Vince Tracy Podcasts

...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting. Just back from a grey and dull Benidorm but with hopes of a bit of sun later in the day. Neil Colbourne joined me in the studio and Paul Melba joined me on the line to discuss Michael Caine. The listeners were in great form and the texts flooded in to the show...... Car hire experts are warning tourists travelling this Easter to book in advance as early signs show that there is an increased demand for rental vehicles across Europe. Some of the most popular destinations where car hire is already heavily booked include Tenerife, Faro, Rome, Murcia and Alicante. It is believed that Easter will be a very busy holiday period as many people chose to stay at home over the festive period due to toll the holiday season had taken on their finances. With the country struggling out of recession, money was still tight for many. As we seem to be turning the corner, more holidaymakers are expected to come out over Easter ...

Who was born as Gaynor Hopkins, 8 June 1951 and is a Welsh singer.....Iris´s challenge for today http://ping.fm/332Yl

1972, which Beatle was injured on this day in a car crash? http://ping.fm/YFZUZ http://ping.fm/KZJbn

1977, Who was attacked by a member of his audience who tried to strangle him with a rope on this day? http://ping.fm/jLx0e http://ping.fm/ByAvS

1974, which singer songwriter shot himself dead in the head at his Hollywood apartment aged 28. http://ping.fm/9y8jd http://ping.fm/VvLpf

In 2008, which drummer, who played with Jimi Hendrix in his last regular group, Band of Gypsies, died aged 60 at his home in Austin, Texas http://ping.fm/MFDg2

Today in 1994, who played his 100th performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, in aid of the ‘Children In Crisis’, charity? http://ping.fm/w0Usw

Who was Twit of the Year this day in 2007 and not as bright as thePenguins.... http://ping.fm/5uP4y

Are you up to the challenge set by the Silver Surfer? http://ping.fm/X90aq http://ping.fm/RFAfa

In 2004 on this day, who was shopping with his face covered by a mask in Aspen Colorado.......

...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting. All the signs were in the air for a bit of a different day and so far it has been a mixture of warmth and cloud and not a bad day. My old friend Ian Charman called me from the Cellar Bar in Altea to say he was listening and another friend, Save Rowlands, popped into the studio to say hello. Here´s Iris´s challenge for starters......Answer at the foot of the page (1)He was born in Swansea , Wales on 17th July 1942, He moved to London when he was sixteen and began working in the Civil Service but in 1960 he moved to Birmingham , to read German at the University of Birmingham . (2) While in his early teens in London he formed a band called The Saints with Bill Perks, who later changed his name to Bill Wyman. While in Birmingham , he dated Christine Perfect, They busked and played in folk clubs with the Ian Campbell Trio. With Perfect on piano and him on 12 string guitar, Christine Perfect went on ...

Good win for Liverpool and we scored 3 goals. Wishing Everton well for their tie now on Channel 5

By what name is Elaine Bookbinder better known? http://ping.fm/uxWF8

1995- a private party for 1,200 select guests Frank Sinatra sang before a live audience for the very last time... His closing song?

Who made the most money from touring in 2004 according to US rich list........The Eagles were third and Bruce Springsteen second.....

There´s the mind boggling Stella Awards and two crackers from Ian K on today´s blog... http://ping.fm/pNUY1

Which Beatle was born on this day and in which year? http://ping.fm/v8Hq3

Who was President Obama´s music hero? http://ping.fm/TUI9A

...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting. This day hasn´t quite made up its mind which way to go yet. It´s warm and it´s cloudy but I have a feeling the sun will break through. Certainly, as ever, it seems sunnier in Benidorm which experiences a micro climate thereby making it a great choice for a tourist. We´ll start today by looking at an article on slimming. Low-carb living tops nasty weight-loss pill Fads, gimmicks, drugs...I've seen all the screwy diet trends come and go. But there's one lifestyle that beats all of them every single time. Of course I'm talking about low-carb living. And I've got the research to prove it. When researchers compared the popular new weight-loss drug orlistat -- sold as Alli and Xenical -- to a low-carb diet, not only did the low-carb group lose more weight, they also lowered their blood pressure in the process. That's the power of an honest-to-goodness steak for you. (And reme...

