Not every Dean
During the fake-boyfriend calls, Scott had rejected Dean as an alias because every Dean he had encountered seemed to be trouble. An actual Dean called to challenge the judgement and submitted himself to a checklist of supposed bad-boy behaviour.
He was not argumentative, jealous, moody or permanently too busy for a girlfriend. He had taken his Valentine’s date flowers and bowling, did not remain friends with former partners and offered none of the warning signs Scott expected. Scott reluctantly accepted that this one Dean seemed all right, while continuing to cast suspicion over several other first names.
A whistle and a hurl
An emergency dental appointment had repaired Scott’s tooth, but listeners noticed a slight whistle whenever he used certain sounds. Chris encouraged everyone to listen for it, leaving Scott increasingly conscious of his own speech throughout the show.
The Who Game also returned. Scott, Chris and a rapid line of callers recalled neglected objects, people and phrases before adding the customary “who?” The entries ranged from mood rings and long-wave Atlantic 252 to enormous restaurant pepper grinders and Kellogg’s Ricicles.
Chinese ABBA
Chris had spent Friday night in a Chinese restaurant whose owner proudly announced a special booking: a Chinese ABBA tribute band. The combination surpassed Chinese Elvis as one of Scott’s favourite entertainment ideas and immediately became somewhere both men wanted to visit together.
Scott’s own weekend involved helping his mother shop for shoes. A listener photographed him among the women’s moccasins, while another customer mistook his enthusiastic rearranging for the work of a shop assistant.
Dev joined Real or No Real, where one claim concerned All Time Low’s Jack Barakat collecting bras thrown on stage during concerts. The daily song contest continued, still producing arguments over whichever record the listener denied.
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