tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27012110414501107422024-03-12T16:36:07.603-07:00mraynort7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-39997486851172654882008-01-25T07:22:00.000-08:002008-01-25T08:15:24.795-08:00SeaSick Steve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R5oKvDCe14I/AAAAAAAAAHM/SfxcRbn8K5M/s1600-h/seasick.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R5oKvDCe14I/AAAAAAAAAHM/SfxcRbn8K5M/s400/seasick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159448126492170114" /></a><br />Went to The Astoria last night to see <a href="http://www.seasicksteve.com/">SeaSick</a><a href="http://www.seasicksteve.com/"> Steve</a>, the place was sold out but managed to get a spot behind the sound deck good view and a bar just behind us, Seasick came on to a marching drum and launched straight into some amazing, low down, hobo, stringless, muddy guitar blues... music that could only come from a street living, traveling, story telling, train jumping, apple picking guitar thrashing, dungaree wearing, bearded genius... <div><br /><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R5oK3DCe15I/AAAAAAAAAHU/EvlruJPmvSc/s400/KT_Seasick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159448263931123602" /><div>it was great, tracks laced with story's of dog houses, forest living and wood burning fires on the back of borrowed flatbed trucks and cardboard windows with nothing but paper for insulation... The Special guest was a big suprise, a coulpe of tracks with <a href="http://www.kttunstall.com/">KT Tunstall</a>.</div><div> </div><div>Seasick Steve has a great rough sound and well worth seeing if you get the chance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-14800230076606441712007-12-14T04:21:00.003-08:002007-12-19T08:55:29.650-08:00HootenannyHappy New Year...... yes new year come early for me, I went to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BBC's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jools</span> Holland's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Hootenanny</span></span> last night, what a great show Sir <a href="http://www.paulmccartney.com/">Paul McCartney</a> & <a href="http://www.kylie.com/">Kylie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Minogue</span></a>, <a href="http://eddiefloyd.com/">Eddie Floyd</a>, <a href="http://www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk/">Kaiser Chiefs</a>, <a href="http://www.mikasounds.com/uk.php">Mika</a>, <a href="http://www.madness.co.uk/">Madness</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orACIBjHuI4">Kate Nash</a>, <a href="http://www.lulu.co.uk/">Lulu</a>, <a href="http://www.rubyturner.com/">Ruby Turner</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkkmQNA_aRs">Duffy</a>, <a href="http://www.seasicksteve.com/index2.htm">Seasick Steve</a> and an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">audiance</span> of celebrity's including Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Rory Bremner, Kenny Logan, The Kumars, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Ecclestone">Bernie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ecclestone</span></a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Blake_%28artist%29">Sir Peter Blake</a> and many more.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The night Started with the arrival of DR Who's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Tardis</span> and the DR Who team.... </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Jool's</span> Hollands Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with the legendary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rico_Rodriguez">Rico Rodriguez</a> & <a href="http://www.courtneypine.co.uk/">Courtney Pine</a> played with Paul McCartney & Kylie</div><div> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Minogue</span> but the act of the night for me was Eddie Floyd 60's soul man, writer of “knock on wood” and a mean blues guitar from <a href="http://www.seasicksteve.com/index2.htm">Seasick Steve.</a><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TyQuBhb9t9g&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TyQuBhb9t9g&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R2KbXxgZf9I/AAAAAAAAAFw/omBANAHjxS0/s1600-h/Picture-6.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Funniest</span> thing of the night was watching little Sir Bernie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Ecclestone, plus wife and 2 daughters, 3rd riches man in Briton looking pissed off sitting behind the ever <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Scottish Jackie Stewart. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I got abit of a giggle from Dawn French in the car park as she climbed over a taped off area, I shouted “you can't do that” whilst recreating her leap over the tape.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div> </div>t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-68781723506127591032007-11-21T02:35:00.000-08:002007-11-21T02:46:11.720-08:00Mighty Mo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R0QKcuwa30I/AAAAAAAAAFc/HgkX6l4rzVI/s1600-h/Mighty+Mo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R0QKcuwa30I/AAAAAAAAAFc/HgkX6l4rzVI/s400/Mighty+Mo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135240963812941634" border="0" /></a><br />Spotted this small and hidden pavement <a href="http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/Graffiti/mighty_mo_tottenham_court_road.htm">Mighty Mo</a> on Tottenham court road.t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-61491879290101897322007-11-20T04:17:00.000-08:002007-11-21T02:40:17.061-08:00Mothership<a href="http://charliegower.