Comments on: Impressive display on the iPod

By: neil

neil — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:10:21 +0000

Oh shush you two…
Right, next job is to go through my paintings on flickr and add comments as to exactly what is wrong with them. That’ll convince you

By: jEN

jEN — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:48:50 +0000

I’m with Adrian. You’re talented… When I use watercolours the result ends up looking like the floor after a food fight in a Junior High School cafeteria.

I’m loving that little painting next to the iPod. You are improving with every piece.

By: neil

neil — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:45:19 +0000

Hardly! I think most of the stuff I paint (drawing, that’s a different matter) is universally in need of many years of improvement. As I get older, I care less about such thigs, hence these being ‘out there’.

By: Adrian Pegg

Adrian Pegg — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:29:57 +0000

God, you’re a talented git! How very irritating!

By: neil

neil — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:11:41 +0000

Thank you, Bob.
A rest away from it all will be good healing – already is in fact. Though I’ll likely not be as active in the new communities mainly because I don’t want to get too wrapped up in things again, but also, with my PodShow work, I find I am am dealing day to day with more producers who are not visibly part of the ‘community’ than those who are a part of it. It has given me a much broader perspective on the whole UK scene.

By: Bob C

Bob C — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:20:46 +0000

Blimey Neil and Jen, you’ve certainly had more than your fair share of crap doing this haven’t you?

We’ve clashed I know, but not personally and as much as I would liked to have given a few people ‘a strong word in their shell like’ you seem to have been on the receiving end of far more than my ocassional visits ever understood.

So I would say. You’ve done the right thing. Let it go, close the door and look forward to doing whatever fun creative stuff you want to and don’t worry about it. I bet it will be a weight off your shoulders and you can stand back and have a titter at whatever threads you read.

Both your efforts have been appreciated and respected by many, so give yourselves a break and enjoy whatever next comes your way.

I suspect the ‘playground’ will always be there when(if) you ever want jump right back in

By: neil

neil — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:12:53 +0000

Mark: Time some of the early adopters to stop worrying about ‘the good old days’ and start looking forward, hopefully dragged up to speed by new energies that right now have the breathing room to do something positive. As someone who created a multiple feed aggregator for UK podcasts (not another directory) right on those early days and have been stryving for new ideas ever since, no, I don’t. (Edited because I didn’t read the comment properly the first time)

Dean/Deek: A lot of people fall into the trap of simply replicating what is and what was with no attempt at anything different. Lack of imagination and lack of creativity stunts genuine progress and growth. There’s still a load of new ground yet untrod, but each step is a risk – much easier to stay in the comfort zone perhaps.

By: Deek Deekster

Deek Deekster — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:05:24 +0000

“…half-hearted attempts at yet more innaccurate and unmaintained directories, or podcast listings, or blogs (the modern day cop-out of the desperate and unimaginative web pseudo-entrepreneur)…”

Wow. You really think it’s as bad as that? I don’t see it that way. There’s always flotsama and jetsam, and froth on the tidal waves.. I think it was a brave decision you made to stop, and if it restores your creative life to you, then it will pay you back in spades.

By: Mark - tartanstories

Mark - tartanstories — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:55:32 +0000

As a podcaster of 18 months yourself, Neil, do you include yourself in this description?

“The answer is that the UK podcast ‚Äòcommunity‚Äô needs something fresh, something untainted with the old school grass roots UK podcasters. Something run by and reflecting some of the newer positive energies who have appeared over the past 6-10 months or so.”

By: Podcast Fresh - » Farewell To Britcaster Podcast Forum

Podcast Fresh - » Farewell To Britcaster Podcast Forum — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:42:26 +0000

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