The End

Hi Guys,

Yup (With Heavy Heart) I have to Post this on my Blog.
The Story of why I’m Leaving.
Let me tell you it wasn’t an easy decision and it’s kinda been on the table for a while. I realised that my Academic commitments need to be attended to swiftly to stop me from having to leave University entirely
Working at Tuks FM Station is an incredible experience. The People you meet the things to get do and see is like nothing else the world has to offer. You will meet the greatest group of people who are passionate motivated and commited to the glory of Rock Radio.
From the Marketing Team with a New concert ideas or way for you (the Listener) to party with us (which we can’t get enough of by the way, partying with you is the best!)to the Production Team working tirelessly to fufill my outlandish demands to make an interesting sound clip for my show.
Not Forgetting News Readers of Tuks FM. The Only reason I actually know any thing that’s going on in the world today
The DJ’s who give nothing but their best into each show and drive to keep you smiling and entertainment every second of the day
The Music Department for finding the Best (Really the Best) Rock Music for me to play on my shows.
And the Management Team for always being there to offer advice and generally show you that the station accepts you for what you are, not trying to make you into something your not.
(Didn’t Think the Station was that big did you?)
And Of Course, You for Always tuning in to my shows interacting with me having a good time.
Thanks for the Fun!
It’s an incredible place and if you a Student at the University I’d encourage you to try join the Station. Selection Posters will be going up soon (Mid to End July)
Me, well you heard my last song. (Foo Fighters – Come Back)

Hopefully…
From my side though
Party Hard Party Long Party On

Robert Ross Rodd Diddles Philcox

Elevator Conversation Tid Bits

10 July 2009

The largest flower in the world, the rafflesia arnoldi, weighs 7 kg (15 pounds) and grows only on the Sumatra island of Indonesia. Its petals grow to metre (1,6 feet) long and 2,5 cm (1 inch) thick.
The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.

Goodbye Messages

Hey man! Great shows. We'll miss you! You're a dj 1000! Good night , God bless and goodbye! Derick botha

Definitely the best song EVER! Great great taste rob! Gonna miss you! Marlene

Cheers Robert u did a mean show say farethee well with some kiss or gary glitter or frank zappa! Go well fm Goose

Plz slugs of war- rabubi? Braam, to u (Braam, Sorry I didn't have your Song champ)

Hey boet u really leaving tuksfm? Dam was home having u dj u rock dude, Oliver from Benoni cheers

So sad. Why u leaving? (Marina)

Hey Rob, please, Postal service such great hights. Man, last show. Thanx, i'ts been good (I'll miss you, blah,blah,blah). Good luck. Thanx again. DAN

Hey Robert, uve been great. All the best an thanks for everything :) Arno

[Thanks Guys]

Philcox Top 10

My Farewell Gift from the Music Manager.

The Chance to return to you the pleasure of listening to your Top 10 songs

1 Foo Fighters - Everlong (Live)

2 Prodigy - Invaders Must die

3 Puddle of Mudd - Famous

4 Straatligkinders - Gedagte Vir Die Dag

5 Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk

6 Limp Bizkit - Rollin'

7 Papa Roach - I Almost Told You That I Loved You

8 New Academics - 4AM

9 Lost Prophets - Burn Burn

10 Ron Burgandy (Will Ferrel) - Afternoon Delight

Hope you Digged It

:-)

Elevator Conversation Tid Bits

The Cassava Root, A common Tropical Food Source Contains Cyanide and Can Poison a Person if not Properly Prepared

If Man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most revolutionary reversal of his record we have ever known

Retro Riffs Playlist

Quentin Tarantino Special Part 2

8 July 2009

1 Quentin Tarantino Interview

2 Stealers Wheels - Stuck In The Middle With You (Reservoir Dogs)

3 Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell (Pulp Fiction)

4 The 5,6,7,8's - Woo Hoo (Kill Bill Vol.2)

5 The Who-Who Are You (CSI Directed and Wrote Two Episodes)

6 The Animals - Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Kill Bill Vol.2)

7 Dire Straits - Six BLade Knife (Desperado)

8 Combustible Edison - Vertigogo (Four Rooms)

9 Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (Kill Bill?)

Top CD Entertainment Show

8 July 2009

Winners
Killswitch Engage Album

Riaan Els
Deon Boardman

Top CD will Contact you during the week with Regard to your Prize

Contact Barney Simon (barney@powerzone.co.za) if there's an issue with Top CD not contacting you, however give them seven days before you start throwing toys out the cot.


