[Nicola_Red]

So here is a list of everyone who has made it into the book:

Misfit
Fish Heads
DevilsDuck
Sav1our
GBM
howabout94
Sunny SoCal
Dave in Philadelphia
Ianpwilliams
Kyle1974
Dimtimjim
Dannimaria
Tico987
Timp
Ryanmclfc
Munki Bhoy
Yummytummy
Slaphead1982
BBQ
StarryEyed
Wireman
hels78
Termy
ckirk1610
scornelius7mufc
Travis Bickle
St@rk
Deadly
Johnny1989
Mattso23
Catherine & Toph

If you would like to contribute financially to putting the book together please PM me. But no pressure to do this (I can't stress that enough!) and your submission will go in the book regardless!

[Nicola_Red]

Just done a count-up and there were sixteen people who requested a PM at some point but haven't contributed! Ah well, people are busy etc etc. The album is arriving in the post today, so it's starting to come together now.

[Mattso23]

Hi Nicola

Did you get mine? I emailed it last week , tried sending you a pm but not sending for some reason?

[Nicola_Red]

No, I got your PM, I've just replied.

[Nicola_Red]

Bloody courier service who are delivering the album took it back to the depot, even though I have a 24hr caretaker in my building who takes parcels. I paid £6 for next day delivery too...argh.

[The Deadly]

Just sent you the email baby x

[Nicola_Red]

Just got it, thankyou sweetie

[dannimaria]

Nicola, do you need some money towards the album? Am happy to chip in.

[Nicola_Red]

Yep, if you'd like to contribute to the costs of paper and ink and blah blah, please pm me and I can give you my email address for PayPal. Or failing that an Amazon voucher would do as they sell a lot of the stuff I'm gonna be using. Thanks

[Nicola_Red]

Oh and the album arrived today! Hurray. It's a very lovely plum colour.

[St@rk]

Horray! - sounds Classy

[Nicola_Red]

I've just spent an hour in the craft store and got very confused by the choice of backing paper available (not to mention the prices!) Gonna have to make a decision tomorrow.

[gbm]

Nice one, thanks for your hard work for this Nic! Sounds like it's shaping up nicely. I'm happy to chip in a fiver towards the bits - will pm you
Shame we haven't got some more of the folk from around my era - Footloose, S4B etc - unless they're around but cba

On another note did the idea of gathering around R1 get any further? - Or was it left down to that event they're officially holding with the audience thing?

[Nicola_Red]

I think some people might still be keen to do that - I can't as I can't get time off work. It probably needs its own thread! Anyway, submissions are closed for the time being at least, and I'll be spending today printing them all out and arranging the order of the book. I'm thinking of putting a small section in the middle about all the comic relief stuff the show has done, I'll just write a short piece and put in a few pics - do people think that sounds like a good idea?

[SAV1OUR]

Yeah find some pictures of them doing the rally, mountain climb, marathon show, etc.

[Nicola_Red]

Just returned from a trip to another craft store, purchased all the backing paper I need, which is good. The whole exercise has given me a headache though, I think my brain is struggling to process all this new crafting-related information.

[neilt0]

[Nicola_Red]

I wouldn't have embarked on this if it was bad enough that I needed a book like that to figure out what I was doing. After all, I have my mother.

I'm reading through all the tributes now as I'm printing and they're making me quite emotional!

[Nicola_Red]

It's a work in progress right now:

[St@rk]

Looking very good though, even if some assembly is still required!

I'd be up for hanging around near radio 1 - providing I can't swing a ticket of course

[Termy]

That is looking epicly awesome so far. Congrats on the great work, Nicola.

[HA94]

Looks like it's coming along brilliantly, good work Nicola!

[Nicola_Red]

Finally packed up work for the evening about 20mins ago. It's starting to take shape now! If I have enough cash left over I'll definitely be buying my mum some chocs or something as a thankyou, cos bearing in mind she's not a listener, she's put so much of her own time, effort, know-how and materials into bringing this project together.

[Nicola_Red]

Hit a horrible snag this afternoon when it turned out that the page protectors I'd bought were too big for the album. How can 12x12 not be 12x12?! Had to order a bunch of new ones which were not cheap. Thank God I still have plenty of time to get it finished.

[SAV1OUR]

So what happens when its finished? Do you just hand it in or can we have a look?