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Could rack that up in a month once we go all Fulham in the new shop. [pre] [/pre]

Good I need more patchouli scented soaps and double skinny organic fair trade knitted frappacinos - scummy old newsagents selling boring stuff how very 1980s.

Or dead or in prison - they are twice as many black youth in prison as university and the ones showing this behaviour in these videos represent I would have thought the more extreme end of the spectrum. Unlikely statistically for them to be moaning about Foxtons or estate agent leaflets or wishing another organic free-trade mum-friendly coffee-shop onto us a couple of years down the line.

Great post killa or else you could go the route of .... http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGagWBhlC4PbHSQ437oW21ukhJY5hSW4StFwcyfIRGCwDJcYYDtA&t=1

He has the privilege to be disambiguated on Wikipedia. Back to the original topic - in this particuarly nasty video they seem to be boasting of being shank (knife) specialists - that said on the plus side they are multicultural - they are also slippin' (entering other gang's territory) and advocate no snitching - in fact it seems to be a threat to anyone who would say anything to the police. http://gangsinlondon.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-arrests-in-east-dulwich-stabbing.html [pre] [/pre]

Katie easily done thinking they are spoofs - just came across this - Giggs isn't too happy that Trident are trying to get his music taken down - hats off to Trident I say (though obviously not SN1 ones). Consumerism and marketing led brand capitalism reaches its apotheosis once the brands hit the ghetto and become perverted street aspirations. This is the urban accompanient to a declining dystopian future that is coming at us at a rate of knots now. Reaches for his Tim Westwood mix tape and two fingers down salute whilst sucking on me blunt and rappin wiv me crew. Warning contains offensive language [pre] [/pre]