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/27/obey1.jpg"> </a><a href="http://obeygiant.com/">Shepherd Fairey </a>- <a href="http://obeygiant.com/post/led-zepplin-mothership/">Led Zeppelin Mothership</a><br /><br /><a href="http://charliegower.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/27/obey1.jpg"><img src="http://charliegower.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/27/obey1.jpg" title="Obey1" alt="Obey1" class="image-full" border="0" /></a>t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-75790073296539320562007-11-20T03:46:00.000-08:002007-11-21T02:40:34.417-08:00Little PeopleI just love this idea of street art, tiny instalations all around us, a world beyond big.<br /><a href="http://little-people.blogspot.com/">little people</a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 288px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sn46FqbBIu8/Rx5lf8A8KyI/AAAAAAAAAjc/1bpOyt5hM1M/s400/diet+1b+-+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124645025354623778" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R0QGm-wa3zI/AAAAAAAAAFU/Juqrw9dSzA0/s1600-h/tiny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R0QGm-wa3zI/AAAAAAAAAFU/Juqrw9dSzA0/s400/tiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135236741860089650" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This world is real! took a trip down to <a href="http://www.exmouthmarket.co.uk/">Exmouth Market</a> yesterday and tracked down the tiny poster site. Yes it's still there no tiny fattys taking up the challenge.....<br /></div></div>t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-29991718219440324442007-11-20T03:18:00.000-08:002007-11-21T02:41:01.354-08:00Culture jamming<img src="http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/photos/graffiti_posters_jam.jpg" alt="Culture jamming" border="0" height="259" width="398" /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" ><br />"Basically the perpetrators pinch posters, cut them up into smaller pieces <br />and then rearrange them on a billboard to make fresh images"</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:78%;" ><i>All photographs copyright <a href="http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/mainindexpages/art.htm">artofthestate</a> 2005</i></span>t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-36218284995195168512007-11-20T02:35:00.000-08:002007-11-21T02:41:14.588-08:00Faces on the wallPassing through Shoreditch it's good keep your eyes open for a <a href="http://www.banksy.co.uk/">Banksy</a> or a touchdown of <span>the French artist <a href="http://www.space-invaders.com/">Space Invader</a></span> this Sunday I looked up to find this face growling down at me from the corners of curtain road and Old Street.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R0LA9uwa3yI/AAAAAAAAAFM/KvA5IX-lN5I/s1600-h/face+on+wall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/R0LA9uwa3yI/AAAAAAAAAFM/KvA5IX-lN5I/s400/face+on+wall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134878691911458594" border="0" /></a>t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-60235340067661895422007-10-23T07:42:00.000-07:002007-10-26T03:02:20.529-07:00Alabama 3 at the astoria<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rx4Kr_BhU7I/AAAAAAAAAEY/AXj-nrjKd00/s1600-h/alabama3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rx4Kr_BhU7I/AAAAAAAAAEY/AXj-nrjKd00/s400/alabama3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124545176762667954" border="0" /></a><br />Went to see <a href="http://www.alabama3.co.uk/">Alabama 3</a> at the Astoria, what a fantastic night, really got the place buzzing.t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-80048358656152881192007-10-23T06:41:00.000-07:002007-10-26T08:20:51.145-07:00Reflection<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rx384vBhU6I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/CBsWcYq9o5s/s1600-h/Gormley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 294px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rx384vBhU6I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/CBsWcYq9o5s/s400/Gormley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124530002643211170" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.antonygormley.com/">Antony Gormley's</a> work has been seen all over london of late with 31 statues displayed on buildings around London<br />this is permanent and is just around the corner to me on Euston road and is called Reflection<br /><br />"Reflection comprises a familiar rust-coloured Gormley figure looking at both its reflection in a window and a twin sculpture on the other side of the pane at the entrance of the offices at 350 Euston Road, London, the augmented reflection shimmering almost like a holographic image."