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Today I started a new website, this is it. It's going to be a kind of weblog, a place for me to post links and stuff, and if anyone else likes it, in the words of the song, that's a bonus.Today I am mostly liking this house more than this, this, and ...

Mmm, bus fun

That route that the 106 takes, it needs to have all the parking spaces trimmed off the side of it, there's no room for two busses to pass at once. Saw a nasty accident right here yesterday, a motorcyclist was knocked off.Got to spice this thing up, I...

The Joy of Hoovers

Is �209 a good price for one of these? That's how much they are in Stoke Newington Safeways right now. We're going back to get one, hopefully we will see Nigel out of 'Stenders there too....

No sign of Nigel

but the Dyson was fine - one pass of the living room though and the chamber (there's no bags in these non-hoovers) is half full, it's disgusting. Going to hoover all my clothes next.Big up to the wanker security guard in Safeway who challenged me for...

One band was good

can't remember the name though, three piece from Newcastle, and bullandgate.co.uk is no use...Off to either the Defoe or the Wheatsheaf later to play pool... the Defoe is nicer to take our guests to, but the Wheatsheaf is only 50p a game, choices cho...

Badger Cam

Disappointingly seen no badgers yet in Abney Park, only people, and birds. Will keep watching though.

Pool rules

Witnessed a bizarre pool foul in The Defoe last night (we getting back on track with the Stoke Newington theme now) - ball is over the pocket, guy shoots gently towards it, but before the white makes contact, the ball falls into the pocket. So is it ...

Stoke Newington Action

No Stokey action for several days now, stayed in last night, tonight going to Highbury Garage for *cough* some band *cough* because Corporation:Blend are supporting and a chum is involved in some managerial way...On the bus on the way in this morning...

Birdcage was too loud

The music's good, but maybe we were just sat at a shitty table, sound was a bit crap. So where tonight? Not back there, maybe to The Fox Reformed or whatever, the wine bar down the bottom of Stoke Newington Church Street, it's about the only bar we'v...

arcade games

Walked the long way round Listria Park on the way to Church Street today, and saw two magpies and a squirrel raiding someone's bin. They weren't at all bothered by me walking so close to them.Also saw a discarded arcade machine on the road, all it's ...

Royal Bengal

After a very short pub crawl yesterday (couple of smashing pints in The Defoe, then no drinks in Bar Lorca, as their "all cocktails �9 a jug" offer turned out to be a lie, then the Coach and Horses]]) we did end up going to The Royal Bengal in the en...

Links

Hmm, The Royal Bengal's menu advertises http://www.theroyalbengal.com but it's going nowhere at teh time of writing... http://www.barlorca.com doesn't work in this browser and didn't come up when I searched for them on the web... in MSIE it works and...

Patrick Joseph

Now this is a bad website... am quite disappointed with myself that this blog thing was meant to be about how ace Stokey is and how much I like living here, but mostly today it's about how shit the community's websites are. Anyway, looks like the sit...

Stoke Newington car crash

More local news now, there's a car gone into a lamp post at the end of Manor Road, we get a lot of joy riders round here... might take a picture of it tomorrow, it's quite a twatting...

Il Bacio

Next time I'm trying to find the number for Il Bacio, hopefully I'll find this page as their takeaway number doesn't seem to be online anywhere... it's 020 7249 2344 for the best garlic bread in town... The restaurant itself is at:61 Stoke Newington ...

Holiday reading

While I was away I read Matthew's Prize: Being the Tale of a Whitby Orphan Boy's Longing to Navigate the Broad Seas though I didn't know the title was so long at the time... it's about PIRATES, and it's quite good, if a bit of a blokey version of a m...

Stoke Newington Traffic

Hey, they're clearing away a load of dumped cars on Manor Road, lifting them onto the back of trucks... not sure all of them were actually dumped, none were wrecks or burned out. Didn't take a picture as I was afeared of either being chased away by t...

Overgrown Stoke Newington

Dozed off for a mintue and thought I was on the wrong bus earlier, Lordship Park seems to have wildly overgrown while I've been at Glastonbury... must have been the little burst of really heavy rain and hot sun, it's made all the trees and the plants...

Stoke Newington For Sale

House next door seemed to have been taken off the market, the for sale sign's gone, but now it's BACK... but with a different agent, with Right Move who have the rather nifty domain name stokenewington.co.uk... thought the price might have come down ...

New properties in Stoke Newington

Just signed up at that website and got sent this:New property matching current search criteria County : LONDONNORTH Address : Shakspeare Walk N16Bedrooms : 2 Price : 225000 View : http://www.hol365.com/?http://homes-on-line.com/cgi-bin/hol/disp...

TRAPPED!

I had a JOYOUS afternoon yesterday... I was working from home, nipped out for some lunch, got into our communal hallway and realised I'd left my keys in the flat - both doors were locked needing a key to get out, so I was shut in the hallway until ou...

Why I can't stay in Stoke Newington

This place looks nice, very nice, out of my league though, shame.Today, hopefully:Finish moduling up my library of stuff, to make it properly reusable on BarflyMore admin, so many mailsFixing some stuff on Barfly, never should have started on it...Sa...

PEACE!

The nephews have gone home, it's been a fantastic week, but tiring... haven't spent that much time with them both, EVER! Looking forward to our family holiday we've just booked for 20 of us in Greece somewhere.Today; washing, tidying, sitting, watchi...

Suede

Suede play London, 12th of December, bit steep though... do I do nothing but complain about costs? Am I mean? At least it's a proper gig that we have a chance of getting tickets to, after the fiasco that was the ICA.Latitude Festival 2012: Weekend in...

