Advent Calendar….

Means It is the Christmas countdown… Mum has gone and got me the classic Cadbury calendar…

The classic design

21 Seconds…. tut tut tut

Every lyric I say….

Because Garage and SoSolid only lasted a short amount of time and quite rightly, we could not have taken many more hits like this but it is truelly a fackin toon!

Brap

 

Andrew Logan – The Boy who never knew the word ‘can’t’

Andrew Logan... never did like to blend

I was not aware of the ‘Alternative Miss World Competition’ until recently and it feels like it should be something I learned about at school, albeit a very bohemian lefty school where cross dressing, outrageous make-up, sexual cheekiness and crazy loud eclectic music are the norm.

The Alternative Miss World Competition first took place in 1972 when maverick artist Andrew Logan put on what is basically the anti-Miss World, taking the elements of the better known version but subverting it so that anyone could enter regardless of age, sex, size, shape, sexuality and talent, it was all about expression and inspiration. Maybe the best part of the contest was that it was not so much about winning but celebrating diversity, creativity and fun, Logan created something amazing and all because he never knew of any reason to not express himself

Every entrant created wonderful home made costumes in the theme of morning, day and evening wear. Each had weird and wonderful names and walked the catwalk to fantastical music and no little amount of camp draggy theatre.

Andrew Logan... still blending

Andrew Logan was both host and hostess with his half and half costumes, usually created by 60’s design legend Zandra Rhodes, each year he would have a variety of co-hosts ranging from Devine to Julian Clary to Richard O’Brien to the latest with Ruby Wax. The likes of Leigh Bowery took part, Andy Warhol was a judge and it was so popular David Bowie could not even get in.

What made it even more interesting was that it was always a family affair with his 4 brothers mucking in to build, manage and even drag up for the show. His sister has been the only contestant to enter every time it has been staged.

Tea anyone?

The tiny screen 2 at the ICA was the perfect setting to watch The British Guide To Showing Off with fellow dress fancy fans, we were even in the company of two people who had attended many of the events throughout the years as contestants. If you missed it then gutted darling!

Every guest gets their own hot man to carry you too

It puts to shame the fancy dress parties I go to… although my 30th is around the corner so maybe not…. watch this sparkly space!

I could carry this off...

Trainer Porn – Converse

Converse porn

I have not bought new shoes for about 3 weeks now and no new cons for a long time… think this might need to change. Nice colour, semi waterproof and quite preppy but not in a A&F obvious way

Props to my fave porn site HypeBeast

Neil Buchanan is following me on Twitter

Cut Copy….. Because I loves them

Some mornings you just need a bit of a ‘something’ to get you going….

Android Watches… but what’s the point if you have the phone?

Well that is what a practical human might say but I love watches and also these are beautiful, they look like something from a fashionista version of Star Trek. The I’mWatch can connect to your mobile device and will be able to access email, Facebook, Twitter, the weather, BBC and everything else you can do on your iPhone. You can even access you music files on these gadgets which have a 4GB memory card.

Christmas is just around the corner.....

What I would like to know is if it can replace my phone altogether, For a night out I’d much prefer to just take the watch and not my phone, there is contactless payment through mobile phones so in theory can I leave my wallet at home as well?

Now while I love this, the name does not do too much for me, basically because I think sticking an ‘i’ at the front imitates Apple and is misleading. When Apple release their version… what will it be called?

Check out the video here….

Cycle while you work, duh de duh duh duh duh duh

I love cycling to work, even when it is a little cold, even if
it is raining a little bit, even on the dangerous roads of Londinium. I’d love
to be able to cycle while I am sat at my desk, what a great way to keep fit
that would be…

Well low and behold some clever dick has come up with a solution
that will allow you to keep on cycling even while you are tapping away on your
Mac or having that all important conference call where your American clients
are throwing out Marcoms speak like ‘Ideation’ and ‘pesterpointing’. So you
will be losing weight while they are eating donuts. Shupa!

Traveling without moving

Each one is adjustable and they can match the finish and surface
so it fits your office or your home study. This is so much better than gym
membership but somehow I can not see my boss taking it on…

Hats off to Kickstand

Dalston Curve Garden + Sunshine

Walking out of the office today in the pissing rain, in the dark, in a busy London Street nearly getting knocked on my ‘arris by a crazed moped rider, my mind was transported in an instance to a happier time. The Summer and mooching to Dalston Curve Garden for a spot of lunch with a friend.

Spot of lunch anyone...

Reason for the post? I am missing summer already

See the sunshine here looks good

East London pub humour

There is no place like an East London boozer for a bit of humerous toilet tagging….

Palm Tree - Mile End