I was absolutely blessed to start my career at Hall Advertising.
It was a true hotbed of creativity.
Many of the people written about in this post I consider to be not just my colleagues, but my friends; Mill, Downie, Farrell, Gumm, Taylor, Robertson, Jeffery, Atkinson, Cox, Lindsay, Stanier, Sutton, Gibsone, Wyper, Marr, Redding (RIP), Scott, Grassick, McCowan-Hill.
I met my wife of 28 years (and counting) there.
I discovered gratuitous hedonism there.
I realised advertising was more than just the best job in the world there; I learned that it has enough logic, science and passion-potential to rise above mere fun and can make a difference.
It’s a roll call of Scottish creative greatness and I am honoured to have served them.
Thanks Jim Downie (then Creative Director) for putting this history lesson together.
Enjoy.
Lovely Jim! Very strangely, last night my missus, who is going to the Malaga Film Festival, has booked into that ‘pool-side’ hotel!!! Happy memories.