Doctor Doctor

Had a great weekend, Chambers let me down a bit though, or I let it down, it was too smokey in there, so I was sat there being a bit quiet with streaming eyes, and feeling guilty for getting everyone else to go there. No-one else seemed to mind, or n...

Stoke Newington Cinema

While I'm in this thread I should give a mention to the Rio Cinema, 103-107 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2PB (Telephone 020 7241 9410).It's the nearest cinema to stokey, but it wasn't showing the mighty mighty Pirates of the Carribean......

Popbitch Karaoke Fallout

Popbitch Karaoke was "genius" say the XFM Remix chaps, I like to think they're referring just to me there, everyone else was rubbish...They have Banana Bread Beer on tap in The Defoe now, it's tastes more watery than the bottled version, which is a b...

A night out in Stoke Newington

We replaced the cancelled gig with a night drinking beer in the Defoe (they still have Lock Stock on), and also Rose wine. I'm really into it now, whereas before I only used to drink red. I tried to get into white, but have settled on Rose, I love it...

Three wheeled off road baby buggies

This is why there are so many of them; according to BBC newsIn London's Stoke Newington - the new Islington - there are said to be more children under five than anywhere else in EuropeLove how it refers to el presidente as "Labour's Tony Blair" too.....

RE: Snowing again here

call that snow!!wait till you see ours

Radiohead

I was not at this Radiohead gig, it's not meant to be showing up in my gigography...

Delirious?

Ha, AWFUL christian rock. I was accompanying a friend who was reviewing or something.

The Montrose Avenue

Matt Everitt of Menswear was in the band, this was the height of girly indie, there were tiaras, fairy wings, and even rollerskates in the crowd.

Drawing for and from Sculpture

Group exhibition of sculptors' drawings, curated by Anthony Heywood and Peter Fillingham, in conjunction with the Public Art Research Centre, Kent Institute of Art and Design.

Open Air Concert - "It's a Swing Thing" Featuring Peter Dinsley and The Allied Big Band

+ The New Debonnaires + Guests. Rat Pack & Swing. Tickets £17.50 adv. 7.30-11pm Gates open 5.30pm

"Because you couldn't get tickets to Glastonbury..."

Wheatus

Someone on the onfolkestone forum says "i just remember luis lozano on stage! and throwing wheatos at wheatus... we were a sad sad bunch... hmmm

Derren Brown in Sunderland

Derren Brown TicketsDerren Brown?s mind reader show has been described as a ?mind-blowing experience? and won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Derren?s ability...

It's a Swing Thing

Open Air Concert Featuring Peter Dinsley (Rat Pack) and The Allied Big Band + The Robbie Williams Experience
7.30-11pm Gates open 5.30pm

Lee Mack in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Lee Mack in Newcastle Upon Tyne tickets Highly regarded by critics and his growing fanbase, Lee Mack rules the craft of cutting one-liners and seriously funny on-stage banter. See Lee Mack...

Lee Mack

Lee Mack tickets Highly regarded by critics and his growing fanbase, Lee Mack rules the craft of cutting one-liners and seriously funny on-stage banter. See Lee Mack...

Growing, Growing... Gone!, Krazy Kat Theatre Company

Lee Mack

Lee Mack tickets Highly regarded by critics and his growing fanbase, Lee Mack rules the craft of cutting one-liners and seriously funny on-stage banter. See Lee Mack...

Derren Brown in Bournemouth

Derren Brown TicketsDerren Brown?s mind reader show has been described as a ?mind-blowing experience? and won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Derren?s ability...

Derren Brown in Glasgow

Derren Brown TicketsDerren Brown?s mind reader show has been described as a ?mind-blowing experience? and won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Derren?s ability...

Christmas Exhibition

now on until Saturday 6th January 2008 Venue: Chimaera Gallery, 42 Tontine Street, Folketsone Time: Gallery opens Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 10.30am – 4pm and Friday and Saturday 10.30am – 5pm Chimaera is showing its Christmas exhibition ...

Lee Mack in Plymouth

Lee Mack in Plymouth tickets Highly regarded by critics and his growing fanbase, Lee Mack rules the craft of cutting one-liners and seriously funny on-stage banter. See Lee Mack...

Live music - Chas n Dave

The legendary cockney duo have a cult following of young and old after appearing at Glastonbury in 2005 and 2007. They will perform their greatest hits Rabbit, Ain't No Pleasing You, Gertcha, Sideboard Song and more. Booking Details: BOX OFFICE ON...

Chimaera Gallery

will reopen following a short period of closure for building maintenance works. The first Group Exhibition will feature the work of Maiuko, one of Chimaera's Directors. The main room will also be showing the work of many other local artists...

Goosebumps Swing Band

Swing Jazz and Jive, the band make a return visit. Tel 01622 880830 for table bookings.

Chas n Dave

Swing Night with Peter Dinsley

World Famous Peter Dinsley sings songs from the Rat Pack era

Hot Club Of Cowtown

+ Support. Western Swing Trio. £16 Adv. £19 Door

Boogie at the Grand

Easy jive and swing classes,7.3 – 8.30pm £7 includes FREE boogie night with the DJ. Boogie night with DJ only 8.30-11.30pm

Ben Beddoes Big Band

Swing Bebop & Latin With Rat Pack Vocals. 8pm £7
At the Tigers Head in Lee Green, London, why's this one listed on kentgigs.com?

Jive Aces

Ticket �10 from 01233 758792 or 07999806635
cinqueportswingjive.com with Gypsy John

Swing Easy DJS (intensified) and guest TOAST

Ska, 8pm-1am at Elusive Bar (Station approach, Ashford 07970247001)

Derren Brown - Enigma

Derren Brown TicketsDerren Brown?s mind reader show has been described as a ?mind-blowing experience? and won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Derren?s ability...

Swinging At The Sands, Shane Hampsheir