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Ray D'arcy on RTE Radio 1 **Mod Warning post 1, 1263, 1610**

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    #632
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


    Why does he sound so dejected when presenting the show.. Every day he does his usual "just hit that button there, that's it" at the start of the show, like an RAF pilot who had commandeered a Messerschmidt BF109E and just manage to get the engine running, only to follow up with some tired, passionless, reluctant monologue about an apple he ate for lunch (or some such).. He brings no energy or enthusiasm for the things he is talking about...


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    #633
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    CountyHurler wrote: »
    Why does he sound so dejected when presenting the show.. Every day he does his usual "just hit that button there, that's it" at the start of the show, like an RAF pilot who had commandeered a Messerschmidt BF109E and just manage to get the engine running, only to follow up with some tired, passionless, reluctant monologue about an apple he ate for lunch (or some such).. He brings no energy or enthusiasm for the things he is talking about...

    Presumeably, Thats what people want to hear.


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    #634
    BarryD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭BarryD


    neris wrote: »
    i think rays afraid that he might find out that people are critical of his show and his style if he had twitter and not everyone loves him as much as he thinks. take a look at his wifes twitter not far off some of the show drivel

    People can live without Twitter you know, probably would just invite the sort of abuse he gets here.

    Write to him with your name & address if you feel that strongly :)


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    #635
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    ask her about John Altman


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    #636
    Gits_bone
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    CarrickMcJoe wrote: »
    Think Ray is afraid to come out of the past. Every other show has twitter and facebook keeping up to speed. More at home here on RTE 1.

    What use is twitter and facebook?


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    #637
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    Hope Vinny B's line didn't have "due dilligence" in it- he'd have needed 5,000 takes


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    #638
    hufpc8w3adnk65
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    Arther murphys on now and the intro jingle same as the one on today fm. Thought they might freshin it up


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    #639
    Mr Barbie
    Site Banned Posts: 11 ✭Mr Barbie


    MrMac84 wrote: »
    Arther murphys on now and the intro jingle same as the one on today fm. Thought they might freshin it up

    Why change a losing formula ?


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    #640
    heybaby
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    CarrickMcJoe wrote: »
    Think Ray is afraid to come out of the past. Every other show has twitter and facebook keeping up to speed. More at home here on RTE 1.

    Could never understand his dislike of twitter, it somes up his disdain for technology and inclusiveness, god forbid the listeners might have a new avenue to communicate with the show.

    I also agree about his general air of moroseness, he just sounds depressed. Maybe the move to rte hasn't provided him with the impetus and rejuvenation he thought leaving Today FM would bring. Maybe after 15 years on the air 5 days a week he's professionally and mentally jaded?


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    #641
    reg114
    Registered Users Posts: 687 ✭✭✭reg114


    heybaby wrote: »
    Could never understand his dislike of twitter, it somes up his disdain for technology and inclusiveness, god forbid the listeners might have a new avenue to communicate with the show.

    I also agree about his general air of moroseness, he just sounds depressed. Maybe the move to rte hasn't provided him with the impetus and rejuvenation he thought leaving Today FM would bring. Maybe after 15 years on the air 5 days a week he's professionally and mentally jaded?

    Savage is a breath of fresh air by comparison.


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    #642
    L1011
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    Gits_bone wrote: »
    What use is twitter and facebook?

    Can quite significantly build audience, helpful when you're losing 15,000 listeners like he was on Today FM...


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    #643
    Gits_bone
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Gits_bone


    L1011 wrote: »
    Can quite significantly build audience, helpful when you're losing 15,000 listeners like he was on Today FM...

    I'm sure if RTE were worried they'd set one up. It's not like D'arcy would be using it anyways.


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    #644
    denishurley
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭denishurley


    MrMac84 wrote: »
    Arther murphys on now and the intro jingle same as the one on today fm. Thought they might freshin it up

    Wasn't that the opening music to the 'real' Mailbag on RTÉ 1?


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    #645
    Chip Whitley
    Registered Users Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭Chip Whitley


    Who was the Agony Aunt he had on recently? Is it Niamh Fitzpatrick that was with him on TodayFM?


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    #646
    clappyhappy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    Brendão wrote: »
    Who was the Agony Aunt he had on recently? Is it Niamh Fitzpatrick that was with him on TodayFM?

    Niamh is with anton, not sure who their new agony aunt is.


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    #647
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    Gits_bone wrote: »
    What use is twitter and facebook?

    Imagine having to firefight on 2 extra fronts?


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    #648
    constitutionus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,988 ✭✭✭constitutionus


    not a fan of ray but ive found myself listening more than i ever did to marty morrisey !

    :)


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    #649
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    constitutionus wrote: »
    not a fan of ray but ive found myself listening more than i ever did to marty morrisey !

    :)

    If Marty is your bench mark....


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    #650
    Sideshow Mark
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Can quite significantly build audience, helpful when you're losing 15,000 listeners like he was on Today FM...

    He also has to find the 26,000 that Mooney lost last year.

    Twitter is an awful tool, the lack of any restrictions on it makes it a place where keyboard warriors, bullies and trolls thrive. As Twiitter can't seem to find a way to make any money out it, hopefully it will be put out of its misery sooner rather than later.


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    #651
    Gits_bone
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    Sideshow Mark wrote: »
    He also has to find the 26,000 that Mooney lost last year.

    Twitter is an awful tool, the lack of any restrictions on it makes it a place where keyboard warriors, bullies and trolls thrive. As Twiitter can't seem to find a way to make any money out it, hopefully it will be put out of its misery sooner rather than later.

    Yeah you'd just get people who are forced to listen to him at work but yet still are able to compare to his show on Today FM posting to the page. :)


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    #652
    Meathlass
    Registered Users Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Meathlass


    Ah God. The woman looking for a man she met 3 years ago! FFS!!!


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    #653
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    what colour was the cardigan- might help?


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    #654
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    "Searching for a needle in a haystack"

    Yeah, because there must be millions of teachers from Charleville called Fran :rolleyes:


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    #655
    syklops
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    somesoldiers wrote: »
    what colour was the cardigan- might help?

    Thats like something Joe would ask.


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    #656
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    "40% of the people on the flight ended up in the abortion clinic", seriously?


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    #657
    worried parent Marie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭worried parent Marie


    This email is such a troll


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    #658
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    Ray on his soapbox. Come back Derek, all is forgiven.


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    #659
    Callan57
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Callan57


    OMG that poor child - what a shameful, cowardly country we are


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    #660
    Meathlass
    Registered Users Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Meathlass


    somesoldiers wrote: »
    "40% of the people on the flight ended up in the abortion clinic", seriously?

    Aren't the stats something like 12 people a day?

    Now lets suppose each person brings someone with them so that's 24 people a day. Now let's be really generous and double that because we know the original stats are understated as not everyone gives their real address. So that's 50 people a day and they all just happened to be on the same flight the emailer is on even though their must be close to 100 other flights they could have taken.


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    #661
    Harry Angstrom
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    I'm waiting for somebody to text in saying "I was listening to that email and the tears were streaming down my face".

    Probably written by the same D'Arcy Show researcher.


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