The Queer Empire Expands.
April 17, 2008
This information was offer to us from Kayne, Art Director.
From: Kayne
Date: 17 April 2008 16:23:03
Scott, Ricardo Sinclair and a guy called Darren Kavenagh use to run a free publication down in Cardiff, South Wales called Queer Street (www.queerstreet.co.uk). It had same old issues at the magazine, with staff not being paid but taking big cash from advertisers.
Darren kept a low profile and ran off to Scotland. So now they have all sprung up again in Scotland with a new mag but trying to keep Scott Dylan under the radar.
I had a phone call from Ricardo on monday claiming to be Ops Manager at QS magazine wanting to interview me for “remote” art director job for QS magazine and possible new publication of Coverse (mentioning everything is in the air), claiming that they have just sacked their editor Emma Willis.
I did a bit of digging around and I have been told Ricardo Sinclair is Scott Dylan’s ‘bit on the side’ and is known within the pink market as a thief. Scott and Ricardo have allegedly set up a landlord company too.
By the way I have attached * two sample copies of Bspoke aka Converse and a flatplan that Ricardo wanted me to work from (as you can see Amy Lame name is still being used).
Hope this helps.
Kayne
* Can be provided.
April 17, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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April 17, 2008 at 8:28 pm
We must say here that to claim Emma was sacked is quite disgusting and just another cowardly act from the desperate Queer/B-Spoke HQ.
She clearly walked away from a bad situation and her professional reputation should not be diminished because of this.
April 18, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Thanks Sabrina,
What actually happened was that whilst I was trying to convince Scott to pay me my wages we both agreed that we could no longer continue to work with one another as neither was happy with the situation (me that he wasn’t paying me, simply, and he that I was harassing him to pay me – understandably!). The order of events was that I quit, then I was rehired to hand over a media pack, then sacked when I didn’t by which time I’d already left the company by choice.
It’s besides the point really – how can you be sacked by a boss that was never a legit employer? Or in fact resign from a non-existent company?!
April 20, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I think your last couple of points there sum it up but thanks for the clarification anyway.