Never thought the day would come when I'd be writing for the edification of the region's various Tristans and Princess Tippy Toes, but a mate in need is a pain in the arse and the small but perfectly formed owner of How-Do - a title nicked incidentally from one of my own magazines- can be a bigger pain than most.
Perhaps the best bits of the week were not in How-Do stories, but in the comments posted. Best part of the site. Whether it's about a certain journalist caught with his pants around his ankles, or just the general bitching, it's priceless.
However the news that Creative Lynx has been given the job of
rebranding Blackburn caught my eye . Hope you know how to polish a turd lads.
Last year when EN published a series about Crap Towns, Blackburn was top, and I had the enormous pleasure of hearing the buffoon Jack Straw describe the magazine as "totally despicable" Cheeky sod. At least I didn't start a f**king war.
Interesting fact about Blackburn. The football club owns a number of houses in Alderley Edge. It's the main selling point to the top players – join Blackburn FC and you don't have to live in the town.
Nice to see that
Mason Williams has not only survived the past two decades but has seen off the various chancers and muppets who think that setting up in PR is a matter of smiling gormlessly and flashing their tits. Not seen Rita Rowe now for a number of years, but she and John were always top class.
As for
Rachel Wilson of Feather Brooksbank winning the Media Week Rising Star award. Well done girl.
I used to be a rising star. Now I'm just a cantankerous old sod. That's what journalism does for you.
Oh, if any PRs out there post negative comments about this article, I'll come after your clients.
Martin Regan is the co-founder of Excel Publishing and executive editor of EN magazine
