Tom Ewing in the Metro

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Page 11 - is this THE Tom Ewing? If so, it isn't half getting about a bit lately, isn't he?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 3 October 2002 06:52 (twenty-three years ago)

what's the article about?

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 3 October 2002 06:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah it is. I'm speaking in a 'professional' capacity not as an Interweb music bod - but they naughtily didn't mention my company.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 07:14 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't believe the quote is really you Tom as there is no mention of one horse towns har har har.

― Emma, Thursday, 3 October 2002 07:38 (twenty-three years ago)

I remember saying the quote this time at least! Next time I will try to get a rubbish phrase in for your continued delight Emma.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 07:40 (twenty-three years ago)

I might have to catch a bus into Manchester just to get this.

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 October 2002 07:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Erm, is it worth it?

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 October 2002 08:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Depend how far you live from Manchester, but I doubt it. It's a one-line quote about downloading music at the end of a news story.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 3 October 2002 08:22 (twenty-three years ago)

(context - kazaa.com gets more visitors than the BBC's website)

"There is massive demand for free downloadable music," said Internet analyst Tom Ewing. "That hasn't changed and nor is it likely to."

"It is hard to see this as anything more than a gesture."

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 08:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh the overall context is National Download Day or whatever it is.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 08:54 (twenty-three years ago)

I live about 3 feet from Manchester, which is why there's not much point spending 80p on t'bus. The media library here don't have the decency to get in such a fine publication, so I guess I'll have to scout around all the common room bins to find out for myself if it's for real and not some not very elaborate hoax.

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 October 2002 09:06 (twenty-three years ago)

National Download Day is a wonderful idea - record companies essentially say "Hey kids! For one day, and one day only, you can download ALL the tracks you want from our label, for only a FIVER! We're confident this incentive will draw users away from all those file-sharing websites where you can do exactly the same thing for free."

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 3 October 2002 10:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Further mentalism beckons: I'll be on CNN tomorrow at 6.20 am (GMT)

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:19 (twenty-three years ago)

!!!

What is that all about?

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom, I will mail you a $20 bill if you manage to work an analogy involving kittens into your interview!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:23 (twenty-three years ago)

He is being asked for his thoughts on the wisdom of invading Iraq.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:23 (twenty-three years ago)

(And it's shown on air, obv.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:23 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm ignoring you, Taliban.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:24 (twenty-three years ago)

It's CNN Europe Dan so you'll never know. But it is live.

Nicole - it's about the Carter USM reformation tour. They've cleared the news decks and are desperate for experts.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:25 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll bet it's actually about the wacky beard craze that has hit the UK.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Alas my style consultants tell me the beard must go before the interview. :(

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Perhaps you can tape a bit of it to your lapel, to show your continuing support for beards.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Is it about National Download Day? Isn't it over with already?

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:31 (twenty-three years ago)

National Download Day lasts a whole WEEK apparently.

No it isn't. It's about the online travel market. I would have kept people guessing but the truth would have been a bit of a let-down.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:32 (twenty-three years ago)

CNN is doing a feature on the online travel market? No wonder they are losing money.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 11:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Plump up the afro!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Wear the tiger hat!

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I just went and looked in the normally messy and covered in newspapers coffee room in this library and it's completely clean and empty. Are we next?

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:18 (twenty-three years ago)

The tigxx0r hat wd not fit over the afro I ph34r.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I grew a beard to show solidarity for Tom, but I trimmed down the afro.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I was thinking it could float above the afro, Mayor Townsville style:
http://www.tbns.net/powerpuffonline/mayor.jpg

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Mayor Townsville's afro is invisible though.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:30 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Dang and Tom should have an AFRO-OFF!

Although fair warning, Tom is in a much more advanced state of afro than is surely healthy.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Does Spacestation Pongo live in it, like a little furry nest?

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:33 (twenty-three years ago)

This is a beautiful thread to wake up to. :-)

Tom should clearly mention the Da Capo publishing house and how they are uninformed dolts when it comes to URLs.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

What's this all about, Neddy?

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Will you be getting up early, Tom, or are you just going to stay up all night?

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I am getting up early, they are sending a cab over at a time I dont really want to think about.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Spacestation Pongo is currently orbiting my room, despairing at my disgusting untidy ways. I am going to buy her a little fluffy basket. I am sad. I am also going to buy new BEDSHEETS but that's not as interesting.

