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Monday, 30 July 2007
Time Out Manchester progressing….something
Word reaches How-Do that the London publisher is now actively recruiting freelancers and staff for its Manchester venture.

As the positions being sought are understood to be for listings staff, the company would not be drawn, when questioned, as to whether this meant funding for the print title had been secured or whether it simply meant additional investment in the Time Out Manchester web site instead of a print publication.

A majority of media pundits believed the Manchester publication would never see the light of day although How-Do’s own poll earlier this year suggested more readers had faith in owner/publisher Tony Elliot’s ambitions.

The Time Out Manchester web site has been quietly and steadily increasing its content for the past few months but this latest development implies a marked increase in activity could be imminent.

Time Out Manchester progressing….something
Mike Barnett, media and communications manager at the Library Theatre in Manchester said "We as a group of theatre media folk discuss Time Out Manchester's progress every time we meet. There is in my view, definitely a market for a print/what's on title."

On a related note, the publisher claims that sales of the first edition of the Time Out Manchester Guide, have substantially exceeded expectations and plans for the second edition have been brought forward.

www.timeout.com/manchester

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 1 By Giles D. Bastow website, on 19-08-2007 00:32
A new McDonalds opens every day......and nobody bats an eyelid 
When Time Out hits the streets the public will collectively say 'Oh. that's that magazine from London'  
Here endeth the lesson. 
Chimp is from Manchester, and people from Manchester don't care what media pundits say. 
x
 2 By Nimrod, on 19-08-2007 05:01
A taste of things to come¡­ 
 
I thought I would share with How Do readers a brief foretaste of the high editorial standards we can expect from Chump magazine  
(http://chimpmagazine.co.uk/). 
 
Would-be advertisers you form an orderly queue now... 
(Additions in capitals are my own...) 
¡°Welcome to CHIMP on the net! 
 
Why Chimp? Chimps are cuddly aren't they? Well you haven't met this Chimp, he's definitley (I THINK YOU MEAN DEFINITELY HERE GILES) on your side but he may occasionally bite..... 
 
Very soon you¡¯ll be able to look us up to find where you can purchase the first edition of Chimp and maybe you may want to subscribe to the magazine. Our first issue will be in your newsagent early September (exact date T.B.A) (STILL NO LAUNCH DATE EH GILES?).Until then we need to fill you in dont (DON'T IS HOW WE USUALLY WRITE IT MR BASTOW) we? Chimp Magazine is an arts and entertainment magazine with listings from the city centre to the suburbs.  
 
The magazine will be produced in Manchester for Manchester people. In the first issue, as well as the usual previews/reviews etc there will be a wide selection of writing from established and new journalists. The articles range from informative and entertaining pieces to the controversial. 
Chimp has been listening to hundereds (NORMALLY WRITTEN AS HUNDREDS BUT HEY, WHY GO WITH THE HERD?) of unsigned bands from all over the city and our aim is to break scenes (I DON¡¯T WISH TO QUIBBLE BUT CAN YOU ACTUALLY BREAK A SCENE?)before most magazines have even made them up! Issue one for example features a band from Manchester (THAT)the music press have criminally ignored and we aim to put this right! (you'll know more about the band in Septemer (TRADITIONALLY SPELT WITH A SECOND ¡°P¡±) won't you? (WHOOPS NO CLOSED BRACKETS) 
Chimp will also endeavour to tell you about the latest theatre productions whether they are at the Royal Exchange or the Kings Arms (IS IT PETTY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MISSING APOSTROPHE HERE?)in Salford and a there will be regular contributions from new creative voices from throughout the city. Manchester is now home to dozens of independent designers in fashion, film and the visual arts (check the Morrissey shot below courtesy of Shirlaine Forrest) who are ignored by the London based media. Chimp magazine will seek to redress the balance with features from the retailers and galleries making a name in modern Manchester. 
Chimp is opinionated controversial and not afraid of a brawl over the last banana. We are really looking forward to a long hot summer and we hope you'll join us.¡± 
 
DO YOU ACTUALLY EMPLOY ANY JOURNALISTS GILES?
 3 By Pedant, on 19-08-2007 10:52
Sorry to have to trump you but the Kings Arms is actually the convention, including on the pub's sign itself: http://www.studiosalford.com/media/misc/kings_arms_l.jpg. Best of luck Giles - it'll be nice to read something positive about Manchester for a change!
 4 By Nimrod, on 19-08-2007 12:30
So we are now accepting pub signwriters as the final arbiters of grammarial exactitude are we Pedant? 
 
