Napřeskáčku 1 - Nejen hudební vzpomínky z Klubu osamělých srdcí seržanta Pepře / 2005-2009 – Černý Jiří (2021)

When you mention the Lonely Hearts Club of Sergeant Pepper, both fans of the famous Beatles album from 1967 and listeners of Czech Radio know exactly what you're talking about. Under this name, a regular weekly program by music journalist Jiří Černý was broadcast from 2005 to 2019, allowing listeners to glimpse into his private life and the behind-the-scenes of his work through short memories interspersed with songs. In the first part of the selection of comments from 2005 to 2009, he reminisces about his childhood and interesting events he participated in. He tells stories about the people he met during his journalism and DJ career. As the title of the book suggests, he does not follow a predetermined schedule but rather jumps around as the songs inspire him, with one memory triggering another. The book features personalities from the worlds of sports and art, as well as seamstresses, typesetters from Panská Street, classmates, first loves, and even the cocker spaniel of Petr Skoumal or the cat Picmaus. Where else can readers learn what a nuisance Václav Havel was; what it's like to be driven by motorcycle racer František Šťastný; where one is still waiting for another tram; who had the audacity to ask Luboš Andršta how many strings a guitar has; how Jiří Černý managed to get…