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probably the most underrated band ever

On Monday, I received two DVD’s (’Ascension’) containing 225 minutes from some of the last shows by The Chameleons in San Francisco from October 2002.

Great songs, great lyrics, great artwork. Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.

PS. Don’t bother commenting that this contravenes rule 3. I know.

the crucifixion of Wayne Rooney

On Friday, I saw the massive Rooney crucifixion poster on the westbound M4 in Brentford near the GSK offices.

I think the Nike creative is an interesting use of religious imagery. Deliberately provocative but much better than the unimaginative, banal media advertising we normally see in the UK although my wife was heard to mutter ‘Ugly man, ugly face, ugly poster’.

the curious case of the missing 'About' page

Collin from that esteemed, well respected publication ‘The Blog Review’ was kind enough to review this humble blog and raised the thorny question of an ‘About’ page. The absence of an ‘About’ page is one of Collin’s pet hates and Lorelle also thinks they are very important.

While I agree that background information about the author may be interesting and contact details may be useful for establishing dialog that isn’t suited for comments, I don’t think that the lack of an ‘About’ page is necessarily a habit of an ineffectual blogger.

Fathers Day

Someone in my family was lucky enough to receive a Sony PSP over the weekend. The Sony PSP is a fun device. The PSP can play music. The PSP can surf the Internet. The PSP can even view photos and DVD’s. The PSP is also pretty good as a games console apparently.

The PSP is attractively styled in black although, bizarrely, my model came with a hideous white strap and incongruous white earphones.

born of frustration

When you are trying to print something in a hurry, there is nothing worse than discovering that your work of art has just been queued behind a monster 764 page document.

As you are stood by the printer wondering whether to hang around, return to your desk or to submit the job to that printer on the fifth floor, the printer LED displays ‘Attention: Out of Paper’. Naturally, there is no paper in the print room so you go to the stationery cupboard for more ammunition and load Trays 1, 2 and 5.

I don't believe it

England qualifying for the last 16 in the World Cup after those two very mediocre displays.

CRM by stealth

I was travelling on a train in Stockholm today when a man walked through the carriage selling something. Unlike London, he wasn’t flogging copies of the ‘Big Issue’ to feed his dog or demanding money with menaces.

Instead, this gentleman simply proceeded to place small cards on each vacant seat. He did this very quietly and politely and then returned to his original position. Despite craning my neck and desperately trying to look at the cards while simultaneously trying to look completely disinterested, I couldn’t actually discern what was on offer.

probably the best pub team in the world

Full length version (3 mins) of the Carlsberg advert featuring some older England players with some nice touches.

the imminent death of newspapers

I am one of those 40-50 year olds who disagree with Stowe Boyd who predicts the death of newspapers ‘in the not too distant future’.

I like newspapers. You can take them in the garden. You can take them on the train, bus and plane. Newspapers are ubiquitous, relatively cheap and convenient. Yes I could pay to download selected stories to my mobile device but I’ve tried that and it simply doesn’t work. My eyes aren’t good enough to squint at a minuscule screen.