In The Zone Vol 2 May 2020 The show must go on Behind the scenes at Zone Radio Say what? Misheard song lyrics You heard it first... The listing of all the new songs played in April Call me for supper How to get a Unicorn foaming at the mouth The Voice of the Valley CONTENTS May 2020 Welcome To Shorties Blue Bottle Noordhoek Blue Bottle Liquors has been operating successfully since the year 2000. We carry huge ranges of wine, malt whiskies, and are geared for all functions. Our emphasis is on personal One-hit Wonders service in a safe environment, promoting responsible drinking. All of these artists have had hits. Yet for most of them their first hit was also their last hit. We pride ourselves in quality products. We haven’t left it there though!! We have now extended our operation and set up a Traders Association involving several very successful Page 34 independent liquor stores who understand their customer’s needs and are extremely aware of promoting responsible drinking. They have revamped their stores for a better, secure and informative shopping experience. Being part of the Blue Bottle membership means we offer better prices, professional advice and don’t forget the personal touch of the owner. Features 32 20 Pirates of the classroom 6 Say what? The buccaneers of the 21st cen- The Show must go on We all love to sing along with tury are not plundering ships at sea. Rather they’re plagiarisers Behind the scenes at Zone Ra- our favourite song. But are you of other people’s work. dio. sure you’re singing the right words 36 Click on the link on the left to 10 24 Call me for supper visit our website. Rite of Passage How to get a Unicorn foaming Every culture has ceremonies Well I never at the mouth and traditions for most of the Ever wonder where some com- mon sayings that we use come 38 important events in a person’s Don’t breathe out life. from? Well wonder no more. Nothing can ruin an intimate 14 moment more than bad breath. Where do the children play 28 40 Congrats to the older generation While technology is part and The art of chirping Think it’s tough being a teen? parcel of our lives, Trish Davies Some of the best sports com- Then read this. poses a few things to consider. ments, on and off the field. 16 30 42 You heard it first... Hollywood Hogwash Did you know? The new songs played on Zone Ajith Subramoney looks at Some trivia just for you. Radio this April just how wrong the movies can be. 3 Listen I know my luck. While most Irish people believe in Murphy’s Law, which says, From the “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”, I’m a firm be- liever in O’Toole’s Principle editor’s which says, “Murphy was just desk an optimist.” Bierman Straus We’ll be at Stage One and I’ll PUBLISHER o, here we are. It’s 1 May be told that once again I can go Hipe Media and, as promised, the sec- to my local supermarket and Sunvalley ond issue of In The Zone buy a cooked roast chicken. EDITOR S I will stand at the deli counter, Matt Tennyson is out. So we’re still in lockdown, smacking my lips and drooling but as you very well might point while my chicken is put into a ASSISTANT EDITOR out, we’ve downgraded from packet. Courtney Taljaard Then, just as I’m about to take Stage 5 lockdown to Stage 4 CONTRIBUTORS lockdown. Not that I can see all delivery of my tender morsel it Lucille Byrnes, Janine Cas- that much difference mind you. will be snatched from my hands sidy, Trish Davies, Shaun Fritz, I still can’t go and sit down and I will be informed, “Sorry, Nombeko Gqamani, Richard to a meal in my favourite res- but they’ve just changed from Griggs, Stix Mkhize, Ryan Mur- taurant while smoking a stogie Stage One to Stage Five again. phy, Matt O’Brien, Ajith Subra- We are a family orientated Optometry practice, with and sipping on some fine Irish So no chicken for you.” money, Fiona Taylor, Matt Ten- whiskey. Look, I’m not for one sec- professional staff looking after the person behind the nyson, eyes. I’m still not exactly sure of ond trying to make light of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s Visit us at Sunvalley Mall or call us on 021 785 3141 what we can and cannot do dur- In The Zone is pub- a global killer and we need to ing Stage 4. That’s mainly be- lished on-line every month. do everything