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Every year, Rory Gallagher came home to Cork to play Macroom, Ireland’s first open-air rock festival.
In 1978, he made it legendary. He rolled up in a car, grabbed his battle-scarred ‘61 Strat, ran straight up the steps with no soundcheck, and tore into “Shin Kicker.”
Pure rock and roll.
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1985 Vardre RFC vs Newbridge
Welsh Cup, 16 November 1985
Maes-y-Bioden, Clydach.
On an increasingly muddy pitch, not a single scrum collapses.
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Andy Serkis reading Trump's tweets in Gollum's voice is the best thing you'll see on social media today.
The Rhondda Express⚡️ retweeted
Sony was founded on this day in 1946.
Its first product was an electric rice cooker.
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In 2011, Ford CEO Alan Mulally gave a 52-min masterclass on leading a turnaround when everything is broken.
He walked into a company losing $17B a year.
His frameworks:
- The data sets you free
- One Ford, not 97 distractions
- Weekly truth-telling at 7 a.m.
12 lessons:
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Although I live in a world that believes in the democracy of ideas (that an idea can come from anywhere), I work in an industry ruled by the tyranny of creative concepts.
Ideas lead to concepts. Concepts drive good to great advertising.
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An advertising concept is an amalgamation of strategy, insight, idea and execution.
Wait, what?
The idea: Not everyone is or ever will be a pro athlete, but they still need to be active.
The concept: Just do it
Yeah, there's the Gary Gilmore connection.
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31 years ago today, on March 25, 1995, The Tragically Hip took the stage on SNL. The rest is history…
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Advertising is so strange it doesn't have to be so square
via @davedyecom ft. Paul Arden
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In any profession, 90% of people are clueless but work by situational imitation, narrow mimicry & semi-conscious role-playing. Except social "science" and journalism where it is 99% and 100%, respectively.
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I actually like this better than the original. Reallyreallyreally well done!
A great piece. If a little bit worrying.
As 'The Handmaid's Tale' returns to @Channel4 for its sixth and final season, my piece for @theneweuropean on why the novel and TV drama are an essential guide to MAGA and the contemporary Right
@HandmaidsOnHulu
theneweuropean.co.uk/matthew…