Strewth
 5 By Giles Bastow website, on 19-08-2007 16:47
Thank you for your proof reading expertise Nimrod (anonymous as usual). I would be the first to admit that there are far to many errors in the website text. Chimp does employ journalists in answer to your question. The magazine is an an enormous venture for Chimp Publications Ltd and as yet we cannot give a release date until we are ready. Thank you for you continuing negativity, you make us even more determined. Pedant....Thank you for being positive.
 6 By Giles Bastow, on 19-08-2007 20:42
Nimrod...come out of the closet you'll find it's not so scary!!
 7 By Nimrod, on 20-08-2007 00:21
"far to many errors"...? I think the website author stands revealed... 
 
BTW feel free to use my corrected copy if you haven't already. 
 
As to negativity, well it seems that the manned Mars mission will launch long before Chump...
 8 By Giles D. Bastow website, on 20-08-2007 09:55
Thank you for your kind offer, but we wont be using any corrected copy from yourself. 
Unless you reveal yourself Mr Nimrod, consider this banter over. 
Hope you enjoy Chimp.
 9 By Nimrod, on 20-08-2007 11:24
Well, as long as you get a grown-up to help you with your website copy in future, I dare you can manage without freebies from me. 
 
As to "banter" - well to me that has always implied two way traffic. So far it's been more like shooting fish in barrel. 
 
 
 
PS 
I think you'll find it's "won't"... 
 
PPS Best of look wiv Chump maggyzine
 10 By Giles D. Bastow, on 20-08-2007 12:24
Yawn.
 11 By Giles D. Bastow website, on 20-08-2007 12:28
Anyone got any sensible things to say?
 12 By mark garner, on 20-08-2007 13:36
I think I will leave you two girlies to it. Does anyone have any further information on Time Out? I still can't make the figures stack up for this model, but I stand to be corrected. The online model may well work but they don't appear to have the model right yet in London.
 13 By FYI, on 20-08-2007 15:50
Giles, Nimrod is Tony Murray. Tony, you still owe me about 148 lunches.
 14 By Giles D. Bastow website, on 20-08-2007 17:41
FYI......You are kidding surely??!!
 15 By Giles D. Bastow, on 20-08-2007 18:29
Now lets clarify this....Tony Murray of 'How Do'? 
!! Oh it gets better....
 16 By Tony Murray, on 21-08-2007 01:08
Yeah it's a fair cop. 
 
No personal malice involved Giles, (especially as I've never heard of you!). 
 
It's just that when people go out of their way to make themselves look proposterous on this board, as you frequently have and I'm sure will continue so to do, I have an irresistible inner urge to debunk them. 
 
Just for the record, although I'm a contributor to and supporter of How-Do, any views I express in a personal capacity are purely that and do not neecessarily represent the views of Mr Jaspan et al.
 17 By Giles D. Bastow website, on 21-08-2007 14:12
Fair cop? I'll say.  
 
First of all your spelling of necessary and preposterous are incorrect.  
I'm sure you would want me to point that out as you value your proof reading skills so highly! 
 
As far as people making themselves look preposterous the award goes to you mate. Next time you want to insult me or my magazine I suggest you have the balls to use your own name because I like to know who I am being slandered by.  
 
You think I go out of my way to look preposterous? Anyone who names himself after the great-grandson of Noah is obviously delusional. 
I know your writing is not that popular but making comments on your own articles is about as low as you can go... 
So you don't represent How Do then? I think some would find that very hard to believe.  
 
It would be nice that on forums such as this we could avoid anonymous elements like yourself, they usually have lots to hide and nothing to say. 
 
Anyway I think we've all got that measure of what type of hack you are.  
 
You used to edit 'Wank' mags didn't you?
 18 By Kirk Dale, on 21-08-2007 17:23
I didn't know Noah had a great-grandson called Tony.
 19 By Chimp Magazine, on 07-09-2007 01:50
Any news on the Time Out release date yet? 
We haven't been to a party in ages.
 20 By Giles Bastow, on 20-09-2007 18:47
According to Time Out's advertising department Time Out will not launch this year.... 
Just thought we would let you know...
 21 By Hamilton Bland, on 20-09-2007 23:08
Looks like they'll still beat Gimp magazine on to the shelves though. 
 
Ho hum.
 22 By Giles Bastow, on 28-09-2007 08:09
Well it's not a race...but we'll see.  
Anyone read M and D ?
 23 By Giles D. Bastow, on 18-08-2008 02:38
Well, it was never a race (as we always said.)...these things take time. 
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