BrandNewGuy

Another lifelong Villa fan here - I'll be signing up. There used to be a very active London Lions Club in the 80s and early 90s, back when group travel tickets on the train was the cheapest option. Many memorable trips...

Teabags attached to each other in pairs. Why? You've managed to cut them up thus far, so why stop at the very very last hurdle?? Lazy b*stards.

Banjo: B?la Fleck.

There's ten of them there. You'd hope that would be enough...

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BrandNewGuy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > henryb Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > In my view driving a car in the busy, > polluted > > > city is more anti-social than cycling on the > > > pavement. > > > > Uh? So what you're saying is, "Here's a worse > > thing than the bad thing you mentioned, so it > > makes your bad thing less bad." Stabbing people > is > > worse than spitting at them, too. > > > And then Brandnewguy decides to ramp it up by > bringing in stabbing and spitting at someone. I didn't ramp it up, I made IMHO a perfectly logical point that referring to a worse deed doesn't affect the rightness or wrongness of the original deed. The stabbing and spitting thing was an analogy. Do you know what one of those is?

Another vote for Fahey. One of his more modern acolytes is William Tyler (former Lambchop guitarist). Wonderful stuff, but with feeling, too - unlike a lot of the fast tricksy players.

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Stabbing and spitting are assaults, cycling on the > pavement responsibly without harm to anyone cannot > be compared. Driving on the other hand causes ill > health by way of exhaust fumes, congestion and > damage to the roads. Driving on the road is legal. Cycling on the pavement is dubiously legal.

henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In my view driving a car in the busy, polluted > city is more anti-social than cycling on the > pavement. Uh? So what you're saying is, "Here's a worse thing than the bad thing you mentioned, so it makes your bad thing less bad." Stabbing people is worse than spitting at them, too.

... and Valentine's Day on Friday. Paltrow's agent has been contacted.

Richard Thompson

Two lnes going straight ahead, coupled with the inevitable parked cars just up E D Road blocking one lane, does lead to the occasional exciting game of 'chickie run' a la Rebel Without A Cause

Best 'f*** you' guitar performance ever

George Brown after a 'long night' in the Commons:

Talking of the Herne Hill Sunday market, their website states: "locally produced foods and arts & crafts from within 100 miles of the market". So I'm looking forward to West Country cheese from Bath, dressed crabs from Southwold, crisp apples from Worcester - and lovely fresh fish from Boulogne. They might not have stuff that's been flown from half way round the world, but it's not exactly what most people would call 'local'.

A great piece on 'how to make a living playing music'. "If you are a very materialistic person, skip this article, I don't think you are going to like what it says." http://dannybarnes.com/blog/how-make-living-playing-music

AbDabs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Last night I arrived to catch the 18:50 from LB. I > got on a train that left at - guess what - 18:50. > OK, so it wasn't 'the' 18:50 (I think it may have > been the 18:20), but I don't really care if the > train is called Fred as long as it goes when I > want it to. Agreed - which is why I rarely check the live timetable for LB - ED trains. With trains leaving every ten minutes I don't really care if you get 'the train before' or the one you wanted. Like the tube, where the only timetable anyone looks at are first and last trains.

indiepanda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Curious article - quotes Nunhead as the area with > lowest life expectancy, then in the interviews > with the people from the poorest areas it's Newham > they are from not Nunhead. Agreed. This looked not quite right from the start.

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lack of information? > > I was waiting on platform 13 at 17:45 for the > 17:50 and a loud announcement (loud enough to hear > over my earphones) advised that the 17:50 to > Wimbledon was delayed by 18 mins due to signal > problems in the Peckham rye area. What more > information are they supposed to give? Yeah, I ewas there too. This was my cue to go and get the no. 40. I'd also been waiting for the 17.40, which was cancelled at about 17.38. And an 18-minute delay isn't something that suddenly happens is it?

Well no, it was nothing to do with the refurb. A signal problem in the Peckham Rye area, apparently. A major part of the problem at the moment is the woeful lack of information at London Bridge and the inability of staff to communicate what information they do have. If the trains are buggered, just tell me and I'll hop on the no. 40 rather than hang around for ages like an eejit.

Golf on a large-screen TV *above the fireplace*!

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good stuff. Is Clarkshaws beer available in in > bottles? I think they're experimenting with bottling, but currently I think it's only available on draught at a variety of local pubs. Their website gives a map of them, but for up-to-date info, their Facebook page is helpful.

On October 17th James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > have asked for 4-16 Melbourne Grove wobbly paving > to be relaid again at Conways expense. Stunned > that only fully renewed 3-4 years ago. James, despite your prompt action and the paving being apparently repaired, the problems have cropped up again. On the short stretch from Callows to the upholstery shop, there are now at least seven loose slabs, three of which are tripping hazards. Sorry to sound like a stuck record, but I think the contractor needs to know that they should to do the job properly. Many thanks.

Beer from East Dulwich too - the lovely Clarkshaws http://www.clarkshaws.co.uk/

fl0wer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Urban planners are increasingly expected now to > show awareness of biodiversity. > Adequate research into trees' friendliness to > wildlife is crucial, for townscapes to remain > healthy and vibrant for a broad range of species. > Here in the UK it means that Councils mustn't make > arrangements with industrial-scale horticultural > tree nurseries who often supply street > 'Ornamentals' which support only one or two > 'pests'. > It means we must insist on consultation and > collaboration with organisations whose extra > knowledge, eg of birds and invertebrates can help > local Tree Officers. > > http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/06 > /us-cities-urban-wildlife#comment-30572080 Hear, hear. I'll be watching Southwark's - and the Wildlife Trust's - response with interest.

Oy, go and join the other 570 pages on that thread. I thought the point of that game was not to repeat a previous answer. Does anyone check? Or is it like being caught in some hideous Pop Quiz / Never Mind The Buzzcocks perpetually repeating loop?