playMe(){$
    # $1 is the 'loading' message$
        echo -e "\n $1 \n"$
        sleep 1$
    # $2 is the 'playing this' message$
        echo -e "\n $2 \n"$
    # $3 is the file to play, -e 's are ugly way to get data.$
        $3 |grep -e Artist -e Name -e Album$
        echo ""$
    # reload menu when stream is closed.$
        f-radiomenu$
    }$
$
case $foo in$
      $
    1)$
        playMe "Please wait - connecting to BBC3" "Now pumping out the Beeb." bbc3-classical$
    ;;$
    2)$
        playMe "Rock on! Suffer while we buffer" "Playing Virgin Classic Rock" virgin-classic-rock$
    ;;$
    3)$
        playMe "Contacting ..." "Otto's Baroque Music " baroque$
    ;;$
    4)$
        playMe "Contacting ... " "Jazz from Atlanta " jazz$
    ;;$
    5)$
        playMe "Contacting ... " "ABC JJJ rocking now! " rock-jjj                                                               $         ;;$
    6)$
        playMe "Contacting ..." "ABC Classic FM " classicfm-abc$
    ;;$
    7)$
        playMe "Contacting ..." "ABC News Service " news-abc$
    ;;$