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Garden Party...

Bryan Burnett | 19:57 UK time, Wednesday, 27 July 2011

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Gardening is the theme for tomorrow night. It’s one of several good themes suggested by Mabel Syrup not on the blog, Facebook, Twitter or text, but…wait for it…by letter! It was actually really nice to get a hand written letter and it reminded me of the old days when I first started in radio.

Back then, the first task on arriving at work was to rush to your ‘dookit’ and find out if anyone had been in touch. As I did the ‘indie and alternative’ show it was unlikely I was going to have a bulging postbag but it was always nice to find out that people had taken the trouble to write.

The instant hit that you get from texting and twittering is not the same but it’s a still lovely to know that people spend time coming up with their suggestions night after night.

I have been thinking of the old days today after an ancient ‘DJ publicity photo’ turned up on Facebook. The radio station in Aberdeen that I worked for is 30 years old today, so happy birthday Northsound. I’ve got so many happy memories of working there with a talented team that included Edi Stark, Nicky Campbell and Richard Gordon. Now, I wonder what ever happened to them….

Anyway, on with tomorrow’s theme which is ‘gardens’. As it seemed that most of tonight’s texters were in the garden enjoying a glass of wine with their tea it seems an appropriate one to do.

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