Laying in bed last night, with my DB (Dearly Beloved - husband) we flipped over to SBS and watched "RockWiz" - a music trivia quiz show here in Australia. They have two special guest musicians captaining a team each, and the other two team members on their teams are people from the audience.

Each episode they ask the muscial talent "What was the first album you bought?". It's great to hear some of the answers. It got me to thinking, so I ask DB what the first album he ever bought was.

"I don't remember," came the somewhat cautious-sounding response. I then cajole and wheedle, asking him to give up the information. He responds to my childish behaviour with

"So, what was the first album you ever bought then?"

I am proud to admit (and this will show all of you who ever had any doubt as to my mental health, or ill-health as the case may be) that the first album I ever bought was 'Dead Man's Party' by Oingo Boingo. I loooooooved that album (still have it, by the way, on CD). The original i purchased on vinyl for the princely sum of $5 (they were having a clearance of all the stuff they couldn't get rid of!) and I loved it to death.

I used to play it on my mum's record player, and i used to speed up the play speed! Danny Elfman does a great chipmunk!

The second album I bought was "Plaza Suite" by Martin Plaza - he was a member of a great Aussie band of the 80's, Mental As Anything.

So - for those of you who like to respond to me (and are prepared to shame yourselves a little in the process), What are the 5 daggiest albums in your collection? To get the ball rolling, I will give you mine.

1 Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo

2 Rogues Gallery - Slade

3 Imperial Wizard - David Essex

4 Martika's Kitchen - Martika

5 Gold - ABBA

I have to admit that when I have a few drinks with my friends, we often listen to songs like:

1 Billy Don't Be a Hero - Paper Lace

2 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle Of The Road

3 I think I Love You - The Partridge Family

4 Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie

5 Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

6 Popcorn - Hot Buttered

7 Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop - ???

8 Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles

9 Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

10 Captain Jack - Billy Joel

Oh, and before anybody says anything - it's only a screwdriver or two before we start listening to that embarassment! We don't do anything else - only alcohol.