Patrick Swayze

I'm trying to shut up
I don't think that's true. The accusation carries such opprobrium that it can be used simply to censor an ideological opponent. Or simply to try and dodge the blame for something.

The drummer also gave evidence at the trial and told the court that he is like "honey to a swarm of bees" when it comes to female fans.

He claimed that he had been touring all over Europe for years and would not have suddenly done something like this in Glasgow, which was "hardly a haven for models".

"Tell me how many people could have been convicted for squeezing a girl's arse, nearly every guy could be up for that."

he didn't do himself any favours did he lol
 
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droid

Guest
We could probably have cured cancer and put men on Mars by now if the brainiacs behind this kind of scheme bothered applying themselves to something that wasn't utterly pointless.

I like to imagine those vests shirt-circuiting after getting wet in the rain and hugging the wearers to death.

Edit: self-lol @ "shirt-circuiting"

I like this. I hear they're developing a pair of pants that gives you a handjob every time someone follows you on Twitter.
 

hucks

Your Message Here
The conference culture - endless discussion of the same issues, without actually doing anything about them, and charging people £100+ to take part in the charade.

Absolutely spot on. Ones for membership organisations are fine, and generally free or not too expensive. Free ones are also fine, and often about the launch of x or y so at least there's something to discuss. Full disclosure - I have occasionally spoken at such events.

But my inbox is full of rubbish from companies that are basically on the Conference Circuit. I've never once seen one I'd be interested in, and they all cost upwards of £150 a day. I got asked to present at one of these once, and the organiser said they would charge me £150 to speak. Charge me to speak. I'm under no illusions that I'm worth paying but charging me to work for them strikes me as a bit off. It's like being a music blogger but instead of getting free tickets to gigs I get a free USB stick and some pens.
 
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Leo

Well-known member
yeah, and even many of the same people speaking over and over. there are a few cases of people in my industry where i wonder if they actually do any work for their companies because they're always traveling the world for speaking gigs. i'd imagine some "industry guru" types don't even worry about "doing" work anymore, their job has evolved into a perpetual on-the-road PR role for the company, being out on the circuit all the time and being a "thought leader".

also, a lot of magazines (primarily trade and business publications) jumped on the conference bandwagon in that past five years or so because it's the only way media companies can make any money nowadays. fewer people buying print magazines and web ads aren't paying the bills, so rolls out the cliched powerpoint presentations!
 

sufi

lala
yeah and tweeting from meetings
I'm just about to deliver my presentation to an amazing group of delegates #snoreconf
snore

it used to be fully unacceptable to bring out the mobile at meetings, conferences, now it's cpd
 

IdleRich

IdleRich
"Other artists signed to Cut the Bull include the Glamour Girls, a.k.a. Naughty, Busty, and Spunky, a trio of lingerie-clad performers billed as the "sexiest Dj's allive" (sic)."
Gonna check them out.
 

Slothrop

Tight but Polite
Calendars.

Don't want to buy one before christmas because if you do someone will inevitably give you one for christmas.

But by january most places have sold out of non-shit ones / stopped selling them.

Truly a first world problem.
 

Leo

Well-known member
probably should have put this in the "makes me chuckle to myself" thread...

I recently (yesterday) obtained the last track ID I had outstanding. The one track that had bugged me for years. Funny story really. About 18 years ago My mate had his car set on fire, accidently, on purpose, to claim insurance. In the tape deck was a tape from a night I was present at. I got the tape the night after the event, and knew it was rare as shit, because no tapes ever came out of this organiser. So when it was destroyed I was gutted. I found links of me asking for this set going back to 2001. Last night I found this set online, and found the track I was looking for, I now have EVERY single track ID I ever wanted. I have at one point owned, bought and sold, every track ID i have wanted. I know the name of all my favourite tracks, I have them all on mp3, and now do not need to search for anything anymore, It's taken a fucking long time, and so many dead ends, false hopes, ups, downs, times of euphoria and happiness, times of smacking myself in the head for wanting to know a B side i already owned, or something so obvious I overlooked it or ignored it, times of joy when you find the tune and buy it straight away, times of frustration when you know you knew it, times of regret when you know you saw it when flicking through in a store but dismissed it, the gutted feeling when you saw how much it sells for, and all the feelings you get from really caring about music and wanting it all to be complete.

Has anyone else ever completed their wantslist? It's a strange feeling tbh. I feel a bit lost. I thought I would feel happy naming every tune id ever wanted, but now I feel content, but sad. Content because I have achieved what I set out to do, but sad because now I wont have to search anymore. Sad because I wont get that "eureka" feeling again, and sad because now the internet, to me, has lost its primary function, the function that allured me to it in the first place. Is all that's left just porn, twitter and facebook? Or talking about arse fisting with Bunkerhead on msn>
 
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IdleRich

IdleRich
Yeah, when did that become acceptable? You always have to ask in pubs these days if it's a real pie or just a thing with a pie lid. I wish more places did steak and kidney puddings, there is no way to fake them.
 

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
I knew Rich would have something to say about this, his pie rant is well known to me. I have some sympathy with it, I have to say.
 

Leo

Well-known member
i thought that was a joke, but...it's not?

Next up: bangwithmusicnerds.com ?

i honestly don't know, suspected the same thing but could be real. i'm sure as hell not going to try it out to see.

funny, i know someone who helped develop prompicker, which uses the same approach (via facebook, not linkedin) for kids to use for going to their school prom: http://www.fox-land.co.uk/2010/04/28/announcing-prompicker/

and i imagined music nerds got tons of action and wouldn't need help. ;)
 

Leo

Well-known member
clients/bosses who are micromanagers. why did you bother to hire me if you insist on being directly involved in every aspect of what i do? perhaps you need to make yourself feel important and to be seen as critical to the success of the team. perhaps you don't have any real responsibilities and need to fill time and look busy. perhaps you suffer from napoleon complex, or have a small penis. whatever the case, i'm confident you will undoubtedly make the smart changes and decisions needed to rescue what would otherwise be an utter failure of a project. we're all so lucky to have you as our client/boss.
 

baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
People who allege that class doesn't exist, while benefitting from the existing power structures. ARGH! (just a contretemps on Facebook. Which should be avoided, I guess, if you want to remain sane)
 
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