^^^ Mornin' 'Orace -

You never struck me as one such and I do not believe you are.

I've always seen us as more like this:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cJmesqycoQU&feature=related

Best -

j.

Last edited by Russell_Street (2008-12-23 01:24:35)

Last edited by Horace (2009-02-07 00:52:15)

^ Well...

It's an exploitation Blog.

I read his original approach to me as an attempt to exploit me based on my vanity.

Bad call. I'm not vain. Read my stuff and you'll see that I relentlessly stand before you all with drool on my chin.

First thing I did was to tell FNB what CMC was up to and then I told CMC to talk to FNB if he wanted to try to lift the topic of Ivy from its home on FNB to his new proposed blog (And I still have all the emails to back this up).

CMC was very much on his dignity saying that he would no more ask FNB than he would Ask Andy to do what he wanted to do. FNB was very 'thanks for telling me'. I noted the difference in attitude.

And so it moved on and we decided to play with CMC. We didn't like his attitude. We're not for sale.

I launched the site with him and 'promoted' it in a spirit of fun - Who got an email from me asking you to write for the site in return for me PayPal-ing you the price of a beer? Manton & AK certainly spring to mind.

- CMC was in heaven with all my work & the promises I had in the pipeline!

But then I used a real contact via a much valued source and secured access to the Blue Note photographic archives from the great Mr. Michael Cuscuna.

And not knowing who M.C. was CMC turned the deal down...

... So CMC is a Jazz fan who doesn't know who M.C. is? And doesn't understand what being given the keys to the Blue Note photographic archive means?

... And so the joke was all over. The man was just an embarrassment. I couldn't link my name to his when I was talking to people at this level. I was out. I did nothing from then on but pull his nose. And it took him two and a half weeks to notice the fact too.

^ And this is a story I love to tell. I even got a grin out of the great Dean Rudland with it.

But because he's an ego queen CMC's stuck doing the blog now to prove himself.

Moral? Don't try to piss with the big boys. We'll send you home to your Mum soaking.

When he first approached Boyer via The Sartorialist, Boyer mentioned it to a much valued member of our team first too.

Online Ivy is a very small world. You can't bluff it & win. Harris didn't. CMC is now the new Aunt Sally in town: Out for a buck but considered scum by all who count.

Don't blame me - I just enforce the will of the people.

Let Freedom Ring!

Best -

Uncle J.

What do you think - Time Chensvold answered all this?

He didn't used to be so shy about posting here when he was trying to pick our brains for his hackery...

Step up, Chris.

It's all good publicity.

j.