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- Archived News - 26th April 2001 - We have added several games within the Jokes section. Let us know through the feedback whether you like them or not. Your Web browser (Internet Explorer) must be Java enabled for the games to work. We asked where should RB go for his holiday? 15th February 2001 - Richard Blackwood tells the story of soul music as it developed through the eighties on Channel 4 (17th February 2001). 11th February 2001 - The guests on the 15th February Richard Blackwood Show are Naomi Campbell, Courtney Pine, Dane Bowers and Kele Le Roc. We have added more content to the Jokes section, and have added more pictures of Richard to the photos section (requested by hundreds of you). We said: The Richard Blackwood Show returns to C4 for a Christmas Special on Saturday 23rd December. We received 966 votes. You voted: 11th January 2001 - We have been informed (not confirmed by Da Man) that Richard's long term partner is expecting their first child. Now we are not sure why Richard is keeping this a secret, but in a recent article in the Daily Mirror (6/1/01) he said "I've been with my current girlfriend for a little while now, but I won't reveal her identity because I've seen what happens when other celebs come out in public with their partners. Two weeks later they break up and are photographed with other people. That's the road to doom for any relationship because of the pressure on both of you". BUT in another article in the Mirror magazine 'M' (09/01/01) he contradicted himself when asked "who was the first person you spoke to today"? He answered "A friend, no there's no one person I wake up to, and there's no regular girlfriend at the moment. I'm too consumed with work". We also heard a rumour that Richard recently purchased a W Reg silver Mercedes SLK convertible car for his honey!!! Well here at the Web site we are a little upset at Richard's denial, we expect more from Da Man... If you have a girl then admit it, and if you're gonna be a father then broadcast it. *** Keep your eyes peeled *** 10th January 2001 - When Richard is finished making "The Richard Blackwood Show" he plans to do a stage show. "I want it to be a mixture of stand up comedy and singing". There is also a film project in the pipeline with Morgan Freeman. Richard has his fingers crossed as it has not been confirmed yet. Richard stopped wearing glasses at the age of 16 and wears contacts. Richard's parents are called Dawn & Cliff and were 17 & 19 when Richard was born. They spilt up when he was 4 and he was raised by his grandparents May & Robert in Mitcham, Surrey. When Richard was 10 his father married Valerie Campbell, and her daughter Naomi became his stepsister. Richard is the only child of his parents marriage, but has other stepbrothers and stepsisters - Antony 33, Marcus 20, Sophie 18, Pierre 14 and Telissa 9. Richard went to Garth High School in Morden, South London, and completed a business studies degree at NESCOT college in Epsom, Surrey. To help make ends meet his dad Cliff employed him as a controller at his South London mini-cab firm, where he gained experience on the mic. 28th November 2000 - Richard will be at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party on Sunday 10th December 2000. He will be singing the hit 'My Prerogative', which was first made famous by Bobby Brown. "Bobby Brown's heard it and he's feeling it. He was like 'Hell, yeah!' 'coz you know he's got to clear it. So that must mean that we've done something good." "It fits me coz I had had a lot of slack when the music came out. It's just my way of hitting back by saying what I wanna do is up to me." 15th November 2000 - The Richard Blackwood Show returns to C4 for a Christmas Special on Saturday 23rd December. It's the third series of Richard's very own high-energy show, and promises to be even bigger and better than before. Book free tickets at www.powerhousetv.co.uk if you would like to be there, however, you need to be at least 18 years old due to the show's content. Planet 24 involve the audience in the show frequently and are on the lookout for anyone who would like to wind up their mates. If you are interested in setting up your mates and making them a star, please E-mail richardblackwood@planet24.co.uk mentioning www.richardblackwood.co.uk 14th November 2000 - We asked: If you invited Richard Blackwood to dinner, who would be your other guest? We received 2003 votes. You voted: 16th October 2000 - Richard will be at the Bernie Grant Memorial Concert, The Forum, Kentish Town NW5 on 29th October 2000. Tickets are £12 in advance. More photos to be added to the Web site soon... 15th October 2000 - Richard's new single is called "Someone there for me" and is released on 6th November 2000. Some of you have asked where Richard got his tattoo from. It was from Liquid Art, 266 Old Brompton Road, London. 