tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645927653901145990.post6669299465863581537..comments2023-11-02T14:47:19.438+00:00Comments on Stan Dickinson's OCA 'People & Place' Blog: Assignment Five – the background and the briefstanOCAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515635092194160913noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645927653901145990.post-23891328693253462302011-12-13T16:04:46.106+00:002011-12-13T16:04:46.106+00:00Nice bike - and only £25-9-6 in flamboyant burgund...Nice bike - and only £25-9-6 in flamboyant burgundy; that sounds as though it would challenge my colour management if not my pocket! I had a second hand Raleigh Blue Streak and I saved up for it myself by doing a paper round. AAAAHHH!<br /><br />Similar experience on the gadgets in our family - funny though, since our son has been independent the same phone seems to have lasted him for years ... and it's still going strong. Odd that, isn't it! Have to say though that, on the whole, the 'throw-away' attitude only seems to apply to the material possessions not their natural humanity; so no complaints there. And, the challenges we all face on the economic front might be about to affect some of the material values as well, who knows.stanOCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515635092194160913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645927653901145990.post-32593451847478896172011-12-13T12:33:56.271+00:002011-12-13T12:33:56.271+00:00Well I don't 'do' portraits, they stea...Well I don't 'do' portraits, they steal a part of your soul you know. ' } hahahaha<br /><br />But I've got loads of stuff, the biggest is probably the Raleigh Rapier touring bike my Dad bought me in '64? for passing the 11+.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/alistairhall/3794021657/in/set-72157621836059097/lightbox/<br /><br />My theory is that for our generation you only got bought something that you wanted at Christmas and for your birthday, so you waited a long time for it and then you looked after it very carefully when you finally got it.<br /><br />Whereas for my kids it could be Xmas every week. I remember when my son wanted his first mp3 player, a couple of days after I bought one for him I found it lying on the bedroom floor with it's screen cracked. When I pointed it out he said, "Oh I must have trodden on it", without the slightest concern, there'll be another one along in a minute. Ha!CliveWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645927653901145990.post-36959850412873916652011-12-11T16:19:43.212+00:002011-12-11T16:19:43.212+00:00Thanks Clive (Blogger thought you were 'spam&#...Thanks Clive (Blogger thought you were 'spam' so only just seen this!); I think I've set myself quite a tough brief, but at least I feel interested and motivated by this, which counts for a lot. The good thing is, I can see this assignment being the start for a project I can go on working at. You got anything from your childhood, Clive? Fancy having a portrait made? (Notice the 'make' not 'take'!!)<br /><br />That's an interesting observation, Rob; I really hadn't thought of it that way but you're probably right. And chances are it will only get 'worse' - old photos hidden on hard drives; old Play Stations dumped at the tip; or in 40 years time, will some people still have their first iPhone tucked away in a drawer? I think not!stanOCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515635092194160913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645927653901145990.post-90751578775685225632011-12-09T18:41:44.549+00:002011-12-09T18:41:44.549+00:00I think this has the potential to be really intere...I think this has the potential to be really interesting, as I've said in the past. It has made me stop and think though - whilst I'm not in the 50+ bracket, I really don't think I've got anything from my childhood. A shame really, but maybe a sign I'm truly from the post-modern and disposable age.RobTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085719914795681866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645927653901145990.post-44376673579108597692011-12-08T16:30:16.076+00:002011-12-08T16:30:16.076+00:00Haven't read the brief you've written but ...Haven't read the brief you've written but it sounds like an excellent idea with a lot of potential Stan.CliveWnoreply@blogger.com