This is a global player original podcast.

Welcome aboard Shaggers.

This is of course the bonus episode,

Your Friday Treat. It's the bonus ball with Martin Comston,

who's sprinkling his stardust around Edinburgh, the Athens of the North right now.

And it's me, the civilian, Gordon Smart, clinging to his coattails with a face like a painter's

radio of stardust sprinkled by Comston.

Right, Martin, my son, how you doing?

I'm good, brother.

Let's get wired in. Right brother let's get wired in right let's get wired in this is from kevin nelson dear friend of the podcast has got in touch he says afternoon troops i'm speaking to you

this afternoon from a scorching airshar welcome my man i served my time in a hollage workshop and darkest

kill winning in the late eighties where wind-ups and generally abusing apprentices was the norm,

if not encouraged. I could write a book. There were so many stories. Entry-level apprentice duties

were the usual stuff like building, tyres, repairing punctures, but most importantly, making

sure that urn was topped up, turned on and ready for breakfast and lunch before taking the

rolls order and going to the local shop.

One particular boy called Colin was so naive he fell for the lot.

A couple of memorable ones were a 20 pack of filterless lilettes.

We told them they were mentholfags.

Very good, that was kind of a.

He came back with Benson and Hedges, none the wiser.

Another one was in order for two roles.

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