Sitting outside with a glass of wine and Peter Ackroyd's Biography of London with a sunset and a thrush singing.
Does it get any better?
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
London City Airport expansion
I just ranted this on FB, crossposted here, in response to this article on LCY expansion on the Torygraph.
I remember when LCY was a lovely, civilised, genteel little airport with that cute little shuttle bus from Liverpool Street, or, if on expenses, a taxi which had its journey time cut massively by some new tunnel on the way.
Now, it's a congested zoo.
And with all the rebuilding work going on, the DLR is somewhat shambolic and unreliable. I've missed one flight already because of the delays.
Oh, and beer in the bar at £4.30 a pint. WTF?
I got lucky with T5 in April: went hand baggage, no lounge access since I'm a BA pleb but combine Wagamama with a nice cocktail bar who cares? Sure, the Heathrow Express is an expensive option but it's fast and in my experience, reliable.
Still, from work in the City on a Friday afternoon to the arms of my beloved in Amsterdam in a couple of hours, who's counting?
If I were a permie, Eurostar/Thalys would be an option though :)
I remember when LCY was a lovely, civilised, genteel little airport with that cute little shuttle bus from Liverpool Street, or, if on expenses, a taxi which had its journey time cut massively by some new tunnel on the way.
Now, it's a congested zoo.
And with all the rebuilding work going on, the DLR is somewhat shambolic and unreliable. I've missed one flight already because of the delays.
Oh, and beer in the bar at £4.30 a pint. WTF?
I got lucky with T5 in April: went hand baggage, no lounge access since I'm a BA pleb but combine Wagamama with a nice cocktail bar who cares? Sure, the Heathrow Express is an expensive option but it's fast and in my experience, reliable.
Still, from work in the City on a Friday afternoon to the arms of my beloved in Amsterdam in a couple of hours, who's counting?
If I were a permie, Eurostar/Thalys would be an option though :)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Dypmphna Skehill
Another from the Dymphna session. This one is going to be on the cover of the CD. It had been a long hard day's shooting and she wanted a drink. NOW! :)
Shot in the doomed Crown and Goose in Camden. Lovely evening light reflecting in off the white wall building opposite.
Shot in the doomed Crown and Goose in Camden. Lovely evening light reflecting in off the white wall building opposite.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Dwain Chambers - one more opinion
He did the crime, he did the time.
Can't argue with the results.
If bans are lifetime, then it has to be across the sport, not by one organisation. And Norway.
If we're talking the "purity" of the Olympics, then let's get back to sports that are useful in combat. So track, field, archery, horse events, shooting, boxing, shooting are in.
As is beach volleyball. Aesthetics are important after all.
Can't argue with the results.
If bans are lifetime, then it has to be across the sport, not by one organisation. And Norway.
If we're talking the "purity" of the Olympics, then let's get back to sports that are useful in combat. So track, field, archery, horse events, shooting, boxing, shooting are in.
As is beach volleyball. Aesthetics are important after all.
Kung Fu Panda - Detailed Review.
There were LOLZ and not a few yuks.
It was very big on IMAX.
If anyone disses it without seeing it, they are humourless assholes.
It was very big on IMAX.
If anyone disses it without seeing it, they are humourless assholes.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Dymphna Skehill
Did a photo shoot in and around Camden on Sunday for Dymphna's new album. This one is far and away my favourite, ethereal and Celtic like the lass herself.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Gillian Glover, Bullet Bar
Oh yes. Second time in two weeks I've seen a second gen star and trust me, Gillian is the real deal. Just a lovely gig.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Grace Solero, @ the 12-Bar
For those of you who follow my pix, you know I found Grace busking at TCR tube a while back. This was the first time I've seen her since I've been back in London and also my first time at the 12-bar.
It was nice :)
It was nice :)
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday 13th
Of course I don't believe in that superstitious bollocks, but obviously today was the day the DLR chose to be crap and I missed my flight.
Doesn't help that mercury is retrograde too.
Doesn't help that mercury is retrograde too.
Logan Plant, Sons of Albion, Camden Barfly
Odd one this. Somehow I expected more. The last time I was in the Barfly, it was packed and sweaty for Candian and Taiwanese metal. Last night, it was thirty or so slightly diffident, possibly trendy, folks here to see a legend one step removed.
Plant Jr. certainly had the sound and the moves and the band were very tight but it all sounded too much like a Zep tribute. Maybe they'll come across better at Download this weekend.
Plant Jr. certainly had the sound and the moves and the band were very tight but it all sounded too much like a Zep tribute. Maybe they'll come across better at Download this weekend.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Riot:Noise, Single Launch
Went to see Marty and the boys at the dreadful Bar Monsta on Saturday where they rolled the rock in awesome style. Nice one guys.
Now people - buy the damn single! It's on iTunes. Annoy the neighbours!
Now people - buy the damn single! It's on iTunes. Annoy the neighbours!
Monday, June 09, 2008
The Laurel Collective
First gig on my return to London.
Up in Hoxton, after a passable bowl of Vietnamese vermicelli soup. Light was terrible and the band didn't come across on the crappy stage and the terrible PA nearly as well as they're recorded.
Up in Hoxton, after a passable bowl of Vietnamese vermicelli soup. Light was terrible and the band didn't come across on the crappy stage and the terrible PA nearly as well as they're recorded.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Technical Support for LDR's
OK, folks, now that I'm nauseatingly loved up but for now, it's a long-distance thing (again) I really want to make technology bridge the gap and keep things simmering over. So, for others in the same situation, I want to write a guide to using tech for LDR's.
Off the top of my head, I can think of:
1. Skype. With video. Obvious smutty uses aside, it's great for just seeing and talking to your loved one.
2. Cheap telephony. In the UK 18866.com gives stupidly cheap landline/mobile to landline calls across countries. There are others.
3. Texting. Can be expensive across borders but still good.
OK, folks, so anything else you use to keep in touch?
Ta,
Off the top of my head, I can think of:
1. Skype. With video. Obvious smutty uses aside, it's great for just seeing and talking to your loved one.
2. Cheap telephony. In the UK 18866.com gives stupidly cheap landline/mobile to landline calls across countries. There are others.
3. Texting. Can be expensive across borders but still good.
OK, folks, so anything else you use to keep in touch?
Ta,
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Laser314 exhibition in Amsterdam
I've been doing quite a bit of art recently, in Amsterdam, Berlin, London and LA just for giggles. Some of it has left me distinctly cold, like the Magnum retrospective at the Stedelijk and some has been outstanding and moving like the internment exhibition at the Japanese-American museum in LA.
So, to the latest: laser314's thing at the ABC Treehouse gallery near Spui.
Sadly, it's meh.
His stuff is part of the fabric of Amsterdam. When you're out you'll come across a deeply moving phrase bleeding from a hoarding that makes you stop and think. And as this example shows, he's literate too.
Sadly, out of context and hanging on a gallery wall, I'm not in the least convinced it works.
YMMV?
The ABC building is awesome though :) I want a desk there. And wifi.
So, to the latest: laser314's thing at the ABC Treehouse gallery near Spui.
Sadly, it's meh.
His stuff is part of the fabric of Amsterdam. When you're out you'll come across a deeply moving phrase bleeding from a hoarding that makes you stop and think. And as this example shows, he's literate too.
Sadly, out of context and hanging on a gallery wall, I'm not in the least convinced it works.
YMMV?
The ABC building is awesome though :) I want a desk there. And wifi.
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