I went to watch Def Leppard in Bangalore( thanks Rags)
Not for nostalgia. Not for the Instagram story.
But to see if legends still have teeth.
They do.
No gimmicks. No apology. Just sound loud, unapologetic, and precise. The kind that doesn’t ask for your attention. It takes it.
Somewhere between the first riff and the last chorus, you realize something uncomfortable:
Greatness doesn’t age. It compounds.
While brands chase relevance, these men just show up and play.
No “reinvention strategy.” No panel discussions about culture BULLHIT
Just decades of doing one thing so well that the world bends around it.
And the crowd?
Not just Gen X reliving their youth.
Twenty-somethings singing words written before they were born.
That’s not music.
That’s brand equity.
Most of us in advertising spend our lives trying to manufacture what they built by simply being consistent, loud, and unmistakably themselves.
Lesson?
Don’t chase the moment.
Become the thing the moment chases.
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The lighting was dim. The cocktails weren’t.
Somewhere between overpriced gin and undercooked philosophy, we met — not as LinkedIn profiles, but as unfiltered humans.
Mirage, Bangalore. A bar so fancy even the ice cubes had pedigree.
The music? Too loud for lies, just right for truths.
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We didn’t network. We collided.
Ideas. Laughter. A few broken promises to "leave after one drink."
Old friends. New inside jokes. And that one mysterious stranger we all pretended to ignore.
Call it a catch-up. Felt more like a comeback.
The Inspiration Room
By Mayur Hola, Rendered in Neil French [email protected] - @theadclubblr Inspiration Room 14th edition.
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Making waves in the media!
The newly elected Executive Committee of The Ad Club Bangalore is the talk of the town. Here’s to a team that’s all set to lead with passion, purpose, and innovation. Join us in wishing them all the best for an inspiring and successful term ahead!
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it’s the Ad Club’s answer to Cannes — minus the yachts, plus shin guards.
Where egos are bigger than budgets, and the only thing inflated is the ball
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It has been 7 months, since we kickstarted the Inspiration Room at the @theadclubblr and i should tell you that we have been fortunate to get amazing speakers month on month. The last episode had the phenomenal Saad Khan - director, actor, comedian, improv expert and trainer, and a lot more rolled into one, with us.
I had the privilege to host the conversation and the least i can tell you, it was truly inspirational. Lot of takeaways from his growing years, to Hollywood to Cannes to Sandalwood and now Tollywood and from Ad films to OTT series. What an amazing journey this has been Saad.
Way to go, Saad @saadkhanfilms . More power to you and looking forward to more collaborations with you.
Led by the erstwhile @nishad and ably supported by @navin8183 and all other executive committee members, The Inspiration Room has been happening continuously on the third Thursday of every month, for the last 7 months.
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