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by JBL, was to New York to see The Who play live with<br />
Robert Plant as the support act. That was a particularly<br />
sweet trip as the invitees – aside from the corporate<br />
types who’d been invited but left during the concert<br />
because it was too loud or the seats weren’t sufficiently<br />
comfortable for their delicate backsides – were all close<br />
buddies: Steve N Harris who had paid for his own flight<br />
to NY, JBL’s Gary Mardell (now back working in the<br />
UK after several years in France), Paul Messenger and<br />
Andrew Everard. I can’t think of a better bunch of guys<br />
with whom to spend a weekend in New York.<br />
On another personal note, I must mention that<br />
the April/May 2003 <strong>issue</strong> carried an obituary for one<br />
of the prime movers –THE prime mover, in truth – in<br />
my becoming involved with this industry, Roger<br />
Macer of the Söund Örganisation. Dear Roger, who<br />
consumed so much Jack Daniels that his local, The<br />
Market Porter in Southwark, won a prize for selling<br />
the largest quantity in Greater London – and Roger<br />
was the only person in the place who drank JD – sadly<br />
died in Poland where he was working and living at<br />
the time. Not many people today will recognise that<br />
Roger near single-handedly and quite inadvertently<br />
founded an industry: there would probably be no<br />
equipment support business had not Roger invented<br />
the SÖ turntable table. His original Dexion confection<br />
gave birth to a business from which several folks have<br />
Helping<br />
your<br />
business<br />
stand out<br />
from the<br />
crowd...<br />
made, and probably continue to make, millions of<br />
pounds. So, if you manufacture support furniture, the<br />
next time you’re in the pub, please raise a respectful<br />
glass to Roger.<br />
October/November 2003 was our last ‘personality’<br />
cover. Our next <strong>issue</strong> carried the headline “From<br />
Geek to Sleek. The PC becomes the centre of home<br />
entertainment”, in which we introduced the concept<br />
of the Media Centre as a device that didn’t need<br />
any special installation because it was effectively a<br />
mainstream commodity before it started. This heralded<br />
the growth of hard disk-based components and<br />
the arrival of other DIY client/server devices such as<br />
the popular Sonos music system and Slim Devices’<br />
Transporter. The world of home entertainment would<br />
never be the same again…<br />
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Contact Dennis on 07872 127 054 dennis@graffixmedia.com<br />
or Philippa on 01428 717400 philippa@graffixmedia.com<br />
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The <strong>BAJ</strong> ISSUE <strong>50</strong> | 2008
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