I was very sad to learn of the death of JG Ballard at the age of 78. He had been ill for several years, struggling with prostate cancer, and died on Sunday morning. Ballard is one of my favourite authors, penning such classics as ‘The Drowned World’, ‘Concrete Island’ and ‘Crash’. He said his books […]
What were they thinking? Coming to my city and demonstrating about such irrelevant and inane subjects as the destruction of the environment, the evil nature of capitalism and the rape of the world and humanity by greedy selfish fat men in reptile suits.
Why my displeasure? They demonstrated on my patch, that’s why. My walk home […]
There was a very unusual and subdued atmosphere in the City of London early this morning. The usual swathes of be-suited arrogant and selfish City Units – Notable TosserS (think about it) had been replaced by laid-back, casual-attired people, students, travellers and crusties. On this lovely sunny and warm morning pedestrians were strolling around as […]
There is a brand new sandwich and snack emporium in the heart of the City of London. I walk past this canteen of unusual delights at breakfast time, just before passing Mansion House Station. What catches my eye and piques my interest are the exotic treats being hawked on the advertising chalk board which nestles […]
Wow, celebrities man, they are flipping maniac monsters dude. I thought I was a wild and crazy kind of guy but the unruly activities of various band members and singers last night pushed my drunken behaviour into irrelevance.
The Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 culminated in the throwing of burgers, beer and Champaign and this kind of […]
Tonight I shall be heading off to Brixton Academy to attend the Shockwaves NME Awards 2009, the glamorous indie gift giving, drinking and debauchery celebration. Will I see you there? I sure hope so. I still have not decided on my outfit but I can assure you it will be overblown, outrageous, glamorous non-wearable and […]
I have recently discovered that my block of flats, and much of the surrounding area, is now an official conservation zone. It was my opinion that my little part of East London was in severe physical, economic and humanistic decline but it appears that the Mile End Road part of Stepney is quite a desired […]
There is an advert jingle on Sky News which plays continuously throughout the day. Because the television is placed next to my left ear I hear this jingle multiple times. It is quite catchy and I have been singing along. The ditty is now implanted within my bonce.
The tune is connected with a Sky News […]
He is waiting in the sky and he is going to dump a ton of snow on the roads and pavements.
Oh yes, it looks like the world has ended. In all my years of living in the capital I have never seen anything like this. The ground is covered in over a foot of weird […]