David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Category: On The Yacht

  • Good Afternoon Adelaide

    It’s mid September so figured it was about time I did my first post for the year. It’s been a busy one, with lots of legitimate writing work and a little schlepping keeping me from writing anything on here.

    Any who, came across this funny old show on YouTube called “Good Afternoon Adelaide”. Take a gander:

    Apparently an Adelaide-based TV chat show circa early 90s. To quote this article I found on the subject:

    “…the one-hour chat show aired live across SA and into the silver city of Broken Hill weekdays at 2PM, during an era when Adelaide truly was the place to be (before Victoria stole the slogan for their number plates, along with the Formula One Grand Prix).

    Good Morning Adelaide featured news, celebrity interviews, live music, talkback callers, lifestyle segments, paid advertorials and a who’s who of Adelaide royalty – with ratings success.

    Eventually, the show became victim of increased networkisation from the eastern states and was cancelled in 1992. As a final insult, the station’s master tapes were later sold and used for episodes of Wheel of Fortune.”

    There’s a Facebook page too.

    Sure takes me back 😉

    DMG

  • Podcast City! On The Yacht now on iTunes.

    Yes! I’ve finally managed to bribe the good people at iTunes HQ to allow the water-breaking comedy show “On The Yacht” on to their respected… place of podcasts.

    I mean, this isn’t a new radio show. The episodes have been available here since they aired on Radio Adelaide 101.5FM in the summer of 2008/09. But you know the kids these days. They’re are all about the iTunes…

    So you can now find and subscribe to the hilarious On The Yacht podcasts on iTunes, either by searching “On The Yacht” or by clicking this link directly: http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-yacht/id495443318

    Join Adam – avid seaman & show anchor – billionaire ladies’ man Norman Vine, socially conscious academic Dr Kevin Goodall & Voice-Over’s Tim Wray in the newsroom for pedantic conversation, special “expert” guests, callers, quizzes, fictional commercials, soft rock & smooth jazz.

    Tune in for laid-back chat and a satirical homage to the medium: AM style with FM sound. Come ride the radio waves… On The Yacht…

    The first 3 episodes are up there. The rest are on their way.

    I’m also panelling (and “producing”, apparently) the new topical podcast by the fabulous Lawrence Mooney & Adam Rozenbachs. Subscribe to “Eye of the Storm” on iTunes here. It’s a comedic, uncensored look back at the week’s events.

    PLUS… be on the look out for a brand new well-panelled and completely UNtopical podcast featuring myself and the hilarious Anthony McCormack! But more on that one later…

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    That’s… 3 podcasts I have.

  • Norman Vine on Barry Radio’s “Bad Blokes”

    Ohohohohohoooooooo YEEEESSSSSS!

    Norman Vine is BACK!

    Tune into Bad Blokes on Barry Radio with my good friends Jack Ellis, Luke “Plugga” Harding and Alex Williamson.

    If you’re in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth, you can tune in on your digital radio, or else listen online at the following times (Australian Eastern Daylight Time, GMT +11):

    Monday – 8AM
    Wednesday – 4PM
    Thursday – 10PM
    Friday – 11AM
    Saturday – 8AM/4PM/10PM
    Sunday – 4AM/11AM/5PM

    I think the guys really mesh well with each other on the air. It’s mostly just laid back chat, but quite dense with gags. They also do the odd sketch here and there.

    And of course, a new segment called “The Finer Things” with my alter-ego, eccentric billionaire and notorious ladies man, Norman Vine, which explores life’s finer things and adds a touch of class to the digital radio spectrum. This week we talk about yachting and dressing gowns. That’s right.

    A big thanks to the good blokes from Bad Blokes for having me on their show. It’s an absolute pleasure and hopefully they’ll have me on a few more times before they get sick of me!

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    I’ll get back to you, Barry.

  • The Magic Factory Podcast! 3SYN 90.7FM

    Yes finally!

    It’s been two weeks since Antonio Cafasso and I teamed up for a 7-hour straight graveyard broadcast on Melbourne’s SYN 90.7FM, and I’ve finally cut together the podcast.

    Now, I know you people are busy with your various “commitments” (work/family/various drug addictions/etc.) so I’ve created a “Best of The Magic Factory” podcast just for you, the listener on the go:

    The Magic Factory – BEST OF – Podcast  (66 mins)
    Featuring the best bits of David M. Green & Antonio Cafasso’s graveyard shift on 3SYN 90.7FM January 27-28 2011. Taylor’s Hill Tailors, Antonio’s weight loss job, David M. Green’s Songs to Have Sex to, live cross to Sam Mac in Perth, Shane Warne Soundboard Prank Calls, re-setting public transport, The Magic Factory Newsroom, fun with sound effects & Alan Jones clips, song intro challenge, Lorne Lawns & a live call from “Steve” at a Lilydale petrol station.

    But for the REAL fans, or if you just don’t have a life and you’d like to listen to the FULL podcast, you’re in luck!

    The complete The Magic Factory podcast can be downloaded below in three parts, for your convenience. Obviously the music has been removed, which reduces 7 hours to about 3 hours and 45 minutes.

    Perfect for any long drive (when, for some reason, you don’t want to listen to music). Alternatively, import them into your Grand Theft Auto PC game so you can listen to Antonio and me play wacky sound effects as you mow down hookers with an AK-47!