<br /><br />i do like it.................t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-88146961567474203562007-10-19T08:55:00.002-07:002007-10-24T06:00:49.056-07:00Pure genius<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RxjUDvBhU1I/AAAAAAAAABY/BkiUpH_nVko/s1600-h/clip_image002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 216px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RxjUDvBhU1I/AAAAAAAAABY/BkiUpH_nVko/s400/clip_image002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123077736761480018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is absolutely brilliant! O2 have set up a group on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a> called ‘The Battle for the UK’s Favourite University’. This ties in perfectly with their ‘Favourite Place’ campaign and instead of going on about how great O2 is, it is encouraging people to get together and chat about how fantastic their university is, why it’s more fun than others, what’s cool etc. The more Facebook activity a uni has, the more points it earns. The uni with the most points at the end of it will win a £50k party. Currently there are 75,814 members, with 1,203 discussion topics and 2,651 wall posts. You need to have a facebook profile to look at it but if you have one, check it out here. So simple, yet so clever. Come on Exeter!!t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-54627756929393302212007-06-29T07:04:00.000-07:002007-06-29T08:20:57.510-07:00Sasha's on the roofBack from Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) last week very hot as usual, stayed with me old mate <a href="http://www.globe-of-death.com">Adrian (Ace)</a> in one of his <a href="http://www.redsea-dreams.com">apartments in Naama Heights</a> had a couple of nights on ”The roof“ at the camel bar being musically entertained by DJ Sasha a Russian barm cake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RoUWLm_Dl_I/AAAAAAAAABI/v-bMHodZh7U/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RoUWLm_Dl_I/AAAAAAAAABI/v-bMHodZh7U/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081492143256868850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Spent a couple of days down in Dahab (just chilling) great place to get away to, not much to do just snorkel, dive and eat great for a couple of days, talking to the bedowin children selling there braiding's on the beach.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RoUXpm_DmAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/nC20iEQRECE/s1600-h/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RoUXpm_DmAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/nC20iEQRECE/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081493758164572162" border="0" /></a>t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-16676296442967341732007-05-30T07:24:00.000-07:002007-05-30T07:49:11.933-07:00The cars the star<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rl2M5v8LhlI/AAAAAAAAABA/tVQNZXmvgCI/s1600-h/car.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rl2M5v8LhlI/AAAAAAAAABA/tVQNZXmvgCI/s400/car.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070363679238358610" /></a><br />Well what can I say it went to the docs and the diagnosis was bad. My <a href="http://www.motorbase.com/profiles/vehicle/picture.ehtml?i=1282302755;p=2048295913">Mercedes Benz 230 CE coupe</a> is sick again this time I've broke one of the spingy bits and the other bits around the springy bits need replacing along with the other springy bit.<br />More money to spend on my lovely old classic this time I was very close to sending it to the knackers yard but once again it's got the better of me the sad look on it's face saying to me " But I'm a classic you can't scrap me"t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-11167118746223262632007-05-30T01:12:00.001-07:002007-05-30T02:02:23.083-07:00Watch the Birdie<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rl09bf8LhiI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8FUtfXBMQJ4/s1600-h/blackie.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/Rl09bf8LhiI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8FUtfXBMQJ4/s400/blackie.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070276298128721442" /></a><br />Up on the 7th floor out on a ledge, Blackie comes calling/singing. He's a frequent visitor outside the window singing his heart out entertaining the troops.t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701211041450110742.post-22983253233997040302007-05-29T03:23:00.000-07:002007-05-29T08:58:12.189-07:00What a performance!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RlwLZP8LhhI/AAAAAAAAAAg/f2WGf-yqFuM/s1600-h/van.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_upW0fHaqu8s/RlwLZP8LhhI/AAAAAAAAAAg/f2WGf-yqFuM/s320/van.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069939808915916306" /></a><br />London can be interesting over a wet Bank Holiday weekend "NOT".<br /><br />Had my mate Adrian the stuntman <a href="http://www.globe-of-death.com">www.globe-of-death.com</a> staying with me, he had just done a show at Silverstone "Corona Extra World Superbikes" Got to my flat on the Sunday.<br /><br />Went off to IKEA on the Monday not the best idea on a Bank hoilday but had to get lights for the 2 new appartments he has just bought in Egypt, <a href="http://www.redsea-dreams.com">Sharm el sheikh</a> see this van on the way thought it was worth a posting!. Austarlian badge on it of course.......t7fLondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101446848044799854noreply@blogger.com0