Kris came onto my show on a Friday evening and told Mearns FM listeners about his life in tennis, an inspirational story for sure. When a teenager he decided tennis would be his vocation and he’s followed that path for thirty years, coaching, mentoring and teaching players of all levels, sharing the deep passion he has for the game. He’s made tennis his life, inspired thousands to improve and to get more out of their enjoyment of the game. I on the other hand left my teenage years to drift into timber sales, alcoholism and skulduggery, how I wish I’d been in the same queue as Kris when seeing the careers advisors. I’m dead proud of Kris, find out plenty more about him on his website where you’ll also discover a cracking podcast.
Turning however to Kris’s musical tastes, we find someone quite prepared to sabotage the enviable reputation he’s hitherto built up for himself. What self respecting individual nominates the guff you find listed below when invited to play their favourite tunes of a lifetime? In a barely listenable set, his crowning floater in the toilet water was Snap’s ‘The Power’ which stooped yet lower when he explained it reminded him of a Turkish nightclub dance floor he’d once shared with his Mum. There were a couple of semi-tolerable tracks and a triumphant finishing number to be fair to him but I’m an indie kid, I play quality music, I have no desire to be associated with mediocre commercial pap. It was torture having to spin some of this bowf. Cousin you say? Sorry, never heard of the guy.
Thankfully, Kris’s musical faux pas’ were interrupted by good conversation and it was a genuine inspiration to hear of his tennis journey. He spends his life encouraging people, instilling belief into them and facilitating an improvement in their lives. I shuffle paper for a living, Kris boosts people’s confidence and self belief. One of us can rightfully pat himself on the back while the other needs a good look in the mirror. Catch you later, I’m off to the bathroom.
Click on this link to hear a re-run of the show. Thanks for being a bostin guest Kris, my beloved cousin/brother/wife (select as appropriate).
Kris’s selections
1. Nick Kershaw - I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
2. Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love
3. Snap - The Power
4. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Boom Shake The Room
5. Drops Of Jupiter - Train
6. Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
love it...my husband laughed when you called a couple of my selections Duff(??) can't remember the exact word, but pretty funny...sarcasm is lacking these days...and he says that you're a music snob-absolute compliment, by the way and that he's grateful you didn't play any more of my selections....he loves Madness, The English Beat, House martins, etc...I never knew this until now...10 years of marriage and I continually realize how fortunate I am:))and your cousin's picks...well, the only one I like is Sylvester's "funk"-I grew up near Motown_detroit when The Four Tops, Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Al Green-(from my city), and many other artists were big at that time...so music has been ingrained in me since I could load a 45 or 33 record on the "table"...Nad please relay to your cousin, that it's very cool his working with Judy Murray-andy Murray is almost a god to my hubby...great to hear about giving back...I should do a bit more of this in my future...Alex-thanks so much, it's been a priviledge to come across your station, your wit, and of course your great talent in music selection:)))I hope to keep in touch, and should we make it back to Scotland-as lottery winners-I will surely have to take you out for a nice Guinness or local brew-I discovered one I loved while there-can't think of the name, but I will find it:)))shelly
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