18th September 2000 - Thank you to everyone who is supporting Richard and has helped his new single get a top 10 hit in the charts. His highly anticipated debut album 'You'll Love To Hate This' will be released today and will include the hits 'Mama - Who Da Man' and '1, 2, 3, 4 - Get With The Wicked'. 17th September 2000 - Richard will be performing and giving an interview on the Jerry Springer Show on 30th September 2000 (Jerry is also Da Man!). We asked about Richard's new song 1, 2, 3, 4 - Get With The Wicked. 51 (4%) people voted that it was average, 100 (8%) voted that it was crap, 127 (10%) voted that it was better than his last song, 292 (22%) voted that it would be a top ten hit, and 736 (56%) voted that it would be a no.1 hit. Thank you to everyone who took part and has bought the single. 13th
September 2000 - Richard's schedule over the next month will include: 19th August 2000 - Richard will be doing the following in August: 21st - 25th August he will be standing in for Martin Collins on Capital Radio
95.8FM 27th August he will be on Radio Essex
(Southend) 29th August - 8th September he will be covering for Chris Moyles on Radio 1 98.5FM 18th August 2000 - You can now download '1, 2, 3, 4 - Get With The Wicked' from the Music section of the Web site. This tune is awesome, so show Richard your support and help it reach No.1 in the UK charts. Lyrics are also displayed in the Music section. We asked what does Richard do best? You voted with 264 votes - Presenter 46%, Music 31%, Stand Up 17% and Nothing 6%. There is now a new question being asked, so make your opinion count by voting. 05th August 2000 - On Monday 7th August 2000 Richard Blackwood will be on Channel 4 at 11.05pm doing the 'Richard Blackwood's Caribbean Breakdown'. It is a one off entertainment show with star guests Mel B and Chris Eubank. It will be hot hot hot, so don't miss it. 31st July 2000 - Added more pictures to the Photos section. Added several jokes to the Jokes section - more content soon! 30th
July 2000 - The vote for 'Who Is The Sexiest'? is now finished with a total
of 779 votes being received. 23rd July 2000 - Richard has been relaxing in Jamaica recently, and filming the video for his new single called "1, 2, 3, 4 - Get With The Wicked". It is scheduled to be released on 4th September 2000. 22nd July 2000 - The Richard Blackwood Web site has had another major makeover. Once again thank you for all your feedback suggesting improvements. We hope you will enjoy the recently added Jokes and Messages sections. 21st July 2000 - There was not much news to write in the last month as Richard has been taking it easy after a very busy schedule with the The Richard Blackwood Show, and the promotion of his new single. We were receiving approximately 30 E-mails a day via the feedback section , and therefore finding it difficult to maintain the Web site and respond to your E-mails. As a result we have added a messages section so you can disclose your love for Da Man! 18th June 2000 - This Wednesday's The Richard Blackwood Show will include Mel C and Craig David - It has the ingredients to be the best. If you have sent us email/feedback recently and we have not yet responded to your request we apologise. The reason is that we are receiving over 40 messages a day and this has caused a backlog. We are in the process of resolving this problem. 13th June 2000 - Congratulations go to Richard as his brand new single "Mama Who Da Man?" went straight in at No. 3 in the UK charts. A special thank you also goes to all the fans who made it happen by buying the single. 8th June 2000 - Lyrics are now up in the Music section. Just 17 and Daily Telegraph interviews have now been added into the Interviews section of the Web site. 7th June 2000 - Did U watch The Richard Blackwood Show? We thought it was the best one so far, do you agree? Next week the guests are Artful Dodger and Naomi Campbell (should be good). 