U&F 26 goes live in a mad blur of hurry. I have to go to Spain tomorrow to sell my house in Almacena. Yes, the house in Andalucia where I had the idea for U&F has found a buyer and tomorrow morning at 4am we fly out to clear our stuff out and sign the papers. This means that the episode hasn't gone through the usual level of endless fuss and nit-picking. I spent 12 hours making it, but none checking it for gaffes because I ran out of time; there may be repeat lines in it, there may be burps, coughs, even tea slurpings - I don't know. For the first time ever, I haven't had time to check my final edit. I had to get it online before I go away, and that means getting it live tonight.

And so, with or without burps, Episode 26: It's Eighties Night at La Reina de Corazones. Underwood is keen to try contemporary dancing, but Keith isn't happy to see him trying it with Michelle.

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This uncut version Underwood and Flinch Episode 24 contains the 'Red Room' scene I cut from the final version of Ep 24. I did this because despite warnings of adult content at the start of the podcast, I still get email from time to time from people who say they like my stuff but find the swearing, violence, sex - and of course the ritual satanic sex and murder orgies, a bit too much. So this scene (Miguel in the Red Room) which most of you may find unremarkable, was cut for their benefit. It will not be available in the main feed.

I don't think the scene actually adds a great deal to the story and the book works perfectly well without it, so accusations of 'gratuitous' sex and violence would, in this case, be fair enough. However, for all of those of you who, despite the boundaries of good taste and judgement, want to peek inside the Red Room, here it is.

I hope you enjoy it - but not too much ;-)

ENTER THE RED ROOM

U&F 25 is now live. Sorry about the delay, I had to go to England for two weeks and it really set me back. That, and I got a job, which is another great time-eater. Anyway, the episode is now recorded and available for listen / download by clicking the image. Here's a blurb of the episode contents ... (skip it if you want to have no idea as to what to expect).

Episode 25: In which Underwood and Flinch dispose of a body, David learns more about vampires, Lydia's outfit is hard to place, Keith and Billy Boy squabble over pop, and Michelle experiences a strange attraction.

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Links:

Mike's video short, "The Parent Vac" (made with a few chums on the spur of moment - so don't get all critical on my ass ;-)

"What's in My Fridge?" Video update.