Let's hope he doesn't want to open a shop in Lordship Lane though to be fair to him he seems to be a reformed character but his obvious sucess is a template for the local wannabees .. http://www.djsemtex.com/blog/2010/01/08/giggs-nme-interview/ I picked up the latest copy of NME, flicking through I saw this interview with Gigg. I?ve typed it up as I couldnt see it on their website. Dont cry for me se15. For all the evil that plauged the south east London area of Peckham last decade ? from the murder of 10 year old Damilola Taylor in a council estate stairwell in 2000 to the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy just a mile down the road in Camberwell last July ? the troubled postcode might just have found an unlikely saviour in Nathan Thompson, Aka Hollowman, aka Giggs. You couldn?t exactly call him an angel ? the last time we checked , Gabriel never served two years in Prison for gun charges (as Thompson had by his 20th birthday), nor do angels spit coupletes such as ?the next nigger who fucks with me wont have no movement in his bones? (as Thompson does in his tune ?hollowman?.) However this 27 year old currently being paraded by his new label XL as UK rap?s brightest new hope certainly insists he?s a man who?s put the ?naughtiness? of his youth behind him. ?I?m proud to be from Peckham,? he said when we meet in the unlikely surrounds of the area?s boho-chic Bar Story, before taking our drinks across the road to conduct our interview by a spluttering gas-stove under Peckham Rye train station railway arches. ?But wth the thing with Peckham,? he continues over the first of multiple rum-and-cokes looking around at his surroundings with an almost nervous twitch, ?is it?s a hard place to come from. I?m trying to represent so that people know its not just scallywags that come out of it,? Crucial point, the reason we keep referring to this UK rap, not UK hip-hop or grime , is because there?s a feeling within the scene that his music is ?wiping the slate clean? from grime?s failed promises. It?s uncompromising and fuelled by America?s dirrty south. It was this that helped Giggs come to his new labels attention via the fannish championing and personal introductions of scene embassador Mike Skinner ? who wrote the duo?s collaboration ?Slow Songs? just so he could put the rappers voice out there. They were also no doubt impressed by his regular self-released mixtapes (?Ive been selling 1000,000 of them on my own back, I just want to see if signing with a label means I can take that higher?) and his unique, low frequency, doomy vocal style (for all his proclamations of ?not actually doing what I sing about? this is scary, challenging, threatening music). But it was the birth of his now eight-year-old son which Giggs credits with instigating the reassessment of what he wanted from his life. ?its all behind me now,? and thats because I want to give my son something different than what I had.? In fact, it was only upon exiting prison that the new father decided he wanted to try and make a living from music rather than just ?dabbling? in it. ?I?d already has the idea of making mixtapes, but then I went to Jail. Then when I came out I decided to take it seriously ? but I was rubbish at rapping in prison. I used to rap over things on the radio, and it wasnt until my team started to make me my own beats that the songs got any good.? Then, upon leaving prison, he uploaded a video on YouTube entitled ?Talkin Da Ardest? of him and his team performing ?freestyle? over a Dr Dre-produced beat under a railway arch not far from where we talk today. The video became a viral sensation (1,125,009 plays and counting), with reports of it even stopping raves ? from dubstep to drum?n'bass ? mid-set across the country for special screenings. It was true DIY exposure, Since leaving prison, Giggs has tried hard to stay out of trouble. ?That way of being is everyday life for everyone around here, so its hard to change your whole way of living. Obviously I?m always going to have friends and family here and I can?t just stop talking to them. I just try to take myself away from that by doing music.? But however clean his recent record is, there are still disbelievers to be won over ? including those working at Operation Trident, the Metropolitan Police Unit set up to investigate and inform communities of gun crime and other violent behaviour in London?s black community. ?When labels were looking to sign me,? Giggs tells us, ?and before XL signed me, everyone wanted to have a go. Trident rang up every single one of them telling them about my past, and how they shouldnt have anything to do with me. They shut down my shows. Every single thing I do thats supposed to be positive they fuck up for me. It?s as if they dont want me to make legal money. It?s as if they want me to end up back on streets or something! Why wouldnt you want someone to do something positive? I?ve learnt my lesson and done my time in Jail.? Giggs frustrations were capped when the intervention of Trident last year meant a Lil Wayne support slot had to be aborted. As if that wasnt bad enough, Giggs? shop, the SN1 (Spare No 1) outfit located at Unit 24, 48 Rye Lane Market ? Set up ?almost a year ago? to sell his clothing line, his mixtapes, and music made by other members of the Uk rap scene ? is having similar treatment. Rarely a week goes by when the shop isn?t raided. ?The shop is great,? he smiles, proudly ?We sell everything. Kids? clothes, boys? clothes, women?s clothing, music. A lot of music from up-and-coming artists. We dont discriminate, we sell any talent. We?re trying to make the underground thing happen. But the Police raid us all the time. I think they want to make it look like there are bad things going on in the shop so that people won?t come in. Thing is, though, more people come in than they used to becausee of the Trident thing ? they support us because they don?t want us to be shut down.? One place where Giggs is getting the attention he actually craves is America. Last year he travelled to Miami to perform and take home the gong for Best UK act at the BET Awards (the awards ceremony established by the Black Entertainment Television network in 2001), beating Dizzee and Chipmunk in the process. In fact, Giggs actuallly sees his talents as being more suited to an American audience than a UK one. ?Sometimes in the UK I feel like a lot of doors are closed to me,? he reasons. ?Just because of my past, and because people don?t really want to hear it how it is. But when I go over to America, a lot of other people have gun charges and stuff so it?s easier ? its weird, gangsta rap was so big in the States, It?s strange how it?s never really taken off at home. I think that people in the UK are scared because I?m right on their doorstep. They want to hide themselves away from it and pretend nothing bad is happening. But people are suffering and people need to recognise it. I think Americans are much better at understanding that than British people.? With that the rapper check?s the time, looks directly at NME and mouths an expletive. ?i?ve got to get this round to my son?s house,? he says, holding up a Thomas The Tank Engine rucksack. ?Shit! His mum?s gonna kill me! You hope he makes it to his little boy?s in time. You hope he stays focussed on his flow. Music would be infinitely less interesting without Gigg?s talents. SE15 has a new embassador for ?real talk?.

People are being mugged so they can buy this rubbish http://www.sn1wearltd.com/ - this is the clothing firm of Giggs our Peckham rapper friend. The OP was I think trying to link the rise in muggings in East Dulwich with the prevalent gang culture in the area and with SE22 gentrification acting as a magnet for the local petty criminals which is a fair assumption to make. Here we are mostly repping the Dulwich Side [pre] [/pre]

As the whole world and his dog is now picking over the bones of this story it was interesting to see the Fortean Times board commenting (quite perceptively IMHO) on the case in a thread labelled WTF - not yet on the BNP site but it can only be a matter of time. If there wasn't a lynch mob at the start of this story there is now. Scroll down for the start of the ED discussion. Fortean Times Forum thread BTW a Freedom of Information request can be used to get the minutes/ background to the council decisions if it's that important at no cost to the respondent.

