Utterly brilliant. Real (although it’s just so hard to believe) blog from a guy who gave up being a financial advisor to ‘make it’ in Hollywood. Think David Brent times a million and you are not even close. Rocking…Kade style.
"Life" Category
Two worlds collide
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Jeremy Paxman interviews Dizzee Rascal about Barak Obama’s win. Brilliantly watchable. There will be loads of people saying Paxman is being patronising and he does ask an idiotic question in ‘do you consider yourself to be British’ but think ‘Mr Rascal’ comes across really well here.
James Kuhn face painting
Friday, October 31, 2008
Artist from America painted his face every day for a year. Everything from cartoon characters, to vegetables, burgers and animals. He says ‘I am an artist, drag queen, former nudist, born again Christian, average 46 year old guy’ but I’m not sure if there is anything ‘average’ about him.
Check out his Flickr stream here.
Wassap 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The guys who did the world famous original Bud ad update it for 2008 as an endorsement for Barak Obama. Poignant and very well done.
and the original.
Wake me up
Monday, October 27, 2008
The stickers have been about for ages but this video someone sent round just now, reminded me of them.
I prefer the stickers. I mean, would you approach a guy wearing a mask like that? Exactly. I do think to increase the chance of someone feeling sorry for you and actually waking you up, it would be good to give a reason why you are sleeping. For example, a sticker might read ‘New dad. Haven’t slept for weeks. Please wake me up at Shepherds Bush’. That’d do it.
Wedding playlist
Friday, September 19, 2008
I am Djing a friends wedding next weekend and have been rifling through my record collection to work out some sort of set. It always dismays me that most people seem to think that wedding sets have to be full of with crap pop - Angels, You make me want to shout, Walking on sunshine, ABBA that sort of stuff. Even though you’ve got to try and cater for a huge age group, the tunes can still be great. I am going to start with loads of soul and disco classics then move through into a bit of crowd pleasing 80’s stuff like Young MC and De la Soul then finish with some old skool house. Here’s my top 20 wedding tunes list (in no particular order).
Stretch - why did you do it? (female vocal)
Lionel Ritchie - All night Long
Doobie brothers – Long train running
Gwen McCrae - All this love that i’m givin’
Earth, wind and fire – Lets groove
Jackie Wilson – Higher and higher
Grace Jones – Pull up to the bumper
Anita Ward – Ring my Bell
Stevie Wonder – Signed, sealed, delivered
Ray Munnings - Funky Nassau
Sister Sledge - Thinking of you
Chery Lynn - To be real
Chic - Good Times
Diana Ross - Upside down
Lipps Inc - Funkytown
De la Soul - Rollerskating Jam named Saturday
Young MC - Know How
FBI project - Back to my Roots
CC Peniston - Finally
Alison Limerick - Where love lives
Where do you have your company party?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Every year we take our whole company to a music festival. It was originally my idea and admittedly as much a selfish as a practical one. When you get to 50+ people, where can you go for a Summer party? Normally, you end up spending a fortune trying to lay on entertainment but with a festival all the entertainment is laid on for you and people can enjoy it in any way they like. Bestival is a perfect fit for glue. Lots of silly dressing up - this year’s theme was ‘20,000 freaks under the sea’ and loads of good electronic music. Despite the hardcore rain and mud this year we all still had a great time. I particularly love the smaller stages. The brands that get their sponsorship right really get it right. Take a bow Rizla for their superb recreation of a Space-style terrace and XBOX 360 for their living room vibe. Barry Ashworth from the Dub Pistols played an amazing set that went through everything from disco re-edits to electro house.
