Steven Murdoch the computer expert popped round for a chat.

There is a famous con whereby some people set up a stall or a shop and make it seem like you are getting an amazing bargain. They tell you that you are buying £160 worth of perfume for 20 quid. Actually you are buying about 18pence worth of perfume for 20 quid. It's all worthless and smells of shite. I saw this happening and decided to be, er, a little vocal about the rip off. The people running the shop were not best pleased with me. Here is a recording of that incident. It is slightly edited because my friend did not want to be broadcast. She is in the country illegally. My favourite bit is about 1.40 into it when a young lady comes along. She and her male friend are plain clothes coppers and handle the situation fantastically. All in all a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the ending has been cut off where the fat man calls me a paeadophile and tells me to get a job. I actually sound like a bit of a dick in this, so to make up for that you are also getting what SHOULD have been the introduction to Shindiggery Live! but it wasn't. I used the worng tape. More to follow, including the whole Shindiggery live! event. Maybe even more of those. x

Guess what - I still haven't received my box or refund, and I've found it very hard to get any response from www.a1box.co.uk (although I did find out that no one called Alex Wright works there, surprising that). Anyways, I got through today and spoke to the delightful Susan Fisher, Mr.Fisher's wife. What a relief to speak to someone charming, erudite and totally aware of the customers needs.

I tried to have a cardboard box made for Shindiggery Live. It was very big - I wanted 1150mm x 1150mm x 1150mm I found a company online, www.a1box.co.uk - I called them one Monday eveing and was told, that for just under £50, I would have one by that Wednesday. Wednesday came and went, no box. I waited patiently until Friday - still no box. Panicking, because I needed the box for the following Tuesday, I called the company again. The lovely lady on reception told me it would be with me by Monday. I asked to speak to the boss. She hesitated, but I insisted. I heard her put the phone down and ask the boss, Robin Fisher, to come to the phone. He went mental at her -'you f*cking idiot, you f*cking bitch, why do I want to talk to that f*cking prick' etc. Eventually he came to the phone and I was presented with the worst customer service I have EVER come across. Even worse than Royal Mail. Lies, abuse and sarcasm were all thrown at me. I remained very calm, told him I presented a radio show and that I would be doing a feature on him. 'Bring it on' he said 'I want to be coming out in full blown stereo'. We ended on bitter terms, but he promised my box would be with me on Monday. Hey kids, guess what, it wasn't. I called back immediatley after this to speak to him again. He refused to come to the phone. When I told his receptionist that I heard how he spoke to her and that I was sorry for her, she burst into tears. This Shindiggery is a recording of the phone calls I made on that Monday to find out where my box was. I was very calm and polite, I think you'll agree. Also, so is Mr.Fisher. He has obviously realised that I was who I said I was and did have the power to expose him as a lying dickwad. His tone of voice on this Shindiggery is completely different to how I was spoken to on the previous Friday. What makes it so funny is he pretends to be someone else and claims not to be the person I spoke to on that Friday. I know that this is untrue. We ended with a promise of a refund AND my box, which I should have received on Thursday 9th July 2009. Well, its Friday 10th and still no box... Mr.Fisher, you have opened an unholy can of whoopass. I have plenty of spare time and tricks up my sleeve. Be prepared my faithful, you may yet be called into battle.

Here it is kids. A live, Shindiggery phone in special from my spare room. Hear the pre-recorded call to Nigerian scammer Rooney Jeep and then listen to the cheek of the man as I call him up live! Then its just the usual bollocks I'm afraid. x

Oh well. You can't win them all. After disappointing stand up gig comes a disappointing Shindiggery. Bad levels, rubbish callers and Pauly all equals not greatness. Still, I;m off to be with a cup of Horlicks. Care to join me? This WILL get better sir. x

Yes ladies. Vinny is back, in a fancy restaurant, with a special Welsh guest. Life doesn't get any more offensive than this (apart from the REALLY offensive stuff I had to cut out)

This is the first proper Shindiggery Live Phone in Show It sort of worked. It's only a test but went on for an hour. A sign of things to come. Keep checking www.iainlee.com and my Facebook and Twitter things for announcements of more shows.

This is the first ever Shindiggery Live Broadcast Podcast.

For more details of when this show takes place and indeed occurs, visiti www.iainlee.com or befriend me on Facebook. Make sure it's really me, not a fake. I have about 2099 friends.

 

This was the second podcast recorded in the day. Sadly, the special Welsh guest muffed up and deleted it, and some other stuff too. The first one was much funnier. Anyway, this is just filth. Nothing clever or insightful here. So, expect nothing and you can then only be marginally disappointed. Coming soon - Vinny movies. x