DVD
Transporter3

Alright so it’s another Transporter film, sure. But why watch a movie with that attitude you might as well have seen the first lord of the rings and given up on the next two.
So Being pretty open minded about this film. I actually enjoyed it. Sure in the beginning I wasn’t sure if the Hot Chick was up to scratch with the previous ones but by the end of the film I was pretty much sold.
Hot Cars, Good Music, Some Nice Explosions and Fight Scenes
Definitely a DVD for any Action Buff’s Collection and Ladies a definite conversation starter when you bring that guy you like home one evening
6/10
Becuase it takes Balls on Jason Stathams Part to Chase a Audi on a Bicycle


Game
Ice Age 3

A Must Have for the Kid in all of us
Part Side Story; Part Following in the film; Part Good clean fun
Of the two film tie-ins here, this one is purely for the children. If you’re not a fan of the prehistoric antics of Manny, Sid and the rest of the gang then this won’t appeal at all, but those that are will probably love it, even though it is a fairly standard 3-D platform game that doesn’t really offer anything new.
Nonetheless, the visual style of the films is recreated nicely, while some of the dialogue may even raise a chuckle among the parents.

• Revisit the humor, characters and prehistoric environments from the movie– Players relive adventures from the film and beyond with all their favorite characters – earnest but goofy Sid the Sloth, big-hearted Manny the Mammoth, courageous Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger and inadvertent troublemaker Scrat – as they all return and join new friends on a wild quest across the frozen Ice Age to the lush Dinosaur World.
• For the first time in an Ice Age game, play as multiple characters – Offering more than six playable characters, the game allows players to master the unique abilities and combat skills of each through a wide variety of gameplay including action-platforming challenges, side-scrolling missions and puzzle solving.
• Introducing competitive multiplayer mini-games – Another first for the Ice Age game franchise, players will go head-to-head with up to four friends or family members in the all-new competitive multiplayer mini-games.
• Experience continuously changing gameplay through more than 15 levels – Every level presents new and exciting challenges as players learn and master each character's abilities in order to defeat enemies, traverse dangerous landscapes, avoid obstacles and escape from perilous situations.
6/10
 
CD
Killswitch Engage


Howard still has the best voice in rock and he does experiment with different vocal harmonies/sounds which is appreciated. His range is incredible!
The newest album from Killswitch Engage was produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.
It was time for us to step outside of our comfort zone and try something a little different with this record. It definitely still sounds like us, but we needed to be refreshed and take things a little further." The singer also comments on the album being the band's second self-titled effort of its career, saying, "When we all couldn't agree on an album title, someone suggested we just keep it self-titled and we all pretty much agreed...gives it the feeling of a fresh new beginning."
My opinion Buy the Album if you a true Killswitch Fan. Don’t go believe what your friends say, you’ve liked there music previously your more than likely to still appreciate them for what they are. A damn good Rock band in todays world
7/10

NEW FOO FIGHTERS SONG

As mentioned on the Show:

At the end of last year, Dave Grohl said the Foos were gonna take a long break from the playing and the writing and the appearing at things. But when Top Chef calls, you man up. And since you're already out there, you may as well say OK when Obama and the USO invite you to play an Independence Day concert on the White House lawn. According to the hill.com, Jimmy Fallon MC'd the event, saying "Look at where we are, that's the White House," adding, unpredictably, "This is awesome." Which it probably was. The President honored the military families in attendance, Michelle Branch did a thing, and it all concluded with about six songs from Foo Fighters. Their set was cut off by the fireworks display on the mall, but not before the debut of this new song titled "Wheels." It's the closest the Foos have come to writing a Tom Petty song yet.

This just in from the PR tap...

The studio version of "Wheels" will be one of two new tracks the band has recorded with producer Butch Vig specifically for an as yet untitled collection due out this November.
A collection will probably be the long overdue greatest hits set, so there you go.

OMG!!!

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3 July 2009

Rodents Teeth are Self Sharpening and never stop growing

I haven't spoken to my significant other in years. I didn't want to interupt her

The Ultimate Student Car Solution

Me and my Friend were Discussing this the other day:

What is the Ultimate Student Car?
Perfectally Meets the needs of a Student

Now my Friend "Bill" (think he's the next Bill Gates) drives a Mazda 323

He thinks it's the Perfect Solution....

I disagree.


To describe his "Car" Blatantly:

It's like a giant construction of LEGO

It'll fall apart when you least expect it (like on a highway)

It can be taken apart at will

If you lose a piece you can substitute a peice that looks similar (although it won't work similar)


So my Car the 1998 Toyota Tazz 1.4 is Ultimate. It's comfortable for the long drives, it looks reasonable, it's only got 160 000km on the clock

The Boot is perfect for a "boot bar" (Valance makes a lovely counter top)

The Standard Sound (can be altered if necessary but) is rather decent and I can drown out all the annoying noises, like the cop sirens behind me :P (I"m joking mom if you reading this)

Now Braam on the sms line recons that his Bakki is perfect for the backseat naai (sexing, if you don't understand afrikaans slang)

Now he beleives this because he can fit a matress into his "backseat" (ha ha you playing mindgames with me Braam)

Now Originally I considered it rather impossible for Braam to find a girl that would conduct in just mischief

I was wrong

2 girls said they've done it

1 recons she would do it
(Braam good luck finding her, she's a keeper)


So a Happy ending for Braam then (if he finds one of those three)

Now at this Point I'd like to point out that like most cars mine is not immortal. and has broken down. However it was nice about it. My Clutch Plate Broke, However my car allowed me to drive from Hatfield Pretoria to Benoni before giving up the ghost roughly 150m from my house.

