The tiny stage and bands were gone.
A much-loved strip of sticky carpet had been yuppified.
A broad grin came in from the blinding daylight.
“You here for the advertising lunch?” asked Lynchy.
Not that I knew him as that yet.
I nodded and replied. “This place has changed.”
He took in the pink and grey tiles. “Tell me about it.”
Common ground had been found.
Introductions followed. I’d just started at O&M.
He’d just ditched managing bands to start a mag.
“I’m calling it Campaign Brief. It’s for creatives, not suits.”
“Reckon you’re onto something. Beer?”
While a lot in advertising has changed since then,
it’s still about people and ideas.
People you click with and people you argue ideas with.
Beautifully simple ideas that speak to people.
That’s what it’s always been about.
That’s what I’ll always be about.