Kat (The Thai cookie monster) from Big Brother 10 used to work at Sinhghara Thai Health and Beauty shop on Lordship Lane near to Dulwich library.... http://singharathaimassagedulwich.blogspot.com/

I went down to Greenwich last weekend and had a look around the arts and craft market which I haven't been to for some time. It's changed quite a bit with a lot of food now at one of the entrances and seemed much quieter than usual but it?s still a unique and important part of the SE London shopping scene. However I did buy a wonderful carved Buddha's Face wall piece from one of the stalls there for some silly money. He?s got a big sale on for the moment. The stall owner gave me a flyer with a discount code so if anybody would like to own one of these wonderful pieces - it's looks stunning in the sunlight over my non-spiritual plasma - then hot foot down to Greenwich this weekend where he's got a sale on or order from his website with this code GM20. It got me googling away about the Buddha one of the top Buddha quotes is the following - great advice and will try and remember it every time I look at my picture! Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. www.thebuddhasface.co.uk

Just posted this over at the other place.... Hullo ...... > anybody there - I thought not - we're having a great party over at the other place - free drinks and everything. No more east or west let us unite in a spirit of Dulwichian Unity !

Sorry no I didn't but my mate did and said it was excellent if a tad shocking in it would be shocking to normal people sort of way. Like I said if you get it the BC is an amazing festival and place to be the sunshine pushed it into the Stellar phase of my memory at the moment. It so good to find the almost absence of lary folk these days at such a big gathering. Kathryn Williams was also excellent and got a chance to thank her at the Pizza caf - lovely lady and great voice. Just listening to Suns of Arqr at the moment on Spotify that's the great thing about BC it pushes your musical knowledge and boundaries introduces you to new stuff which otherwise I wouldn't be exposed to and it's not on TV and there is no corporates vamping on the place. Another of my mates vids of the grand old daddy of punk poetry - John Cooper Clarke - funniest man at the festival. Now where's that time machine

Couple of videos now up. The first was a laughter workshop that me ,a friend and the official photographer subverted by having a laugh off script. The second is the result of me arranging for an agent provocateur to interrupt Jake Chapman with a festival happening - I got another signed fiver with You Stupid C**t love Jake http://www.youtube.com/user/mudfolk#play/all/uploads-all/0/d9F_bdj0CYY Great 4 days indeed Louisiana !

Buy One Get One Free OK, a slug comes into a bar, asks for a drink. The bartender says, we don't serve slugs, and throws him out the door. Three months later, a slug comes into the bar and says, "Why the hell did you throw me out?!"

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Yes, usually because they don't have sufficient talent Jeremy. I obviously need to clean my ears and re-judge what I obviously didn't see and hear - I love talented musicians who play their hearts out and inspire us and BC has this in spades though not necessarily commercial in the normal sense.

Just back best festival ever (went to Glasto as well this year) was the zombie with the broken umbrella and throwing brains at the zombie fest. Fantastic weather ,great food (Pizzas at the Castle stage,chorizo at the Enchanted Garden and Uncle Monty's bread stall. Best acts - John Cooper Clarke,David Byrne, the Indian fusion band, the icelandic beauty,Penguin Cafe,Jake Chapman I helped to stage the happening that occured and got a fiver signed by him with you stupid c**t love Jake,laughter workshop,orbital,spiritualized,Pharaoh Sanders,Kathryn Williams and a host of others. Fantastic finds by the demon scheduler and really only two stages to shuttle between. Quiet camping was a dream and the people exactly that chilled and very well behaved. More than just a festival but 3 days when you believe in a better world - can't wait to go back.

Trash City 2009 After Midnight

On Friday saw 2 notices in the gift shop Willow that said the landlords had seized the premises but today notices had been removed - anybody know what is happening there ?

You're maybe right Sean but at the moment the difference is startling - travel on the 12 bus everyday - went for a seat with a kid around 11 slumped across 2 seats who refuses to budge and I accidentally step on his trainer his spits through his teeth at me - every week I see some anti-social behaviour and I'm getting frankly fed up with it friends and family say move out of London - but I love this place. I?ve become a grumpy old man but I?m sure when I was that age (in Blackburn) myself and most of our peer group had a fear and respect of adults which seems in many cases and in particular in urban areas to have gone. Time to start typewriting semi-articulate rants and post them up in bus shelters and wearing elasticated slacks ? Clockwork Orange It's a stinking world because there's no law and order any more. It's a stinking world because it lets the young get onto the old like you done. It's no world for an old man any more. What sort of a world is it at all? Men on the moon and men spinning around the earth and there's not no attention paid to earthly law and order no more.

Lived here 20 years and something seems to be going badly wrong with our society and area - decades of child centric chickens coming home to roost - time for me to move back to Asia - where I kid (pardon the pun) you not children are both a delight and well behaved - no tantrums in supermarkets or school bus madnesses.

Phew was ready to apologise for mis-reading of this thread - but seriously great news and good to see life-affirming stories - it's the little nice things that make our days.

Are you serious Mick Mac ?

When things get hectic her sister likes to help out as well..... "Please Mr Mick Mac keep your pennies rolling in - lot of money in China" http://media.santabanta.com/gal/mu2005/evening%20gown/china1.jpg