Should I get furry bedsheets!?

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:50 (twenty-three years ago)

If I were to bring in my high school pictures, I would win the AFRO-FITE with no problem. Sadly my hair never gets longer than a quarter of an inch these days, so it's more the suggestion of a 'fro.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought Tom was maybe like one of those gorillas that adopt kittens, and let SP play in his 'fro playground.

Furry bedsheets sound good, I say go for it.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom's is less a suggestion more of a threat.

You should knit them yourself Sarah.

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:52 (twenty-three years ago)

For the record I think Spacestation Pongo is a nasty piece of work and my sworn enemy. I'm sure it bites.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Suggestion of a Fro sounds like the name of a band.

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Spacestation Pongo pongs!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Wool is too itchy!

Tom is just jealous that Spacestation Pongo gets felt up more than he does. And of course she bites!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 12:59 (twenty-three years ago)

SP is good for tri-finger practise.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Ew.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Surely _Suggestion of a Fro_ would be the album name? And Tom, STOP PERVING ON SPACESTATION PONGO.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Meerkat Molestor is a great band name, though.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

! I'm telling Isabel.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Double check: do you really mean GMT, Tom? I'd hate to get up an hour too early.

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Um whatever the time in Britain now is. So BST maybe. An hour behind Europe anyway.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I come to work and now this thread is full of perversion. WAS NOT THE INVOCATION OF THE BEARD ENOUGH?

Nicole: over on ILM there's a thread about how the bits from the one Strokes thread finally got published in the 'Best Music Writing' volume Da Capo puts out every year. Logically, the URL was given in the book as ilovemusic.com. ARGH.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 October 2002 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Da Capo puts out every year.

ILTTOOC (Taking Things Out Of Context)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

And then putting them in places they're not meant to go.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 October 2002 14:30 (twenty-three years ago)

It's a gift.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

From the store that serves up its products in plain brown paper.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 October 2002 14:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Costco?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 October 2002 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Perhaps.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 October 2002 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

oh my gosh if only i could see the us version of this.

tom what do you make of this?

― maura (maura), Thursday, 3 October 2002 18:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Fucking hell that was scary.

(Being on CNN not yr link Maura! Which I will look at now!)

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 October 2002 05:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Haha coincidentally I'm doing research on file-sharing users in the UK - dunno about the US. Under 18s are the second biggest group, but the biggest demographic group is 35-49 year olds!!

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 October 2002 05:09 (twenty-three years ago)

we remember rationing, paper bag in middle of t'road etc

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 4 October 2002 07:28 (twenty-three years ago)

1. i larfed non-stop and so etcet.
2. dahling, you were mahvellous
3. i was still asleep at the time

One of these is true.

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Friday, 4 October 2002 08:01 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.freakytrigger.co.uk/tom.html

full report on my exciting TV adventure!

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 October 2002 08:12 (twenty-three years ago)

The beard has gone! This is surely the main point of interest in the whole sorry tale.

― Emma, Friday, 4 October 2002 08:29 (twenty-three years ago)

(set the video) the nerves only showed for a micro-second in the beginning tom, thereafter that i thought you came across as articulate and astute. hope your boss was impressed.

― stevo (stevo), Friday, 4 October 2002 08:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Next, The Tom Ewing Show. "Wa-hey, viewers!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 October 2002 22:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom is the new Zazie?

― Paul (scifisoul), Saturday, 5 October 2002 18:15 (twenty-three years ago)

More me action: You And Yours on Radio 4 on Monday.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Bloody hell - you whore. This coming Monday, you mean?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Blimey. Who is your agent?

― stevo (stevo), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom, will you be taking a small explosive device with you?

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Are there any mediums you haven't covered. It's like that T-Mobile advert with the scary Baby.

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah this coming Monday. Alas it is a phone interview so I'll only be dropping the verbal bomb.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:21 (twenty-three years ago)

You could always borrow one of the KLF's sonic weapons

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Haha are you doing it from OUR HOUSE? I will stay in and make farty noises.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Sarah has made my day.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

Did these noises get broadcast?
We should be told.

― gramps, Thursday, 5 August 2004 02:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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