S9 Ep197: Simon Thomas - A Drunken Archie Curzon Catches Up With One Of His Best Mates!

The Rig Biz Podcast

Blind Dog Productions

Business, Rugby, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Marketing, Sports

4.9 • 952 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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We're delighted to be joined for a 3rd time by the legendary broadcaster and current host of Soccer Saturday; Simon Thomas to discuss his crazy last couple of years, celebrate the Rig Biz and pick out some crazy stories from his days working for Blue Peter. Be warned Archie has just come from a client lunch at Blacklock and is incredibly drunk!
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1:22.6	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to an incredibly festive rigbiz podcast, and I am, of course, joined by the wonderful, the one, the only. Mr. Arch, you're still surviving silly season. You're still alive. I'm here, but it is starting to take its toll. I mean, I'm coming in hot from a lunch. Where have you been? Just been to Blacklock. Oh, what did you have? Yeah, yeah. You all love this because you love food. I do love food.
1:48.5	I just had, yeah, a couple of steaks. Keep it easy, mate. I have a steak for a main and steak for side. Do you drink at lunch on a serious season? I have to these days. I've become quite
1:53.2	accustomed. That's what happens in silly season. It's almost drinking from the time you wake up. At the moment, I wake up and I sort of lost the buzz from last night,
2:01.6	and I just find like a little cheeky beer in the morning.
2:04.3	It just, you know, perks you up.
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