And they do… they really do. Only seems a few days since the below post, but time just keeps on slippin’ slippin’ slippin’…<\/p>\n
So another meta-post. Is that the right word? Whatever.<\/p>\n
First off, as usual, with the apologies – website and email has been down for the past week and a half due to an ISP collapse – indirect apologies for that – the silver lining there was that it seems to have killed off the virus attack that had been swamping the Kleptones inbox for the couple of weeks prior to that – the ol’ spam filters have been working overtime, but the upshot of all that is:<\/p>\n
If you sent any email to us in the past three weeks, mailing list, chat, whatever – please resend it!!!<\/p>\n
(And also, on a humbler note, if you sent us a concerned email following the horrific events of 07\/07, as I know at least a few did – double apologies for the lack of a reply – due to the above we didn’t get them, but we’re all (thank fuck) fine, if a little shaken-up – just like the rest of the country<\/a>.)<\/p>\n So, next up, fun things from the past weeks – the Webbys<\/a> were quite phenomenal, as you may have gathered. It still chimes strangely that we’ve been awarded this accolade (and it looks like we’re not the only ones<\/a>), but the amount of warmth and good company that surrounded the ceremony was quite touching and made me feel very much at home – so many excellent people from different areas of society, all hell bent on caning this ‘net thing for all its worth and succeeding. Big grins and toasts all round.<\/p>\n I don’t like doing big thanks lists here, ‘cos they get long and tedious and most unlike a webby speech, (“Kick out the jams, motherfuckers”, since you ask), but lots of appreciation and gratitude to the Webby & IADAS<\/a> peoples, especially David-Michel, Tiffany and “posse” (and sorry about the karaoke, guys) ; Adam Kahan, Bob “Wes” Westerfield, and crew, for tireless production support and general hard sweat on the day helping sort our video, Leslie from CafePress<\/a>, who took my drunken criticism and batted it right back at me, hard (and yes, I know I owe you lunch ;) ; The very honourable Joel Veitch from Rather Good<\/a>, Jerry & Shelli from Yellowstone Park<\/a> for being so damn gorgeous and friendly, Stewart from Flickr<\/a> for being the only person to spot<\/a> my CC<\/a> referencing T-shirt; and finally Ian Hardy from the BBC, whose brief interview with me<\/a> caused my phone to fill up with surprised messages as it was broadcast across the nation. Damn, now everyone knows what I look and sound like. Oh well.<\/p>\n The rest of the time in New York was equally spot on – thanks to Justin<\/a> for quickly slipping me in for a DJ set the day after the awards at Nublu<\/a> – quite a mellow set by my standards, but the hangover from the previous night, plus that day’s intense scorch and humidity left me in a, shall we say, gentler<\/em> state of mind than usual. Top night though. And one last thanks to the rampaging creative insanity of the Levy family, masterminds behind the “1 more time for the 9<\/a>” subway party that left me slack-jawed and drunk with the intensity of a spontaneously generated NY gathering<\/a>. (Thanks to Brianvan for the pictures – why not play “Where’s Eric?” – I can spot three appearences in the set, hehe…)<\/p>\n Back on planet Brighton, there was barely enough time to catch breath before heading off to Glastonbury – intending to give a bit of mobile blogging as we moved through the Glastosphere, but, as any battle hardened glasto-fule kno, the best laid plans get forcibly removed from your brain at the gate, and are replaced with a mixture of cotton-candy and mud. Also the sludge seriously impacted on my ability to search out the free wireless hotspots and by then a cloud of alcohol-induced dunkirk spirit had enveloped me. Ah well, so it goes. Alan and Charlie at the London News Review did a pretty good job<\/a> of documenting it anyway…<\/p>\n A crazy one, indeed. But fun, always fun<\/a>. Even when this<\/a> led to this<\/a>, this<\/a>, this<\/a> and this<\/a>, there’s still time for this<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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