#capeTopTweet by @CapeTown – Week of 1-5 October ’12

As featured on #theULTIMATEtrafficJAM with me, Jonathan Duguid, on UCT Radio 104.5fm for the week of 1-5 October 2012 at 5.05pm daily.

Twitter’s @CapeTown selects a “Tweet of the Day” or #capeTopTweet from a vast selection of Cape Town based tweets. To add your tweets to the selection process use one of the many Cape hashtags.

#capeTopTweets – Monday, 1 October – Friday, 5 October ’12:

…and we are LIVE from @capetown & Jozi!!! @hecticnine9 #HN9is5

— Terri-Sue Arendorf (@TerriSue_A) October 1, 2012

Zalebs Interview

Rachel Alberts of Zalebs.com, a South African celebrity gossip and news website caught up with me a few weeks ago, chatting about my radio career, more so, about what it’s like to be the voice behind the mic on UCT Radio‘s Afternoon Drive Show.

The interview, entitled Jonathan Duguid: Behind the Mic came out on the Zalebs website on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 – click here to read it.

What Really Matters is Ummm…

Love this tongue-in-cheek image that takes a poke at the way that we, as the online community, are going…

Back Pain Ain’t Cool

Sorry I’ve been a little quiet this week… On Wednesday night I put my back out.

Sadly it was not due to me showing off my manliness lifting heavy objects, nor was it getting freaky in the sack, but rather sitting down to have my supper. As I sat down something pulled, and well, it was incredibly sore, and for the last two days or so I’ve been in much agonizing pain. Growing old is not an easy task, I tell you.

Nevertheless, I’m feeling back to normal (pardon the blatant pun) and am back at your disposal.

Love, light & pain-killers

jD

David Cameron – Man, Mouse or Muppet?

British Conservative MP Yeo has urged Prime Minister David Cameron to decide whether he is a “man or a mouse” over the issue of expanding Heathrow airport by adding a third runway.

…You have to admit there is a likeness between a mouse and David Cameron…

When I saw the “man or mouse” quote by Yeo, I was immediately reminded of this song from the recent Muppets movie:

Cape Town Snapshots – Part 2

There are many ways to tell that you are in False Bay in Cape Town, from shark warnings, to warmer water, to the less pretentious of people. But one of the big giveaways is the multi-coloured beach huts found at Muizenberg Beach, St James Beach, and Fish Hoek Beach (most famously at St James). These beach huts have inspired my Cape Town Snapshots feature this week.

Here are my top 3 Cape Town pics for this week:

Image sourced here.

Image sourced here.

Image sourced here.

Don’t take this beautiful city that we have in Cape Town for granted! Get out and enjoy it, and while you’re at it, visit False Bay.

Have a happy Tuesday folks!

jD

Podcast: Ivo Vegter – Amped: Prejudice – 27 Aug 2012

Amped is a weekly feature by columnist Ivo Vegter on the UCT Radio Afternoon Drive Show with me, where Ivo shares “the unvarnished truth” on a variety of topics.

Here’s some background on today’s episode:

“There’s rational disagreement, and then there’s irrational prejudice. Last week’s Amped debunking the myth of the competence of the Apartheid state elicited a storm of comment. A few appeared to come from the kind of people who hang out at the aptly-named stormfront.org. After recovering from laughter at being derided as “politically correct”, a response seemed justified.”

• Read the related column article.
• Follow Ivo Vegter on Twitter.

Listen to  Ivo Vegter’s Amped: Prejudice – 27 Aug 2012

*Please note: the views expressed in Amped are not necessarily those of UCT Radio.

Featured DJ of the Week: Dean Fuel

The local deejay that you need to keep an eye on, follow, and make sure you check out his gigs, this week is…

DEAN FUEL

Take a listen to some of Dean FUEL’s mixes:

The Dean FUEL Biography:

“Dean FUEL is undoubtedly one of Cape Town’s most prolific and in demand deck masters.”

A solid reputation and loyal following has put him at the forefront of the South African dance scene, having already performed alongside global legends such as David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Erick Morillo, Basement Jaxx, Mylo, Audio Bullies, Deep Dish, Sasha, John Digweed, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Infected Mushroom, James Lavelle, Martin Solveig, Kaskade, Sonique, James Zabiela, The Freestylers, Bass Kleph and even Jamiroquai!

Cookie Monster Monday

It’s the start of a new week, and here’s this week’s edition of Cookie Monster Monday…

Have a wonderful week, folks! Keep smiling -and wehen life get’s you down, focus on the lighter things (and don’t forget to stock up on cookies!)

Peace ‘n cookie dunkin’!

jD

The Tweet Seat Saga Continues: Next Critic – Yoursoapbox.co.za

It would seem that I’m not the only critic of Tweet Seats in Cape Town theatre. After reading my post, The Problem with Tweet Seats in Theatre, which has subsequently caused quite the healthy debate on Twitter, Rory Berry (Owner: Yoursoapbox.co.za), has also decided to write down a few thoughts he has regarding Tweet Seats and why we shouldn’t have them in South African theatres (or theatres in general), adding more validity and strength to the anti-Tweet Seat debate.

To give you some background on Rory Berry: He works in digital, is a professional actor, and also owns and runs Yoursoapbox.co.za, a website that seeks to promote theatre through listings and honest reviews from a streamlined database of reviewers that Rory headhunted and personally picked.

• Read Rory Berry’s blog post at Yoursoapbox.co.za: Tweet Seats: My Humble Opinion

• Read my original post that sparked the initial debate: The Problem with Tweet Seats in Theatre

Please feel free to leave comments and join the debate on both articles.