So I failed at the first hurdle - I had set the "HBZ Player" pointing to our un-manned stream...all now sorted so the player on my homepage points to the Studio output now. Sorry for any confusion caused.

I'm also setting a new output for "PURE FLOW" internet radios so you'll be able to listen to all our live shows on your Pure Flow radio.

Search for Global Village Radio on your Pure Flow radio
or check here (and add to your favourites to show on your radio)...
http://connect.pure.com/p#!/uk/content/radio/8592168-global-village-radio

Steve HBZ

So me and the Production Assistant (Mrs.HBZ) and the Minions (Mstr & Miss HBZ) went to the Pound Arts Centre last night for an evening of comedy, headlined by Josh Widdecombe from Channel 4's "The Last Leg"

It was a bit grown up for the Minions, but not too bad. The language a little fruity perhaps, but hey, it's the real world (my Mum would have had a few things to say, and would certainly have marched us out of the room at that age!).

Pound Arts Centre is a great venue, seating a max of about 100 so it was a really intimate gig. Josh was running through his set for the Edinburgh Festival, I won't send out spoilers but there's a great set based on "Love Heart" sweets (sit in the front row and you may go home with a packet!)
He was supported by Suzie Ruffle, who came on with notes and an iPhone, and was clearly building her material but very funny (I actually liked the "that will work when it's got an ending" stuff).

Hopefully Howebzar went out on air as I pre-recorded the show, but of course the studio technology may have decided otherwise and overwrite what I recorded.

Now my next challenge is to work out why we're sending out news from last Saturday (I'm sure it's not the women's semi final at Wimbledon anymore, unless we're in a time warp....it's just a step to the left!)

I'm just back from the local school end of term show - Langley Fitzurse put on a performance of "Dick Whittington", and very well they did too (although it did feel a bit like Christmas in Australia with this current heatwave in the UK ;¬)

As Mrs HBZ (my production assistant)  works at the school I get involved doing PA type things, this year using some of the kit I have developed for the shows I broadcast from home.

Break-a-leg guys for tonight's performance!

We Brits are never happy, unless we're moaning about the weather.

Well it's turned Totally Tropical here in the UK, and I'm sweltering away in my little office thinking about what to do for my show on Thursday.
The challenge this week is that I'm not going to be there (in body anyway) as I'm off to see Josh Widdecombe (of the TV Show "The last leg") performing at the Pound Arts Centre in Corsham.

My plan is to set up my show in advance, with a suitably summer vibe and you may not even know I'm not there!