Now Ryan on the sms line recons that his Hyundai Atos Gets better mileage than a Tazz

No mention of other Features to be enjoyed by Students, just mileage

Although I probably disagree I'll give him the benefit of the doubt

But I still recon my car is the perfect Student Solution.

Ilze on the other hand wants to point out that her Car a VW golf is the Hardest to Break into
after a few other random sms's pointed out that VW Golfs are popular with students.

Fair enough but I know that Golf's are suseptable to hijacking, tickets for speeding and breakdown in inconvenient locations. So although your car won't be broken into, all that's gonna happen to it

My Solution to being broken into?

-Ugly Car


Yup it's the easy-on-the-student's-wallet solution.

No one breaks into an ugly car.

Some peeling paint on the back of my car and bumper with a thick coating of dirt all round keeps would be criminals at bay.

If your not convinced the ultimate in this field would be Michael Bowers Car. Ugliest thing on four wheels. No one would dare break into it.

No at this point a few other Listener's voiced their distaste at my implying that my car is better than a Hyundai Atos, well it's pretty obvious from the name. the kind of people who drive AToss isn't it?

(I'll let your minds dabble in that one so you can draw your own conclusions and not blame me for drawing mine)

However I must point out Nevelle's true to the cause:


"The Atos will not see a 160 thousand kilos like a TAZZ mine has got 250 and still going strong!!! From Neville"

DIG YOU NEVILLE!!!!



"I will....me & my bf do it constantly in the car's front seat, back seat.....:-) J9 "

Uh Janine my Producer wants to know if he can take you for drinks sometime? He says please (no boyfriend involved)

Wolraad Woltemade

In the Studio this evening Wolraad Woltemade:

Check out their websites:
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http://www.myspace.com/wolraadwoltemadeza

Elevator Conversation Tid Bits

1 July 2009

Seeds and Pits from Apples Apricots and Peaches Contain Chemicals that can create Poisonous Cyanide when digested

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

Retro Riffs Playlist

Quentin Tarantino Special Edition (Part 1)

1 Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Misirlou (Pulp Fiction)

2 The Blasters - Dark Knight (Dust Till Dawn)

3 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Reservoir Dogs)

4 Charlie Sexton - Graceland (True Romance)

5 Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon (Pulp Fiction)

6 Leonard Cohen - Waiting for the Miracle (Natural Born Killers)

PART 2 NEXT WEEK!!!!! 8 July 2009 21:30 Solid State

Top CD Entertainment Show

1 July 2009

Winners

Iron Maiden Flight 666
DVD: Joe Evenwel
CD: Anesta Vermaak
Maja Czerpinska

Top CD will contact you with regard to your prizes

DVD
Pink Panther 2

[Only at Top CD on Friday]
Steve Martin (who, he says, loves to do broad physical comedy)
Chief Inspector Dreyfuss (John Cleese) enters into the slapstick fray (Cleese states that at his age he might be afraid of forgetting lines but never of the physical comedy, which he loves)
Pink Panther 2 is enormously entertaining, a film where you can forget about your day-to-day worries and struggles (with the entire family, if you want, since it's PG) while remaining immersed in Inspector Clouseau's unusual world, where detective work is easy, charming and romantic (no matter what is actually going on!).
Earlier Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards Pink Panther movies were homages to the Silent Films greats (Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin) and a parody of the French police force. Therefore, the plot in the current Pink Panther 2 is simple (and almost inconsequential, in contrast to the physical comedy)
For tons of laughs at Clouseau's hilarious predicaments and to restore a smile to your daily regimen, watch Pink Panther 2 - you'll be glad, as I was, that you did!

Game
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Well FUN!
Ok it doesn’t follow the storyline of the film verbatim but in a transformers game I think it’s understandable. The Graphics seem a little sparse on the PS2 but I’ve checked PS3 and Xbox 360
Sweet!
I’m actually shocked I’m usually true to my PC game self. But this is so awesome. The Tutorial already has you in the battle so you can already beat up bad guys while learning the ropes.

9/10 get it get it now. Seriously go to the store and wait till it opens if you have to

CD
Iron Maiden Flight 666
It like big guns upstairs told Iron Maiden when they started out listen your gonna be an amazing band forever so um you’ll probably need amazing voices forever too so well here you go
Just like ACDC this band doesn’t seem to have aged. I totally dig the new Album Flight 666 seriously takes you to hell and back with it’s awesome 2 CD full of live performances. And honestly the only way to tell a true fan from a wannabe is the true fan always gets the live albums.
From Aces high to Hallowed be thy name this CD is gonna rock you hard. If you wanna get in on the awesomeness of iron maiden this album is a good place to start. With a mean sampling of their powerful music
8/10