2/2 The project which prompted the piece involves Israel, so publication today coincides with the reports of yesterdayβs abhorrent terrorist attack on the congregation of a Manchester synagogue.
Eclipsed by such terrible news, hope my piece provokes some thought nevertheless.
03.10.2025 07:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Is subcontracting a shadowy or sensible strategy?
Stagwell's ties to Israel may have prompted it to cancel a recent industry gathering, but have they also reignited a long-standing debate about subcontracting for discretion?
1/2 My latest thoughts on the ad business are up today.
They ask whether subtracting between advertising holding companies is more common than previously thought, and touch on the reasons for cooperation between mortal competitors.
shorturl.at/AyeeL
03.10.2025 07:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
An impromptu spot I did at the recent Guitar Dreams Expo on Loch Lomond with some quite capable artists in the audience
youtu.be/2EtKYG2jwAs
08.06.2025 14:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My latest thoughts for @themedialeader up now.
Comments/feeedback welcome - hope you enjoy.
lnkd.in/eSBSGkcM
02.06.2025 12:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
To all my BlueSky connections, especially those in North London.
Itβs our first time there and further gigs will pivot on drawing a decent crowd.
Recent rehearsals have been pretty promising.
So please do try and come along to this nice bar for some good times and good music.
See you there ππ€π
22.05.2025 22:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A very happy holidays to all my friends here, physical or virtual π¬
Hope Santa brings you everything you wished for π
Pic is from a recent gig with the Dave Stark Five (of which there are, er, six) at The Camden Clubβs Christmas evening with Β£239 Squier Cabronita Telecaster guitar
24.12.2024 23:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by The Bob & Ramon Show
Bob & Ramon Show Christmas Roundup 2024
Hello all
Quick nod that our latest episode of political polemic (well, not much), cod philosophy and guitar frolicking is up now on yer YouTube
Happy holidays all πππ₯ππΈπ
youtu.be/d0joF-pQYGM?...
19.12.2024 19:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
3/3 β¦doesnβt show any more major, distant destinations (like, er Birmingham or βThe Southβ, for example)
Hey, itβs βonlyβ Β£20 if paid promptly, but itβs sort of organised fraud on the part of Halton Borough Council too.
Didnβt even want to visit the shitty place.
#haltonboroughcouncil
18.12.2024 12:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
2/3β¦.we also picked up a fine crossing the Mersey Gateway bridge without paying.
We didnβt notice any signs to that effect, but were preoccupied with trying to navigate ourselves out of an unfamiliar road system whose signage is entirely local and β¦
18.12.2024 12:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
1/3. Waze decided that we should take the βMersey Expresswayβ instead of the A580 / M6 home from the recent Aintree Guitar Show.
Not only did we get trapped for 20 minutes in the Runcorn Death Spiral (aka the roundabout complex by Astmoor) in the dark butβ¦.
18.12.2024 12:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Editing contacts on Mac still painfully slow / 4
β¦Apple have done nothing to respond to this torrent of complaints about their productβs performance.
As strange as it is disappointing for such a premium brand. Or put more bluntly, crap π€¬
@Apple
@applesuport
03.12.2024 09:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Editing contacts on Mac still painfully slow / 3
β¦But you canβt print from them.
The forums are full of identical experiences dating back years. Apparently itβs connected with iCloud syncing, yet it seemsβ¦
@apple
@applesupport
03.12.2024 09:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Editing contacts on Mac still painfully slow / 2
Even the simplest editing of details takes minutes waiting for the rainbow spinning ball, contrasting with fast performance on all other programs / apps.
Itβs fine on IOS devices, just awful on Macs.
@apple
@applesupport
03.12.2024 09:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Editing contacts on Mac still painfully slow / 1
I only use contacts on my MacBook Pro once a year to label Christmas cards, because each time I encounter the same issueβ¦.
@apple
@applesupport
03.12.2024 09:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Attended the funeral of master guitar fixer #Bill Puplett this week.
Lots of people, moving speeches from family and music from the great John Parricelli.
RIP a good friend, the worldβs absolute best at his craft π°
30.11.2024 08:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oi oi indeed. No idea how this works but having a go π¬
25.11.2024 10:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Anyone else finding bluesky is shit on a tablet? Screen size is all over the place, makes it really hard to view/use. Others?
20.11.2024 07:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New to this platform, hence this test post. Zzzz.
18.11.2024 08:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Inaugural post
17.11.2024 00:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I have so many questionsβ¦
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