mannequin with and without reflection
i like both of these shots, though the one above with the reflection of house behind me has the edge i think. i like how the lines lead it to her head !
des’ree gold disk
this is in a window in a charity shop near Farringdon Station in london. it was presented to david f weinham in reocgnition of achieved sales in austria of 25,000 units of the single des’ree “life”. austria 1998.
it was fifty pounds if you’re interested.
and i’d like to take this opportunity to say a public thanks to all austria unit shifters. thanks.
no food use enquiries
this sign has a brilliant phrase (in brackets) “no food use enquiries”.
perhaps they are plagued with people phoning them to ask if Eggs make good hats, or whether you can stand on a potato to reach a lightbulb, or if you can use custard to artex ceilings, or if it’s appropriate to threaten a policeman with a runner bean.
what food use would you enquire about ?
foiled again
yesterday was our church picnic which was a nice relaxing afternoon after the intensive brain-melt of interesting2008.
our church friends really are our family and it’s great to just spend
time sitting around chatting (whilst others swam and swung (from trees
and at balls with bats))
hotel 6
hotel 6 would like a house keeper. who is hotel number 2 ?
man carrying an orange crocodile
you see things when you walk in london.
nails spa
nails spas usually have really horrendous 1980s signs and graphics outside their shops, so it was interesting to see these hard built signs. it does make you wander whether their hands approach applies to their service.
but, i guess if there’s one place you do need hands on service, it’s a nail spa
interesting 2008
some photos from the most excellent Interesting 2008
the crowd as seen from the stage during my nightmare of comedy compering
the man who designed the (back of our) money
the impromptu recorder orchestra
a compere’s shadow
a man of faces
a man of zeotropes
this year i went to the bar after and chatted with lots of lovely people. here are damien mulley and annie mole down t’pub after (both legendary bloggers)
funkypancake sings
i nearly ended up having to sing a song in public yesterday. i did have a song prepared (not this one) but it was slightly too late as when i was being hassled to do it i didn’t remember i knew one. anyway, the one above is old, but i’ve just got round to posting to YouTube. i think i’ve blogged it before. but you know. it’s a good un.
it’s from the early 90s when i were a nipper. i was known as spoonchicken (or spoon chicken) back then in the glorious town of Sheffield.
hassocks of the week
hassocks from two different churches, but obviously the same design. and not to scale i think.
swan eating algae from an abandoned cap
all this happening in clear view of her royal highness. sorry ma’am
biroed banana
as a wise band once (nearly) sang, there is nothing better in life that writing on a banana with a biro. there really isn’t and i highly recommend you try it