Who the first African-American to appear by himself on a US coin?......... http://ping.fm/IU7bt

She who helped create the legendary US soul music label Stax, and died this day in 2004 aged 85.....who was she? http://ping.fm/0K5gK http://ping.fm/QzvCR

Why would you be embarrassed when a man in a tuxedo and top hat follows you into a restaurant and silently joins your lunch date? http://ping.fm/mCvvv

Get an earful of musical things happening on this day in previous years at Hear his song http://ping.fm/fgjSL

1995, American singer Melvin Franklin died of a brain seizure aged 52. Which group did he sing with? http://ping.fm/8KIjY

Hear Melvin´s song at http://ping.fm/Od5v4

How did Spain come to lose Florida? http://ping.fm/TD6KE

Join shopaholic Sheenagh on today´s blog http://ping.fm/HlKZM

Peter Sarstedt was as No.3 with 'Where Do You Go To My lovely' in 1969.Who did he write the song about? http://ping.fm/2f0JT

Cathay Pacific Airlines banned members of which band for life this day in 1998?

...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting. It´s absolutely lovely today with wall to wall sunshine beaming down from our mountain to our views of the Mediterranean. Well there are a few clouds but after our recent weather we´ll not quarrel over a few clouds! I´ve just been down to Benidorm and the Brits are out and about in their shorts. It could mean that we´re in for a spell of better weath and settled weather.......... Strangely, the following caught my eye as the service was offered to me last year to recoup a debt. I didn´t take the offer up as I think the British will not feel quite as guilty as the Spanish would appear to feel over a debt. I wonder would you agree? Embarrassed when a man in a tuxedo and top hat follows you into a restaurant and silently joins your lunch date? Mission accomplished. Mortified when a trio of rotund men dressed as superheroes asks your neighbors for donations to help your financial situation? Juan Carlo...

Why, in 2002, did two middle-aged women spend the first of eight nights sleeping in a car outside Bournemouth International Centre..... http://ping.fm/XM2Je

Here´s a very interesting podcast which will probably soon be taken from the internet http://ping.fm/BZHPI

Which group in 1986 on this day had a full 22 hours of MTV viewing to themselves?

Who, in 1961, made a song and dance about his mother-in-law? http://ping.fm/DYNvW

...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting. It´s back to beautiful today with sunshine and warmth. There are clouds in the sky but not those menacing rain clouds at this moment in time. If you watched Manchester City playing Liverpool yesterday you, like me, were treated to two teams who didn´t want to lose and didn´t hardly have an idea between them how to score goals. If you expected something special from Torres then I certainly didn´t. He´s been out for weeks and this is the top level. The game needed Tevez. It also needed a decent referee. The official with the whistle helped to make this game as dull as ditch water. It makes my blood boil when, with all the other needs in the world, this group of players all walked off the pitch as brazen as you like knowing they each have another lottery win going in the bank. All the money from the game should be distributed to Madeira and Haiti! The only real winners were Aston Villa and Tottenham who can scor...

I know it´s easy to criticise but Man City v Liverpool was the worst game of football I´ve seen for ages. The referee was very poor and the players didn´t seem to want to be on the pitch

Big game for Liverpool against Man City.....if ever there was a day when the strikers needed to earn their weekly lottery win this is the day!

1981, Dolly Parton at No.1 on the US charts with ‘9 to 5′, how high did it get in the UK charts? http://ping.fm/PncNM http://ping.fm/vUUn6

Message for Leslie Hallam...the Beatles song was Yesterday but that´s just between you and me! http://ping.fm/qZJMW http://ping.fm/xAsgl

The answer to Kylie´s height from today´s show is 4 feet 11inches ... http://ping.fm/wk5Sp http://ping.fm/pzLIR

Who was Eunice Wayman...? http://ping.fm/Pmtos http://ping.fm/T485n

...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting. We´ve got rain again but I was horrified to see how bad it is in Madeira. The island has been so badly hit it´s another tragedy and people are suffering. The weather creates enough problems for us so who needs politics and greed to join in? Neil Colbourne joined me for the last hour of my show and I had a nice chat with Leapy and Stuey where we chewed over a bit of fat. Iris gave us another brilliant challenge and the listeners were texting in like there was no tomorrow. Alan Gee sent me the following public Health information.... To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine... And those who don't. As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria. In a number of carefully controlled trials, Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, At the end of the year we would have absorbed More than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli,...