    The Magic Factory FULL Podcast PART #1 (72 mins)
    Taylor’s Hill Tailors, driving in Melbourne & dealing with VicRoads, Antonio’s weight loss job, David M. Green’s Songs to Have Sex to, live cross to Sam Mac in Perth, Shane Warne Soundboard Prank Calls,  re-setting public transport, Too Easy: The Webseries & DMG’s pen.

    The Magic Factory FULL Podcast PART #2 (72 mins)
    DMG’s adventures in commercial radio, The Magic Factory Newsroom, origins of the Alan Jones clips, horrible share-housing experiences, Peter Macinkovic calls in, DMG records some demo radio talkbreaks for Gold 104.3FM, song intro challenge, Antonio’s hilarious fart sounds, Lorne Lawns & Rove L.A.

    The Magic Factory FULL Podcast PART #3 (79 mins)
    Elaborately over-produced IDs, bed music samples, Adelaide v. Melbourne, more Alan Jones, DMG “picks up” at the cinema, texts from the listeners, David M. Green’s Songs to Have Sex to (reprise), DMG’s “31 Questions” TV game show pilot, a live call from “Steve” at a Lilydale petrol station, plans for the day, a chat with Nicholas Waxman from “Get Cereal” & a live call from “Jennifer”, some random listener.

    Overall a fantastic experience. Comedy on radio is a huge passion of mine and it was great to get back behind the panel. Although, I’m not jumping at the opportunity to do 7 hours straight again… This is us at 6AM…

    Although, a return to a regular hour slot is not out of the question. The question is where, who and when…

    Special thanks again to Antonio. You can hear from the clips we were genuinely having a great time. The laughter is real, I can assure you. That’s what makes great radio, in my opinion.

    Happy listening.

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    I’m radioactive!

  • Hey it’s my stuff!

    Hello again! In the space of 24 hours, my new bed and side table arrived, as did my boxes of stuff from Adelaide! To paraphrase MTV’s “Cribs,” from now on this is where the “magic” will happen:

    Wow. You sure do appreciate a bed after not having one for 3 nights. I feel like I’ve got 75% of a room now. I just need the Internet. That may seem to you to be a bit of a high percentage taken up by the Internet, especially because for many the Internet is a luxury. Not for me. It’s been quite tricky to conduct my affairs without being constantly connected. Just yesterday I got a voice-over job from Allan Miller (who’s based in Tasmania). The usual procedure is he tells me what he wants, I record it and email it, he tells me what changes to make, I record it again and email it again, etc. The whole process involves a lot of emailing back and fourth and it’s a real pain in the arse having to go down to the local Altona Video Easy/Internet Cafe every time I need to re-send a file. Although I must admit it’s a lot more pleasant now that my bike has arrived!

    Here’s the rest of my room:

    I also had my first “Melbourne Celebrity Sighting” yesterday. I was in the Myer department store in the city, pursuing their limited range of table lamps, when I notice to my left a woman step off an escalator. It took me a few seconds to realise it was TV’s Judith Lucy! However, by that stage she had already turned and walked off without making eye contact. I don’t know what I would have said anyway; “Hey, I’ve seen The Best Bits of The Late Show, you know, that show you were on in 1993?” I suppose she was also in “Bad Eggs.” Although she’s not exactly what I like that movie… Oh well, next time. Hence my new “Judith Lucy Lamp:”

    I’m settling in to the share house situation quite well I think. The food situation seems to be working.  I’d love to go into more detail, but curtesy dictates housemates’ eating habits are to be kept off the Internet (at least in this particular house…), so instead I’ll just say I’m pretty much taking care of myself. It may not be a fancy stainless steel kitchen with all the latest mod-cons like a dishwasher or a toaster, but it’s functional and I’m enjoying the chance to experiment a little. Earlier this week I made a delicious soup. Cooking can be quite relaxing actually and I’m looking forward to trying some more advanced things in the coming weeks. Less enthusiastic about their lack of a bath-mat system (I’ll explain more about that later. I’ll probably end up writing a dedicated blog entry).

    Something that I’m really not liking at the moment is not having any friends who live in Melbourne. I really don’t like eating meals out by myself. It’s quite depressing. I’m assuming this will change soon, as my first cinema shift is tonight and uni induction classes start next week, and as I’ve been described as a “friends slut” I’m sure I’ll have no trouble finding friends. New and better friends! And I’m hoping my Adelaide friends will agree to some sort of rostered holiday system, whereby each week a different friend will come visit me in Melbourne. More for their benefit than mine. Hehehe…

    In other news for $5 I joined RMIT’s SYN (Student Youth Network), the community radio station where Hamish & Andy started. I have no idea what I’d be doing there. I really just wanted a sticker. Come to mention it I would like to get back on air again, but again, it would help if I had some friends who could help out with guest appearances and extra voices. There’s only so much David M. Green can do on his own… Although I’m sure I’ll have no shortage of “Adelaide Correspondents.” Speaking of radio, a very special item also arrived with the rest of my stuff. Something that I knew would cheer me up when I’m feeling down, and it’s already done just that a few times from its new spot on my bedroom wall…

    Ahh… I love that photo…

    Well, best get to my first shift at the Cinema Nova!

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    I have contents insurance!