It's the final day of Lent Bumps and as usual I'll be live on Cam FM hosting our exclusive coverage of the races! We've stacked the river with more commentators than ever before, so what could possibly go wrong? Tune in bumps.camfm.co.uk to find out! First race 1240, through to the end after 5.

Are you absolutely, definitely sure you wouldn't prefer a nice game of chess?

Sad to learn of the death of Neil Sedaka. Saw him twice in concert, a tremendous legacy of songs and a great performer. He'd discovered TikTok and had been playing there, too. RIP

I used to do a full stream of Olympics posts (often then featured by BBC Sport) but that's not how things work now. Suffice to say the first week of Milano Cortina has been great. Lizzy Yarnold should be given more presenting. Tim and Ed have been right to be enthusiastic all along. Keep it up!

Oh go on then, I'll watch some Olympics...

Sad news. The Organist Entertains was one of the shows that I listened to when I was very little, fascinated by how radio could bring you something very different. Nigel's style was so welcoming and inclusive, no snobbery. I hadn't realised he was so young. RIP

I'm pottering around London today with no fixed agenda until 6ish. It's a lovely day for it! Shout if you fancy meeting for coffee or similar.

If anyone with an ear into Cambridge transport reads this - the A bus from Trumpington P&R is a great route for getting to Addenbrooke's. But it is woefully signed. Nearly all the passengers getting on at the P&R end have to ask, is this the bus to the hospital? 1/

You deserve Zips #pulp

About to get underway with a live-from-home edition of The Sam Holloway Show. Album of the week comes from.The Soft Cavalry, plus we'll be paying tribute to Bob Weir. camfm.co.uk/player from 7pm.

For the first time in ages, I'm doing a live radio show on NYE! It'll be pretty much your usual comforting installment with a quick look back at two favourite albums of the week from this year. 7-8pm camfm.co.uk/player

Traditional Christmas Day walk through Durham. This year there's somewhere open for a coffee. In another tradition, I described it to my mum using a reference that is long obsolete: in this case, "the place that used to be Radio Rentals". Kids, not sure where to begin with that one.

There's no live radio show from me this evening but I did record a little impromptu session of recent record discoveries (and a couple of old favourites). If you need to escape the festive then it's just for you! camfm.co.uk/player 7-8pm

I only ever come to the MetroCentre at this time of year now, so in my head it is permanently Christmas Eve here.

Today is one of those days where it's a shame Connections is US not UK...

Yet again my Spotify Unwrapped is mostly TV themes...

Folks, I think I may have found the sign that will unite the generations and bring meme harmony to the world.

Jubilee Line delayed owing to "animals on the line". Where's Jack Straw when you need him?

I've arrived at my destination but I can't get out the car as they're playing Will Powers 'Kissing With Confidence and I have to wait until it's finished. Obviously.

Vivaldi's 'Winter' is playing and I'm triggered into panic-buying a sofa as the sale MUST END soon.

Not saying it's been a long time since I took this bus but I nearly asked for a half fare...

Cracking piece of BBC archive here. The Forty Minutes strand was usually good; this one I found particularly fascinating as it's filmed around Newcastle. I was about 4 when most of this happened and it's astonishing what has and also what hasn't changed. youtu.be/VwNWUNykqAs?...

I do like it when the train says "The next stop will be... Ely! Exit for... Ely Cathedral!" Feels like a lesson learned, perhaps from Leeds and castles.

Wikipedia says the film "Chariots Of Fire" has a running time of 124 minutes. They must have been exhausted by the end of that.

I feel like it's a particularly strong Decade Dip this week, hence this last minute invitation to join me! camfm.co.uk/player (or you can still find it after the fact, technology is good like that).

I am finally after many years starting to use Discogs properly. Let's connect! Add me samholloway or let me know your user name. (This post feels like a weird hybrid of Discogs, BlueSky and LinkedIn.)

Hello! I really should post more often, especially to remind you that The Sam Holloway Show is live from 7-8pm BST at camfm.co.uk/player. Don't worry, you don't need to be age-verified or anything!

🎶 Come and hold my beer 🎶 Nothing beats trying to beat a Jet2 holiday

I still have a spare seat for Sparks at the Hammersmith Apollo tonight - shout if you'd like to come with me!

Brian Wilson and Sly Stone in the same week, wow. That's an incredible chunk of influence for music of the last sixty years, and undoubtedly, the next sixty to come. RIP

Today's realisation: in Darryl Hall & John Oates's "Out of Touch", the backing vocals sing "Time" but not "Touch". Hall & Oates of course the Adobe Photoshop of giving your full name.

I have a spare ticket to see Sparks in London, Wed Jun 18th - would rather take someone with me than sell to a stranger so let me know if you're interested!

A very enjoyable set from Camera Obscura at the Union Chapel this evening. Great to see them playing a full range of their material.

The funny thing about (University of) Cambridge traditions is that many of them are not that old. There are examples of things people assume go back a long way but didn't exist when I was a student. I guess that's a side effect of placing ritual within a traditionally historic setting. Quite fun!

Off for a random day in London and a little train geek bonus - one of the newly refurbished Great Northern 379s running from Ely. Definitely a notch up in comfort from the usual stock, much appreciated!

Looks like I'll be pottering around London tomorrow (Tues 27th) afternoon - shout if you fancy meeting up for coffee, cake, art or similar!

Trying to listen to the Championship playoff on TalkSport. I say trying because they've got the crowd noise so high in the mix, it's almost impossible to hear the commentary.

Into a busy May & June of gigs - tonight at the Union Chapel to see Shack! Missed Michael Head solo last year so will be good to finally catch them.

Always nice to pop in to Rob's Records in Nottingham. Not only is there always something fun to find, but the shop makes me realise that my own record storage system isn't really that bad.

I do like that the BBC snooker coverage has retained the original theme (there was a remixed version for a while but they seem to have abandoned that). Not many of those original themes still going now!

Things in music I have heard hundreds of times and never consciously realised until now, #273 The piano intro to Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me I'm Falling" is being played by Floyd Cramer. It was there all this time!

Golf on the radio is surprisingly picturesque. Great job here from 5Live.

So long time readers will know I don't do #recordstoreday, mainly because I don't tend to buy new vinyl. This year I've seen less criticism of it (here in the UK) than in recent years, and more shops seem to be happier with it. Has something changed?

Stopped at Hartshead Moor services (M62 westbound). Used to be the regular stop when we drove over to Gran's. Not saying it was a long time since I was last here, but there was still a Julie's Pantry.

Not sure if the radio mugs account has made it over here yet, but one for the collection anyway

Got my back timing of Going Home (Theme from 'Local Hero') just about right. For future reference, start it as you're passing the Lobley Hill junction and you'll get to the main riff halfway over the Redheugh Bridge.

On the way up to Newcastle today for my annual presentation to compsci students on Agile In The Real World. I've been doing the talk for about ten years now and it's interesting to see how it's evolved in that time! Added a section on "post Agile" two years ago and it grows each year.

Nearly halfway through Cam FM's 24hr charity broadcast, this year raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young/Clarissa's Campaign. Find out more at camfm.co.uk/donate

We've not had the brightest or clearest of winters, so it's a treat when we do get one of those classic Fenland sunsets.

Deliver Another Day GoldenPrime #amazonbondfilms