thanks also to Linda - I'm not sure there is much you could help me with
> at the moment but thanks for the kind thought
>
> D

 
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Topic: Re: first 2010 post

Message 8 / 8
Dean BedfordJan 4, 2010
 

 

thanks! I'm on holiday now, but will have a look on my return home.

Thanks again.

 

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:34:08 -0800, nylon net <nylon@...> wrote:

 

Hi again Dean. Dreamweaver would be the beast to look for. It's pretty much the standard professional web editor.

Then again, for global search and replace over hundreds or thousand of HTML files (do you speak HTML?) a humble tabbed text editor is the hacker's knackers. e.g. Editpad (my favourite) or Notepad++ (free). With these fellows, you can load as many files as you like and do text replacements over all the files in a single step. Bliss! (Dreamweaver can also do site-wide search/replace and more advanced management/synchron