06th June 2000 - Once again thank you to all the people who have sent us feedback. Based on your comments we have added more Richard Blackwood pictures to the photos section and changed the colour of the background. Yesterday was yet another milestone for the Richard Blackwood Web Site - we received over 400 visitors in one day!!! 05th June 2000 - Finally, "Mama Who Da Man?" is released. Go buy it because this tune is going to be huge. To listen to a 30 second sample in MP3 format go to the Music section. Lyrics will be up soon! 1st June 2000 - The radio station Kiss FM have launched a new show called "Flava" inspired by the Channel 4 music show. Each week they will have a guest presenter talking about different genres of black music, Rap, R&B, Hip Hop etc. Richard will be hosting in the month of June and will be on every Sunday at 3pm on frequency 100 FM. Apologies to all the fans outside of London! Ben Elton and Public Enemy will be on The Richard Blackwood Show on Wednesday 7th June at 11.05pm. 29th May 2000 - DMX was supposed to be on last week's Richard Blackwood show but couldn't make it and Jerry Springer took his place. DMX will be on this Wednesday's show and so will Sid Owen who plays Ricky in Eastenders. The Richard Blackwood Web Site is now receiving over 250 visitors each day - Thank you for your continued support. 21st May 2000 - New additions to the Web site include a Chat Room where you can chat to like minded people and more photos. DMX will be on this Wednesday's The Richard Blackwood Show and is one not to be missed. Many people have sent us feedback asking for the lyrics to Richard's new single, and asking for his single in MP3 format. As a result of this we will soon be adding a music section to the Web site where we will meet these requests. 15th May 2000 - Today is Richard's 28th birthday and it was only appropriate that we gave the Web site another makeover. Happy Birthday Richard...
04th May 2000 - Did you watch The Richard Blackwood Show? We are looking for further lines to Richard's song 'Driving Through Peckham'. If you feel you are creative and could come up with further lines to his song, or if you would like to write it in the style of a poem, please email us your work. The best three will be published on the Web site, and entries need to reach us before 25th May 2000. Future guests will include Naomi Campbell and DMX. 03rd May 2000 - As well as his new single, Richard is releasing a 12 track album later in the summer, which is called "You'll love to hate this" - as if we would!!! 02nd May 2000 - Added some more photos for all the people who have asked for more pictures in their feedback. If you have sent us feedback recently, check to see if your name is on the Graffiti page. 29th April 2000 - Richard is transformed into a gawky rapper for his first ever pop video. The tune is called 'Mama - Who's Da Man?' and features samples from Mama Used To Say, a huge hit for Richard's uncle Junior in 1982. The song is out on June 5, and is set to make Richard the UK's answer to Will Smith. He is set to follow up his debut with a cover of the Bobby Brown classic, My Prerogative. Check out his gawky picture in the photos section. 22nd April 2000 - The Richard Blackwood Show starts on 3rd May 2000 at 11.00pm on Channel 4. The Man is back and he is still the same! 21st April 2000 - We have added two more pictures of Richard Blackwood to the photos section. 8th April 2000 - Richard Blackwood - The Web Site has had a make over. Please tell us what you think in the feedback section. 7th April 2000 - Black
International Comedy Awards. Richard Blackwood will be one of the headline acts, along with
Angie Greeves, Felicity Ethnic and many more. The night will be hosted by John
Barnes and Brenda Emmanus. It's happening at the Dominion Theatre, Tottenham
Court Rd on Monday 10th April. Tickets are available on 0870 607 7420. 13th March 2000 - As well as presenting Select and Singled Out on MTV, Richard Blackwood has just been given his own Channel 4 comedy show starting in September. So what's driven him on? "I'm a young person growing up in England today showing the youth whatever dreams you have you can achieve. That's what it's about - there's a role model right in your face. The world isn't fair, no one owes you anything, you have to go get it." 10th March 2000 - As we all knew –
“Who’s the Man?” Richard Blackwood topped a list complied by the New Nation 01
March 2000 - His first chat show series finished in October, with guests
such as LL Cool J and Mel G. Planet 24 are planning the second series in May –
So stay fixed for further information and a number where you will be able to get
your tickets from. Richard
has just been signed by East West Records for a rumoured £1 Million deal.
He
will release a Hip Hop album this year, more humorous than heavy but Richard says it’s coming from the heart and will be a bit harder than Will Smith.
His manager and producer is uncle Junior Giscombe. The first single will be
Junior’s 1982 hit “Mama used to Say”
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