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Talk about when a whole number of strange incidents come together…. I got a nice email from the folks at the O2 telling me that “Monkey: Journey to the West” is arriving there, and I can book tickets. Strange I thought, both the name and graphics seem familiar – reminding me immediately of the crazy 70′s TV series “Monkey Magic” – well turns out the stage adaptation that is “Monkey: Journey to the West”, is based on the same original text as “Monkey Magic” – written by a chap called Wu Cheng’en.
Anyhow, I digress. On checking out this event on the “The O2” website, and on Wikipedia, I find that Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett (of Gorillaz fame) have come up with the visuals and music – how odd methinks, they’ve just done something very similar for the BBC Olympics coverage – turns out their title sequence animations for the Beeb utilised the work they did for the stage show!
So there you have it, Mobile Operator to (part of) 90′s supergroup (Blur), to Cheesy 70′s TV series in only a couple of leaps! That was like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon – sort of. A bit. 
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
