Whatever your interest is in the field of Business and Music, get yourself along to BAM (Business and Music) and network with others in your field, as well as contributing to a growing article database.
If you are looking to manage bands, create a label, or even want to break into the industry, this could very well be a great place to start.
Spider (aka Eiffel of Trouble) is in training this week, and has been harnessed up for the first time, showing good promise as a pacer.
We’ve got no set date for qualifying, and he will spend a month or so resting before starting his proper training regime.
A lovely horse to work with, he’s got people drawing straws to get to drive him.
Spider (Eiffel of Trouble) is based in New Zealand, so you won’t find him written about in the Racing Post in the UK.
I do like to be beside the seaside!
Oh, I do like to be beside the sea!
I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom,
While the brass band plays tiddleyompompom!
Oh, just let me be beside the seaside!
I’ll be beside myself with glee.
There are lots of girls, besides,
That I’d like to be beside,
Beside the seaside, beside the sea.
Kinda got that song stuck in my mind today, after a great day out to Brighton. Not yet packed with tourists, or pickpockets, yet … but busy enough though.
We enjoyed the train trip down there (only about an hour from home) and strolling along the lanes, looking at local art, checking out accessories, eating fish and chips on the Pier, winning a few quid in the amusement arcades and having a relaxing day out with no agenda to stick to.
The people are all friendlier than those inside the M25 and the food seemed more appealing. With train connections as reliable as they are I can see why so many people commute each day, although it must be bleak in the winter-time when the sea-mists roll in.
Next time we head south we’ll book Daysave tickets on Southern and visit smaller towns along the route, stopping in and checking out the local art scene and coffee-culture along the way.
Advertising is all around us. Most of the time it starts off with a wow factor, but after a while it becomes part of the scenery, and fades into the background.
We see the same image day after day and take for granted that the image will be there the next time we pass this way.
How long does this process take? 1 week? 1 month? or longer?
I’ve noticed the mediasteps at stations, and these seem to be effective (although a little pricey in my opinion) and also mediarails at shopping centres, but these are less common.
I’ve got an idea based on the above and if you are looking to break into the outdoor marketing sector then I’d love to hear from you.
Does success depend on the label on your back?
How many suits should one own to be sucessful?
I ask these questions because (almost) all successful people are photographed wearing a suit (yes this even includes grungy rockstars too).
Does a certain type of suit help with success? or are suits a kind of reward for success?
Suits are not the cheapest item to be found in one’s wardrobe, but they are the most adaptable item, and can be dressed up or down to suit any occasion.
Why aren’t more suit-makers in the SundayTimes Rich List?
During my daily commute I come across no fewer than 15 trainspotters. Some are so obsessive that they add commentary to the station announcements, advising of intermediate stops, or even alternative travel routes.
They say trainspotting is a form of autism and is therapeutic.
Photo shops must love trainspotters too, as the ones I see all have cameras to record train and rolling stock numbers.
The spotters I see must do this for much of the day, and many even take a packed lunch too.
Seldom seen in groups, they operate individually.
What do they do with the data they collect?
What?, no! - surely not.
Couldn’t resist the temptation to logon and blog. I was planning on doing this from my MDA on the way home, but got a wee bit sidetracked, so here I am, after dinner, watching the last rays of light fade in the sky, and admiring the growth on the Tomato Plants (they are a good 7cm high now - great growth in the past 24 hours). These will be reading for planting into a seed-tray this weekend, or even into small punnets.
Most people lack the discipline to blog everyday, or lack the inspiration to do so.
I’m aiming to blog even whilst on holiday in the Amalfi Coast. I might even moblog a couple of times, if I can be bothered moving from my chair in a coffee house in a bustling piazza, perhaps with an ocean view… ah, I cannot wait for this trip.
Each year I bake a batch of Anzac biscuits to share amongst my team and fellow Kiwi’s, as my own little tribute to the fallen heroes of WW1.
Next year I hope to get to Anzac Cove, and Gallipolli to attend the Dawn Service.
The recipe:
Anzac biscuits
From Edmonds Cookery Book
3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup coconut
3/4 cup rolled oats
100g butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon boiling water
Mix together flour, sugar, coconut and rolled oats.
Melt butter and golden syrup + let cool
Dissolve baking soda in the boiling water and add to butter and golden syrup.
Stir butter mixture into dry ingredients.
Place rounded teaspoonfuls of mixture onto cold greased trays.
Bake at 180C for about 15 minutes or until golden.
Makes 36
The winners were drawn today from the recent RedTigerSparkle* competition.
I had the pleasure in ordering the runner-up prize for Natalie Newham, who won herself 3 x Retro-Squeezy bottles for tomato sauce, mustard and brown sauce (or any liquid she desires)
My suggestion, dishwash to make bubbles, or green-goo and have a squeezy-bottle fight (heck, even tomato sauce would be cool)
Congrats Natalie, from Glenn at Inzvestor.com, Ruth at SilkySteps and the RedTigerSparkle* Team.
3 days ago I sowed Tomato seeds in a little incubator, and today we have 2cm high seedlings. They seem to have enjoyed living in the hot water cupboard, but have been brought out into the lounge now, to start their next phase. Some will be potted in late May and the rest planted in the garden.
Growing plants from seedlings is highly enjoyable. I grew up on a farm and growing vegetables comes naturally, although it has been many years since I have done so.
Our garden is looking better and better each week. Roll on summer.