in our power to cause they seem to change the The articles used in In The Click on the above link to protect ourselves and our loved rules every five minutes. Zone are copyrighted and visit our Facebook page. ones. Yet there has to be some One minute I can buy certain may not be used without sort of clarity regarding the items, the next minute I am no prior permission from the edi- whole lockdown process. We longer allowed to buy those tor. cannot remain in lockdown in a items. Will someone please The views stated in this mag- state of limbo. make up their mind. azine do not necessary reflect I don’t see the point in even- Okay, I understand the whole the views of In The Zone, the tually being able to boast that idea of having different stages, editor, the staff, Zone Radio, or we saved 70,000 pepole from What I don’t understand is how, Hipe Media. when and why they will deter- contracting the virus. Unfor- mine which stage we should be tunately 80,000 people died of Hipe! in on any given day. And who starvation because they were P.O. Box 31216, Tokai, 7966 will make this decision? unable to earn any income to South Africa. Will someone from the gov- feed themselves. Oh, and an- ernment appear on television other 107,000 went insane due email and say something like, “Today, to cabin fever. [email protected] I feel it in my bones, is a Stage Trust you will enjoy this Three day. Thank you.” month’s magazine. Back Issues How long will we remain Until next month. To view any back issues of in a stage before it upgraded In The Zone, go to www.hipe. or downgraded to a different co.za or click here. stage? Matt 5 Zone! cover story follows. 9.00 am to 12.00 pm is “The Saturday Breakfast Zone” which is usually presented by The show must go on Rob Martin but is being pre- If anyone has lived up to the metaphor “the show must go on”, it’s been Zone Radio. Even sented by Janet Scanlon during during lockdown the ‘Voice of the Valley’ has continued to broadcast. Yet what exactly goes the lockdown. into doing a show. “The Saturday Lunch Zone” is presented by Ali Faraday from 12.00 to 3.00 pm, and o fewer that three art- would begin a three-week lock- On Mondays Courtney Tal- Greg Sirmongpong hosts “Sat- ists or bands had a hit down to prevent the spread of jaard, who also happens to be urday PM Zone” from 3.00 to Nwith a song titled “The the Covid-19 virus, it was also the assistant editor of In The 6.00 pm. Show Must Go On”. announced that only essential Zone, reads the news at 10.00 Sunday morning start off with The first was recorded by services would be allowed to am, 12.00 pm, 2.00 pm and “The Sunday Breakfast Zone” British artist Leo Sayer, who re- continue operating. 4.00 pm. from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm. This leased The Show Must Go On Radio stations were included “Reading the news can is hosted by ‘The Two Grumpy in 1973. It went on to become in the list of essential servic- be scary,” Courtney admits. Old Men”, Matt Tennyson and his first hit single, reaching the es, and naturally this included “Sometimes you can have a re- John Verster. Top Ten in Britain, Ireland, and Zone Radio. ally difficult surname or place They are followed from 12.00 Australia. The station broadcasts live name. There can be some real to 3.00 pm by Adrian Buck- American rock band Three from Monday to Friday from tongue-twisters. And because land with “The Sunday Lunch Dog Night covered The Show 7.00 am to 9.00 pm, and on you’re reading live you can’t Zone”. Between 3.00 and 6.00 Must Go On in 1974 and it Saturday and Sunday from 9.00 go back and edit out any mis- pm you can listen to “The Jazz reached number four in the am to 9.00 pm. Between 9.00 takes.” and Swing Zone” hosted by Billboard Top 100 charts. pm and 7.00 am, music is auto During lockdown Janet has Sotmo and Sam. Released as the twelfth and streamed. been performing another vital Yet, as we mentioned earlier, final track on their 1991 album Each show has a duration of task - keeping the studio clean these shows don’t just happen. Innuedno, The Show Must Go three hours, with the exception and disinfected. Each presenter needs to know On is a song by British rock of the Monday to Friday ‘Zone Fifteen minutes before a show how the equipment and soft- band Queen.