14 June 2003/Transcript

This is a transcription of the 14 June 2003 episode, from Xfm Series 2

It’s All Going Well Already

Song: The Darkness - Growing on Me

Steve and Ricky laughing hysterically

Ricky: (laughing) The Darkness – Growing on Me, on XFM 104.9. Oh, it’s all going well already, innit?

Steve laughs.

Ricky: Microphones fell apart, Karl’s shoutin’ ‘cos he’s got headphones on--

Steve: (laughing) His music’s turned up too loud in his headphones--

Ricky: At Camfield level, God, he’s got pre-amps, look at him giggling, he’s, look at him, look at him laughing, that’s so funny ‘cos I’ve got a letter here, eh, from, eh, from, who is it from? Em, Mike Heel, who sent me a little picture of a little Japanese fella from a film who he said looks like me – and he does a little bit – em, but he says “Please can you make Karl laugh, I’ve never heard him utter as much as a snigger and I’m worried he may have a genetic disorder. Well, (laughing) I mean he has got a genetic disorder--

Steve: Yeah--

Ricky: -- obviously, but, em, he was giggle then. I hope, eh, I hope people heard ya then. Look at his little face--

Steve: It was a joy--

Ricky: -- I love the things that make him happy

Steve: But I love the fact that just before the, eh, microphone came up and just before the record finished he had his headphones on, the music was too loud and he was just shouting “BAUHAUS IS NOT WORKING!”

Ricky laughs.

Steve: “BAUHAUS IS NOT WORKING. WE’LL HAVE TO PLAY SOMETHING ELSE”.

Ricky: (laughing) I went and found Ziggy Stardust by Bauhaus and said “Why isn’t it working?” (in a high pitched voice, laughing) Look at him giggling, look, he’s lost it. Is it ‘cos you’re going away? Are you on drugs, Karl? What have you done—he’s, he’s tickled, look at his little roun--he looks like one of those shaved monkeys. Look at his little--

Steve: Yeah--

Ricky: Oh my God, I’ve never seen a forehead glow--

Steve: I know, it’s extraordinary--

Ricky: Ohhhh--

Steve: And he’s got that red shirt on as well, so the whole thing is just a big glowing--

Ricky: Karl, what are you trying? What are you putting in--

Karl: Well, I’m just, eh, I’m gonna see if I can get this to work--

Ricky: Go on, then--

Karl: Hang on--

Ricky: Brilliant radio. I hope Doctor Fox is listening because I think he’s eating his words right now, Steve--

Steve laughs.

Karl: Right, I think I’ve done it--

Ricky: Well done. That’s excellent.

Karl: Right, what, what, what are we doin--

Ricky: Let’s play Bauhaus now and try and compose ourselves. This is Ziggy Stardust by Bauhaus.

Song: Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust