London musings by Matt Haynes; also occasional depository for goings on at Sarah Records and suppository for what’s supposed to have gone on.
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Even people who loved Blueboy’s records back in Sarah days were often stunned by how the band sounded live; I mean, Popkiss on 7” is great, but onstage, with both guitars fully unleashed, it absolutely roared. And still does. That’s my excuse for reposting this, anyway...
#Blueboy #SarahRecords
After Reform’s banning of the Pride flag from their council buildings because (to quote Zia Yusuf) “flags should represent everyone, not divide”, the new Reform council in Havering, where we were the other week, has cancelled the borough’s annual Pride celebration and will only fly flags that [1/2]
“Oh,” said the people of Bromley, slightly awkwardly, “that’s nice”. “Indeed it is”, said the Highland Council, who’d brought it with them, “you must all be geologists. Where would you like us to put it?” “Um, just, um… here on the ground in this dark and largely unvisited bit of Palace Park,” [2/3]
That bit of sturdy Victoriana on the plinth, by the way, is the town pump; amazingly, it still works, and is used by the mayor whenever Bromley needs reinflating. I’m not sure who the chap in the top left of the evolutionary tree is, though; I’m guessing it’s probably Adam.
#Bromley #CharlesDarwin
“recognise our heroes like the armed forces”. Not sure who the Pride flag divides, other than bigots from non-bigots, but there you go. Here’s #Blueboy at the Lexington last week doing Popkiss. “They’ve given me a colour, a symbol, for freedom. So tell me now that you like me…” [2/2]
#SarahRecords
said the people of Bromley. “We’ll sort out a proper spot for it later. Honest. Would you like this box of Charles Darwin fudge? It’s got a beagle on it.”
I hope you’ve enjoyed this joke about the metamorphic rock gneiss.
Heck – I hope nobody from #Lochinver comes across this. [3/3]
#Bromley
Among Bromley’s many other attractions is this bit of rock from Lochinver in north-west Scotland. “One of the oldest rocks in the British Isles”, according to the plaque, it was presented to the people of Bromley in the year 2000. [1/3]
On our walk to Keston we passed this tribute to local lad Charles Darwin in Bromley town centre. Sadly, someone’s chucked silver paint around Chuck’s legs and feet. Probably a Reform supporter made angry by the thought of evolving. And B&Q, presumably, were out of red-white-and-blue paint.
#Bromley
All I’m saying is, in the course of ten miles, this (pic. 1) will become this (pic. 2). And, on the way, it will experience Catford.
[River Ravensbourne in Padmall Wood, Keston, and entering the Thames at Greenwich.]
#Keston #Bromley #RiverRavensbourne #Deptford #Greenwich #Catford #PadmallWood
