The Grumbles ? - Tell Us More!

Who are the Grumbles ?

How do I submit an article for Raise The Tone! ?

How do I listen to the shows ?

What other shows are on Beachside Community FM ?

How do I listen to Beachside Community FM,  I can't find it on my radio ?

I am a hot woman who is under 35, are you boys interested in people like me? 

Where do I go to meet interesting men who are over 35 like you two?

What the hell is Are You Ready To Grumble?

Are You Ready to Grumble is a half hour radio show about nothing in particular. If  we had to describe it we would draw on the wisdom of Jerry Seinfeld. He said his TV show was about the small moments in between the big moments. Well our show is about the smaller moments in between the small moments in between the big moments.

Its just two guys (PJ and Gav) with too much time on their hands who enjoy talking about the real burning issues that have plagued people throughout history ... like if a woman talks about her breasts can you look at them? I mean if she's talking about her hat or new bag you look at them.

These are the sort of conversations people have with friends around the dinner table or at the pub all the time. Sure they're largely pointless in the wider scheme of things but they can be humorous and entertaining none the less.

While the coarse language is kept to a minimum the shows contain Adult Themes and so are not suitable for young kids, people with high entertainment standards or those of you with no sense of humour.

Why oh Why is this show so Crude/ Blokey/ Pointless?

The show does have a point (see the answer to the first question) but it can be shambolic. Its crude and blokey because this sort of humour makes us laugh and we find ourselves incredibly funny. Have you tried Raise the Tone ? Still not happy?   Complaints can be left here

Who are the Grumbles ?

The Are You Ready to Grumble team is made up of PJ, Gav and our Producer "Please Don't Name Me".

PJ studied to be an Accountant but lacking sufficient personality went on to become an over paid, under worked IT consultant who preyed on naive but cashed up Government Departments. The strain of working for a living became too much and he has been a drain on society for the last couple of years. He likes to think of himself as the brains behind the Are You Ready to Grumble operation although Gav says he thinks too much. PJ lives with his girlfriend "Your show is alright .... I suppose" and their 2 dogs

Gav is a senior marketing executive in a multinational transportation company. A former premiership AFL player and current AFL coach he provides guidance on etiquette, sporting expertise and is the eye candy for the Ladies. Gav lives with his wife "If you mention me on your show I will kill you" and son "You Old Men aren't funny"

"Please Don't Name Me" is required to produce this show due to an unfortunate incident that resulted in him being unable to return to the local public library and being sentenced to a large number of community service hours   .....  although he still maintains his innocence. As a result he is too embarrassed to reveal his true identity and can't wait to leave community radio for a job that pays actual money. He is married to Mrs 'Please Don't Name Me' and they have 2 children 'Please Don't Name Me Jnr' and 'Please Don't Name Me the Third'.

How do I submit an article for Raise the Tone! ?

Email us with 'submit an article' as the subject. Make sure you attach your article. We use Microsoft Word so make sure your article is compatible with that program. You can submit pictures but please make them as small as possible (ie the file size not necessarily the dimensions) as we have to pay for the space.

If we think it has merit we will include it on Raise the Tone! - don't worry most things impress us. 

Usually we will name the person who writes the article but if we really like it we may pretend we wrote it! 

If we aren't impressed we will let you know, although we expect this to be a rare occurrence. This may upset you but please take it on the chin and try editing it or submitting another article. Please don't attempt to argue with us about our decision. We may not fully appreciate the majestic sweep and brilliance of your article but its our website ...our rules.

How do I listen to the shows ?

As you can see on the home page you simply have to click on the 'Show (number)' text. You see one of the following. The show will download first then play (this may give the impression nothing is happening but you need to wait up to about 5 minutes if you have broadband) or it will start playing immediately or you should see the following box saying do you want to open or save the file

If you select open the show will play. Alternatively you can save the show and play it later.

However if you have Windows XP Home or Professional as your operating system you may get the following error message 

If this happens click on the yellow message and the following menu will appear

Click on the "Allow Blocked Content" and the Are You Ready To Grumble show will play. This error is because the standard setting for the Windows Security Centre automatically blocked audio and some other types of files. The Are You Ready to Grumble audio files are checked prior to them going on to the web site and at that stage are virus free.

If you want to save the show simply right click on the 'Click Here for the latest Are You Ready To Grumble' text

And select the "Save Target As" option. Then select the location to which you want to save the file and select save.

What other shows are on Beachside Community FM ?

Phil Mc Cavity's 3 Hours of Bag Pipe Requests

Barry's Mime Show

Zorba's Magic Show

Mildred Mayhew's "What Illness is that? - Self Diagnosis Medical Show

How do I listen to Beachside Community FM,  I can't find it on my radio ?

While the good people at Beachside Community FM support the show they were concerned that if too many people started listening this would put pressure on their other shows. They were concerned that if the other shows weren't as popular this would cause friction or a loss of esteem on the part of the other Beachside Community FM presenters. I think they are also a little dismayed at the content and general tone. As a result  they don't want too many people to listen to our show so we have promised not to advertise their FM frequency.

This question is addressed more fully in the Grumble Diary.

I am a hot woman who is under 35 are you boys interested in people like me listening to the show? Where do I go to meet interesting men who are over 35 like you two?

Of course! er how about you email us your phone number...... hey what the?!....

Ok this wasn't a real question 'Please Don't Name Me' put it in as a joke. His access to the website has been removed.