Good Bye, Jimmy

Today we heard the sad news of the passing of Sir Jimmy Saville.

I only had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy once, at the 2008 Sport Relief event in Leeds where I was performing and jimmy attending as local treasure.

When I saw that Jimmy was kicking around the backstage area, I walked over and introduced myself:

“Hi Jimmy, my name is Pete Briley, I’m a musician.” Jimmy took my hand, paused and simply replied:

“I’m not surprised.”

Before walking off! It was very funny, and the legend did spend quite a bit of time talking and laughing with us during the meal and downtime surrounding it. I was struck by his wit, honesty and his kind-hearted nature. He had passion for music, sport and charity and we have truly lost a national treasure.

Good bye, Jimmy, you were one of the greats.

 

From Pete.

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The Long Wait Is Finally Over!

For months here at Robot House, we have been teasing you all with news of a new, super-secret signing that have we developed. They have been into the studio and recorded an absolutely fantastic debut album, shot a great video, built a beautiful website and strung together a number of wonderful sentences.

And they have done it all under a veil of anonymity.

We are pleased and privileged to introduce The Zoo Community Jazz Band.

In a world where everybody is looking for their fifteen minutes in the spotlight, The Zoo Community Jazz Band’s anonymity is the catalyst for their creativity. It has freed them to explore the boundaries of their art and as a result they create wonderfully enchanting and human music.

With an emphasis on wider artistic influences beyond music, poetry and photography are particularly prominent themes. The world they choose to inhabit is nothing short of inspiring.

See and hear for yourself:

The Debut album, Monsieur Chevalier, is out and available from all good digital and physical retailers on the 28^th November.

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Its here, another great podcast showcasing the best new music!

This Month’s Tracks:

- Howl On Vinyl 'Best Intentions'
- The 27s 'Butterfly'
- Sam Flastic Hughes 'Long Day'
- Dirty Vibes 'Black Habit'
- Nature Kills 'Lady Misery'
- Howl On Vinyl 'Intermental'

Presented by Pete Briley.
© Tin Robot Radio 2011

Robots what Run

The results are in and our intrepid team of Tin Robot Road Runners did extremely well, with the five-man team all completing the race within 2 Hours and 2 Minutes.

First to cross the line, was our resident athlete and number-cruncher, Brookie, in just 1:41:22. He was followed closely by Andy Davies and Niall, who finished together in 1:41:53 and 1:41:54 respectively.

Finally, Pete and his dad, Briley Snr., brought up the rear with Pete coming in just ahead at 2:00:52 and Gary completing the race in 2:02:44.

Look out for Pete in the official video – he appears looking a little tired at 7:44!

A great result all round and the Tin Robot Team managed to raise a really good total for Tommy’s.

Now, its back to music for the whole team – although, while everyone else can rest a little easier now, Pete has to continue his training after winning a place in the London Marathon in April. Good luck to him!

 

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