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In June 2000 I started blogging at peteashton.com and 10 years later in June 2010 I decided to stop. Blogging here, that is. I started a clean slate over on I Am Pete Ashton and maintain all manner of other web presences which are all listed here along with my contact details.
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Thanks for your eyeballs.
Pete Ashton
Monthly Archives: March 2001
I seem to be having
I seem to be having a non-net week. As mentioned on Friday, I’ve been a wee bit tired of late, something that’s been dragging on and off since before Xmas and it’s getting a bit annoying all told. This weekend … Continue reading
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GAPACT has arrived and it
GAPACT has arrived and it is called: Passionate About Bookselling in the form of a nine page document packed full of “quotes” from “booksellers” about increasing sales. God help us all…
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This last week I’ve been
This last week I’ve been absolutely fucking exhausted. There’s a big mirror in the lift to our floor with very unforgiving lights and I had a good look at my face last night. I do believe I’m a wreck. Need … Continue reading
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John Peel just read out
John Peel just read out my email about Bal Sagoth. The last time you played Bal Sagoth it cheered me up for a week and tonight the timing was perfect. I don’t think you’ve made such an important difference to … Continue reading
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You will no doubt be
You will no doubt be aware of the Anthea Turner autobiography debacle which generated vast quantities of schadenfreude last year when it failed to sell 2000 copies across the country. Well, I have good news. Very good news. The BBC, … Continue reading
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atavar.guardianunlimited.co.uk michael atavar has produced
atavar.guardianunlimited.co.uk michael atavar has produced a series for newsprint … [i.e. three dots] archived on the guardian unlimited site. link to each title separately. or read his e-say why? contextualising the work [blue dot] 50 years on a mcdonalds sign … Continue reading
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In the “boxes from my
In the “boxes from my mother’s attic” were some back issues of Private Eye from the mid 90s. In Eye 861 (16th December 1994) there’s this amusing feature on the Daily Express: The Express turned its gaze on “The Barrons … Continue reading
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