Today is of course Wednesday and so it is time for the Headbanger Challenge.
It was postponed from last week as Stewart was away; although he posted, and I wasn't able to spare the time to participate, due to previous engagements. So we are doing it this week. I chose the theme and I went for advertising.
Promotional material is all around us, informing us of special offers, buy this, buy that. Some of it is very clever and artistic, whilst other material is stupid, poorly conceived and looks completely out of touch with the 21st century.
We all have our favourite TV adverts from when we were younger. Mine was the Cadbury Smash aliens. Creatures from a far distant planet telling us that making your own mashed potato was very primitive and the way forward was granules.
So what to show. The latest travel posters, buses carrying advertising or something a bit different. I tried to find two posters next to each other whose straplines go well together; such as "Eat chocolate every day" "Makes you run for the hills". That sort of thing.
Instead I've gone for a bit of self promotion. Well not me personally, but the wit and wisdom of the late Brian Clough. He was the manager of Nottingham Forest Football Club in the 1970s and early 80s, and saw them win various trophies every year. Unlike now as they languish in the first division. He was a bit of a character and this T Shirt is advertising his most famous quote. They are available from the tourist office which is under the Council House, should you wish to buy one. Mmm, I'm doing a bit of advertising for them now!
Do have a look at the gangs' pages and what they have found to show you. And do enjoy this bit of music which was used on an old British Airways advert.
Gail and I went to a street party close to where we live on Monday. It was great to be invited, as it was on a street that we don't really use that much. We were made welcome and chatted to perfect strangers for a few hours. We both took our cameras to record the adventure. Here's a shot of Gail lying on the ground, so she could get a better shot of an impromptu band that were playing to us all. One of the members is our neighbour, who owns the old yellow Citroen van that I showed you all a year or so ago.
I hope you gave Gail a lift up after her shot ol boy,
ReplyDeleteNice bit of music too,
Cloughy knew what he was talking about, or thought he did. lol- Quite a chappie.
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ReplyDeleteYou're taking after imac Gail, he spends half his life on the floor! I missed a great shot of him upside down in a water butt yesterday, not photographing, he was trying to fix the tap in place ;-)
ReplyDeleteI liked Brian Clough even though he came to Manchester and beat my team on several occasions - unfortunately I only got to see him play once, for Middlesbrough in an FA Cup match at Old Trafford in 1961. He had a unique way of dealing with players and I'd have loved to see him as he was in his pomp dealing with the likes of Joey Barton, Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli.
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