The Musings Of An Opinionated Sod [Help Me Grow!]

Isn’t someone who speaks at the opening of a pair of curtains like appearing on this shitfest?

Rob.

You know, I’m sorry that you didn’t allow comments on your last post, because it was a wonderful post and provided a link to you, the person, someone I’ve never met, maybe a lot of your respondents don’t know and what most posts maybe don’t want or are afraid of (but I don’t think yours).
My father died 40 years ago (by the way Andy, I’m 68). So I went home to Dublin from London to attend the funeral. In good Irish Catholic fashion my father’s body was laid out in the bedroom for “viewing’ in the new home, a new house on a new estate my parents had recently retired to. Friends,
relatives, and neighbors are coming to the house to pay their respects.
I’m out in the back garden trying to stay in control and I had this exchange with a two-doors-away neighbor of theirs:

He: We were just talking about your Dad, he’s the first one (person to die) on the estate.

Me: So why don’t you call the Guinness Fucking Book of Records!

I later sought him out and apologized, it is hard to know what to say, even when you work on it.

Ciaran

I personally would love to see you appear on the show, for all the foul mouthed, insult throwing reasons you mention in one of your comments.

But your post is bang on, as is Pete’s comment regarding ego overshadowing a reality check.

Oh no the don’t

You know me so well

I initially wanted to post this anonymous but you know, spine and all that. I may get kicked in the ass for it at any given point by either Rob or someone else but my honest opinion (not having watched the show) is that with some people, despite their best intentions, the higher up they are in the hierarchy, the less they are willing to get their hands dirty and go out, see the world, talk to people and all that.

The higher up you get and the more money you earn doesn’t change the fact that you’re human so we all retreat in these really comfy cosy lives away from plebs, in taxis, in cars, in expensive bars, in airport lounges – because we’ve all worked so hard not to be like them, right? In The King’s Speech, Bertie played by Firth says that the only glimpse he has into the common person’s life is when he’s taxied around the streets of London to one place or the other and they stare at him through the window. I’d be shocked if it was any different for people high up in adland too (whom I don’t know, but can only assume from what I’ve seen so far).

I don’t know about life experience but it sounds like your money and position become catalysts for doing interesting things to do with yourself, but not necessarily with the job. Cindy Gallop is my favourite example because of all the shoes she’s amassed – and for what? I wouldn’t imagine her going out and looking at what common people are doing; she’s become a name/face for something that other people likely do on her behalf.

The moment you lose someone to a more senior position that takes them away from the “old stuff” they were doing, you’ll rarely see them as excited by the essence of their work: curiosity, bloody curiosity. A general curiosity about the world around really. Their time will be lost in meetings, as the agency-client interface or other things like that.

That’s what saddens me most when I see someone so out of touch with the real world (“Doesn’t everyone have an iPad these days?”) so that’s how I imagine this show to be…then again I may be wrong but just wanted to get that off my chest.

If you like someone’s work…just don’t bloody promote them please.

AHHHHHHHHH.

* inhales… exhales *