I've found a crude work arround for this.
The issue is detecting when TTS actualy starts to speak.
Using the GifDecoder library I can play back pics while TTS is speaking.
Usinge the TextToSpeechFinish option in the Phone library I can stop those pics from displaying.
Calling my gif timer after the TTS1.speak("someline of text",true) Helps somewhat.
Any suggestions would be appreciated :sign0163: