Saw the first one day international between England & India at the magnificent Rose Bowl on 21.08. A game that had everything including some surprises. In no particular order: Bikinis (well, had to talk about that first) Unfortunately we were on the wrong side of the ground but in the West stand a group ofContinueContinue reading “bikinis, nudity & the return of super fred”
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a tale of two pieces of direct mail
I don’t get that much direct mail these days so I do genuinely get excited by nice pieces of work. Not that too many have come through my postbox of late. But in the last couple of weeks, two contrasting bits of mail did arrive. Both personalised postcards so they should get to the pointContinueContinue reading “a tale of two pieces of direct mail”
links for 28.04
I like these postcards from a beautiful revolution blog – one of them is above. Just genius. Create your own gift at album mania A little out of date but still interesting Nice parody of apple by greenpeace And always a treat to dip into Hoffworld And congrats to the Aussies who just wonContinueContinue reading “links for 28.04”
poor timing but nice smells
An email from Boss Fragrances arrived in my inbox yesterday to show their sponsorship of the England cricket team, update on the world cup and offer me a free sample and, if I splash out (get it – oh, yes) £30 on Boss fragrances not only will I smell divine but I can also getContinueContinue reading “poor timing but nice smells”
i’d love to have seen this creative brief
Pay some money to get a debenture seat at Lords. OK. Preferential options on tickets at Lords. OK. Access to new bar. OK. Dedicated hamper collection point. Er, what? Surely there’s more substantiation to the proposition of forking out £8k to get a seat, no first option on a seat at Lords? The home ofContinueContinue reading “i’d love to have seen this creative brief”
52 not out
To alleviate my sorrow at England losing to New Zealand in our opening world cup game, I took another read of possibly the best ever cricket story detailing David Boon’s heroic 52 tinnies on the flight from Australia to England for the Ashes.
super, super fred… oh crap!
Watching England in any sport is like getting on a roller coaster. And our opening efforts in the Cricket World Cup are no different. How we laughed when the first Kiwi ball delivered us an extra. How we sat stunned when Ed Joyce went second ball (1 for 1!!). How we thought all was notContinueContinue reading “super, super fred… oh crap!”
line and length, son
The next 6 or so weeks will give (almost) everyday a special lift, spin or thwack. The cricket world cup started yesterday – I ignore the opening ceremonies for fear of being bored away from any tournament by Barry Davies or his commentator fraternity suddenly extolling the virtues of jamborees, traditional dances and ridiculous tightropeContinueContinue reading “line and length, son”
