Trophy Wife.... great at aural....
No I do not want one… but good band and good album. @ the Nest in November for a free gig, worth checking out I’d say.
The video for Microlite is pretty amazing as well… charts the life of a guy and things he could have done. I likes.
Technicolour Casio
Small things make me happy, such as simple Casio digital watches be available in an array of colours. I am buying one a week from here on in so I have something to look forward to for the next 11 weeks. Like I said… small things….
We laughed about it before, thinking maybe it was a joke, hoping. Now there is a trailer which I still frankly think is a joke, I wonder who is behind this funny and elaborate ruse as there is absolutely no chance of this programme being successful. For a start who will watch it past the initial rubber-necking first episode? Also, what is with the faux American accents?
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East London has long been seen as a bit of joke to outsiders who see it as Nathan Barley and generally full of shit, news flash, people who live there make the same jokes. There are some nice bits as well, any area is going to have the stereotypes which we all love to laugh at, sometimes we even dress up as them for fancy dress parties. But let’s get this clear it is nothing new. Northern monkeys have ideas about soft southern fairies, the English think certain things about the Welsh, ask anyone who lives north of the Thames and they have certain thoughts about people who live South, West London has been ridiculed for Sloanes for years and Camden has had it’s fair share of jokes in recent years. I’ll not even get started on the Fat-Face / Diesel jean wearing Claphamites who flock to the green surroundings of South London as it is the closest thing they can find to home after they leave uni and move to the smoke for the first time. So I guess I am saying embrace… it is good joke fodder!
True say
Friends of StandardFact, top boys and great artists. I have one of their pieces hanging in my WC. I give you id-iom. en-joy
I spotted this on a cycle last month down by the canal in East London. I know that London is crowded but really….
Building houses anywhere
This was actually not permanent and has now disappeared, it was made entirely of wood, what I think looks amazing are the the colours and textures of the wood set against the dark road either side. This pop-up house is built under two sides of a busy dual carriageway and the top just peaks up high enough to be seen from the road. Amazing place for a party… gutted I missed that boat
It's a Brixton thing
On September 17th 2009 the Brixton pound or B£ was launched with the aim of supporting the local economy and businesses, the idea was that people would spend the notes in local stores to encourage sourcing local goods and services. This is really interesting, creating a chance to forge closer links in the community and attempt to keep cash in the immediate community, it seems to be working so far. With the recent riots across London, I think anything which shows local solidarity is great and should be encouraged. After the riots, local communities came out to clear the streets and bring a semblance of normality back asap.
You know you have made it when you are minted
The notes feature images of famous people from the Brixton area on one side and local landmarks on the other, some of the first people to feature were Olive Morris and James Lovelock. Recently the scheme celebrated the second anniversary of the launch and added a few new iconic figures, this time with a more modern contemporary slant. Arguably Brixton’s most famous son, none other than Ziggy Stardust himself David Bowie features on the new B£10 note whilst NBA star Luol Deng who grew up in Brixtonia also features on the B£5 note
Tri-colour not try-hard
I loved them, I simply loved them. It is not usual that something so damn stylish manages to also be amongst the most useful things in the word but bum bags managed it, of that there can be no doubt.
Clearly uni-sex
Our elasticed-waistband-jean-wearing cousins from over pond call them, fanny packs
Snakeskin chic
It took real flair and the need to carry a lot of essential items to go for two
Double bumming
Mr Motivator was never seen without one
Words are not enough
Imagine that parked up at the Cat and Mutton
Bikes of the future. I am not sure exactly what the reason for making a bike out of wood is, or one that has steel wheels but aesthetically they look good. I think I’d go for the this one, it looks a bit sci-fi, I reckon it would be damn uncomfortable though and crap for commuting but anything is better than those Boris Bikes
I am a serial doodler, always have been, at school my books were covered in weird interpretations of cartoon characters like Bart Simpson or Mickey Mouse smoking ‘jazz fags’ or of my own versions of trainers and baseball caps, every now and again just random scribbles with bits coloured in, then there was the period of time practising my signature as if I might have to sign my autograph for screaming fans.
To doodle or not to doodle...
At school teachers were never a fan as they assumed it meant you were not listening, which back then was possibly a little bit true if it was Mrs. Highton in R.E.
Sunni Brown is a big fan of the doodle and had this to say in her TED talk recently. Sunni is a smart cookie and if she says it is ok for me to doodle ridiculous nothing-ness to order my thoughts and bring out a better solution, then it is good enough for me
In the working world I doodle, especially during creative sessions as it helps me build on ideas and thoughts, add to other peoples comments and also keep a track on an idea whilst other people are speaking, sometimes it helps me illustrate what I am thinking
Saying that I do think that it can be a slightly different situation when you are taking a brief or in a client meeting, in which case it does look like you are thinking about what you are going to do on the weekend when you get away from said client and the attempts to raise awareness around a biscuit which has all the taste and nutritional value of a dinner party at Pete Doherty’s
Fix-Up-Look-Smart Avenue SE8
Deptford might be a little rough around the edges but this is the most dapper building I have seen south of the river bar Greenwich Maritime….
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