by radiotones | Nov 25, 2017 | Dave's diary
OFF into Glasgow early..it’s icy and snowy. Brrrr….. I drop Margaret off then hole myself up in McDonalds for a coffee and free wifi. I get a bunch of work done while I drink my coffee and manage to send a 150+ meg video file I’ve been working on in...
by radiotones | Jul 5, 2017 | Dave's diary
THERE’S some work to be done on the local hall website before I head into Glasgow for my hearing test and earplug fitting at LoFi studios. Help Musicians UK, the Musicians Union and Musicians’ Hearing Health are working together to offer musicians...
by radiotones | Apr 24, 2017 | Dave's diary
UP early (again!) – we’re off to Balfron to watch Matty run in the 10k and I’ll take some pix for the G63.scot webzine I had trouble parking when I went along last year ‘cos I left it a bit late, so we leave in plenty time so Matty can get registered...
by radiotones | Apr 23, 2017 | Dave's diary
FEELING rough again this morning…I blame the late night chips. My belly’s not used to the carbs these days! We get the bus into the centre of Edinburgh and meet up with some of the other Wide Days speakers and folks. Olaf’s taking us all on a bus...
by radiotones | Mar 31, 2017 | Dave's diary
HERE’S someone travelling from south of the border to try out the Lowden guitar I have for sale. They reckon they’ll be here around midday so meantime I get some work done, them make a bacon weave for the pork loin I’m gonna smoke for our dinner...
by radiotones | Mar 29, 2017 | Dave's diary
BACK onto the album artwork first thing. I’m trying to get the ‘special’ elements of the design built in trial version of Photoshop CC before it expires on Friday. My ‘old’ version (Photoshop CS5) is good for everyhting else....
by radiotones | Nov 24, 2016 | Dave's diary
ANOTHER early start…a beautiful clear blue sky but freezing cold and the car takes a good while to defrost before we head into Glasgow. A warning message on the dash tells us there’s some kind of airbag problem, so after I drop Margaret off I nip...
by radiotones | Sep 16, 2016 | Dave's diary
TOP priority today is to get a start on Gilbert’s website…I’d like to have something for him to see by Saturday – and we head off to Edinburgh for the night mid-afternoon. I pull out the stops and manage to get a first version of the site in place...
by radiotones | Jun 30, 2016 | Dave's diary
FIRST job is finalise some Facebook advertising. It’s a crazy mix between a fine art and ‘suck it and see’ experimentation. My view is that it’s worth spending at least what I would on postage etc sending out traditional ‘physical’...
by radiotones | Mar 23, 2016 | Dave's diary
ANOTHER day in Glasgow…a couple of PRS visits (the first of the year) and some shopping. The visits are pretty much routine. I visit PRS for Music Members’ Benevolent Fund grantholders once a year to see if there’s anything they need and check their...